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8 arrested for failing to issue VAT invoice to customers

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has arrested eight shop caretakers for failing to issue the authority’s VAT invoice to customers. The Compliance Enforcement Unit of...

GPRTU sends important message to drivers over new transport fares

Road transport operators and drivers are currently having issues as the promised 10 percent fare reduction, initially scheduled for implementation on May 17, 2023,...

2 persons injured as gunshots fly in over chieftaincy authority

Sporadic gunshots last night at Yong Dakpemyili over aged chieftaincy disturbances in the community injured two people. The chieftaincy issues in Yong Dakpemyili Community in...

GMA warns Ghanaians over heavy rains, thunderstorms

Partly cloudy weather conditions are expected over the country with cases of thunderstorm and rains over parts of the coastal sector. Thunderstorms and rains will...

Asantehene reaches agreement with King Charles III to reclaim Ghana’s degraded lands

The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has reached an agreement with King Charles III for a reclamation exercise on Ghana’s degraded lands and forest...

IMF deal: We are not sure what ‘haircut’ external creditors will take – Ofori-Atta

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has expressed uncertainty about the extent of debt relief that external creditors will offer to Ghana as part of its...

Concerned youth of Garu, Tempane demonstrate over ‘dumsor’

Concerned youth of Garu and Tempane districts of the Upper East Region have held a peaceful demonstration over frequent power outages which have been...

‘Wee’ seller beaten to death for pocketing cash

A 30-year-old man, Kwadwo Afful, has been beaten to death at Sehwi Ahibenso in the Bodi District of the Western North Region for refusing...

Police Hospital morgue stinks; lab shuts down

The Police Hospital morgue is stinking like a sewer, compelling the Hospital’s laboratory to shutdown. The stench from the morgue engulfs the laboratory and reaches...

Farmer shoots girlfriend over ‘chop money’ at Breman Nkonya

A 38-year-old farmer has shot his 45-year-old girlfriend at Breman Nkonya near Breman Asikuma in the Central Region over housekeeping money (chop money).A misunderstanding...

Money doubling gone bad as fetish priest allegedly kills secondhand clothing dealer

A fetish priest, Agbeko Acumalt, has been accused of killing a second-hand clothing trader at the Kantamanto Market in Accra. The deceased is reported to...

Truck kills pedestrian at Assin Fosu

An Articulated truck fully loaded with wooden boards has killed a pedestrian at Assin Fosu Masalakyi “Roud About“. According to eyewitnesses, the long vehicle with...

Number 12 exposé: Anas declines to show his face to Kwesi Nyantakyi

Undercover journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has refused to comply with an Accra High Court order to allow former Ghana Football Association President, Kwasi Nyantakyi,...

Parliament to petition Local Govt on behalf of Akyemansa district

Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee in Parliament, James Klutse Avedzi, has expressed the committee's intention to petition the Local Government and the Administrator...

Water tariffs to go up from June 1

Effective June 1, 2023, the cost of water services will see an upward adjustment for all consumer groups. This follows a review and approval by...

Thursday’s downpour: Man cheats death after being pulled from drain at Gbawe

A video shared on social media on May 18, 2023, depicts a man's near-death experience during a heavy rainstorm in Accra. The footage, shared by...

Scrapping tax exemptions, adjustment of levies on fuel can boost revenue mobilisation – IMF to govt

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has identified scrapping of tax exemptions, adjustment of levies on fuel, and an increase in income tax as some...

No. 12 Exposé: Anas allowed to testify in open court in disguise

Renowned investigative journalist and leader of private investigative firm, Tiger Eye PI, Anas Aremeyaw Anas will testify in an open court with his usual...

82 Police officers sue IGP over promotions

Eighty-Two (82) aggrieved Police officers have sued the Attorney General, the Ghana Police Service, and the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) for acting unfairly and...

Bank of Ghana Act to be revised under IMF programme

Ghana's International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme will among other things revise the Bank of Ghana Act in a bid to strengthen the central bank’s...

EOCO chases three suspects over fraudulent activities

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has launched a manhunt for three suspects over various crimes. EOCO has identified the suspects as Ezekiel Mensah...

Floods hit eastern Accra after morning downpour

Movement of motorists was heavily impeded Thursday morning at the Kpone Barrier portion of the main Tema-Aflao N1 road due to flood waters following...

Charles Bissue’s lawyer accusses OSP of selective justice

Lawyer for former Secretary to the Inter Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining, Charles Bissue, is accusing the Special Prosecutor (OSP) of selective justice for...

Fire service drops shocking report on Suaman Dadieso market inferno

The Aowin Fire Service has disclosed the cause of the Suaman Dadieso market fire outbreak as intentional. The Fire Commander, DO3 Norbert Amoh Sarfo,...

The People’s Forum: Mothers of victims of the Faanaa boat accident recount incident

Some mothers of the victims of the Bortianor-Faanaa boat accident have recalled events leading to the unfortunate incident on that fateful Wednesday. Speaking on People's...

Woman arrested for dumping baby in 12 feet deep well

A day-old baby has been rescued alive after being dumped in a 12 feet deep well at Akyem Nkronso, a suburb of the Abuakwa...

Anti-LGBTQI Bill: I have been put on money laundering list – Sam George

JoyNews/AdomNews · Sam George on money laundering list Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram constituency, Sam Nartey George, claims he has been placed on money laundering...

Asantehene launches 2023 Green Ghana Day

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II says he is unhappy with the spate of illegal mining that has ravaged lands in the Amansie area of...

The People’s Forum: Faanaa residents cry for help

Some residents of Faanaa, a suburb of Bortianor in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, have called on the government to...

Govt exhibits commitment to improve governance, transparency under Fund -supported programme – IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the Ghana government has exhibited commitment to improve governance and transparency under the Fund-supported programme. For example, it said...

Two steal money at fire scene

Two people have been apprehended for allegedly stealing an amount of GH¢21,000 from a fire scene. Suspects Emmanuel Akolobila and Yazeed Abubakar allegedly stole the...

Jospong Group holds health screening for staff

The Jospong Group of companies has held a health screening for its staff. The health screening, which was under the theme 'Our staff our...

Man remanded for insulting Akufo-Addo

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded into police custody a 40-year-old tile setter for insulting President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Raphael Okoe Ankrah, also known...

Two injured as fuel tanker runs into a ditch at Winneba junction

A driver and his mate are in critical condition after an accident involving a fuel tanker with registration number, GR 4339-C and articulator truck...

Akosua Manu celebrates Mother’s Day at Forster Home Orphanage

Aspiring parliamentary candidate of the New Patriotic Party for the Adentan constituency, Akosua Manu, affectionately called Kozie, lived up to her #KozieCares mantra when...

Hearing of Charles Bissue’s suit against Special Prosecutor deferred

The High Court has postponed its hearing of an injunction application brought by Charles Bissue, a former Presidential Staffer and one-time Secretary of the...

I’m disappointed; I leave the matter in the hands of the court of conscience – Gyakye Quayson

Deposed MP for Assin North, Joe Gyaakye Quayson, says he’s disappointed in the decision of the Supreme Court to get his records expunged as...

IMF executive board approves Ghana’s $3billion bailout

Ghana has secured the long awaited $3billion financial support from the IMF, deep throat sources have confirmed to Graphic Online. At a meeting in Washington,...

Ato Essien handed lifeline to liquidate his assets and pay GH¢55m

An Accra High Court has handed the founder of defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien, up until July 4 to liquidate his assets and...

Man, 47, arrested for defiling two children at Bole

A-47-year-old EMT officer, Alhassan Kunfo, has been arrested by police at Bole for allegedly defiling two children. According to close source, the victims, aged five...