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AG criticises lawyers who ‘denigrate’ judges

The Attorney-General (A-G) and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has lashed out at some lawyers who he accused of denigrating judges and the...

KMA announces major partnership with national security [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · KMA announces major partnership with national security The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has said it is ready to deal with sanitation offenders in...

PRESEC, Wesley Girls must admit students with aggregate 20 – Minister

The Education Minister is asking Grade 'A' schools to learn to accept students with low grades and mould them into good students capable of...

Admit only cases with potential of resulting in change of law – A-G urges Supreme Court

The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has implored the Supreme Court to screen cases that are brought before it for hearing. Speaking at...

Deferment will be reversed for students who pay fees – KNUST SRC

The Students Representative Council (SRC) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has stated that the deferment of about 6,000 students...

Police collaborate with town council to ease crime at Worawora

The Biakoye district police command in the Oti Region is advocating for effective collaboration with the Worawora Zonal Town Council to help fight the...

Dr Oko Boye gets top appointment

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed former Ledzokuku Member of Parliament, Bernard Okoe Boye, as the acting Chief Executive of the National Health Insurance Authority...

Lands Commission sets records straight on demolition exercise at Mpehuasem

The Lands Commission has justified a demolition exercise at Mpehuasem in the Ayawaso West Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. According to the outfit,...

23-year-old Ghanaian woman in the U.S. fatally killed by unknown gunman

A 23-year-old Ghanaian woman living in the United States of America has been reported dead after a man opened fire in Concourse, killing her...

NPP executive robbed at gunpoint [Video]

Suspected armed robbers have raided the home of the Deputy Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Perpetual Lomokie Akwada. Madam Akwada, who...

Everyone can prophesy; you don’t need a bishop, prophet or apostle – Duncan-Williams

Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams has said: “You don’t have to be an archbishop or a prophet or a bishop to be anointed” and also prophesy. “The...

Electric wire used as drying line electrocutes couple to death

Kongo, a community in the Nabdam District in the Upper East Region, was Wednesday morning , thrown into mourning when a couple was electrocuted to...

15 student nurses, midwives asked to repeat or be expelled

About 15 student nurses and midwives at Atibie Nursing and Midwifery Training College at Kwahu in the Eastern Region have been asked to repeat...

#ContiAgainstDeferrals trends on Twitter as KNUST students oppose Management

The Unity Hall Traditional Council (UTC) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has stated that it is against management’s decision...

GIJ graduation ceremony disrupted by rains; students blame management for poor planning

The 2022 graduation ceremony of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) was brought to a halt after the rains disrupted the event. The first session...

We each make GH¢30,000 monthly – Twins on their 6 months stay in the US

US-based Ghanaian twins, Akwasi Kuffour and Akwasi Panyin have disclosed that they make $4,000 (GH¢30,000) per month with only a cyber security certificate.Speaking on...

Deputy Minister justifies CLOGSAG’s demand for neutrality allowance

The Deputy Employment and Labour Relations Minister has explained the rationale behind the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG’s) demand for...

KNUST Deferment: Good news for affected students

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) and the Students Representative Council (SRC) of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science Technology (KNUST) are mobilising funds...

KNUST SRC sends SOS message to deferred students [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · KNUST SRC On Deferment Of Students The President of the Students Representative Council (SRC) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology...

Arsenal fulfills Gabby’s birthday wish

Co-founder of Danquah Institute and a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, turned 55 years on Wednesday, April 20. Mr Otchere-Darko’s...

KNUST deferment: I invested my fees because I knew I’ll get returns – Student

A male student at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) who is part of about 6,000 students deferred over the delayed payment of...

Five arrested over mob justice

Police have apprehended five male suspects for allegedly playing key roles in the lynching of a suspected robber. The five suspects are Justice Bananomah, 45,...

NLC meets CLOGSAG over intended strike

The Executive Secretary of the National Labour Commission (NLC), Ofosu Asamoah, has said members of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG)...

Robber killed, others escape after sustaining gunshot wounds

The Police have killed a suspected armed robber on the Walewale-Gambaga-Nalerigu road in the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region. Three accomplices...

Teacher trainees commend govt for releasing feeding grant but …

The Teacher Trainees Association of Ghana (TTAG) has commended the government for releasing funds for payment of arrears owed food suppliers. President of the Association,...

KNUST Students’ Parliament charges on SRC

“All aside, in moments like this, the SRC is not supposed to be a toothless bulldog but a strong arm of Student Interest advocacy....

Mahama receives new Hungarian ambassador to Ghana

Hungary’s new Ambassador to Ghana, HE Tamás Endre Fehér, has paid a courtesy call on former President John Dramani Mahama. He visited the latter in...

Why feeding grants to Colleges of Education delayed – Education Ministry explains

Public Relations Officer for the Education Ministry, Kwasi Kwarteng has dismissed suggestions that the Ministry’s release of funds to cater for feeding of teacher...

Boy, 9, falls from coconut tree to death

A nine-year-old basic four pupil of Enyan Abaasa D/A Basic School in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District of the Central Region has died instantly...

Notorious robbery gang arrested at Bosomtwe

The Ashanti Regional Police has arrested a gang of 6 suspected armed robbers engaged in a robbery operation near Lake Bosomtwe. The suspects were...

‘Man-woman’ attacked for allegedly sleeping with men

A video showing a male cross-dresser being attacked has surfaced on Twitter. In the viral video, the unidentified male was slapped several times in the...

Ablakwa condemns KNUST Management for deferring students over non-payment of fees

Member of Parliament for North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has criticised the Management of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) for...

Govt releases over GHS67 million to Colleges of Education

The government, through the Ministry of Education, has released an amount of 67,942352 to Colleges of Education in the country. The amount is for the...

16-bedroom house at Sunyani-Baakoniaba gutted by fire

Fire has razed to the ground a 16-bedroom house at Baakoniaba, a Sunyani-suburb rendering 45 occupants homeless. The inferno, which started around 10:35 hours, destroyed...

SWAT officers allegedly eject residents, lock about 40 houses at Santeo [Photos]

About 40 houses at Santeo in the Kpone Katamanso Municipality of the Greater Accra Region have been locked and residents ejected by a team...

Principals of Colleges of Education stressed over debt

Principals of Colleges of Education are having sleepless nights due to debt owed food suppliers. According to reports, they owe food suppliers over six months...

Akwamu Adumasa indigenes mark 2022 ‘Kokonte’ Party [Photos]

The second edition of the Akwamu Adumasa Konkonte party has successfully been held. Led by their chief,  Nana Ansah Kwao IV, the celebration took place...

Deferred students used fees for betting, Uber, and bakery – KNUST Management

The Management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has explained the decision to ask over 6,000 students to defer their...

Popular Labour consultant Austin Gamey bereaved

Labour consultant, Austin Gamey, has lost his wife, a family spokesperson has said. Gladys Gamey, according to a statement, died on Friday while at the...

CLOGSAG threatens strike over non-implementation of neutrality allowance

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) has announced its intention to proceed on strike from Thursday, April 21 over the government’s...