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Video of Hopeson Adorye and wife Empress Gifty celebrating his bail sparks reactions

Gospel musician Empress Gifty took to TikTok to celebrate with her husband, Hopeson Adorye, who was granted bail earlier today. In a live feed, Empress...

Children aged 6-14 to register for Ghana Card beginning June 10

Beginning June 10, children aged 6 to 14 years will be registered nation­wide and issued with Ghana Cards for them to access essential healthcare. The...

Assertion that the KPMG report indicates SML was paid GHS 1.4 billion is misleading – Akufo-Addo’s lawyer

President Akufo-Addo's lawyer, Kow Essuman has refuted claims that the KPMG report indicates Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML) was paid GHS 1.4 billion by the...

GRA-SML: We’ll take a position after probing KPMG report and parties involved – Mines and Energy Committee

Chairman of the Mines and Energy Committee in Parliament, Samuel Atta Akyea says that his outfit will only take a position after probing the...

Govt & Tullow sign landmark emissions reduction purchase agreement

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources and the Forestry Commission have signed a historic Emissions Reductions Purchase Agreement (ERPA) with Tullow, marking a...

Ghana aims to achieve a 10% increase in green energy by 2030 – Deputy Energy Minister

The Deputy Energy Minister, Collins Adomako-Mensah has emphasised the potential of green hydrogen in transforming Africa's renewable energy landscape and contributing to emission reduction...

Armed robbers attack fuel station, bolt with 1 million cedis

Armed robbers have allegedly raided IBM fuel station at Pakyi Number 2 in the Amansie West district of the Ashanti Region. According to eyewitnesses, the...

Ambulance case: Richard Jakpa claims AG pressured him at odd hours to incriminate Ato Forson

Richard Jakpa, the third accused in the ambulance purchase trial, has alleged that Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame approached him to implicate Minority Leader and...

Dagbon overlord donates GH₵40k towards construction of Tamale Teaching Hospital’s pediatric unit

The overlord of Dagbon, Yaa Naa Abukari II has presented GH₵40,000 to support the construction of the pediatric unit of the Tamale Teaching Hospital. He...

Ato Forson trial: Even tricycles can be converted into ambulance – Accused

The second accused person in the ambulance trial has told the High Court that any vehicle at all, including tricycles, popularly known as “Aboboyaa”,...

Akufo-Addo’s U-turn on KPMG report not surprising – MFWA

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has said President Akufo-Addo's decision to release the full KPMG report  on the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA)...

2024 polls: MTTD warns drivers

The Motor Transport and Traffic Directorate (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service has warned drivers who consistently flout road traffic regulations. The MTTD cautioned that...

Govt urged to ensure completion of Tepa-Goaso road construction

The Queen Mother of Acherensua in the Ahafo Region, Nana Minta Yeboah (II), has called on the government to ensure the contractor working on...

SML scandal: Prosecute Ofori-Atta, cronies for causing financial loss – Martin Kpebu

A private legal practitioner and anti-corruption campaigner, Martin Kpebu, has called for the immediate prosecution of former finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta for causing financial...

Explainer: Ghana’s electricity structure; from generation to consumption

Electricity access rate in Ghana according to latest data from the Ministry of Energy is at 88.54%. Generation is owned by public utilities and Independent...

MPs immunity case: Supreme Court joins Speaker of Parliament as defendant

The Supreme Court has added the Speaker of Parliament as a defendant in a suit seeking a constitutional interpretation on the immunity from court...

Supreme Court adjourns IMANI Africa’s case on presidential powers

The Supreme Court has adjourned a case filed by Imani Africa and Security Analyst Prof Kwesi Aning challenging the powers of the President to...

2 dead, many injured in accident at Gomoa Simbrofo

Two people have lost their lives in a tragic accident Thursday morning at Gomoa Simbrofo in the Gomoa West District on the Winneba -Mankesim...

Hopeson Adorye granted bail

The Dansoman Circuit Court has granted GH₵20,000 bail to leading member of Alan Kyerematen’s Movement for Change, Hopeson Adorye with two sureties, one to be justified. This was...

Hopeson Adorye clashes with police officer as he is dragged to court [Video]

https://youtu.be/k0jn8U_ZaPU A leading member of the Movement for Change (M4C), Hopeson Adorye has been arraigned before the Dansoman Circuit Court. This comes after he was arrested...

Minister sheds light on sale of SSNIT’s hotels

The Minister of Information, Fatimatu Abubakar, has shed light on the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) investments as part of a familiarisation...

Police arrest boyfriend of woman killed alongside her two daughters

Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the brutal murder of one Alberta Armah Hagan and her two daughters in their apartment at...

4-year-old moves father’s car, rams into electric pole

A four-year-old boy narrowly escaped injury after moving his father's vehicle unsupervised at Dunkwa-on-Offin in the Central region. The incident occurred when the child was...

Finally! Ama Governor to be called to the Bar

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Ghanaian socialite, Elorm Ababio popularly known as Ama Governor will be part of lawyers to be inducted into the Ghana...

SML changed name from SMEL after PPA refused single-source approval – KPMG Report

KPMG's audit report on the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) contract with Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) has revealed the latter changed its name from...

Nana Oye’s $1.5m suit: Tony Lithur enters an appearance, seeks order to dismiss action

Tony Lithur, a private legal practitioner has filed a notice of appearance to challenge a libel action initiated by his former wife, Nana Oye...

Dear Cherished JOYNEWS, JOY Prime, and Adom TV viewer

We regret to inform you that due to power fluctuations, our three TV platforms — JOYNEWS, JOY Prime, and Adom TV are currently off-air. Our...

Three killed, others injured in gory accident at Anyinasusu [Photos]

Three people have been killed with others injured in an accident at Anyinasusu in the Offinso South Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The tragic incident...

Some key findings in KPMG audit report on GRA-SML deal

President Akufo-Addo has released the full report on the KPMG audit on the contract between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Strategic Mobilisation Limited...

Jirapa Dubai CEO’s murder case transferred to Kumasi

Residents of Jirapa in the Upper West Region have voiced their displeasure with the Wa High Court’s decision to halt the murder trial proceedings...

Group threatens legal action over SSNIT Hotels sale to Bryan Acheampong

The Coalition for Democratic Accountability and Inclusive Governance has threatened to initiate legal action if the sale of hotels by the Social Security and...

Gov’t committed to addressing climate crisis – Former NPA boss

The former Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Henry Kwabena Kokofu, has categorically said that President Akufo-Addo’s legacy is marked by significant...

Latest from NCA on internet services

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has announced the full restoration of internet connectivity after several weeks of disruptions. This comes a few days after MainOne,...

NORPRA leads CSOs to petition parliament on 1V1D and Pwalugu Dam construction

Members of civil society organisations (CSOs) in Northern Ghana have presented a petition to the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, on the construction of...

Ghana faces oil depletion in 15 years if production decline persists

The Co-chair of the Ghana Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative has revealed that Ghana’s oil fields are peaking, leading to a decline in crude oil...

We’ve been sounding alarm on Ghana’s crude oil production decline since 2018 – PIAC

Technical Manager of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), Mark Agyemang, has revealed that they have been warning of a decline in crude...

Freemasons to celebrate Otumfuo Osei Tutu II’s 25th anniversary milestones in Kumasi

Freemasons from across Ghana and beyond will gather in Kumasi this weekend to honour Otumfuo Osei Tutu II on two significant milestones: his 25th...

Full report of KPMG audit on GRA-SML contract

President Akufo-Addo has released the full report on the KPMG audit on the controversial contract between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Strategic Mobilisation...

GRA/SML deal: Eugene Arhin lauds Akufo-Addo over KPMG report

The Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, has commended President Nana Akufo-Addo for releasing the KPMG audit report on the contract between...

SSNIT’s deal with Rock City must be stopped – Former SSNIT boss

Former Director General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Ernest Thompson, says the deal between Rock City Hotel and the social...