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Qatar 2022: Go beyond our milestone – Anthony Annan challenges Black Stars

Former Black Stars player, Anthony Annan, has tasked the current team to achieve the best-ever finish in World Cup in Qatar. In less than 19...

Review 1992 Constitution: Curtail excessive powers of Presidents – Emile Short

A former Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Justice Emile Francis Short, has advocated the curtailment of the excessive...

Ghanaian jailed 10 years in Dubai for trafficking weed

A 40-year-old Ghanaian man, Joshua Opoku, has been jailed in Dubai for trafficking a narcotic substance believed to be cannabis also known as weed. Mr...

3 Chinese ‘galamseyers’ denied bail

The Bekwai Circuit Court, presided over by His Honour, Mark Diboro Tairima, has refused a bail application for three Chinese illegal miners. The suspects identified...

MUSIGA, A.B. Crenstil’s family visit Kufuor

The leadership of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) and the family of late Alfred Benjamin Crentsil (AB Crentsil) have paid a courtesy call...

Former Deputy Minister is best graduating student in Peace, Security and Intelligence Management at UPSA

A former Deputy Minister for Defence under the erstwhile John Mahama government has been adjudged Best Graduating Student in Peace, Security and Intelligence Management...

I will be surprised if Afriyie Barnieh doesn’t go to Qatar – Odotei Sowah

Board Member of Accra Hearts of Oak, Vincent Sowah Odotei, says star striker Daniel Afriyie Barnieh needs to be rewarded with a Black Stars...

Fire guts Sawla SHS girls’ dormitory

Fire has gutted the girls' dormitory of the Sawla Senior High School (SHS) in the Savannah Region. The incident reportedly occurred at about 11:00 am...

2023 Budget may delay – Majority Leader reveals

Ghana’s Budget Statement and the Economic Policy for 2023 may not be read on November 15, as scheduled. Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has revealed that...

HIV/AIDS Network appeals to Akufo-Addo

The Ghana HIV and AIDS Network (GHANET) has called on President Nana Akufo-Addo to, as a matter of urgency, give great attention to the...

Drivers park vehicles to protest high fuel prices [Video]

Drivers who ply the Goaso-Kumasi road in the Ahafo Region have boycotted work in protest of the continuous fuel price hikes. According to them, their...

Man jailed 30 years for a crime he didn’t commit dies 6 months after being freed

A Tennessee man was freed after serving 30 years in prison for a crime he did not commit –then died just a few months...

Police free 6, detain 2 over death of Davido’s son

The passing of three-year-old Ifeanyi Adeleke, the son of Nigerian music star, Davido, sparked widespread anguish and received condolence notes from all socioeconomic groups...

Afriyie-Ankrah picks nomination form for NDC General Secretary race

A former Director of Elections of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Elvis Afriyie-Ankrah, has picked his nomination form to contest for the General Secretary...

Dr Addison among 10 best Central Bank Governors in Africa

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Ernest Addison, has been named among Africa’s 10 best Central Bank Governors by Global Finance Magazine. It...

Qnet dissolved: A-G to go after other firms

The Commercial Division of the Accra High Court has ordered the dissolution of Quest Net Limited (QNET) for engaging in dishonest, illegal and fraudulent...

Former Legon VC writes: I have found justice at last

Four years ago, I wanted to sue my successor as Vice Chancellor of University of Ghana for peddling falsehoods about me. When I finally...

Man allegedly stabs 64-year-old mother to death

A 28-year-old man has been arrested for stabbing his Nigerian mother to death in east London. On Tuesday, November 1, 2022, Detectives charged Nicholas...

AMA arrests 9 persons for burning refuse in open space

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has arrested nine persons for dumping and burning solid waste in an open space causing smoke nuisance and posing...

Security officer killed at mining site

A security officer with Ark Mining company limited operating at Anum Apapam in the Ayensuano District in Eastern Region has been murdered. According to...

Anglogold Ashanti partners Otumfuo Foundation to distribute 17,000 textbooks at Obuasi

The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one. Education matters hence quality education cannot thrive without the provision...

Pwalugu Multipurpose dam project facing financial difficulties – Bawumia

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has disclosed that the Pwalugu Multipurpose dam project is facing financial challenges.  According to him, this is what has resulted...

Court sets date for Aisha Huang’s trial

The trial of Chinese illegal mining kingpin, En Huang, also known as Aisha Huang, is set to begin on November 9, 2022 following case...

Fuel hikes: Commercial drivers at Effiduase on sit-down strike

Commercial drivers at Effiduase in the Ashanti region have embarked on a two-day industrial action to protest high prices of fuel for their operations. All...

Coffin manufacturers to increase price next week

Coffin and casket manufacturers at Asafo in the Ashanti regional capital Kumasi are lamenting the high cost of raw materials. The producers say they are...

GJA launches Journalists Support Fund

The Ghana Journalists Association and its international partners on Wednesday launched a special fund to support journalists who may suffer attacks in the line...

There will be no fuel shortage – NPA assures

Communications Manager for the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Mohammed Abdul-Kudus, has dismissed rumours of an imminent fuel shortage in the country. According to him, the...

I was not paid $25m to paint Accra – Akufo-Addo’s daughter

One of the daughters of President Nana Akufo-Addo says she was not paid $25 million to paint parts of Accra. Ms. Gyankroma Akufo-Addo, who is...

FDA sets new requirements for pharmaceutical products

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has announced that only Finished Pharmaceutical Products (FPP) that meet its new requirements will be allowed onto the...

Abesim murder suspect to undergo psychiatric evaluation

The Attorney-General has asked the Police to charge Richard Appiah, accused of killing two minors and storing some of their body parts in a...

New concrete batching plant to create jobs commissioned in Accra

A new concrete batching company, VPL concrete limited has commissioned a newly established plant aimed at supporting the construction sector and creating jobs. The firm,...

COP disguises as Mallam to arrest suspected baby thief [Photos]

A suspected baby thief has been arrested at her hideout at Babato Kumah, a community near Kintampo in the Bono East Region after almost...

Alhaji Sani lashes out at group that attacked party headquarters

A founding member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Alhaji Mohammed Sani, has lashed out at a group of persons who attacked its headquarters. The...

GFA to set up legends fund for retired footballers in Ghana

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) will soon set up a ‘Legends fund’ to provide support for retired football Legends and to protect their activities...

Violence against media is an offence to God – Supreme Court judge

Supreme Court Judge, His Lordship Justice Yoni Kulendi, has lamented the violence and abuse against journalists in their line of duty. His Lordship Justice Yoni...

Fuel hikes: Minority pressures Akufo-Addo to cushion Ghanaians

The Minority in Parliament is mounting pressure on President Nana Akufo-Addo and the government to cushion Ghanaians in the face of escalating fuel prices. This...

Economic woes: CEO of Dalex Finance kneels to beg Akufo-Addo

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Dalex Finance has begged President Nana Akufo-Addo to urgently take the decisive measures required to address the current...

World Cup: Ghana receives boost as Djiku returns after injury scare

Black Stars defender, Alexander Djiku, has resumed full training with Strasbourg after recovering from an injury.  The central defender picked up the injury during his...

Obuasi MCE leads massive decongestion exercise at Obuasi

The Municipal Chief Executive for Obuasi, Elijah Adansi-Bonah, is leading a week- long decongestion exercise at Obuasi. The rationale behind this massive decongestion exercise was...

Agric Ministry to transport food from farming communities to Accra

JoyNews/AdomNews · Government to transport produce from farms to Agriculture Ministry to sell to public The Ministry of Food and Agriculture will from next week...