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Sub-national stakeholders sensitised on Green GDP

Ghana is seeking to account for biodiversity losses, climate change-related costs, and other environmental factors in its conventional gross domestic product (GDP) estimation.The current...

Assin North: Provisional results from polling stations

Results on the just ended bye-election conducted at Assin North constituency in the Central Region have started coming in. Check out some provisional results below:

Assin North by-election: Police reacts to shooting incident

The police have confirmed that no individuals or vehicles were shot at during the conclusion of the by-election in the Assin North constituency. However, they...

Assin North: John Boadu reacts to money sharing allegations against NPP

JoyNews/AdomNews · John Boadu reacts to money sharing allegations against NPP Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadi, has rubbished allegations...

Assin North bye-election: Wontumi releases interesting results [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Assin North by-election: NPP has secured 16,000 votes so far - Wontumi claims Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard...

High Court sentences 6 Western Togolanders to 26 years in hard labour

An Accra High Court has sentenced six members of the Western Togoland group to 26 years in prison in hard labour. Prior to the ruling,...

Emotional moment Joe Mettle’s father watched him minister

It was a moment of pride for the father of gospel musician Joe Mettle to watch his son invite the holy spirit to fill...

Assin North: Your GHS200 won’t change my mind about NDC – Voter tells NPP

A supporter of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has expressed his loyalty to the party in the Assin North bye-election. In a video shared...

Ghana wins first-ever medal at the African beach games in Tunisia

Teqball teenagers, Sylvester Oko Nortey and Daniel Fobi completed straight sets win over their more experienced Eswatini (Swaziland,) counterparts to record what seemed like...

Speaker of Parliament congratulates Asamoah Gyan after retirement

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has congratulated for Black Stars skipper, Asamoah Gyan following his retirement from football. Gyan, 37, last week Tuesday announced his retirement from...

Assin North bye-election: Man arrested for interfering with electoral process

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a man for interfering with the electoral processes in the ongoing Assin North bye-election in the Central Region...

Road crashes claim 33 lives in Bono East in 2023 first quarter

A total of 33 lives were lost in the Bono East Region through 42 road crashes from January to March this year, Mr Emmanuel...

Daboase drowning tragedy: 3rd body retrieved

The body of the third student who drowned at Daboase in the Western Region has been retrieved. It was recovered in the early hours of...

Ambrose Derry backs IGP’s ‘no weapon’ directive at Assin-North

Minister for the Interior, Ambrose Dery, has commended the directive by Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, on bodyguards of Members of...

 Court orders WhatsApp Group Admin to re-add member

A Ugandan Magistrate court has ordered a WhatsApp group administrator to re-add a member who was removed.  A copy of the ruling with reference...

Kumawood stars storm Assin-North polling station [Video]

https://youtu.be/eAd0zNx7kR8 Some renowned Kumawood stars have stormed the Assin-North Methodist polling station at the ongoing bye-election. Big Akwes, Salinko, Nana Yeboah, Abrobe, and Adanko, as they...

MTN suspends new Mobile Money withdrawal fees

Telecommunication giant, MTN Ghana has announced a suspension of the decision to increase Mobile Money withdrawal fees. The increment which was to take effect from...

Military impostor arrested at Assin North [Video]

https://youtu.be/by-qFWCiLbs Police in the Assin North Constituency have arrested a man dressed in military uniform and said to be with the Ghana Armed Forces in...

Ghana faces imminent power crisis as IPPs threaten shutdown over $1.73bn debt

Ghana is on the verge of a severe power crisis in the coming days if immediate measures are not taken to address an outstanding...

Ghana’s economy will only recover post-Akufo-Addo govt – Haruna Iddrisu

Former Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, says, the ailing Ghanaian economy will only recover after the Akufo-Addo-led government has left office, insisting the mismanagement of...

Saglemi Housing Trial: State to call five witnesses to testify

Prosecution in the trial involving Alhaji Collins Dauda, a former Minister of Water Resources, Works, and Housing and four others are set to call...

DVLA, STC implement reforms to address ‘Money Over Human Lives’ expose’

A Corruption Watch (CW) follow-up investigation has found that the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) and the State Transport Company Ltd (STC) Driving...

Assin North bye-election: We’ll defeat NPP even if they share free visas to heaven – NDC

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has expressed optimism in winning the Assin North bye-election. The Deputy National Communications Officer of NDC, Malik Basintale, emphasized that...

Trained unlicensed psychologists and counsellors granted amnesty

The Board of the Ghana Psychology Council has granted an amnesty to all Psychologists and Counsellors duly qualified by training but are not yet...

Assin-North bye-election: Voters trade blows, stones at Assin-Bereku [Video]

https://youtu.be/Tbk5frvELiE There was chaos at the Assin-Bereku polling station at the ongoing Assin-North bye-election. There was a disagreement among voters likely of different political affiliations at...

Assin North bye-election will serve as dress rehearsal for our victory in 2024 – LPG

Kweku Marfo, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), believes that the upcoming Assin North bye-election will serve as a...

U-23 AFCON: We are ready for Morocco – Black Meteors coach

Head coach of the Black Meteors, Ibrahim Tanko, expresses confidence in his team's readiness to face Morocco in their upcoming Group ‘A’ match of...

Assin North bye-election: IGP’s directive on weapons is unconstitutional –MP

South Dayi Member of Parliament (MP), Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has said that the directive issued by the Inspector-General of Police to the bodyguards of Members...

Assin North: NPP not confident – Prof Kobby Mensah

Political Marketing Expert Professor Kobby Mensah at the University of Ghana (UG) suggests that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) appears less confident heading into...

Gospel musician MOGmusic admitted into Grammy Academy 

Ghanaian gospel musician, Nana Yaw Boakye, also known as MOGmusic, is now a member of the Recording Academy of the Grammy Awards. MOGmusic becomes the...

Brave driver runs over suspected armed robber

The bravado exhibited by a sprinter bus driver has resulted in the death of one of five suspected armed robbers who tried attacking and...

Ex-minister talks about sexual harassment on the job

Economist Bogolo Kenewendo made the headlines five years ago after becoming, at 30, Botswana’s trade minister and one of the youngest, if not the youngest, government...

Assin North: Dampare has passed NDC’s test on elections – Asiedu Nketia

National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has commended the Ghana Police Service for the security measures put in place...

I’ve not had friends for 7 years now, it’s just me and my family – Kwaku Manu

Kumawood actor Kwaku Manu, has disclosed that he does not have any friends in his circle. Speaking in an interview with Graphic Online, the actor...

Striking tanker drivers describe BOST enclave road in Kumasi as deadly

The Kumasi depot of Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Limited (BOST) is highly exposed to fire disaster due to the deplorable state of the...

2 children drown in Akora river

Two young children, Abdul Rahman, an eight-year-old boy, and Fatao, an 11-year-old, have drowned in the Akora River in the Agona West Municipality of...

National Cathedral: Ablakwa obtains WAEC records to ‘prove’ board secretary has double identity

North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has secured the WAEC details of the Board Secretary for the National Cathedral.  Mr Ablakwa wrote to the West...

Armed robbers attack MoMo agent at Wenchi

In a recent incident in the Bono Region of Ghana, three individuals suspected of armed robbery shot a mobile money agent in Wench1. They made...

Over 325 houses collapse after heavy rainfall at Boinso

Boinso, a suburb of Enchi in the Aowin Municipality of the Western North Region, has been devastated by a heavy rainfall, leading to the...

Luggage fumigation charge report: Ghana Airports refutes allegation

The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has dismissed media reports suggesting that airlines were being compelled to levy a US$7 charge per passenger for...