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Trump impeachment: US House ready for historic vote

Donald Trump is set to become the third US president in history to be impeached later by the House of Representatives. Democratic lawmakers are ready...

Letter from Africa: How talk of witches stirs emotions in Nigeria

All hell broke loose when the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, announced last month that it would hold a conference on "witchcraft'' at its campus...

NRSA to stop commissioning of roads without streetlights

The Board Chairman of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), Rev Ismaila Hansmitson Awudu, has said that with the help of the President, the...
Asiedu Nketia General Secretary of NDC

Asiedu Nketia breaks silence on controversy surrounding CJ nominee’s vetting [Audio]

General Secretary for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, says the majority in parliament has failed in properly dealing with the controversy...

Parliament approves over GH2.2bn for 2020 roads, bridges construction

To be able to execute the declaration of 2020 as the ‘Year of Roads’ by the Finance Minister, the Ministry of Roads and Highways...
office work

5 New Year resolutions that can help your career to grow in 2020

1. 5 New Year resolutions for a better career growth It's that time of the year again. We will be bidding goodbye to a year and...
Justice Anin Yeboah

Minority to boycott CJ nominee vetting

The Minority in Parliament says it won’t take part in the scheduled vetting of the Chief Justice nominee on December 21, 2019. A statement from...
Justice Anin Yeboah

Just in: Anin-Yeboah nominated next Chief Justice

President Akufo-Addo has nominated Justice Anin-Yeboah as the next Chief Justice subject to Parliamentary approval. A report by JoyNews correspondent, Kwesi Parker-Wilson, indicates the First Deputy Speaker,...
Alban Kingsford Bagbin

Bagbin unhappy with ‘peanuts’ given to Ministry

Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Bagbin, has lamented over government’s budgetary allocation to the Ministry of Works and Housing describing it as...
Alban Bagbin

Audio: Bagbin proposes establishment of “ways and means” committee

Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has proposed to parliament the establishment of a ‘ways and means’ committee. Speaking on the Floor of the...

MPs push for fresh probe into execution of 44 Ghanaians in The Gambia [Audio]

Members of Parliament are pushing for a fresh probe into the execution of some 56 West African migrants including 44 Ghanaians in Gambia. The...

EC announces cancellation of referendum

Electoral Commission (EC) has announced the cancellation of the referendum to amend article 55, clause 3 of the 1992 Constitution. The EC Chairperson, Jean Mensah,...

Adom FM’s Entertainment Hall host, Mike 2 graduates from AUCC

Host of Adom FM’s Entertainment Hall, Michael Boateng, has graduated from African University College of Communications (AUCC). Mike 2, as he is called in his...

PPP Man begs Akufo-Addo to construct counseling unit for youth [Audio]

National Youth Coordinator for the Progressive Peoples Party (PPP), Divine Nkrumah has appealed to President Akufo-Addo to, as a matter of urgency, construct counselling...

Parliament summons ministers over off-taker agreements with waste managers

The Speaker of Parliament, Mike Oquaye, on Tuesday summoned the ministers for Sanitation and Water Resources (MSWR) and Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD)...

2 Multimedia Group staff graduate as Associate Members of IHRMP

Two staff of the Multimedia Group’s Human Resource Department, Raymond N. D. Larbie and Derrick Nunoo, have graduated from the Institute of Human Resources...
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5 ways putting yourself first benefits your relationship, too

Couples who have a healthy relationship know that they need this one counterintuitive thing to ensure the longevity of their relationship: self-care. In our fast-paced...

Kweku Baako exposes NDC

"Then you come to the Minority Leader himself who said: "The people may decide otherwise and you cannot determine it; so the support of...

Man arrested over missing church instruments

Police at Berekum in the Bono region have arrested one Matthew Osika for allegedly stealing musical instruments belonging to the Amankowaa Methodist church in...

Parliament approves withdrawal of Referendum

The December 17 referendum is officially off the books as Parliament okays the withdrawal of the Constitutional Instrument by the Attorney-General (AG), Gloria...

Sam Pyne touts NPP’s fulfilled promises

Ashanti Regional Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is confident the Akufo-Addo-led government has fulfilled most of its manifesto promises and is on...

Low-income earners can afford private health insurance – Premier CEO

The Chief Executive Officer of Premier Health Insurance has played down the assertion that private health insurance is too expensive to be afforded by...

I am grateful – Samira Bawumia thanks all who helped after she ‘succumbed to...

Following the graphic.com.gh report that “the Second Lady Samira blacks out in mid-address at Dodowa,” Mrs Bawumia has taken to Facebook to say thank you to...
Her aides and security detail rushed to hold her and administered the necessary first aid whilst the perimeter was cordoned off.

Second Lady Samira Bawumia blacks out in mid-address at Dodowa

The opening ceremony of the 17th Biennial Delegates Congress of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) at Dodowa on Tuesday, came to...

Govt sets 2022 target to be self-sufficient in rice production

Government has set 2022 target to achieve self-sufficiency in rice production, Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Kennedy Osei Nyarko, has said. According to him,...
Asantehene’s visit to the office of John Dramani Mahama on Friday was ahead of a lecture the king was scheduled to deliver at the University of Professional Studies Accra.

Otumfuo visits Mahama

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has paid a courtesy call on the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Asantehene’s visit to the office of John...

Jospong invites European investors to partner with Ghana’s private sector

The Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies, Dr Joseph Siaw Agyepong, has reiterated his call for a sustainable plan for the...

NDC to hold forum on 2020 Budget

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) will hold a Public Forum on the 2020 Budget Statement and Financial Estimates presented by the Finance Minister last...
Oxford Union blind student

Oxford Union president resigns over blind Ghanaian student row

The president of Oxford Union has resigned over a row involving a blind student who was "violently" removed from a society debate. Ebenezer Azamati was...

Parliament suspends sitting for one hour due to lack of quorum

Parliament has been forced to suspend sitting for an hour as there are not enough members in the House to participate in Tuesday's debate. About five minutes after the...
Pope Francis and Mark Zuckerberg

Pope demands big tech do more to tackle porn

Pope Francis has called on Facebook, Apple, Microsoft and Google, among others, to step up efforts to remove child pornography from the internet. He also...

National Security is handling Australia visa scandal, I can’t speak on it – Sports...

The Minister for Youth and Sports says he does not know what is happening with the Australian Commonwealth Games visa racketeering scandal. Isaac Asiamah who...
In Sierra Leone, returnees are often rejected by relatives and friends. They're seen as failures, and many stole from their families to pay for their journey.

‘We failed to reach Europe – now our families disown us’

Most of the West African migrants who fail to reach Europe eventually return to their own countries, but it can be a bitter homecoming. In...
Member of Parliament for Ablekuma North constituency, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful

2020 as ‘year of roads’ not for election – Ursula Owusu

Declaring 2020 as a year to embark on a massive road construction project is not for election, says Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful. According to the...
PDS

PDS: Government shouldn’t rush into a new concession agreement

As is now widely known, the concession agreement between the Government of Ghana (GoG) and Power Distribution Services Ghana Limited (PDS) has been terminated...

2020 Budget: Govt plans 600-bed hostel for homeless ‘Kayayei’

The government has revealed plans to provide accommodation for head porters or ‘kayayei’ in various parts of Accra. Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta said in the...

2020 budget: Oppong Nkrumah rebuts Minority’s claim of cooked figures

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, has said Minority Members of Parliament (MPs) lack knowledge in economics and mathematics. Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has denied the...
Dr. Mark Assibey Yeboah

Road, NHIS funds should not be capped in 2020 budget – MP

The Chairman of Parliament’s Finance Committee, Dr. Mark Assibey Yeboah has asked the government to pay attention to the road and health sector in...

MPs want police protection at home

Leadership of Parliament has renewed calls for MPs to be given police protection at their homes. The call comes after Nyiaeso MP, Kennedy Kankam, and his family...
Ofosu Ampofo NDC chairman

Throwback: I am a firm believer in family and friends government – Ofosu-Ampofo

Director of Elections of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu Ampofo has stated emphatically he is a strong believer in...