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China will have access to Ghana’s mineral revenue, electricity sales in default of 4 loans – IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revealed details about how Ghana’s four collateralized loans from China have exposed the country to losing parts of...

Man, 23, arrested for having sex with goat

A 23-year-old man at Kentey, a farming community in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region, has been arrested by the police for...

Sex scandal at Benkum SHS: Mass transfer of teachers hits school

Emmanuel Nyarko, the Headmaster of Benkum Senior High School (SHS) is facing the consequences of alleged sexual misconduct in the school. The teachers, who were...

We get about 100 virgins for Dipo every year – Dodowa chief debunks claims of shortage

Chief of Dodowa in the Shia Traditional Council, Nene Okukrubuor Tei Kwesi Agyemang V, has debunked claims that lack of virgins is frustrating the Dipo rite. Dipo,...

29 CSOs demand removal of GNPC’s Freddie Blay, Opoku Ahweneeh Danquah

Some 29 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) are demanding the immediate removal of the Board Chairman of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Freddie Blay...

Energy Minister takes on Freddy Blay for offering oil fields to PetroSA

Energy Minister, Dr Mathew Opoku-Prempeh, has taken a swipe at the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) Board Chairman, Freddy Blay. He is accusing Mr Blay...

Be alert – Paediatric Society of Ghana cautions parents about rise in neonatal jaundice cases

The Paediatric Society of Ghana has advised parents to be on the lookout for neonatal jaundice in babies. Keeping newborn babies indoors for up to...

Group calls for abolishment of borders in Africa

“Africans Rising,” an NGO recognized by AU, has called on various governments in Africa to consider abolishing borders in Africa to enhance the free...

ECG to embark on another nationwide revenue mobilisation exercise

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says it will embark on another Nationwide Revenue Mobilisation exercise following the success of the month-long drive which...

Two siblings drown in abandoned pool at Akyem Oda

Two young siblings, a boy of six years and his 13-year-old sister, have both drowned in an abandoned pool at Saw Mills, a suburb...

St. Anne’s Hospital at Damongo reconnected to national grid after babies died over outages

St. Anne’s Hospital at Damongo has successfully regained access to the national grid. This happened after the intervention of the constituency’s legislator and Minister for...

My stepmother’s maltreatment made me who I am today – TVET Director-General

Entrepreneur and Director-General of the Ghana Technical Vocational Education and Training Service, Mawusi Nudekor Awit, has disclosed how her childhood experience with her stepmother has...

Man found dead at the banks of Yeji river

A man, believed to be in his late thirties, has been found dead at the banks of a river at Yeji in the Pru...

10 pupils injured as dilapidated school structure collapses at Sehwi Kramokrom

A dilapidated Kramokrom D/A Primary school structure in the Sehwi Wiawso Municipality of the Western North Region has collapsed on pupils from primary one...

GRA starts property rate collection

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has announced that it will be sending Technical Support Officers (TSOs) and Client Support Officers (CSOs) to private and...

Alex Apau Dadey, KGL Group sweep two awards at 7th Ghana CEO Summit and Expo

The Executive Chairman of the KGL Group, and Board Chairman of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Alex Apau Dadey, has been awarded the...

I’ll be shocked if Akufo-Addo sacks Ofori-Atta – NDC MP

The MP for Tamale Central, Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, is skeptical that President Akufo-Addo will terminate the appointment of the Finance Minister after Ghana successfully...

Ghana Police Service decentralises criminal clearance  

The Ghana Police Service has decentralised its criminal clearance service in all 25 Police regions to make it more accessible and convenient for individuals...

Berekum police rescue 24-year-old driver from mob attack  

The timely intervention of the police at Berekum in the Bono region saved a-24-year-old driver from a mob attack. The angry mob nearly lynched the...

Latest update to Major Mahama’s murder trial

There was no show at Monday's hearing of the case in which some 14 persons are standing trial for allegedly lynching young soldier, Major...

North Gonja. 3 farming communities enjoy electricity for the first time since independence

The Chiefs and people of Kpariya, Bugsa and Yagbon communities in the North Gonja District of the Savannah Region, have expressed excitement after they...

Over 50,000 2023 BECE graduates enrolled in TVET Institutions

Over 50,000 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) 2023 graduates have been enrolled in Ghana Technical Vocational Education and Training Service (TVET) schools. The sector received its...

Nungua: ‘Wife killer’ remanded into police custody again

Isaac Newton Kumah, the man accused of killing his 25-year-old wife, Eunice Ameh Narh, with a machete at Nungua, has been remanded into police...

Collapsed building kills 5-year-old after thunderstorm in Koforidua

A heavy rainstorm which occurred over the weekend has claimed the life of a five-year-old girl at Koforidua Magazine in the Eastern Region. The building...

Alan Kyerematen honours mother on her 103rd birthday

Alan Kyerematen, aspiring flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, has taken to Facebook to celebrate his mother's 103rd birthday on May 23. In a heartfelt...

Sammi Awuku wins overall best public sector CEO

Director General of the National Lottery Authority Samuel Awuku, has been awarded the Overall best Public sector CEO of the year 2022. He received the...

Clash over Kumawu by-election: Nukpenu and Owusu Bempah lock horns [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · NUKPENU ON OWUSU BEMPAH With the highly anticipated by-election at Kumawu just around the corner, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New...

Election 2024: Stop intimidations else we’ll face you squarely – Hannah Bissiw warns NPP

National Women's Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr Louisa Hannah Bissiw, has said her party is fully prepared to face the New...

Police statement on security arrangement for Kumawu by-election

The Ghana Police Service would like to assure the public that sufficient measures have been put in place to maintain law and order as...

Sekyere Kumawu NABCO trainees to boycott by-election

Aggrieved Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) Trainees Association in the Sekyere Kumawu District have stated that they will not partake in the upcoming Kumawu by-election. This...

GBC staff allegedly stops morning show over salary cuts

In a show of disapproval over cuts to their basic allowances, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) union stopped the breakfast show this morning. The move comes...

More details on man killed by articulated truck at Assin Fosu emerge

The man who was killed in the Assin Fosu articulated truck accident has been confirmed to be the transport officer of the Assin Fosu...

Bats invade Boafori CHPS compound

Residents and healthcare workers in the Krachi Nchumuru district are facing a dire situation as bats have taken over the Boafori CHPS compound, causing...

Shocking: Kwaku Manu uncovers thief’s dark secret amid interview

Popular Ghanaian actor Kwaku Manu, also known as Bob Sika, has interviewed a man who claimed to have been a thief for nearly 25...

Commercial transport operators charge old fares despite 10% reduction directive

Days after the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) announced a 10% reduction in transport fares, some commercial drivers at Circle in Accra are...

Woman in police grips for burning niece with pressing iron

Social workers in Ho have taken a nine-year-old girl into care after she was burnt with a hot-pressing iron by her aunt with whom...

Damango: 2 babies die at St Anne’s Hospital due to power outage

Two babies have died at the St Anne’s Hospital at Damango in the Savanna Region due to a power outage as a result of...

Your Free SHS is poorly targeted – IMF tells govt

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has described government’s flagship Free SHS Senior High School (SHS) programme as poorly targeted. The Fund made this observation in...

University of Ghana ranked 2nd best University in West Africa

The University of Ghana has achieved a remarkable milestone by ranking among the top 6.1% of world-class universities, according to the prestigious 2023 edition...

Ghana’s oil production declines for the third consecutive year – PIAC

Ghana has for the third consecutive year seen a decline in crude oil production, according to the 2022 Public Interest and Accountability Committee’s (PIAC)...