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Govt to set up fertiliser factory

The government intends to set up a fertiliser-producing factory to cater for the needs of the country’s agriculture sector and beyond. President Akufo-Addo, who dropped...

Scores of residents displaced, others trapped as Weija and its environs flood

Scores of residents in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region have been displaced with several others trapped in their homes as...

Forestry Commission gave consent to Wontumi’s Akonta Mining to enter Nimri Forest Reserve

The Forestry Commission says the Minerals Commission may go ahead and process documents of Akonta Mining Limited for its permit entry into the Tano Nimri...

Akufo-Addo meets National House of Chiefs, MMDCEs over ‘galamsey’

President Nana Akufo-Addo will on Wednesday meet the National House of Chiefs and  Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) on the galamsey menace...

My vehicle was set ablaze on Samatex premises – Wontumi cries out

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Bosiako, has said his vehicle was set ablaze at the premises of...

Joy News’ Joojo Cobbinah, NGO sue govt over River Offin menstruation taboo

JoyNews' Features Editor Joojo Cobbinah and the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHDRA), an NGO, have sued government over its failure...

Anger as Bukom residents dry clothes on newly built Astroturf [Video]

A latest video of residents using the Bukom Astroturf as a place for drying clothes has triggered reactions from Ghanaians. The sandy pitch, which...

Legon: Police seek call records in level 100 student’s boyfriend murder

Police investigators are seeking records and information of telephone conversations and bank transactions from the Telcos and Banks in the case in which a...

No ban on Ghana’s cocoa – EU Ambassador to Ghana assures

The European Union (EU) has dismissed reports that Ghana’s cocoa will be banned by members of the union. Speaking on behalf at the EU Ambassador...

Galamsey could cause ban on Ghana’s cocoa beans in the international market – Agric Minister

Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has said that harmful chemicals used in illegal mining is the greatest threat to cocoa...

Man chops off brother-in-law’s hand in feud

Simon Nyajanaam, a man believed to be in his 20s, has had his hand chopped off in an attack by his brother-in-law at Abotansu,...

Why unregistered sim cards have not been deactivated after deadline

Ningo-Prampram Member of Parliament (MP), Sam George, has revealed why unregistered SIM cards have not been blocked following the September 30 deadline. Mr George claims...

Sam George justifies why he doesn’t have Ghana card

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Communications Committee, Sam George, has said he does not have a Ghana Card. In view of this, he is yet to...

Man, 26, found dead in bizarre state at Budumburam [Video]

https://youtu.be/vHadAqnE67c A 26-year-old man, Stephen Akwaboah, has been lynched by unknown assailants for allegedly stealing goodies at Big Apple, a suburb of Gomoa Buduburam in...

Akufo-Addo, NPP gurus pay last respects to former Chairman [Photos]

A former Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Harona Esseku, has been laid to rest. The final funeral rites came off on Saturday, October...

GWCL assures regular water supply after flooding

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has assured customers in the Greater Accra, Northern and Upper West regions of regular service despite flooding incidents...

Ministry of Health inducts medical herbalists from KNUST

The Ministry of Health has inducted newly qualified Medical Herbalists from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) to take on the...

Suspected thieves tortured at ‘galamsey’ site

Two suspected thieves accused of attempting to rob a galamsey site being worked on by some Ghanaians and a Chinese national at Denkyira Nkotimso...

Operation Clean Your Frontage embarks on 3 months intensive joint enforcement strategy in Accra

The Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council has indeed began the enforcement of its most touted and campaigned clean Accra law enforcement project dubbed "Operation...

ECG’s IT department resisting checks and balance moves by MD – Kwadwo Poku

The Executive Director of the Institute for Energy Policies and Research has fingered the IT department of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) for...

Mankessim murder: Chief defends mason who dug hole for burying victim

The Tufuhene of Ekumfi Akwaakrom, a suspect in the Mankessim murder case, has pleaded with the Cape Coast District Court to withdraw the third...

I’m very responsible, I wont do things to hurt the environment; NPP – Wontumi

The Ashanti Regional Chairman for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako Chairman Wontumi has said his only engages in legal mining. According to...

Why I’m protecting Nimri Forest Reserve – Wontumi

Owner of Akonta Mining Limited, Bernard Antwi Boasiako popularly known as Chairman Wontumi has vowed to protect the Nimri Forest Reserve from illegal mining...

Residents of Asamang-Tamfoe protest against Okyeman Environmental Taskforce

Some residents of Asamang-Tamfoe have registered their displeasure against the police and the Okyeman Environmental Taskforce for allegedly unleashing violent attacks which have left...

Thunder strikes 12-year-old boy at Nkwanta South

A 12-year-old male pupil of Redeem M/A basic school has been struck by thunder in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region. The incident...

Mankessim murder: Court adjourns case to allow police more time to investigate

A Cape Coast District Court has yet again adjourned the case involving the gruesome murder of two persons at Mankessim. According to the court, the...

Pakyi No. 1 kingmakers angry over surge in galamsey activities

Kingmakers of the Ekuona Royal family and some farmers at Pakyi No.1 are unhappy over a surge in illegal mining activities known as 'galamsey'...

Philomena Dzogbo is ‘Borla Woman’ of the Year

A middle-aged woman, Philomena Dzogbo, has won the Most Distinguished Borla Woman of the Year 2022 Award. She was presented a plaque and a...

God will fight for me – Wontumi on Akonta Mining/Samatex tussle in Nimri Forest Reserve

JoyNews/AdomNews · Chairman Wontumi sets record straight on Nimri Forest operations Ashanti Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Bosiako, has...

Akonta Mining has no permit to mine in Tano Nimri Forest Reserve – Minerals Commission

The Minerals Commission of Ghana has reiterated that Akonta Mining Limited has no mining lease, mineral right, and/or permit to undertake any mining operation...

Torrential rains likely to cut-off Sunyani-Techiman highway

The Kobedi portion of the Sunyani-Techiman highway in the Bono Region is likely to be cut off by rains as it has already devastated...

Akufo-Addo directs SIGA boss to probe 2021 Auditor-General’s report

President Nana Akufo-Addo has directed the Director General of the State Interest and Governance Authority (SIGA) to within four weeks investigate the causes of...

Cost of mental healthcare up – Mental Health Authority helpless

The cost of mental healthcare in the country has gone up with fears among stakeholders that the situation can undermine accessibility and worsen the...

COCOBOD signs $1.13bn syndicated loan for 2022/2023 cocoa crop season

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has signed a $1.13 billion syndicated loan to finance the purchase of cocoa beans for the 2022/2023 crop season. The...

EOCO arrests 7 Nigerian cyber criminals

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has arrested seven Nigerien cyber criminals. EOCO in a Facebook post on Monday noted that the arrest was...

We will work day, night to clear backlog of passports – Foreign Affairs Minister

JoyNews/AdomNews · We will work day, night to clear backlog of passports – Foreign Affairs Minister The Foreign Affairs Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has assured...

NADMO, Military move to rescue Ashalaja flood victims [Video]

https://youtu.be/nzWXwTMXHQE A joint team of Military and the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) are on a mission to rescue residents of Ashalaja in the Ga...

Moody’s downgrades Ghana’s rating to further junk status

Rating agency, Moody’s has downgraded Ghana’s long-term issuer and senior unsecured debt ratings to Caa2 from Caa1 and placed the ratings on review for downgrade. The...

Eastern region floods: 5 dead; 10 missing

Five persons have been confirmed dead with 10 others missing following a heavy downpour in the Eastern region. Two of the deaths were recorded in...

COCOBOD secures US$1.13bn to purchase cocoa

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has secured US$1.13 billion from a consortium of international banks and financial institutions to purchase cocoa beans in the...