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Police officer who defiled a 14-year-old girl at Akatsi North jailed

The trial of Sergeant Emmanuel Duah, now 47, only began in 2023, two years after he lured a 14-year-old girl into a newly built...

Police officer allegedly burns hand of boy, 11 for spending GH¢2

A police officer is in hot waters for allegedly burning the hand of an 11-year-old boy named Stephen Boadi at Oda Old Town in...

We need a law to regulate who qualifies for scholarship and who doesn’t – Scholarship Secretariat Registrar

The Registrar of the Scholarship Secretariat, Dr Kingsley Agyemang, is advocating for swift legislation to streamline the distribution of scholarships in the country to...

Drivers, passengers stranded as ‘galamseyers’ block road for mining

Passengers and commuters traveling along the Kunka-Ntonsua-9 miles road in the Obuasi Municipal and Amansie Central district of Ashanti found themselves stranded as the...

Akufo-Addo receives KPMG’s report on GRA/SML contract

President Akufo-Addo President Akufo-Addo has received the audit report conducted by KPMG into the revenue mobilization contract between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and...

Police inspector accused of murdering his girlfriend not dead

Joynews can authoritatively report that the police inspector accused of using a service rifle to kill his girlfriend at Adum in Kumasi is alive...

Ghana’s education system faulty – Frimpong-Boateng

Renowned physician and cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng has criticised Ghana's education system, arguing that it is overly theoretical. According to him, the government must...

Water crisis deepens in Ticheli: Residents cry for help

Residents of Ticheli, a farming community in the Tamale Metropolis, are urging the government and Non-governmental Organizations to help address the acute water shortage...

Akrodie Manhyia chief appeals for CHPS compound

The chief of Akrodie Manhyia in the Ahafo Region, Nana Boakye Yiadom, has expressed deep concern over the lack of access to healthcare facilities...

IES Director backs directive to stop electricity export

The Executive Director of the Institute for Energy Security (IES), Nana Amoasi VII, has described President Akufo-Addo's recent directive to stop the export of...

Don’t sit on KPMG report – Akufo-Addo told

In a compelling open letter addressed to President Akufo-Addo, University of Ghana lecturer, Professor Yaw Gyampo has urged swift action in the release of...

National Cardiothoracic Centre deteriorated after I was driven out – Prof. Frimpong Boateng

Former Minister for Science and Environment, Professor Frimpong Boateng, has expressed concern over the deteriorating condition of the National Cardiothoracic Centre, stating that it...

Trader remanded after court issued bench warrant

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded into police custody a 25-year-old trader, Michael Azu, for failing to appear in court. On December 7, 2023, Azu,...

’12-year-old’ wondergirl married to deity not priest — Gborbu Wulomo-Shitse

The Office of the Gborbu Wulomo-Shitse says customary rites performed on Saturday, March 30, for a minor and the 63-year-old Nuumo Borketey Laweh XXXIII,...

Energy Minister reiterates Ghana’s quest for more gas supply for power generation

Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has reiterated Ghana’s quest for more gas supply to support power generation. This, he says, remains his top...

Another suspect arrested in Mobile Money and Sim swap fraud

The Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) has arrested another person reportedly involved in a “sophisticated mobile money and sim swap fraud scheme.” EOCO officials...

Traditionalists at Afetorku Gbordzi advocate for a national holiday for traditionalists

In a rallying call for the preservation and recognition of traditional religion, traditionalists and worshipers across the nation have united in a demand for...

Office of Gborbu Wulomo clarifies alleged marriage involving a minor

The office of the Gborbu Wulomo has justified the marriage ceremony between the 63-year-old priest, Nuumo Borketey Laweh XXXIII, and 12-year old girl over...

Interesting details emerge about Gborbu Wulormo’s child bride 

The Office of the Gborbu Wulomo-Shitse has described Naa Okromo, the minor betrothed to 63-year-old Nuumo Borketey Laweh Tsuru XXXIII as a mystery lady....

Popular Ghanaian lawyer passes on

Prominent private legal Practitioner at leading law firm, AB & David Africa, Nana Serwah Godson-Amamoo has passed on. Nana Serwah died on Thursday, March...

Irate Abirem residents hoot at DCE during community engagement [Video]

Residents of Akyem Ntronang in the Birim North of the Eastern Region gave their District Chief Executive(DCE), Raymond Nana Damptey an unfriendly welcome at...

One-week observance for policewoman killed in Kyekyewere accident announced

The one-week observance for Inspector Theresa Zampiaw, one of the three police officers who died in a ghastly accident at Kyekyewere has been set...

Major stakeholders in energy sector to meet over power outages

All major stakeholders in the energy sector are set to appear before Parliament’s Energy Committee this Saturday, April 6, according to the Committee’s Chairman,...

Power outages: Akufo-Addo orders suspension of electricity export

President Akufo-Addo has issued a directive to curtail the export of electricity to neighbouring countries in response to the ongoing intermittent power outages popularly...

Gborbu Wulormo’s child bride saga: We’re verifying if… – Chieftaincy Minister

Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs Minister, Stephen Asamoah Boateng, has assured that his outfit, along with other key stakeholders, is working to find out if...

World Autism Day: Dakoa Newman advocates for inclusive support

In commemoration of the 2024 World Autism Day, Okaikoi South Member of Parliament (MP) is advocating for an inclusive society and comprehensive support for...

IMF staff in Ghana for second review and third tranche deliberations

Staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), have arrived in Ghana to conduct the second review of the three-year $3 billion Programme for Economic...

UCC student donates streetlights to SRC to improve lightening system on campus

A level 300 student of the University of Cape Coast, Benjamin Essien-Davis, has donated 10 pieces of ultra-modern streetlights to the Students Representative Council...

Gov’t institutions urged to foster religious inclusiveness and unity 

The Deputy Executive Secretary of Corporate Service at the Lands Commission, Jones Ofori-Boadu, has urged government institutions to promote inclusivity and unity among staff...

OccupyGhana demands arrest of Ga priest over alleged marriage to minor

Pressure group, OccupyGhana has called on the Attorney General to arrest and prosecute all persons behind the purported marriage between 63-year-old Gborbu Wulomo of...

Ghana Psychological Association condemns child marriage

The Ghana Psychological Association (GPA) has condemned child marriage following reports of the marriage of a minor to a 63-year-old fetish priest. According to...

Minority demands increase in farm-gate cocoa price

The Minority in Parliament is demanding an immediate increase in the farm-gate of cocoa prices to reflect the hike in the world market. According...

‘Dumsor’ timetable: Napo’s comment was disrespectful and unwarranted – Mahama

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has criticised Energy Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh for his dismissive response to...

Gborbu Wulormo: Amnesty Int’l wades into child marriage

Amnesty International Ghana has joined calls for the Police to rigorously investigate the alleged marriage between the 63-year-old Gborbu Wulomo, Nuumo Borketey Larweh XXXIII...

Gender Ministry speaks on Gborbu Wulormo’s child bride saga

The Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection has assured it is liaising with the Ghana Police Service to probe the marriage of Gborbu...

We’ll deal with police if… – Gborbu Wulomo’s office

The Office of the Gborbu Wulomo-Shitse, has warned that the police will face consequences if anything happens to Naa Okromo, the 16-year-old girl betrothed....

GIS repatriates over 66 ECOWAS nationals

The Western Regional Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has arrested and repatriated over 66 irregular Ivorian migrants. This was during a swoop...

Elevating knowledge about Africa in int’l business: KNUST’s Prof. Nathaniel Boso’s legacy

Nathaniel Boso (PhD) is an international marketing and Strategy professor and O.R. Tambo Africa Research Chair at the Department of Marketing and Corporate strategy, Kwame...

Gborbu Wulormo saga: Girl turns 16 in July – Chieftaincy Minister

The Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs Minister, Stephen Asamoah Boateng, has clarified that the new wife of the Ga priest, Nuumo Borketey Laweh XXXIII, is...

Ahmed Suale’s death has aided Nyantakyi’s desperate attempt to evade accountability -Tiger Eye

Tiger Eye PI, the investigative firm that published the infamous Number 12 documentary which led to the downfall of many powerful members of the...