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MTN Ghana rejects $773m tax liability imposed by GRA

MTN Ghana is strongly disputing an alleged tax infringement placed on the company by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) between 2014 and 2018. According to the...

Police officer slumps and dies in his office

The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Seme Police Division in Lagos State, Nigeria, SP Mojeed Salami, slumped and died in his office on Tuesday,...

Unemployed graduate develops technology to improve driver-mate communication

In most minibuses, often referred to as ‘trotro’ here in Ghana, the traditional method of communication between a bus conductor and a driver has...

Man allegedly kills wife near Koforidua

A commercial vehicle driver has allegedly killed his wife at Oyoko a suburb of Koforidua, Eastern Regional capital. The suspect, identified as Abeiku, allegedly...

Ghanaian-American soldier allegedly killed by colleague during altercation

A soldier assigned to Fort Rucker, Alabama, was arrested Tuesday after brutally attacking a fellow soldier, officials told Army Times in a Wednesday afternoon...

Court sentences 40-year-old over death threat  

A Jasikan Circuit Court has sentenced a 40-year-old man, Sampson Kwame Asong, to five years imprisonment for threatening to kill a drinking spot owner...

Parents of embattled Chiana SHS girls express gratitude to Akufo-Addo

Parents and guardians of the embattled students of Chiana Senior High School (SHS) in the Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region have...

Three remanded for robbing “Afrochella” fan of her iPhone X

Three persons including an ex-convict who robbed a tourist of her mobile phone valued at GHS3,000 at El-Wak Sports Stadium in Accra have appeared...

Family would never forgive me if I told all – Prince Harry

Prince Harry claims he had enough material for “two books”, and did not include some things in his memoir because his father and brother...

Good news for dismissed Chiana SHS students

Management of the Ghana Education Service has referred the dismissal of the eight Chiana Senior High School (SHS) students to the School’s Disciplinary Committee. GES...

UG files motion to challenge injunction on new residence plan

The University of Ghana (UG) has urged the High Court to dismiss a case filed by students seeking to halt a residence re-allocation plan...

Abu Jinapor replaces Ofori-Atta as caretaker Trade Minister

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor, as Caretaker Minister for the Trade and Industry Ministry. Mr Jinapor...

Assemblies of God Ghana meets Akufo-Addo

The General Superintendent of Assemblies of God, Ghana Rev. Stephen Wengam, has commended President Nana Akufo-Addo for being able to steer the affairs of...

Two remanded over GH¢900K robbery

Two suspected robbers have been put before an Accra Circuit Court for conspiring with two others to rob a businessman of his GH¢ 900,000...

Deputy CEO of Northern Development Authority sacked

President Nana Akufo-Addo has terminated the appointment of Patrick Seidu as Deputy Chief Executive Officer (DCE) of the Northern Development Authority. His dismissal takes effect...

GES on why Chiana SHS girls were dismissed – Listen

JoyNews/AdomNews · Why Chiana SHS girls were dismissed The Ministry of Education (GES) has explained why some eight female students of the Chiana Senior High...

CHAN 2023: The Multimedia Group secures rights for TV and Radio broadcast

The Multimedia Group Limited has secured Free-to-Air rights for television and radio broadcast of the Championship of African Nations (CHAN) 2023 tournament for the...

Pokuase to Ofankor Accra-Kumasi Dualisation Project to be ready March 2023

Barring any hitches, the Pokuase to Ofankor portion of the Accra-Kumasi Dualization Project will be completed by the 31st of March this year.The Minister...

Alan Kyerematen inaugurates Automotive Industry Development Council

Former Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan Kyeremanten, has inaugurated the Automotive Industry Development Council. The 35-member council was drawn from various government and private...

Chiana SHS girls dismissal: Accra Human Rights Forum appeals to GES

The Accra Human Rights Forum International has appealed to the Ghana Education Service (GES) to reconsider its decision to dismiss eight final-year students of...

One injured, property vandalised as Gausu youth clash

Fear has gripped the entire Gausu community in the Obuasi Municipality of the Ashanti Region following violent attacks on some youth by a group...

Multimedia kick-starts 2023 with a Thanksgiving Service [Photos]

It was a moment of unending joy when management and staff of Ghana’s leading media brand, The Multimedia Group Limited, kick-started 2023 with a...

SSNIT increases monthly pension payment by 25%

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) in consultation with the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) has increased the monthly pension payment by...

Check out when 2022 BECE results will be released

The results of the 2022 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) will be made public on Thursday, January 19, 2023. This is according to the Ministry...

Fake cop, 3 others allegedly hijack, steal tanker transporting petrol

A man dressed in Police uniform, accompanied by two plain clothes men, have allegedly hijacked and stolen a tanker vehicle fully loaded with fuel...

Akufo-Addo eulogises late Cardinal Baawobr

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the demise of His Eminence Cardinal Richard Kuuia Baawobr has created a big vacuum in the country.  He said...

Our promise to regularise Okada still stands — NDC

The National Democratic Congress' (NDC) 2020 electioneering campaign promise to regulate and legalise the operations of motorbikes for commercial purposes (Okada) in the country...

Don’t drink tea, bread with eggs and salad if you earn less than GH¢2K – Economist

Economist Dr Evans Nunoo, says it doesn’t make economic sense for someone who earns between GH¢1,000 and GH¢2,000 to be taking tea, bread with eggs...

Chiana SHS girls dismissal: Akufo-Addo intervenes

The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has intervened in the matter of eight Senior High School students dismissed for...

Child Rights Int’l’s position on dismissed Chiana SHS students

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Child Rights International (CRI), has demanded the Ghana Education Service (GES) makes public, the probe that informed the dismissal of...

Students Loan Trust opens application portal

The Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) has opened its online applications portal for students interested in securing loans under the ‘no guarantor’ system for...

List: NPA revokes licenses of 30 OMCs

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has revoked the licenses of 30 Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) for non-compliance with the rules and regulations of the...

Drama as ‘robbery victims’ get charged and remanded

Two persons who allegedly orchestrated the stealing of GHC900,000 at Maamobi in Accra have appeared before an Accra Circuit Court.George Ayitey Mensah, a 32-year-old...

7 dead, 8 in critical condition after Gomoa Antseadze accident [Photos]

Seven people have perished in an accident at Gomoa Antseadze on the Cape Coast to Accra highway in the Central Region. Eight others, including an...

Messi, Mbappe, Putellas nominated for Fifa awards but Ronaldo left off for first time

Argentina featured heavily in shortlists for FIFA's Best awards following their World Cup triumph, with forwards Lionel Messi and Julian Alvarez, goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez and coach Lionel Scaloni receiving nominations...

Government and Organised Labour agree on 30% base pay increase

Government after several negotiations with Organised Labour has increased base pay for the 2023 financial year by 30%. The increment takes effect from January 1,...

GES sends important message to sacked Chiana students

Management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has admonished sacked students of Chiana Senior High School (SHS) to consider their dismissal as “a major...

Trader on GH₵80K bail over visa fraud

An Accra Circuit Court has granted an GH₵80,000.00 bail with two sureties to a trader over alleged visa fraud. The Court ordered that the sureties...

Chiana SHS girls dismissal: Minority appeals to Akufo-Addo to intervene

The Minority in Parliament has called on President Nana Akufo-Addo to pardon the students dismissed by the Ghana Education Service (GES). In a statement on...

Police investigate murder of mother and son

The Millennium City Police Command has commenced investigations into the circumstances that led to the death of a mother and son at Green Estate,...