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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...

Hwidiem building collapse: Special Planning Committee to summon owner

The Special Planning Committee at Asutifi South District Assembly in Ahafo Region has hinted on inviting the owner of the collapsed storey building which...

Plot to remove IGP: COP Alex Mensah (Rtd) reacts to leaked draft report

Retired Commissioner of Police, COP George Alex Mensah, has downplayed the content of a leaked draft report from the committee probing the alleged plot...

Government begins implementation of VAT on Electricity Tariffs

The government of Ghana has begun the implementation of Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity tariffs effective January 1st, 2024. The Ministry of Finance in...

UTAG/TUTAG walks out of a meeting with Fair Wages and Salaries Commission

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) and the Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) on Wednesday morning walked out of a meeting...

Multimedia Group, US Agency for Global Media to show ‘Poisoned for Gold’ to residents affected by ‘galamsey’

The Multimedia Group, in collaboration with the United States Agency for Global Media, is launching a series of community showings of JoyNews' "Poisoned for...

Gardener to serve 24 years for incest

A 53-year-old gardener who sexually abused his daughter for three years at Teiman, near Madina, Accra, has been sentenced to 24-years imprisonment by an...

Water crisis hits 5 SHSs in Krobo over GWCL’s disconnection

Management and students at some five Senior High Schools (SHSs) in the Krobo enclave are feeling the brunt of a disconnection exercise by the...

Fate of goat farmer in Berekum hangs

The emergency meeting of the Berekum Municipal Security Council (MUSEC) regarding the order given to the operators of Semanhyia Farms at Senase has ended...

Plot to remove IGP: Atta Akyea debunks leaked draft report

Chairman of Parliament’s ad hoc committee, Samuel Atta Akyea, has refuted the content of a leaked draft report allegedly emanating from the committee probing...

Ghana Youth Excellence Awards opens nominations for its 2024 edition

The prestigious Ghana Youth Excellence Awards has officially opened its nominations for the much-anticipated 2024 edition. This platform, widely recognized as Ghana's leading youth...

Over half a million Ghanaians are divorced, 400k separated – 2021 PHC

An analysis of data derived from Ghana's 2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC) indicates that a significant 553,065 individuals have undergone divorce, while another...