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ECG can’t pay 100% for power it buys – John Jinapor

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Mines and Energy Committee, John Jinapor, has faulted the Chamber of Independent Power Producers and the Electricity Company of Ghana...

TUC to meet NLC today over strike against Sunon Asogli 

Leadership of Organized Labour of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) will today, July 4, meet the National Labour Commission (NLC), following the former’s planned...

Complete development projects initiated by your predecessors – Dormaahene   

Paramount Chief of Dormaa Traditional Area, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II, has urged successive governments to endeavour to continue and complete development projects initiated...

Energy Minister to be honoured at 14th MTN Pulse Africa Role Model Awards

Energy Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, popularly known as ‘Napo’, is scheduled to receive an honourary award at the 14th MTN Pulse Africa Role Model...

Bullion van attack: Two suspects remanded

The Kaneshie District Court has remanded into Police custody two persons for their alleged involvement in the attack of a bullion van, which led...

NSMQ reacts to death of 2021 Ketasco finalist James Lutterodt

The National Science & Maths Quiz (NSMQ) has been deeply saddened by the sudden passing of James Lutterodt, one of the bright contestants who...

GWCL to shut down Weija treatment plants; check out areas to be affected

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has announced the shutdown on Tuesday, July 4 of two of the three treatment plants at the Weija...

Dormaa chief should be sacked as a justice of the High Court – Sam Okudzeto

The Dormaahene, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II, should be sacked as a justice of the High Court for making public utterances on matters pending...

2021 NSMQ Ketasco star dead

James Lutterodt, a notable participant in the 2021 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ), has sadly passed away. James, along with his teammates Francisca Lamini...

Former Power Minister sends important message to ECG boss

Dr. Kwabena Donkor, a former Power Minister, is offering advice to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) on the importance of improving efficiency to...

Wendy Shay concerned about excessive import duties; urges Akufo-Addo to take action

Rufftown singer Wendy Shay has passionately reached out to President Nana Akufo-Addo, expressing her worry over the steep import duties imposed on vehicles and...

ECG, IPPs agree on payment plan

JoyNews is learning of an agreement reached between the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Chamber of Independent Power Producers (IPPs) for a...

We haven’t given IPPs any money; we’ve only reached an agreement – ECG

The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has disclosed that monies have not yet been paid to the Independent Power Producers...

NDC member killed, another injured in gory accident

A Deputy Youth Organizer aspirant of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Amenfi East Constituency of the Western Region, Maclean Jacob Asaah, has...

Your comments might affect your promotion – Majority Leader on Dormaahene’s call for discontinuance of Gyakye Quayson’s case

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has advised the Dormaahene, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II, who is also a High Court judge to...

AG rejects Dormaahene’s ‘unhealthy’ comment on Gyakye Quayson’s case

The Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has expressed concern regarding comments made by individuals in high positions that could potentially impact the ongoing criminal...

Judges should cause arrest of lawyers who bribe them – GBA PRO

Judges have been urged to report lawyers who try to bribe them to rule in favour of their clients to the police. According to the...

GNAT donates life jackets to teachers; urges govt to improve access to education

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has called on the government to remove all barriers preventing equal access to education in the country. The...

Parliament likely to debate anti-LGBTQ+ bill this week

Parliament is expected to debate the bill on the Promotion of Proper Sexual Human Rights and Ghanaian Family Values also known as the anti-LGBT...

President Akufo-Addo to commission redeveloped Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park on Tuesday

The redeveloped Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, with a cost of $3.5 million, is set to be commissioned on July 4, 2023, by the President...

Alban Bagbin enskinned chief at Nadowli Kaleo

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has been enskinned at Takpo as Naa Sunoyong Maalo Bagbin I, Tinmaali Naa of Takpo Traditional Council at...

Always be battle ready against evil spirits – Agyinasare tells Christians

Founder and Presiding Bishop of Perez Chapel International, Archbishop Charles Agyinasare, has admonished Christians to always be prepared for spiritual warfare against evil spirits. He...

Gyakye Quayson is the Joseph of NDC – Apostle Amoako Attah

Founder and Leader of Parliament Chapel International, Apostle Francis Amoako Attah, has revealed a powerful revelation about the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of...

GBA urges judges not to be intimidated by attacks or threats

The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has condemned pronouncements and commentaries that tend to intimidate, threaten, and attack the personality of judges over their judgements and rulings. It...

Address human rights abuses – Rev. Opuni Frimpong tells lawyers

The immediate past General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, Rev. Dr Kwabena Opuni Frimpong, has called on the Ghana Bar Association (GBA)...

Stray bullet hits woman during coronation at Amosima

The Safohene of Amosima community in the Abura Asebe Kwamankese in the Central Region, Kweku Apagya, has been apprehended by the Amosima police over...

3 dead, 17 injured in accident on N1 highway

A tragic accident which occurred at Water Works on the N1 highway in the Greater Accra Region on Sunday has claimed the lives of...

Halt Gyakye Quayson’s trial – Dormaahene to Akufo-Addo

Dormaahene and President of the Bono Regional House of Chiefs, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II, has appealed to the President, Nana Akufo-Addo to intervene...

NLC summons TUC over intended strike against Sunon Asogli

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has summoned the Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC) to appear before it on Tuesday, July 4, for a hearing...

24-year-old Okada rider shot dead in robbery attack

A robbery gang has killed a 24-year-old Okada rider and bolted with his motorbike at Kwarfokurom near Nsawam in the Eastern Region. The 24-year-old deceased...

Drivers, passengers bemoan deplorable Seikwa-Sampa road

The Seikwa-Sampa road, spanning approximately 25 kilometers and located in the Jaman North District, has become a cause for concern among drivers and passengers. The...

Deputy NDC National Youth Organiser takes on Bawumia for ‘attacking’ Mahama

The Deputy National Youth Organiser of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Osman Ayariga Mahama, has taken a swipe at the Vice President, Dr...

Man who stole Meek Mill’s phone arrested again for phone theft

The 33-year-old scrap dealer, Nuhu Sulley, who was previously granted GH¢50,000 bail by an Accra Circuit Court for stealing an American rapper, Meek Mill’s iPhone, has...

National Peace Council meets Somey Traditional council over Nogokpo – Agyinsare impasse

A delegation from the National Peace Council (NPC), led by His Eminence Numo Blafo Akotia Omaetu III, has held a meeting with the chiefs...

GRA impounds 3 trucks with goods without tax stamp at Alajo

Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has seized three trucks loaded with soft drinks without tax stamps at Alajo in Accra. The authority said actions by the...

Over 400 pupils of Maase Atimatim Basic School forced to study under deplorable condition

Concerned residents of Maase-Atimatim in the Ashanti region are pleading with the government to rehabilitate the falling classroom structure of the Maase-Atimatim Basic School. The...

Aburi-Kitase CHPS compound nurses threaten shut down over mentally ill man

Nurses at Aburi – Ketase CHPs compound are threatening to shut down the facility indefinitely following constant threats by a mentally deranged young man...

GAF warns public against fake recruitment

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has cautioned the general public against ongoing fraudulent recruitment and enlistment online exercises. In a statement, GAF said it has...

Obra show: Lady attempts to slap lover for denying his child

An angry 18-year-old lady attempted to slap her lover on Nhyira FM's Obra show when he denied responsibility for their baby. The disgruntled lady,...

Asokore-Mampong Municipal Assembly to partner US cities for ‘sister city’ relations

The Asokore-Mampong Municipal Assembly is seeking a ‘sister-city’ relationship with some cities in the United States of America to develop socio-economic opportunities in the...