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Tears as Lady Rev Heward-Mills celebrates late son on his birthday

The first lady of the United Denomination Originating from the Lighthouse Group of Churches, Lady Rev. Mrs Adelaide Heward-Mills celebrated her late son, Dr...

I have not forfeited 6 months salary – Kufuor dismisses fake letter to Chief of Staff

The Office of former President John Agyekum Kufuor has refuted claims the former President has forfeited six months of his salary to the State. In...

Parliament’s Education Committee to push for amendment of GETFund Act

The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Education Committee, Peter Nortsu-Kotoe, has promised to make a strong case for an amendment to the Ghana Education Trust...

Check out GETFund projects completed in some universities

The administrator of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), Richard Ampofo Boadu, has listed a number of projects completed in various tertiary institutions in...

GETFund engages stakeholders on infrastructure support

The Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) has held a stakeholders' forum on infrastructure support for education in Ghana. The forum, led by the GETFund...

Four-day-old baby dumped in public toilet rescued

A four-day-old baby boy has escaped death after his mother dumped him into a public toilet at Gomoa Potsin in the Central Region. The...

Lotto operators go wild over NLA’s 20% commission [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · LOTTO WAHALA The Concerned Lotto Agents Association of Ghana has said they are unhappy about directives by the National Lottery Authority (NLA) in...

Truck kills 19-year-old SHS graduate, 4 others injured at Bibiani

A 19-year-old Senior High School (SHS) graduate has lost his life in an accident between a tricycle and a sand truck on the Bibiani-Kumasi...

One shot dead, 7 injured in violent clashes between 2 communities

A 31-year-old man, Quashie Edem, has been shot dead with six others injured in a cutlass and gun battle in land litigation between the...

It is true money hates noise – Christian Council Chairman tells Ghanaians

The Chairman of the Christian Council of Ghana, Rt. Rev. Prof Joseph Obiri Yeboah Mantey, has urged Ghanaians to minimize their negative comments about...

Govt drags teachers to Labour Commission over strike

The government has dragged the striking teacher unions to the National Labour Commission (NLC) over their stance on the appointment of an acting Director-General...

Hardship in Ghana: Prices of Bible to go up

The Bible Society of Ghana has announced an increase in the price of Bibles effective November 10, 2022. The increase, according to the Society,...

JHS pupil drowns in River Owabi

A 15-year-old Junior High School pupil, David Laari, has reportedly drowned in River Owabi at Dabaa in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District of the...

Police Inspector arrested for reckless driving

An Inspector with the Ghana Police Service, Entwie Bio, has been arrested for reckless driving.  The officer was reportedly arrested on Monday after he...

Teacher trainee jailed for impersonation

The Wa Circuit Court has sentenced Uthman Anuwar Sadat, a first-year student of the Nusrat Jahan Training College to 14 months imprisonment for impersonation...

Teachers in Ashanti Region boycott class as strike by teacher unions continues

A day after refusing to stay out of the classrooms, teachers in public basic schools in the Ashanti Region have joined the nationwide industrial...

Resign or be sacked – Minority to BoG Governor

The Minority in Parliament is turning the heat on the Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Addison, who they say should...

OccupyGhana petitions Special Prosecutor to investigate businessman who attempted to bride MPs

A pressure group, OccupyGhana, has petitioned the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to probe the alleged wealthy businessman who tried to influence some...

10-year-old girl commits suicide at Agona Duotu

A 10-year-old class 3 pupil of Agona Duotu D/A Basic School in the Central Region has hanged herself. The deceased, Afia Awusi, hanged herself in...

Woman found dead, body dumped at roadside at Baifikrom

A young lady, suspected to be in her 20s, has been found dead on the Mankessim-Baifikrom stretch of Baifikrom to Dominase road in the...

Lawyers for Anas react to testifying without mask ‘ruling’

Cromwell Gray LLP, lawyers for the celebrated investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has urged the public to disregard false reportage within a section of...

Imported chicken, other meat products safe – FDA

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says chicken and other meat products that are imported into the country are taken through internationally-accredited protocols to...

Former Beige Bank CEO pleads not guilty to stealing ¢1.2bn, granted bail

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of defunct Beige Bank, Michael Nyinaku, has pleaded not guilty to multiple charges of stealing and money laundering filed against...

Police Inspector arrested for reckless driving in Accra

A Senior Police officer, Inspector Entwie Bio, has been arrested by the Police for reckless driving. The officer was arrested on Monday after he was...

Dead whale washed ashore in Western Region

A sea mammal suspected to be a whale has been washed ashore dead at Princess Town in the Ahanta West Municipality of the Western...

Catholic Bishops send SOS message to govt over failing economy

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference has taken a swipe at government for failing to engage in broader consultation to fix the country’s current economic situation. They...

Opuni fights Justice Honyenuga again

Embattled former Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr Stephen Opuni, has once again renewed his fight against Justice Clemence Honyenuga (Rtd),...

Govt committed to stabilising cedi – Finance Minister

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has reiterated government’s commitment to stabilising the Ghana cedi by the end of the year. According to him, government and the...

Transport hikes: Ayaloo cheaper than ‘trotro’

Management of Rapid Bus Transit Services, popularly known as Ayalolo, is rallying the public to choose their service. According to them, the state initiated public...

Teachers strike against new GES boss unjustified – Afenyo-Markin

Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, says the strike action by three teacher unions against the new Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) is...

Strike by teachers preventable – Dr Apaak

Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Education Committee, Dr Clement Apaak, says some of the strikes in the education sector are entirely preventable if government...

Ghana committed to increasing share of renewable energy – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has assured the global community of Ghana’s full commitment to increasing the country’s share of renewable energy in the energy mix. Speaking at...

Former Beige Bank CEO charged with money laundering, theft

Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Beige Bank Limited, Michael Henaku, has been charged with  44 counts of money laundering, fraudulent breach of trust...

Blogger in court over publication that caused panic withdrawals

The Accra Circuit Court has granted GH¢20,000 bail with two sureties each to a blogger and an Information Technology (IT) professional for an alleged...

Distortions marring Asante-Anlo unity – Asantehene

The Asantehene has bemoaned distortions to the history of the Asantes and the Anlos, saying they have “adversely affected our relationship.”  Otumfuo Osei-Tutu II said...

Bawumia commends Otumfuo for historic appearance at Hogbetsotso Festival

Tongues were left wagging in Anlo in praise of two distinguished personalities who historically graced the annual Hogbetsotso Festival on Saturday, November 5. The two,...

Interesting twist to case of farmer who petitioned Supreme Court to allow him marry more wives

A farmer, Samuel Ampomah, who filed a suit seeking the Supreme Court to allow men to marry more than one wife under the marriage...

Four remanded over medical doctor’s stolen laptop, documents

Two persons who allegedly broke into a Land Cruiser vehicle and made away with an Apple Mac Book pro Laptop valued at GHS14,000 have...

Family of police officer who died after watching Arsenal, Chelsea match breaks silence

Family of chief Inspector Bismark Dei, who reportedly died after watching a football match between Arsenal and Chelsea, has spoken on the unfortunate incident. According...

Teachers in Ashanti Region defy strike orders

Teachers in some basic and senior high schools in the Ashanti Region have been active in class teaching, despite an industrial action declared by...