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Tension mounts at Adoagyiri as traditional councils clash over chief’s enstoolment

There is brewing tension at Adoagyiri, a town near Nsawam in the Eastern region following the objection of the installation of a rival Chief...

How and why Otumfuo destooled some five chiefs

A monarchical historian at the Manhyia Palace, Osei-Bonsu Sarfo-Kantanka, has stated all the five sub-chiefs who were destooled by Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II...

Niger Coup: Ghanaian driver shot and trucks burnt on Burkina border

Three trucks carting foodstuff from Niger to Ghana have been burnt at the Burkina Faso border by suspected terrorists. Driver of the lead vehicle is...

NEIP CEO gives latest update on YouStart Initiative

The CEO of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) YouStart Initiative, has announced that about 50,000 youth from across the country have undergone...

He was a thief, but when we got married, I helped him change – Woman cries

A woman who has been married to her husband for 15 years has made a shocking revelation on Nhyira FM’s Obra Show. Hawa Alidu claims...

IES Ghana sends important message to PURC over tariffs increment

The Executive Director of the Institute of Energy Security (IES), Nana Amoasi VII, has said the Public Utilities and Regulatory Commission (PURC) cannot pick...

Govt to establish a neutral shared infrastructure company to deliver nationwide 4G, 5G services

Minister for Communication and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has indicated that government has approved the establishment of a neutral shared infrastructure company to deliver nationwide...

Chiefs can fully partake in the fight against galamsey if… – Former MP

Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Kwesimintsim, Joe Baidoo Ansah, has proposed the inclusion of traditional leaders in Ghana’s gold-mining licensing process. According to him,...

I’m convinced govt is involved in court processes against me – Quayson

Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin North Constituency, James Gyakye Quayson, has accused the Akufo-Addo government of interfering in his daily trial. “The daily trial...

Transport operators threaten to increase fares by 20%

The Coalition of Transport Union and Association is threatening to increase transport fares by 20 percent if government fails to scrap off some taxes...

Abandoned baby found at Achimota Forest

A beautiful baby girl abandoned by her mother has been found at the Achimota Forest, near the Accra Zoo on Tuesday. The baby who was...

One killed, over 3,000 displaced by rains in two Municipalities in Western North 

A three-year-old girl has died, with a total of 3,962 residents from the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai and Aowin Municipalities in the Western North Region...

Bawumia commissions Tamale International Airport Phase II project

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has commissioned the Tamale International Airport Phase II project at a colourful ceremony in the Northern Regional capital. Facilitated under...

Late KETASCO NSMQ star, James Lutterodt to be buried on this date…

The late James Edem Lutterodt, who came to prominence after competing in the 2021 finals of the National Science and Maths Quiz for the...

Driver was reckless in accident that killed 8 people near Central Univ last week – Eyewitnesses

Some eyewitnesses have said the driver of a Ford Transit mini bus which was involved in a road accident that resulted in the death...

Joy News responds to Cecilia Dapaah; Our reportage is based on facts

Joy News has responded to former Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Dapaah, making it clear that there was no ethical or professional misconduct in reporting on the...

Akufo-Addo attends 15th BRICS summit in South Africa

President Akufo-Addo at the invitation of the President of the Republic of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, left Ghana on Tuesday, August 22, to attend...

Canadian Murder Case: Safina Diamond to stand trial at High Court on September 18

Safina Mohammed Adizatu, a student, has been committed by an Adentan District Court to stand trial for murder at the High Court in Accra...

Herdsman allegedly shot in attempted kidnapping

A nomadic herdsman is currently recovering at the Zabzugu District Hospital after he tried to escape from possible kidnappers at Larabanga near Nakpali in...

Dormaahene: Don’t interpret my comments as indulgence in partisan politics

After leading a clean-up exercise at Dormaa Ahenkro in the Bono Region on Tuesday morning, the Omanhene of the Dormaa Traditional Area, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang...

Water, electricity tariffs to go up again on September 1

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced an increase in electricity and water tariffs by 4.22 % and 1.18% respectively, effective September 1,...

Our staff not directly involved in bribe-taking – Lands Commission

The Lands Commission is taking on the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime to provide details on its recent survey that named the...

Dansoman Apostles’ Continuation Church Int’l elects new leaders [Photos]

The Dansoman branch of the Apostles’ Continuation Church International has elected new Women’s Fellowship leaders. At the helm of this dynamic team is...

No work, no pay – Education ministry justifies directive to CETAG

The Ministry of Education has offered an explanation regarding the directive from the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) to withhold August salaries for lecturers...

Why is he refusing to resign? – Ablakwa on BoG governor

Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has reiterated that the Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Addison,...

Govt to settle ¢2.4bn coupon payments on DDEP bonds

The Government of Ghana is expected to settle ¢2.4 billion of the first coupon payment on bonds occasioned by the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme...

My house is run like a Presby Mission House – Osafo-Maafo

New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwart, Yaw Osaafo Marfo, has opened up on how the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG) has shaped his life. According...

Youth groups petition CHRAJ over alleged discrimination at Berekum College of Education

Three youth groups based in Sunyani in the Bono Region have petitioned the regional office of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice...

NDC lost 2020 election because… – Akoto Afriyie

Aspiring flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Afriyie Akoto, has stated that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) lost the 2020 elections because...

Cecilia Dapaah’s stolen cash case: One more person granted bail

One more person allegedly involved in the stealing of Cecilia Dapaah’s money at her residence has been granted bail. This brings to three the...

Holding funfairs at Nkrumah Mausoleum disrespectful — CPP

A member of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Wayoe Ghanamannti, has called on the government to immediately desist from using the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial...

12 SHSs to offer aviation, aerospace courses next academic year

Beginning next academic year, 12 Senior High Schools (SHSs) will offer courses in aviation and aerospace, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, Minister for Education, has...

Don’t compare Menzgold to DKM – NAM 1

The Chief Executive of the defunct Menzgold Gold Dealership, Nana Appiah Mensah, has expressed his objection to the comparison of his company with another...

Negotiations ongoing with Atlantic Lithium on development of Ewoyaa Lithium deposits – Minerals Commission

The Minerals Commission says negotiations are ongoing with Atlantic Lithium Limited on the development of the Ewoyaa Lithium deposits in the Mfantseman Municipality of...

Inhabitants in Ashanti Region laud Otumfuo for destooling ‘ill-behaved’ chiefs

Inhabitants in the Ashanti Region have lauded Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II for destooling chiefs found guilty of engaging in improper conduct. In the past...

Ghana Gas rejects Parliament’s Mines and Energy Committee’s report on GNPC-Genser deal

The Ghana Gas Senior Staff Association is rejecting a report from the Parliament's Committee on Mines and Energy on a gas supply agreement between...

Exciting scenes as 2023 Chale Wote festival takes off [Photos]

The 2023 edition of the Chale Wote Street Art Festival kicked off with a procession on Monday, August 21, 2023. After 12 years of hosting...

I don’t own anything in Ghana, not even a car – NAM1

In the ongoing Menzgold controversy, where victims are relentlessly seeking justice for their vanished investments, the Chief Executive Officer has portrayed himself as the...

What to know about new BoG Head Office [Full details]

The Bank of Ghana has defended its decision to move from its current location in the Central Business District of Accra to Ridge, citing...

Manasseh Azure Awuni: Six lessons

In 2001, I completed junior high school with the best result in the Krachi District (now Krachi West, Krachi East, and Krachi Nchumuru municipalities...