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Irate residents chase NPP MP with machetes, sticks over bad roads

 Atwimah Nwabiagya South Constituents have been reacting angrily to the visit of their Member of Parliament (MP), Emmanuel Adjei Ahwire, over delays in fixing...

Beyi W’ano: We sleep to skip meals; we’re traumatised – Ghanaian students on govt scholarship in Morocco [Audio]

Some Ghanaian students on government scholarships in Morocco have said they cannot afford three square meals. According to them, they mostly skip breakfast and eat...

They will kill you – KKD’s father over son’s recent outburst

Broadcaster Kwasi Kyei Darkwah, popularly known as KKD, says his father has cautioned him for speaking the truth about the economy. According to him, following...

23,495 test positive for HIV in 6 months

A total of 23,495 people tested positive for HIV in the first half of this year (January to June). The figure is two per...

Bawumia’s economic prowess only book-based not practical – Nana Yaa Jantuah

The General Secretary of the Convention People's Party has belittled the economic prowess of Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. According to Nana Yaa Jantuah, Dr...

Asiedu Nketia’s spiritualists at IPAC meeting claim false – EC

The Electoral Commission (EC) has rejected allegations that its Chairperson, Mrs Jean Mensa, brought spiritualists to an Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting. The supposed spiritualists...

WAEC beefs up security as WASSCE starts

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) says it has tightened up its security apparatus as this year’s West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE)...

1 person allegedly shot in Lower Manya Krobo over prepaid meter installation

One person has allegedly sustained a gunshot wound at Nuaso in the Lower Manya Krobo municipality during a tussle between some residents who have...

My life is in danger – Odike cries as armed thugs ransack his office

The Founder and Leader of the United Progressive Party, Akwasi Addai aka Odike, says his life is threatened following an attack on him by...

US economist jabs Bawumia over Ghana’s economic woes

A professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University has accused the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, of playing blame games with Ghana’s economic...

We can’t prosecute NAM 1 – EOCO boss

Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, says there is “insufficient evidence” to prosecute Nana Appiah...

Faceless NPP members seeking my downfall – Education Minister

Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has indicated that certain faceless New Patriotic Party (NPP) members are seeking his downfall at the Ministry...

Beyi W’ano: 250 Ghanaian students on govt scholarships stranded in Morocco share ordeal

Some 250 Ghanaian students on government scholarships in Morocco have been rendered homeless over delay in the release of their stipend. The stipend between $250...

KNUST to revoke certificates of alumni involved in riot

The management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) says it is taking steps to revoke the certificates of alumni who...

BoG cautions public against 19 entities engaged in loan services without license

The Bank of Ghana is cautioning the public against unlicensed entities engaged in the provision of loans to consumers, in contravention of the Banks...

Cedi hits ¢10 to a dollar; BoG measures may halt depreciation in short-term

The Ghana cedi has hit the ¢10 mark as it traded at ¢10.01 in the retail market yesterday August 15th, 2022. At the same time,...

I pity you – Allotey Jacobs tells Akufo-Addo

Social commentator, Bernard Allotey Jacobs, says he pities President Nana Akufo-Addo over the recent economic woes. According to the former National Democratic Congress Central Regional...

Kumawood in mourning as another actor passes on

The Kumawood industry has been thrown into a state of mourning again as another member has been confirmed dead. Haruna Asamoah, known in the acting...

Heir apparent to Yaa Naa passes on

Dagbon has been plunged into mourning following the announcement of the untimely death of the heir apparent to the Dagbon Skin, the Mion-Lana, Naa...

National Security sends important message to Krobo residents

The National Security Ministry has urged residents of the Lower Manya Krobo and Yilo Krobo municipalities to cooperate with security agencies and the Electricity...

GRA queries Customs Staff Association Secretary for participating in JoyNews discussion ‘without approval’

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has queried the National Secretary of the Customs Staff Association, Gift Emmanuel Kofi Tsamah, for participating in a media...

Opoku Ware management confirms its students were involved in Kumasi robbery

Authorities of Opoku Ware Senior High School (SHS) in Kumasi have confirmed three students arrested for alleged robbery are students of the school. The students,...

We haven’t banned dollar account – BoG

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has dismissed reports that it has banned the opening of dollar accounts. In a public notice, the Central Bank said...

Ridge Hospital doctor cries out after his backpack was stolen while he was in operating room [Video]

A medical doctor at the Ridge Hospital has cried out on social media after his backpack was stolen while he was busy in the...

Cedi tagged the worst performing currency worldwide by Bloomberg

A recent currency performance ranking by Bloomberg has classified the Cedi as the worst-performing currency across the globe. Bloomberg tracked the performance of 150 currencies...

Minority reacts to utility tariff increment

The Minority in Parliament has lamented the increase in utility tariffs by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC). This comes after the PURC announced new...

Sack Ofori-Atta, Agyemang Manu, Afriyie-Akoto – Kufuor Foundation CEO tells Akufo-Addo

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kufuor Foundation, Prof Baffuor Agyemang-Duah, is the latest influential individual to join calls for a ministerial reshuffle in...

Parts of Tamale, Sagnarigu flooded after heavy downpour

A heavy downpour last Friday night submerged parts of the Tamale metropolis and the Sagnarigu municipality, displacing hundreds of households. However, there has not been...

Majority announces next line of action over Adwoa Safo

The Majority in Parliament has hinted that they will go to court if Speaker Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin takes any decision contrary to the...

NPP Secretary escapes robbery attack

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Secretary for Nhyiaeso in Kumasi, Micheal Essel-Mills, has reportedly escaped a robbery attack in his home at Santasi. The...

You talk too much – NDC Chairman fires EC

National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has chastised the Electoral Commission (EC) for engaging in media banter with its stakeholders. Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo...

Hopeson Adorye replies critics over ‘ethnic comments’

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Hopeson Adorye, says the criticisms about his statement from a health walk in Kumasi are...

Ghana Card won’t be used for Election 2024 – Deputy EC Chairman

The Electoral Commission (EC) has assured Ghanaians that it has no intention to use the Ghana Card as a source of identification for the...

List of alleged corruption cases Special Prosecutor is probing

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has furnished the public with cases which have engaged its attention so far. This forms part of the...

Labianca case: GRA dissociates itself from Col. Damoah’s comments against Special Prosecutor

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has distanced itself from some comments made by the Commissioner of Customs concerning the findings of a case involving...

We use torchlights to learn at night – Krobo Girls SHS students [Video]

https://youtu.be/_OAcbZWd6js Just like townfolks in the Yilo and Manya Krobo municipalities, students of Krobo Girls Senior High School (SHS) at Odumase are suffering the brunt of...

Nobody wants Ofori-Atta’s job – Kwabena Agyepong tells Akufo-Addo over reshuffle

A former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Agyepong, has berated President Nana Akufo-Addo's reaction to calls for a ministerial reshuffle....

Krobo ‘dumsor’: Odumase residents charge phones in mortuary [Video]

https://youtu.be/HYTRyPzKuFw It has emerged that some residents of Odumase in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality now charge their phones in the mortuary due to the...

Accept your mistake and apologise – Martin Kpebu tells Customs boss

A Private Legal Practitioner, Martin Kpebu, has thrown his support behind the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) in the Labianca Company saga. The company...

Ambulance staff found hanging dead in his room [Video]

https://youtu.be/wqsxh_uVFwg A 38-year-old staff of the National Ambulance Service, Famous Afeku, has allegedly committed suicide at New Edubiase in the Adansi South District of the...