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We’re waiting for approval of our budget to pay allowance – NSS

The National Service Secretariat is calling for calm as agitation among 2023/2024 service personnel grows following the Secretariat’s inability to pay their monthly allowances. The...

Let him rest in peace – Ajagurajah reacts to BBC’s documentary on TB Joshua

Leader of the Ajagurajah Movement, Bishop Kwame Asiamah has defended late Prophet TB Joshua following a recent documentary released by the British Broadcasting Corporation...

NDC will inherit a difficult economy in 2025 – Mahama

John Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has voiced his frustration regarding the state of the economy he anticipates inheriting if...

We’ve not reversed plans to increase fares by 60% – GPRTU

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has refuted media reports that it has rescind its decision to raise transport fares by sixty...

Unlicensed Cybersecurity Service Poviders barred from operating in Ghana

The Cyber Security Authority (CSA), has barred Cybersecurity Service Providers (CSPs), establishments and professionals without a license or accreditation from operating in Ghana. The action...

Family calls for justice after car crashes into house, kills three siblings

A grief-stricken Akpabli family in Abenyinase in the Agotime Ziope District of the Volta Region, is demanding justice for their three children tragically killed...

GRA boss breaks silence on claims of absconding from Ghana

The Commissioner General of the Ghana Revenue Authority, Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, has debunked allegations that he and his entire nuclear family have absconded Ghana...

‘Dumsor’: What WAGPCo officials told John Jinapor [watch]

The Ranking Member on the Mines and Energy Committee, John Jinapor, has revealed that, employees of the West Africa Gas Pipeline Company (WAGPCo) are...

Expectant mothers facing complications over poor, bumpy Oforikrom roads

Pregnant women face delicate health risks worsened by plying deplorable roads in the Oforikrom municipality of the Ashanti Region. The bumpy, dusty and pothole-induced...

Pru East prison appeals for support

The Chief Superintendent of Ghana Prisons Service (GPS) for Yeji camp in the Bono East Region region, Eli Buatsi, has appealed to philanthropists and...

How Shalimar Abbiusi became New Force Spokesperson – Cheddar

Nana Kwame Bediako, the visionary leader of The New Force movement and a hopeful candidate for the presidency, recently shed light on how Shalimar...

Why refund GH₵10k, when we paid GH₵30k for Black Star Square – Cheddar asks government

Ghanaian businessman, Nana Kwame Bediako, popularly known as Cheddar, has revealed that he paid GH₵30,000 to secure the Black Star Square for The Convention...

Nkwanta South: Adele, Akyode, and Challa chiefs pledge to smoke peace pipe

The chiefs of Adele, Akyode, and Challa in Nkwanta South, Oti region, have pledged to allow peace to prevail in the municipality after years...

Akufo-Addo hosts students from Harvard Business School

On Wednesday, January 10, 2024, President Nana Akufo-Addo received a delegation of students from Harvard Business School at the Jubilee House as part of...

SSNIT increases monthly pension payment by 15%

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), in consultation with the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) has indexed monthly pensions upwards by 15%...

There isn’t ‘Dumsor’ to warrant load-shedding timetable – Egyapa Mercer

Deputy Energy Minister Andrew Egyapa Mercer has insisted that there is no "dumsor," necessitating a load-shedding timetable. The Sekondi Member of Parliament stated that the...

Kasoa murder case: First accused recounts how 11-yr-old boy was killed

Felix Nyarko, the first accused person in the alleged murder of a 11-year-old boy in Kasoa, Ishmael Abdallah, has given a heart-wrenching account of...

We can’t continue to bear FWSC’s unfairness – UTAG

President of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) says its members cannot continue to bear the brunt of the Fair Wages and Salaries...

Prof. Adei opposes power consumption VAT

A former Board Chair of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Prof. Stephen Adei, has kicked against the newly introduced  Value Added Tax (VAT) on...

TOR Board Chairman reacts to calls for his dismissal

The Board Chairman of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), David Adomako has dismissed calls by the General Transport, Petroleum and Chemical Workers’ Union (GTPCWU)...

Landguards destroy CHPS compound construction site at Fetteh Kakraba

Over 30 landguards have allegedly destroyed the foundation of a CHPS compound under construction at Fetteh Kakraba in the Central region. Aside from the destruction,...

Ghana’s unemployment rate to remain at 4.0% in 2024, 2025 – Fitch Solutions

Ghana’ unemployment rate is expected to remain flat at 4.0% in 2024 and 2025, Fitch Solutions has stated in its Employment Outlook. This rate...

KNUST reacts to death of level 400 student

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) community is in mourning following the untimely death of Epiphany Asare, a promising level 400...

Family announces burial date for late Rawlings’ speech writer

A former Director of the Public Affairs Secretariat at the Office the President of Ghana from 1992 to 2001, Valerie Anne Sackey, who passed...

Ghana spent $348 million to import toilet papers between 2017 and 2021

Data extracted from OEC trade statistics indicates that, Ghana spent approximately $348 million on the importation of toilet paper. This statistic is within the timeframe...

Recent power outages may persist if… – John Jinapor

Ranking Member on the Mines and Energy Committee, John Jinapor, has predicted Ghanaians will experience more power outages in the coming days. In an...

‘Dumsor’ challenges have been 100% resolved – Energy Minister

Deputy Energy Minister, Andrew Egyapa Mercer has announced that the challenges leading to recent power outages in the country have been completely resolved. He...

Release load-shedding timetable – Minority to GRIDCo, ECG

The Deputy Minority Leader, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah has called on the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to as...

Dam Spillage: ECG lost GH¢2.4 million during Volta floods

The Volta/Oti Regional General Manager of the Electricity Company of Ghana, Christina Jatoe-Kaleo has disclosed that the company lost GH¢2.4 million for unserved energy...

3 Nigeriens arrested for alleged drug peddling

Public Health Officers of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) have successfully arrested three Nigeriens for allegedly peddling aphrodisiacs and an unidentified liquid substance purported...

Cleaner jailed 20 years for defilement

An Adentan Circuit Court has sentenced a 39-year-old cleaner to 20 years imprisonment for having sex with a 13-year-old girl at Ashongman in Accra. Ishmael Nyave,...

GES to expel SHS students for sexual offenses, others in new code of conduct

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released a comprehensive 24-page document that establishes standards for student behaviour in Senior High Schools (SHS).  This initiative...

Timing for VAT introduction on electricity wrong – Energy expert

Energy expert, Kwadwo Nsafoah Poku has bemoaned government’s timing in introducing Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity. His regret follows government's instruction to the Ghana...

Leave our IGF alone – Ghana School of Law Director to government

The Ghana School of Law (GSL) is urging the government to stay away from the school’s Internally Generated Funds (IGF) as this is stunting...

Mobile phone thief arrested at Abura Asebu

A 30-year-old thief narrowly escaped a potential case of mob justice when he was apprehended for stealing a mobile phone in Abura Obohene, situated...

BEAP will address Ghana’s unemployment challenges – YEA CEO

The CEO of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), Kofi Baah Agyepong, has said the Business and Employment Assistance Programme (BEAP) will help reduce Ghana’s...

Education Minister speaks on subject reduction for 2024 BECE

Education Minister Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has emphatically stated that, there will be no reduction in the number of subjects for the 2024 Basic...

Ghosts don’t have fingerprints – Bawumia justifies linkage of payrolls to Ghana Cards

Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has emphasized the significance of requiring new public sector employees and staff to undergo a biometric identification process. According to...

John Jinapor reveals cause of Tuesday’s power outage

Parts of the capital experienced power outages on Tuesday evening, leading to frustration and anger among some Ghanaians. Callers into Joy FM's Super Morning Show...

GTPCWU calls for removal of TOR board members

The General Transport Petroleum and Chemical Workers Union (GTPCWU) of the TUC has called for the immediate removal of three members of the Tema...