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Teachers adopt strategy to swerve wives over ‘chop money’ – GNAT

In-charge of Salaries and Condition of Service for Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Isaac Baah, says some of their members swerve their wives...

A-G empowers RTI Commission to prosecute offenders

The Right to Information (RTI) Commission has secured a fiat — a formal authorisation — from the Office of the Attorney-General (AG) and Minister...

Finance Ministry yet to approve ¢5-per-inmate feeding fee for prisons

The Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, has said attempts to increase inmates’ feeding fee to ¢5 have been delayed by the Finance Ministry. Addressing Parliament on...

Viral unemployed graduate hoisting placard gets over 50 job offers

The University of Ghana graduate who went viral for standing by the road with a placard appealing for employment has revealed the outcome of...

Meet the Ghanaian who is the first Black transgender surgeon

A Ghanaian medical practitioner in the United States has become the first black surgeon to be formally fellowship-trained in transgender surgery. Dr Jude Opoku-Agyeman is...

Man murders friend during fight in farm

A physical exchange between two farmers has left one dead at Lamboya near Zebila in the Bawku district of the Upper East Region. The victim,...

Court sentences Astroturf thief, accomplice declared wanted

The Berekum Circuit Court presided over by His Lordship Osei Kofi Amoako has sentenced a 21-year-old resident of Dwenem in Jaman South Municipality, Gideon...

Akufo-Addo launches $10 million Tourism Grant for SMEs

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Wednesday launched a $10 million Tourism Grant to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to transform the tourism sector and stimulate...

Police educates public on how to hold lawful protests, special events

The Ghana Police Service has shared public educational tips on the law that guides the holding of special events including demonstrations. This follows the violence...

Blaming COVID-19 and Russian-Ukraine war for economic crisis is propaganda – Gyampo

A political scientist at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has called on the government to take responsibility for the current state of...

GAF warns against recruitment scam on social media

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has urged the general public to ignore any recruitment advertisement on social media platforms. The GAF also advised members of...

Relationship breakups, unemployment, among leading causes of suicides in Ghana

On a daily basis, Ghanaians have continued to take their lives for reasons that are very flimsy and some that are heartbreaking. The Mental Health...

Education Minister lauds Appointed Time Printing Limited

The Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has lauded Ghanaian printing company, Appointed Time Printing (ATP) Limited, following its production of the first...

We have no information on construction of National Cathedral – PPA

The Public Procurement Authority (PPA) has revealed that it has no knowledge about the construction of the National Cathedral by Ribade Company Limited. The PPA...

TUC members to join COLA strike

Pressure is mounting on the government to concede and pay the 20 percent Cost of Living Allowance to public sector workers. The Trades Union Congress...

Defence Minister begs striking teachers

Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul, has pleaded with worker unions to exercise patience with the government as it negotiates with the International Monetary Fund for...

Govt meeting with striking teacher unions ends inconclusively

A crunch meeting between the leadership of the four striking teacher labour unions and the government to resolve the impasse ended in a stalemate. The...

Mahama receives Sunyani queenmother

The newly-installed Paramount Queen Mother of Sunyani, Nana Akosua Dua Asor Sika Brayie II, has led a delegation to pay a courtesy call on...

Akufo-Addo presents 45 buses to Metro Mass Transit

As part of efforts to revamp the operations of the Metro Mass Transit, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has presented 45 brand new VDL...

Group demands forensic audit of Covid-19 expenditure

The Coalition for Democratic Accountability and Inclusive Governance made up of 34 Civil Society Organisations and 10 individuals of high repute have demanded accountability...

I lost interest in my wife two days after our wedding – Qatar based Ghanaian

Qatar-based Ghanaian, Stanley Appiah, has revealed that he lost trust and interest in his two-day-old marriage after he read a WhatsApp message that popped...

GAEC trains farmers in Black Soldier fly technology

The Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute (BNARI) of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) has held a workshop to equip farmers on how...

July 11 declared as public holiday

Government has declared Monday, July 11 as a public holiday. This is because July 9, which is a Saturday, marks the day for the...

COLA war: GRNMA ‘disowns’ nurses, midwives union [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · NURSES ON COLA The Ghana Registered Nurses' and Midwives' Association (GRNMA), has said Members of the Union of Professional Nurses and Midwives, Ghana...

I save £500 a month working in UK; I won’t come back – Ghanaian-trained nurse

Samuel, not his real name, a Ghanaian nurse who has migrated and is practicing in the United Kingdom interacted with Bernard Avle on the Citi...

Your parents will sack you if you stay without paying rent – US-based Ghanaian

US-based Ghanaian, Nana Yaw Kwarteng, has stated that even parents will sack their overage children if they do not support them with rent and...

Ghana extradites Nigerian to US over internet fraud, information theft

A Nigerian has been extradited from Ghana to the United States over his alleged involvement in fraud and information theft against some victims in...

NIA sets records straight on cards left to rot in its office

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has dismissed the assertion circulating on social media that some Ghana Cards have been left to ‘rot’ at the...

Striking teachers: GNAT advises parents to keep their wards at home

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has asked parents to keep their children at home for this whole week due to the strike...

Sad as SHS student dies in accident while returning from night club

A Senior High School (SHS) student has reportedly died in a motorbike accident at Mampong on the Somanya-Odumase Krobo road. Reports say 20-year-old Florence Batsa...

Hajj Pilgrimage: Ghana’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia optimistic of increased slots after COVID-19

Ghana’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Alhaji Mohammed Habib Tijani, is optimistic that the quota for Ghanaian pilgrims for Hajj will be increased after the...

Police officer alleged to have aided in Adum Afrancho murder interdicted; one charged with murder

The Ghana Police Service has interdicted an officer alleged to have aided the murder of a bar operator during a chieftaincy dispute at Adum...

Bridge connecting Teshie-Nungua rendered impassable due to heavy rain

The bridge that connects Teshie and Nungua has collapsed due to the heavy rain recorded on Tuesday. The rain, which began in the early hours...

Doctor jailed 3 years for killing patient in botched procedure

A doctor, who killed a mother-of-three when he botched a procedure during a routine appointment, has been jailed. Dr Isyaka Mamman, now thought to be...

GRA lists new E-levy charges

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has outlined a number of new e-levy charges after the full implementation on a common platform commenced. The Authority had...

University of Ghana, Mensah Sarbah Hall floods after hours of heavy downpour

Tuesday’s rains came and went, leaving behind a trail of damage in most parts of Accra. The University of Ghana was not an exception as...

We also deserve COLA – UPNMG tells Gov’t

The Union of Professional Nurses and Midwives, Ghana (UPNMG) has called on the government to consider its members when it comes to the payment...

Education ministry sends SOS message to parents over teachers’ strike action

The Ministry of Education has appealed to parents across the country to remain calm as their wards are caught in the ongoing nationwide strike...

Full list: Govt’s 39 answers to frequently asked questions about IMF support

On Friday, July 1, 2022, President Akufo-Addo directed the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, to engage the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to support Ghana’s economy. This...

Ghana card hassle persists

The Minister of the Interior, Ambrose Dery, is scheduled to brief Parliament tomorrow about the status of the national citizenship document, the Ghana Card. This...