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PwC report exposes mismanagement, questionable practices at ECG – ACEP

The Policy Lead for Petroleum and Conventional Energy at the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), Kodzo Yaotse has commended Price WaterHouse Coopers (PwC) for its latest audit report, which has...

Mahama appoints Sammy Gyamfi as acting MD of Precious Minerals Marketing company

President John Dramani Mahama has named Mr Sammy Gyamfi Esq. as the acting Managing Director of the state-owned Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC). The appointment...

GACL cautions public against sale of “lost or forgotten” luggage

The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has cautioned the public against fraudulent social media posts, purporting the sale of lost or forgotten baggage at...

Under-declaration isn’t a criminal offence – Former ECG MD responds to audit report

The former Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama, says under-declaration of revenues is not a criminal offence. As such,...

CCTV nabs driver who stole mobile phones from journalist and others

A driver who stole mobile phones from a journalist and two others in Sakumono, Community 17, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. Kwabena Gyimah,...

Two arrested for suspected ritual murder in Akatsi North

Two persons have been arrested by the police in Korve in the Akatsi North District of the Volta Region in connection with a suspected...

Appointment of MMDCEs in the Volta Region: 287 applications submitted

The Volta Regional Secretariat of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has received a total of 287 applications from individuals aspiring to become Metropolitan, Municipal,...

GH₵490m unaccounted for by ECG in three months – Audit report

An audit of the Electricity Company of Ghana's (ECG) revenue collection revealed a discrepancy of GH₵490 million between October and December 2023. This discrepancy concerns...

Policeman, 3 others beaten to pulp at Akrofuom

A police constable and three Community Policing Assistants (CPA) were attacked by thugs on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at Akrofuom, within the Obuasi Divisional...

Kwahu Afram Plains Drivers Union demands action on faulty ferry

The Kwahu Afram Plains Drivers Union has called on the Volta Lake Transport Company (VLTC) to fulfill its promise to repair the ferry serving...

Kpandai MP blames Bagbin for NPP’s election defeat

Kpandai Member of Parliament (MP) Matthew Nyindam has blamed Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin for the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) loss in the 2024...

Mahama appoints Mohammed Abdul-Salam as Acting NLA CEO

President John Mahama has appointed Mohammed Abdul-Salam as the Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Lottery Authority (NLA). A statement signed by the...

Ex-chief of Akrafo Kokobeng shot dead by unknown assailant

Former chief of Akrafo Kokobeng, a community in Atwima Nwabiagya District of Ashanti region has been shot dead in front of his house by...

Gov’t to release feeding funds for 31 days to SHSs

The General Secretary of the Conference of Heads of Assisted Senior High Schools (CHASS), Primus Baro, says the government will, by the close of...

2025 Africa Prosperity Dialogue set to advance economic integration

The Africa Prosperity Dialogues (APD) 2025 is set to take place from January 30 to 1 February 2025 at the Accra International Conference Centre(AICC). It...

NDC kicks off MMDCE interviews in Ashanti Region

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has begun the interview process for applicants aspiring to become Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in the...

Police arrest 3 in connection with alleged cocoa bean smuggling

The Police have arrested three suspects in connection with the alleged smuggling of cocoa beans to neighbouring countries, specifically Togo or Burkina Faso, the...

Clean-Jobs Resources Limited denies involvement in illegal mining at Offin-Shelter Belt

Clean-Jobs Resources Limited has refuted allegations of involvement in illegal mining activities at the Offin-Shelter Belt forest reserve, describing the claims as baseless and...

Dr deyemi urges businesses to harness power of intentional transformation

Global Speaker Rev Dr Sam Adeyemi has urged business leaders and staff members to be attentive to their surroundings, emphasising that what they hear...

Dormaa: Man killed after allegedly murdering his son

Residents of Antwirifo in the Dormaa Central Municipality are in shock following a tragic incident in which a man killed his son and was...

Free SHS: GH₵ 7.50p feeding fee per student not enough – CHASS

Primus Baro, the national secretary of the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS), says the current feeding fee of GH₵ 7.50 per...

Reboot Your Life Series: Transformational coach urges purposeful reinvention [Video]

Transformational coach, Scofray Nana Yaw Yeboah, has emphasized the importance of purposeful reinvention. Speaking during a discussion on the Reboot Your Life Series aired on...

Exposing the inconsistencies in NDC’s free first-year university tuition promise

Page 97 of the NDC’s 2024 Campaign Manifesto boldly promised a "No-Academic-Fees" policy for all first-year students in public tertiary institutions. However, a recent statement...

Liberian jailed 10 years as court defers his girlfriend’s sentence pending pregnancy test

The Accra Circuit Court Three has sentenced 25-year-old Liberian Daniel Ireland to 10 years in prison with hard labour for robbing a Bolt driver...

NDC fulfills Dubai holiday promise to supporters after election victory [Video]

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has fulfilled its promise of rewarding hardworking supporters in the Greater Accra Region with a vacation in Dubai following...

Court sentences Okada rider to 15 years for robbing nurse

The Kasoa Ofaakor Circuit Court, presided over by His Lordship Isaac Ohenaba-Kuffour, has sentenced 32-year-old Okada rider Yussif Salifu to 15 years in prison...

Betting tax is counterproductive – Sammi Awuku [Video]

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Akuapem North, Sammi Awuku, has expressed satisfaction with the decision of the Mahama-led administration to scrap...

Renewed conflict in Nkwanta leaves one injured, two houses burnt down

A 43-year-old woman is receiving treatment at St. Joseph Catholic Hospital after sustaining gunshot injuries in a violent incident in the Nkwanta South District...

U.S. Senator wants Ghana to pay off debts to American companies with IMF funding or…

A Ranking Member of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Senator James E. Risch, has asked Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to leverage...

GIBA seeks injunction to stop Communications Ministry and KNet from illegal fee demands

The Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA), in a definitive attempt to uphold transparency and accountability, has filed for a mandatory injunction at the High...

Swedru SHS student who returned missing purse lands internship opportunity

Jeffery Ebo Arhin, a student of Swedru Senior High (SHS), who has been celebrated around Ghana for returning a missing purse he found, has...

Free first-year university tuition won’t be compulsory – Apaak

Builsa South Member of Parliament (MP) Dr. Clement Apaak has reaffirmed the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) pledge to deliver its free first-year university tuition...

GNECC applauds Mahama’s commitment to education, calls for collaborative approach to Free SHS policy

The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) has expressed its strong support for President John Mahama’s commitment to prioritizing education as a fundamental right,...

ORAL team receives over 700 petitions

The Chairman of the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) Committee, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has revealed that they have received over 700 petitions from the...

Kofi Adomah’s wife gives update on his health

Miracle Adomah, the wife of Ghanaian journalist Kofi Adomah, has assured that he is in stable condition and responding to treatment. Taking to Facebook, Miracle...

‘Go to court if you think ORAL is unlawful’ – Domelevo challenges critics

A member of the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) Committee has defended its operations amidst criticism, stating that those who believe the committee is...

Gov’t urged to keep investing in technical, vocational education

The Group Chairman of CDH Financial Holdings, Dr. Emmanuel Adu-Sarkodee, has called on the government to continue investing in technical and vocational education, ensuring...

Nungua residents demand intensified police patrol due to rise in robberies

Some residents of Nungua Addogono and Baatsona in the Greater Accra Region have raised concerns over a growing wave of robberies and phone-snatching incidents...

Privatisation won’t solve Ghana’s electricity challenges – scientist

A Nuclear Regulatory Scientist, Dr Ernest Sanyare Warmann Beinpuo, has described as a misguided belief that privatising the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) holds...

Joynews’ Ohemeng Tawiah sustains life-threatening injuries in police-illegal miners clash [Photos]

A police operation aimed at clamping down on the illegal mining activities in the Offin Shelter Belt Forest Reserve at Anwiafutu near Nyinahin, Ashanti...