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Increasing pension age to 65 years: SSNIT appeals

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) wants broader consultations with government and labour unions over a possible increase of retirement age, from...

FDA denied my request for certified reports on adverse events of covid-19 vaccines – Sammy Gyamfi

The Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, says the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has denied his request for certified...

Metro Mass Transit sympathises with victims of Bibiani–Anhyiaso road crash

The Metro Mass Transit Limited (MMTL) has commiserated with victims of the road accident which occurred on January 10, 2022 on the Bibiani–Anhyiaso–Bekwai road. In...

Nestle recalls 24 batches of milk from the market

Nestle Ghana has recalled 24 batches of evaporated milk from the market following social media uproar after consumers discovered coagulated milk in their Ideal...

Five fire officers interdicted over ‘disappearance of GH¢30K from accident scene’

The Ghana National Fire Service has interdicted five of its officers for their alleged involvement in the disappearance of an amount of GH¢30,000 from...

Akufo-Addo launches Gh¢6.1 Million Police Medical Fund as he commissions projects

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday launched a GH¢6.1 Police Emergency Medical Intervention Fund at the Police Hospital, Accra. The fund is aimed at providing immediate...

Foreign Affairs Ministry runs out of 32-page passport booklets

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has announced the shortage of 32-page passport booklets. The shortage, according to the ministry, is due to...

AFCON 2021: Mahama’s aide posts thought-provoking question after Stars loss

Special aide to former President John Mahama, Joyce Bawa Mogtari has wondered whether the love for the Ghana national team, Black Stars, can ever...

Missing 26-year-old man found dead

A 26-year-old man, Bernard Boateng, who returned to Ghana from Holland for the Christmas holidays, has been allegedly murdered at Aputuogya in the Bosomtwe...

Fire consumes fish ovens of dozens of fishmongers at Axim

Fire has gutted fish ovens belonging to fishmongers at Brawire, a suburb of Axim in the Nzema-East Municipality. It took residents and firefighters from the...

Huge boost for Ghana as Kudus cleared for international duty

Black Stars attacking midfielder, Kudus Mohammed, is reportedly cleared to join his colleagues in Cameroon at the ongoing African Cup of Nations. Per a tweet...

Ghana needs structure to handle child trafficking – Bright Appiah

Executive Director for Child Rights International, Bright Appiah, has said there should be a structure in place in tackling issues concerning child trafficking in...

Ghana should have called me – KP KP Boateng reacts to Ghana’s defeat to Morocco

Former Ghana international, Kevin-Prince Boateng, has indicated his desire to feature for the Black Stars after their painful 1-0 defeat against Morocco on Monday....

65-yr-old man killed as fire ravages 10 bedroom house [Photos]

A 65-year-old man has been killed in a house fire at Kronum in the Suame Municipality of the Ashanti region. The incident, according to...

SSNIT increases 2022 monthly pension benefits to 10%

The Social Security and National Trust (SSNIT) has increased monthly pension benefits to 10% for the year 2022. The increment, according to SSNIT, follows...

I was unwell ahead of Morocco clash – Dede Ayew discloses

Black Stars captain, Andrea Ayew, has revealed he wasn't fully well ahead of the opening match against Morocco on Monday. Speaking at the post-match...

Congregants beat pastor for asking them to pay to unlock 2022 blessings

Pastor James Mugo, the General Overseer of Wings of Blessings Africa Church, has reportedly landed in the hospital after he was allegedly beaten up...

Cecilia Marfo’s prayers saved my life – Former Kotoko player

Former Kotoko midfielder and retired footballer, Jordan Opoku, has opened up on how gospel musician Cecilia Marfo saved his life through prayers. Jordan, while speaking...

Couple’s pre-wedding photo shoot set tongues wagging

Marriage – it's a beautiful thing. It's an act of commitment that seals the deal with the love of your life. And as they normally...

Notorious thief caught after stealing police car battery [Video]

A notorious robber who is fond of stealing people's car batteries took a wrong turn when he decided to steal a policeman's car battery...

ASEPA boss hot as GAF petitions Police

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has asked the Ghana Police Service to probe allegations made by the Alliance for Social Equity and Accountability (ASEPA). This...

Adom FM ‘Reboot Your Life’ series: EDC MD on how to make money in 2022

Managing Director of Ecobank Development Corporation (EDC) Investments Limited, Paul Kofi Mante has said the journey to financial independence is not a sprint but...

Bolgatanga is HIV hotspot in Upper East Region – GHS

The Bolgatanga Municipality in the Upper East Region remains a hotshot for HIV infection, health experts have said. Sulemana Majeed, Regional HIV Coordinator, who disclosed...

Navy vessels arrive at Takoradi Port

The Ghana Navy has acquired four new Navy fighter ships to boost efforts at making Ghana’s maritime space safer and unattractive to pirates and...

Family announces burial date for Dzifa Attivor

The final funeral rites of former Transport Minister, Dzifa Attivor, have been scheduled for February 17 to 20, 2022. Preceding the burial, Mrs Attivor...

Threat of death, assault top crime records in Ajumako

Threat of death and assault dominated the criminal cases recorded in the Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam District in 2021, the Ajumako District Police Command has said. With a...

COVID-19: KIA records over 2,000 positive cases in a month

The Kotoka International Airport (KIA) has recorded a total of 2,772 COVID-19 positive cases among international arrivals in the last month.The cases are out...

Eight farmers cited in JoyNews ‘Children in Cocoa Labour’ expose arrested [Audio+Video]

Eight farmers captured in the latest JoyNews Hotline documentary, using children as labourers on their farms have been arrested. A joint team of police...

SIM registration: Group calls for extension of deadline

A group has called on the government to extend the deadline for the ongoing nationwide SIM card re-registration exercise. The group, Save Consumers Ghana (SACOG),...

Driver shot dead, 3 injured as robbers attack passengers

One person has reportedly been shot dead with three others injured in a robbery attack on the Assin Awisam-Dunkwa stretch in the Central Region....

Check out date police recruitment training begins

The Ghana Police Service says it will commence the 2021 Recruitment Training for successful applicants on Friday, January 14, 2022. All successful applicants...

FixTheCountry campaigners petition Akufo-Addo to remove EC over SALL

Public advocacy group, FixTheCountry Movement, is leading a petition for the removal of the EC Chairperson, Jean Mensa and her two deputies; Dr Bossman...

Man shoots himself dead at Asante Akyem

A man identified as Nana Opuni Kwargyan has shot himself to death in his home at Dawereso Nkwanta in the Asante Akyem North Municipality. The...

Nurse assists neighbour to deliver twins in taxi [Video]

A general nurse has earned the admiration of many people after she assisted a pregnant woman to deliver twins in a taxi. Juliet Acheampong...

Alan Kyerematen mourns with Chief of Staff [Photos]

Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kyerematen on Saturday commiserated with the Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Opare Osei over the demise of her brother....

Five suspected teen robbers arrested

Police in Sunyani have arrested five teenagers who allegedly robbed a taxi driver at gunpoint on the Nsoatre-Berekum highway in the Bono Region. The...

Curfew hours renewed in 3 troubled areas

The Ministry for the Interior has renewed the curfew hours in three troubled areas of the country. The areas are Bimbilla in the Northern...

NLC invites UTAG, Fair Wages over ongoing strike

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has invited the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) and the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) for a...

Your freedom is not without bounds – Otumfuo tells journalists

Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has asked media practitioners to disabuse their minds of the notion that their freedom is without bounds. Speaking at the...

FDA recalls batches of coagulated milk products from Nestle after consumer complaints

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says it has undertaken a comprehensive regulator action to ascertain why customers’ milk were coagulated despite not being...