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Don’t take bribe – Otumfuo warns Operation Vanguard

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has cautioned members of Operation Vanguard (the anti-galamsey taskforce) against the taking of gifts (bribes) that people might...

Akufo-Addo Tracker: Free SHS is here, will the anchor hold?

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s free senior high school programme appears timely, but not well thought out. The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) thought it...

Free SHS to produce school dropout – Ablakwa predicts

A former Deputy Minister for Education is predicting high rate of school dropout as government begins the implementation of the flagship Free Senior High...

Free SHS: Target poor students – Ablakwa to govt

A former Deputy Education Minister, Samuel Okdujeto Ablakwa has appealed to the Akufo- Addo government to as a matter of urgency target vulnerable students...

Gov’t to start paying ‘every gazetted chief’ – Minister

The Minister for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Kofi Dzamesi, has assured the National House of Chiefs of the government’s plans to pay all gazetted...

Hot video: ‘Obinim’ mocks Afia Schwarzenegger

Self-acclaimed angel, Bishop Daniel Obinim is getting revenge on embattled comedy queen Valentina Afia Agyeiwaa popularly known as Afia Schwarzenegger. Bishop Daniel Obinim has been...

Jato: Akpeteshie distillers want factory from Akufo-Addo

Makers of local gin akpeteshie want President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to extend his one-district, one-factory project to the Jato Suhum Municipality of the...

Pastor settles bride price feud at Awutu Breku

The head pastor of Kingdom Witness Chapel in Awutu Breku, Rev Salifu Tawiah has finally facilitated the payment of GH₵500 to a man who...

Akufo-Addo calls for an end to 15-year-old Dagbon chieftaincy crises

President Nana Akufo-Addo has called on chiefs from the Northern Region to speedily settle all chieftaincy, land and ethnic disputes to accelerate the development...

Photos: Man disrupts daughter’s wedding over GH₵500

A wedding ceremony at Kingdom Witness Chapel in Awutu Breku in the Central region ended abruptly when father of the bride stormed the church...

Man, 20 killed in motor accident in Tamale

A 20 year old motor rider died on-the-spot in a fatal accident at Gumani-Tunayili road, a suburb of Tamale the Northern region capital. The 20-year-old...

The Apostles of Impossibility

After eight months of the most cataclysmic and mortifying defeat of the now opposition NDC in the 2016 elections, they are still buried in...

Parliament urged to pass LI on Mental Health

The Mental Health Leadership and Advocacy Programme (mhLAP) and the Mental Health Society of Ghana (MEHSOG) have urged Parliament to quickly pass the Legislative...

‘Ghanaians must be bold to expose corrupt public officials’

Mr Bright Sowu, a senior research officer at the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC), has challenged Ghanaians to be bold to report individuals engaged in...

Woman crashed to death at Gomoa Dominase

25-year-old woman died on the spot when a Sprinter Benz bus with the registration number CR 783- 17 run over her. According to reports, the...

Paul Adom Otchere apologises for ‘Manasseh rants’

After coming under a barrage of attacks for his unusual address to ace investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure on his prime time show, Good Evening...

Snake bites Police recruit while ‘easing himself’ in the bush

One of the recruits at the Police Public Safety Training School (PPSTS) in the Upper East region suffered a snakebite whilst answering the call...

GJA’s conduct should not deter you from exposing corrupt officials- Journalists told

A former President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Ms. Ajoa Yeboa-Afari says the recent statement released by the current president of GJA, Affail...

Nana Yaa Jantuah is still a staff – PURC Chairman

Management of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has explained its former director in charge of Public relations and external affairs Nana Yaa Jantua...

Snake bites Police recruit whilst defecating in bush

One of the recruits at the Police Public Safety Training School (PPSTS) in the Upper East region has suffered a snakebite whilst answering the...

Doctor amputates legs of 2 people without consent; families call for probe

Two motorbike accident victims, who had their legs amputated at the Central Regional Hospital in Winneba under what they termed questionable circumstances, are demanding...

GII hits back at Paul Adom Otchere

The Ghana Integrity Initiative has hit back at host of Metro TV’s Good Evening Ghana programme, Mr Paul Adom Otchere describing his Tuesday’s editorial...

CHASS to receive 50% of free SHS funds

Deputy Finance Minister, Abena Osei-Asare, has given assurance that government is ready to disburse the funds to allow the smooth implementation of the free...

4 Jospong officials quizzed by Police over questionable contracts

The police administration says it is ready to prosecute persons against whom adverse findings will be made in the ongoing investigations into the Jospong...

Parents frustrated with SHS online registration

Some parents in Kumasi have expressed their frustration over their inability to place their wards in the Senior High Schools of their choice online,...

More women patronise gambling

Weekend Today’s investigation has revealed that more and more Ghanaian women are resorting to gambling and various gaming centres with the hope of making...

Prison Service concerned over its inability to pay bills

The Ghana Prison Service has expressed concern over its inability to pay medical bills, inmates ration bills, and utilities due to the delay in...

Hot audio: Revealed: Afia Schwarzenegger’s ‘maid’ behind exposé

After comedienne Afia Schwarzenegger was allegedly caught red-handed in bed with another man by her husband, it has emerged that her house helped leaked...

President Akufo-Addo names Ekow Blankson as acting Chief Fire Officer

The President, Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed Deputy Chief Fire Officer in charge of Operations, Edwin Ekow Blankson as the acting Chief Fire Officer. His appointment...

SSNIT scandal: Other corrupt deals identified – EOCO Boss

The Economic and Organised Crimes Office (EOCO), has given itself a week more, to conclude investigations into how the Social Security and National Insurance...

Breaking News: Owners of broken down vehicles to pay for towing

Owners of broken down vehicles will now pay for the cost of towing themselves after the service has been provided. That's the latest government decision...

Hot Audio: Bad roads affecting our sex life – Tema Manhean men cry

Some residents in Tema Manhean, a popular suburb of the Tema Metropolis are appealing to the government to as a matter of urgency fix...

I have a clearing contract with Cocobod and not a supply contract – McDan

The Chief Executive Officer of McDan Shipping Company, Mr Daniel McCauley has explained that he has a clearing contract with the Ghana Cocobod and...

Drivers urged to buy fuel in liters

An economist is cautioning vehicle owners to be very vigilant at fuel pumps to get value for money. Dr. Samuel Kwesi Bediako Asare revealed that,...

Chief Fire Officer, Dr. Albert Brown Gaisie reassigned

The Head of the Ghana National Fire Service, Chief Fire Officer Dr. Albert Brown Gaisie has been resigned to National Security. The President, Nana Akufo-Addo...

Minister gives landlords three months ultimatum to add toilet facility to their houses

Landlords in the Upper East region who do not have toilet facilities have from now to December to provide those facilities or risk having...

Queen Mother threatens bloodshed over lands

The Queen Mother of Kwabenya, Naa Korkoi Dugbatey II has called on His Excellency Nana Akufo Addo to make a swift intervention and halt...

Soldiers allegedly attack residents at Sowutuom

Residents of Landing Hill area, near Sowutuom in the Ga Central Municipality of the Greater Accra Region have accused six soldiers of molesting five...

Breaking: Police invite Jospong Boss

Information available to Joy News indicates that the Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies has been invited by the police for questioning...

Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II to visit Ghana

Denmark’s Head of State, Queen Margrethe II, is to pay a two-day visit to Ghana from November 23 to 24, 2017. A statement issued by...