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Okudzeto Ablakwa reacts to tax default allegations

North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has denied allegations of tax default levelled against him. A Governance Accountability Group, Movement...

Man stabs brother to death over yam

A 40-year-old man and farmer, Bilikangma Kitimor, has allegedly stabbed his junior brother over yam setts at Bladjai in the Kpandai District of the...

3 truck drivers transporting vegetables from Bawku to Accra shot dead, 4 others injured

Three drivers transporting pepper and tomatoes from Bawku to Accra have reportedly been shot dead with several others sustaining injuries. This was after unknown gunmen...

Agona Swedru: Man faces court for allegedly defiling three school girls at the same time

A man, identified simply as Hamid, has been arraigned before the Agona Swedru Circuit Court for allegedly defiling three school girls at the same...

‘Self-acclaimed’ chief arrested over alleged recruitment fraud

The Abura Dunkwa Circuit Court in the Central Region has granted a GHC6,000 bail to a self-acclaimed Chief of Abura Dunkwa, Nana Okromansa Ofosu...

Former IGP passes on

Former Inspector-General General of Police, Peter Nanfuri, has passed on. He was 80. Peter Tenganabang Nanfuri was the Paramount Chief of the Jirapa Traditional Area with...

Managing Director of Cocoa Processing Company resigns

Nana Agyenim Boateng has resigned as the Managing Director of the Cocoa Processing Company Limited (CPC). His resignation will take effect from March 21,...

No bed at Korle Bu for girl dying from kidney disease; UGMC demands ‘cash and carry’

An 11-year-old girl Linda Mirekua dying from kidney disease has reportedly been denied admission at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital over the unavailability of...

Baby girl drowns in bath after mum turns back to fetch brother’s toy

A 10-month-old baby girl died tragically while in the bath with her two brothers. Sara Moosa drowned in just five inches of water after a...

80% of public sector workers earn less than GH¢3,000 monthly – Statistical Service

The Ghana Statistical Service has revealed that more than 80% of public sector workers earn less than 3,000ghc monthly. It also reveals that although the...

Top Kings vs. Empire: REGSEC declares disputed Adjiringanor / Borteyman land security zone

The Greater Accra Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has declared the tract of land under dispute at the Adjiringanor and Borteyman (Trassaco and Kings Cottage)...

You can’t ask pensioners to pay for your mismanagement – Nunoo-Mensah to govt

A former Chief of Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces, Brigadier General Joseph Nunoo-Mensah, has supported the exclusion of pensioner investments from the Domestic...

Mankessim murder: Police conclude investigations, await advice from AG

The Ghana Police Service has completed investigations into the killing of Georgina Asor Botwe, a 25-year-old prospective student nurse at Mankessim. The police are,...

Asenso-Boakye stops construction works on Kpeshie lagoon

The Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has directed the Ledzokuku Municipal Assembly to take immediate steps to stop ongoing construction works by...

Debt Exchange: Sophia Akuffo can win court case against govt if… – Kusi-Boafo

Chief Executive Officer for Public Sector Reforms, Dr Thomas Kusi Boafo, has opined that former Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, can win her case if...

Man who kept £1million lottery win secret from wife ordered to pay her back

A court has ordered a man to repay his wife after he hid his bumper lottery winnings from her and gave a slice to his ex. The...

Court hears ‘side chick’ suit against ‘sugar daddy’

The Accra High Court has directed a banker ‘sugar daddy’ and his former National Service person to file written submissions. Deborah Seyram Adablah has sued...

Congestion swallows Yilo Krobo SHS; students sleeping in the open

Scores of students at Yilo Krobo Senior High School (SHS) in the Eastern Region are compelled to sleep in the open and in makeshift...

KGL Group crowned Business of The Year 2022

KGL GROUP has been adjudged the Business of the Year for the 2022 business year by the Millennium Excellence Foundation at a plush ceremony...

Widow whose husband of 66 years left her out of his will wins share of £1million estate

A widow whose husband of 66 years left her out of his will won her High Court battle for a share of his estate worth more than £1million. Karnail Singh left...

West Hills Death: Docket, pathologist report forwarded to AG for advice

Police prosecutors have told the District Court at Sowutuom that the duplicate docket and pathology report of the deceased in the West Hills Mall...

Kumasi: City authorities accused of lacking will power to evict traders from pavements

Some Traders in Kumasi are disputing assertions by city authorities that Kumasi's city centre cannot be decongested until space is created upon completion of...

Security analyst backs decision of govt on new Bawku Naba 

A Security Analyst, Dr Adam Bona, has condemned the enskinment of a new Bawku Chief in the Upper East Region. To him, the...

I’m disappointed; gov’t could have done better – Adam Bona on new Bawku Naba Installation

A Security Analyst, Dr Adam Bona, has expressed his disappointment with the government for failing to stop the installation of a second Bawku Naba....

SHS placement: Parents storm GNAT Hall for self-placement

Hundreds of parents and their wards have gathered at the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) hall in Accra to apply for placement of...

Govt will not bear cost of IMF’s Resident Adviser to BoG – Spokesperson

A government spokesperson on Economy, Manasseh Appa Boahen, has explained that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) assigning a Resident Adviser to the Bank of...

Debt Exchange: Allotey Jacobs’ take on Gabby vs Sophia Akuffo’s brouhaha [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Debt Exchange: Allotey Jacobs' take on Gabby vs Sophia Akuffo's brouhaha Social commentator, Bernard Allotey Jacobs, has stated former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo...

Presidential jet back to Ghana

The Falcon 900-EX Presidential Jet, used by the President and key government officials for both local and international travels, is back home in Ghana. This...

Consumer Rights bill in the offing

Parliament is ready to take a bill from the Ministry of Trade and Industry, known as Consumers Protection, to help protect the consuming public...

Upper East MPs condemn enskinment of new Bawku Naba

Members of Parliament (MPs) from the Upper East Region have condemned the enskinment of a rival Bawku Naba. They have described the act as null...

Agbobloshie-Nzema traders petition parliament over evacuation

A group calling itself Agbogbloshie-Nzema Traders have petitioned parliament over a planned evacuation to pave way for a housing project for Kayayeis. The disgruntled traders...

Anglican Church commits £100m for engaging in slavery

The Anglican Church has announced the commitment of £100 million as its show of remorse for its past involvement in the transatlantic slave trade. The...

Akufo-Addo reconstitutes Hajj Board

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has reconstituted the Hajj Board. The new composition is as follows: HAJJ BOARD 1.Alhaji Ben Abdallah Banda-           Chairman 2.Habib...

I’m disappointed in NPP; all govts in 4th Republic – Sophia Akuffo

Former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo is not enthused by the performance of governments since the inception of the 1992 Constitution. Even the New Patriotic Party...

Fire guts structures at Timber market

Fire has engulfed several structures close to the Timber Market at Old Fadama, popularly called Sodom and Gomorrah in the Amamomo Electoral Area of...

I didn’t kill Adams Mahama – Accused cries in court

Asabke Alangdi, the second accused person charged with the murder of the then Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Alhaji...

Mad rush for fuel as tanker falls at Obosomase [Video]

Residents of Obosomase in the Eastern Region and surrounding communities on Wednesday morning defied the risks associated with a fuel tanker involved in an...

Pru MP to sue Ghana Highway Authority

Member of Parliament for Pru East, Dr Kwabena Donkor, is threatening to take legal action against the Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) over the poor...

Ejura shooting: Over GHC1.2 paid to victims

Over GHC1.2 million has been paid as compensation to three victims of the Ejura shooting incident which happened in 2021. This comes after an assessment...

Govt reacts to enskinment of new Bawku Naba

The government says the enskinment of the new Bawku Naba at Nalerigu in the North East region is illegal.  In a press release issued by...