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Eid-Ul-Fitr: GMA sends important message to Muslims

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has admonished Muslim youth to exercise restraint during the Eid-Ul-Fitr celebrations to minimise the risk of undesired road traffic...

Eid-ul-Fitr: Bagbin’s goodwill message to Muslims

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has prayed for Allah’s blessings for Muslims as they mark this year’s Eid-ul-Fitr festival. The Eid-ul-Fitr festival marks the end...

IGP lifts interdiction on the personal bodyguard of Madina MP

The Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has with immediate effect lifted the interdiction placed on the Personal Bodyguard of the Madina...

E-levy: Mobile money transactions drop by 50%

Mobile money transactions has reportedly dropped significantly following the implementation of the Electronic Transactions Levy (E-Levy) which started on May 1st, 2022. According to reports,...

Reducing taxes on petroleum products not feasible now – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo says reducing taxes on petroleum products will not be in the interest of the nation. He said the suggestion was not a sustainable...

TUC demands 20% cost of living allowance for public sector workers

The Trade Unions Congress (TUC), has called on government to give public sector workers a 20% cost of living allowance (COLA). According to the the...

Tanker accident: Kaase residents sell syphoned fuel for ¢40 per ‘Kufuor gallon’

Some residents of Kaase in the Ashanti Region threw caution to the wind as they siphoned diesel from a tanker that toppled over on...

My govt cares about the Ghanaian worker – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has categorically stated that claims that his government does not care about the plight of the Ghanaian worker are not factual. The President...

Fire guts parts of Konkomba market

Fire has engulfed parts of the Konkomba market near Agblobloshie in Accra on Sunday. According to the Ghana Fire Service, the fire razed down dozen...

Single Spine Pay Policy under review – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has revealed that a technical committee has been set up by the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations to review the Single...

Man breaks down after wife confesses to being a sex worker on live TV

A man identified as Manasseh broke down in tears on live TV when his wife confessed to being a sex worker. The man was distraught...

Two jailed 20 years each for robbery, causing harm

Two persons, Korshie Ahtso, 23, and Wisdom Dzeke, 25 have been jailed 20 years each by an Aflao Circuit Court for robbery, causing harm...

NCCE gets new Chairperson

President Akufo-Addo has appointed Kathleen Addy as the acting chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE). She is being elevated from her role...

Masked men kill businessman at Wassa Akropong

A 34-year-old businessman has been shot and killed in front of his house at Wassa Akropong in the Wassa Amenfi East Municipality of the...

May Day: Mahama celebrates workers

Former President John Dramani Mahama has joined May Day well-wishers to celebrate the contribution of Ghana’s labour force to the development of the country. Taking...

FDA recalls three infant powder formulas from the market

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has recalled certain batches of Similac, Almentum and elecare infant powder formulas from the market. The recall according to FDA...

Adom FM listeners share harrowing stories of abuse they can never get over [Listen]

Listeners of Ghana's number one radio station, Adom FM have shared harrowing stories of abuse they experience while growing up. The distraught adults told stories...

Check out celebrities who stormed Gloria Sarfo’s mother’s funeral

Actress, Gloria Sarfo has put her late mother, Prophetess Ophelia Yeboah to rest on Saturday April 30, 2022 at Akyem Osiem, in a funeral...

KSM sends strong message to Christian Council over E-levy implementation

Satirist, Kwaku Sintim Misa (KSM) has asked the Christian Council of Ghana to direct its churches to donate 10% of their tithe to the...

Boy, 14, commits suicide at Assin Fosu

A 14-year-old boy Kofi Senyo Mensah has allegedly hanged himself at Assin Fosu Abisewa in the Central Region.The incident happened on Thursday, April 28,...

How a beautiful young Egyptian woman became Kwame Nkrumah’s wife

Fathia Nkrumah enjoys a near-mythical place in postcolonial Ghanaian history. Her skin colour mattered; she was not a black African. Her native country mattered;...

Fisheries Commission boss sacked

President Nana Akufo-Addo has terminated the appointment of the Director of the Fisheries Commission, Michael Arthur Dadzie. The termination was contained in a letter dated...

Gloria Sarfo breaks down in tears at mother’s burial service

After weeks of heartbreak, actress Gloria Sarfo is finally laying her late mum to rest at the Akyem Osiem cemetery in Abuakwa North Municipality...

KNUST student causes stir after sitting in Bibini river for about 6 hours

A young lady has been spotted sitting in the Bibini river in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi. She is said to be a student of...

Kwabena Duffuor donates ₵100k to Eastern Regional branch of the NDC for outreach programme

Former Finance Minister, Dr. Kwabena Duffuor has donated an amount of GH₵100,000 to the NDC’s Eastern Regional branch in support of their outreach programme...

1 killed, 3 injured in renewed chieftaincy dispute at Yong Dakpema Yile in Tamale

One person has been killed and three others injured in renewed chieftaincy dispute at Yong Dakpema Yile in the Tamale Metropolis of the Northern...

I took care of my unemployed husband for 4 years, now he has a job, he wants a second wife

For young Oforiwaa, becoming the breadwinner of the household was not a big deal since she saw it as the responsibility of a wife...

Neutrality allowance most stupid thing I’ve ever heard in my life’ – Prof. Adei fumes

The former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Professor Stephen Adei, has expressed his reservations about the payment of...

E-levy will not affect tithes and offering – John Kumah

JoyNews/AdomNews · E-levy will not affect tithes and offering - Dr John Kumah The Deputy Finance Minister, Dr John Kumah, has denied the assertion that...

DVLA sends strong message to drivers over DV number plates

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has expressed concerns over what it says is the use of expired trade plates by motorists. The...

KGL Group donates food items to national Chief Imam

KGL Group has presented assorted items to the national Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, in support of this year’s Ramadan activities and to...

Newborn baby dumped in public toilet rescued [Photos]

A newborn baby dumped in a public toilet at Tuna in the Sawla District of the Savannah Region has been rescued. The baby according...

Policeman allegedly commits suicide

A police constable allegedly committed suicide at his duty post, a telecommunication office, near the Obetsebi Circle, in Accra, on Wednesday.The deceased, identified as...

E-levy may not yield intended target, harness existing tax sources – Economist

An economist at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has admonished the government to extensively harness its existing tax sources, rather...

NIA announces closure of 6 Ghana card registration centres

The National Identification Authority (NIA) will today, Friday, 29 April 2022, close some centres for the Ghana Card registration. These centres according to NIA...

Govt commissions €6.2m waste-to-energy conversion plant at Gyankobaa

A hybrid waste-to-energy power plant has been commissioned at Gyankobaa in the Atwima Nwabiagya Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The 400-kilowatt facility, known as...

Two dead; 3 injured in fire incident at Korle-Bu police barracks

A fire outbreak at the Korle-Bu police barracks in Accra has led to the death of two persons. Three others have sustained varying degrees...

Two notorious poachers arrested in Mole National Park sentenced

The Bole Magistrate Court presided over by His Worship Edward Essel has sentenced two poachers to 72 days imprison each with hard labour. The...

EOCO chases two suspects over SIM swap fraud

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) is on a manhunt for two suspects in connection with SIM swap fraud. EOCO has identified the suspects...

Let’s prove Ghanaians could still rely on us – Kate Gyamfua to NPP delegates

The National Women Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kate Gyamfua, has urged party delegates to use the ongoing constituency congresses as a...