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Owusu Bempah, 6 others discharged but state pursues matter before High Court

An Accra Circuit Court has discharged Reverend Isaac Owusu Bempah, leader of Glorious Word Power Ministry and six others. Rev. Owusu Bempah and the...

Harmattan season: Wildfires destroy food crops in North-East Region

Wildfires have destroyed several hectares of food crops while houses and farmlands are under threat in many rural farming communities in the North-East Region....

NHIA opens new office at Mion 

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has opened an office complex at Sang in the Mion District of the Northern Region to bring its...

Ofori-Atta has more integrity than 99% of politicians – Prof Stephen Adei

Former Board Chairman of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Professor Stephen Adei, has expressed his displeasure over the manner in which MPs demanded the...

Bawumia is ‘Economic Maguire’, he is scoring own goals – Adongo

Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, Isaac Adongo, has criticised the Head of the Economic Management Team, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia for what he termed...

Supreme Court sets date to deliver judgment on first ladies’ emolument case

The Supreme Court will on January 25, 2023, deliver a judgment on the constitutionality of the payment of salaries and allowances to spouses of...

Latest news on IMF deal

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has indicated that it is premature to comment on the final form the financing programme for Ghana will take....

Organised Labour rejects 18% salary increment [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Organised Labour rejects 18% salary increment asks for 65% Organised Labour has rejected government’s proposal for 18% increment in the base pay of...

Minority welcomes govt’s decision to reintroduce road toll in 2023

The Minority in Parliament has welcomed the reintroduction of road tolls in 2023. The reintroduction of the levy is contained in the 2023 budget...

We are working to support SMEs to leverage AfCFTA – Gender Ministry

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, says it has implemented various policies to scale up the operations of Small and Medium Enterprises...

Miss Golden Stool finalist who collapsed on live TV breaks silence [Video]

https://youtu.be/yWlCTlwCnjU Obroni, a finalist of the Miss Golden Stool beauty pageant who collapsed on stage, has opened up on circumstances that led to the incident....

Tamanja residents forced to drink from polluted Oti River

The Residents of Tamanja, a farming community in the Krachi West Municipality of the Oti Region, are appealing to corporate entities, and the government...

Ato Forson calls out ministers and MPs for abandoning budget debate for Qatar

A ranking member on the Finance Committee of Parliament, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has criticised government officials who are currently in Qatar to catch...

Police offer psycho-social support to Kantamanto fire victims [Photos]

The Ghana Police Service has offered psycho-social support to victims of Tuesday’s fire incident at Kantamanto market in Accra. This was after owners...

Suspected armed robber killed in fierce gun battle with police

A suspected armed robber has been killed in a gun battle with the Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) of the Ghana Police Service. The deceased was...

Man and side chick involved in accident while chasing wife and her lover

In what was a twisted fate of love, a man and his mistress were involved in an accident while chasing his wife and her...

Ghanaian furniture design company features in Black Panther movie

Ghanaian furniture design company, Tekura has been featured in Marvel’s blockbuster sequel ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.’ The feature was interior decor products which were used...

Two lovers killed by unknown assailants at Brosankro/Aprakukrom

A 25-year-old farmer, Francis Kwame Awuah, and his 21-year-old girlfriend, Akosua Lydia, have allegedly been murdered by unknown assaillants at Brosankro/Aprakukrom, a farming community...

2023 Budget: TUC rejects govt’s ₵44.9m salary projection

After several attempts to reach an agreement over an increment in their base pay, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) is expected to meet government...

Ghana is suffering more than Russia and Ukraine – NDC Woman

Aspiring Deputy General Secretary for the National Democratic Congress, Dr Catherine Deynu, has blamed the ruling party in government for the recent economic woes...

One killed in robbery attack on Bimbilla-Accra road

One person is reported dead following an armed robbery attack on a group of traders on a bus en route to Bimbilla in the...

‘Insulting’ Ashanti Regional NSS boss in fresh trouble

https://www.youtube.com/embed/_urDB87q4mE The Ashanti Regional Director of the National Service Scheme (NSS) is expected to appear before a Committee of Inquiry to be established by the...

Benkumhene demands refund of money to ‘Ofori Panin Fie’

The embattled Benkumhene of Asamang Tamfoe Traditional Area, Nana Boakye Darkwa, is demanding a refund of a total amount of Ghc115,000 mining proceeds given...

Good news for small-scale miners

The government and CalBank are close to sealing a $25 million deal to finance small-scale mining operations in the country. The deal is part of...

GPRTU introduces ride-hailing service ‘MYGHTaxi’ [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · GPRTU introduces ride-hailing service 'MYGHTAXI' The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has announced an upcoming ride-hailing service, MyGHTaxi for commercial taxis and...

IMF team returns in December for next round of negotiations

A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected in the country next week to continue negotiations with the government towards closing a...

Govt’s new VAT rate a lazy man approach – Prof Bokpin

Finance and Economics lecturer, Professor Godfred Bokpin, has advised the government to review its decision against the new Value Added Tax (VAT) regime in...

Court throws out Techiman South election petition; fines NDC GHc100k

The Wenchi High Court has thrown out the petition against the Techiman South parliamentary election filed by the National Democratic Congress (NDC). The Court has...

Court sentences Nigeria’s IGP to 3 months in prison

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, to three months in prison for...

Sad as Nigerian man allegedly beheads his girlfriend at Spintex [Video]

https://youtu.be/fIFRy8jk-d8 A young Nigerian man has been picked up by the Ghana Police Service for allegedly beheading his girlfriend at Spintex. According to reports, the man...

2022 World Cup: We will beat Ghana again – Suarez

Uruguay striker, Luis Suarez, says they will put their lives on the line to beat Ghana in their final group game at the ongoing 2022 FIFA...

We don’t want social media apology – Manhyia Hospital nurses tell Ashanti region NSS boss

Nurses at the Manhyia Government Hospital say they want an unqualified apology in person and in writing from the embattled NSS boss and not...

2022 World Cup: Win over South Korea has improved our confidence – Addo

Ghana coach, Otto Addo, says his side's win against South Korea is a confidence booster going into the final Group H game against Uruguay...

SHS headmaster beaten after being caught with student

A South African Secondary School deputy principal at Kgagatlou Secondary in Polokwane, Limpopo received deadly instant justice after getting caught bedding a student at...

Obuasi teacher suffers injuries after parent assaulted her on school compound

The Independence School Complex at Brahabebome in the Obuasi East district of the Ashanti Region has been closed down following an alleged assault on...

Manhyia Hospital saga: Junior doctors defend embattled doctor

The Junior Doctors Association has refuted reports that one of its members at the Manhyia Hospital, in Kumasi allegedly gave the wrong prescription to...

Some OMCs start reducing fuel prices, GOIL down by 3.5%

Some Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) in the country have started reducing prices of fuel at the pumps from today .  One of the Market leaders,...

Davido’s son’s drowning: Could tragedy improve Nigeria’s safety for swimmers?

The drowning of the three-year-old son of Afrobeats star Davido in the swimming pool at his home in Lagos last month has thrown a...

Why Ayew’s handball didn’t rule out Salisu’s opener against South Korea

Ghana broke the deadlock in the first half courtesy of Mohammed Salisu, with his effort allowed to stand despite a VAR check for handball. With...

Sosu mocks Ashanti Regional NSS boss

Francis-Xavier Sosu, Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina, has stated that the Ashanti Regional Director of the National Service Scheme is suffering from...