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Mahama calls for national economic dialogue over CCC+C downgrade

Former President John Mahama has called for a national dialogue to help salvage Ghana's ailing economy. Mr Mahama believes the national platform will bring together...

‘Faeces in sachet water’ research finding inaccurate – FDA

Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has debunked claims that sachet water on the market is contaminated with faecal matter. The Authority said the outcome...

Cement prices set to hit ¢68 per 50 kilo

Cement prices are expected to be increased from next week. JOYBUSINESS is learning that the wholesale price of 50 Kilo Bag is expected to hit...

NPP footsoldiers react to Akufo-Addo’s ‘no reshuffle’ comment

Some members of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) are disappointed in President Nana Akufo-Addo’s decision not to reshuffle his ministers. The group under the...

Power crisis: Yilo Krobo District Hospital suspends admissions

JoyNews/AdomNews · Yilo Krobo District Hospital suspends admissions The Yilo Krobo District Hospital has suspended admissions due to the power crisis in the area. The decision...

Cedi depreciation getting out of hand – GUTA cries

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has raised an alarm over plummeting cedi value and its effect on businesses. In a statement, GUTA stated...

I belong to NDC not Mahama’s cult – Koku Anyidoho

Former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho, maintains he is still a member of the party. Rather, he explained that,...

Don’t use only Ghana card for continuous voter registration – Afar-Gyan tells EC

The Electoral Commission's (EC) decision to use the Ghana Card as the only source of document for continuous voter registration can disenfranchise millions of...

45% of SHS students brush their teeth for only 30 seconds – KNUST research

Dentists recommend two minutes as the average duration for brushing the teeth. However, findings from a research by the Kwame Nkrumah University School of Medicine...

Maame Dokono makes shocking revelation about Waakye’s death [Listen]

The Ghanaian movie industry was on Tuesday, August 2, 2022 hit with the sad news of the passing of veteran actor Prince Yawson, popularly...

COLA ‘war’: Good news for public sector workers

The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission says it has successfully completed drafting modalities for the payment of the Conditions of Living Allowance (COLA) to...

Just In: Ghanaian actor, Waakye passes on

Veteran Kumawood actor, Prince Yawson, popularly known as Waakye, has reportedly passed on. The 65-year-old actor passed on in the early hours of August 2,...

US kills al-Qaeda leader in Afghanistan drone strike

The US has killed the leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in a drone strike in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden has confirmed. He was killed in...

Mentally challenged woman on rampage; kills one at Circle [Video]

https://youtu.be/lK1NH4sM5Cc A woman suspected to be mentally challenged has reportedly smashed the skull of a young man believed to be in his 20s at...

Ghana card will end age-cheating in football – Bawumia

Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, believes the Ghana card will help fight age-cheating in football. More than 14 million Ghanaians have been...

Monkeypox kills soldier in Bolgatanga

A soldier with the Ghana Armed Forces has died of Monkeypox in Bolgatanga, the Upper East Regional Health Directorate has said. He was admitted at the Bolgatanga Regional...

NHIS: If you paid for any of these, it’s a violation of your membership rights

The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has been in operation for well over 15 years since its establishment in 2006 under the Insurance Act,...

Fire officer injured while dousing fire at CMB [Photos +Video]

Fire has destroyed several property at CMB, Abuja market in Accra. The inferno ravaged the market on the dawn of Sunday, July 31. A fire officer,...

Three injured in accident on KNUST campus [Photos]

A Toyota Corolla with registration number AW 5256-21 has been involved in an accident on the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)...

I’m scared – Akufo-Addo’s appointee ‘cries’ after thieves broke into his home

The Kwadaso Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Richmond Agyenim Boateng, says he is living in fear after unidentified thieves broke into his home. The unfortunate incident...

The People’s Forum: Transport fares killing our businesses – Madina market women cry

Market women at Madina in Accra are lamenting over the continuous increase in fuel prices. They claim transportation has increased and their capital is being...

Supreme Court strikes out law on cultivation of ‘wee’ in Ghana

The Supreme Court has declared as unconstitutional the law which permits license to be granted for the cultivation of cannabis or ‘wee’ in small...

Akufo-Addo sacks Adwoa Safo as Gender Minister

President Nana Akufo-Addo has sacked Sarah Adwoa Safo as the Gender Minster.  This was contained in a press statement issued from the Presidency on Thursday,...

Speaker defers ruling on Adwoa Safo

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has deferred the decision on the fate of Sarah Adwoa Safo and two other legislators referred to the Privileges...

Police and Presidency perceived as Ghana’s most corrupt institutions – Afrobarometer

The Ghana Police Service and the Office of the President are perceived as the country’s most corrupt institutions. These were the outcomes of an Afrobarometer...

Koku Anyidoho’s name on Atta Mills’ bust must be dropped – Prof Gyampo

A political scientist, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has called for the removal of Koku Anyidoho's name on a new bust erected in honour of late...

Revealed: When Adwoa Safo will return to Ghana

It has emerged that embattled Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament (MP), Sarah Adwoa Safo, is expected to return to Ghana within this week. This is...

Sack GES Director-General – NPP guru to Akufo-Addo

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr George Ayisi Boateng, has called for the dismissal of the Director-General of the Ghana...

Adom TV’s Adepam contestants show off dazzling corporate wears in Week 2

The real game of the second edition of Adom TV's Adepam has commenced and the contestants have exhibited their readiness in the most talented...

K.T. Hammond’s wife appointed High Court judge

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed wife of Member of Parliament for Adansi-Asokwa constituency, Kobina Tahir Hammond Sahib, popularly called K.T. Hammond, as a Justice...

Marburg virus: One dead; 40 quarantined in Ghana

One more person has died of the Marburg virus with 40 others quarantined in the Savannah Region. The person died on Thursday, July 21, 2022. He...

Koku Anyidoho reacts to rituals performed at Asomdwee Park

Founder of Atta Mills Institute, Koku Anyidoho, has condemned rituals performed at the Asomdwee Park in Accra.  The ritual was performed on Sunday,...

Over 1,000 Burkinabe nationals flee to Ghana

Over 1,000 Burkinabe nationals, who fled terrorist attacks in the country, have arrived in Ghana. The refugees, most of them women and children, are said...

CIIG Awards: Multimedia Group crowned ‘Insurance Media House’ of the Year 2021

The Multimedia Group has been crowned the Insurance Media House of the Year 2021 at the 2022 Chartered Insurance Institute of Ghana (CIIG) Awards...

John Boadu breaks silence after election defeat

Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) says he believes in the abilities of the new national executives of the party to...

Claims Atta Mills’ tomb has been desecrated unfortunate

President Nana Akufo-Addo has rejected accusations that the tomb of former President John Atta Mills has been tampered with. The President said such claims are...

Free SHS will not be reviewed – Education Ministry

The Education Ministry and the Ghana Education Service (GES) seem to be on different pages when it comes to the future of the Free...

GES reviewing Free SHS to determine how much parents can pay – Director-General

Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Prof. Kwasi Opoku Amankwah, says a review of the Free Senior High School (SHS) Policy is underway. This...

Police chase killers of 23-year-old student shot dead in his car at Sofoline

Police in the Ashanti region say they are following leads to help arrest killers of a student of Oyoko School of Dispensing Optics who was shot dead...

NPP’s Ashanti MPs demand urgent meeting with Akufo-Addo; this is why

The New Patriotic Party (NPP)’s Members of Parliament (MPs) in the Ashanti Region are demanding an urgent meeting with President Nana Akufo-Addo over development...