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GMet predicts heavy rain in northern Ghana

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has forecasted heavy rainfall accompanied by strong winds and lightning in the north-eastern part of the country. It said if...

Two dead, survivor’s leg amputated in ghastly accident at Akatsi [Photo]

Two persons have been confirmed dead and another person's leg has been amputated after an accident at Frytol, a suburb of Krachi Akatsi in...

I didn’t go to class 5 – Justice Gertrude Torkornoo [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Justice Gertrude Torkornoo Chief Justice nominee, Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, has revealed that she did not attend class 5 and instead was promoted directly...

1 dead, 1 in critical condition in Duapompo accident

An accident on the Kumasi-Accra highway has claimed one life while another person is in critical condition. The accident, which occurred at Duapompo in the...

NaCCA orders withdrawal of textbook that says Christianity is responsible for poverty

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has demanded the immediate recall of the textbook titled 'History of Ghana for Basic Schools –...

Akatsi police retrieve suspected bones and skull of missing motor rider

The Akatsi South Police Command has retrieved some human parts believed to be the remains of a 28-year-old motor rider, Louis Agbogli, who went...

Man remanded for allegedly sexually molesting two sisters

A Circuit Court in Accra has remanded into police custody a 22-year-old man for allegedly sexually molesting two sisters at Nungua, Accra. Manphred Buadu is...

Cape Coast Court Complex locked up in compliance with JUSAG strike action

The Cape Coast Law Court Complex has been locked to both the public and staff in compliance with the indefinite strike action declared by...

I’m sorry – Kpessa-Whyte apologises over Supreme Court comment

A former NDC parliamentary hopeful and lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr Michael Kpessa-Whyte, has issued an apology for allegedly denigrating the Supreme...

5 die in accident on Dambai-Asukawkaw road

Five people have died in a tragic accident on the Dambai-Asukawkaw road in the Oti Region of Ghana. According to Michael Oduro, the Assembly Member...

Man, 44, dies as abandoned bridge collapses at Adokwai

Tragedy hit the people of Adokwai near Dompoase in the Adansi North district of the Ashanti Region when a 44-year-old man fell into river...

Motor rider dies after crashing pregnant woman to death at Damongo

Two people have died in a fatal motorbike accident at Virgin Junction, near Canteen Dam at Damongo in the Savannah Region. One of the deceased,...

Student Loan Trust Fund publishes names of defaulters (LIST)

The Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) has taken a significant step in addressing loan defaults by publishing the names and details of 30 borrowers...

Mourners pay last respects to former IGP Peter Nanfuri

Mourners yesterday joined the family and friends of the longest-serving Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Peter Nanfuri, to pay their last respects at a solemn...

Supreme Court summons Dr Kpessa-Whyte

Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr, Michael Kpessa-Whyte, has been summoned by the Supreme Court. He is expected to present just cause as to...

Kufori residents call for removal of municipal education director over school building collapse

Education is grinding to a halt at Kufori, a community in the East Mamprusi municipality of North East Region, following the collapse of a...

Popular Ghanaian TikTok couple arrested

The Tema Community Police have reportedly taken into custody Godpapa The Greatest and Empress Lupita, a couple whose videos gained significant attention on social...

JUSAG strike: GBA calls for govt’s intervention

The Ashanti Regional branch of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has asked the government to immediately intervene in the strike declared by the Judicial...

Experts worried about ‘inaccurate’ claims made in Primary 4 History book

Education experts are worried about some claims made in a book titled “History of Ghana for Basic Schools,” targeted towards basic four pupils and...

Quack Midwife: How the New Generation Hospital cooked up data to conceal deaths

In parts one and two of this story, we chronicled how The Fourth Estate uncovered an unlicensed midwife whose 30-year history of practice has...

Freddie Blay to sue CSOs calling for his resignation

The Board Chairman of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) is threatening to sue some 29 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) calling for his...

Courts empty as JUSAG begins strike

Courts across the country have been abandoned by the Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) due to industrial action. The lorry parks are also...

StanChart outdoors 20 female-owned businesses in SC Women in Technology Incubator, Cohort 3

Standard Chartered Bank Ghana PLC has today welcomed 20 female-owned businesses into Cohort 3 of the Standard Chartered Women in Technology (SCWIT) Incubator programme. The...

Train smashes taxi at Alajo

A taxi cab driver this morning May 25, escaped unhurt after an Accra bound-train from Tema smashed the car at Alajo in Accra. The driver,...

Heartbroken herbalist demands refund of money he spent on lover after breakup

"Marry me, pay me back my money or face the worst" is the message a heartbroken herbalist has sent to his lover for declining...

People’s Forum: Huge refuse dump poses threat to residents at Kokrobite [Photos]

Residents of Kokrobite in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra region are unhappy about the location of a dumping site within the...

Parts of Accra to experience power outage today

Some parts of the Greater Accra Region are expected to experience a power outage on Thursday, May 25, 2023. The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG)...

EOCO cautions public against recruitment scam

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has denied putting out any advertisement for recruitment. According to EOCO, all recruitment offers into the office that...

Why Free SHS was not targeted

Spokesperson for the Ministry of Education, Kwasi Kwarteng, says the reason why the government’s Free Senior High School (SHS) policy is not targeted is...

Mental Health Authority committed to promoting care for individuals with schizophrenia 

The Mental Health Authority is committed to promoting humane care for individuals with schizophrenia from the creation of policies through to their execution.  It said by adopting...

We’ll fight ‘galamseyers’ with bulletproof vest and weapons – Abu Jinapor

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has announced that the government will provide the necessary equipment to the staff of...

3-storey building collapses at Winneba

A three-storey building has collapsed at Winneba in the Central Region. This brings to five, the number of storey buildings that have collapsed across the...

Mahama to speak at 2023 Korea Africa Business Summit

Former President John Dramani Mahama is in Seoul, South Korea, at the invitation of the Korea-Africa Foundation to participate in the 2023 Korea-Africa Business...

AU to commemorate 60th anniversary

The Member States of the African Union (AU) will on Thursday, May 25, commemorate the formation of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) now...

GJA to hold African Media Convention in Ghana

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has won the bid to host the Third African Media Convention in Accra in 2024. The Convention, which will take place...

Re-engineering of Kpone landfill site 90% complete

The re-engineering of the Kpone landfill site into a recreational centre is more than 90% complete. According to the Project Manager for Jospong Group Ing....

Justice Jones Dotse is acting Chief Justice following Justice Anin Yeboah’s retirement

The Chief Justice, Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah, has officially retired  from active service after 21 years as a judge, serving three years as the...

We’ll review all flagship programmes, including Free SHS – Govt assures IMF

Government has finally indicated that it is taking steps to review all flagship programmes as part of its objectives to strengthen fiscal policy. According to...

Convict tells court economic hardship forced him to commit crime

 A 40-year-old tiler, Evans Hofe, has told the Hohoe Circuit Court that the country’s economic hardships compelled him to steal. Hofe appeared in court on...

Benkum SHS sex scandal: ‘Confused’ WASSCE candidates send important message to GES

Benkum Senior High School WASSCE candidates are urging the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the directorate to effectively address a recent scandal that has...