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Driver fatigue cause of fatal Gomoa Okyereko crash – NRSA

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) says preliminary investigations point to driver fatigue as cause of the accident that occurred at Gomoa Okyereko in...

Renowned Ghanaian writer Prof. Ama Ata Aidoo passes away

The family of Prof. Ama Ata Aidoo announced her passing in the early hours of Wednesday, May 31, 2023. The esteemed writer, known for her...

Fire burns Madina-Ritz junction again

There has been another fire outbreak at Madina-Ritz Junction in the La Nkwantanang-Madina Municipality. The fire, which started around 11pm on Tuesday, has gutted a...

Parliament writes to EC, declares Assin North seat vacant

Parliament has written to the Electoral Commission (EC) declaring the Assin North seat vacant.  According to reports, the Clerk of Parliament, Cyril Kwabena Oteng Nsiah,...

Burning Issues: Pharmacist highlights teenagers’ misuse of contraceptives

Pharmacist Ebenezer Akowuah recently voiced deep concern over the escalating misuse of birth control pills among teenagers, emphasizing the need for immediate attention to...

Contempt charges: Kpessa-Whyte cautioned and discharged after pleading guilty

The Supreme Court has cautioned and discharged Professor Michael Kpessah-Whyte after considering his apology and the mitigating prayer of his lawyer. This follows his conviction...

About 2.4 million Ghanaians are living with diabetes  

Physician Specialist at International Maritime Hospital (IMaH) in Tema, Dr Zuleila Fuseini, has stated that there are about 2.4 million Ghanaians, constituting 8.3 percent...

Cedi under increasing pressure: suffers 9% depreciation against dollar in past week

The Ghana cedi is facing mounting pressure as its recent strong performance fades away, relinquishing its position as the world's top-performing currency over the...

16 feared dead in gory accident at Gomoa Okyereko

Some 16 people are feared dead in an accident at Gomoa Akyereko on the Accra-Cape Coast highway. This was the result of a head-on collision...

Until we receive our monies; we won’t cook – school feeding caterers

Caterers under the School Feeding Programme have vowed not to cook for the school children until monies owed them are paid. The caterers insist they...

GNAT raises doubt about Bawumia’s ‘one student, one laptop’ promise

President of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Reverend Isaac Owusu, has expressed skepticism about the ‘one student, one laptop’ policy. According to him, government's...

IMF: Independent Power Producers reject govt’s bid to restructure $1.58bn debt

Independent power producers have rejected a government's proposal to restructure $1.58 billion in arrears owed them by the state, the head of the group...

British Airways passengers disappointed after arriving at KIA without luggage

Scores of passengers who travelled with British Airways (BA) from London to Accra have expressed their disappointment in the airline after they got to...

I didn’t go to class 5 – Justice Gertrude Torkornoo [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Justice Gertrude Torkornoo Chief Justice nominee, Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, has revealed that she did not attend class 5 and instead was promoted directly...

NaCCA orders withdrawal of textbook that says Christianity is responsible for poverty

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has demanded the immediate recall of the textbook titled 'History of Ghana for Basic Schools –...

Akatsi police retrieve suspected bones and skull of missing motor rider

The Akatsi South Police Command has retrieved some human parts believed to be the remains of a 28-year-old motor rider, Louis Agbogli, who went...

Cape Coast Court Complex locked up in compliance with JUSAG strike action

The Cape Coast Law Court Complex has been locked to both the public and staff in compliance with the indefinite strike action declared by...

Why Free SHS was not targeted

Spokesperson for the Ministry of Education, Kwasi Kwarteng, says the reason why the government’s Free Senior High School (SHS) policy is not targeted is...

PetroSA-GNPC deal: I’d rather be fired than to resign – Freddie Blay replies CSOs

The Board Chairman of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Freddie Blay, has denied any wrongdoing in offering interest in Ghana’s oil fields to...

Those criticising road construction at Kumawu are witches – NPP General Secretary

The ongoing road construction at Kumawu has sparked criticism against the New Patriotic Party (NPP) who have labelled those voicing concerns as witches. The construction...

FWSC justifies decision to ‘block’ allowances of GBC staff

The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) has justified its decision to block the payment of allowances to some staff of the Ghana Broadcasting...

Kumawu bye-election: NPP, NDC deploy high-ranking officers as polling agents

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has deployed all 47 MMDCEs in the Ashanti Region, a good number of MPs, and Deputy Ministers as polling...

Kumawu bye-election: Residents at Wonoo accuse NPP of vote-buying

Some residents of Wonoo are bitter over alleged money inducement by the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the ongoing bye-election at Kumawu.  They claim...

St. Anne’s Hospital at Damongo reconnected to national grid after babies died over outages

St. Anne’s Hospital at Damongo has successfully regained access to the national grid. This happened after the intervention of the constituency’s legislator and Minister for...

10 pupils injured as dilapidated school structure collapses at Sehwi Kramokrom

A dilapidated Kramokrom D/A Primary school structure in the Sehwi Wiawso Municipality of the Western North Region has collapsed on pupils from primary one...

It is now up to Akufo-Addo to decide Ofori-Atta’s fate – Subin MP

Member of Parliament (MP) for Subin constituency, Eugene Boakye Antwi, has said that following the closure of the International Monetary Fund deal, the New...

Your Free SHS is poorly targeted – IMF tells govt

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has described government’s flagship Free SHS Senior High School (SHS) programme as poorly targeted. The Fund made this observation in...

Kumawu by-election: Why EC chose a logo for an independent candidate

The Electoral Commission (EC) has changed the symbol of one of the independent candidates, Kwaku Duah in the upcoming Kumawu by-election. The Commission said it...

10 fire incidents recorded in Accra on Sunday

The Ghana National Fire Service says 10 fire incidents were recorded on Sunday, May 21, 2023, in Accra. This comes after a bakery and some...

Christian Atsu’s son wins Player of the Year Award

Joshua Twasam, the first son of the late Christian Atsu, has been honoured with the prestigious title of Player of the Year in the...

Akufo-Addo speaks on IMF bailout and economic management

President Nana Akufo-Addo says certain conditions that prevailed in the country forced his government to run to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a...

IMF deal: We are not sure what ‘haircut’ external creditors will take – Ofori-Atta

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has expressed uncertainty about the extent of debt relief that external creditors will offer to Ghana as part of its...

IMF’s first tranche of $600M to hit BoG account today

Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Ernest Kwamina Yedu Addison, has revealed that the first tranche of $600 million from the International Monetary...

Number 12 exposé: Anas declines to show his face to Kwesi Nyantakyi

Undercover journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has refused to comply with an Accra High Court order to allow former Ghana Football Association President, Kwasi Nyantakyi,...

Water tariffs to go up from June 1

Effective June 1, 2023, the cost of water services will see an upward adjustment for all consumer groups. This follows a review and approval by...

Floods hit eastern Accra after morning downpour

Movement of motorists was heavily impeded Thursday morning at the Kpone Barrier portion of the main Tema-Aflao N1 road due to flood waters following...

IMF deal will affect fiscal space for future govt – Haruna Iddrisu

The Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu, is worried about portions of the agreement entered into by the Government of Ghana and...

Govt exhibits commitment to improve governance, transparency under Fund -supported programme – IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the Ghana government has exhibited commitment to improve governance and transparency under the Fund-supported programme. For example, it said...

IMF to publish details of Ghana’s programme after possible Board approval

The Minister of State at the Finance Ministry, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, has announced that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will publish full details...

Supreme Court orders Parliament to expunge Gyakye Quayson’s name

The Supreme Court has ordered Parliament to expunge James Gyakye Quayson from its records as a Member of Parliament. Presiding Judge Justice Jones Dotse today...