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Debt exchange: Our money shouldn’t be touched – UTAG tells govt

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has warned government not to touch their pension funds in the ongoing debt exchange programme. The Association said...

I’ll have a child with Kalybos in 2 years if … – Ahuofe Patri

Popular Ghanaian actress, Priscilla Opoku Agyeman, famed Ahuofe Patri, has announced plans to have a child with fellow actor Richard Asante aka Kalybos. This, according...

Agric Minister praises rice farmers in Upper East Region

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has disclosed that the government is talking to some African development banks for funds to support rice farming...

Waterstone Realty Ltd sues govt over National Cathedral project

Waterstone Realty Limited has sued the Lands Commission over the demolition of a two-storey multipurpose building which was at the designated location for the...

Debate on censure motion against Ofori-Atta begins today

The green light has been given by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to decide the fate of Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta on Thursday. Members...

Supreme Court Nominees: Appointments Committee presents report to Parliament 

Parliament’s Appointments Committee's report on the President’s nominations for appointment as Justices of the Supreme Court has been presented to the House.  Andrew Amoako...

Govt establishes ₵15billion Ghana Financial Stability Fund

Government has established the Ghana Financial Stability Fund (GFSF) with a target size of GH₵ 15 billion to be provided by the government and its...

Marketing Officer granted bail over alleged stealing

A 27-year-old Marketing Officer, who allegedly stole an amount of GHS107,798.31, belonging to Duraplast Company has been granted bail by an Accra Circuit Court. Samuel...

Cutting govt’s ‘afro’ to match the people’s haircut: video analysis

Government has launched a debt exchange programme that will see institutional investors take a haircut on their interests. Pension funds, banks and insurance firms are...

Akufo-Addo’s govt has neglected Western North region – Sampson Ahi

https://youtu.be/0t1KbCL3-H0 Sehwi Bodi Member of Parliament (MP) in the Western North Region, Sampson Ahi, has lamented that the Akufo-Addo administration has neglected the area. The President...

Debt Exchange Programme: Minister replies Labour Unions [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Abena Osei Asare On Debt Exchange Programme A Deputy Finance Minister, Abena Osei Asare, has fought off claims by Labour Unions that there...

GI-KACE hosts the 14th ITU Kaleidoscope Conference

The 14th edition of the International Telecommunication (ITU) Kaleidoscope Conference is ongoing in Accra, Ghana. Being hosted by the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of...

Maiden Universal Health Coverage Day seminar to be held on December 12

The maiden Universal Health Coverage Day seminar in Ghana is scheduled to be held on Monday, December 12, 2022. The one-day event which will be...

Ursula Owusu sends fresh message over SIM registration

Communications Minister, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has said government will not relent on punitive measures against those who have failed to register their SIM Cards,...

Go fully digital – Akufo-Addo to Lands Commission

President Nana Akufo-Addo has opened a National Lands Conference in Accra, with a charge to the Lands Commission to ensure the Commission goes fully...

Man, 27, arrested for shooting motor rider he hired

A 27-year-old young man, identified as Prince Yoma, has been arrested by the police at Sehwi for shooting a motorbike rider he boarded in...

Bawumia named among 100 most influential Africans

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has been named among the 100 most influential people on the African continent. The exclusive list of transformational African...

Appointments Committee approves 2 out of 4 Supreme Court Justice nominees

Parliament’s Appointments Committee has approved the nomination of two out of four Justices President Nana Akufo-Addo nominated to the Supreme Court. The approved nominees are...

Driver’s mate killed, 2 in critical condition in gory accident at Gomoa Dominase

A driver's mate died on the spot with two others in critical condition in a gory accident at Gomoa Dominase Junction in the Gomoa...

Okomfo Kolege tearfully announces wife’s burial date

The burial rites of Milicent Oteng, wife of popular Kumawood actor, Komfo Kolege, is set to come off on Saturday, December 17, 2022. It...

Community Protection Assistants allegedly attack YEA Operations Manager

The Eastern Regional Operations Manager of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), Samuel Kwame Kodua, narrowly escaped death after he was brutally attacked and had...

‘Ghetto’ set on fire as Police arrest suspected Indian hemp smokers

The Wenchi police in the Bono Region have arrested eight suspected Indian Hemp smokers and peddlers, in a swoop conducted in the Municipality on...

Police on manhunt for 4 women who abducted, raped man

A leather factory worker in his early twenties says four females bundled him inside a vehicle as he was walking in the city of...

Dashboard: Mobile money transactions in Ghana

Mobile money is money in one’s electronic wallet. The mobile money service makes it possible for users to store, send, and receive money using their...

Finance Ministry has no respect for organised labour – GMA [Listen]

President of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr Frank Serebour, has bemoaned that the Ministry of Finance has no regard for any organised labour...

Three farmers arrested for eating suspected human meat

Three farmers from Nasoyiri in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of the Savannah Region have been arrested by the Sawla police for eating suspected human meat....

Tertiary education in Ghana heading towards danger – NUGS

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has urged the Ministry of Education and other stakeholders to find amicable resolutions so that academic work...

Work progresses on Boankra Inland Port

Work is progressing on the $330 million Boankra Integrated Logistics Terminal (BILT), popularly known as the Boankra Inland Port, project in the Ejisu municipality...

Security man killed in fuel station robbery

Unidentified assailants, suspected to be armed robbers, have gunned down a security guard at the Mobik Energy Fuel Filling Station along the Tarkwa-Banso road...

Fuel prices to go down again from next week; this is why [Listen]

Prices of petrol and diesel are expected to go down again from Friday, 16th December 2022. Energy policy analyst, Benjamin Nsiah, made this known on...

Oxford University partners Ghana Gold Expo to promote CSR

Director of African Studies Center at the Oxford University, Professor Miles Lamer says a major way of ensuring optimal benefit of the mineral resources...

Court adjourns Saglemi case over poor health of accused

The health condition of one of the accused persons facing trial over the Saglemi Affordable Housing Project compelled the trial judge to adjourn the...

Fake soldier arrested at Burma Camp

Military Police personnel have arrested one Rufai Abubakar for posing as a senior officer and trying to access a military installation inside Burma Camp. The...

Date for grand finale announced in MTN FA Cup calendar

The grand finale of the 2022/23 MTN FA Cup Competition will be staged on June 17, 2023, at a yet-to-named Stadium. By convention, the FA...

Armed robbers shoot mobile money vendor; bolt with GHS 30,000

A mobile money vendor, Ebenezer Amoquandoh, is receiving medical treatment after sustaining gunshot wounds during a robbery attack. Ebenezer was shot when two armed men...

Ghana in talks with Dubai oil refiner to barter gold for fuel

Ghana is in talks with Emirates National Oil Company for a barter arrangement that will enable the West African nation to buy fuel with gold. The government...

Boxer slumps and dies inside ring after heavy punch

A boxer representing Imo State at the ongoing National Sports Festival in Nigeria has died in the boxing ring. Chukwuemeka Igboanugo slumped after the opponent...

Mother-of-five going blind after tattooing her eyeball purple

A mum of five brushed off her daughter’s advice to not get her eyeballs tattooed due to potential blindness — and now, she’s losing...

Unhappy MTN customers besiege office

Some upset customers whose SIM cards and Momo accounts have been blocked since Thursday have besieged the MTN office at Darkumam Junction in Accra. They...

Weija-Gbawe students to enjoy quality modern tuition – Rising Int’l CEO assures

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Rising International School of Excellence, Paul Skidmore, has said students in the Weija-Gbawe municipality, especially ones enrolled in...