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Ghana Gas board hosts GCMC CEO

The Board of Directors of Ghana National Gas Company Limited (GNGC) on Tuesday hosted the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Ghana Cylinder Manufacturing...

3 siblings, 2 others charged over theft of gold worth GH¢1.8 million

Three siblings and two others have been charged for stealing 2.4 kilograms of gold worth GH¢1.8 million or equivalent to $150, 000. Theresa Oppong, 28,...

Man accidentally shoots father-in-law dead during hunting expedition

The New Edubiase police have detained a 32-year-old hunter who reportedly shot and killed his father-in-law during a hunting expedition. A police situational report notes...

Galamsey: Akufo-Addo putting Presidency on the line was only a figure of speech – Charles Bissue

A former presidential staffer, Charles Onuawonto Bissue, has provided a new context to one of the most emphatic statements of President Nana Akufo-Addo’s own...

Help boost public confidence in judiciary – NDC lawyer to CJ nominee

A member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) legal team says Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo will have a daunting task in repairing...

JUSAG sends SOS message to Justice Gertrude Torkornoo

The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) has urged Justice Gertrude Torkornoo to continue the good works of her predecessor Chief Justice Kwasi...

School feeding caterers declare nationwide strike over unpaid arrears

Caterers under the School Feeding Programme have declared a nationwide strike following the government’s failure to pay them their arrears and increase the amount...

Jospong Group, Komptec in €30m partnership to boost rice production in Ghana

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has employed investors from Austria to take advantage of Ghana's economic and political stability to invest in the...

We need sustainable development-oriented people to transform Africa – Adelaide Agyepong

The Chief Executive Officer of American International School, Mrs. Adelaide Siaw-Agyepong, has observed that Africa needs people who are sustainable development oriented to transform...

GH₵2.5 million for Green Ghana Day celebration

The Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Benito Owusu-Bio, has revealed that the government has approved an amount of GH₵2.5 million for the...

Bawumia commissions Korle Bu Cath Lab [Photos]

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Tuesday commissioned a Catheterization Laboratory (Cath Lab) at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. The million-dollar ($1m) catheterization laboratory was...

Mother abandons newborn baby at hospital over bills

Police have arrested a 22-year-old young mother, Deborah Appiah, affectionately called Yaa Edua for abandoning her newborn baby in hospital over bills. Yaa Edua fled...

NCA to deactivate unregistered SIM Cards by May 31

The National Communications Authority (NCA) says owners of unregistered SIM cards have up to May 2023 to register to avoid their cards being totally...

Ghana will soon import food, water if we look away – John Dumelo speaks on ‘galamsey’

Ghanaian actor and politician, John Dumelo, has urged Ghanaians to be 'angry' about the ongoing illegal mining across the country which is affecting prime...

Resign if you don’t trust NHIS anymore – Mahama to Health Minister

Former President John Mahama has called for the resignation of the Health Minister after he openly admitted that the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)...

Frimpong-Boateng was not involved in galamsey – CHRAJ [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Frimpong Boateng Not Involved In Galamsey - CHRAJ The Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Joseph Whittal, has...

Dramatic moment shopkeeper tackles masked robber

A hero shopkeeper came to the rescue of a colleague and "smacked in the gob" an attempted robber who tried to steal a pack of Foster's...

Physician Assistants arrested for picketing granted bail

Seven members of the Unemployed Physicians Assistants Association of Ghana who were arrested on Tuesday have been granted bail. The persons, which include three...

82 Ghanaians evacuated from Sudan

The Foreign Affairs Ministry has successfully evacuated 82 Ghanaians from Sudan. The Ministry had earlier announced a collaboration with its Missions in Cairo, Addis Ababa,...

“Over-aged” vice-chancellor, registrar dragged to court

A resident of Navrongo has filed a lawsuit seeking the removal of Prof. Eric Magnus Wilmot, the Vice-Chancellor of C.K. Tedam University of Technology...

Three dead, many injured in separate accidents in Central region

Three persons have been confirmed dead in two separate gory accidents at Assin Fosu and Assin Asempanaye in the Central Region, Tuesday. Twelve other victims...

Hanna Tetteh recognised for supporting Ethiopia peace process

A former Foreign Affairs minister has been recognised by the Ethiopian government for her contribution in brokering peace between the federal government and rebels...

Four Ashaiman soldier murder suspects freed

Four accused persons standing trial in connection with the murder of Private Sherif Imoro, the soldier who was gruesomely murdered at Taifa, a suburb...

When family of Kumasi lady killed by Police Inspector broke down in tears in court

Inspector Ahmed Twumasi, who is also known as Tyacoon, has made his first court appearance following the suspected killing of 26-year-old Madwoa at Adum,...

Akufo-Addo nominates Justice Gertrude Torkornoo as new CJ

President Nana Akufo-Addo has nominated Supreme Court Judge Justice Gertrude Torkornoo as the new Chief Justice. Her appointment is, however, subject to parliamentary approval in...

Witnesses ‘running away’ from Opuni’s trial – Deputy A-G tells court

Some prosecution witnesses are unwilling to testify again in the new trial of a former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Cocoa Board...

CHRAJ reacts to petition to probe galamsey report

The Commission on the Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has accepted the petition from South Dayi Member of Parliament, Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor, to...

Woman dies after swallowing a pen

A woman who died after swallowing a pen hadn't intended to cause herself harm, an inquest into her death has heard. Anita Gibbs was rushed to Norfolk...

Police shocked to find stolen motorcycle parked inside a bathroom in someone’s house

Police were left shocked to find a stolen motorbike parked inside a bathroom at a residential property. Officers had been responding to reports of a...

Surrender to police – Chairman Wontumi tells Frimpong-Boateng

New Patriotic Party's (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, has charged Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng to turn himself in to the police for failing...

GAML makes strong demands as it marks 50th anniversary

The Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS) is with immediate effect demanding the establishment of the Medical Laboratory Science Council. GAMLS among other...

River Pra’s turbidity worsens: See comparison from 7 months ago and today

It appears illegal mining on water bodies in the country is still thriving despite government’s report that the menace is being curbed. A tweet by...

Presidency’s response to Frimpong-Boateng laughable – Inusah Fuseini

Former Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Inusah Fuseini, has described as laughable the presidency’s response to former Environment Minister, Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng’s report. According to...

Oti region records highest malaria prevalence in 2022

Oti Region recorded the highest malaria prevalence in 2022 with 7%, according to a recent Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) report. The Savannah Region follows with...

Parliaments sharing experiences will sustain good governance and confidence of electorate– Bagbin

The Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has underscored the need for parliaments to share experiences and learn from each other to...

Ghanaian Muslims in UAE pray for Ghana’s economic growth

Ghanaian Muslims in Dubai in the season of the Eid ul-Fitr celebration have prayed for God's intervention to solve Ghana's economic challenges. The Muslims, mainly...

‘Unemployed’ Physician Assistants arrested for picketing at Ministry of Health [Video]

https://youtu.be/5M6hbsw-j1U Some leaders of the unemployed Physician Assistants, who picketed the premises of the Ministry of Health (MoH), have been arrested by the Ghana Police...

Adum: Why Police Inspector killed his lover will shock you

It has emerged that the Police Inspector, Ahmed Twumasi, arrested for killing his lover at Adum in the Ashanti Region, committed the act after...

Driver, another in critical condition after accident on Kasoa-Cape Coast Highway

A Toyota Corolla driver and a passenger are in critical condition and have been rushed to the Winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital. This comes on...

Legal adviser to illegal mining committee speaks on Prof Frimpong-Boateng’s report

A former legal adviser to Operation Vanguard has revealed that there were no laws governing the exercise when it was launched in 2017. Ex-Captain Jamal...