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Nigel Gaisie breaks silence on AFCON prediction ‘swerve’

"Point be made that no prophet see it in all, we see in bits and Prophecy in bits," this is according to Nigel Gaisie...

Govt implements 6 tax relief measures

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has started the implementation of six tax reliefs introduced by the government to lighten the tax burden on businesses...

Police officers allegedly assault Connect FM journalist

Some five police officers have allegedly assaulted a broadcast journalist with Takoradi-based Connect FM, Eric Nana Gyetuah. According to reports, the media practitioner was abused...

IGP Dampare takes over issue of police assault on journalist

The Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has taken over the issue to do with an assault on Connect FM’s morning show Producer,...

Chris Hughton hasn’t been picked as new Black stars coach – GFA

The Director of Communications of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Henry Asante Twum, has dismissed reports that Chris Hughton has been named as the...

Heavy security at UEW as Avoke returns as Vice-Chancellor [Video]

https://youtu.be/-TdCCSKpVfI Professor Mawutor Avoke has received a rousing welcome after he returned to the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) to continue his tenure as the...

Articulator truck crashes 4 including sellers to death at Nsawam [Video]

https://youtu.be/oZQQQSIer-M An articulator truck has reportedly crashed four persons to death at Nsawam Old Mobil on the Accra-Kumasi Highway. Reports indicate the incident occurred on...

Assin Fosu: HIV cases hit 15,000 mark as attention shifts to COVID-19

The Assin Fosu Municipal Health Directorate data shows 15,233 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) cases with over 9,000 active clients on the Antiretroviral Therapy (ARVT). The...

Fake military officer arrested for alleged extortion

The Central Command Headquarters of the Ghana Army has arrested a 38-year-old man for posing as a military commander and allegedly extorting monies from...

You could be jailed for not paying contributions for house helps – SSNIT

Legal Services Manager for SSNIT, Emmanuel Sackey, has indicated that persons who fail to pay SSNIT contributions for their employees are liable to a...

Thieves raid NIA office at Prampram

Suspected thieves have broken into the offices of the National Identification Authority (NIA) and the Birth and Deaths Registry at Prampram near Tema in...

GES retrieves vehicles seized over judgment debt

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has retrieved three vehicles that were seized in the Eastern Region over GHC3.4m judgment debt. They include the official...

Fare increment: Transport Minister to meet commercial transport operators

The Minister for Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, will on Monday, February 7, 2022, meet commercial transport operators over their intended fare increment. The Coalition of...

Ignore 30% transport fare increase – GRTCC

The Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) has refuted claims that transport fares are expected to go up by 30 per cent. According to General...

Embattled Sekondi-Takoradi MCE in fresh trouble

The Paramount Chief of Aowin Traditional Area, Beyeeman Tano Kwaw Benbuin III, is with immediate effect demanding an apology from the embattled Sekondi-Takoradi Municipal...

SIM card re-registration: Don’t make or receive calls tomorrow – Group to Ghanaians

A group of notable Ghanaian personalities who have identified themselves as Concerned Mobile Network Subscribers has urged Ghanaians to boycott all mobile network services...

Police react to photo of Sekondi-Takoradi MCE

The Ghana Police Service has condemned a photograph that has been depicted as the embattled Sekondi-Takoradi Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Abdul Mumin Issah. The...

Suspended Sekondi-Takoradi MCE broken – Colleague reveals

Suspended Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Sekondi-Takoradi in the Western Region, Abdul Mumin Issah, is said to be in very bad condition. According to reports,...

UEW reinstates Avoke but sends strong message

The Governing Council of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) has announced the reinstatement of Professor Mawutor Avoke as the Vice-Chancellor. But Professor Avoke...

Popular Kumasi-based journalist reported dead

Kumasi-based Drivetime Host, Nana Yaw Agyemang, better known as Big Shaq Attacker has passed on, ghgossips is reporting. Per information gathered, the Abusua FM host passed on on February...

Ejura shooting: 2 families receive ¢500k compensation from govt

Two families that lost their sons during the June 2021 Ejura incident have received ¢500,000 cedis compensation from government. The family of Abdul-Nasir Yussif took...

Akufo-Addo sends all-important message to AU

President Nana Akufo-Addo has urged Member States of the African Union (AU) to work collectively to reform the global financial architecture, as well as...

Another fire outbreak destroys shop at Adum

Another fire outbreak has been recorded in Kumasi barely 24 hours after a major incident yesterday. In this instance, fire gutted a baby shop at...

N’Adom Darko-Asare, 10, wins 2022 Spelling Bee competition

A 10-year-old N’Adom Darko-Asare, a pupil of DPS International Ghana, has won the 2022 Spelling Bee competition. Miss Darko-Asare’s championship word was BATHYPELAGIC. Another 10-year-old Nii...

Bawumia launches e-Travel Card for accountability in travel allowances

Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has launched the e-Travel Card to facilitate accountability in travel allowances and other payments for local and foreign trips of...

My family worshipped ‘Tsigali’ and I was to take over as the fetish priest – Kyei Mensah

One of the finest Seventh Day Adventists (SDA), Baffour Kyei Mensah, has opened up to Ghanaians about his personal life and upbringing. According to him,...

Truck crashes into about 6 cars on Accra Mall road

Information reaching JoyNews reveals that a white truck has crashed into about six vehicles on the Accra Mall road. This resulted in a heavy traffic congestion on...

UTAG declines NLC’s invitation to meet on Monday over strike

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has declined an invitation by the National Labour Commission (NLC) to meet and discuss the issues surrounding...

UPSA receives accreditation to run PhD in accounting, 5 other new programmes

Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has accredited the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) to run a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Accounting next academic...

Three robbers handed 19 years jail term at Berekum

The Berekum Police have busted three boys over robbery at Berekum in the Bono Region. The two have been put before court and handed 19...

I won’t watch World Cup if Ghana beats Nigeria – Dangote

Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote has made it clear that he won't be attending the World Cup in Qatar should the Super Eagles of Nigeria fail...

Effutu Traditional Council sends message to UEW Authorities

The Effutu Traditional Council has called on authorities at the University of Education, Winneba, to smoke the peace pipe and ensure a smooth running...

Loaded articulated truck breaks down, obstructs traffic on Accra-Nsawam highway

A loaded articulated truck has broken down at Samsam junction, Medie, between Amasaman and Nsawam on the N6; obstructing Nsawam Kumasi bound traffic. According to...

Moving bus with 49 passengers onboard catches fire

A moving O.A Zhongtong bus with registration number AS 8249-19 with 49 passengers on board travelling from Tumu towards Accra has caught fire.The incident...

Tamale: JHS teacher interdicted over alleged sexual assault

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has interdicted Imoro Eliasu, a Junior High School (JHS) teacher for allegedly sexually assaulting a third year female pupil...

Fire guts grocery shops at Adum

Five grocery shops at Adum the central business district of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region have been gutted by fire. According to reports, the inferno...

KNUST final year student feared dead in Ayeduase accident

A first year student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology University (KNUST) is feared dead after a private vehicle run into a...

KATH doctors embark on strike

Doctors at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) have laid down their tools with immediate effect over non-payment of their car maintenance allowance and...

I caught my brother’s wife having sex with another man; should I tell him? – Man asks

A young man is in a state of dilemma as to whether or not to disclose to his brother that he caught his wife...

Asante Kotoko among clubs charged by GFA over misconduct

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has released a list of 23 clubs, players and officials charged with various acts of misconduct. The FA in a...