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Transport fares to go up

Transport unions in the country have vowed to increase transport fares. This follows President Akufo-Addo’s outright rejection of suggestions to scrap taxes on petroleum products...

ECG sends SOS message to prepaid customers

The Electricity Company of Ghana is assuring consumers that the technical challenge with respect to the prepayment system will be rectified by the close...

The reality is that the journalist’s salary is not the best – Francis Abban

A broadcast journalist and programmes manager at Accra-based Starr FM, Francis Abban has admitted to the low-income levels of journalists across the country. According...

15-year-old girl arrested for faking kidnapping incident

The Assin Fosu Police Command has arrested a 15-year-old girl for allegedly faking her kidnapping and demanding a ransom of ¢20,000 from her father. An...

SHS 2 student invents car from scraps

A Senior High School (SHS) 2 Automobile Engineering student of the Tarkwa Community Development And Vocational Technical Institute (CONVOTECH) has invented a mini truck...

Asantehene plays golf [Photos]

Photos of Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II playing golf has gone viral on social media. The Asantehene is in Memphis, Tennessee, USA attending the Memphis...

Akufo-Addo receives peace award

The Young Democrat Union of Africa (YDUA) has presented to President Nana Akufo-Addo the ‘Africa Peace Award’. The award is for contributions to the...

‘Why are you bent on appealing High Court ruling that reinstated Avoke, others?’ – UEW Governing Chair quizzes

The Governing Council of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), says it’s getting frustrated how some of its principal officers are determined to appeal...

Govt reacts to report on press freedom

Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has stated that the government has welcomed the report by the Reporters Without Borders (RSF), on Ghana’s press...

I stopped my son from investing in Ghana – Japan-based Ghanaian reveals

Japan-based Ghanaian, Kwabena Yeboah has said he stopped his son who is an architect from investing in Ghana. He feared those who would be put...

NHIA CEO Okoe Boye assumes office

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) transition team has ushered in its new Chief Executive, Dr Bernard Okoe Boye, into office.    At a brief management...

Why do you name your child ‘owuo’? It’s foolishness, ignorance – Duncan-Williams

Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams has said it is “foolishness” for any parent to name their child 'Owuo', which means death in the Akan language of...

Supreme Court sends important message to GRA over E-Levy deductions

The Supreme Court has ordered the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to keep accurate records of all e-levy deductions to enable a refund to payees...

Duncan-Williams’ powerful prayer for ailing Benny Hinn

Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams has led his church to pray for healing for fellow preacher, Benny Hinn who is battling a heart problem. The Israeli...

Zoomlion CEO wins maiden CEO of CEOs Award of the Year

The Chief Executive Officer of Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, has been adjudged the “CEO of CEOs” and “CEO of the Year-Sanitation”...

GJA reacts to Ghana’s latest Press Freedom ranking

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) says it did not expect Ghana's "precipitous" decline on the World Press Freedom index even in the existence of a...

E-Levy: Supreme Court dismisses application for interlocutory injunction

An interlocutory injunction application being sought by the Minority in parliament on the operationalisation of e-levy pending the determination of a substantive case before...

CCTV footage of gory accident at Labone junction

A Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) footage that gives a visual account of the gory accident that occurred at Labone junction in Accra which claimed...

Nurse who lost legs in Russian war dances with husband during wedding ceremony

A couple in Ukraine shared a moving first dance on Monday, with the groom holding the bride in his arms weeks after she lost...

Baby dumped in public toilet named after Adom FM

A newborn baby dumped in a public toilet at Tuna in the Sawla District of the Savannah region has been named after Adom FM. This...

Afi Azaratu Yakubu appointed Executive Secretary of Small Arms Commission

President Akufo-Addo has appointed Afi Azaratu Yakubu as the Executive Secretary of the Small Arms Commission and Light Weapons. She takes over from Jones...

Police on manhunt for killers of top politician’s daughter

South African police are hunting for the killers of the 28-year-old daughter of a former secretary-general of the opposition Economic Freedom Fighters party. Hillary Gardee’s...

Boy, 4, found dead with body parts missing at Gomoa Nyanyano [Video]

https://youtu.be/ojrdyJ794p0 A four-year-old boy has allegedly been killed and dumped into a river at Gomoa Nyanyano in the Central region. According to eyewitnesses, the body of...

Star Assurance and partners embark on walk to mark 37th anniversary

Star Assurance and its partners over the weekend embarked on a walk through the principal streets of Accra as part of activities to mark...

Relocation of Apiate victims begins [Photos]

Government through the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has delivered on its promise to secure a safe haven for the displaced victims of...

Samira Bawumia drops lovely Eid-Ul-Fitr photos with Chief Imam, husband

Second Lady, Samira Bawumia has shared some lovely photos to celebrate this year's Eid-Ul-Fitr. She joined other Muslims for the 2022 Eid...

$44bn from one man? – Kweku Baako shocked at Elon Musk’s Twitter deal [Listen]

The board of Twitter has agreed to a $44bn takeover offer from the billionaire Elon Musk. According to Musk, Twitter had "tremendous potential" that he...

SHS student allegedly sets herself on fire over father’s identity

A 19-year-old female Senior High School (SHS) student has been pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital in Anum Boso in the Eastern region...

TUC sends important message to Akufo-Addo over removal of taxes on petroleum products

JoyNews/AdomNews · Government won’t lose anything if it removes taxes on petroleum products – TUC The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has rejected government’s claim that...

Trader killed, 7 injured in accident at Sefwi Dwinase-Bekwai

A trader has died while seven other persons have been injured in an accident involving two trucks along the Sefwi Dwinase-Bekwai road in the...

Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem host CJ Forson goes to aid of baby dumped in public toilet

Adom FM's morning show host, Chief Jerry Forson, has donated items to a newborn baby who was dumped in a public toilet. This comes after...

Eid-Ul-Fitr: Okudzeto Ablakwa celebrates with constituents in a special way

Member of Parliament for the North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has donated bicycles and helmets to female Muslim day students in his constituency. The...

Man causes stir after donating coffins to Muslims [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Man causes stir after donating coffin to Muslims at Ejuratia -Ashanti region Residents at Ejuratia in the Kwabre East district of Ashanti region...

Ghana drops 30 places in latest Press Freedom Index, lowest in 17 years

Ghana has dropped 30 places in the latest press freedom index put together by Reporters Without Borders. The report comes on the back of recent reports...

E-levy implementation challenges likely to continue for another two months – MTN MoMo boss

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MobileMoney Limited, a subsidiary of MTN Ghana, Eli Hini has revealed the country will continue to face challenges...

We feel the plight of Ghanaians, we have not turned our backs on them – Bawumia

Vice President, Dr. Mahmudu Bawumia says government will not renege on its efforts to resuscitate the economy of the country.  According to Dr. Bawumia, the...

I will only come back to work in Ghana if… – Dubai-based Ghanaian

Dubai-based Ghanaian, Emmanuel Amoah has said he will gladly accept a job in Ghana if it comes with accommodation and also pays as much...

Kejetia traders demand insurance for destruction of wares

Goods worth millions of cedis have been destroyed at the Kejetia market after a pipe burst. One of the pipes at the ceiling of the...

Truck driver arrested for insecure loading, careless driving and causing damage

The Kenyasi District Police Command has arrested a 44-year-old articulated truck driver for insecure loading, careless driving and causing damage on Sunday May 1,...

Employers urged to normalise ‘13th month salary’

Employers and business leaders have been urged to create a balance by adopting a shared reward scheme to motivate employees as well as develop...