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Include us in the creation of new regions – Surveyors to Gov’t

The Ghana Institute of Surveyors (GIS) has appealed to government to collaborate with them in the creation of the additional regions to avoid any...

Nyinahini chiefs appeal to gov't to resolve Exton Cubic bauxite issue

The Chief of Nkawie, Mpasasohene and other Chiefs of the Nyinahini area have appealed to government and the relevant authorities to resolve the standoff...

SSNIT to retrieve salaries paid interdicted IT Boss

Interdicted SSNIT IT boss, Dr Caleb Afaglo may have to return all salaries paid him by the Trust following revelations that he presented fake...

SSNIT to retrieve salaries paid interdicted IT boss

Interdicted SSNIT IT boss, Dr Caleb Afaglo may have to return all salaries paid him by the Trust following revelations that he presented fake...

Audio: SSNIT is a corrupt institution – Ken Agyapong

The Member of Parliament for the Assin Central Constituency, Kennedy Agyapong has said  controversial OBS software procured by Social Security and National Insurance Trust...

Audio: Oshieyie clash scaring away tourists – Chief

The Chief of Kokrobite, Nii Ofei III says the chieftaincy dispute at Oshiye in the Ga-South municipality of the Greater Accra region which left...

Photos: Akua Donkor robbers jailed 60 years

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced three persons accused of robbing founder of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), Madame Akua Donkor, to a total...

I’m never attracted to pay SSNIT contribution – Allotey Jacobs

The Central Regional Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has vowed never to pay SSNIT contribution. According to him, he sees it as...

‘We thought SSNIT was poor’ – Persol

One of the companies that bid for the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) Operating Business Suite (OBS) deal, Persol Company, is shocked...

HOT VIDEO: How Roads Minister was attacked during inspection tour

An inspection tour of the construction site of the tunnel linking East Legon to the Spintex Road by Minister of Roads and Highways, Mr...

No arrests hours after 'gunmen' set Okpoegonno church auditorium on fire

Police are yet to apprehend assailants who set the auditorium of the Believers House of Worship ablaze following a land dispute between the church and...

I was not beaten – Roads Minister

The Minister for Roads and Highways has dismissed media reports he was beaten to pulp during a site inspection ahead of the construction of...

38 police officers promoted to COPs, DCOPs

The President, upon the recommendation of the Police Council has promoted seven Deputy Commissioners of Police to Commissioners and 31 Assistant Commissioners of Police...

Interdicted SSNIT IT boss defends academic credentials

Embattled Head of SSNIT’s Management Information Systems, Caleb Afaglo, has reportedly defended his academic credentials, insisting that he obtained his PhD certificate genuinely. The Economic and Organised...

Police invites Edward Mahama…

The Kotobabi police is investigating a case of unlawful damage reported by the People’s National Convention (PNC) General Secretary, Atik Mohammed. A letter sighted by...

Ashanti Regional Police Commander, others promoted

Seven Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCOP) have been promoted to the rank of commissioners. This brings the number of Commissioners of Police to 14. In...

Assin South MP slams Ghanaian gays in Canada

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Assin South in the Central Region, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, has lashed out at some...

PHOTOS: Over 400 Jehovah's Witnesses pass out at Convention after toxic gas attack

Over 400 witnesses passed out Friday at a Jehovah’s Witness convention in Angola after they were attacked with toxic gas. About 7,000 worshippers were at...

Intercourse isn't everything for most women – study

Many of us equate "sex" with "intercourse" and use those words interchangeably. Yet highly satisfying sex doesn't have to be limited to penetration --...

Head of SSNIT’s IT department interdicted

The Economic and Organised Crimes Office (EOCO) has interdicted head of SSNIT’s Management Information Systems, Dr Caleb Afaglo for presenting fake documents for the...

US Embassy warns citizens against going to Nima, Avenor, Agbogbloshie

The US Embassy in Accra has warned its nationals to avoid some communities in Accra that have recorded violence recently. A security message posted on...

SSNIT saga: Lawyer's advise against backdating payment for software ignored

Joy News has intercepted a letter that reveals management of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) was counseled against backdating payment for...

Ken Agyapong’s Flagstaff House bribery allegation damming – GII

Ghana Integrity Initiative is calling for immediate investigations into the bribery allegations being leveled against presidential staffers at the Flagstaff House. According to the Executive...

Gambia beats Ghana, Nigeria in jollof rice competition

Gambia has been adjudged the winner of the Jollof Rice Competition organised by the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) as part of activities marking the...

How does it feel to live with a swollen head for 10yrs? – The story of 12-yr-old Suleman

This is little Suleman, a 12 year old boy who was diagnosed with a tumor known as neurofibromatosis. He has been living with this...

Photos: Nurse grabs policeman’s testes

Three police officers who reportedly went firing bullets and beating residents after a drinking tour of the Upper East regional capital, Bolgatanga, have had...

Ghana to enjoy reliable and cheap electricity

Ghana will enjoy uninterrupted and reliable electricity due to the arrival of the world’s largest Powership, the 470 MV Karadeniz Powership Osman Khan ,says...

Fallen cattle, cause of near-fatal crash at Gomoa Dabenyin

While police are yet to establish the cause of the weekend’s road crash at Gomoa Dabenyin in the Central Region, residents blamed it on...

Blood shortage to hit Accra

A lot of people are likely to die every day in Accra due lack of blood at the National Blood bank. This is because a...

I 'sacrificed' my fingers for power – Duncan-Williams

The Presiding Archbishop and General Overseer of the Action Chapel International  Nicholas Duncan-Williams revealed how his lost his fingers. According to him, growing up he...

Gomoa Techiman: Govt directs demolition of basic school building

The dilapidated primary school building at Gomoa Techiman in the Central Region, which children precariously study in would be pulled down in the coming...

Infographic: All you need to know about $72m SSNIT software scandal

It emerged this week that the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) spent at least $70 million on the acquisition of faulty software,...

Hot audio: Waist trainers could cause kidney failure – Doctor reveals

A medical doctor is warning of dire consequences for women who constantly wear waist cinchers or trainers for an hour glass body shape. According to...

'Chief predicts collapse of Ekumfi pineapple factory'

Paramount chief of the Edina Traditional Area, Nana Kwadwo Conduah XI is predicting the collapse of factories under the flagship One District One factory...

Photos: Stranded Ghanaians in Sierra Leone appeal for urgent evacuation

Some Ghanaian living in Sierra Leone are appealing for government support to help them return home. The Ghanaian immigrants mainly fishermen who traveled to seek...

Ghanaians warned against travelling to Togo Friday

The Ghana Immigration Service has warned Ghanaians against travelling to Togo on Friday due to a possible protest in Lome by that country’s Coalition...

Hot audio: 'Fishermen in Central region now eat fried rice and jollof at sea'

Fishermen especially in the Central region don’t consume their own catch due to use of poisonous substance for fishing. They rather buy fried rice, jollof...

Photos: Police man arrested with weed

A police officer has been busted with large quantities of the substance suspected to be Indian Hemp at the Gomoa Simbrofo Junction on the...

Ghana now exporting power to La Cote d’Ivoire

Ghana is now exporting electricity to her West African neighbours, La Cote d’Ivoire after just seven months of the Nana Akufo-Addo-led administration, Minister of...

KATH appeals for more equipment to aid emergency care

Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), the nation’s second largest referral facility, has appealed for the supply of more equipment to enhance emergency care. Dr. Oheneba...