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Anti-smuggling taskforce warns gov’t

A taskforce embarking on exercises to crack down on smuggled vegetable oil on the Ghanaian market has cautioned the government to abort any plans...

Mahama donates power plant to Assemblies of God church in Kumasi

2024 Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has honoured his pledge by donating a 40KVP power plant to the Assemblies...

Nana Kwame Bediako highlights his vision for industrialisation, entrepreneurship as he tours Volta Region

In a bid to bring a fresh perspective to Ghanaian politics, Nana Kwame Bediako, the founder and leader of the New Force Movement, has...

JoyNews Filth Exhibition: Aladuna residents seek gov’t intervention on sanitation crisis

Nestled between the bustling neighbourhoods of Nima and Newtown in Accra lies the Aladuna community, home to over 500 residents grappling with dire sanitation...

New twist to GRA boss’ dismissal

Commissioner General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Rev. Dr Amisshaddai Owusu Amoah has not been sacked by President Akufo-Addo, contrary to earlier reports....

Anti-LGBTQ: Akufo-Addo doesn’t want to sign the bill – Aseidu Nketia [Audio]

Chairman of the National Democratic Congress, Johnson Asiedu Nketia has said President Akufo-Addo does not want to assent to the Human Sexual Rights and...

Teachers strike: Meeting ends inconclusively

In obedience to the directive by the National Labour Commission, government and the striking teachers leadership conveyed a meeting to see how to address...

Traditional ruler in court over land fraud

Numo Frederick Tawiah Tetteh Adeyena, a traditional ruler, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly defrauding a Chinese company of GH₵360,000. Numo Adenyena is alleged to...

Skilled delivery rate of pregnant women declines in the Ahafo Region

The Ahafo Regional Director for Health Service, Dr. Atsu Dodor has expressed concern over a decline in the frequency of pregnant women visiting health...

Over 5,000 teacher trainees awarded scholarships under NPP

The Registrar of the Scholarship Secretariat, Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, says over 5,000 teacher trainees nationwide have been awarded scholarships since the ruling New Patriotic...

Video from accident that killed three police officers [Watch]

https://youtu.be/YaKfj1lVJcI A footage from an accident that claimed the lives of three police officers at Kyekyere in the Ashanti Region on the Accra-Kumasi Highway has...

Police loses three officers in accident at Kyekyewere

The Ghana Police Service has lost three police officers in a fatal accident today at Kyekyewere along the Accra - Kumasi Highway while...

AG explains new law that prevents payment of compound interest on judgement debt

A law to prohibit the payment of compound interest by the state in transactions entered into on her behalf by public officers has been...

Election 2024: Methodist Church calls for peace, urges EC to uphold neutrality

As Ghana prepares for the December elections, the Methodist Church of Ghana has called for peace and civility throughout the electoral process. At a news...

Easter Soup Kitchen 2024: Joy FM to visit Senior Correctional Centre 

This year, Joy FM’s Easter Soup Kitchen heads to the Senior Correctional Centre in Accra on April 1, 2024. As it is done every year, Joy...

Family announces final funeral rites of late Chief Imam’s wife as she is laid to rest [Video]

The final Adua of the late Hajia Ramatu Sharubutu, wife of the National Chief Imam has been slated for Sunday, May 5 2024 in...

Akufo-Addo accepts Oteng-Gyasi’s resignation as GRA Board Chair

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has approved the resignation of Anthony Oteng-Gyasi from his position as Board Chair of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). Following...

Bawumia mourns Chief Imam’s late wife

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has expressed deep sorrow over the demise of the beloved wife of the National Chief Imam, Hajia...

Nurses Council suspends newly approved verification fee

The 15th Governing Board of the Nursing and Midwifery Council has halted the implementation of the newly approved verification fee for nurses pending its review. The...

Ghana sees surge in visa applications as outbound travel rises

The number of visa applications processed in 2023 from Ghana has nearly doubled compared to 2022, according to Hariprasad Viswanathan, Head of Sub Saharan...

PURC updates Ghanaians on its orders to ECG

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) says the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is in the process of completing its directives issued on March...

Akufo-Addo sacks GRA boss; announces Julie Essiam as successor

President Akufo-Addo has sacked Rev. Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah from his role as the Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) with immediate effect as...

Bono region: Road crashes claim 7 lives in 2 months

Road crashes have killed seven people in the Bono region between January and February this year, Miss Abigail Atinpoka, the Bono Regional Head of...

WAEC chases Ministry of Finance over arrears

The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has expressed worry about the delay in payment of invigilators and supervisors it engaged in the conduct of previous...

Locked-up Investment Holders protest to demand payment of fund

Members of the Locked-up Investment Holders Forum on Wednesday March 27 protest to demand payment of their funds. The group a year ago, began...

GH¢3.934bn approved for GETFund projects – Stalled works to be reactivated

Parliament has approved GH¢3.94 billion to finance educational infrastructural projects across the country. The funds are specifically geared towards the completion of 3,606 Ghana Education...

Oppong Nkrumah assures of transparent investor selection for Saglemi Housing project

The Minister for Works and Housing has reassured the public that the government's procedures to engage private partners for the completion of the Saglemi...

Driver arrested for aiding robbers on Bole-Bamboi highway

A driver, Dakurah Kofi has been arrested by the Formed Police Unit (FPU) at Banda-Nkwanta in the Savannah region. He was arrested for aiding and...

Sad news hits Chief Imam

The family of the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, has announced the passing of his wife, Hajia Ramatu Sharubutu, in the early...

Houseboy remanded over involvement in murder of Dr Christopher Adu Boahen 

A Kaneshie District Court has remanded Mark Forson, a houseboy accused of murdering Dr. Christopher Adu Boahen, the son of the late Professor Albert...

Illegal miners destroying roads in Nabdam  

Parts of a 7.5-kilometre Gane Asonge-Pelungu Feeder Road in the Nabdam District of the Upper East Region, are being destroyed by activities of illegal...

Sam George ‘clashes’ with Chief Justice

Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Sam George, has criticized Chief Justice Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo of engaging in what he terms...

Contractors go wild over unpaid debt

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Chamber of Construction Industry Emmanuel Cherry has expressed deep concern over the plight of contractors struggling over government...

Herbert Krapa appointed new board chairman of ECG

Deputy Energy Minister, Herbert Krapa has been appointed by President Akufo-Addo as the new Board Chairman of the Electricity Company Ghana (ECG). This appointment...

Man ripped apart in gas tanker explosion at Suame Magazine

Family and friends of a 50-year-old carbide welder are grieving and fearful after he was killed in a gas explosion incident at the Suame...

Gov’t establishing new universities – Majority Leader

Majority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo Markin, has disclosed the government's ambitious plans to expand access to quality education by...

Gov’t to begin construction of affordable houses for workers in Ho

Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Ho Municipality, Bosson R.K Divine has cleared a site for the construction of seven housing units for workers in...

Moment Tema General Hospital was hit by ‘dumsor’ [Video+Photos]

Amidst the current power crisis gripping the nation, a distressing video has surfaced on social media. The video, according to Adom News reporter, Issabela Gidiglo,...

Bawumia commissions a fire training school at Duayaw Nkwanta

The Vice President, Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia has commissioned a Fire Service Training School at Duayaw Nkwanta in Tano North of the Ahafo Region. In...

Locked-up Investment Holders Forum to protest today

The Locked-up Investment Holders Forum will today March 27, 2024, embark on a protest against the Bank of Ghana (BoG). Their action is to impress...