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World’s Richest man loses $11.2b in a day

You might not have heard of him, but Bernard Arnault is the richest person in the world. The Frenchman has a personal wealth of 176.6 billion...

British Airways passengers disappointed after arriving at KIA without luggage

Scores of passengers who travelled with British Airways (BA) from London to Accra have expressed their disappointment in the airline after they got to...

Transgender women banned from competitive female cycling by UK national governing body

Transgender women will be banned from competing in British Cycling’s competitive women’s events in changes that will see the men’s category become an open...

I didn’t go to class 5 – Justice Gertrude Torkornoo [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Justice Gertrude Torkornoo Chief Justice nominee, Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, has revealed that she did not attend class 5 and instead was promoted directly...

1 dead, 1 in critical condition in Duapompo accident

An accident on the Kumasi-Accra highway has claimed one life while another person is in critical condition. The accident, which occurred at Duapompo in the...

NaCCA orders withdrawal of textbook that says Christianity is responsible for poverty

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has demanded the immediate recall of the textbook titled 'History of Ghana for Basic Schools –...

Akatsi police retrieve suspected bones and skull of missing motor rider

The Akatsi South Police Command has retrieved some human parts believed to be the remains of a 28-year-old motor rider, Louis Agbogli, who went...

Man remanded for allegedly sexually molesting two sisters

A Circuit Court in Accra has remanded into police custody a 22-year-old man for allegedly sexually molesting two sisters at Nungua, Accra. Manphred Buadu is...

Cape Coast Court Complex locked up in compliance with JUSAG strike action

The Cape Coast Law Court Complex has been locked to both the public and staff in compliance with the indefinite strike action declared by...

I’m sorry – Kpessa-Whyte apologises over Supreme Court comment

A former NDC parliamentary hopeful and lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr Michael Kpessa-Whyte, has issued an apology for allegedly denigrating the Supreme...

5 die in accident on Dambai-Asukawkaw road

Five people have died in a tragic accident on the Dambai-Asukawkaw road in the Oti Region of Ghana. According to Michael Oduro, the Assembly Member...

Man, 44, dies as abandoned bridge collapses at Adokwai

Tragedy hit the people of Adokwai near Dompoase in the Adansi North district of the Ashanti Region when a 44-year-old man fell into river...

Motor rider dies after crashing pregnant woman to death at Damongo

Two people have died in a fatal motorbike accident at Virgin Junction, near Canteen Dam at Damongo in the Savannah Region. One of the deceased,...

Student Loan Trust Fund publishes names of defaulters (LIST)

The Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) has taken a significant step in addressing loan defaults by publishing the names and details of 30 borrowers...

Mourners pay last respects to former IGP Peter Nanfuri

Mourners yesterday joined the family and friends of the longest-serving Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Peter Nanfuri, to pay their last respects at a solemn...

Supreme Court summons Dr Kpessa-Whyte

Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr, Michael Kpessa-Whyte, has been summoned by the Supreme Court. He is expected to present just cause as to...

Nchumuru chief sends all-important message to govt over IMF funds

The Paramount Chief of Nchumuru Traditional Area in the Krachi Nchumuru district, Nana Obrimpong Kanya ll, has called on the government to spend the...

Kufori residents call for removal of municipal education director over school building collapse

Education is grinding to a halt at Kufori, a community in the East Mamprusi municipality of North East Region, following the collapse of a...

Popular Ghanaian TikTok couple arrested

The Tema Community Police have reportedly taken into custody Godpapa The Greatest and Empress Lupita, a couple whose videos gained significant attention on social...

Former NDC flagbearer aspirant, Kojo Bonsu on why he has no university education

In a candid revelation, Kojo Bonsu, a former National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer aspirant, has disclosed why he never had the opportunity to attend...

JUSAG strike: GBA calls for govt’s intervention

The Ashanti Regional branch of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has asked the government to immediately intervene in the strike declared by the Judicial...

Assin North: We shall present Gyakye Quayson as our candidate even behind bars – NDC Chairman [Video]

The executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Assin North Constituency have made it clear that they are not giving up on...

Experts worried about ‘inaccurate’ claims made in Primary 4 History book

Education experts are worried about some claims made in a book titled “History of Ghana for Basic Schools,” targeted towards basic four pupils and...

Quack Midwife: How the New Generation Hospital cooked up data to conceal deaths

In parts one and two of this story, we chronicled how The Fourth Estate uncovered an unlicensed midwife whose 30-year history of practice has...

2022/23 GPL MD32 Preview: Legon Cities host Hearts of Oak as Aduana tackle Dreams FC

The Matchday 32 games of the 2022/23 Ghana Premier League kick off this weekend at the various venues. On Friday, league leaders, Medeama SC will...

Another Nigerian breaks Guinness World Record

A 17-year-old pupil of Oyemekun Grammar School in Nigeria, Philip Solomon, has been declared the Guinness World Record holder for most skips on one...

Freddie Blay to sue CSOs calling for his resignation

The Board Chairman of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) is threatening to sue some 29 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) calling for his...

Courts empty as JUSAG begins strike

Courts across the country have been abandoned by the Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) due to industrial action. The lorry parks are also...

StanChart outdoors 20 female-owned businesses in SC Women in Technology Incubator, Cohort 3

Standard Chartered Bank Ghana PLC has today welcomed 20 female-owned businesses into Cohort 3 of the Standard Chartered Women in Technology (SCWIT) Incubator programme. The...

Man with world’s longest nose dies suddenly at age 75

Guinness World Records is saddened to learn that Mehmet Özyürek, the proud owner of the world’s longest nose, has died at the age of...

Train smashes taxi at Alajo

A taxi cab driver this morning May 25, escaped unhurt after an Accra bound-train from Tema smashed the car at Alajo in Accra. The driver,...

Heartbroken herbalist demands refund of money he spent on lover after breakup

"Marry me, pay me back my money or face the worst" is the message a heartbroken herbalist has sent to his lover for declining...

EOCO nabs human trafficking syndicate in Accra, victims rescued and millions retrieved

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) and the Ghana Police Service have arrested some 49 Nigerian nationals suspected of engaging in human trafficking...

People’s Forum: Huge refuse dump poses threat to residents at Kokrobite [Photos]

Residents of Kokrobite in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra region are unhappy about the location of a dumping site within the...

‘Assin North MP’ faces criminal charges in court

The woes of the deposed National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin North in the Central Region, James Gyakye Quayson, are...

Parts of Accra to experience power outage today

Some parts of the Greater Accra Region are expected to experience a power outage on Thursday, May 25, 2023. The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG)...

EOCO cautions public against recruitment scam

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has denied putting out any advertisement for recruitment. According to EOCO, all recruitment offers into the office that...

Why Free SHS was not targeted

Spokesperson for the Ministry of Education, Kwasi Kwarteng, says the reason why the government’s Free Senior High School (SHS) policy is not targeted is...

Mental Health Authority committed to promoting care for individuals with schizophrenia 

The Mental Health Authority is committed to promoting humane care for individuals with schizophrenia from the creation of policies through to their execution.  It said by adopting...

We’ll fight ‘galamseyers’ with bulletproof vest and weapons – Abu Jinapor

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has announced that the government will provide the necessary equipment to the staff of...