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Australia to lift electricity suspension as prices eases

Australia's energy market operator says it will lift its suspension of the country's main wholesale electricity market as its power crisis eases. The restrictions will...

Gun control bill clears US Senate hurdle

The US Senate has taken a first step towards passing what has been called the most significant new gun controls in a generation. Senators voted...

Minister leads soldiers to pull down all private property on 200 acres of CSIR land

Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has reported that “on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, I led members of the Regional Security Council (REGSEC) to...

US plans to reduce nicotine in cigarette

The amount of nicotine in cigarettes sold in the US is set to be reduced to minimal or non-addictive levels. The White House on Tuesday...

Canada MPs given panic buttons

Canada's Members of Parliament (MPs) will be given panic buttons to call police in an emergency, amid growing harassment, intimidation and threats of violence. The...

It is not wrong for women to pay bills – Manasseh Azure tells McDan

Award-winning investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has stated that though women are entitled to the monies they earn, it is not wrong for them...

MP to sue govt over National Cathedral contract

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashaiman is heading to court over the government’s decision to sole-source the architectural design contract for the National...

Sad: Student in tears as parents ignore his graduation ceremony, says it is the saddest day of his life

While most parents would always make time to celebrate the education success of their kids, however busy their schedules are, it was not with...

Use of Omo, DDT, other illegal fishing methods will not be tolerated under my watch – Hawa Koomson [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · HAWA KOOMSON ON ILLEGAL FISHING Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Mavis Hawa Koomson, has vowed to wage war against illegal fishing practices...

Interior minister sends a strong message to police service

The Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, has cautioned the Ghana Police Service personnel to stop collecting unlawful money from commercial drivers. According to him, he has...

No compensation for Kejetia flooding victims – Sam Pyne

The Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly says victims of Kejetia Market flooding cannot be compensated. Samuel Pyne, who serves as the board chairman...

Cement blocks used as chairs by Pechie Basic School pupils

Pupils of Pechie Basic School in the Krachi West Municipality of the Oti Region are forced to sit on cement blocks and on the...

Caged, neglected, plight of the Ghanaian prisoner

Everybody is a potential prisoner yet almost everyone enjoying freedom loses cognizance of the fact that we must rise up together and demand prisoners...

Govt to establish Grain Development Authority

The government, through the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, is working on the establishment of a Grain Development Authority. The outfit, according to Agric...

Obuasi youth hit the street over ‘worsening’ unemployment rate [Photos]

Scores of residents within Obuasi in the Ashanti Region have embarked on a demonstration over what they described as worsening unemployment among the youth...

Many passengers in critical condition after head-on collision involving bus and truck at Nkawkaw

Many passengers are battling for their lives after a head-on collision between a commercial bus carrying passengers and an articulated truck.The accident occurred around...

Inter Milan to sign Lukaku on season long loan from Chelsea

Italian club Inter Milan have agreed a deal to sign striker Romelu Lukaku on a season-long loan from Chelsea. The Blues signed the 29-year-old from...

Thousands evacuated as flood raze south China

Hundreds of thousands of people in China have been evacuated in several southern and eastern provinces after unrelenting rains caused floods and triggered landslides. Two...

Black Starlets knocked out of WAFU B Championship by Burkina Faso

Following their 1-0 loss to Burkina Faso on Tuesday at the Cape Coast Stadium, host nation Ghana suffered elimination from the WAFU Zone B U-17 championships. The...

Scores wounded, others dead after earthquake hits Afghanistan

A powerful earthquake has killed at least 280 people and left scores injured in Afghanistan, according to the country's state news agency. Pictures show landslides...

Todd Boehly appointed as new Chelsea chairman

Todd Boehly has been confirmed as the new Chelsea chairman amid a series of new appointments to the club's board. A consortium led by American...

There’s grand scheme to rig GIMPA SRC election for Samini – Disqualified aspirant alleges

The Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration’s Students Representative Council (GIMPA-SRC) election appears to be attracting tension over what a section of the...

NSS acquires 20,000 acre land for commercial farming

The National Service Scheme (NSS) has acquired 20,000 acres of farmland in the Kumawu area of the Ashanti Region for a commercial farming estate....

National Cathedral Secretariat clears air on Sonnie Badu payment brouhaha

The Executive Director of the National Cathedral Secretariat has refuted claims that it made some payments to gospel musician, Sonnie Badu. Dr Paul Opoku-Mensah, in a...

Police retrieve body of woman with slit throat at Assin Fosu

The remains of a teenager suspected to have been murdered and dumped on the Assin Fosu - Yamoransa highway was Monday retrieved by the...

Man drowns in stream at Adumasa

A man believed to be in his 40s has reportedly drowned in a stream at Adumasa in the Oforikrom Municipality of the Ashanti region....

National Cathedral: Executive Director reacts to allegations of private ownership

The Executive Director of the National Cathedral of Ghana has reiterated that the project is state-owned and not a private entity as alleged by...

Check out rare photos of Adomi Bridge while under construction

Between 1955 and 1956, one of Ghana’s most iconic road infrastructure was built. Treasured as a national landmark, the arch bridge built from the Lazer...

Thousands stranded as flood waters block Takoradi-Agona-Tarkwa highway [video]

There was a gridlock at the Takoradi-Agona-Tarkwah highway on Tuesday evening, June 21. This followed a flooding situation following a downpour in that part of...

At least 280 killed as earthquake hits Afghanistan

A powerful earthquake has killed at least 280 people and left scores injured in Afghanistan, according to the country's state news agency. Pictures shared on...

Grounded rescue boat found in Cape Coast

A grounded lifeboat has washed ashore in Cape Coast.The lifeboat is believed to have been from Portugal making its way to the Gulf of...

Girl stabs teen brother to death over PlayStation 4

A 15-year-old girl was charged with murder on Monday for reportedly stabbing her 16-year-old brother to death during an argument about a video game. The...

Govt to roll out automatic premix fuel pumps [Listen]

In order to reduce the hoarding of premix fuel massively in the country, government is set to introduce automatic fuel pumps at the various...

179 customers of defunct Menzgold have passed away – Convenor

Convener of Menzgold Customers, Fred Forson, has disclosed that following the collapse of the company, 179 of the customers have died. According to him, many...

Office of Special Prosecutor board inaugurated

The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Dame Yeboah, has sworn in a nine-member board for the Office of the Special Prosecutor. This comes...

IGP not working, only seeking human faces – DCOP Akrofi

Former Eastern Regional Police Commander, Douglas Akrofi, has accused the Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, of what he described as 'seeking human...

Man allegedly butchers pregnant woman and kid

A man has allegedly butchered a pregnant woman, slit open her belly and slashed her foetus at Atobora, near Tepa, in the Ashanti Region. The...

Latest demand by customers of Menzgold against NAM 1 will shock you

Customers of defunct Menzgold are calling for the prosecution of the founder of the firm, Nana Appiah Mensah, also known as NAM 1, to...

Parts of Kumasi Shoe Factory to be demolished after fire incident

Engineers at the Asokwa Municipal Assembly in the Ashanti Region have recommended the demolition of parts of the building within the Kumasi Shoe factory...

NADMO not ready for unforeseen occurrences – Disaster management expert

DCOP Douglas Akrofi Asiedu, a disaster expert who doubles the former Greater Accra police commander, has revealed the inadequacy of the National Disaster Management...