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Kumasi: City authorities accused of lacking will power to evict traders from pavements

Some Traders in Kumasi are disputing assertions by city authorities that Kumasi's city centre cannot be decongested until space is created upon completion of...

Security analyst backs decision of govt on new Bawku Naba 

A Security Analyst, Dr Adam Bona, has condemned the enskinment of a new Bawku Chief in the Upper East Region. To him, the...

I’m disappointed; gov’t could have done better – Adam Bona on new Bawku Naba Installation

A Security Analyst, Dr Adam Bona, has expressed his disappointment with the government for failing to stop the installation of a second Bawku Naba....

SHS placement: Parents storm GNAT Hall for self-placement

Hundreds of parents and their wards have gathered at the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) hall in Accra to apply for placement of...

Govt will not bear cost of IMF’s Resident Adviser to BoG – Spokesperson

A government spokesperson on Economy, Manasseh Appa Boahen, has explained that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) assigning a Resident Adviser to the Bank of...

Debt Exchange: Allotey Jacobs’ take on Gabby vs Sophia Akuffo’s brouhaha [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Debt Exchange: Allotey Jacobs' take on Gabby vs Sophia Akuffo's brouhaha Social commentator, Bernard Allotey Jacobs, has stated former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo...

Presidential jet back to Ghana

The Falcon 900-EX Presidential Jet, used by the President and key government officials for both local and international travels, is back home in Ghana. This...

Consumer Rights bill in the offing

Parliament is ready to take a bill from the Ministry of Trade and Industry, known as Consumers Protection, to help protect the consuming public...

Upper East MPs condemn enskinment of new Bawku Naba

Members of Parliament (MPs) from the Upper East Region have condemned the enskinment of a rival Bawku Naba. They have described the act as null...

Agbobloshie-Nzema traders petition parliament over evacuation

A group calling itself Agbogbloshie-Nzema Traders have petitioned parliament over a planned evacuation to pave way for a housing project for Kayayeis. The disgruntled traders...

Anglican Church commits £100m for engaging in slavery

The Anglican Church has announced the commitment of £100 million as its show of remorse for its past involvement in the transatlantic slave trade. The...

Akufo-Addo reconstitutes Hajj Board

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has reconstituted the Hajj Board. The new composition is as follows: HAJJ BOARD 1.Alhaji Ben Abdallah Banda-           Chairman 2.Habib...

I’m disappointed in NPP; all govts in 4th Republic – Sophia Akuffo

Former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo is not enthused by the performance of governments since the inception of the 1992 Constitution. Even the New Patriotic Party...

Fire guts structures at Timber market

Fire has engulfed several structures close to the Timber Market at Old Fadama, popularly called Sodom and Gomorrah in the Amamomo Electoral Area of...

I didn’t kill Adams Mahama – Accused cries in court

Asabke Alangdi, the second accused person charged with the murder of the then Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Alhaji...

Mad rush for fuel as tanker falls at Obosomase [Video]

Residents of Obosomase in the Eastern Region and surrounding communities on Wednesday morning defied the risks associated with a fuel tanker involved in an...

Pru MP to sue Ghana Highway Authority

Member of Parliament for Pru East, Dr Kwabena Donkor, is threatening to take legal action against the Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) over the poor...

Ejura shooting: Over GHC1.2 paid to victims

Over GHC1.2 million has been paid as compensation to three victims of the Ejura shooting incident which happened in 2021. This comes after an assessment...

Govt reacts to enskinment of new Bawku Naba

The government says the enskinment of the new Bawku Naba at Nalerigu in the North East region is illegal.  In a press release issued by...

MTN targets 4,000 pints of blood in Save a Life Blood dona­tion campaign

MTN Ghana Foundation in partnership with the National Blood Service (NBS) yesterday embarked on a blood campaign to collect about 4,000 pints of blood...

Man battling for his life after attack by unknown assailants at Awutu Bereku

A man, believed to be in his 30s, is unconscious after unknown assailants inflicted cutlass wounds on him at Awutu Bereku in the Awutu...

Man and son arrested for killing bull in Savannah Region

A 58-year-old man, Langa Jakpa and his 31-year-old son, Langa Mahama, have been arrested by the Tuna police in the Sawla District of the...

Debt exchange brouhaha: Finance Minister to meet Akufo-Addo

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has promised to meet with President Nana Akufo-Addo to deliberate on the exemption demand of members of the Pensioner Bondholders...

Pupils carry chamber pot to school over lack of toilet facilities

Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, has asked the Ministry of Education and MMDAs to endeavour to include toilet facilities in...

Turkey earthquake: Kojo Bonsu fires Foreign Ministry

Presidential hopeful, Kojo Bonsu, is not happy about how the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration is handling information about the Turkey earthquake. According...

Movement For Justice Ghana drags Okudzeto Ablakwa to GRA

A Governance Accountability Group, Movement For Justice Ghana, has petitioned the Registrar of Companies and the Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to...

Omanhene opens up on how Mahama impacted his journalism career [Video]

Ace broadcast journalist, Benjamin Asante Darko, known in the journalism landscape as Omanhene Kwabena Asante, has shared a touching story about his media journey....

MP likens “voluntary” exemption in Debt Exchange to ‘Animal Farm’ 

A Member of the Finance Committee of Parliament, Richard Acheampong, has said that participation in the Debt Exchange Programme is not as voluntary as...

Meet the headmistress who has been shaving pupils’ hair for 9 years

The headmistress of Aboabo No.4 Presbyterian primary school in the Dormaa Central Municipality of the Bono Region, Gloria Anima Junior, has taken it upon...

GES sends strong message to parents as it announces placement of students

The Ghana Education Service (GES) is calling on parents to be on the high alert as it announces the placement of students in...

NEIP holds stakeholders’ engagement on hubs grant programme [Photos]

The National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) has held stakeholders' engagement with players in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. This is part of plans to implement...

Arise Ghana joins bondholders to picket at Finance Ministry

Pressure group, Arise Ghana on Wednesday joined the Pensioner bondholders to picket the Finance Ministry over the Debt Exchange Programme. Wednesday was the seventh time that...

Repair works on Korle Bu roads underway

The Department of Urban Roads (DUR) has commenced the fixing of potholes and asphalt cracks on roads leading to the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital....

Assemblies of God Ghana meets Speaker Bagbin [Photos]

An eight-member delegation from the Assemblies of God Church has paid a courtesy call on Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin. Led by the General Superintendent,...

SHS/TVET placement for 2022 BECE graduates released

Placement for 2022 graduates of the 2022 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) into Senior High Schools and Technical, Vocational, Education and Training (TVET) has...

Archbishop of Canterbury’s wife meets First Lady

The wife of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Mrs. Caroline Welby and her entourage, on Monday paid a courtesy call on the First Lady, Mrs....

Influx of refugees in Ghana worrying – Akufo-Addo

JoyNews/AdomNews · Influx of refugees into Ghana worrying - Akufo-Addo President Akufo Addo has bemoaned the influx of refugees into the country. Interacting with the visiting...

Apostolic Empowerment Ministry, Tima Kumkum Foundation spread love on Val’s Day [Photos]

The Apostolic Empowerment Ministry, led by Apostle Selassie Addae, has donated to the Korle- Teaching Hospital's Child Health Department. The exercise, in partnership with Adom...

Mother of SHS student ‘losing sight’ after flogging by teacher sends SoS message to Education Minister

JoyNews/AdomNews · TEACHER BEAT STUDENT MOTHER SPEAKS Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, is yet to honour his promise after a 21-year-old student of Assin...

Three arrested over alleged sale of drugs at James Town

The James Town Police have arrested three persons alleged to have engaged in the sale of drugs to young people at James Town, Accra....