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‘Galamsey’ report: Prof. Frimpong Boateng must have the final say – Attorney General told

Member of the Anti-Corruption Coalition, Edem Senanu, says the investigation into claims by former Minister for Science and Environment, Professor Frimpong Boateng, cannot be...

Lady who went viral after #OccupyJulorbiHouse protest sacked by employers [Video]

Nasiba Bawa went viral after an interview with JoyNews' Maxwell Agbagba at the #OccupyJulorbiHouse protest three weeks ago. She spoke passionately about Ghana’s ineffective healthcare...

KSTS students threaten demo over lack of furniture

Students of Kumasi Senior High Technical School (KSTS) at Patase in the Ashanti region have given the Ministry of Education a two-week ultimatum to...

NMC takes bold step against media attacks

The National Media Commission (NMC) is calling on the Police for update on the prosecution of all assault cases involving journalists and media houses....

Over 900 Ghana School of Law students pass 2023 exams

The leadership of the 2023 batch of students of the Ghana School of Law has expressed satisfaction with the pass rate for this year’s...

Teshie gang leader in police grips for murder

Adayoro Patrick Tettey, the leader of the 50 Cent Gangster Group at Teshie in Accra has been arrested for allegedly shooting a former member...

Leaked tape probe: Atta Akyea bars POMAB from supporting IGP

Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee investigating the leaked audio concerning a plot to remove the Inspector General of Police, Samuel Atta Akyea, took a...

Women now prefer anal sex – AIDS Commission

Director General of Ghana Aids Commission, Dr. Kyeremeh Atuahene has revealed that, majority of Ghanaian women prefer anal sex. Contrary to claims that, it is...

Property rate portal accrues GH¢20 million in 3 months

The new property rate collection platform, Myassembly.gov.gh, has accrued over GH¢20 million in three months of operation. The amount was paid through voluntary compliance within...

Frimpong-Boateng’s galamsey report empty – Attorney General to CID

The Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice has said former Environment Minister Prof. Frimpong-Boateng's report on illegal mining activities in the country...

Adom Brands of Multimedia Group commiserate with Former Prez Kufuor [Photos]

The Adom Brands of Multimedia Group Limited (MGL) commiserated with former President John Agyekum Kufuor on Monday at his Peduase residence. On behalf of...

One arrested over killing of Walewale Government Hospital staff

Police in Walewale have confirmed the arrest of one person in connection with the killing of a staff member at the Walewale Government Hospital...

Three technicians drown in fuel reservoir at Koforidua; The Inside Story

Deputy Director for the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) for New Juaben North, Daniel Twumasi Kankam, has narrated the circumstances that led to the...

Corruption highest priority for citizens  — Survey 

Corruption at a national level ranks highest as a priority for many citizens in the country, the latest report of the “Open Society Barometer”,...

HIV time bomb: Shocking epidemic among men who sleep with men in Ghana

Ghana faces an alarming crisis as data from the 2022 HIV Fact- Sheet uncovers a devastating reality - a ticking time bomb of HIV...

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...