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Krofrom gang violence: One suspect arrested

One suspect has been arrested in connection with the Krofrom reprisal gang attack. The attack resulted in the death of one person and a six-bedroom...

Gang burn down six-bedroom house in reprisal attack at Krofrom

A six-bedroom house has been burnt in the Krofrom suburb of Kumasi, Friday afternoon, in an alleged reprisal attack by a gang. The armed young men,...

Diasporan Investment key to Ghana’s economy – Alex Dadey

Executive Chairman of the KGL Group and Board Chairman of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, Alex Dadey has called on government to focus on...

Let’s castrate men who impregnate school girls – Queen mother

The paramount queen mother of Abura Asiebu Kwamankese in the Central Region has cautioned men who impregnate teenagers and end up stalling their education...

Court restrains traditional council from installing new chief at Old Yaakasi

The Enchi District Court has placed an order to restrain the paramount chiefs of Enchi, Nana Beyeman Tano Kwaw Benbuin III, Nana Enoku Panyin...

Ablakwa writes to GRA over Rev. Kusi Boateng’s alleged double TIN

North Tongu Member of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has filed a request at the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) under the Right to Information (RTI)...

FDA begins probe into alleged waakye poisoning at Oyibi

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has begun investigating the death of five persons at Oyibi in the Greater Accra Region after they reportedly...

Ghanaian students on govt scholarship stranded in UK over delayed stipends, fees

Some students on the Government of Ghana scholarship under the 'Ghana Scholarship Secretariat' are said to be stranded in the United Kingdom (UK) over...

GES commiserates with bereaved families of 8 drowned pupils

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has commiserated with the families of the eight pupils who drowned while crossing the Volta Lake from Atigagorme to...

Leaked tape: Ofosu-Ampofo, Kwaku Boahen to open defence

An Accra High Court has ordered the immediate former National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo and a Communications Officer...

Okudzeto Ablakwa reacts to ‘Ghana’s schools of shame’ documentary

Member of Parliament for North Tongu Constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has also reacted to the Joy News’ Ghana’s Schools of Shame documentary. According to...

Govt set to fix Kumasi-Mampong bridge [Photos]

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Attah, has assured the Paramount Chief of Mampong Traditional Area, Dasebre Osei Bonsu II, of the government’s...

2022 CHAN: We will win the trophy if we beat Niger – Black Galaxies chief

Chairman of the Black Galaxies, Dr Tony Aubynn, has assured the team will emerge as champions if they are able to beat Niger at...

Kenya pushes one-pub-per-town order to fight alcoholism

Kenya’s Vice President has ordered government administrators in the country’s central region to enforce a one-pub-per-town directive that was issued last week. Rigathi Gachagua also...

Court orders for pregnancy test of woman convicted in ¢50k theft before sentence

An Accra Circuit has deferred the sentencing of a 36-year-old woman who admitted to stealing GH¢50,000 belonging to her employer. The Court presided over by...

Woman arrested for enrolling as high school student

A 29-year-old woman has been arrested in New Jersey for allegedly posing as a high school student. The woman, identified by police as Hyejeong Shin,...

Court orders woman to refund millions after she refuses to marry man who paid her fees 

A woman, who backed out of marrying a man who had paid her school fees, has been ordered to refund shillings 9.4 million spent...

PHDC CEO leads community engagement ahead of the establishment of Africa’s first petroleum and petrochemical hub

The Chief Executive Officer of the Petroleum Hub Development Corporation (PHDC), Charles Owusu, has led his Operations and Technical Team to engage with the...

Suspected food poisoning: Waakye kills 5 including pregnant woman

Five people have reportedly died after eating a meal of rice and beans, popularly known as waakye, they bought from a food joint at...

Togbe Afede XIV backs individual bondholders’ call for exclusion from Domestic Debt Exchange

The Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State, Togbe Afede XIV, has supported the position of individual bondholders who are crying for an exclusion from the...

NaBCo beneficiaries petition Special Prosecutor over arrears

The Aggrieved Nations Builders Corps (NaBCo) Trainees Association wants Special Prosecutor (SP) Kissi Agyebeng’s intervention to enable them to claim their nine-month arrears from...

Nkwanta drivers unite to fix deathtrap road with boulders

After countless futile attempts to get the government to fix the terrible Nkwanta-Kpassa stretch of the Eastern Corridor road, drivers from Kpassa in the...

Full Report: Technical Committee on exclusion of individual bondholders from Debt Exchange Programme

Read the full report of the Technical Committee that sat on the exclusion of Individual Bondholders from the Domestic Debt Exchange (DDE) programme:

Why I didn’t remarry after death of my husband – Patience Ozokwor

Nollywood actress, Patience Ozokwor, popularly known as Mama G, has explained why she stayed unmarried after the death of her husband. Mama G said her...

Lady in tears after buying chicken feed as ‘gari’ [Video]

A young Nigerian lady has indeed demonstrated a hungry man is an angry man after she bought chicken feed as gari. In a viral...

36-year-old woman convicted for stealing

The Accra Circuit Court has deferred the sentence of a 36-year-old woman who admitted to stealing GH¢50,000.00 belonging to her employer. The Court presided over...

Rat hunters set ablaze market [Photos]

Shop owners at Nyankomase Ahenkuro in the Assin South District of the Central Region are counting their loss after their shops were engulfed by...

Outdoor activities banned in Aowin over chieftaincy disputes

The Western North Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has announced a ban on all outdoor activities in the Aowin traditional area following chieftaincy disturbances. The...

Govt defaults payment of teachers Tier 2 for 9 months, pensioners in a big mess

Four teacher unions have accused the government of defaulting in the payment of their Occupational Pension Scheme (Tier 2) contributions to the Ghana Education...

AMA to roll out digital revenue collection system in March 2023

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has announced plans to introduce a new digitise revenue collection system in March this year to improve on and...

Young lady ties fallopian tube to prevent pregnancy [Video]

A young woman has sparked reactions on social media after revealing she has undergone tubal ligation surgery. The surgery was to have her fallopian tube...

Pope Francis appoints Rev Fr Samuel Nkuah-Boateng as Bishop of Wiawso Diocese

His Holiness Pope Francis on Thursday appointed Reverend Father Samuel Nkuah-Boateng as the new Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Wiawso in the Western...

Beautiful snake causes ugly scare at Ngleshie Amanfro

In recent times, intensive awareness created by conservationists has significantly improved the relationship between humans and animals. This includes both wild species and domestic animals,...

Akufo-Addo appoints new Chief of Air Staff

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Air Vice Marshal Frederick Asare Kwasi Bekoe as the new Chief of Air Staff. A statement issued by...

Asawase constituents divided over removal of NDC parliamentary leadership

The change in National Democratic Congress' (NDC) leadership in parliament continues to dominate discussions in the Asawase Constituency in the Ashanti Region. The constituents are...

Unknown assailants butcher man at Krofrom

A young man in his early 30s has been butchered by unknown assailants at Krofrom in the Ashanti Region. Eyewitnesses say the incident occurred...

Financial crisis has affected my GH¢106k investment – Agyinasare

It is now dawning on many, the harsh nature of the current crisis. The phenomenon appears to be no respecter of persons as a spiritual...

Four cars involved in ghastly accident on Accra-Kumasi Highway [Photos]

Four persons including a Reverend Minister are currently receiving treatment at the Kibi Government Hospital in the Abuakwa South Municipality of the Eastern Region...

Funke Akindele chased out of Lagos market while campaigning

Nollywood actress and PDP deputy governorship candidate in Lagos State Funke Akindele was, on Tuesday, chased out of the Ikosi fruit market by suspected thugs while...

Marriage is sweet – Stonebwoy says after tasting wife’s food

Ghanaian dancehall musician, Stonebwoy, has praised the cooking of his affable wife, Dr Louisa Ansong Satekla. In a video he shared on his Snapchat, the...