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GES begins ICT training for teachers nationwide

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has rolled out an Information Communication Training training as part of the One Teacher One Laptop initiative. The training,...

It’s a fact Ghanaians are suffering – Gabby Otchere-Darko

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Stalwart, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has acknowledged Ghanaians are suffering. But he is quick to add it is a global phenomenon in...

GRA fails to account for 97 confiscated vehicles – Auditor-General reveals

The Auditor-General (A-G) has cited the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) for failing to account for 97 vehicles the authority seized between January 2015 and...

Alleged $5m bribe: Kwasi Afrifa to face General Legal Council on February 16

The lawyer at the centre of the alleged $5 million bribe involving the Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, is to appear before the General Legal...

Parliament approves agreement to construct bridge over Afram River

Parliament has approved an amount of €350M for the construction of a bridge over the Afram River and of 124Km of roads from Adawso-Bunso,...

MD for Ghana Airports Company sacked

President Nana Akufo-Addo has terminated the appointment of Yaw Kwakwa, the Managing Director (MD) of the Ghana Airports Company Limited. A letter dated February 4,...

Why CDD is mounting strong defence against anti-LGBTQ bill [Audio]

The Centre for Democratic Development Ghana (CDD-Ghana) has reiterated it is against the passage of the Anti-LGBTQ bill. Lead Researcher at CDD, Bernard Anaba, speaking...

UTAG strike: Student groups clash over demo

JoyNews/AdomNews · Student groups clash over UTAG strike demo The planned demonstration by university students over the strike by University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG)...

IFES supports NTC’s entrance exam for colleges

The Institute for Education Studies (IFES) has rallied support behind the National Teacher’s Council (NTC) on their entrance examination agenda. This examination is to be...

Govt sets 14 conditions Maxam company must meet before permit

Government has outlined some 14 conditions for Maxam Limited, the company at the centre of the explosion that occurred at Apiate near Bogoso in...

One dead in road accident on Kumasi-Accra highway

A driver’s mate has been confirmed dead after an articulated truck loaded with bags of rice run into another truck loaded with cement at...

Emile Short wades into controversial e-levy debate

A former Commissioner on Human Rights and Administrative Justice, Justice Emile Short, has called on the government to pay heed to the views of...

70-year-old man beaten to pulp at Damongo after accusation of being a wizard

A 70-year-old peasant farmer at Damongo, Mr Abia, is currently battling for his life at the West Gonja Hospital after being beaten by some...

4 drivers jailed 120 years for robbery

Four persons, who robbed a businessman and his family at gunpoint at Pobiman, near Amasaman in 2019, have been sentenced to a total of...

LGBTQ+ Bill: Ghana could lose up to 6% of its annual budget funding – CDD

A survey conducted by the Centre for Democratic Governance (CDD-Ghana) has found that the passage of the Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill will throw government’s economic agenda...

Students of State Experimental School exposed to danger

An old building housing children of the State Experimental Basic School in Kumasi is in danger of collapse as three of its pillars...

Sarkodie breaks silence on E-Levy debate

Rapper Sarkodie has finally waded into the ongoing debate about the proposed E-levy tax which has been laid before Ghana's parliament. The rapper said...

UTAG strike: Coalition of Concerned University Students postpones demonstration

The Coalition of Concerned University Students (CoCUS) has, for the second time, postponed its protest to register its displeasure against the ongoing strike action...

PAC triggers Interpol arrest of two former staff of Pantang Nursing Training College

The Chairman of the Public Account Committee (PAC) of Parliament, James Avedzi Kluste, has ordered the arrest of two former workers of Pantang...

Apiate explosion: Maxam reacts to fine

Maxam Company Limited says it did not breach the Minerals and Mining Regulations, 2012 (L.I. 2177) as indicated by a three-member committee set up...

One injured as 5-bedroom house is gutted by fire at Bantama

A nurse is battling for her life at a health facility following explosion which occurred at Atafoa New-Site, a suburb of Bantama in the...

Gaso Petroleum supports reconstruction of Apiate

Gaso Petroleum has donated building equipment worth over GH₵20,000 in support of the reconstruction of Appiatse community, in the Western region. The items, comprising 250...

Power FM journalist jailed

Accra-based Power FM presenter, Oheneba Boamah Bennie, has been jailed over his claims against President Nana Akufo-Addo and judges in the country. He was handed...

Nsawam accident: Police on manhunt for truck driver

Police at Nsawam in the Eastern Region are on a manhunt for the driver of a trailer responsible for the accident at Nsawam Mobil...

2 Kalba escapees re-arrested in Wa

Two suspected highway robbers who escaped arrest after engaging the Police in a fierce gun battle at Kalba in November 2022 have been arrested...

Kasapreko reacts to money laundering claims

The management of the Kasapreko Company Limited has denied engaging in money laundering activities that have led to financial loss to the state. Media reports...

We want to refurbish all tollbooths to provide decent public urinals – Roads Minister

The Roads and Highways Minister, Kwasi Amoako-Attah, has announced tollbooths across the country will be converted into public urinals. Mr Amoako-Atta disclosed this during...

If you spend GH¢100 at the ‘chop bar’, you are not poor – NPP MP on E-levy

JoyNews/AdomNews · Akyem Oda MP rallies support for elevy New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Akyem Oda constituency is making a strong case...

Ghana Drunkards Association demands insurance cover for members

The President of Drunkards Association of Ghana, Moses Onyah, has appealed to the government for insurance cover for all members. "Alcohol is now very expensive,...

We have not increased lorry fare by 30% – GPRTU

A member of the communications team of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), Samuel Amoah, has refuted claims of a supposed 30% increment...

Man who couldn’t swim dies after jumping in water to save stepdaughter

A hero stepdad jumped into a river to save his drowning stepdaughter despite being unable to swim. Mohammed "Reza" Zolati was visiting Longtimber Woods in Ivybridge, Devon, on June...

Devastated wife of horror car crash victim pays tribute to husband’s ‘special love’

The wife of a motorist who died after a horrific car crash has paid tribute to her dearly departed husband. Alison Finnie, married to Stuart...

Apiate explosion: Maxam fined $6 million

Maxam Ghana Limited, the company at the centre of the explosion that occurred at Apiate in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality of the Western Region, has...

KNUST College of Health Sciences supports early researchers with funding

The Office of the Provost of the College of Health Sciences (CHS) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has organised...

Funeral date for Joy Brands GM, Elvis Koku Kwashie moved to March 12

The funeral date for the late Joy Brands General Manager, Elvis Koku Kwashie, has been moved from February 19 and 20 to March 12...

Bukom Banku sends ‘special’ message to Akufo-Addo over E-levy bill [Video]

Ghanaian boxer, Bukom Banku, whose real name is Braimah Kamoko, is the latest celebrity to speak against the controversial E-levy bill which has been...

World Bank Covid-19 Support: ASEPA petitions Special Prosecutor to probe Finance Ministry

The Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) has petitioned the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to probe the Ministry of Finance...

Two nurses save woman in labour while in bush

A pregnant Fulani woman in labour while in the bush has been delivered of a baby by two nurses at Gyata, a farming Community...

UEW Council’s plea to acting Vice-Chancellor over re-instated Professor Avoke

The Governing Council of the University of Education Winneba (UEW) has urged the acting Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Andy Ofori-Birikorang, to vacate his...

Annoh-Dompreh reacts to gory Nsawam road accident

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Nsawam Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has reacted to a gory accident at Nsawam Mobil in the Eastern Region...