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Parents of embattled Chiana SHS girls express gratitude to Akufo-Addo

Parents and guardians of the embattled students of Chiana Senior High School (SHS) in the Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region have...

Three remanded for robbing “Afrochella” fan of her iPhone X

Three persons including an ex-convict who robbed a tourist of her mobile phone valued at GHS3,000 at El-Wak Sports Stadium in Accra have appeared...

Good news for dismissed Chiana SHS students

Management of the Ghana Education Service has referred the dismissal of the eight Chiana Senior High School (SHS) students to the School’s Disciplinary Committee. GES...

UG files motion to challenge injunction on new residence plan

The University of Ghana (UG) has urged the High Court to dismiss a case filed by students seeking to halt a residence re-allocation plan...

Abu Jinapor replaces Ofori-Atta as caretaker Trade Minister

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor, as Caretaker Minister for the Trade and Industry Ministry. Mr Jinapor...

Assemblies of God Ghana meets Akufo-Addo

The General Superintendent of Assemblies of God, Ghana Rev. Stephen Wengam, has commended President Nana Akufo-Addo for being able to steer the affairs of...

Two remanded over GH¢900K robbery

Two suspected robbers have been put before an Accra Circuit Court for conspiring with two others to rob a businessman of his GH¢ 900,000...

Deputy CEO of Northern Development Authority sacked

President Nana Akufo-Addo has terminated the appointment of Patrick Seidu as Deputy Chief Executive Officer (DCE) of the Northern Development Authority. His dismissal takes effect...

GES on why Chiana SHS girls were dismissed – Listen

JoyNews/AdomNews · Why Chiana SHS girls were dismissed The Ministry of Education (GES) has explained why some eight female students of the Chiana Senior High...

Pokuase to Ofankor Accra-Kumasi Dualisation Project to be ready March 2023

Barring any hitches, the Pokuase to Ofankor portion of the Accra-Kumasi Dualization Project will be completed by the 31st of March this year.The Minister...

Chiana SHS girls dismissal: Accra Human Rights Forum appeals to GES

The Accra Human Rights Forum International has appealed to the Ghana Education Service (GES) to reconsider its decision to dismiss eight final-year students of...

One injured, property vandalised as Gausu youth clash

Fear has gripped the entire Gausu community in the Obuasi Municipality of the Ashanti Region following violent attacks on some youth by a group...

Multimedia kick-starts 2023 with a Thanksgiving Service [Photos]

It was a moment of unending joy when management and staff of Ghana’s leading media brand, The Multimedia Group Limited, kick-started 2023 with a...

SSNIT increases monthly pension payment by 25%

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) in consultation with the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) has increased the monthly pension payment by...

Check out when 2022 BECE results will be released

The results of the 2022 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) will be made public on Thursday, January 19, 2023. This is according to the Ministry...

Fake cop, 3 others allegedly hijack, steal tanker transporting petrol

A man dressed in Police uniform, accompanied by two plain clothes men, have allegedly hijacked and stolen a tanker vehicle fully loaded with fuel...

Akufo-Addo eulogises late Cardinal Baawobr

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the demise of His Eminence Cardinal Richard Kuuia Baawobr has created a big vacuum in the country.  He said...

Don’t drink tea, bread with eggs and salad if you earn less than GH¢2K – Economist

Economist Dr Evans Nunoo, says it doesn’t make economic sense for someone who earns between GH¢1,000 and GH¢2,000 to be taking tea, bread with eggs...

Chiana SHS girls dismissal: Akufo-Addo intervenes

The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has intervened in the matter of eight Senior High School students dismissed for...

Child Rights Int’l’s position on dismissed Chiana SHS students

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Child Rights International (CRI), has demanded the Ghana Education Service (GES) makes public, the probe that informed the dismissal of...

Students Loan Trust opens application portal

The Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) has opened its online applications portal for students interested in securing loans under the ‘no guarantor’ system for...

Drama as ‘robbery victims’ get charged and remanded

Two persons who allegedly orchestrated the stealing of GHC900,000 at Maamobi in Accra have appeared before an Accra Circuit Court.George Ayitey Mensah, a 32-year-old...

7 dead, 8 in critical condition after Gomoa Antseadze accident [Photos]

Seven people have perished in an accident at Gomoa Antseadze on the Cape Coast to Accra highway in the Central Region. Eight others, including an...

Government and Organised Labour agree on 30% base pay increase

Government after several negotiations with Organised Labour has increased base pay for the 2023 financial year by 30%. The increment takes effect from January 1,...

GES sends important message to sacked Chiana students

Management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has admonished sacked students of Chiana Senior High School (SHS) to consider their dismissal as “a major...

Trader on GH₵80K bail over visa fraud

An Accra Circuit Court has granted an GH₵80,000.00 bail with two sureties to a trader over alleged visa fraud. The Court ordered that the sureties...

Chiana SHS girls dismissal: Minority appeals to Akufo-Addo to intervene

The Minority in Parliament has called on President Nana Akufo-Addo to pardon the students dismissed by the Ghana Education Service (GES). In a statement on...

Police investigate murder of mother and son

The Millennium City Police Command has commenced investigations into the circumstances that led to the death of a mother and son at Green Estate,...

Heavy security presence on Legon campus as school reopens

There is a heavy security presence at the University of Ghana (Legon) on the first day of reopening for students. The police officers have been...

IMF deal to be reached in February – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has said that the country is hopeful to get an International Monetary Fund (IMF) deal latest in February. According to him, the...

Dismissed Chiana SHS students render unqualified apology [Video]

The eight dismissed students of Chiana Senior High School (SHS) in the Upper East Region have rendered an unqualified apology for insulting President Nana...

Caprice robbery: Accused pleads not guilty to charges

Four out of the five accused persons arrested in connection with the Caprice robbery incident in Accra have pleaded not guilty to the charges levelled against...

I’m not happy and in shock – Parent of dismissed Chiana SHS student

Martin Akeleyiira, a father of one of the students of Chiana Senior High School (SHS) in the Upper East Region dismissed for insulting President...

Fire destroys fitting shop, house at Nkawkaw [Video]

Fire has razed down a fitting shop and destroyed property at Nkawkaw Zongo in the Eastern Region. The inferno, which destroyed vehicles parked at...

National Cathedral donated GH¢2.6 to a crèche in Dawhenya – Okudzeto Ablakwa claims

Member of Parliament for North Tongu is on his crusade to demand accountability on the construction of the controversial National Cathedral. In his latest epistle,...

UG management sends strong warning to students in Commonwealth

The Management of the University of Ghana has cautioned continuing students residing in all-male Commonwealth Hall to desist from invading the premises. In a statement,...

Day-old baby dumped in public latrine rescued

A day-old baby girl has been found in a public toilet at Dominibo No.2 near Bibiani in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality in the...

There will be more pressure on cedi if … – World Bank warns

The World Bank has warned that the Ghana cedi may continue to come under pressure in 2023 against the U.S dollar. This, the World Bank...

Walewale residents live in fear over robberies

Residents of Walewale and its environs in the West Mamprusi municipality in the North East Region are living in constant fear following incessant armed...

Akufo-Addo receives Harvard students at Jubilee House

President Nana Akufo-Addo has said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme Ghana has opted for will boost investor confidence in the country. He has...