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Plot to oust IGP: Atta Akyea is biased – Dampare’s lawyer

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo-Dampare's lawyer has fingered Samuel Atta Akyea, Chairman of Parliament’s ad-hoc committee probing the controversial tape...

Gaza Strip conflict: Ghanaians in Israel not ready to return home

Some Ghanaians living in Israel say they are not ready to return home even as the country’s war with Palestine takes a full-blown turn.Seth...

Aggrieved Gold Coast Fund customers to picket at Finance Ministry today

Aggrieved customers of the defunct Gold Coast Fund Management will picket at the premises of the Ministry of Finance on Tuesday, October 10, 2023,...

Leaked tape: I’ll be vindicated after parliamentary probe – COP Mensah

COP retired Alex George Mensah, one of the key witnesses in the alleged plot to oust the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George...

Another OccupyJulorbiHouse demo set for December

An Accra-based civil society group, Democracy Hub, has announced a month-long protests in December.According to the organisers, protesters will be picketing the Jubilee House,...

ECG begins querying staff cited in JoyNews’ exposé on illegal meter sale

The Electricity Company Ghana (ECG) has begun querying its staff cited in JoyNews' exposé on illegal meter sales.A memorandum sighted by Myjoyonline.com and signed...

2023 WASSCE malpractices: Eduwatch calls for speedy prosecution of culprits

Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has called on authorities to expedite the prosecution of culprits arrested for engaging in exam malpractices in this year's West...

Punish ‘thugs’ who invaded UTV – NCCE to police

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has called on the Ghana Police Service (GPS) to punish the people who invaded the studio of...

Three technicians suffocate to death in fuel reservoir at Koforidua

The Koforidua Effiduase District Police Command is investigating the deaths of three technicians who suffocated in a reservoir at the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD)...

Unknown assailants kill nurse at Walewale

Walewale in the North East Region has been thrown into a state of mourning following the death of a nurse at Walewale Government Hospital....

Chereponi: Wanchiki youth ‘fight’ NEDCo officials over disconnection

Officials from the Northern Electricity Distribution Company of Ghana (NEDCo) clashed with the youth of Wanchiki in the Chereponi district of the North East...

Juaben Traditional Council announces death of queen mother

The Juaben Traditional Council in the Ashanti region has officially announced the death of Nana Akosua Akyamaa III, the queen mother of Juaben.She...

Education Minister launches NELI to sharpen skills of educational leaders

Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, on Friday, launched the National Educational Leadership Institute (NELI) to provide specialised professional leadership and management development training...

Prof Frimpong-Boateng speaks on kidney dialysis price hike at Korle Bu

Former cardiothoracic surgeon at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has thrown his weight behind the yet-to-be-approved new cost for dialysis proposed by...

Expedite legalisation of organ harvesting – Korle-Bu urges Parliament

The Chairman of the Board of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr. David Nkansah, has urged Parliament to expedite processes to legalize organ harvesting and...

Govt urged to support Islamic education, expand holiday celebrations

The 3rd National Conference of Imams in Ghana concluded with a series of resolutions aimed at strengthening the role of Imams in the country,...

U.S. commits $60m to strengthen educational accountability in Ghana  

The United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has announced a $60 million initiative to improve educational accountability in the...

Aisha Huang: Any identified and arrested kingpin of ‘galamsey’ will be put to trial – Attorney General

The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has said any identified kingpin who is arrested over illegal mining known in local...

Bawumia supporters in UK commission borehole for Banso basic school

United Kingdom-based (UK) supporters of New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential hopeful, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia have commissioned a bore-hole facility for Banso D/A basic school...

Economic situation worse – Minority tells Ofori-Atta, BoG Governor

The Minority in Parliament has rubbished claims by the government that the economy is recovering after close to a year under an IMF support...

Immigration Service warns motor riders in Ketu South

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has warned the Motor Riders Association in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta region against assisting in potential...

ECG MD reacts to JoyNews’ expose on illegal meter sale

The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama, says he is saddened by the sale of illegal meters sale...

Ghana has only 14 registered dialysis centres – HeFRA

There are only 14 registered dialysis centres in the country, the Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA) has said.Out of the 14, seven are...

Girlfriend of Kikibees owner arrested as police probe his death

The police have arrested one person in connection with the murder of businessman, Bennet Adomah Agyekum, owner of the famous restaurant Kikibees, in the...

Parliament petitioned to stop indiscriminate sale of lands

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has been petitioned to intervene in the indiscriminate sale of lands in the Tema metropolis.The 9-page petition accused the...

Unemployed man mounts search for passenger who left over GH¢100k in taxi

https://youtu.be/jRji7-cyvsk?t=980An unemployed man, Dela Anim is looking for a passenger who left over GH¢100,000 in a taxi he boarded.This comes a year after...

Dialysis crisis: Maker’s House Chapel to support Korle-Bu, 37 Military Hospital renal units

The Maker’s House Chapel International (TMHCI) will visit the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) and the 37 Military Hospital on Tuesday to financially support their...

Lifestyle factors that raise breast cancer risk

The Founder of Breast Care International (BCI), Dr. Beatrice Addae Wiafe, has highlighted some common causes of breast cancer.The health professional advised young women...

I have no real estate business – Cecilia Dapaah insists

Former Sanitation and Water Resources Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, has refuted allegations by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) that she has an...

NMC has failed journalists – Sulemana Braimah

Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Sulemana Braimah has expressed his disappointment in the National Media Commission (NMC) following an attack...

Prof Frimpong Boateng’s take on UTV attack

The immediate-past Environment Minister, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has condemned the invasion of the studios of Accra-based UTV by some thugs on Saturday, September 7.The attackers...

Attacks on journalists: Gov’t has done it part – Oppong Nkrumah

Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has blamed the National Media Commission (NMC) for not taking any action on the attacks on journalists in...

NPP condemns attack on UTV

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has dissociated itself from the invasion of the United Television (UTV) studios by thugs alleged to be members...

52% of females in SHS sexually assaulted in 2 years – Report

A report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Girls Excellent Movement (GEM) has revealed that 51.9% of females in SHS  were sexually assaulted between...

Money received in late brother’s name was for his kids’ fees – Cecilia Dapaah

Former Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah has strongly contested allegations made by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) regarding funds received from a...

Good news for NSS personnel

Management of the National Service Scheme (NSS) has assured personnel that allowances for September 2023 will soon hit their accounts.In a statement dated October...

Attack on UTV: Expedite prosecution of 16 persons arrested – PRINPAG

The Private Newspapers and Online News Publishers Association of Ghana (PRINPAG) has urged the police to expedite action on the 16 persons arrested for...

Apologize for failing to clear antiretroviral drugs from ports – Minority to Health Ministry

The Minority in Parliament has demanded an unqualified apology from the Ministry of Health (MoH) for its failure to clear donated antiretroviral drugs at...

Cecilia Dapaah replies OSP

Former Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Dapaah has described as misleading claims by the Office of the Special Prosecutor that she is involved in real estate...

JoyNews exposes cartel that forged documents to sell unapproved meters so customers enjoy free electricity

JoyNews investigations have uncovered a cartel including staff of ECG and security guards who forge documents to sell off unapproved meters to prospective consumers...