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Over 100 TVET institutions included in CSSPS

Director General, Commission for Technical Vocational Education and Training (CTEVT), Dr Fred Kyei Asamoah, says over 100 TVET institutions have been included in this...

Bride in shock as groom vanishes hours to wedding

A young lady in her twenties is yet to recover from the biggest shock of her life after her Indian fiancé bolted a night...

All you need to know about National Rental Assistance Scheme

Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso Boakye has given a breakdown of the National Rental Assistance Scheme. The Scheme, which is a key intervention...

PAC refers Ports and Harbour Authority to Attorney General

The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament (PAC) has once again dragged the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) to the office of the Attorney...

Bawku riots: Tension brews as 8 people are allegedly murdered

Tension is brewing this afternoon in Bawku in the upper east region after 8 civilians were allegedly murdered by soldiers Wednesday morning. Two others were...

Akufo-Addo commissions Joseph Siaw Agyepong Young Soldiers Block at 37 Military Hospital

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commissioned a 300-bed accommodation facility for young soldiers at the 37 Military Hospital. The facility, christened Joseph Siaw Agyepong...

Akufo-Addo presents 175 vehicles, communications equipment to Armed Forces

President Akufo-Addo on Wednesday presented 175 vehicles to the Ghana Armed Forces. At a ceremony at Gondar Barracks in Burma Camp, headquarters of the Armed...

Akufo-Addo’s bodyguard replaced

The Aide-De-Camp (ADC) of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Major General Bismark Onwona has been replaced. It follows his promotion to the rank of Major...

Police arrest 12 persons involved in robbery, murder cases

The Ghana Police Service has arrested 12 members of an organised crime syndicate for their involvement in a series of carjacking and robbery incidents.  The...

School Placement corruption: Abolish protocol list system – GII

The Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), an anti-corruption organization, has called for the abolishment of the “protocol list” system in secondary schools under the Computerized...

27-year-old man remanded over death of friend during heated argument

The Obuasi Magistrate Court has remanded a 27-year-old man, Barack Ahmed Amuquandoh, into a two-week police custody over the murder of a friend. The deceased...

Akufo-Addo designates Baffour-Awuah as Minister for Pensions [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Akufo - Addo Designates Baffour - Awuah As Minister For Pensions President Nana Akufo-Addo has designated the Employment and Labour Relations Minister, Ignatius...

Richest people in Africa in 2023 (LIST)

Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote, whose fortune dropped $400 million to $13.5 billion over the past year, has emerged as the richest person in Africa...

Western North Minister inspects military base at Punikrom

The Western North Regional Minister, Richard Ebbah Obeng, has paid a working visit to inspect the works on a military base which is under...

Govt rolls out NHIA Free Elderly Care Policy

Government has activated a national programme known as the Free Elderly Care Policy. This instant healthcare policy, embedded in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)...

Housing Ministry sets records straight on National Rental Assistance Scheme

The Ministry of Works and Housing has clarified issues relating to the ownership of the National Rental Assistance Scheme (NRAS).  The Scheme was launched by...

NEDCo staff call for removal of MD over ‘non-performance’

Staff of the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) has demanded immediate removal of the Managing Director, Osmani Aludiba Ayuba, over non-performance. One of the update...

How a Queen mother threatened chief over defilement case

Queen mother of Kutunse, Naa Joormo Akua Dedaa I, is calling for the prosecution of traditional leaders who settle defilement cases at their palaces. Her...

Bank of Ghana has printed ¢50b in one year – Minority Leader alleges

Minority Leader, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, is accusing the Bank of Ghana (BoG) of printing more than ¢50 billion in a year. This, he said,...

NSMQ contestants adjudged 1st and 2nd overall best students for 2022 WASSCE

Two contestants of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) have been adjudged the overall first and second best students for the 2022 WASSCE. Alex...

NPP requires a new face – Addai-Nimoh says as he declares intention to contest flagbearer race

A former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament(MP) for Mampong, Francis Addai-Nimoh, has officially announced his intention to contest the party's flagbearer race. ...

Woman kills lookalike to fake her own death

A woman tracked down a lookalike on Instagram and murdered her with a friend in order to fake her own death, German prosecutors believe. Reports...

NHIS increases tariffs

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has upwardly adjusted tariffs for medicines and services covered by the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in the...

Fetish priest arrested in connection with missing ‘okada’ rider at Assin South

A fetish priest, Kofi Anokye, 30, is currently in the grips of the Assin South Police in connection with the missing Okada rider, Emmanuel...

NDA boss, 3 others granted GHS2m bail each

The Tamale High Court, presided by His Lordship Eric Ansah Ankomah, has granted bail to the embattled Chief Executive Northern Development Authority (NDA), Sumaila...

Court orders lunacy test on Uber driver behind viral police audio

The Achimota District Court presided over by His Worship Prince Owusu has ordered a lunacy test to be conducted on Patrick Asiedu, the man...

Kwabena Agyepong sends message to NPP communicators 

An aspiring flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party  (NPP), Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, has advised political party communicators to work voluntarily. Reacting to the sit-down...

His soul is crying for justice – Gospel musician who lost brother to police ‘brutality’

https://youtu.be/YpN0mW_jo_s?t=196 Popular gospel musician, Perpetual Didier, has said the family will not relent on their quest to seek justice for her brother who died as a...

Woman bites father-in-law’s private part for settling fight

A 78-year-old Kenyan man is nursing injuries after his private part was allegedly bitten off by his daughter-in-law following a dispute. Vincent Barasa is said...

I am not in NPP flagbearership race to split votes – Kwabena Agyepong

An aspiring flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, is optimistic party delegates will reward his service over the years through...

Woman who got pregnant while on birth control gives birth to baby holding IUD

A 20-year-old woman who got pregnant while on birth control has given birth to a baby boy who entered the world holding the IUD...

Forestry commission demobilises mining equipment in Atewa forest

The Forestry Commission has demobilised some mining equipment and an excavator engaged in illegal mining along the Atewa forest reserve.  The illegal mining, though being...

AWW violence: Compensate victims within 30 days – NDC tells gov’t 4 years on

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has given government a 30-day ultimatum to pay compensation for victims of the Ayawaso West Wuogon (AWW) by-election violence. This...

34 sex workers arrested in Tema [Video]

https://youtu.be/DoZktQfxRKA About 34 women are in the grips of the law for engaging in prostitution in the Tema Metropolis. The brief facts indicate that some young...

Trader jailed for causing harm to ‘Good Samaritan’

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a trader who caused harm to a “Good Samaritan” to six months in hard labour. Isaka Adamu, 21, hit...

Covid-19 saved NPP in 2020 – Political Marketer

A political Marketer at the University of Education, Winneba, Dr Bernard Tutu- Boahen, says COVID-9 saved the New Patriotic Party (NPP) from losing the...

Check out details about Rent Support Scheme including  GH₵‎100 application fee

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Tuesday launched the National Rental Assistance Scheme (NRAS). The NRAS, which was a campaign promise of the incumbent...

Govt starts construction of hostel facilities for Kayayes

The Local Government Ministry says the government has started the construction of hostel facilities for head porters popularly known as “Kayayes” as promised by...

NLA arrests 18 lotto fraudsters

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) says 18 persons have been arrested with several others facing prosecution for engaging in fraudulent activities in the industry. This...

AWW violence: Compensate victims within 30 days – NDC to gov’t

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has given government 30 days to compensate victims of the Ayawaso West Wuogon (AWW) by-election violence, four clear...