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Defying tradition, championing rights: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) sparks change in female genital mutilation hotspots across East Africa

''Is religious?'' Under a tree in the quiet village of Dalocha Woreda in Central Ethiopia region, Nuritu Sirbar, the Head of the Dalocha...

Agogo residents protest over closure of Salt FM by NCA

There is an uneasy calm at Agogo in the Asante Akyem North District of the Ashanti region following the forceful closure of Salt FM. A...

60% of Ghanaians not saving for retirement – Report

Approximately 6 out of 10 Ghanaians are not saving for retirement, according to the 2023 Old Mutual Financial Services Monitor. This is significantly higher amongst...

Traders call for review of Nkwanta South curfew

Traders Association at Nkwanta South in the Oti Region have called on the Interior Ministry to review the curfew imposed on the township. According to...

Mukuru partners with Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) to donate much needed aid in support of cholera outbreak efforts in Zambia

Mukuru (www.Mukuru.com), Africa’s leading financial services platform, has partnered with the Zambia Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) under the Ministry of Health, to...

Ethiopia launches the Pandemic Fund mega project against potential pandemics

In a remarkable move towards strengthening its defenses against potential pandemics, Ethiopia officially launched the Ethiopian Pandemic Multi-Sectoral Prevention, Preparedness, and Response Project (EPPR)...

Kasoa ritual murder: I don’t know anything about Ishmael’s death – 18-year-old speaks

The 18-year-old teenager who has been charged together with a 15-year-old juvenile has told the High Court in Accra that “I do not know...

Principal Secretary (PS) Harry Kimtai Launches Distribution of 150,000 Blood Bags to Strengthen Healthcare Nationwide

Principal Secretary for Medical Services, Mr. Harry Kimtai inaugurated the nationwide distribution of 150,000 blood bags and essential supplies at the KBTTS headquarters in...

Aburi Girls SHS student reported dead

A first-year student at Aburi Girls Senior High School (SHS) in the Eastern Region has tragically passed away. The student, who complained of severe stomach...

Veteran journalist passes on

A former Editor of The Mirror, Emmanuel Nii Okai Provencal has passed away, aged 79. He passed away on January 10, after a short...

Plot to remove IGP: Committee will not serve anyone’s interest – Atta Akyea

The Chairman of the Ad hoc Committee of Parliament investigating has the alleged clandestine plot to remove the Inspector General of Police(IGP) Dr George...

NIB officials stripped me naked – Agordzo

A former Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Benjamin Agordzo, who has been acquitted and discharged over an alleged coup plot has shared more harrowing experiences...

NGO raises concerns over Emissions Levy Act

A non-governmental organisation (NGO), Penplusbytes has express worry the taxation framework for vehicles outlined in the Emissions Levy Act. The organisation has said the...

Withdraw Public University Bill – UTAG to government

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) is calling for the immediate withdrawal of the Public University Bill, 2020. UTAG has described the Bill...

Amasaman accident: Truck driver arrested

The driver of the truck involved in a crash on Monday with a Sprinter bus around the China Mall stretch of the Amasaman-Nsawam road,...

Otumfuo Sir Osei Agyeman Prempeh II’s book on Asanteman History launched

After more than five decades after his death, a book on the History of Asanteman authored by Otumfuo Sir Osei Agyeman Prempeh II, has...

GNAT joins demo against electricity VAT

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has announced plans to participate in the demonstration against the 15% Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity...

Another police officer interdicted

The Ghana Police Service has interdicted a Police Chief Inspector, Benjamin Doe Kuwornu for unprofessional conduct. Chief Kuwornu, stationed at Assin Fosu in the...

Bawku conflict: We’re no longer safe – Upper East Regional House of Chiefs

The Upper East Regional House of Chiefs says residents are now living in fear following the recent surge in violence in the Bawku municipality...

NCA, security officers shut down Salt FM

The National Communications Authority (NCA) accompanied by security officers has shut down Agogo-based Salt 95.9 FM in the Ashanti region. The radio station was shut...

Six illegal miners arrested for mining in river Tain

A task force against illegal mining at Wenchi in the Bono Region has arrested six persons who were reportedly mining in the river Tain. The...

GJA blacklist Yendi MP for assault on journalist 

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), has ordered all media houses to blacklist the Member of Parliament for Yendi, Farouk Aliu Mahama for allegedly assaulting...

Akufo-Addo to present State of the Nation Address on this date

President Nana Akufo-Addo is expected to present the State of the Nation address (SONA) to Parliament on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. The address is...

Mahama criticises gov’t for ‘oppressing’ teachers

Former President John Mahama has criticised the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) government for what he perceives as the oppression of teachers. He argued...

Finance Ministry reacts to ¢77m Contingency Vault media reports

The Ministry of Finance has described as inaccurate and unfounded a report by some media outlets suggesting that the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, took...

PRINPAG backs GJA’s decision to blacklist Yendi MP

The Private Newspapers and Online News Publishers Association of Ghana (PRINPAG) has backed the Ghana Journalists Association's (GJA) decision to blacklist the Member of...

Herdsman inflicts cutlass wounds on farmer

A farmer has been left with severe cutlass wounds following an altercation with a herdsman at Seripe, a farming community in the Bole district...

Global Music Conference for Youth Marks a Milestone in European Union – Africa Collaboration

From September 18 to 22, 2023, Jeunesses Musicales International (JMI), in collaboration with Music Crossroads Zimbabwe (the local arm of JMI), hosted the 78th...

Two organizations support education at Ekurabadze

Two non-governmental organizations; Charity Trust Africa and Cyber1Defense Communications have teamed up to support education delivery at Ekurabadze in the Mfantsiman Municipality in the...

BoG commended for making economic data more accessible

The Bank of Ghana has received praise for enhancing the accessibility of economic data via its recently launched Database Portal. On Monday, February 5, 2024,...

Fire burns 7 bedrooms, leaves several displaced at Mpatasie

Over twenty people have been displaced after fire destroys a seven-bedroom house at Mpatasie near Berekum in the Bono Region. Several properties have been damaged...

DVLA resolves online registration challenges – Registers 25,101 vehicles

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has resolved the initial challenges that affected the online registration of vehicles at the beginning of the...

Nigerian pastor arrested over allegedly swindling followers of $1m

A Nigerian pastor has been arrested over allegations he fraudulently got people to part with their money. Theo O Ebonyi, well-known in Benue state, is...

Common core curriculum: Science students to skip Core Maths, Integrated Science

All Senior High School (SHS) Science students will no longer be required to study Core and Elective Mathematics as separate examinable subjects from the...

Cecilia Dapaah’s stolen money: Case adjourned to March 8 after lawyers arrived late to court

An Accra High Court has adjourned the trial involving seven individuals, including Patience Botwe, two former house helps of former Sanitation Minister Cecilia Abena...

Organised Labour meet in Kumasi ahead of TUC’s protest

Organised Labour in the Ashanti Region has met in Kumasi to plan ahead of the February 13 demonstration against the government's imposition of Value...

Kwahu Bepong chaos: Male residents flee town

Joy News has learnt that majority of male residents in Kwahu Bepong, a town in the Kwahu South municipality of the Eastern region have...

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Ethiopia underscore the need for increasing investment for survivors of female genital...

Today, the world is observing the International Day of Zero for female genital mutilation (FGM) under the theme, “Her Voice. Her Future: Investing in...

Safeguarding the future of women and girls in Nigeria against cervical cancer

When 11-year-old Morenike Ayeni received the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV), she became one of the millions of adolescent girls to get vaccinated against cervical...

Tunisian tennis sensation, Ons Jabeur, appointed World Food Programme (WFP) Global Goodwill Ambassador

The World Food Programme (WFP) announced today the appointment of Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur as its newest Global Goodwill Ambassador. Recognized for her...