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Kweku Baako mourns after being hit with sad news

The step-mother of the Editor-In-Chief of the New Crusading Guide, Abdul-Malik Kweku Baako, has passed away. The death occurred at the SSNIT hospital a few...

Latest twist to bullion van robbery will shock you

State prosecutors handling the case involving six policemen accused of their involvement in bullion van robberies in Accra have withdrawn the case. This comes after...

Six feared dead in Sege-Aflao road crash

Six persons are feared dead in an accident near the Macdan Sports Stadium area on the Sege-Aflao road in the Greater Accra Region. The accident...

National Farmers’ Day: Meet the lecturer who won the Central Regional best pig farmer  

Governance lecturer at Central University and farmer, Dr Benjamin Otchere Ankrah, has revealed that when the agriculture sector is given the needed support, the...

Galamsey: 2 miners arrested, 15 equipment destroyed

Two persons have been arrested and 15 Chanfang machines destroyed in a task force exercise against illegal mining on River Pra in the Eastern...

3-day-old baby found dead, body dumped in manhole

A decomposing body of a three-day-old baby has been found in a manhole at Oklu Nkwanta, a suburb of Kasoa Ofaakor in the Awutu...

Pastor remanded for stealing

A pastor at Divine Favour Ministry at Asante Bekwai, Kwaku Adinkra, aged 43, has been remanded in Police Custody for allegedly stealing items worth...

Judge in Ato Essien trial sets records straight

Justice Eric Kyei Baffour has corrected media reports on the ongoing criminal case involving Chief Executive Officer of defunct Capital Bank William Ato Essien,...

Property, Gh¢10K burnt as fire guts home at Adabraka

Fire has gutted a residence at Oregon Avenue behind the Adabraka Central Mosque in Accra. The inferno, which started on the morning of Thursday, December...

Debt Exchange: Pay income tax too – OccupyGhana tells Akufo-Addo

Pressure group OccupyGhana has called for the removal of the tax exemption privilege enjoyed by the President. This comes on the back of government's debt...

AG leadership to deepen collaboration with other churches

The new leadership of Assemblies of God Ghana is exploring ways of deepening relationships with other denominations for effective collaboration in the areas of...

Mampong residents fume over attempts to introduce mining in community

Indigenes of Asante Mampong have cautioned the Minerals Commission against granting prospecting licenses to mining companies without recourse to the interest of affected communities. This...

The People’s Forum: We won’t reduce fares today or tomorrow – Asamankese drivers

Commercial drivers at Asamankese in the Eastern Region have dismissed calls for a reduction in transport fares following the recent reduction in fuel prices. A...

Single Man Contractors Association petitions Parliament over arrears

A group calling itself the Single Man Contractors Association under Ghana Highways Authority has petitioned Parliament over their unpaid salaries. The group says...

Lands Minister commissions centre to track explosives vehicles and excavators

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor, has commissioned a network centre at the Minerals Commission to monitor and track earth-moving...

Asamang Tamfoe chief confirms Benkumhene’s destoolment

Asamang Tamfoehene, Osabarima Kwame Koh II, has presented a letter to the Okyenhene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panyin confirming the destoolment of his Benkumhene Nana...

Man jailed for smashing sister’s phone narrates ordeal

A 42-year-old ex-convict, Emmanuel Twum, has narrated how he was jailed for a year for smashing his sister’s ‘yam’ phone. In the absence of an...

Civil Engineer calls out govt over road tolls

Road and building consultant, Abdulai Mahama, has called out the government over the termination of the road toll system. According to him, there should have...

Bank of Ghana reacts to reports of fire outbreak

The Bank of Ghana has classified as untrue some reports that a fire incident was recorded in it's headquarters in Accra on Thursday, December...

The call that changed 2 Bolt drivers’ lives: Hard work does indeed pay

“One of these brand-new cars will be mine,” Vincent Amoah said out loud to himself. He was on a routine drive passing through Abelemkpe in...

Six dead, 10 rescued in accident at Dorse

Six passengers in a Ford Transit bus have met their untimely death in a gory accident at Dorse, a suburb of Sege in the...

Debt exchange: Our money shouldn’t be touched – UTAG tells govt

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has warned government not to touch their pension funds in the ongoing debt exchange programme. The Association said...

Agric Minister praises rice farmers in Upper East Region

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has disclosed that the government is talking to some African development banks for funds to support rice farming...

Waterstone Realty Ltd sues govt over National Cathedral project

Waterstone Realty Limited has sued the Lands Commission over the demolition of a two-storey multipurpose building which was at the designated location for the...

Debate on censure motion against Ofori-Atta begins today

The green light has been given by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to decide the fate of Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta on Thursday. Members...

Supreme Court Nominees: Appointments Committee presents report to Parliament 

Parliament’s Appointments Committee's report on the President’s nominations for appointment as Justices of the Supreme Court has been presented to the House.  Andrew Amoako...

Govt establishes ₵15billion Ghana Financial Stability Fund

Government has established the Ghana Financial Stability Fund (GFSF) with a target size of GH₵ 15 billion to be provided by the government and its...

Marketing Officer granted bail over alleged stealing

A 27-year-old Marketing Officer, who allegedly stole an amount of GHS107,798.31, belonging to Duraplast Company has been granted bail by an Accra Circuit Court. Samuel...

Cutting govt’s ‘afro’ to match the people’s haircut: video analysis

Government has launched a debt exchange programme that will see institutional investors take a haircut on their interests. Pension funds, banks and insurance firms are...

Akufo-Addo’s govt has neglected Western North region – Sampson Ahi

https://youtu.be/0t1KbCL3-H0 Sehwi Bodi Member of Parliament (MP) in the Western North Region, Sampson Ahi, has lamented that the Akufo-Addo administration has neglected the area. The President...

Debt Exchange Programme: Minister replies Labour Unions [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Abena Osei Asare On Debt Exchange Programme A Deputy Finance Minister, Abena Osei Asare, has fought off claims by Labour Unions that there...

GI-KACE hosts the 14th ITU Kaleidoscope Conference

The 14th edition of the International Telecommunication (ITU) Kaleidoscope Conference is ongoing in Accra, Ghana. Being hosted by the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of...

Ursula Owusu sends fresh message over SIM registration

Communications Minister, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has said government will not relent on punitive measures against those who have failed to register their SIM Cards,...

Go fully digital – Akufo-Addo to Lands Commission

President Nana Akufo-Addo has opened a National Lands Conference in Accra, with a charge to the Lands Commission to ensure the Commission goes fully...

Man, 27, arrested for shooting motor rider he hired

A 27-year-old young man, identified as Prince Yoma, has been arrested by the police at Sehwi for shooting a motorbike rider he boarded in...

Bawumia named among 100 most influential Africans

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has been named among the 100 most influential people on the African continent. The exclusive list of transformational African...

Appointments Committee approves 2 out of 4 Supreme Court Justice nominees

Parliament’s Appointments Committee has approved the nomination of two out of four Justices President Nana Akufo-Addo nominated to the Supreme Court. The approved nominees are...

Driver’s mate killed, 2 in critical condition in gory accident at Gomoa Dominase

A driver's mate died on the spot with two others in critical condition in a gory accident at Gomoa Dominase Junction in the Gomoa...

Community Protection Assistants allegedly attack YEA Operations Manager

The Eastern Regional Operations Manager of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), Samuel Kwame Kodua, narrowly escaped death after he was brutally attacked and had...

‘Ghetto’ set on fire as Police arrest suspected Indian hemp smokers

The Wenchi police in the Bono Region have arrested eight suspected Indian Hemp smokers and peddlers, in a swoop conducted in the Municipality on...