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SSNIT withholds over ¢312m in pensions due to non-renewal of pensioner certificates

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has withheld more than GH¢312 million belonging to 21,337 pensioners due to failure to renew their...

Alleged coup plotters ordered to open defence

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Benjamin Agordzo, Colonel Kojo Gameli and eight others accused of plotting to overthrow the government, have been ordered by...

ECG to begin meter audit from August 1

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) will from August 1 commence customer meter audit as part of measures to clamp down on illegal connection...

Two high schools clash at basketball competition; NSS person attacked

A National Service Person with the St. Mary's Boys Senior High School at Apowa in the Ahanta West District of the Western Region is...

Why Ofankor-Nsawam tollbooth is being renovated [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Ofankor- Nsawam tollbooth renovation is for future purposes - Deputy Roads Minister It has emerged government is rehabilitating and expanding the tollbooth on...

Police being perceived as corrupt very discouraging – Retired officer

Superintendent Paul Mensah Bampoh, a retired officer, has backed the Ghana Police Service over its response to the Afro barometer survey on corruption. The Ghana...

I’m scared – Akufo-Addo’s appointee ‘cries’ after thieves broke into his home

The Kwadaso Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Richmond Agyenim Boateng, says he is living in fear after unidentified thieves broke into his home. The unfortunate incident...

First grain ship to leave Ukraine after Russia deal

The first grain ship from Ukraine since Russia's invasion could leave port as early as Friday, but "crucial details" are still being ironed out,...

Ukraine War: Blast kills 40 Ukrainian prisoners

Russia's defence ministry says 40 Ukrainian prisoners-of-war have been killed by Ukrainian shelling of a prison in separatist-held Donetsk. Officials alleged that 75 others had...

I would return to prison if I am not re-integrated – Ex-convict

An ex-convict, Samuel Nkrumah, who served a five-year sentence at the Awutu Camp Prison, says he wants support to become a professional driver as...

The People’s Forum: Transport fares killing our businesses – Madina market women cry

Market women at Madina in Accra are lamenting over the continuous increase in fuel prices. They claim transportation has increased and their capital is being...

Meet the child who conquered US, Germany, others in Mathematics competition

A Senior Secondary School one (SSS1) student, Uwakmfon Unwana Jacob, is the latest Nigerian kid that has put smiles on the faces of Nigerians...

Magistrate abandons official bungalow over ‘galamsey’ activities

The Magistrate of the Nkroful District Court has reportedly relocated from her official bungalow due to the disturbing activities of illegal miners close by. This...

Anger over pro-Putin chants at Turkey football march

Ukrainian officials have condemned Turkish football fans who chanted Russian leader Vladimir Putin's name at a Champions League clash in Istanbul. Thousands of Fenerbahce supporters...

US economy shrinks, sparks recession fears

The US economy has shrunk for the second quarter in a row, a milestone that in many countries would be considered an economic recession. That...

Former Rector of Tamale Technical University passes on

A former Rector of the Tamale Technical University (TATU), Professor Peligah Yakubu Seidu, has been reported dead. Though the cause of death is not...

Haiti crisis: Gun battles rage in Haiti’s capital

A war between Haitian gangs which has left hundreds dead since it flared up three weeks ago has spread to the centre of the...

Ex-child bride among 3 women executed for murdering their husbands

Iranian authorities put three women to death on Wednesday for murdering their husbands, a human rights charity says. According to the Iran Human Rights Group...

Man allegedly inflicts cutlass wounds on girlfriend for denying him sex

A man has allegedly inflicted cutlass wounds on his partner at Bepong in the Kwahu South District of the Eastern Region. The 40-year-old suspect, reportedly,...

Countries with cheapest mobile data: Where does Ghana rank?

Ghana has made it onto the list of countries with the cheapest mobile data in the world. This conclusion came from a survey conducted by The...

Supreme Court strikes out law on cultivation of ‘wee’ in Ghana

The Supreme Court has declared as unconstitutional the law which permits license to be granted for the cultivation of cannabis or ‘wee’ in small...

Sehwi Proso chief linguist shot dead in forest

A chief linguist of Sehwi Proso traditional area in the Juaboso District has allegedly been shot dead in a forest by unidentified persons. It...

Horrifying details of why midwives refused to cut umbilical cord for lady who delivered at home

Imagine delivering a premature baby at home during the Covid-19 lockdown and walking to the nearest polyclinic with the baby’s umbilical cord uncut and...

Barcelona reach agreement with Sevilla for Jules Kounde

Barcelona have agreed to sign France centre-back Jules Kounde from Sevilla for a reported transfer fee of 50m euros (£41.85m). However, Barca say the deal is subject...

Stop twerking on social media – Nurses and midwives advised

The Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer for Bono Region, Madam Emily Ama Oduro, has advised nurses and midwives to avoid abusing social media by...

Court remands police officer, KNUST student accused of rape

The Asokore Mampong District court has remanded a police officer, Lance Corporal Frank Adu Poku and a final year student of the Kwame Nkrumah...

Giant screen falls on dancers at concert

A giant screen fell and injured two dancers in front of horrified fans at a concert in Hong Kong by the hugely popular boy...

Chilling account of how a policeman and KNUST student allegedly gang-raped female student and recorded it

A police officer stationed at Bomso and a student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have been arrested for allegedly gang-raping...

Newly married banker shot dead as robbers attack bullion van

Friends and family are mourning one Igwe O Igwe, a banker who was shot dead by armed robbers during a bullion van robbery. The deceased...

GES shuts school after gang forced teacher to kneel and beg for punishing students

The Akyem Anyinasin Methodist Junior High School (JHS) in the Abuakwa North Municipality of the Eastern region has been closed down by the Ghana...

Sex worker arrested for slashing colleague’s private part with blade during fight over client

A feud between two commercial sex workers in Kumasi turned bloody after the assailant who has been identified as the godmother of all the prostitutes...

Akufo-Addo sacks Adwoa Safo as Gender Minister

President Nana Akufo-Addo has sacked Sarah Adwoa Safo as the Gender Minster.  This was contained in a press statement issued from the Presidency on Thursday,...

One shot dead; 4 injured as youth groups clash at Ofoase Ayirebi

One person has been confirmed dead with four persons sustaining gunshot wounds following deadly clashes between Ofoase Zongo youth and Brenase youth. The Akyemansa...

District Commander and Corporal fight – The inside story

Fresh details emerging over the fracas between the Atwima Kwanwoma District Police Commander and a Corporal of the Formed Police Unit in the Ashanti region...

Pentecost elder, 10-month-old child survive gory accident

Elder Peter Dadzie, the Presiding Elder of Bethel Assembly, who also doubles as the District Financial Committee Chairman of New Awoshie District of The...

Nana Agradaa in fresh trouble as bishops deny ordination invitation

Controversial fetish-priestess-turned-prophetess, Patricia Oduro Koranteng, popularly known as Nana Agradaa, has incurred the wrath of some renowned bishops and clergy men over her social...

Man allegedly marries grandniece

A Higher Shari’a Court in Tsafe, Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara on Thursday fixed August 2 to rule in a case filed against...

Family announces burial date for Kumawood actor ‘Ice Kenkey’

The final funeral rites of actor and comedian, Kwaku Danquah aka Ice kenkey, has been scheduled for Saturday, August 6, 2022. The ceremony will come...

Speaker defers ruling on Adwoa Safo

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has deferred the decision on the fate of Sarah Adwoa Safo and two other legislators referred to the Privileges...

Iraq protest: Protesters storm parliament

Hundreds of protesters have breached a high-security zone in Baghdad and broken into Iraq's parliament building. The supporters of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr oppose the nomination...