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Govt increases daily minimum wage to GH¢14.88

The national daily minimum wage has been increased from GH¢13.53 in 2022 to GH¢14.88 pesewas for the year 2023. This comes on the back of negotiations...

Western Region petroleum enclave to generate $60 billion export value – Minister

Government is collaborating with the private sector to develop a petroleum hub in the Jomoro District of the Western Region at a cost of...

Why Nifa SHS needs urgent help

The Nifa Senior High School (SHS) at Adukrom-Akuapem, in the Okere District of the Eastern Region, is in desperate need of maintenance. The structure of...

People around Akufo-Addo afraid to tell him the truth – Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe

Ghanaian statesman, Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, is disappointed in the way President Akufo-Addo has managed the country’s affairs. According to the politician, the personalities surrounding...

Don’t expect Ghana to go beyond group stage – Osei Palmer to Ghanaians

A former Black Stars management committee chairman, Wilfried Kwaku Osei Palmer, has advised Ghanaians not to expect the Black Stars to progress to the...

Man Utd players affected by Ronaldo’s explosive interview – Varane

Raphael Varane has admitted that his Manchester United colleagues are affected by Cristiano Ronaldo’s recent explosive interview in which the Portugal star denounced the...

Watch Anas’ latest exposé, Galamsey Economy

Ace investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has premiered his latest project. The exposé, dubbed ‘Galamsey Economy’, was shown at the Accra International Conference Centre this...

ECG resolves electricity credit vending challenges

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that the credit vending challenges customers experienced over the weekend due to a system failure has...

Confusion as lawyer slumps and dies during campaign rally

A lawmaker representing a constituency in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Sobur Olayiwola Olawale, has died in Jos, Plateau State. Olawale, popularly known as...

Immigration Service screens personnel for prostate cancer

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) clinic in collaboration with St. John’s Hospital & Fertility Centre on Monday organised a health talk on prostate cancer. The...

Manaf Nurudeen must be Ghana’s first choice goalkeeper in Qatar – Black Stars legend

Former Ghana goalkeeper, George Owu, has endorsed Abdul Manaf Nurudeen to be the first choice goalkeeper for the Black Stars at the 2022 FIFA...

New twist to Parliament’s decision to ban mobile phones in Chamber

Parliament has temporarily suspended a decision to ban mobile phones in the chamber after parliamentary reporters threatened to boycott proceedings over the directive. The directive...

Man arrested over attempted suicide at Kasoa

A man, believed to be in his late 30s, has been arrested after he attempted suicide by climbing a telecom mast at Kasoa CP...

Ridge Hospital takes steps to deal with ‘no bed syndrome’

The Greater Accra Regional Hospital, widely known as the Ridge Hospital, has set up a seven-member committee to deal with the issue of no-bed...

Woman who married a rag doll claims he ‘cheated’

A woman who married rag doll reveals he has 'cheated' - just as the pair are set to celebrate first wedding anniversary.  Meirivone Rocha Moraes,...

2 regions benefit from $12m healthcare project

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has signed a framework agreement with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to strengthen healthcare delivery under a Community-Based...

MPs urged to pass through new scanning machine as Parliament tightens security

To make Security paramount for Members of Parliament, staff and members of the public, Parliament has installed security gadgets to scan everyone. The new and huge...

There is no perfect vagina; don’t force it to smell good – Ladies told

A health influencer at Madina Polyclinic has cautioned ladies to avoid using deodorants on their vaginas. Blaise Ackom said that practice can cause health complications. He...

Gyakie is the only Ghanaian artiste to be named as member of YouTube’s Black Voices Class of 2023

Ghanaian Afro-Fusion artiste, Gyakie, has been announced as a member of the YouTube Black Voices Class of 2023. This was revealed in a post...

Nike dragged to court in $20 million lawsuit

NFL free agent wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is suing Nike, claiming that the sneaker company tricked him out of more than $20 million, according to TMZ Sports. Beckham, 30,...

Tears as father, mum and 4 kids die after taking dinner; family announces burial

A media personality, Amanda Chisom, has shared the burial details of a family of four children who all died on Saturday, October 8 on...

No ‘certification of conformance’, no used vehicles to enter Ghana from January 1, 2023 – Standards Authority

The Ghana Standards Authority is informing the public and more specifically importers of used vehicles that beginning January 1, 2023, all used vehicles imported...

Woman pays GH₵70,000 to make ex-lover impotent

An Accra Circuit Court has granted a GH₵70,000.00 bail with two sureties to a self-employed man who allegedly took GH₵70,000.00 from a woman under...

Elizabeth Ohene: Four years of unexplained silence – latest Anas video

I have not seen the latest Anas video, dubbed Galamsey Economy. I am following the stories surrounding the video and I acknowledge that many...

Akufo-Addo meets King Charles [Photo]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, November 15, met with King Charles III of England. The meeting, which took place at the Windsor Castle,...

Beautiful moments as Arsenal star Nketia lands in Ghana for holidays [Video]

Arsenal striker, Eddie Nketia, was given a heroes welcome by players and officials of Women's team, Ridge City Football Club after he arrived in...

Govt will not relent in its industrialisation drive – Okyere Baafi assures

Deputy Minister for Trade and Industries, Michael Okyere Baafi, has reiterated governments commitment to the industrial drive to boost the country's economy and also...

Get off my case – Retired Honyenuga rejects Opuni’s application, directs him to CJ

Justice Clemence Honyenuga has dismissed an application filed against his authority to continue sitting on the Cocobod trial after attaining the constitutionally compulsory retirement...

Global stars join FIFA in launching Football Unites the World campaign

A host of international icons have joined forces to launch Football Unites the World, the campaign illustrating football’s unrivalled ability to bring people together...

98 NPP MPs to boycott budget presentation, Finance Ministry business if…

Ninety-eight New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament have resolved to boycott the budget presentation and all Finance Ministry business should the President refuse...

Censure motion: Okudzeto Ablakwa clashes with Otchere-Darko [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Okudzeto Ablakwa Clashes With Otchere Darko Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, a Member of the eight-Member Adhoc Committee, has engaged in a heated argument with...

Elon Musk heads to court over Tesla pay that made him world’s richest person

Tesla and CEO Elon Musk will spend this week in court to defend the massive compensation package that helped make him the world’s richest...

Police probe shooting incident at Kenyasi

The Police have commenced investigations into circumstances surrounding a shooting incident at Kenyasi in the Ahafo Region. The incident, which occurred on Tuesday, resulted in...

ECG sends important message as customers queue over system failure [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · ECG PREPAID WAHALA The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has asked customers to remain calm as the system was interrupted for days causing...

Akpeteshie drinkers threaten demo over price increment

Drunkards in the Central Region have threatened to embark on a demonstration against government over persistent increase in price of Akpeteshie. According to them, the...

I don’t buy fuel because I don’t have a car – K.T. Hammond

Adansi Asokwa Member of Parliament (MP) K.T. Hammond, has created the impression that he is unaware of the current fuel hikes in the country....

Man attacks restaurant owner’s nephew after being denied free food

A customer was captured on surveillance footage physically attacking the nephew of a Thai restaurant owner in Berkeley, California after he was reportedly denied...

Galamsey exposé: More woes for Adu Boahen as Special Prosecutor takes over investigations

The Office of the Special Prosecutor has commenced investigations into corruption allegations against the former Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance, Charles...

Ananekrom teachers protest after recording 15 ‘shit bombing’ incidents

Authorities of the Ananekrom M/A Basic School in the Asante Akyem North Municipality have hit the streets to protest against the increasing rate of...

Galamsey Economy exposé: Franklin Cudjoe has this to say about Bawumia [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Franklin Cudjoe Defends Bawumia Over Galamsey Exposé Founding President and Chief Executive Officer of IMANI Centre for Policy and Education, Franklin Cudjoe, has...