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You cannot ask for help but refuse to cut your budget – German Ambassador tells govt

Ghana has in the last two weeks been begging Germany to not only grant the country debt relief, but intercede on its behalf to...

Size of Ghana’s govt is bigger than my country’s – German Ambassador

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Tdu9LY873Qs The call for government to cut down its size appears not to be ending soon. Latest to add his voice to the call is the...

Alan Kyerematen supports Yagbonwura’s funeral with foodstuffs, GH₵ 5,000

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, has donated food items and some cash towards the funeral of the late...

Nigeria election 2023: Pandemonium, bottles and sticks amid Lagos violence

There have been violent incidents at several polling stations in Lagos. At one visited by the BBC, in Channels Estate, in Ajah, a suburb of...

Mahama praises Nigeria’s INEC, questions Ghana’s EC’s ways

Former President John Dramani Mahama has expressed reservations over the administration of elections in Ghana compared to that of Nigeria. Mr Mahama, who is on...

Abandoned bridge collapse kills pregnant woman at Twifu Mirekukrom

A nine-month-old pregnant woman has met her untimely death after an abandoned bridge collapsed on her. The incident happened on the Twifu Mirekukrom to Twifu...

New research links climate change to mental health

A new study has found a link between climate-related events like extreme heat and humidity and people’s mental health. The study looked at the...

Nigeria election 2023: Millions vote in tightest-ever poll

Millions of Nigerians are due to vote in the most competitive presidential election since military rule ended. Since 1999, Africa’s most populous country has...

Sanitation Minister urges Jospong group, others to invest in recycling of used vehicles

The Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) and other interested private companies in Ghana’s waste management space have been urged to look at the possibility...

Private WASSCE results out

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has released provisional results of 43,742 candidates who sat for the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE)...

Message of Agogo Presby Women’s College’s Principal ahead of homecoming 

Dear esteemed members of the press, distinguished stakeholders, ladies, and gentlemen, it is my great pleasure to be here today to talk about our...

Govt replaces Fraces Essiam as Ghana Cylinder MD

Government has appointed a new Managing Director of the Ghana Cylinder Manufacturing Company (GCMC). Genevieve Sackey will replace Frances Essiam who resigned on Thursday, February...

All is set for Agogo Presby Women’s College homecoming

The Agogo Presbyterian Women's College of Education has announced series of activities to mark its homecoming and maiden founders' day celebration. The celebration will take place...

Former MASLOC boss to be tried in absentia

The Accra High Court has ordered that a former CEO of Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, will be tried in...

NDC primaries: Women’s wing denies paying for Duffuor’s nomination forms

The Women's wing of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ashanti Region has refuted claims that they paid for the forms of flagbearer...

He was like a father – Atsu’s adopted kids in tears as they react to his death

Orphaned kids at the Becky’s Foundation could not hold back their tears when they learned of Christian Atsu’s demise. The 31-year-old footballer was a benefactor...

Why I resigned from Ghana Cylinder Manufacturing Company- Frances Essiam (Listen)

JoyNews/AdomNews · Frances Essiam explains resignation The immediate past chief executive of the Ghana Cylinder Manufacturing Company Limited has explained the reason for her shocking...

Election 2020: I had no accreditation as Mahama’s rep in EC strong room – Mettle-Nunoo

"I had no accreditation when I represented Mahama in the EC strong room in 2020," a leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Robert...

5 persons seriously injured in accident at Gomoa Nyame-Bekyere

Five persons have sustained various degrees of injuries in a head-on collision at Gomoa Nyame-bekyere on the Kasoa Cape Coast Highway. The crash was between...

Sports Minister reveals cause of poor local leagues patronage

Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports, Evans Opoku Bobie, has said supporters fail to attend Ghana Premier League (GPL) games due to the low...

‘Dead end’ economic management orientation leading us nowhere – Alan Kyerematen

A presidential aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Alan Kyerematen, has described economic policies pursued over the years by several governments as a ‘cul...

 Nigeria election: IGP deploys 3 CPs to Imo on election duty

Ahead of tomorrow’s elections, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, has deployed three Commissioners of Police (CPs) to Imo State. A statement issued by...

Refer Opuni’s trial to Chief Justice

Deputy Attorney General, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, has urged Justice Clemence Honyenuga (rtd) to refer the case of former Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Cocoa Board...

Family of late Nuamah Donkor calls on Otumfuo

The family of the late former Minister of Health in the erstwhile National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration has officially informed the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei...

Boakye Agyako recounts being dumped in mortuary after shooting incident

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential hopeful, Boakye Agyarko, has recounted what led him to flee the country in 1983. Aside from being a coordinator...

SONA date postponed

The State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Parliament has been postponed to March 8, 2023. The President was scheduled to appear on February 28...

My ex-girlfriend used ‘chop money’ to fund her building project on my blind side

A young man residing in Accra has recounted a situation which dramatically changed his approach towards potential partners in his dating life. According to David,...

Frances Essiam resigns as CEO of Gas Cylinder Company

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Gas Cylinder Company, Frances Essiam, has resigned from her position. Her resignation was contained in...

Funeral canopy kills man

A 33-year-old man has been electrocuted on a football park at Nyankyerenease, near Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. Samuel Boateng, now deceased, was about to play...

Alleged National Security operative in custody over alleged ‘galamsey’ and robbery

An alleged National Security person cited in a gold scam and robbery case has been arrested for a galamsey-related offence. Together with two others Kelvin...

GNAT calls for publication of ‘School placement for Sale’ Committee report

The Ghana National Association of Teachers(GNAT) has called for the publication of the “School placement for sale” committee report. This comes on the back of...

Muslim community hit with sad news

The family of the Sarkin Zango in the Ashanti Region has announced the death of Sultan Omar Farouk Saeed. The 75-year-old died at the Komfo...

Debt Exchange: Ghanaians would have swallowed Mahama if… – Nana Yaa Jantuah

General Secretary of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Nana Yaa Jantuah Akyempim, has stated that Ghanaians would have been unfair to former President John...

NDC supports Atsu’s family with 30 cartons of bottled water, GH₵ 2,000

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has donated 30 cartons of bottled water and an amount of GH₵ 2,000 to the family of late Christian...

‘Electoral officials deployed for 2020 election work have not been paid’

The Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu, has urged the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, to release funds for the payment of officials...

Transport Minister reveals real cost of 2021 rented KIA Christmas trees

The Transport Minister has revealed the total amount spent in procuring Christmas inspirations for the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in December 2021 was GH¢128,366. Kwaku...

Christian Atsu’s wife shares their family photos, check out her caption

The partner of Christian Atsu is still grieving over the sudden demise of the footballer who lost his life in the Turkey earthquake disaster. Marie-Claire...

Nigeria to close land borders on election day

Nigeria has ordered the closure of all its land borders during Saturday’s tightly contested elections. The directive is meant to ensure that the “elections are...

US billionaire financier found dead in his office

A US billionaire financier who helped pioneer the debt-fuelled corporate acquisition known as a leveraged buyout has been found dead, his family says. In a...

Nigerian politician arrested with almost $500,000 on election eve

A Nigerian politician has been arrested for alleged money laundering after being caught with $498,100 (£414,000) in cash a day before general election. The wads...