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Over 27,000 public sector workers likely to strike on July 12

Workers in the public sector say they can no longer shoulder the burden brought onto them by the prevailing economic hardship in the country. Staff...

Read: Ghana’s trip to IMF a crying shame – OccupyGhana

Like almost all Ghanaians, it had been blindingly obvious to us for a while that the Government would have to return to the IMF....

Body of woman who died after delivering quadruplets detained, family seeks support for babies

The body of Monica Mensah, a 44-year-old woman, who delivered quadruplets at Ekwamase-Ogookrom, a village in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District of the Central...

23 Ideal College students injured in melee with land guards, police

Twenty-three (23) students of Ideal College have been left injured after they were brutalised by some land guards and police officers, the school’s Management...

Intelligence gathering team failed to predict COLA strike; query them – Prof. Aning tells Defence Minister

Security Analyst, Prof. Kwesi Aning, has asked the Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul to query his intelligence gathering team for failing to predict the strike...

Domelevo gets top international appointment

Former Auditor-General, Daniel Yao Domelevo, has been appointed as a board member of a multinational organisation, Global Fund. In a statement confirming his appointment, theglobalfund.org...

River gods demand 5 human sacrifices for re-commissioning of toilet facility

Residents of Ampabame no-1 in the Ashanti Region cannot use a new 32-seater toilet facility because a river deity says its commissioning will need human...

Aduman SHS students attacked; one in critical condition

A student of Aduman Senior High School (SHS) is in critical condition while others sustained various degrees of injuries after the school was attacked...

COLA strike: National Service personnel to replace teachers

JoyNews/AdomNews · School Authorities compelled to use NSP to mitigate effect of COLA strike School Authorities have been compelled to rely on National Service Personnel...

Groupe Nduom will bounce back stronger – Kwesi Nduom

Chief Executive of Groupe Nduom, Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, has expressed his gratitude to the people of Elmina for being behind him in his...

Driver nabbed over serial theft

A driver, who took huge sums of money from seven victims under the pretext of securing United Kingdom (UK) visas for them but failed,...

Latest on trial of KNUST lecturer accused of kidnapping wife

State prosecutors are expected to call a third witness in the case in the trial of a KNUST lecturer accused of kidnapping his wife. Dr...

Ken Ofori-Atta must resign or face censure motion – Kwabena Donkor

A former Power Minister, Dr Kwabena Donkor, is asking the Finance Minister to resign immediately. According to him, Ken Ofori-Atta’s handling of Ghana’s economy is...

Maiden edition of Adom FM’s ‘The People’s Forum’ held at Doblo-Gonno

The maiden edition of Adom FM’s 'The People's Forum' (TPF), a segment on its morning show, Dwaso Nsem has been held at Doblo-Gonno near...

Fire guts Asase FM a week after thieves raided CEO’s property

Fire has gutted the studio of Asase FM, a radio station at Kpandai in the Northern Region. The unfortunate incident, which occurred on the night...

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...