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Leave Otto Addo to select players for World Cup – GFA warned

President Nana Akufo-Addo has advised the Ghana Football Association (GFA), headed by Kurt Okraku, to refrain from any decisions taken by the Black Stars...

2 Chinese ‘galamseyers’ arrested in Oda Forest Reserve [Video]

https://youtu.be/jl63FvXJlgE The Ashanti Regional Forestry Commission has arrested two Chinese illegal miners at compartment 127 of the Oda river forest reserve in the Ashanti region. The...

Akufo-Addo didn’t hear anything – Eugene Arhin on Ashanti booing

The Director of Communications at the Presidency has refuted reports that President Nana -Addo was booed during his tour in the Ashanti Region. Eugene...

Minister sacked for condemning Russia at UN

Madagascar’s president has sacked the country’s foreign minister because he voted in favour of a UN resolution condemning Russian referendums to annex parts of...

Lewandowski passes 600 goal mark in Barcelona win

Robert Lewandowski scored the 600th and 601st goals of his career as Barcelona enjoyed a routine win over Villarreal. Barca, who lost 3-1 at Real...

¢14.50 equals $1 as cedi depreciation continues

The Ghana cedi continued its free fall, losing value twice within a day to sell at ¢14.50 to one US dollar. This translated to 5.45%...

Scramble for dollar at forex bureaus increases; panic, speculation worsen cedi depreciation

Joy Business report indicates large corporates that depend largely on dollars for transactions, particularly transfers overseas are scrambling for the US dollars, a situation,...

Gavi beats Musiala, Jude Bellingham to win Golden Boy award

Barcelona's teenage midfielder Gavi was named the 2022 Golden Boy award winner on Friday, just days after claiming the Kopa Trophy as Europe's best young player. The honour,...

Cash and carry for medicines could cause collapse of NHIS – GMA

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has described as worrying, the decision by the Ghana National Chamber of Pharmacy (GNCoP) to sell drugs only on...

Suame Interchange a political gimmick to save Mensah Bonsu’s face – NDC

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ashanti Region has described the sod-cutting for the construction of the Suame Interchange project as a gimmick...

Man drowns in Tano River

A yet-to-be-identified man has drowned in the Tano River at Ahafo Tanoso in the Ahafo Region. The incident, according to reports, occurred on Thursday afternoon. It...

Mahama supports NDC constituency elections with ¢1.3m

Former President John Mahama has donated GH¢1,380,000 to support the upcoming constituency elections of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). The NDC 2020 flagbearer made the...

First witness testifies against embattled Juaben MCE nominee

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), has presented in court, its first witness in the trial of  Alexander Kwabena Sarfo-Kantanka, a failed Municipal...

Ghanaian students in Hungary appeal to govt to pay their stipends

The Ghana Association of Scholarship students in Hungary (GASH) is unhappy that 20 of its members have not yet received their stipends for several...

Banks themselves sell the dollars to us – Black Market dealer

Dealers in Foreign Currency Exchange, popularly known as Black Market, has alleged that banks in the country sell the dollars to them for their...

Sack Bawumia, Ofori-Atta – Currency Analyst tells Nana Addo

Currency Analyst, Samuel Ampah, is urging President Nana Addo DanKwa Akufo-Addo to sack his Economic Management Team, led by Vice President Dr Alhaji Mahamadu...

Huawei opens application for ‘Seeds for Future 2022’

Huawei Technologies Ghana has opened applications for its global flagship Corporate Social Responsibility Program 'Seeds for the Future 2022', set to commence from October...

I woke up at Awudome cemetery after a night at a client’s house – Former sex worker

Charity, 34, has disclosed her reason for quitting prostitution after years of working in the sex trade industry. In an interview on Ghetto Life Story,...

It is a political appointment – NAGRAT Prez fires govt over new GES boss

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has lashed out at the government over the appointment of Dr Eric Nkansah as the Director-General of...

Black Stars assistant coach lands World Cup punditry job

Brazilian football maestro Kaka will lead a star-studded line-up of pundits for beIN SPORTS’ (beIN) coverage of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022TM in...

EBID advances USD 60 million loan facility to GRIDco

The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has signed a loan agreement extending a facility of USD 60 Million to the Ghana Grid...

Ofori-Atta reacts to cedi depreciation

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has urged Ghanaians not to panic or put further pressure on the cedi, as the cedi continues its...

Pharmaceutical companies return to ‘cash and carry’ basis

The Ghana National Chamber of Pharmacy (GNCoP) has revealed the current economic challenges have affected the pharmaceutical industry. According to the Association, the industry is...

GUTA suspends strike

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has suspended its industrial strike action. Members of the association on Wednesday, October 19, declared a strike to...

Photos: Day 2 of GUTA strike

The closure of shops in the Central Business District of Accra by the Ghana Union of Traders Associations (GUTA) due to economic hardship entered...

World Lottery Authority endorses Ghana’s Good Causes, war against illegal lottery

The World Lottery Authority (WLA) has revealed that it will be focusing more on responsible gaming and good causes in the coming years and...

NAGRAT rejects new GES boss

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has expressed reservations about President Nana Akufo-Addo's new Director-General appointee for the Ghana Education Service (GES). According to...

Zoomlion invests $100,000 in sanitation education in schools

Waste management company, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) has announced a $100,000 package to support school children...

Five Nigerians injured in fight over drinks at Buduburam

At least five Nigerians have been injured in a knife fight during sharing of drinks at Buduburam Ghetto, known as 'Gab', in the Gomoa...

AfriMass to hold its annual ideas trade summit

AfriMass, a thought leadership and knowledge sharing platform, will host the 4th edition of its annual ideas trade summit on October, 28, 2022 at...

Prof Opoku-Amankwa reacts to his sack as GES Director-General

The immediate past Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Prof Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, has reacted to the termination of his contract. The educationist says he...

Judge issues stern warning to Kofi Kapito

The Circuit Court in Accra has issued a stern warning to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Consumer Protection Agency, (CPA), Kofi Owusu Hene,...

Akufo-Addo needs to be guided anytime he speaks – Dr Amoako Baah

A Political Science Lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Dr. Amoako Baah, wants the handlers of President Akufo-Addo to...

Sarkodie should have been bigger than Wizkid – Shatta Wale

Dancehall artiste Shatta Wale believes his colleague Sarkodie should have been a bigger artiste than Wizkid or just as big. Speaking on Showbiz A-Z, Shatta...

Liz Truss: A quick guide to why the Prime Minister resigned

Liz Truss has resigned as the UK's prime minister after six weeks. Here's what you need to know about her if you don't regularly...

One arrested in violent clashes involving illegal miners

Some illegal miners reportedly opened fire on Abuakwa North Municipal Security Council (MUSEC) during anti-galamsey operation on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. The MUSEC team, led...

Signs of 1948 riots are looming – Nana Oye

Former Gender Minister, Nana Oye Bampoe Addo (Previously Nana Oye Lithur), says the circumstances that led to the 1948 riots in Accra are currently...

Man, 40, killed in gory accident involving govt ambulance

A 40-year-old man has lost his life in a gory accident at Sehwi Bosomoiso junction in the Sehwi Wiawso municipality of the western north...

Supreme Court judge nominee admits failure to declare assets

A judge nominated to the Supreme Court has admitted he failed to comply with the Asset Declaration Law when he took office as a...

Nigerians carry coffin as they stage walk in memory of Lekki tollgate shooting

Nigerians have beseiged the Lekki tollgate in Lagos state to commemorate two years of what they say is one of the darkest days in...