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Technical University administrators threaten strike

The National Executive Committee of the Technical University Senior Administrators Association of Ghana (TUSAAG) has threatened to embark on a strike action effective December...

Govt declares December 2 as public holiday

Government, through the Interior Ministry, has declared Friday, December 2, 2022, as a statutory holiday to mark the annual Farmers’ Day celebration. A statement, signed...

Fire guts shops at Kantamanto [Video+Photos]

https://youtu.be/T33T_V8ptXI A fire outbreak at the Kantamanto market in the Central Business District, Accra has destroyed goods and shops worth thousands of cedis. The fire,...

Man arrested for stealing and killing pregnant goat [Video]

https://youtube.com/shorts/DPVbSmp1aWw?feature=share Irate residents at Jei-Krodua in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region have arrested a 25-year-old man over the death of a...

Father of Ghanaian female singer killed in the US breaks silence

The father of Ghanaian-American gospel musician, Britney Boateng, Ernest Boateng, has spoken out for the first time following the death of his daughter. Speaking in...

38th National Farmers’ Day: Agric Ministry reviews mode of celebration

All is set for the 38th National Farmers’ Day celebrations to be held at the Jubilee Park of the Eastern Regional capital, Koforidua, from...

Notorious thief nabbed, tied to pole for stealing fowl

A notorious thief terrorizing residents of Mankesim in the Central Region has finally been nabbed. The 28-year-old suspect, Ebo Karim, had been on the...

Govt develops electric vehicle policy

The Minister of Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, has said an Electric Vehicle Policy is being developed to guide the deployment and upscale of electric...

How MPs were glued to their phones during 2023 budget presentation [Photos]

Some Members of both Caucuses in Parliament last Thursday appeared to be sidetracked when the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, presented the 2023 budget. Images from...

Cities and Habitats honoured at Ghana Property Awards

Co-sponsors of Ecobank-Joy News Habitat Fair and developers of the Planned Cities Extension Project, Cities and Habitats (Rent-to-Own), has been honoured at the 2022...

Court sets date to rule on Ato Essien’s case

An Accra High Court would on December 1, 2022, give judgement in the criminal trial of founder and former Chief Executive Officer of defunct...

Meteo predicts intense dry weather conditions in coming days

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMA) has predicted intense dry conditions in the coming days and weeks. “From December 2022 to February 2023, the number of...

Thai EXIM Bank to support Jospong in rice Production in Ghana

Following the government’s decision to increase rice production in the country, the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) has signed MoUs with key sector rice...

Total MoMo transactions hit ¢833.3bn in October 2022 despite E-levy implementation

Despite the implementation of the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy), total Mobile Money transactions in the first 10 months of 2022 grew by 12.9% year-on-year...

Mahama, Asiedu Nketia, other NDC gurus mourn with Ofosu-Ampofo [Photos]

The one-week celebration of Mary Gyawubea Badu, the mother of the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, has been held. The ceremony, which...

Bedbugs force Breman Asikuma SHS students to sleep in classrooms, dining hall

Students of Breman Asikuma Senior High School in the Central Region have been compelled to leave their dormitories to sleep in the dining hall...

Let’s work to maintain Ghana’s peace and security – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged the citizenry to work hard to ensure Ghana keeps the prevailing peace and security to propel economic...

Fish crisis at Tema Harbour: Only 4 of 76 commercial fishing vessels functional

Vessel safety, increasing fuel cost and the inability to meet new licensing requirements have combined to ground the operations of many commercial fishing vessels...

Ghana wins appeal in Norway case

The Oslo Court of Appeal has in a unanimous decision dismissed an appeal filed by Jongsbru AS, the sellers of a property identified by...

We have enough gold to exchange for oil – Deputy Energy Minister

The Deputy Energy Minister, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, says government is ready to implement its gold-for-oil barter deal. According to him, the country has enough...

Ghana’s Cardinal Richard Baawobr dies in Rome at 63

Ghana’s Cardinal, His Eminence Cardinal Richard Kuuia Baawobr, has died at age 63. According to a statement issued by the Secretary General Missionary Of Africa,...

Take tough decisions in life – GNPC boss to Presec Legon students

The CEO of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) has urged students of Presbyterian Boys’ Secondary School to take charge of their lives.  Opoku Ahweneeh...

Fire personnel attack journalists with helmet at Weija fire scene

Two journalists have been manhandled by some fire officers who were deployed to a fire scene at Weija Junction on Saturday. The personnel were responding...

Govt promises more support to Ghana Police

“As we urge the public to come on board, I wish to charge officers on parade in particular, and all other police officers to...

Beautiful photos drop as 308 officers graduate from Police Academy

Three hundred and eight officers were appointed into the Senior Officer Corps of the Ghana Police Service on 25th November, 2022. The appointment was done...

Review ban on corporal punishment in schools – GES advised

Rev. Renault Amofa Danquah of Asante Akyem Agogo Methodist Circuit has called on the Ghana Education Service (GES) to consider the ban it has...

One arrested, others on the run after allegedly murdering police officer  

The Police have arrested one armed robber and are pursuing his accomplices for the murder of a male adult identified as a Police officer.  The...

A Plus opens up on how malaria killed his siblings

Musician cum politician, Kwame A Plus, has sadly recounted how his three close associates died of malaria years back. These victims he indicated included two...

See this rare image of J.J. Rawlings attending a funeral in 1986

The late former President Jerry John Rawlings was typically known as a charismatic person but he also had a rather unique sense of fashion...

YEA trains over 500 personnel as Prison Office Assistants

On Friday, 25 November 2022, the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) commenced training for over five hundred (500) personnel as Prison Office Assistants (POA) at...

Anas speaks on 2019 viral video over land at Tse Ado

Investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas has for the first time since 2019 addressed a viral video in which he was alleged to have been...

I still owe GH₵ 40 fees – Adom FM presenter hilariously reveals

Adom FM/TV presenter, Ernest Adu Kumi, has hilariously revealed how he was unable to pay all his fees for his first journalism school. Adu Kumi...

Abossey Okai spare parts dealers unhappy with 2.5% increment in VAT rate

Spare parts dealers at Abossey Okai have described as unfortunate, the increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT) rate by 2.5%. Government on Thursday announced...

If politics is dirty, Christians are the soap to wash it – UG SRC Secretary elect

The newly elected SRC General Secretary at the University of Ghana(UG), Emmanuella Boakye Yiadom, says Christians have a critical role to play in making...

Fisheries Minister petitioned on illegal fishing activities at Ketu South 

Members of the Denu Landing Beach have petitioned the Ministry of Fisheries through the Ketu South Municipal Chief Executive, Maxwell Lugudor, to help stop unlawful...

Your foodstuff are also expensive – Kumasi PFJ market patrons lament

Patrons of the maiden Kumasi edition of the government’s Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) market have expressed disappointment in the turnout of events. They...

Spare parts price hikes to affect transport fares – GPRTU

A Member of the National Communication Team of the Ghana Private Roads Transport Union (GPRTU), has informed commuters that transport fares will be adjusted...

Man arrested for allegedly inflicting cutlass wounds on friend over GHC 20

A 20-year-old man, who has currently been identified as Uncle Joe, has been arrested by the Assin Fosu Police for allegedly inflicting cutlass wounds...

Court remands spiritualist for alleged murder at Assin Akwetey

A 62-year-old spiritualist, Emmanuel Tetteh, a.k.a Gorleku, who doubles as a farmer at Assin Akwetey No2 in the Assin South District of the Central...

Assin Fosu: Man leaves emotional letter to father after stealing ¢9,500 from his safe

Kwame Gabriel, a 23-year-old man, has stolen GHc 9,500 and an iPhone at Assin Fosu. He then goes ahead to leave confirmation letter explaining...