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Star Assurance and partners embark on walk to mark 37th anniversary

Star Assurance and its partners over the weekend embarked on a walk through the principal streets of Accra as part of activities to mark...

Relocation of Apiate victims begins [Photos]

Government through the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has delivered on its promise to secure a safe haven for the displaced victims of...

Samira Bawumia drops lovely Eid-Ul-Fitr photos with Chief Imam, husband

Second Lady, Samira Bawumia has shared some lovely photos to celebrate this year's Eid-Ul-Fitr. She joined other Muslims for the 2022 Eid...

$44bn from one man? – Kweku Baako shocked at Elon Musk’s Twitter deal [Listen]

The board of Twitter has agreed to a $44bn takeover offer from the billionaire Elon Musk. According to Musk, Twitter had "tremendous potential" that he...

SHS student allegedly sets herself on fire over father’s identity

A 19-year-old female Senior High School (SHS) student has been pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital in Anum Boso in the Eastern region...

TUC sends important message to Akufo-Addo over removal of taxes on petroleum products

JoyNews/AdomNews · Government won’t lose anything if it removes taxes on petroleum products – TUC The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has rejected government’s claim that...

Trader killed, 7 injured in accident at Sefwi Dwinase-Bekwai

A trader has died while seven other persons have been injured in an accident involving two trucks along the Sefwi Dwinase-Bekwai road in the...

Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem host CJ Forson goes to aid of baby dumped in public toilet

Adom FM's morning show host, Chief Jerry Forson, has donated items to a newborn baby who was dumped in a public toilet. This comes after...

Eid-Ul-Fitr: Okudzeto Ablakwa celebrates with constituents in a special way

Member of Parliament for the North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has donated bicycles and helmets to female Muslim day students in his constituency. The...

Man causes stir after donating coffins to Muslims [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Man causes stir after donating coffin to Muslims at Ejuratia -Ashanti region Residents at Ejuratia in the Kwabre East district of Ashanti region...

Ghana drops 30 places in latest Press Freedom Index, lowest in 17 years

Ghana has dropped 30 places in the latest press freedom index put together by Reporters Without Borders. The report comes on the back of recent reports...

E-levy implementation challenges likely to continue for another two months – MTN MoMo boss

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MobileMoney Limited, a subsidiary of MTN Ghana, Eli Hini has revealed the country will continue to face challenges...

We feel the plight of Ghanaians, we have not turned our backs on them – Bawumia

Vice President, Dr. Mahmudu Bawumia says government will not renege on its efforts to resuscitate the economy of the country.  According to Dr. Bawumia, the...

I will only come back to work in Ghana if… – Dubai-based Ghanaian

Dubai-based Ghanaian, Emmanuel Amoah has said he will gladly accept a job in Ghana if it comes with accommodation and also pays as much...

Kejetia traders demand insurance for destruction of wares

Goods worth millions of cedis have been destroyed at the Kejetia market after a pipe burst. One of the pipes at the ceiling of the...

Truck driver arrested for insecure loading, careless driving and causing damage

The Kenyasi District Police Command has arrested a 44-year-old articulated truck driver for insecure loading, careless driving and causing damage on Sunday May 1,...

Employers urged to normalise ‘13th month salary’

Employers and business leaders have been urged to create a balance by adopting a shared reward scheme to motivate employees as well as develop...

We work within the ambit of the laws – Mining Company

Management of BGC International DMCC Company Limited says it has always conducted its business within the ambit of the laws of Ghana. The company, through...

4 feared dead in gory accident at Labone [video]

Four persons have reportedly died in an accident that occurred at Labone junction in Accra. The incident, which is said to have occurred in the...

I don’t associate with Ghanaians because they betrayed me – Switzerland-based Ghanaian

Ghanaian-born Malian, Mohammed Amuzu has explained why he does not identify himself as a Ghanaian in Switzerland. He explained that, his own countrymen betrayed him...

The African nation that lasted only 12 days

On January 15, 1966, just six years after Nigeria had become independent, a group of young army majors overthrew Nigeria’s democratic government in a...

Zoomlion celebrates Eid Ul Fitr with Chief Imam

Waste management company, Zoomlion Ghana Limited has donated bags of rice, boxes of cooking oil and an undisclosed amount of money to the National...

The first time I used a WC was at Legon Presec – Okoe Boye ‘defends’ commissioning of Lekma toilet

Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority, Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye has defended commissioning a 20-seater toilet. This is in reaction to an...

Fuel shortage likely to occur – Chairman of Transport Petroleum and Chemical Workers Union reveals [Audio]

The National Chairperson of the General Transport Petroleum and Chemical Workers Union, Bernard Owusu, has hinted at a nationwide shortage of fuel. According to him,...

89 die in motorcycle accident in Tamale

The Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) recorded 89 motorcycle accident in 2021. According to reports, all the 89 people died from severe head injuries as a...

E-levy: Charges on transaction below GH¢100 to be refunded

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has explained that, charges on transaction below GH¢100 will be refunded within 72 hours. The anomaly, Head of Project Management...

Popular Ghanaian sports journalist passes on

Skyy Power FM's sports journalist, Caleb Nana Akwasi Mensah has passed on. Management of Skyy Media Group confirmed his death in a post on Facebook....

Anglod Ashanti, Solidaridad train agric extension officers on CROPP

AngloGold Ashanti Ghana, in partnership with Solidaridad West Africa has organized a 3-day training for extension officers within in Adansi on best oil palm...

TBM Group honours workers on May Day

About 25 workers of the Thara Bridget Mills Group were honoured for their outstanding performance on May Day. The initiative is to reward workers who...

Eid-Ul-Fitr: GMA sends important message to Muslims

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has admonished Muslim youth to exercise restraint during the Eid-Ul-Fitr celebrations to minimise the risk of undesired road traffic...

Eid-ul-Fitr: Bagbin’s goodwill message to Muslims

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has prayed for Allah’s blessings for Muslims as they mark this year’s Eid-ul-Fitr festival. The Eid-ul-Fitr festival marks the end...

IGP lifts interdiction on the personal bodyguard of Madina MP

The Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has with immediate effect lifted the interdiction placed on the Personal Bodyguard of the Madina...

E-levy: Mobile money transactions drop by 50%

Mobile money transactions has reportedly dropped significantly following the implementation of the Electronic Transactions Levy (E-Levy) which started on May 1st, 2022. According to reports,...

Reducing taxes on petroleum products not feasible now – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo says reducing taxes on petroleum products will not be in the interest of the nation. He said the suggestion was not a sustainable...

TUC demands 20% cost of living allowance for public sector workers

The Trade Unions Congress (TUC), has called on government to give public sector workers a 20% cost of living allowance (COLA). According to the the...

Tanker accident: Kaase residents sell syphoned fuel for ¢40 per ‘Kufuor gallon’

Some residents of Kaase in the Ashanti Region threw caution to the wind as they siphoned diesel from a tanker that toppled over on...

My govt cares about the Ghanaian worker – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has categorically stated that claims that his government does not care about the plight of the Ghanaian worker are not factual. The President...

Fire guts parts of Konkomba market

Fire has engulfed parts of the Konkomba market near Agblobloshie in Accra on Sunday. According to the Ghana Fire Service, the fire razed down dozen...

Single Spine Pay Policy under review – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has revealed that a technical committee has been set up by the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations to review the Single...

Man breaks down after wife confesses to being a sex worker on live TV

A man identified as Manasseh broke down in tears on live TV when his wife confessed to being a sex worker. The man was distraught...