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Establish more divorce courts – Martin Kpebu to new Chief Justice

Constitutional Lawyer, Martin Kpebu, has charged the next Chief Justice to be willing to undertake serious reforms in the judicial sector to reduce the...

Next Chief Justice should have candor, be of bold spirit and less corrupt – Kwaku Ansa-Asare

Former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, says the next Chief Justice should have candour, be of bold spirit and be...

No CJ can reform legal education in Ghana – Former Director of Law School

Former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, says no Chief Justice will be able to reform legal education in Ghana. According...

Meet the businessman behind Ghana’s first-ever mattress factory

Born to a wealthy family in May 1933, Boakye’s father passed away when he was still young. Undeterred by this setback, he pursued his...

Akufo-Addo leaves for South Africa

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left the country on Wednesday, 26th April 2023, at the invitation of the Democrat Union of Africa (DUA) Annual...

Nam 1’s case adjourned to June 8

An Accra Circuit Court has adjourned to June 8, the case of Nana Appiah Mensah, aka NAM 1, Chief Executive Officer of Menzgold Ghana...

Govt will protect forest reserves from attacks – Abu Jinapor assures

Lands Minister Samuel Abu Jinapor says the Lands Ministry will continue to roll out measures to ensure forest reserves are cordoned off from attacks. It...

SIM card re-registration: Oppong Nkrumah begs Ghanaians to comply with deadline

The Information Minister has urged all mobile users to comply with the timelines for Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card re-registration to enhance national security...

Okraku-Mantey cuts sod for first ultra-modern amphitheatre in Kumasi; promises it will be completed by July 2023 [Video]

Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mark Okraku-Mantey, has cut the sod for the construction of an ultra-modern open-air amphitheatre in Kumasi on...

Check out CCTV footage of Tarkwa gold robbery incident

A CCTV footage has exposed the perpetrators of the K.K Gold agency gold robbery incident that rocked Tarkwa some days ago. About five men masked...

Ghana Gas board hosts GCMC CEO

The Board of Directors of Ghana National Gas Company Limited (GNGC) on Tuesday hosted the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Ghana Cylinder Manufacturing...

3 siblings, 2 others charged over theft of gold worth GH¢1.8 million

Three siblings and two others have been charged for stealing 2.4 kilograms of gold worth GH¢1.8 million or equivalent to $150, 000. Theresa Oppong, 28,...

Man accidentally shoots father-in-law dead during hunting expedition

The New Edubiase police have detained a 32-year-old hunter who reportedly shot and killed his father-in-law during a hunting expedition. A police situational report notes...

Galamsey: Akufo-Addo putting Presidency on the line was only a figure of speech – Charles Bissue

A former presidential staffer, Charles Onuawonto Bissue, has provided a new context to one of the most emphatic statements of President Nana Akufo-Addo’s own...

Help boost public confidence in judiciary – NDC lawyer to CJ nominee

A member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) legal team says Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo will have a daunting task in repairing...

World Malaria Day 2023: GeoBert Health Centre joins world to recognise efforts to combat malaria

The GeoBert Health Centre has joined the world in recognising the efforts being made to combat malaria and raise public awareness of the illness. Operating...

JUSAG sends SOS message to Justice Gertrude Torkornoo

The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) has urged Justice Gertrude Torkornoo to continue the good works of her predecessor Chief Justice Kwasi...

School feeding caterers declare nationwide strike over unpaid arrears

Caterers under the School Feeding Programme have declared a nationwide strike following the government’s failure to pay them their arrears and increase the amount...

Jospong Group, Komptec in €30m partnership to boost rice production in Ghana

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has employed investors from Austria to take advantage of Ghana's economic and political stability to invest in the...

We need sustainable development-oriented people to transform Africa – Adelaide Agyepong

The Chief Executive Officer of American International School, Mrs. Adelaide Siaw-Agyepong, has observed that Africa needs people who are sustainable development oriented to transform...

GH₵2.5 million for Green Ghana Day celebration

The Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Benito Owusu-Bio, has revealed that the government has approved an amount of GH₵2.5 million for the...

Bawumia commissions Korle Bu Cath Lab [Photos]

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Tuesday commissioned a Catheterization Laboratory (Cath Lab) at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. The million-dollar ($1m) catheterization laboratory was...

Mother abandons newborn baby at hospital over bills

Police have arrested a 22-year-old young mother, Deborah Appiah, affectionately called Yaa Edua for abandoning her newborn baby in hospital over bills. Yaa Edua fled...

NCA to deactivate unregistered SIM Cards by May 31

The National Communications Authority (NCA) says owners of unregistered SIM cards have up to May 2023 to register to avoid their cards being totally...

Ghana will soon import food, water if we look away – John Dumelo speaks on ‘galamsey’

Ghanaian actor and politician, John Dumelo, has urged Ghanaians to be 'angry' about the ongoing illegal mining across the country which is affecting prime...

Resign if you don’t trust NHIS anymore – Mahama to Health Minister

Former President John Mahama has called for the resignation of the Health Minister after he openly admitted that the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)...

Frimpong-Boateng was not involved in galamsey – CHRAJ [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Frimpong Boateng Not Involved In Galamsey - CHRAJ The Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Joseph Whittal, has...

I quit – Teacher who went viral for fighting student breaks silence

Xaviera Steele, a North Carolina teacher who has been charged with simple assault for fighting against a high school student, is telling her side of the story. A...

Dramatic moment shopkeeper tackles masked robber

A hero shopkeeper came to the rescue of a colleague and "smacked in the gob" an attempted robber who tried to steal a pack of Foster's...

Physician Assistants arrested for picketing granted bail

Seven members of the Unemployed Physicians Assistants Association of Ghana who were arrested on Tuesday have been granted bail. The persons, which include three...

82 Ghanaians evacuated from Sudan

The Foreign Affairs Ministry has successfully evacuated 82 Ghanaians from Sudan. The Ministry had earlier announced a collaboration with its Missions in Cairo, Addis Ababa,...

Declaration of Monday, 1st May, 2023 as public holiday

The Minister of Interior, Ambrose Dery, has declared Monday, 1st May 2023 as a statutory public holiday. The declaration is contained in a press release...

“Over-aged” vice-chancellor, registrar dragged to court

A resident of Navrongo has filed a lawsuit seeking the removal of Prof. Eric Magnus Wilmot, the Vice-Chancellor of C.K. Tedam University of Technology...

Three dead, many injured in separate accidents in Central region

Three persons have been confirmed dead in two separate gory accidents at Assin Fosu and Assin Asempanaye in the Central Region, Tuesday. Twelve other victims...

Hanna Tetteh recognised for supporting Ethiopia peace process

A former Foreign Affairs minister has been recognised by the Ethiopian government for her contribution in brokering peace between the federal government and rebels...

Four Ashaiman soldier murder suspects freed

Four accused persons standing trial in connection with the murder of Private Sherif Imoro, the soldier who was gruesomely murdered at Taifa, a suburb...

When family of Kumasi lady killed by Police Inspector broke down in tears in court

Inspector Ahmed Twumasi, who is also known as Tyacoon, has made his first court appearance following the suspected killing of 26-year-old Madwoa at Adum,...

Akufo-Addo nominates Justice Gertrude Torkornoo as new CJ

President Nana Akufo-Addo has nominated Supreme Court Judge Justice Gertrude Torkornoo as the new Chief Justice. Her appointment is, however, subject to parliamentary approval in...

Witnesses ‘running away’ from Opuni’s trial – Deputy A-G tells court

Some prosecution witnesses are unwilling to testify again in the new trial of a former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Cocoa Board...

CHRAJ reacts to petition to probe galamsey report

The Commission on the Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has accepted the petition from South Dayi Member of Parliament, Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor, to...