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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)...

Traders count losses after Circle fire

Parts of Ebony, a suburb at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in the Korle Klottey constituency in the Greater Accra Region, have been destroyed by...

Clergymen, Christians match against LGBTQI+ in Western region

Hundreds of Christians took to the major streets of the Sekondi–Takoradi Metropolis to register a strong stand against homosexuality and any other sexual behaviours,...

12-year-old boy drowns in Volta Lake at Yeji

A 12-year-old boy, David Tsitor, has drowned in the Volta Lake at Jaklai, a suburb of Yeji. Residents reported receiving news of the incident around...

Statement: Aggrieved Gold Coast fund customers hail Mahama over promises to pay them

The Aggrieved Customers of Gold Coast Fund Management wish to express unapologetic thanks to His Excellency the Former President John Dramani Mahama for his...

Okada rider, two others jailed for stealing a flat screen television

The Assin Fosu District Magistrate Court, presided over by His Worship Abdul Majeed Illiasu, has convicted three accused persons brought before the court for...

I’m not paid even GHc1 as minister – Kojo Oppong Nkrumah

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has debunked claims that ministers who double as Members of Parliament (MPs) under this government receive double salary. The Member...

Agric Ministry rolls out initiative to boost production

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture is set to roll out a credit system for agricultural inputs to enable farmers to boost food production and...

Comptroller-General promotes brave immigration officer

The Comptroller-General of Immigration (CGI), Mr Kwame Asuah Takyi (Esq), has promoted Assistant Immigration Control Officer II (AICO II) Nurideen Abdul-Ganiew Takra to the...

10 fire incidents recorded in Accra on Sunday

The Ghana National Fire Service says 10 fire incidents were recorded on Sunday, May 21, 2023, in Accra. This comes after a bakery and some...

Floods destroy homes and property at Aflao  

Torrential rains over the weekend destroyed houses and displaced hundreds of people at Duta and Agbawoeme, two adjoining communities near Diamond Cement at Aflao...

3 Immigration officers injured in attack at Aflao border

Three officers of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) have sustained serious injuries in an attack on the Aflao border in the Volta Region. The officers,...

Boy, 12, drowns while playing in Lake Volta, 2 rescued

A 12-year-old boy, David Tsitor, has drowned in the Volta Lake at Jaklai, a suburb of Yeji. In the early hours of Sunday, the deceased...

Akufo-Addo speaks on IMF bailout and economic management

President Nana Akufo-Addo says certain conditions that prevailed in the country forced his government to run to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a...

Floods destroy homes and property at Aflao

Torrential rains over the weekend destroyed houses and displaced hundreds of people at Duta and Agbawoeme, two adjoining communities near Diamond Cement at Aflao...

Yeji gets court after 19 years

The Yeji Traditional area can now boast of a district magistrate court after 19 years of being declared the capital of Pru East District...

1 dead, three injured in triple collision at Berekum

One person is confirmed dead while three others have sustained injuries in an accident involving a private car, and two tricycles (Pragya) at Berekum. Per...