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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...

Govt needs $120m to complete National Cathedral – Executive Director

JoyNews/AdomNews · Why National Cathedral project has stalled The Akufo-Addo government needs to a whopping 120 million dollars to complete its flagship National Cathedral project. Construction...

Legendary artiste Akwaboah Snr passes on

A great tree has fallen. The music industry is in mourning following the demise of veteran highlife artiste Kwadwo Akwaboah Snr. He reportedly passed on...

Galamsey pit collapse: 7 dead, 5 rescued, many remain trapped at Birim North

Only five miners out of suspected 30 who were trapped under an illegal mining pit that caved in on Monday at Korley Teye in...

Transport fares to go down by 10 percent from May 17

Users of public transport will enjoy a 10 percent reduction in fares by 10% effective Wednesday, May 17, 2023. This comes on the back on...

Hajia4real extradited and charged with fraud, money laundering

Famous Ghanaian Social Media influencer and singer, Mona Faiz Montage, known as Hajia4real, has been charged and extradited from the UK to the USA. The...

Fuel prices to fall again

Prices of petrol, diesel and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) are expected to fall marginally again at the pumps from tomorrow, May 16, 2023, for...

Ghana to receive first tranche of IMF cash by Friday

The first tranche of International Monetary Fund (IMF) cash to support the country’s balance of payment is expected to hit the Bank of Ghana’s...

NDC decides: Mahama wins with 98.9%

Former President John Mahama has been elected flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). In a landslide victory, he won 98.90 percent of the...

NDC decides: Kojo Bonsu concedes defeat

Flagbearer hopeful of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kojo Bonsu, has thrown in the towel. He congratulated John Dramani Mahama for winning the party’s flagbearership...

Sam George wins Ningo-Prampram NDC primary with over 1,000 votes

Sam Nartey George has been retained as the parliamentary candidate of the NDC for the Ningo-Prampram constituency. He beat his fierce contender, Michael Kwettey Nettey,...

NDC decides: Voting underway [Photos]

Voting is underway in several parts of the country as the National Democratic Congress (NDC) elects a flagbearer and parliamentary candidates ahead of the...

NDC Primaries: Prof Gyampo takes on EC after Duffuor’s suit withdrawal

A Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana’s Political Science Department, Prof Ransford Gyampo, has said the decision by the Electoral Commission (EC) to...

Babies in galamsey areas are being born with one eye, without genitalia – Pathologist

Children born in areas prone to illegal mining suffer cognitive impairment and other deformities due to the high use of heavy metals used in...

Mad rush for fuel as tanker overturns on Accra-Tema Motorway [Video]

https://youtube.com/shorts/xJw7-brxlck?feature=share Residents and drivers along the Accra-Tema motorway on Friday morning risked their lives to fetch fuel which was gushing out of a crashed tanker. The...

NDC primaries to proceed as Duffuor withdraws case against party

An Accra High Court has today, Friday, May 12, struck out Dr Kwabena Duffour’s injunction application against the National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s presidential and...

Weija: Survivor of canoe accident that claimed 8 lives reveals what caused the tragedy

Enoyanam Ekpe, one of the children who survived the canoe accident at Weija which claimed eight lives, has blamed it on overloading. Speaking to...

NDC Primaries: Mahama reacts to Duffuor’s injunction suit

It is the prayer of one of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer hopefuls, John Mahama, that the presidential and parliamentary primaries will come...

I’m confident case against NDC presidential primary will be dismissed – Asiedu Nketia [Audio]

Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, is confident the party will win the injunction case against the presidential primary. The...

NDC primaries: Court to hear injunction case on Friday instead of Monday

The National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) Director of Legal Affairs, Abraham Amaliba, has disclosed that the court will hear the injunction case brought against the...

NDC Primaries: Spotlight on hotspots in the Volta Region

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) heads to the polls to elect parliamentary candidates and a presidential candidate this weekend for the 2024 general...

Tell your father not to destroy your political future – Prof Gyampo advises Duffuor Jnr

A Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana’s Political Science Department has asked Dr Kwabena Duffuor Jnr to speak to his father about his...

Duffuor presents WhatsApp messages with Fifi Kwetey as part of exhibits for injunction application

Aspiring National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, Dr Kwabena Duffuor, has filed an interlocutory injunction against the party’s upcoming presidential and parliamentary primaries slated for...

Our lives were far better in 2016 than today – Mahama

Former President John Mahama has lamented about the current economic hardship Ghanaians are facing.  He said the Akufo-Addo government has failed woefully in honouring its...

Inflation falls to 41.2% in April 2023

Year-on-year inflation fell for the 4th month running to 41.2% in April 2023, from 45% in March 2023, extending the disinflation process since January 2023. According...

Former PBC CEO challenges current management to provide evidence of mismanagement

JoyNews/AdomNews · PBC FMR CEO Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Produce Buying Company (PBC), Nana Agyenim Boateng, has denied responsibility for the company's...

KiDi gives update on ‘liver disease’ rumours

Lynx Entertainment signee, KiDi has said he has no liver disease and the lyrics of his latest song, I lied, isn’t about any health challenge he...

Interest rates fall 15.1% since January 2023

Interest rates in Ghana have dropped by a significant 15.1%, the highest fall in Africa since January 2023. Yields on the money market were...

We will invoke all legal actions if…– Dr Duffuor campaign

Policy Analyst for Dr Kwabena Duffuor’s campaign team, Dr Kofi Kukubor, has said the presidential aspirant will seek legal redress should the National Democratic...

Toilet dormitory saga: GHANASCO headmaster reinstated

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has reinstated the interdicted headmaster of Ghana Senior High School (GHANASCO) with immediate effect.  Doughlas Haruna was interdicted after a video...

Thief steals fetish priestess’ phone during Aboakyer Festival

The people of Winneba in the Central Region recently celebrated the Aboakyer festival, which involves hunting for deer. Prior to the hunt day, there...

Ofosu-Ampofo drags Asiedu Nketia to NDC elders over ‘dirty campaign’

Tension is running high within the hierarchy of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) following the decision of the former National Chairman, Samuel...