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Akufo-Addo signs 3 new tax bills into law

President Akufo-Addo has signed into law the three new tax bills recently passed by Parliament. Information Minister. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah made this revelation on JoyNews’...

GHANASCO ‘toilet dormitory’ saga: Titus Glover sends SoS message to GetFund

Managing Director of VALCO, Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover has entreated GetFund to assist in the completion of an abandoned project at Ghana Senior High...

STC bus transporting SHS students crashes on Kasoa-Cape Coast highway

An STC bus carrying Senior High School (SHS) students from Kasoa to Cape Coast has crashed at Gomoa Buduatta junction in the Central...

GHANASCO headmaster breaks silence on use of toilet cubicles as dormitories

The Headmaster of Ghana National Senior High School (GHANASCO) in Tamale, Douglas Yakubu has refuted report that, toilet cubicles are being used as dormitories...

All unregistered SIM cards to be deactivated today

The National Communications Authority (NCA) will from today, Monday, April 17, delete all unregistered SIM cards from the database of telecommunication network operators.  SIM cards...

Fuel prices go up; petrol now ¢12.99 – ¢13.10 per litre

Prices of petroleum products have shot up at the pumps this Monday April 17, 2023. This is the first increase since the introduction of the...

Akufo-Addo, Kufuor, other officials pay last respects to Dr Akoto Osei

The final funeral rites of former Member of Parliament (MP) of Tafo in the Ashanti region, Dr Anthony Akoto Osei has been held. The...

We will comply with NCA’s directive regarding SIM registration exercise – Telecoms Chamber

The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has agreed to comply with the recent directive from the National Communications Authority (NCA) regarding the ongoing SIM registration...

GNPC boss addresses challenge with Africa’s energy strategy; calls for greater synergy

The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) CEO has called for concerted action by African states for the development of an African strategy to meet...

JoyNews’ investigation reveals PBC risks possible collapse

JoyNews’ investigations have revealed how the country’s biggest indigenous cocoa-buying company, PBC, risks a possible collapse following its steep decline in market share from...

Ghana Health Service issues alert on new mosquito species

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed the presence of a new mosquito vector called Anopheles stephensi in the country. The new vector was confirmed...

Gold mafia: Akufo-Addo’s lawyer reacts to gold trader’s claims

A legal counsel to President Akufo-Addo says the public should disregard the claims by a gold trader exposed in Al Jazeera’s Gold Mafia investigative...

Toilet cubicles as dormitories: GHANASCO headmaster, senior housemaster hot

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed the Headmaster and the Senior Housemaster of the Ghana National Senior High School (GHANASCO) in Tamale to...

Why is ‘Yↄ kÉ› gari’ now ‘Gobɛ’ – Attorney General fumes

The President of the Ga Dangme Council, Nii Ayikoi Otoo is peeved by the description of a Ghanaian delicacy. The popular food is made of...

‘Doggy style’ linked to penis fracture

Some studies have linked doggy style to penis fracture  (Barros et al. 2017; Barros et al. 2020). I know this article will raise many...

How stolen vehicles from US end up in Ghana – Nat Geo investigation [Video]

A documentary by Nat Geo has thrown more light on how stolen vehicles are shipped from the US to Ghana and how the VIN...

7 tipper truck drivers arrested over axel load tax at Okyereko

A joint police and National Security operatives have arrested seven tipper truck drivers at Gomoa Okyereko in the Central region. The team from...

Unknown assailants attack NDC Parliamentary candidate

Unknown assailants have reportedly attacked the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Bawku Central Parliamentary candidate, lawyer Ustarz Jibreel Sa-ad. The incident occurred on Thursday, April...

NCA directs telcos to delink disconnected SIMs from registration databases

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has directed telecom operators to ensure that all SIMs disconnected in compliance with March 31, 2023, deadline are removed...

Heavy security presence at Akyem Kukurantumi following disturbances over queen mother’s installation

There is heavy security presence at Akyem Kukurantumi in the Abuakwa North Municipality following disturbances over the installation of a new queen mother on...

Aker Energy submits Deepwater Tano/Cape Three Points Plan of Dev’t to Energy Minister

Aker Energy, the operator of the Deepwater Tano/Cape Three Points (DWT/CTP) block offshore Ghana has submitted a Plan of Development (PoD) to government today...

Tears as man allegedly murdered at West Hills Mall is laid to rest [Video]

A burial ceremony has been held for Shadrack Arloo whose death occurred at West Hills Mall following alleged police brutality. The ceremony took place at Mpataba in the Jomoro...

Finance Minister requests participation of pension funds in new proposed offer

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has urged the Board of Trustees of pensions funds to allow for pension funds to be included in government’s...

Tiwa Savage escapes alleged kidnap attempt, suspects arrested

Nigerian singer, Tiwa Savage has confirmed escaping from a security breach at her residence. This comes after reports went viral, on Friday, that some men...

Mobile phone thief forced to hit the gym after clearing gutters [Video]

https://youtube.com/shorts/FSGEv7hNqcE?feature=share Irate youth of Ayigbe town in the Weija Gbawe Municipality have apprehended 25-year-old man Yaw Abraham who stole a mobile phone. The incident reportedly...

New ‘Dansoman, Tuba’ deadly mosquito breed: No need to panic over Malaria

The National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) has given an assurance that even though a new mosquito breed detected in Tuba and Dansoman in Accra...

Former Sawla DCE laid to rest

A former District Chief Executive (DCE) of the Sawla district in the Savanna Region, Mandariwura Isaac Dramani Mumuni, has been laid to rest. He was...

No pastor is powerful; it’s just branding – Prophet Amankwaa

The General Overseer at the Brook International Ministry, Prophet Seth Okyere Amankwaa has claimed that all ministers of God are powerless. According to him, the majority...

Divine Mission Academy wins 2023 Luv FM quiz

Divine Mission Academy has emerged winner of the fourth edition of the Luv FM Primary Schools Quiz. The first-time finalist outsmarted 2022 champions, Manna International...

Finance Ministry to settle outstanding coupons by this date…

The Finance Ministry has assured all outstanding debts on coupons will be settled by April 28, 2023. This follows a petition to President Akufo-Addo by...

Shifting timelines to secure IMF deal is terrible – Prof Lord Mensah

JoyNews/AdomNews · Shifting timelines to secure IMF deal is terrible – Lord Mensah Economist Prof Lord Mensah has described as terrible the change of timelines...

Two injured as Akwatialine traders resist relocation

Traders at the Akwatialine in the Ashanti region are up in arms against the Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly over attempts to pull down their...

Gold Mafia: Money launderer claims Akufo-Addo is his friend and lawyer

A gold trader exposed in Al Jazeera’s Gold Mafia investigative documentary has alleged that President Akufo-Addo is his friend and lawyer. Al Jazeera’s latest investigation,...

Dr Anthony Akoto Osei goes home today

Late former Member of Parliament for the Old Tafo constituency in the Ashanti Region, Dr Anthony Osei Akoto, will be buried today, Saturday, April...

Man shot after running into robbery operation at Kasoa Akweley

A 26-year-old man is fighting for his life after he was shot in his waist by armed robbers at Kasoa Akweley New Town in...

 Driver, fined Gh¢14,400 for biting police man’s finger at Assin Fosu

The Assin-Fosu district court fined a 24-year-old commercial driver an amount of Gh¢14,400.00 or will serve nine months in prison for biting the fingers...

Alex Kyeremeh writes: Where are the 300-bed hostels for 46 Colleges of Education?

A year ago, the Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum announced to the applaud of Ghanaians, the construction of 300-bed hostels in all...

Motor rider, pillion dead; others injured in accident on Dunkwa road

Two persons have met their untimely death after a motorbike they were riding crashed with a KIA Rhino truck with registration number AW 6421-11....

Pregnant woman collapses after 2-year-old son drowns at Kasoa

A pregnant woman reportedly collapsed after her two-year-old son drowned in a manhole. The incident occurred on Friday at Kasoa Asempa Down in the Awutu...

All Ghanaians must reject same-sex marriage – Gomoa Ajumako chief

The Paramount Chief (Omanhene) of Gomoa Ajumako Traditional Area, Obrempong Nyanful Krampah XI, has supported the rejection of same-sex marriage in the country. He...