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Ghana authors & publishers association apologises over controversial history textbook

The Ghana National Association of Authors and Publishers has admitted the contents of a history book which attempted to explain some disadvantages of the...

Strike still in force amid talks with govt – JUSAG insists

The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) says its strike is still in force.  The Association said the industrial action will remain so until...

Attorney General asks Speaker to declare Assin North seat vacant

The Attorney General (AG), Godfred Yeboah Dame, is said to have written to the Speaker of Parliament asking that he declares the Assin North...

Extend ban on drumming, noise making to 3 months

When the strict enforcement of the ban on drumming and noise making by the Ga Traditional Council to herald the celebration of the annual...

Missing 13-year-old boy tied to tree rescued by police

The Ghana Police Service has reportedly rescued a missing 13-year-old boy who was found tied to a tree in a plantation. This unfortunate incident happened...

Until we receive our monies; we won’t cook – school feeding caterers

Caterers under the School Feeding Programme have vowed not to cook for the school children until monies owed them are paid. The caterers insist they...

Apostle Ntumy on why he’s in wheelchair in response to claims that he disobeyed God’s directive

A former chairman of the Church of Pentecost, Apostle Dr Michael Ntumy, has reacted to some claims that he ended in a wheel chair...

Free SHS: We want our money not empty promises – National Food Suppliers

The National Food Suppliers Association says its members won’t back down on their decision to picket at the premises of the National Food Buffer...

Man kills wife, drinks poison

A man has infamously killed his wife in the farm, but his attempt to commit suicide afterwards to avert prosecution failed miserably. Suspect Akwasi Brefo...

COVID-19: Ghana records 1,462 deaths in three years

Ghana recorded a total of 1,462 deaths attributable to COVID-19 as of May 15, 2023, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has disclosed. The last death...

NPP lawyer sues Ga East MCE over legal fees

Lawyer and member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gary Nimako Marfo, has filed an action against the Ga East Municipal Assembly and the...

IMF deal: Don’t touch free SHS – Kwame Pianim to govt

An Economist has advised government not to “touch” the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy in the quest to review flagship programmes.  Mr Kwame Pianim...

World Bank releases additional $150m for Odaw Basin flood control

The World Bank has released $150 million to the government as additional funding to improve on flood resilience in the Odaw River Basin in...

IMF: Independent Power Producers reject govt’s bid to restructure $1.58bn debt

Independent power producers have rejected a government's proposal to restructure $1.58 billion in arrears owed them by the state, the head of the group...

It was tears of joy – Elmina chief on crying at commissioning of fishing port

JoyNews/AdomNews · Nana Kodwo Conduah VI commends government for Elmina fishing port Paramount Chief of Elmina, Nana Kodwo Conduah VI, has explained why he...

Former Ho MCE laid to rest

The mortal remains of the immediate past Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Ho, Prosper Pi-Bansah, has been laid to rest following final funeral rites...

1 dead, 1 missing and 68 rescued, after boat tragedy at Bongase

One woman is reported dead and 68 people including a boat operator have been rescued from the Bui River at Bongase in the Bono...

Full text: Akufo-Addo’s address on Covid-19, IMF

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday, May 28, 2023 addressed the nation on the government’s management of the Covid-19 pandemic. The update came as...

Parents of suspended KTI students want management to revoke decision

Parents of the about 500 suspended students of the Kumasi Technical Institute (KTI) in the Ashanti region want school management to reinstate their wards.  The...

Covid was not a cover-up for corruption – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is reassuring Ghanaians that his administration did not use the COVID-19 pandemic as an avenue to engage in corrupt...

Covid-19 pandemic has passed – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has officially reiterated the World Health Organization’s (WHO) declaration that COVID-19 no longer represents a global health emergency. The WHO first declared...

Tensions rise at Yeji as family of drowned fisherman demands exhumation of body

The family of 22-year-old fisherman, Emmanuel Adams, who lost his life in the Volta Lake, has expressed their anger and frustration towards the fisherman...

Osafo-Maafo celebrates former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings

The Special Adviser to the President, Yaw Osafo-Maafo, has praised former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, for her selfless attribute. Speaking at the 25th Anniversary...

Ya-Na condemns lynching of two persons over witchcraft accusations

Ya-Na Abukari II, Overlord of Dagbon, has condemned the recent lynching of two persons over accusation of witchcraft, at Zakpalsi, in the Mion District...

Kumasi Technical Institute suspends 500 students indefinitely for misconduct

Some 500 students of Kumasi Technical Institute in the Ashanti Region have been suspended indefinitely for misconduct and violation of school rules. This follows damages...

Demonic headquarters’ comment: Nogokpo chief cautions media, public

Chief of Nogokpo in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta region, Torgbi Saba V, has advised the media, social media users and the...

Agyinasare apologises over Nogokpo gaffe

The General Overseer and Founder of Perez Chapel International, Archbishop Charles Agyinasare, says he has no intention to cast a slur on certain groups...

WN/R: Karlo health center: Landlord locks facility over unpaid rent arrears

The Karlo health center in the Suaman Dadieso district of the Western North Region has been temporarily closed down by Samuel Antwi, the owner...

Akufo-Addo to address nation on Covid-19 fight, IMF deal tonight

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will address the nation tonight at 8:00 pm on the government’s management of the coronavirus pandemic. The update comes as...

4 dead in accident at Akatsi Yaluvi-Junction on Aflao Highway

Four people were confirmed dead Friday in an accident at Akatsi Yaluvi-Junction stretch of the Accra-Aflao Highway. The deceased, Rita Foli and Dzodzi Agbemenya, both...

Birth certificate does not prove one’s citizenship – Chief Justice nominee

The Chief Justice nominee, Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, says a birth certificate does not prove one’s citizenship.  Justice Torkornoo insisted that the document begins the process...

Akufo-Addo commissions €84m Elmina Fishing Harbour

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Friday, May 27 commissioned the €85-million Elmina Fishing Port rehabilitation and expansion project in the historic city of Elmina in...

Wa: IGP promises to release findings on alleged killing of civilian by police

The Ghana Police Service has assured that it will soon make public all the findings of the investigations into the killing of a 20-year-old...

Payment plan should be sufficient for us to call off strike – JUSAG

The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) says approval of their proposed salary structure and a payment plan should be sufficient for them...

How daughter of Ghanaian immigrants Nancy Abudu worked her way up to make history as judge in U.S.

Nancy Abudu was usually the only Black student in classes in public elementary schools. The daughter of Ghanaian immigrants, she once traveled with her...

Pru East ambulance packed at workshop

The Pru East constituency’s share of the ‘One Constituency, One Ambulance’ initiative is reportedly 'missing.' This came to light when the Assemblyman for the Yeji...

Meet family of Chief Justice nominee Gertrude Torkornoo [Photos]

The Chief Justice nominee, Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, appeared before the Appointments Committee of Parliament for vetting on Friday, May 26, 2023. Supported...

LGBTQ+: All my thoughts are soaked in the law – Justice Torkornoo

The Chief Justice nominee, Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, says her religious beliefs will not interfere with her professional work as a justice of the...

Truck with 200 bags of cocoa beans impounded

Personnel of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) last Sunday night intercepted a heavy-duty truck loaded with 200 maxi-backs of cocoa...

Checkout Justice Gertrude Torkornoo’s take on death penalty

Chief Justice nominee, Gertrude Torkornoo, has called for a review of capital punishment in the country’s constitution. Speaking in Parliament during her vetting on Friday,...