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NDC clears former Law School SRC president to contest national elections

Former President of the Ghana Law School, Wonder Victor Kutor, has been cleared to contest the upcoming National Democratic Congress (NDC) executives’ election despite...

Western Region gets 4 ports – Regional Minister

The Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, has heaped praises on President Akufo-Addo for the massive development of port infrastructure in his region.According to...

Ace Ankomah inducted as Fellow of Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences

Renowned lawyer, Ace Ankomah, has been inducted as a Fellow into the prestigious Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS). This was at a ceremony...

I am disappointed in the Minority – NPP Man on Ofori-Atta’s censure hearing [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Kwadwo Agyemang Boateng on censure hearing against Ofori-Atta A former New Patriotic Party (NPP) New Juaben Chairman has said he is disappointed in...

EC considers reviewing closing time for 2024 elections

The Electoral Commission (EC) is considering a proposal to review the closing time for electoral activities during the national elections from 5:00 pm to...

IMANI and ACEP: Botched Tema Gas deal can cause $1.5bn loss to Ghana

During this year’s United Nations (UNFCCC) 27th Conference of the Parties (COP 27) in Egypt, Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo has been teaming up with colleague African...

Galamsey: I don’t come from a cheap house to misbehave cheap – Minister

The Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, has parried allegations of his involvement in illegal mining locally known as galamsey. The Minister, who doubles...

Three robbers sentenced to five years imprisonment 

The Ashaiman Circuit Court has sentenced three robbers to five years imprisonment in hard labour each for conspiring and robbing a woman at Zenu...

Ghanaians cautioned against non-essential travels to Abuja

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has cautioned the citizenry to avoid non-essential travel to Abuja, Nigeria. This, according to the Ministry, is...

Chief Justice commissions first Circuit Court in North East Region

Chief Justice His Lordship Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah has commissioned the first circuit court in the North East Region. The facility, situated in the Regional capital,...

‘Missing GH¢17m galamsey money’: I never collapsed – Minister

The Western Regional Minister has maintained a social media post alleging a missing GH¢17 galamsey money was false. According to Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, the viral...

I don’t believe Anas is an investigative journalist – Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe [Video]

A statesman and politician, Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, has expressed discontentment about the procedure that investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas uses in airing his documentaries....

Censure motion hearing: PIAC, GNPC face committee

The Parliamentary Ad-hoc Committee hearing the censure motion against embattled Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, will resume sitting today. This comes after the suspension of proceedings...

CHASS reacts to alleged arrest of Chiana SHS headmistress

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) in the Upper East Region has denied rumours circulating on social media that the headmistress...

NDC needs an Ashanti flagbearer to win 2024 election – Kojo Bonsu

A former Mayor of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Kojo Bonsu, says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) needs an Ashanti Region flagbearer to win the...

Aisha Huang entered my concession and mined illegally for years – Witness tells court

The owner of a mining prospecting company has told an Accra High Court that Chinese national Aisha Huang encroached on his concession and mined...

Former MP installed chief

A former Member of Parliament for Upper West Akyem in the 5th and 6th Parliament of Ghana, Joseph Sam Amankwanor, has been enstooled  Mfantsehene...

Police beef up security at Kenyasi after death of one person

Security has been beefed up at Kenyasi in the Asutifi North District of the Ahafo Region a day after a clash between the youth...

Govt increases daily minimum wage to GH¢14.88

The national daily minimum wage has been increased from GH¢13.53 in 2022 to GH¢14.88 pesewas for the year 2023. This comes on the back of negotiations...

Western Region petroleum enclave to generate $60 billion export value – Minister

Government is collaborating with the private sector to develop a petroleum hub in the Jomoro District of the Western Region at a cost of...

Why Nifa SHS needs urgent help

The Nifa Senior High School (SHS) at Adukrom-Akuapem, in the Okere District of the Eastern Region, is in desperate need of maintenance. The structure of...

People around Akufo-Addo afraid to tell him the truth – Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe

Ghanaian statesman, Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, is disappointed in the way President Akufo-Addo has managed the country’s affairs. According to the politician, the personalities surrounding...

Watch Anas’ latest exposé, Galamsey Economy

Ace investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has premiered his latest project. The exposé, dubbed ‘Galamsey Economy’, was shown at the Accra International Conference Centre this...

ECG resolves electricity credit vending challenges

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that the credit vending challenges customers experienced over the weekend due to a system failure has...

Immigration Service screens personnel for prostate cancer

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) clinic in collaboration with St. John’s Hospital & Fertility Centre on Monday organised a health talk on prostate cancer. The...

New twist to Parliament’s decision to ban mobile phones in Chamber

Parliament has temporarily suspended a decision to ban mobile phones in the chamber after parliamentary reporters threatened to boycott proceedings over the directive. The directive...

Man arrested over attempted suicide at Kasoa

A man, believed to be in his late 30s, has been arrested after he attempted suicide by climbing a telecom mast at Kasoa CP...

Ridge Hospital takes steps to deal with ‘no bed syndrome’

The Greater Accra Regional Hospital, widely known as the Ridge Hospital, has set up a seven-member committee to deal with the issue of no-bed...

2 regions benefit from $12m healthcare project

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has signed a framework agreement with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to strengthen healthcare delivery under a Community-Based...

Tears as father, mum and 4 kids die after taking dinner; family announces burial

A media personality, Amanda Chisom, has shared the burial details of a family of four children who all died on Saturday, October 8 on...

No ‘certification of conformance’, no used vehicles to enter Ghana from January 1, 2023 – Standards Authority

The Ghana Standards Authority is informing the public and more specifically importers of used vehicles that beginning January 1, 2023, all used vehicles imported...

Woman pays GH₵70,000 to make ex-lover impotent

An Accra Circuit Court has granted a GH₵70,000.00 bail with two sureties to a self-employed man who allegedly took GH₵70,000.00 from a woman under...

Elizabeth Ohene: Four years of unexplained silence – latest Anas video

I have not seen the latest Anas video, dubbed Galamsey Economy. I am following the stories surrounding the video and I acknowledge that many...

Akufo-Addo meets King Charles [Photo]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, November 15, met with King Charles III of England. The meeting, which took place at the Windsor Castle,...

Get off my case – Retired Honyenuga rejects Opuni’s application, directs him to CJ

Justice Clemence Honyenuga has dismissed an application filed against his authority to continue sitting on the Cocobod trial after attaining the constitutionally compulsory retirement...

Police probe shooting incident at Kenyasi

The Police have commenced investigations into circumstances surrounding a shooting incident at Kenyasi in the Ahafo Region. The incident, which occurred on Tuesday, resulted in...

ECG sends important message as customers queue over system failure [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · ECG PREPAID WAHALA The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has asked customers to remain calm as the system was interrupted for days causing...

Akpeteshie drinkers threaten demo over price increment

Drunkards in the Central Region have threatened to embark on a demonstration against government over persistent increase in price of Akpeteshie. According to them, the...

I don’t buy fuel because I don’t have a car – K.T. Hammond

Adansi Asokwa Member of Parliament (MP) K.T. Hammond, has created the impression that he is unaware of the current fuel hikes in the country....

Galamsey exposé: More woes for Adu Boahen as Special Prosecutor takes over investigations

The Office of the Special Prosecutor has commenced investigations into corruption allegations against the former Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance, Charles...