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Minority commiserates with Turkey and Syria

The Minority in Parliament has commiserated with the governments and people of Turkey and Syria for the loss of lives and socio-economic devastation as...

Debt exchange: Martin Kpebu hints at Arab Spring if…

JoyNews/AdomNews · Martin Kpebu hints of Arab Spring over debt exchange Convener of the Individual Bond Holders Association of Ghana (IBHAG), Martin Kpebu, is warning...

Parliament summons Finance Minister over debt exchange

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, is expected to appear before Parliament on Thursday, February 16, 2023, to brief the house on the government’s Domestic...

Debt exchange brouhaha – Martin Kpebu hails Sophia Akuffo as Yaa Asantewaa

JoyNews/AdomNews · Martin Kpebu hails Sophia Akufffo as Yaa Asantewaa Former Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, won the hearts of many when she joined a group...

Bawku conflict: 27 pregnant women die over inability to access hospital

Between 2021 and last year, 27 pregnant women in need of critical medical attention died in the Bawku municipality, a senior health officer at...

Special Prosecutor charges 4 public servants for failing to declare incomes

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has charged four public servants and a civil servant for allegedly failing to comply and declare their...

SHS freshers to report to school on February 20

All qualified Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates who are being placed into Senior High School (SHSs) and technical and vocational institutions are expected...

I will not use church resources to bless same-sex marriages – Archbishop of Canterbury

The Archbishop of Canterbury, His Grace Justine Welby, has explained his position on the issue of the Anglican Church blessing same-sex marriages. He said that...

Pension Bondholders to picket in Parliament on Valentine’s Day

The Pensioner Bondholders Forum says it will be in Parliament to observe proceedings as the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, makes an appearance before...

We will confront Ghana’s problems successfully – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has assured the Ghanaian people of government’s commitment to resolving successfully the difficulties confronting the nation. Speaking at the 18th Consultative Council...

Galamsey: One shot, tipper truck burnt in renewed clashes at Asanko Mines

At least one illegal miner has been left injured after some police officers stationed at Asanko Gold Mines allegedly shot him in a renewed...

Krachi: Man stabs brother to death over dog

A 40-year-old farmer, Kudjo Denteh, has stabbed his junior brother, Kwadwo Donkor, to death over a little disagreement between the two at Kpatchu, a...

Economist wants six ministries scrapped

Economist at the Kumasi Technical University, Dr Smart Sarpong, has waded into the move by the government to 'touch' pensioners' bonds in the Domestic...

1 dead as saloon car crashes into trailer at Apimanim

A driver of a Toyota vehicle with registration number GE 3040-12 died on the spot after his vehicle was involved in a ghastly accident...

Franklin Cudjoe reacts to Sophia Akuffo’s participation in DDEP protest

The founding President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, says the participation of former Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, in the Domestic Debt Programme protest was...

Basis for Sophia Akuffo’s participation in DDEP protest unclear – Ahiagbah

The Director of Communications of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, is baffled as to why former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo found it...

Military intervention in Bawku conflict not an end in itself – Festus Aboagye

Conflict and Security Analyst, Colonel Retired Festus B. Aboagye, has criticised government’s decision to deploy more military personnel to Bawku as a means of...

Scores injured in accident on Kasoa-Cape Coast Highway [Video]

https://youtu.be/IaRDEjm0Z3E Over 15 passengers have been seriously injured in an accident at Gomoa Nyamebekyere on the Kasoa Cape Coast Highway in the Central Region. The accident...

Sierra Leonean jailed 25 years for causing harm, robbery

A 24-year-old unemployed man had the shock of his life when an Adentan Circuit Court sentenced him to 25 years imprisonment for causing harm...

Pensioner bondholders to continue picketing on Monday

After what appears to be an unsatisfactory crunch meeting with the Finance Minister, the Pensioner Bondholders Forum plans to continue picketing the Ministry on...

Agradaa breaks silence on ghastly accident [Video]

Embattled fetish priestess turned evangelist, Patricia Asiedu, alias Agradaa, has dismissed rumours making rounds that he has been involved in an accident. Reports were rife...

Abandoned 6-unit classroom block affects access to education at Nkonya Odormitor

A six-unit classroom block that has been abandoned for years would have given great relief to the teachers and school children at Nkonya Odormitor...

Govt urged to change Bawku conflict resolution strategies

The Bawku recurring conflicts have become compounded. There's land litigation in it, struggle for chieftaincy and partisan undertones. Factions are dangerously armed and capable of...

Bawumia is an ‘arrow figure’; only him can win the 2024 election for NPP – Annoh-Dompreh [Video

A New Patriotic Party's (NPP) top brass is currently pledging this support for potential winners, heightening the race to determine who would be the...

Sack all public basic school teachers and start afresh – Prof. Adei suggests

Former Director-General and Rector of GIMPA, Professor Stephen Adei, says his revolutionary strategy to transforming the poor performance of public basic schools in Ghana...

Mahama reacts to Sophia Akuffo’s debt exchange outburst

Former President John Dramani Mahama has blamed the prevailing economic challenges in the country on President Nana Akufo-Addo’s "arrogance" and the "incompetence" of his...

Former Chief Justice threatens to sue govt over debt exchange

Former Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, has said that if government goes ahead to include the pensioners in the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme, she can...

18 Police officers arrested for various traffic offences – IGP

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) has disclosed that 18 Police officers have been arrested and are facing trial for various traffic offences. The IGP, Dr...

Refrain from spreading falsehood on Debt Exchange – Lecturer to colleagues

A Senior Research fellow in Public Sector Economics, Dr George Domfeh, has stated that Ghanaians are being misled about the Debt Exchange Programme. According to...

Abuakwa North Municipal Security Council orders Fulani herdsmen to leave

The Abuakwa North Municipal Security Council (MUSEC) in the Eastern Region has given herdsmen in the area a four-day ultimatum to leave. The council said...

Mother cuts off son’s fingers for stealing fish from soup

A mother is in police grips for cutting off the fingers of her step son over allegations of stealing fish from soup. The suspect reportedly...

Two killed in accident involving ambulance

Two people on a tricycle, popularly known as Aboboyaa, were killed in an accident involving an ambulance at Ahwiaa in the Kwabre East District...

Tricycles collapsing our business – Ho taxi drivers lament

Taxi drivers at Ho Abutia, a suburb of the Volta Region, say the introduction of tricycles locally known as Mahama Can Do or Pragya...

Good news for passengers travelling to Ghana

Airline passengers travelling to Ghana will no longer be required to fill out landing forms from March 31 this year. Disclosing the innovation, Vice President...

Catholic bishops call for lasting solution to conflict at Bawku

The Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC) has reiterated its appeal to the government to urgently use all the resources at its disposal to ensure...

I will die fulfilled if God calls me today because… – Annoh Dompreh

Member of Parliament (MP) for Nsawam, Frank Annoh Dompreh, has revealed his contribution towards the decentralisation of scholarships in Ghana has brought him a...

Court chases pensioner for defiling four minors

An Accra Circuit Court has declared a 66-year-old pensioner wanted for allegedly defiling four children in the Tema West Municipality. The suspect, Emmanuel John Kwesi...

Lawyer backs Attorney-General on A-G’s Covid-19 report withdrawal

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Director for Legal Affair, Gary Nimako, has supported calls by the Attorney General for the withdrawal of Covid-19 expenditure report by...

Ga East market women call for Municipal Chief Executive’s head [Video]

https://youtu.be/CQTzru9glR8 Traders at Dome, Kwabenya and Taifa markets in Accra want the Chief Executive of the Ga East Municipal Assembly, Kaakie Mann dismissed. The traders at...

Stay away from our lands – Empire Builders warns

Reputable real estate developers Empire Builders have issued a stern warning to some Military men and land guards occupying their 114 acres of land...