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"Increasing the number of Supreme Court judges to twenty is appropriate"- Justice Philip Mensah.
President Mahama criticizes centralized sanitation and waste management system as he announces reform stressing that new guidelines will soon be introduced for MMDAs to transparently select their sanitation service providers through a competitive process.
"Gender parity does not mean just appointing women to satisfy the numbers, they must be qualified" - Justice Senyo Dzamefe
The United States is considering restricting entry to citizens of an additional 36 countries in what would be a significant expansion of the travel ban announced by the Trump administration early this month.
Former Member of Parliament for Sekondi and legal practitioner, Andrew Agyapa-Mercer, has criticised the government’s response to the ongoing nurses’ strike. He branded the reaction as insensitive, callous,” and dismissive.
The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, has revealed a sophisticated fraud scheme allegedly led by Gifty Oware-Mensah, involving the misuse of National Service Scheme (NSS) allowances to secure a loan.
The National Communications Authority (NCA) has directed scores of FM broadcasting stations across the country to immediately suspend operations over what it describes as persistent and serious breaches of regulatory requirements.
The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has extended heartfelt encouragement and best wishes to the over 600,000 candidates sitting for the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) across Ghana.
The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has issued a heartfelt appeal to retired nurses and midwives to volunteer their services amid the ongoing nurses' strike.
Chaotic scenes unfolded in some public health facilities across Ghana, as the ongoing strike by nurses and midwives entered a critical phase. The total withdrawal of services has left patients stranded, clinics overcrowded, and doctors overwhelmed.
Dr Bawumia has accused the NDC government of betrayal, saying it had scrapped the unpopular E-levy only to introduce what he described as a “Dumsor Levy.” He claimed the move was proof that the NDC had deceived Ghanaians during the 2024 election campaign and warned citizens to brace for more taxes.
Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has pushed back against former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s criticism of the newly introduced Dumsor Levy, accusing the former NPP administration of imposing over 30 different taxes during its eight years in power.
The Health Minister, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, is urging the immediate formation of an independent mediation body to help resolve the deepening standoff between the government and striking nurses and midwives.
Day two into the strike by GRNMA, patients have been left stranded at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Ridge, as nurses and midwives continue to withdraw their services over what they say is the government’s failure to implement agreed conditions of service.
The ongoing strike by nurses in public hospitals across Ghana continues to severely impact healthcare delivery, leaving patients stranded and medical services disrupted. In many health facilities, nurses have abandoned post, leaving patients stranded.
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has uncovered a sprawling GH₵280 million corruption scandal at the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), with several top officials accused of abusing their positions for personal gain.
The Minority in Parliament is calling for the immediate prosecution of individuals responsible for disrupting the election of the Ashanti Region’s representative to the Council of State.
The Office of the Special Prosecutor has declared former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta as a fugitive. He declared him a fugitive on the grounds of causing financial loss to the state
A former Deputy Attorney General, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, has described President John Mahama's Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) initiative as toothless, stating that he would not respond to their call if he's invited.
The Member of Parliament for New Juaben South, Michael Kofi Okyere Baafi, stated that the disruption was a strategic move by the Minority to ensure thorough scrutiny of ministerial nominees.
Residents in the Ho Municipality and its surrounding areas would have to endure another 36 hours without a supply of water from the GWL .This follows the inability of the engineers to repair the water supply system as scheduled and communicated by the Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu.
The Minority in Parliament has urged the government to adopt the NPP government's initiative of providing ambulances for each constituency to equip the Fire Service by procuring fire tenders for each district.
The Ghana Police Service questions the District Electoral Officer for Afadjato South in the Volta Region for transporting election materials in a private vehicle without the required police escort.
Tensions erupted at the Koforidua Police Headquarters over a voting perimeter dispute, as an NDC organizer resisted being removed from the perimeter, which he claimed was also being occupied by an NPP agent.
Today, the Supreme Court will deliver its much-anticipated judgment, a decision that could have significant implications for parliamentary representation and balance.
Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has once again adjourned the house indefinitely on Thursday, November 7, after Members of Parliament from the NPP failed to attend the session.
The Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has disclosed that Ghana nearly lost an amount of $9 billion to arbitration claims against the government over the past four years.
The Speaker of Parliament has issued a communique recalling Members of Parliament to sit on Thursday, November 7, with arrangements specified in the notice sent out on Thursday, October 31.
The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has accused Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin of violating procurement laws by hiring Thaddeus Sory as a lawyer for the Parliamentary Service without the necessary approvals.
The Supreme Court has dismissed an application by Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin, who sought to overturn the Court’s ruling that suspended his declaration of four parliamentary seats as vacant.
The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has clarified that the ongoing power outages in parts of the country are due to a gas shortage to power thermal plants, affecting electricity transmission.
JoyNews sources at the Electoral Commission (EC) have uncovered that the Commission does not plan to put any new Constitutional Instrument (CI) before Parliament ahead of the 2024 general election.
The leader of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) caucus in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has strongly criticized the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for their conduct in Parliament on Thursday, October 17, describing their actions as "evil" and undemocratic.
Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has announced that he has filed an injunction application at the Supreme Court in response to the Minority's efforts to declare the seats of Independent candidates vacant.
Former Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, has stated that his side of the house intends to invoke Article 97 (1)(g) of the constitution to compel colleagues from the Majority side to vacate their seats as members of the house.
The Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners, in partnership with the military, has intensified efforts to combat illegal mining, particularly along the Birim River, as part of the government's broader strategy to protect the environment.
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has reiterated its intention to proceed with its planned nationwide strike, effective October 10, if the government fails to respond positively to its demands.
Mortuary workers have stopped working due to unpaid salaries, insufficient protective equipment, and broken promises.
Lawyers for Oliver Baker-Vormawor allege that the police denied their client medical care after he fell ill just hours before his scheduled court appearance.
The lawyers for the protesters arrested during the three-day “Stop Galamsay Now” demonstration are still unable to locate their clients and accuse the police of using harsh tactics to detain them.
There is a heavy police presence around the 37 Military Hospital as “Stop Galamsay” protesters have left the streets on the third and final day of their demonstration, with several protesters having been arrested.
Thousands of “Stop Galamsay” and “Re-Occupy Jubilee” protesters blocked major roads in Accra to pressure the government into addressing the illegal mining issue.
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has issued an urgent call for a revision of the Cash Waterfall Mechanism (CWM) to avert a looming financial crisis in Ghana's energy sector. The Commission in a letter addressed to the Presidency, Energy and Finance ministers, and other key stakeholders, highlights the potential collapse of the energy sector due to financial instability if immediate actions are not taken.
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has served notice that the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) may be on the verge of bankruptcy due to severe financial difficulties. In a letter addressed to the Presidency, the Energy and Finance Ministers, and other key stakeholders, PURC's Executive Secretary, Dr Ismael Ackah, highlighted the crisis that is also impacting the operations of the Volta River Authority (VRA), Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo), and the Bui Power Authority.
Thousands of supporters of the National Democratic Congress, pour our on the streets all over the country to demonstrate against the voter's register as the party's national chairman indicates that there will be a larger protest if the Electoral Commission fails to abid by their call.
KNUST forensic pathologist raises alarm over the impact of heavy metals from galamsay polluted water bodies on the health of people particularly infants.
The Forestry Commission's Rapid Response team has raided an illegal mining aka galamsay camp in the Subri Forest Reserve near Benso in the Western Region, arresting four armed miners. The suspects, all Ghanaians, were found mining in a Globally Significant Biodiversity Area of the forest. During the operation, the team seized five pump action guns, 77 rounds of ammunition, and burnt three excavators.
The Electoral Commission has labelled the NDC's decision to protest over concerns with the voter's register as misleading and misinforming, noting that the issues raised by the NDC have already been addressed.
Government deploys river guards to ward of illegal miners from water bodies as lands and Natural Resources minister rules out baning mining activities in the country. Another inter-ministerial commitee has also been set up to fight galamsay
President Akuffo deploys police and contemplates deploying the military to crack down on illegal mining.
The Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining, the Catholic Bishops Conference, the Christian Council, and the Ghana Journalists Association are urging President Akufo-Addo to impose a ban on illegal mining.
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has issued an ultimatum to government, threatening a nationwide strike by the end of September 2024 if a total ban on illegal mining aka “galamsey,” is not imposed. In a strongly worded statement, UTAG criticised state-led efforts to combat illegal mining, or “galamsey,” describing them as “failed and corruption-infested militarized battles.”
Vice President and 2024 flagbearer of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has filed his nomination for the presidential election. On Monday, September 9, Dr Bawumia, accompanied by his wife, his running mate, the Chief of Staff, and others, submitted his nomination at the headquarters of the Electoral Commission (EC).
Bernard Mornah has won the flagbearer race for the People's National Convention (PNC).He was announced the winner by the Electoral Commission officials at the UDS Guest House in Accra on September 7, 2024.He garnered 1,138 votes, defeating his challenger, David Apasera, who managed to secure 216 votes.
The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential campaign is facing criticism from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Minority in Parliament for using the Foreign Affairs Ministry to send invitations to diplomats for a meeting. Although the Bawumia campaign requested a meeting with resident diplomats in Ghana, the invitation was issued through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Presidency denies allegation on land encroaching by the Ghana International School as the Inspector General has been directed to conduct and investigation into the issue.
Minister for Lands and Natural Resources Abu Jinapor to call for an emergency stakeholder meeting to ramp up enforcement measures against illegal mining.
The electoral commission says it has a robust and credible system as it assures Ghanaians of a credible and peaceful election
Former President Mahama vows to halt mining in forest reserves under next NDC government as he faces push backs.
Fire engulfs parts of the job 600 building as the Ghana National fire service begins investigations into the cause of the fire.
Seven students from the Labone Senior High School were prevented from taking the Social Studies WASSCE exam due to lateness.
Three construction workers have perished after a building they were working on collapsed at Asempa Down, a suburb of Kasoa in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region. A survivor on site reported that a carpenter and two other workers were trapped under the debris from the collapse.
National Democratic Congress launches it 2024 manifesto at the university of education.
The Opposition National Democratic Congress promises a solution based manifesto to be launched tomorrow ahead of the 2024 General election.
Colleges of Education deserted as CETAG strike persists. Students of Colleges of Education are beginning to take their destinies into their own hands as the strike by their teachers enters its 64th day, with no hope in sight for a resolution. Scores of students have left for home, while the few remaining on campus are demanding closure to ease the burden of rent, feeding, and other costs.
Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference concerned about the rising political tension ahead of the December elections, as both the NDC and NPP have boycotted peace talks initiated by the bishops.
The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital is set to reopen its dialysis centre next week after receiving essential consumables for treatment. The centre had been closed for 13 days without prior notice, prompting renal patients to threaten to picket after seeking care from private facilities.
Some children with haemophilia are left bedridden following a three-month delay in the delivery of blood components responsible for the clotting of blood. According to parents of children with the condition, the Food and Drugs Authority has delayed in releasing documents to facilitate the importation of the donor-sponsored medication.
Number of Ghanaian seeking to travel to the United States of America increases by over 300%. The American embassy in Accra says the numbers outstrips the resources available to process visa applications speedily.
President Akufo Addo takes on his political opponents for masterminding what he describes as a false narrative that he murdered his late wife amongst many other smear campaigns
Economics professor Godfred Bokpin is warning that the new measures by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to clamp down on black market operators in the forex trade may not succeed in stopping the depreciation of the Ghana cedi to stabilise the economy. In its latest directives, all persons wishing to transact forex business must do so with a Ghana Card, and unlicensed operators will be arrested and prosecuted.
Members and leadership of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) remain defiant despite threats of salary freezes by their employers. A member of CETAG’s national communications team, Fedilis Kamaayi said they remain resolute in their over six-week strike in demand of better conditions of service.
The memorial service to celebrate the late President Prof John Evans Atta Mills at the Asomdwee Park in Accra was marred by disagreement on Wednesday, July 24. The confusion started after the dismissed deputy General Secretary of the NDC Koku Anyidoho overran his scheduled time, delaying the second NDC event at the venue to mark 12 years since President Mills' passing.
Finance Minister Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam will today present the 2024 Mid-Year Budget Review in Parliament. This will be his first budget presentation since becoming Finance Minister in February 2024, in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921).
The latest data from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) shows that the Producer Price Inflation (PPI) rate for June 2024 has increased to 25.9%, up from 23.6% in May 2024. This indicates a year-on-year increase of 25.9% between June 2023 and June 2024.
The controversial Legislative Instrument (LI) seeking to amend portions of the Road Traffic Regulations 2012 has been withdrawn in Parliament. The Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Martin Adjei Mensah Korsah, withdrew the LI on behalf of the transport minister, citing public and stakeholder concerns.
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) says it has uncovered a new strategy of examination malpractice where some candidates conceal money and contact numbers in answer booklets in a bid to influence their exam results.WAEC's Head of Corporate Affairs, John Kapi, who made this known pointed out that, measures have been put in place to prevent all forms of examination malpractice.
Dr Bawumia to present his choice of running mate to the party's national executives today.
Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has reiterated his stance on ex-gratia payments to Article 71 officeholders, insisting it no longer serves its intended purpose. According to him, the original intention behind ex-gratia payments for certain public servants and political officeholders was to combat corruption, but this is no longer the case in the current dispensation.
The lawyer for one of the officers at the centre of the leaked tape controversy aimed at ousting the IGP expressed surprise at the content of the Parliamentary Committee’s report on the issue. Alfred Papa Darkwah, who represents Superintendent George Asare, stated that the report’s content differs significantly from what was aired on live TV and what transpired behind closed doors.
New Patriotic Party Flagbearer Dr Bawumia presents choice of running mate to President Nana Akuffo Addo.
Ghana's public health system faces significant disruption due to a four-day strike by the Medical Laboratory Professional Workers Union. As a result, pregnant women, sick children, and individuals with other health emergencies are left to their fate.
The Supreme court, by a majority decision upheld the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA)'s directive which prevents well-known persons or public figures from endorsing alcoholic drinks on Wednesday, June 19, 2024.
CEO of COCOBOD Joseph Boahene Aidoo attributes the decline in cocoa production to the harsh weather conditions currently experienced in the country.
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has accepted to investigate the Electoral Commission’s (EC) conduct in the retirement and disposal of some election-related equipment. CHRAJ has asked IMANI to provide it with information relating to the allegations to assist with investigations within 10 days upon the receipt of a letter.
Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame faces off with lawyers for Dr Cassiel Ato Forson and Richard Jakpa who are standing trial for causing financial loss to the state.
Minority in parliament kick start processes to have Attorney General Godfred Dame from office following the publication of an audio of him tempering with a witness in the ongoing ambulance case Richard Jakpa.
The National Democratic Congress condemns the arrest of Member of Parliament Collins Dauda, describing the act as malicious from the police and insisting the MP wasn't present at Kukuom at the time of the disturbance
Joynews research reveals The Bank of Ghana spent 6 billion Ghana Cedis on employees in 6 years.
Anti-corruption campaigners lash out at the presidency for its decision not to publish the full KPMG report on the controversial SML deal.
Day one of the voter registration exercise characterized by many challenges as no activity takes place in the Northen parts of the country and parts of the Volta Region .
Latest updates as investigations begin to unravel circumstances surrounding the alleged clash between some soldiers and personnel and the Ghana Prisons Service.
President Akufo-Addo gives the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) green light to proceed with the implementation of its downstream petroleum audit contract with SML following the submission of KPMG's report.
Minority group of parliament slams energy minister Mathew Opoku Prempeh for not showing leaderships in the dumsor crises.
IMF secures financial assurance from bilateral creditors which will help in the disbursement of funds to Ghana.
Lawyers for the board of the Electricity Company of Ghana reject an almost GHs6million fine imposed on them by the PURC, describing the commission’s action as null and void.
Calls for Justice: Ghana Navy Officers in Tema New Town Shooting Face Demands for Accountability
Political Marketing expert criticizes Dr Bawumia’s LGBTQ stands as contradictory to the President’s position deeming it belated
Government describes a website known to track projects and activities of the current government administration as factual, reliable and accurate.
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) meeting, seeking to scrutinize cocoa road contracts, ended abruptly due to the absence of the sector minister.
The Public Relations Officer (P.R.O.) for the Concerned Drivers Association, David Agboado, has clarified that there will be no increase in transportation fares.
The Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Justice has urged the Ghana Police Service to expedite investigations into the marriage of the 12-year-old girl to the 63-year-old Ga priest.
The Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Justice has urged the Ghana Police Service to expedite investigations into the marriage of the 12-year-old girl to the 63-year-old Ga priest.
Starting today, the Foreign Affairs Ministry has adjusted the fees for passport applications, raising them from GH¢100 to ¢500 for the 32-page booklet and to ¢644 for the 48-page booklet under the standard service.
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has given the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) seven days to provide a detailed incident report on power outages for the period January 1, 2024 to date.
The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice believes that the recent passage of the Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, commonly referred to as the Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill, was driven by political motives.
On Wednesday, March 20, teacher unions comprising the GNAT, the NAGRAT, and the CCT-Gh embarked on indefinite strike due to the government's delay in renewing their collective agreements, among other concerns.
The University of Ghana has been forced to cancel the online Interim Assessment (IA) for its students due to ongoing disruptions in internet connectivity.
The Imani Centre for Policy and Education has dragged the Attorney General and Ministry of Justice to the Supreme Court over the appointments of the heads of the various uniformed security agencies across the country.
Lack of adequate space is compromising the quality of healthcare at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi, Ashanti Region.
The Alliance of Feminist CSOs has applauded the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congres (NDC) John Mahama for once again choosing Prof Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang as his running mate.
President Akufo-Addo has stressed the importance of upholding Ghana's democratic principles. During the 67th Independence Day Celebrations in Koforidua on Wednesday, March 6, he acknowledged the progress made since 1992 but highlighted the need for continued efforts.
President Akufo-Addo says his government is committed to providing electricity access to all households in Ghana by the end of 2024. His assurance comes as over two hundred communities have been connected to the national grid, pushing the country’s current electricity access rate to 88.85%.
After nearly three years of deliberation, Parliament has finally passed the highly contentious Anti-LGBTQ+ bill. The bill, introduced in the House years ago, was approved unanimously on Wednesday, February 28, following the completion of the third reading.
President Akufo-Addo is set to deliver his State of the Nation Address (SONA) to Parliament today, Tuesday, February 27, in accordance with Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution.
The National Communication Authority (NCA) has shut down four radio stations in Bawku of the Upper East Region. The affected media outlets are; Bawku FM, Source FM, Zahra FM and Gumah FM.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has finally announced the members of the campaign team of the party's 2024 flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, ahead of the December 7 polls.
The Tertiary Education Workers Union of Ghana (TEWU-GH) has suspended its two-week strike after engagements with the National Labour Commission, GTEC, and the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission.
On Wednesday, February 14, President Akufo-Addo announced a ministerial reshuffle in his government. This is the first major overhaul since assuming office in January 2017.
Near fisticuffs in parliament between Assin north MP Kennedy Agyapong and Bortianor Amanfrom MP Sylvester Mensah. What could have led to this near showdown?
The owner of the Royal Cosy Hills Hotel, nicknamed Jirapa Dubai, in the Upper West Region, Mr Eric Johnson has passed on. Reports indicate that Mr Johnson was murdered by some assailants on Sunday, February 11.
Cabinet directs Finance Minister to formally engage with the IMF on expenditure cut as government struggles to implement the 15% VAT on electricity.
The Civil and Local Government Staff Association Ghana (CLOGSAG), says it will only reconsider its decision to demonstrate if government withdraws its letter concerning the implementation of the VAT on electricity.
The Organized Labor unions are insisting on their demand for the complete withdrawal of the 15 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) imposed on electricity. Currently, 35 labor unions are in a crucial meeting to decide whether to declare a strike.
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has announced the closure of its basic schools in response to an ongoing industrial action by various unions within the educational sector.
The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) just drew the curtain on its much anticipated parliamentary primaries. And like any other elections, it went down with some level of surprises.
Parliament's Defence and Interior Committee has recommended the identification and prosecution of military personnel involved in the Ashaiman invasion on March 7, following the death of a young soldier.
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has referred former Sanitation Minister Cecilia Dapaah's case to the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO).
"Oforikrom delegates have seen what I have done. The achievement I have fought for the constituency. And I pray that it reflect in their votes this Saturday,” - Claudia Lumor.
The Secretary General of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Dr Yaw Baah has said that Labor cannot accept the imposition of the 15% Value Added Tax on lifeline electricity consumers as it is inimical to workers' welfare.
Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga has reported that three more people were killed in Bawku.
Security has been heightened in the Upper East Region following a reported attack by unidentified gunmen in Bawku. The shootings resulted in the death of two individuals.
Some holders of cocoa bills who did not participate in the Government of Ghana Cocoa Bill Exchange programme are asking Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to pay them before the end of January 2024.
Chief of Army Staff, Major General Thomas Oppong-Peprah has refuted rumours claiming that he has declined an appointment as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).
The allodial owners of the prime Cantonments and Labone lands are demanding an independent audit into the government’s plans to redevelop the area to house senior government officials as well as members of the judiciary.
Former President John Mahama is the latest to add his voice to calls for the reversal of the Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity. He says VAT on electricity will increase bills, make Ghana unfriendly for business.
President urges Ghanaians to keep a the sanity of Ghana’s democracy by ensuring a free and fair elections in December
Possible disruption in Ghana’s Tertiary Education Calendar as Senior University Administration staff serves notice they will withdraw services due to non payment of overtime allowances
The Assembly member for Danchira Ballagonnor, in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, says his community has turned into a ghost town following a clash with land guards on Sunday.
General Secretary of the NPP, Justin Frimpong Kodua, has expressed his revulsion at the performance of some government appointees. According to him, the actions of non-performing officials are capable of sabotaging the electoral gains of the party ahead of the 2024 general elections.
Increasing calls for OSP to investigate a 10year questionable contract by the Finance Minister worth over 100million annually for a job already been done by the National Petroleum Authority
Former NPP presidential aspirant Dr Arthur Kennedy criticizes Ghana’s selfish and corrupt leadership blaming them for development stagnation
Worker of the Ghana Grid Company threatens “Dumsor” this Christmas if the financial status of the company is not improved
Ghana seeks to overtake Australia to become the worlds leading producer of lithium once production starts at Awuah mines in the Central Region
Full-scale national security investigations are underway after a spy virus attack, exposing millions of Android users to hackers and criminal syndicates
The Deputy Director of IT at NPP Headquarters, Stephen Forson, has questioned the inspiration behind the National Democratic Congress's (NDC) 24-hour economy policy.
Parents of first-year Senior High School (SHS) students are facing intense pressure to acquire all the items listed in the prospectus for their children to report to school two days after placement.
Office of the Special Prosecutor joins the search for the slippery and ever elusive ghost names on the public payroll which continues to receive public funds for years.
Special Prosecutor expresses frustration and concern over the challenges faced in the fight against corruption. Allegations surface of a grand scheme by some judges to impede investigations.
Over 30 schools within the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region remain closed weeks after the Adele, Challa, and Akyode tribes clashed over disagreements regarding the performance of ritual rites related to the 2023 annual Yam Festival.
Six business associations petitions Parliament urging the House to reject the import restrictions bill proposed by the government through the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
Ghana continue to suffer from illegal mining as expensive treatment of turbid water causes an upward adjustment in water tariffs despite a decrease in electricity cost.
Tense Atmosphere at Kintampo ahead of the climax of the 2023 Bekondi Festival following a disaggreement between two tribes in the area.
Controversy surrounding Trade Ministry’s proposed product restriction legislation rages as rift among rice and animal products distributors ignites intense debate.
Peace Council pushes for collaboration with the IGP and regional security councils to address recent conflicts in Nkwanta, wenchike and Kintampo amidst 300 litigation cases and limited funding.
Authorities Intensify security presence with military and police in the Oti Regional town of Nkwanta as 6 persons are reported dead following clashes between Adele, challa and akyode tribes.
Ghanaian products likely to face ban in USA in Anti LGBTQ bill is passed in its present form- US Ambassador to Ghana
Finance Minister rallies Parliament to approve 2024 budget expeditiously as parliament kick starts the Post Budget Workshop
Industry and traders insist cost of doing business in Ghana is still high despite tax revisions as they express concern over potential closures as they fight government for not addressing core sector challenges in the 2024 budget.
West African Examination Council summons cheating candidates for accountability as investigations deepen into the over 20,000 mass cheating and related malpractices in the 2023 BECE.
Ghana misses timeline for the release of the second tranche of the $600m IMF bailout due to slow progress on governments external debt restructuring program with just a few days to the presentation of 2024 budget presentation.
48hours after reopening of the renal dialysis unit of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital as center starts accumulating debt as proposals for government subsidy remains unresolved, threatening the sustainability of the services there.
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia rallies party members to help him break the 8 in 2024 as he is elected flagbearer of the NPP
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, Afriyie Akoto, and Francis Addai Nimo steadily battles for position for flagbearer of NPP
Father of 9 among 19 victims dies as the OPD of the ‘Korle-bu’ Teaching hospital’s dialysis unit remains shut for over 5 months due to Ghs4million debt
Former Minister of State Charles Adu Boahen faces further scrutiny as CHRAJ announces reopening of corruption and conflict of interest probe despite clearance of OSP .
Recent power outages due to $20m debt owed WAPCO after GRIDCo named a shortfall of more than 500megawatts at peak time- Minority
Former Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko absorbs himself of blame in the power purchase deal leading to $140m judgment debt awarded to Trafigura
Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) unhappy with government’s slow pace response to challenges confronting schools in flood affected areas as it provides support to over 300 displaced teachers.
President of the Concerned Cocoa Farmers Association, calls for the dissolution of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) demanding the direct sales of their produce to buyers.
Ghana’s UK high commission building, the Commissioner’s residence and other properties belonging to Ghana in London at Risk of being seized and sold to defray a $140m judgment debt awarded oil trader Traigura
The opposition NDC has served notice it will demand answers from government and the Volta River Authority (VRA) over what they say is the poor handling of the spillage from the Akosombo Dam and the resultant flooding in parts of the Volta and adjoining regions.
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta confirmed to Joy News the establishment of a monitoring desk by the Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to observe the finances of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD).
Residents of north and south Tong resort to the use of polluted water as a devastating cost while spilled water leaves the tap dry
20 camps established to address spillage crisis amidst displacement of over 26000 residents
Education in some parts of Volta regions comes to a halt as schools remains closed after spillage
Flood victims of Mepe says the have been neglected as menstruated ladies have gone days without bathing
Management of the Volta River Authority (VRA) are asking residents to "expect more spillage" as engineers at the hydro dam say they cannot tell when the exercise will come to an end.
The Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice says Prof Frimpong-Boateng's allegations in his report on illegal mining activities in the country are empty and do not have evidence to prosecute the persons named in it.
The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama says he is saddened by the illegal meter sale situation in the country.
If the BoG governor does not come out to receive the petition, we'll not leave the premises of the Central Bank - Minority Leader, Dr Ato Forson.
Provision should be made for extra days and registrants from long distances -Voters plead with EC.
The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has blamed the high cost of taxation for the recent increase in the cost of dialysis. The hospital increased the cost of dialysis per session for persons with kidney conditions by over 100%.
Alan gets set to address the nation on his political future after withdrawing from NPP presidential race.
Cecilia Dapaah’s dead brother’s account still sending money to former Minister – OSP alleges
Controversy deepens over leaked IGP tape as accusations of misleading Ghanaians emerge.
Superintendent George Asare opens up about recommending COP Alex Mensah and three others to Bugri Naabu for the IGP appointment in a confidential meeting.
The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) National Council has announced that all super delegate members of the party will be issued the validated album.
NPP national council of elders assures of addressing concerns of all flag bearer aspirants after crunch meeting
Details emerge as ECG and IPPs agree on payment plan that covers only 35% of electricity generated
Uncertainty in the power sector as government is yet to reach an agreement with independent power producers over restructuring of debt of $1.4bn.
Ghana’s current economic crisis will only be resolved if government is able to stick to the reforms and conditions spelt out in the $3bn support - IMF
China will have access to Ghana’s mineral revenue, electricity sales in default of 4 loans – IMF
IMF warns of social unrest in Ghana which could delay $3bn dollar program implementation if Government fails to control corruption.
Scrapping tax exemptions, adjustment of levies on fuel can boost revenue mobilization – IMF to government.
Ghanaian boxer Isaac Dogboe downplays assertions, his height is disadvantage to his career
High court rules that investigative Journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas will testify against former GFA President Kwasi Nyantakyi in Open court, disguised in a mask
7 people confirmed dead, as a crack team of NADMO and Fire Service officers are in frantic search to rescue trapped miners in a collapsed pit in the Birim North district.
Attorney General criticizes some judges for giving Lenient: sentence and bill conditions to illegal miners as he says Galamsey should not be billable.
Council of state endorses private members bill seeking to amend portions of the constitutions that prohibits duo-citizens from holding certain public offices.
Ghana makes a passionate appeal to the IMF and world bank for concessionary loans to revive the ailing economy
Finance minister urges caution as he points out an outstanding critical requirement out of Ghana's control
Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah says President Akufo-Addo’s assurance of no ‘haircuts’ with investments in bonds cover just the principals.
The Asante Akim North MP, Andy Appiah-Kubi has dismissed claims that the Majority caucus was induced with money to abandon their demand for the removal of the Finance Minister.
Deputy Minority Whip, Ahmed Ibrahim has said his side has already filed a motion of censure against the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta.
The Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament (MP), Sarah Adwoa Safo, still has to wait with bated breath as her fate as a parliamentarian has been handed to the entire house of Parliament for determination.
Some New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentarians are demanding the sacking of Ken Ofori-Atta as Finance Minister. The MPs, numbering about 80, held a press conference on Tuesday to impress on the President to relieve his cousin of the responsibility of managing the national purse or risk losing their support for government business going forward.
Parliament to pass legal restrictions on the finance minister to limit the level of exposure of the country to international currency shocks as a measure to check the free fall of the cedi against major trading currencies especially the dollar.
Private health facilities warn patients will suffer more if the pharmaceutical companies go ahead with their plans to provide medicine solely on cash and carry basis.
Religious leaders drawn from all religious groups in the country have advocated for an immediate ban on all small scale mining activities in the country as part of efforts to deal with ‘galamsey’.
The government has announced a new licensing regime for small-scale mining that places chiefs in the center of the process.
Assistant Commissioner of the VAT Administration wing of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Philip Acquah says 16 businesses have been closed for non-compliance with the E-VAT invoicing regime.
The Attorney-General, Godfred Yeboah Dame has signaled the readiness of government to fastrack the prosecution of Aisha Huang and others on trial for illegal mining. According to him, the state is ready to conduct the trial on a day-to-day basis.
The Dompim-Pepesa Chief has alleged that the Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, Deputy Lands Minister George Mireku Duker, and the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Chief Executive, Benjamin Kessie, are behind illegal mining in the area.
A 55-year-old man has died in the Tetegu floods. His body was retrieved from the receded flood waters on Thursday.
Scores of residents in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region have been displaced with several others trapped in their homes as Ashalaja, Weija, Oblogo and Tetegu areas flood.
Government identifies debt sustainability, fiscal consolidation and strengthening Ghana's currency among key pillars of economic recovery plan. It's hoping to obtain the support of IMF by ending of this year.
Aisha Huang denied bail again as judge calls on judiciary to help save water bodies. The Chinese national pleaded not guilty to her suspected illegal mining activities but remains in police custody.
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) says it has opened investigations into revelation that some customs officials take bribe to assist importers smuggle thousands of cooking oil from neighboring countries into Ghana.
The police have arrested a pastor in Mankessim in the Central Region after he confessed to helping a chief kidnap, kill, and secretly bury a 22-year-old nurse trainee.
The Ghana Police Service has announced a reward of ¢100,000 for persons who can volunteer credible information that will lead to the arrest and prosecution of perpetrators behind the recent killings in Wa.
The Managing Director of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), Dr Clifford Braimah, has bemoaned the pollution of water bodies across the country. According to him, apart from the contamination from illegal mining activities, water bodies in the country are subjected to other pollutants.
It will be a crime for Aisha Huang to release video footages of her sexual encounters with Ghanaian officials. That’s the reaction of former Secretary to the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining, Charles Bissue on the return of the Chinese businesswoman who is currently facing criminal charges of mining in Ghana without a license.
Galamsey kingpin Aisha Huang is to remain in police custody for the next two weeks as the Accra Circuit Court has turned down her request for bail.
Miss Huang, according to the prosecution in her trial, sneaked out of the country which truncated her prosecution. It was perceived that the illegal mining kingpin was deported according to earlier reports back in 2018.
With growing concerns about the activities of notorious galamsey kingpin, Aisha Huang, President Akufo-Addo says he is not sure about her earlier deportation from Ghana. According to him, her re-emergence raises concerns about whether she left the country the first place.
Members of the Coalition of Aggrieved Customers of Menzgold are set to embark on a demonstration exercise today, Monday, September 12, 2022, to the Jubilee House over their locked-up monies. As today marks exactly four years since the gold dealership firm, Menzgold was collapsed by the government; customers say efforts made towards the retrieval of their monies have been unsuccessful.
The District Chief Executive (DCE) of Ellembelle, Kwasi Bonzo, and three others have been detained by the Western Regional Police Command for allegedly attacking the police and obstructing an operation to retrieve a missing excavator several kilometres into a forest within the Ellembelle District.
The Auditor-General says Ghana’s Honorary Consul-General in Houston, USA failed to declare the full visa fees collected from applicants between 2018 and 2019.
Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, is set to prosecute notorious ‘galamsey’ poster girl, Aisha Huang for her past and recent crimes.
The Government of Ghana is trapped into a judgment debt or payment of compensation conundrum ranging from $90 million to about $120 million.
Ghana recorded a trade surplus of $1.43 billion in the first half of this year, higher than the $886 million recorded during the same period last year.
Deputy Commissioner of CHRAJ, Richard Quayson has called on members of the public to accept responsibility for the devastating effect corruption has had on the country.
A health expert has called on the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to ban the hunting and sale of bats in the country.
Reports reaching JoyNews indicate that the public is complaining about the lack of awareness about the deadly Marburg virus.
The Ghana Health Service is on an aggressive hunt for the source of the outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus disease which has killed 2 persons in the Ashanti Region.
Preparation for the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) National Delegates Congress which is scheduled for July 16, 2022 is underway at the Accra Sports Stadium.
Hundreds of supporters of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) have arrived at the Accra Sports Stadium, for this year’s National Delegates Conference: Live Coverage of ongoing elections.
After a back and forth between striking labor unions and government the two parties have now agreed on a 15% Cost of Living Allowance to be paid to all public sector workers.
A father of a senior high school student has complained about how students are fed in the facilities. According to him, his ward is being fed porridge (‘Koko’) without sugar for breakfast due to the shortage of food supplies.
Senior high schools across the country are on the verge of being shut down as the food shortage situation worsens.
An Accra High Court has dismissed a request by the Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng to grant him the mandate to freeze assets of the late CEO of Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, also known as Sir John.
A member of the leadership of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Isaac Baah has reiterated that teachers will not resume work until the government meets their 20 percent COLA demand.
National council of Parent – Teacher Association calls on GES not to hesitate to shut down schools if the ongoing strike by teacher unions protract.
WHO experts head to Ghana to help the country respond to the outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus as investigations begin into the outbreak which has so far killed two persons.
The National Labour Commission (NLC) has urged the Employment Ministry, Education Ministry, Ghana Education Service (GES), the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) and relevant stakeholders to immediately engage striking teacher unions.
Talks for an IMF programme officially underway in Accra with the funds team keen to understand challenges which has forced Ghana to seek its support.
On Tuesday, July 5, some parts of Accra, including principal streets, got flooded following heavy rains.
A nation racing against time to avoid an economic meltdown; Government hopes to attain at least $3billion from the IMF in the next 4 months to save the nation.
President Akufo-Addo is no longer the Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as his tenure ended on Sunday, July 3.
A founder of Danquah Institute, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko has asked the citizenry to trust the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government to fix the ailing economy of the country.
President Akufo-Addo has directed the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, to begin formal engagements with the International Monetary Fund, for an economic programme.
As President Akuffo Addo considers an IMF program with his ministers, some economists are warning that any further delay will collapse the economy.
Live coverage of Arise Ghana protestors demonstrating on the economic state of the country.
4 deaths in 2 days: The latest situation of COVID 19 as more persons announce sufferings from severe and critical cases of the virus.
Latest reports indicate that over 1000 households have been affected after heavy rains hit parts of the Central Region.
A bridge linking Cape Coast to Twifo Praso in the Central Region has collapsed. The bridge is known to serve commuters from Cape Coast to Jukwa and also from Dunkwa-On-Offin.
Nationwide shortage of polio vaccines as health facilities unable to vaccinate babies in the past two months.
Minority in Parliament is demanding answers from the Majority leadership on why questions programmed for the Finance Minister have not found expression in today’s order paper.
Minority in parliament questions government’s decision to shift flood control responsibilities from the works and housing in ministry to the hydrological department.
Head of Ghana Islamic mission accuses police of forcing themselves onto the Islamic SHS campus to allegedly hunt down students and teachers
Over 20 students of Islamic Senior High School in Kumasi have been rushed to the hospital, following an alleged clash with the Police.
The Finance Ministry has been ranked by Imani Ghana as the most financially reckless ministry. That is according to the latest fiscal recklessness index launched by IMANI Ghana on Tuesday. Officials of the policy Think Tank explained that the Ministry has recorded more than 11 billion cedis in losses to the state.
The incumbent Ashanti Regional Chairman for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, has retained his seat. This is the third time Chairman Wontumi, as he is popularly called, is securing the seat.
The Majority in Parliament has accused Speaker, Alban Bagbin of impatience for asserting the legislature is broke.
The Election Committee of the party in the Ashanti Region has changed the venue for the regional executive election from the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) to the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi. The date has also been fixed on Saturday May 28th.
The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, says his outfit has enough evidence to proceed with the prosecution case against former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), Adjenim Boateng Adjei, and his brother-in-law, Francis Kwaku Arhin.
Parts of Accra was submerged in water after a downpour which started late Monday evening. Areas including; Kasoa, Kaneshie, Teshie, Tse-Addo, Dansoman, Tesano, Kwame Nkrumah Interchange (Circle), Adabraka, and Asylum Down amongst others, were heavily hit by the floods.
The Ministry of Works and Housing with its associated agencies will take steps to ensure the demolition of buildings in waterways, which is a major cause of flooding in Accra and the country as a whole.
Businessman, Freedom Jacob Caesar, also known as Cheddar, has defended his decision to import two tigers into the country. According to him, he went through the proper procedures to acquire the animals
The Bono East Regional Minister says he does not know who ordered the Police to shoot and kill when they clashed with the youth of Nkoranza on Tuesday. Kwasi Adu-Gyan said he was not there when the directive was given.
National Security Minister, Albert Kan-Dapaah, has charged Ghanaians to be vigilant, in the wake of increased terrorist attacks in the sub-region. According to him, the activities of terrorists have become prevalent in recent times, and therefore the need for all citizens to pay closer attention to their ‘personal and communal security”.
The School Feeding Caterers Association has said that with immediate effect, provision of meals to the beneficiaries has stopped, due to the lack of funds. According to the aggrieved caterers, government has failed to increase the grants allocated to them to run the programme.
Consumers of water and electricity have asked the utility companies to significantly reduce the percentage they are demanding with regard to the upward adjustment in tariff. The consumers said the increase in utility tariffs is too high.
Police in the Upper East Region have arrested five people in connection with the recent shootings in Bawku, which resulted in the deaths of three persons. Speaking to Joy News, Upper East Regional Police PRO, ASP David Fianko-Okyere who confirmed the arrest said Police officers were quickly dispatched to some areas in the Bawku Municipality after they heard sporadic shootings in the town.
The Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC) will meet with utility service providers today over their proposed tariff increments. The Commission will negotiate with the service providers and develop adjustments it finds acceptable in the current scheme of things.
Energy Analyst, Kojo Poku has urged the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) not to attribute its recent 20 percent upward adjustment in transport fares to increase in petroleum prices. He noted that for the past two months, petroleum prices have not increased. According to him, the next pricing window would rather record a reduction in fuel prices.
A basic school teacher, Helena Serwaa is in the grips of the police for allegedly dipping the hand of a 9-year-old girl in hot water for stealing her GH¢2. Both hands of the victim, Stephanie Nketiah Forkuo have been severely burnt by her guardian for the alleged petty theft. The unfortunate incident occurred at Goaso in the Ahafo region.
The Mobile Money Agents Association of Ghana has stated that there has been unprecedented panic withdrawals at the mobile money vending stations after five days of implementing the e-levy. Spokesperson of the Association, Charles Kwesi Addo, in an interaction with JoyNews said its members are overwhelmed by the numbers.
Attorney-General, Godfred Yeboah Dame has said the dismissal of the interlocutory injunction on the e-levy filed by the three Minority Members of Parliament has affirmed his argument that the writ was factually uncertain. According to him, the arguments from the applicants were a bundle of conjecture which could not demonstrate any irregularity in the passage of the e-levy and warrant a grant of their plea. He took a jab at the Minority for going to court without evidence.
The Ghana Revenue Authority will investigate and refund all wrongful deductions from customers’ mobile money wallets during the first day of the implementation of the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy). This is due to some technical hitches experienced on the day by some consumers on the various networks.
The Ghana Revenue Authority has announced its decision to commence the operationalization of the E-levy from May 1 in a modified-phased approach. This follows the results of an assessment carried out by the GRA to test the general readiness of some charging entities to integrate with the E-Levy management system.
Some New Patriotic Party (NPP) delegates in Okaikwei South have vowed to block the conduct of the constituency executive elections if names of qualified delegates are not included in the register. They claim over 413 names have been deleted from the register, adding that people from other constituencies have rather been included in the album to partake in the exercise. They also alleged that some members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have been added to the register to increase the fortunes of some aspirants.
All is not going right in Ghana’s largest constituency, Dome-Kwabenya as aspirants are raising concerns about the legitimacy of the voter’s register of NPP amidst the ongoing constituency executives election. Supporters of incumbent MP, Sarah Adwoa Safo are alleging that names of their supporters from polling to zonal coordinators have been expunged from the register. The aggrieved party members have headed to two separate courts to injunct the elections.
CLOGSAG blamed the TUC for acting in bad faith by signing a declaration in March, 2020 on the blind side of other unions. CLOGSAG for this reason has declared it will not join the TUC for this year’s May Day celebrations.
Majority Leader and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has described as “dead on arrival” the Minority’s application to the Supreme Court seeking an injunction on the implementation of the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy). Speaking at a press conference by the Majority Caucus on Friday, the Suame MP said once the President assents to the bill and its operation is not postponed by Parliament, the bill comes into operation.
The impact of the industrial action embarked on by the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG), is beginning to bite clients hard across the country. The strike has gained ground as staff of various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) as well as other government agencies have laid down their tools in solidarity on Thursday, January 20.
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has tipped the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) as the party with a higher probability to secure victory in the next general elections. But the organization highlighted one condition based on which this prospect can be even more resounding. This was made known in the EIU’s five-year forecast for Ghana released on April 13, 2022.
Residents of Pampaso Number 1, a community near Nsawam in the Eastern Region, are protesting the demolishing of their homes. At least 20 persons slept in the open on Sunday evening because their properties were demolished. According to them, men stormed the village in the middle of the night in the company of masked men, suspected to be land guards and started pulling down buildings.
Five persons including three children have sustained gunshot wounds after armed robbers attacked a church at Atwima Afrancho in the Ashanti Region. The heavily armed robbers, according to an eyewitness, stormed the premises of the Heaven Embassy church around 1:00am during a watch night service on Easter Friday.
13 passengers on board commercial bus popularly known as trotro sustains various injuries after a tipper truck crashed into their vehicle on the Tema road. The victims are currently at the Tema general hospital receiving treatment.
The General Secretary of the Fulani Community in Ghana, Barry Yakubu Musah, has called on the government to do more to protect the lives of members residing in the country. The Community’s plea stems from an attack on Zakoli, a suburb of Yendi, that led to the death of nine people.
The General Secretary of the Fulani Community in Ghana, Barry Yakubu Musah, has called on the government to do more to protect the lives of members residing in the country. The Community’s plea stems from an attack on Zakoli, a suburb of Yendi, that led to the death of nine people. Four more people also got injured during the attacks. Again, several homes were burnt and properties destroyed.
The Supreme Court says its decision to restrain the embattled Assin North MP James Gyakye Quyason from discharging his parliamentary duties is in the utmost interest of Ghanaians. The apex court insists it will be “failing in its exclusive mandate and duty to the Ghanaian people to uphold and protect the constitution” if James Gyakye Quayson is allowed to continue his duties as MP.
Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) posted a net loss of ¢42.14 million in 2020 compared to a net profit of ¢1.478 billion in 2019, a 102.85% decline. This was largely due to the impact of COVID-19 on production of cocoa beans and its purchases. According to the 2020 State Ownership Report, net profit margin was 0.24% compared to the net profit margin of 0.20 percent in 2019.
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has revealed it will engage the Finance Ministry to resolve key anomalies in the Electronic Transactions Levy (E-levy) law, which could significantly impact some subscribers when the tax is implemented. A Principal Revenue Officer and Head of the Project Management Unit for GRA, Isaac Kobina Amoako, admitted that salaries paid through mobile money will attract E-levy, even though the salary would have already been taxed.
Ghana is part of 58 countries in the world that have abstained from voting against Russia’s suspension from the UN Human Rights Council. The decision which was adopted by the Council on Thursday, April 7, 2022, had 93 countries voting in favor while 24 countries voted against the suspension. The resolution received a two-thirds majority of those voting, excluding countries that abstained from voting.
The Bank of Ghana has once again warned the public (companies, institutions and individuals) to desist from unauthorized dealings in foreign currency.
This is in accordance with the Foreign Exchange Act, 2006 (Act 723). According to a statement from the Central Bank, companies, institutions and individuals are prohibited from engaging in foreign exchange business without a license issued by Bank of Ghana or pricing, advertising, receipting or making payments for goods and services in foreign currency in Ghana, without written authorization from Bank of Ghana.
Head of the Central Analysis and Forecasting Office at the Ghana Meteorological Agency, Felicity Ahafianyo, has announced that thunderstorms and lightning are expected across the country. She said that the expected thunderstorm will likely have a thunderous clap, reduced visibility, and damaging wind, affecting weak structures and dead branches on trees.
Some residents of Keta and Agavedzi in the Volta region have been displaced by tidal waves yet again. The latest incident on Sunday, April 3, has left many homeless. Some moved to higher grounds to seek shelter, while others had no choice but to sleep on mattresses along major roads.
President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kurt Okraku, has promised the Black Stars will look to restore the glory when the team participates in the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Ghana secured qualification to the tournament after beating Nigeria on the away goal rule after a 1-1 aggregate scoreline in the two ties.
The General Secretary of the opposition NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has accused the Clerk of Parliament, Cyril Kwabena Nsiah of tampering with vital evidence to be used by the Minority in challenging the one-sided approval of the controversial Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy) Bill. Mr. Asiedu Nketia argued that the Clerk who keeps possession of the true records of the House, deliberately marked about eight NDC MPs as absent, in spite of the said MPs being present in the chamber.
President Akufo-Addo has disclosed that 87 hospitals which form part of the Agenda 111 project are under construction in various parts of the country. He stated also, that preliminary works on the remaining 24 are currently ongoing.
Parliament has approved the controversial Electronic Transactions (E-Levy) Bill this afternoon. This decision was reached after the Consideration Stage was completed by a Majority-sided House today, March 29, 2022. It was considered under a certificate of urgency. The Bill was adopted at a reduced rate of 1.5% from the initial 1.75% amid a Minority walkout.
The Central Region Police are on manhunt for a spiritualist who aided a 70-year-old man to bury his two-year-old autistic grandson alive. According to reports, the spiritualist identified as Kweku Baah, advised the grandfather of the victim to get rid of the boy, Abbas Sualihu, due to his condition.
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has disclosed that public tertiary institutions in the country will be weaned-off government’s payroll. According to the Minister, this forms part of government’s medium-term measures to address the challenges confronting the economy. He noted that the institutions would rather be provided with a fixed amount “block grant.”
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has detailed the management technique government has had to adapt to run the country effectively due to the legislature’s “failure” to approve some major revenue streams in the 2022 budget. According to him, the Akufo-Addo administration has had to truncate some of its expenses to meet the fiscal deficit.
Amidst the growing depreciation of the cedi and the recent increments in fuel prices, the government is expected to hold a crunch cabinet meeting to find solutions to the raging economic challenges. The meeting is expected to take place at the Peduase Lodge, from Thursday, March 17, to Sunday, March 20, 2022.
Convener for the #FixTheCountry movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor has been granted bail by a Tema High Court. The bail granted by Justice Daniel Mensah was to the tune of ¢2 million. The Cambridge University Ph.D. student is to provide 2 sureties one of whom should deposit documents to his landed property in execution of the bail.
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (CPCG), has announced that fuel prices are expected to increase again within a period of 10 days following an increase in the price of the commodity on international markets. The new prices will take effect on or before Tuesday, May 18.
Hundreds of aggrieved NPP supporters in the Hemang Lower Denkyira Constituency up in arms with their MP, constituency and regional executives over what they call a fraudulent polling station elections.
A mass burial has been held for 6 people who lost their lives following a dynamite explosion in Apeaste on 20th January 2022. Amongst those who were buried is a 15-month-old baby.
The President of the Institute of Security Disaster and Emergency Studies, Dr. Ishmael Norman, has called for an independent Commission of Inquiry into the killing of two key suspects in the ongoing police investigation into the bullion van heists. The two suspects, Constable Reindolph Gyimah Ansah and Corporal Stephen Kwaku Nyame, were shot dead during a gunfight between police officers and the criminal gang involved in the bullion van heists at Borteyman in Ashaiman.
The Supreme Court has ruled that a Deputy Speaker of Parliament can be counted during the formation of a quorum for parliamentary decision-making and participation in voting while presiding. The Court presided over by Justice Jones Dotse, therefore, affirmed the approval of the 2022 budget without NDC MPs’ participation.
The World Bank has projected harsher times for Ghana’s economy. This comes as the exchange rate continues to rise amidst inflation and increasing cost of living coupled with a rise in prices of petroleum products. Many Ghanaians have complained about the effect of the situation on their standard of living.
The Northern Regional Police Command has started tracking some 15 persons suspected of raiding and attacking the Dakpema palace in Tamale on Monday dawn. About five persons, including the Dakpema, Naa Fuseini Bawa, sustained several injuries after the unidentified suspects launched a gun attack on the palace over an existing chieftaincy rift in the metropolis.
Wulugu Senior High School (SHS) in the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region, has shut down over students riot. The action of the management of the school was to stop the destruction of the school properties by the rioting students. Students of the school, on Wednesday, went on a rampage and destroyed bungalows and other properties of the school.
Vice President of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Marketers Association, Gabby Kumi, has joined the call for the government to reconsider and, if possible, repeal LPG taxes. Speaking with Jay Foley on Prime Morning, he explained that the restored Price Stabilisation and Recovery Levy (PSRL) and its attendant increase in the price of LPG will further decrease the commodity’s consumption rate and worsen the plight of the ordinary consumer.
The Minority in Parliament has served notice it will haul the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, before the House to present the government’s response plan to end the hikes in fuel prices. According to the Minority, the Finance Ministry has the authority to remove some taxes that contribute to the final ex-pump fuel prices.
The Dean of the University of Ghana’s Law Faculty, Professor Raymond Atuguba, has asked for the controversial Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy) Bill to be passed. Although he described the tax policy with unprintable words, he noted that funds generated from the said levy will save the country from looming economic threats. “We need to pass the ‘damn farah f*%king’ [sic], E-levy Bill, immediately and implement it effectively,” the Professor stated.
Speaking at a labor conference on Monday, Mr. Baah, blamed the recent labor agitation in the country on weaknesses in the labor institutions. “The recent discrepancies we are witnessing at the labor front are a manifestation of economic hardship workers are going through. President Akufo-Addo has reaffirmed the commitment of the government to find a lasting solution to the prevailing strike action by the University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (UTAG).
A group of Ghanaian students who were living in Chernivtsi in Ukraine have been evacuated to Romania, following arrangements made by the Foreign Ministry. The students who arrived safely in the neighbouring country will be catered for by the Romanian government, a tweet by the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) on Saturday said.
The Foreign Minister, Shirley Ayokor Botchwey, has refuted claims that the government delayed its nationals’ evacuation from Ukraine. According to her, before the escalation of unrest in the Ukraine-Russia region, government had entreated Ghanaian students to return to Ghana.
The Speaker of Parliament made some stark projections for which public sector workers may have to brace themselves. According to Alban Bagbin, the government may struggle to honor some financial obligations including remuneration of employees in the next three months if critical steps are not taken.
As the war between Ukraine and Russia enters its fourth day, concerns are still rife about the stakes for civilians who have been caught in the crossfire. Though Russia insists that its attack are limited to military bases and installations, reports from Kyiv show that civilian casualties have not been left out of the fray as missiles have hit many areas aside from the stipulated targets.
Transport operators say no matter the outcome of the meeting with the Transport Ministry they will maintain their decision to increase fares by 30%. The Concerned Drivers Association said they want to achieve what they are fighting for which is the 30 per cent increment in transport fare.
The students of the Savelugu Senior High School in the Northern Region on Sunday, February 20, protested the quality of meals offered them by the authorities. The riot began after they accused school authorities of feeding them with expired milk and tin fish. The students also said the meals offered are very small for young adults of their kind.
Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has queried the recent mode of arrest of journalists allegedly involved in publication of falsehood by the Ghana Police Service. Terming the approach as “rambo style”, the Speaker said that such an approach is archaic, thus should not be encouraged.
Four members of Parliament (MPs) belonging to the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) have tabled a motion for Parliament to establish a bipartisan committee probe into the death of former President John Evans Atta Mills. The sponsors of the private members’ motion are Frank Annoh-Dompreh, Majority Chief Whip and MP for Nsawam-Adoagyiri; Habib Iddrissu, Second Deputy Majority Whip and MP for Tolon; Davis Ansah Opoku, MP for Mpraeso; and Yves Nii Noi Hanson-Nortey, MP for Tema Central.
Beneficiaries of government’s Nation Builders Corps (NABCo) program are set to hit the streets today in protest of what they call an undue delay in the payment of their allowances. An extension of their service period by government has not been followed with the necessary financial commitment as many of them are yet to be paid in the past six months.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Blood Service, Dr. Justina Ansah, has advised the general public to demand receipts for services rendered to them at the National Blood Bank. She believes this will significantly reduce the rate of extortion at the facility.
A Cape Coast High Court has slapped the Ghana Police Service with a ¢320,000 fine for the negligence of its officers over the shooting of three persons in a taxi cab. The officers who were pursuing goat thieves from Twifo Praso fired into the thieves’ car.
One person has been confirmed dead in the clash between the police and the youth of Lamashegu. Another seven persons have sustained various degrees of injury during the riot. The disturbance is reported to have erupted when a young man who was being pursued by the police dashed into the Lamashe-Naa’s palace to avoid being apprehended by security personnel.
Police are on a manhunt for three others whom they said together with the Accra FM broadcaster, Kwabena Bobie Ansah published false news on his ‘Citizen Show’ on January 11, this year. The Police Service made the announcement in a press statement on Friday, February 11, signed by the Head of Public Affairs in the Ashanti Region, Dept. Supt. Juliana Obeng.
The Youth Wing of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has hit the streets of Accra to protest the passage of the Electronic Transactions Levy (E-levy) being pushed for by government.
President Nana Akufo-Addo has terminated the appointment of Yaw Kwakwa, the Managing Director of the Ghana Airports Company Limited. In a letter dated February 4, 2022, to the Company’s Board Chair, the Transport Minister said, “per a letter No OSP127/22/104 dated on January 31, 2022,” the President has directed the sacking of Mr. Kwakwa.
Maxam Company Limited, the company at the centre of last month’s explosion at Appiatse in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality of the Western Region has been slapped a fine of US$6 million by the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources. This is after a report was submitted to the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor after tasking a committee to investigate the explosion.
Deputy Finance Minister, John Kumah, says Ghanaians should not pay attention to what he calls negative propaganda put out by rating agency Moody’s. In a scathing attack launched on the agency, Mr Kumah questioned whether someone who sits behind a computer can issue an accurate report.
The Takoradi Habour Circuit Court A presided over by his Worship, Michael Kwadwoe Ampadu, has granted the Mayor of Sekondi-Takoradi, Abdul Mumin Issah, GHS100,000 bail with 3 sureties after pleading not guilty to all three counts of road traffic offenses.
ECOWAS Chairman, President Akufo-Addo, has asked colleagues in the subregion to take a firm and tough decision against countries whose leaders are overthrown in Military coups. President Akufo-Addo believes if such decisions are not taken, the entire subregion could be inundated with military takeovers.
A study by the Ghana Center for Democratic Development, (CDD-Ghana), has shown that nine persons engaged in ‘galamsey’ and fraud funded political parties in the 2020 elections. The study also shows that three major financiers of the political parties are chiefs in the Eastern Region.
The three-member committee set up to investigate the circumstances leading to the explosion at Apeatse has presented its report to the Lands Minister, Samuel Jinapor. The document contains findings and recommendations, among other things, to avert the recurrence of the incident in mining communities.
ECOWAS leaders have expressed worry over what they call deteriorating democracy within the sub region. The leaders say the recent coup in Burkina Faso is a clear example of how democracy is failing in West Africa. Opening a virtual ECOWAS summit, President Nana Akufo-Addo, the ECOWAS chair, urged his colleagues to do all they can to uphold the tenant of democracy in the sub-region.
Commercial banks are making a last-minute appeal for the tax on electronic transactions to be reduced marginally to not more than 1%. Speaking on PM Express Business Edition, Chief Executive of the Ghana Association of Bankers John Awuah noted that the current 1.75 per cent may erode some gains made so far in the banking sector and financial inclusion.
A family man has recounted how his family was able to survive despite the financial devastation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Sharing his story on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show, Nii said his wife was laid off due to the pandemic; therefore, he became the sole provider for the family.
A 19-year-old mother, Janet Amartey is grateful for the life of her one-month-old baby who escaped death after a building collapsed on her at Apeatse in the Western Region. The baby, Abena, had sustained injuries on her face when she was rescued from the rubble after an explosive-laden truck collided with a motorcycle, leading to a large blast in their community on Thursday, January 20.
Deputy Finance Minister, John Kumah, has stated that the Majority in Parliament may not need the consent of the Minority to pass the Electronic Transactions Levy bill into law. In an interview with JoyNews ahead of Parliament’s resumption, he revealed that government is determined and will go ahead to the e-levy should the NDC MPs hold on to their entrenched position.
A Police officer has been shot dead amidst the resurgence of violence in Bawku, in the Upper East Region. According to the Police, Constable Regina Angenu, who was with the Paga Police Station on Sunday, paid a visit to her colleague, Constable Erasmus Enkson of the Bawku Division.
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is leading a strong government delegation to Apiate, a community near Bogoso in the Western Region where some residents lost their lives through deadly explosion. The Vice President who is to commiserate with victims of Thursday’s incident and their families as well as see to the help government can extend to them to return life to normalcy.
The Office of the National Chief Imam has warned of more clashes between rival groups in other communities if urgent steps are not taken to deal with deep-seated issues of concern. Speaking on Joy FM’s Midday News on Thursday on behalf of the National Chief Imam, he stated that the clash between the two factions, is a matter of national security.
Some shops remain closed following the gunshots witnessed in the violent clash in Nima, a suburb if Accra on Tuesday January 18. A trader who spoke to JoyNews Manuel Koranteng, revealed that most of the shops in the area have not been opened due to “fear and panic.”
Former Deputy Finance Minister, Cassiel Ato Forson, has pleaded not guilty to the charge of causing a €2.3 million loss to the state. Two other accused persons, Sylvestre Anemana, a former Chief Director at the Ministry of Health and Richard Jakpa, a businessman, also pleaded not guilty.
An economist with the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS), Prof. Godfred Alufar Bokpin, has warned of possible collapse of Ghana’s economy. Speaking on the Super Morning Show, as the country’s debt stock hits high distress levels, Prof. Bokpin reiterated that the current debt situation could get worse by the end of September, if proper interventions are not implemented.
At least one person has been killed after a police officer drove into bystanders at Atico junction near Kaneshie. The police man who was driving a Toyota Vitz taxi, is said to have been pursuing an errant trotro driver when he tripped over a mound and veered onto the pavement, ramming into the people.
The Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has said that government’s mandatory vaccination policy is non-negotiable. In an interview on GBC, on Wednesday, he contended that the compulsory vaccination is to protect the populace.
Some Ghanaians who are seeking to re-register their SIM cards with the Ghana card are complaining about the excessively long queues they’ve had to endure at the offices of some telecommunication companies. The situation has worsened since the first working day in 2022.
Eight farmers captured in the latest JoyNews Hotline documentary, using children as labourers on their farms have been arrested. A team of police and COCOBOD intelligence officials effected an arrest after an operation aimed at bringing all those involved to book.
The winners of the 2021 National Science and Maths Quiz competition, Prempeh College, have on Thursday 6 January 2021 presented the trophy to the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, at a brief event at the Jubilee House in Accra.
The Enchi District Police have arrested a couple for beating their four-year-old daughter to death for bedwetting. Francisca Etuteh, who was made to sit on hot water, also broke her arm due to the beating, the Police said. The suspects, Effah Donaldson, 34, and Salome Oteku, 27, are said to have caned the deceased till she fell unconscious on Tuesday at Yakase in the Aowin Municipality of the Western North Region.
Effective Tuesday, January 4, 2022, the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) will begin the implementation of government’s policy directive on the reversal of the reduction of values of imports on 43 selected items. Otherwise known as the ‘benchmark values’, the reversal will affect the selected items from all the three categories on which the reversal was applied, a statement from the Authority stated.
The Police have announced the arrest of a man seen in a viral video shooting AK47 at A&C Mall to usher in the New Year. A press release on Monday, signed by the Director of Public Affairs, Supt. Alexander Kwaku Obeng said, “A collaboration between the Police and Military Police has led to the arrest of Flt. Sergeant Nicholas Owusu Frimpong in connection with the discharge of a firearm at A&C Mall, East Legon on Friday, December 31, 2021.”
Police at Begoro in the Eastern Region have arrested a 56-year-old man for allegedly murdering his sister on December 27, at Begoro Zongo. Keanu Aboagye was smoked out from his hideout upon a tip-off. According to reports, he is suspected of having inflicted multiple cutlass wounds on Gladys Agyemang, 55, who bled to death.
The Greater Accra Regional Security Council (REGSEC) led by the Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has lifted the ban on the operation of beaches amid the yuletide in the region. However, patrons will be expected to show proof of covid-19 vaccination or avail themselves to be vaccinated at the facilities before entry.
Officials of the National Peace Council dispatched to Bawku to aid in mediation efforts in ending the chieftaincy conflict have returned to Accra after being caught in a crossfire of the warring factions. There have been renewed fights between the feuding factions amid reports of gunshots, leading to the loss of lives and destruction of properties.
The Western Regional Police Command has arrested three Senior High School (SHS) students for allegedly burning and killing a bolt driver who is also a Navy officer at Sekondi Baka-Ano. The suspects, Patrick Baidoo, aged 18, Joseph Lord Nii Adjei Odiku, 17, and Adolf Eshun, 17, are said to have confessed to committing the crime.
A Kaneshie Magistrate Court has issued a warrant for the arrest of National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP for Madina, Francis Xavier Sosu, after he failed to appear before it for the third time.
Parliament will later today, Friday, November 26, 2021, conclude the debate on the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy presented by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. Since Tuesday, Members of Parliament have made contributions to various sub-sectors of the economy.
Police on a man-hunt for persons engaged in violence at Somanya leaving 3 persons with machete wounds, Minority in parliament alarmed at Ghana's debt level... and others.
Minority in parliament to stiffly oppose plans by government to introduce tax on electronic transactions as MPs deliberate 2022 budget.
Government under criticism for failure to address rising public expenditure in the 2o22 budget as the country's debt crisis continue.
The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has made finally opened up about his ill-health following rumours of his unusual physical changes in public. He said he is battling liver disease after covid-19 complications. In an interview on Good Evening Ghana on Metro TV on Thursday, November 19, 2021, the Finance Minister said despite fighting the diseases and praying for full cure, his DNA is strong enough to do the work.
The Communications Director at the Presidency has asked the 2020 flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to allow the government to perform its duties. Eugene Arhin, at a press briefing on Thursday, said, “everybody in Ghana acknowledges that there are hardships, even the President himself has acknowledged it, that is why every effort is being put in place to make sure that these hardships are relieved. And I will just suggest that the former President should take a chill pill and wait and see how best the budget would address the concerns of the average Ghanaian.”
The Roads Minister, Kwesi Amoako-Atta, has described as “unreasonable” the penchant for people to demonstrate over bad roads even as government is working earnestly to fix the road deficit. According to him, it will be impossible for government to fix all deplorable roads simultaneously.
At least 3,000 people in Keta municipality have been rendered homeless after tidal waves swept through their homes on Sunday dawn. Communities such as Abutiakope, Kedzikope and Keta Central are largely affected as affected homeless residents are left with nothing to salvage.
Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, is said to have written to the Police administration to inform them that Madina Member of Parliament (MP), Francis Xavier- Sosu, is out of the country on Parliamentary business. The embattled MP was to show up in court on Monday morning but failed to show up. Police Prosecutor ASP Sylvestre Asare informed the Kaneshie District Court that a letter had been received from the Speaker indicating that the MP was out of the jurisdiction. The case was consequently adjourned to November 16.
Two children, a boy and a girl under age five were reportedly drowned in an abandoned water tank at Anwomaso-Domeabra in the Ejisu Municipality of the Ashanti Region. Bodies of the boy, aged 4, and the girl, aged 2, were seen floating on water in a two feet block tank at a building site in the area.
Angry residents of Pankrono in Kumasi smashed the windscreen of a tipper truck after a commercial vehicle crashed into the stationary vehicle killing two people. The truck full of sand, according to witnesses, developed a fault and was abandoned on the busy Tafo-pankrono road leading to the accident.
Six passengers are reported to have burned to death when a bus travelling from Lawra in the Upper West region caught fire after being involved in an accident at a Police checkpoint in Akomadan. According to the Police, 22 others are receiving treatment after they sustained various degrees of injury.
The Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, says Parliament cannot direct the General Legal Council on its admission processes by resolution. Parliament last week unanimously voted, directing the General Legal Council to immediately admit the 499 students who passed but have been denied admission to the Ghana School of Law. Parliament further directed the Attorney General to ensure that this resolution of Parliament is respected. But in a letter addressed to the Speaker of Parliament, Godfred Yeboah Dame argued that Parliament cannot use a resolution to make such directions.
Some departments in hospitals nationwide have been deserted following the strike by the Health Services Workers Union. This has left some patients stranded because of the absence of records personnel, cleaners, lab technicians, orderlies, among others. The union is striking in protest of its desire for better conditions of service, which it says have not been fairly addressed.
Some departments in hospitals nationwide have been deserted following the strike by the Health Services Workers Union. This has left some patients stranded because of the absence of records personnel, cleaners, lab technicians, orderlies, among others. The union is striking in protest of its desire for better conditions of service, which it says have not been fairly addressed.
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, has appealed to government to pay off its debt to some six banks over the construction of four residential halls on its campus. The University of Ghana, in 2008, contracted a syndicated ¢43 million loan facility from six banks, including Cal Bank.
The leadership of the Health Services Workers' Union (HSWU) has declared nationwide strike from Tuesday, October 26, over alleged unfair treatment by Government towards their members.Mr Flanklin Owusu Ansah, the General Secretary of the Union, briefing the media, said their resumption would depend on how the government team facilitated their negotiations in good faith and concluded all outstanding issues.
Member of Parliament for Madina, Francis-Xavier Sosu, has accused government of failing to pay contractors who have been assigned to work on various roads in the Madina constituency. He has said that all efforts to get the government to fix roads in the constituency have fallen on deaf eyes. The MP has led constituents in a demonstration on Monday morning to register his displeasure and force relevant authorities to act.
Two police officers are reported to have died in a road accident on the Walewale-Bolgatanga Highway. Three other officers who were among the team are said to have sustained various degrees of injuries and were rushed to the Tamale Teaching Hospital.
Suspected armed robbers have gunned down a watchman guarding the office of A2 Enterprise, an aluminium products dealership venture at Santase-Kokoben in Kumasi. Bosompem Andoh, 49, was found dead, with stab wounds and his body dragged inside the shop.
A 30-year-old mother of four who butchered her 2-year-old son in the presence of three other children will undergo psychiatric examination. The request for this examination was granted police prosecutors by the Kodie Magistrate Court in the Ashanti Region.
A 42-year-old man, identified as Maxwell Yeboah, has bolted after allegedly stabbing his pregnant wife to death at Nyankyerenease, a suburb of Kumasi. Eyewitnesses say the incident occurred Saturday dawn when the deceased was heard shouting for help only for them to discover the woman in a pool of her own blood with several machete wounds.
Scores of residents of Gomoa Fetteh within the Gomoa East District of the Central Region are scrambling for food and other essentials after traditional authorities ordered a ban on commercial activities in the area. The ban, which is to last four days, beginning Thursday, October 14, is to allow for the conduct of the final funeral rites of the late Chief of the town, Nana Abor Yamoah II.
Consumers of fuel, including Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), have demanded that government intervenes to ensure that petroleum prices are reduced. This is because there are hints of a seven percent increase in petroleum prices in less than 48 hours. The price of LPG is also set to increase by some 40 pesewas per kilo.
Minority in Parliament has put together a motion demanding immediate steps to review the 1992 constitution. The motion, expected to be moved when the house reconvenes at the end of the month will, among others, call for a bi-partisan approach. Minority leader Haruna Iddrisu who confirmed this, said the equal numbers in parliament makes the time ripe for such a discussion.
Majority Leader of Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has said that it is out of place for the Speaker, Alban Bagbin, to have made a predetermination concerning the “Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values 2021” bill. According to him, the Speaker is technically not a Parliamentarian and thus cannot make such a commitment on behalf of Parliament.
JoyNews investigations have uncovered how some staff of the Ghana Revenue Authority aid businesses bidding for contracts to circumvent laid down procedures in the acquisition tax clearance certificates for them.
President of the Catholic Bishops Conference, Most Rev Philip Naameh, has revealed that a Christian coalition has set up medical units to help rehabilitate homosexuals. According to him, they are concerned about the welfare of the people, hence the initiative to help homosexuals in society.
Two close female relatives of the President’s District Chief Executive (DCE) nominee for Wa West Municipal Assembly, have collapsed. The incident happened on Wednesday after the nominated DCE, Ali Bukari was rejected by the 41-member Assembly. He polled 15 yes votes and 26 no votes.
Three persons, including two students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), have been reported dead in an explosion at the Juaben Oil Mills in the Ashanti Region.
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says he will not support any of the aspirants seeking to lead the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) into the 2024 election. President Akufo-Addo insists that until the party elects a presidential candidate, he will not support anybody.
President Akufo-Addo has defended contractors working on a number road construction projects in the Ashanti Region. This comes after concerns of residents in some areas about the constant lull in the progress of work, leading to further deterioration of the road.
Many parts of the country have experienced heavy rainfall with some regions enduring up to six hours of the downpour on Friday, October 1. Roads have been rendered impassable with their resultant heavy traffic in the capital, Accra. The areas affected included Kaneshie First Light, Dansoman Junction among other adjoining areas. In the Central Region, the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital was not spared. Some wards were flooded leaving patients on admission stranded while health personnel struggle to attend to them.
Some residents of the former refugee camp at Buduburam in the Gomoa East Municipality of the Central Region have massed up at the frontage, vowing to resist a planned shutdown of the facility. Following concerns raised by chiefs and opinion leaders that the camp has become a den for criminals, the government, through the Gomoa East District Assembly gave the residents a September 30 deadline to vacate the area.
Spokesperson for the family of social activist, Ibrahim Mohammed, aka Kaaka says the bereaved family is not pleased with some conclusions drawn by the three-member committee set up to probe the Ejura protest that led to the loss of two lives, with respect to Kaaka’s death.
Three people are missing following flooding at the Ahenema Kokoben suburb of Kumasi, Monday night. Close to three hours of torrential rains left part of the Kumasi-Obuasi Road flooded for hours.
Following renewed debate about the viability of the $2 billion deal the government signed with China to improve infrastructure in Ghana, NDC’s Felix Kwakye Ofosu has described the agreement as a joke. Stating his views in a short write up on Monday, September 27, 2021, the former Deputy Information Minister said the governing NPP propagandists are currently presenting false claims about the deal to parry justified criticism from a section of the public
President Akufo-Addo is courting the support of the United States of America to deal with jihadist groups from Iraq and other war-torn countries operating in the West African sub-region. There’ve been calls for tighter security along Ghana’s borders following deadly terror attacks in neighbouring countries.
The Ghana Police Service has arrested three persons in connection with the alleged kidnapping of the 28-year-old pregnant woman, Josephine Mensah, who allegedly went missing in Takoradi on September 16 only to resurface five days later around Axim in the Western Region
Provisional figures from the Ghana Statistical Service puts Ghana’s current population at 30.8 million.nThis forms part of the outcome of the 2021 Population and Housing Census, which started in June. According to Government Statistician, Prof Samuel Kobina Annim, this represents a 6.1 million increase from the 24.7 million recorded during the last count in 2010.
The North-East Regional Police Command has arrested 12 persons suspected to have assaulted some people and caused damage to property following the announcement of Chereponi’s District Chief Executive (DCE).
Some supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Chereponi and East Mamprusi Districts of the North East Region have rejected the nomination of Hajia Rashida Mahama and Madam Zuweratu Mada Nashiru as District Chief Executives, respectively. Some of the supporters in Chereponi went on rampage by vandalizing party properties to express their rejection of the President’s decision “to impose on them a stranger who only joined the party in 2016”.
Armed police personnel have been deployed to the campus of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) after the Ashanti Regional Security Council served notice of planned disturbances by two rival halls.
Armed police personnel have been deployed to the campus of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) after the Ashanti Regional Security Council served notice of planned disturbances by two rival halls.
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has confirmed that two papers have been compromised in the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). The Council says its investigations have uncovered that extracts of the 2021 Elective Mathematics and English Language tests, had been found in the public domain.
The UK High Commissioner to Ghana, Harriet Thompson says even though the ongoing digitalization drive by the Ghana government is commendable in its attempts to curb low-level corruption, it is equally important that Ghanaians are convinced that no one is immune to prosecution at the high level.
President Akufo-Addo has sounded a word of caution to professionals across the country who are shirking their tax obligations. According to him, the current situation where about 60,000 professionals in the nation’s workforce are not complying with tax laws is worrying.
Elegant Homes, one of the sponsors of the JoyNews-Ecobank Habitat Fair 2021, has hinted at some jaw-dropping packages ahead of the first mini-clinic series on Saturday, September 11.
U.S. Ambassador to Ghana Stephanie S. Sullivan today announced new support for Ghana’s Covid-19 response, including oxygen generation equipment to support critical care patients nationwide and equipment to aid in the treatment of infectious disease.
The 2020 flagbearer for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, has been in the news since Tuesday after he declared that the 2024 elections will be a do-or-die affair. His statement has raised a lot of discussions amongst the citizenry with a section of the citizenry calling for him to retract his statement.
The Director-General of the State Interest and Governance Authority (SIGA), Stephen Asamoah Boateng, has expressed his disappointment in the conduct of some CEOs of State-owned Enterprises (SoEs) who failed to show up for a workshop. This is an event to deliberate on a draft code of corporate governance for Enterprises.
The Minority in Parliament has accused President Akufo-Addo of violating the constitution in appointing Chief Executive Officers for state enterprises. According to the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, the lawfully constituted public service commission responsible for recruiting such personnel has been sidelined by the presidency in the appointments.
Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia Friday launched the "One Teacher, One Laptop" initiative to facilitate lesson planning, teaching and learning outcomes.
Hundreds of residents of Elubo in the Western Region, are protesting the continued closure of the border between Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire. They are demanding its reopening to ensure that the livelihoods of the citizens in the town and its surrounding communities, are restored.
Chaos erupted at a press conference organized by the People’s National Convention (PNC) at its headquarters in Abavana, Accra.
Post-election research conducted by the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has revealed that the majority of Ghanaians are not confident in the ability of the Akufo-Addo government to protect financial resources and curb corruption over the next four years.
Police at Walewale in the North East Region have stormed several communities along the Walewale-Bolgatanga highway following a robbery attack on Saturday.
Famers along the White Volta in the Kumbugu District of the Northern Region fear they might lose their rice farms following announcements of the spillage of the Bagre dam tomorrow.
Two legislators – Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, North Tongu MP and Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah of Ellembelle, have petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) asking that it investigates the deaths that occurred during the 2020 polls.
The family of slain Ibrahim Mohammed aka Kaaka Macho, says the manner in which the Ghana Police Service has dealt with the investigations into the death of their relative has only caused them more pain. They describe the efforts put in place since the death of Kaaka, prior to the Ejura protest as lackadaisical which has dashed any sign of hope in their quest for justice.
Minority in Parliament has described as bizarre, government’s explanation on how the GH¢600 million was set aside for Agenda 111. This comes after the Ministry of Finance denied claims by the Minority in Parliament that the government has already spent GH¢636million on Agenda 111 even before it was launched on Tuesday, August 17, 2021.
Top Story: University students across the country are asking lecturers to give them more time to adequately prepare for their end of semester examinations.
Top Story: Former Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei, has urged that the country’s laws be applied equally.
Top Story: President Akufo-Addo has indicated that about 20,000 health professionals would be employed when government’s Agenda 111 hospital projects is completed.
Top Story: An Accra Labour Court 1 has slapped the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) with GHC3,000.00 fine over what the court describes as a waste of its time.
Top Story: The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has begun administering the Johnson and Johnson vaccines.
Top Story: Deputy Majority Leader is fighting off claims that the Health Minister lied to the parliamentary committee that probed the botched Covid-19 vaccine procurement probe.
Top Story: It has emerged that the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), between 2014 and 2016, procured prepaid meters and conductors worth ¢59million, but the machines are still locked up in the company’s warehouse.
Top Story: Private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu has stated that fresh details about the botched Sputnik V vaccine procurement contract make him more concerned.
Top Story: The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) says its members will not return to work despite an injunction sought by the National Labour Commission against their industrial action.
Top Story: Nine persons have been arrested by the police at Teshie in the Greater Accra region, following a chieftaincy dispute which has resulted in a violent clash in the area.
Top Story: A former Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing, Alhaji Collins Dauda; his successor, Dr Kwaku Agyeman-Mensah, and three others yesterday pleaded not guilty to 52 counts of causing financial loss of $200m to the state over the Saglemi Affordable Housing Project when they made their first appearance at the Criminal Division of the Accra High Court.
Top Story: #FixTheCountry protestors today stormed some principal streets of Accra to demand good governance from the government.
Top Story: The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has called for an urgent scale-up of free enhanced testing in all communities across the country.
Top Story: Documents filed on behalf of the Attorney General alleges that Consultancy Services under the Saglemi Housing project were awarded three times, costing the taxpayer an estimated $13m.
Top Story: Government agencies directed to immediately roll out shift system across the country and encourage staffs to go on leave as public service commission begin implementation of president Akufo Addo directives to tackle the spread of covid 19 in offices.
Top Story: Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta will later this morning present to Parliament the mid-year budget review as well as present the true state of the economy.
Top Story: The Cape Coast High Court has annulled the results of the 2020 parliamentary elections in the Assin North constituency. The Court, presided over by Justice Kwasi Boakye, ordered for fresh elections to be conducted in the constituency.
Top Story: Privileges committee of parliament begin formal probe into comment made by Assin central Mp Kenndey Agyapong calling for the beating of luv fm Erastus donkor.
Documents in possession of JoyNews reveals the chief at the centre of the alleged $5 million bribe involving the Chief Justice (CJ), Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, had actually tried without success to get the CJ off the case.
Top Story: Police in the Greater Accra Region are on a manhunt for three suspects involved in the killing of a 34-year-old man at Tantra Hill.
Top Story: Special Prosecutor nominee, Kissi Agyebeng, says he is not going to stop corruption in the country when given the nod as the task is herculean.
Top Story: A Virologist at the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) says the communal spread of Covid-19 Delta variant in the country cannot be prevented.
Top Story: The Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has disclosed that his outfit acted in accordance with Executive Instrument (E.I) 61 to procure Sputnik V vaccines through middlemen due to the urgent need to curtail the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic that hit the country.
Top Story: President Nana Akufo-Addo has urged Ghanaians to comply with the Covid-19 safety protocols to avoid a possible third wave.
Top Story: After 12 days of public sitting, the three-member committee that investigated the Ejura disturbances has wrapped up its work.
Top Story: Member of Parliament’s Privileges Committee, Kobena Mensah Woyome, says that the committee carries out a thorough job no matter how powerful or influential an individual is.
Top Story: The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is appalled at the verbal attacks on Luv FM’s Erastus Asare Donkor by the Assin Central MP, Kennedy Agyapong, and his call for the journalist to be beaten.
Top Story: The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) says it is giving the necessary attention to a petition asking that it probes an alleged $5 million bribe involving Chief Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah.
Top Story: One person has died with five others in critical condition after an articulated truck run into one of the tollbooths on the Tema motorway on Monday.
Top Story: Residents of Ejura have been recounting how her son was caught in the disturbances as she appears before committee investigating the matter.
Top Story: The Ejura Sekyeredumase Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Mohammed Salisu Bamba has disown two suspects arrested in connection with the killing of the Mohammed Ibrahim 'Kaaka' insisting they are not his body guards.
Top Story: Central Commander of the Ghana Armed Forces, Brigadier General Joseph Aphour, has justified why the security operatives who were deployed to restore calm during the Ejura demonstration on Tuesday, June 29, fired at the protestors.
Top story: The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, says intelligence received by the Ashanti Regional Security Council (REGSEC) forced him to deploy the military and police personnel to the town. He said the Intel he had pointed to threats by the youth of Ejura to burn state and private properties after the burial of social activist, Mohammed Ibrahim, also known as Kaaka.
Top Story: Traders have been thrown into despair as fire ravages the shopping mall behind the GCB Bank at Kantamanto in Accra.
Top Story: The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has assured that government will not shield anyone found culpable in the Ejura disturbances that led to the death of two protesting youth.
Top Story: The police have fired tear gas and warning shots at the Agbogbloshie Market in what they said is a move to rid the area of hoodlums.
Top Story: 19 year old victim of yesterday's shooting at Ejura in the Ashanti region battling for his life as doctors transfer him to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for further treatment.
Top Story: Two suspects have been arrested by the Ejura police in connection with the murder of a social media activist, Ibrahim Mohammed.
Top Story: President Akufo-Addo has called on the 2021 Population and Housing Census officials to strictly adhere to the data provision protection in the law to ensure the sanctity of the exercise.
The Ghana Meteorological Agency has predicted that more floods will hit Ghana’s major cities of Accra and Kumasi during this year’s rainy season.
Top Story: Former power minister Dr. Kwabena Donkor insists the agreement with power company GPGC was in the interest of the nation as evidence by parliament approval of the deal in july 2015.
Top Story: Leader of Global Health and Infectious Diseases Research Group at KCCR, has revealed that the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi has recorded a rapid surge of Covid-19 cases. Dr John Amuasi, speaking on PM Express, Tuesday, stated that reports coming in show that the majority of individuals who have contracted the virus are the youth.
Ghana set to roll out clinical trials for two separate covid 19 vaccine including russia made sputnik light vaccine
Top Story: Security experts questions effectiveness police intelligence bureau as over 200 suspected criminal are picked up following a wave of robbery in the national capital
Top story: Member states of the Economic Community of West African states, (ECOWAS) have fixed 2027 for full implementation of a single currency, Eco. They have been urged to work towards meeting the 11 convergence criteria including an end of year single inflation and fiscal deficit of not more than 4%of Gross Domestic Product for qualification. So far, only six out of the 16 member states have rectified the agreement.
Top Story: Ashanti regional police intensify security following recent armed robbery attack and disappearing of several children.
Aviation expert insists recently Presidential Air craft is capable of making non-stop trip across europe and describe as internable government justification of the hiring a luxury jet for president Akufo Addo tour of four european countries
Top Story: Upper regional security council put board security high alert following a police wireless message indicating possible attack by bukina army bandits
Top Story:Stranded students of Technical Universities across the country have expressed disappointment over the strike by members of the Technical University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (TUTAG),arguing the industrial action will worsen,they already disputed, disrupted academic activities
Members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) on the Appointments Committee of Parliament on Friday boycotted the vetting of the Deputy Local Government Minister nominee, Martin Agyei Mensah Korsah.
Justifying the action, Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu said the decision to boycott the nominee’s vetting was to protest against the unresolved political violence that characterized the Techiman South election declaration during the december polls
Top Story: Tension between Ghana police #Fixthecountry campaigners raises as it describes reasons by protesters to go ahead plan demonstrations are not compelling
Top Story: National security ministry identify mismanagement of the Ghanaian economy and state capture by group it describe as political elite warning the group peels a mayor treat to the security of the country
Top Story: Ghana medical association condems organizers of forestry commission CEO, Sir John funeral for disregarding covid-19 protocols as they call on IGP to deal with them
Top Story: Minister of state designate at the finance ministry Charles Adu Boahen justifies controversial Agyapa deal saying its part of government effort to ensure Ghana beyond aid
Top Story: MP for Amanfi west demand answers from IGP over alleged raid of two chinese casinos at Asankragua in western region by national security operators
Top Story: Medical Laboratory Scientists at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) on Monday defied a court order that directed them to call off a strike action and return to work.
Top story: Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists has revealed that his colleagues across the country, have not called off the strike action despite the court order secured by the National Labour Commission.
Top story: Three unidentified persons have been confirmed dead after an illegal mining (galamsey) pit collapsed on them at Breman, a mining community in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central Region.
Top Story: Residents of onyinanufo in the Ashanti region thrown into state of mourning as tanker explosion killed at least 3 people and reduced 10 houses to ashes,police is blaming a wrongly packed fault transit van for the accident
Top Story: Director of Operations for the National Security Ministry, whose secondment was reversed after preliminary investigations into the assault on Caleb Kudah of Citi FM, has been given another top job in the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF).
Top story: As defiant laboratory scientists at Komfo-Anokye Teaching Hospital refuse to back down on their strike, Patients are barring the brand as they are now paying more for laboratory service
New adopted electoral reforms binding on all parties including opposition NDC which was absence at the meeting to adopt the new proposal that's according to the electoral commission after just ended IPAC meeting
Top story: The Ghana Health Service (GHS) today commenced inoculation of about 360,000 persons who received the first jab of the Covid-19 vaccine in March this year, as announced by President Akufo -Addo in his 25th address to the nation. The exercise will end on May 26.
National Media Commission raise the National Security for update on its investigation following alleged brutality against citi fm journalist
Minority Leader in Parliament,Haruna Iddrisu has the Akufo-Addo led government of reducing the country to the police state
Police pick up five persons said to be behind an alleged ritual killing plot at Amanase in the Eastern Region: Npp reinstate its Formal General Secretary after 6years of Suspension
Some Ghanaians reject government plan to address concerns raised by #FixTheCountry campaign, saying it doesn't provide immediate relieve to many challenges confronting them
Ghana prepare to begin second round of covid 19 vaccination after receiving 300,500 doses of the Astrazeneca vaccine under the covax platform
Raising Tension in Tamale following sale of the Tamale Timber Market for a Private-developer
Chief authorises manhunt for persons responsible for killing bull elephant; followed by World marks world press freedom day
Volta Region had few ministerial and deputy minister nominations as it produced only NPP MP- Freddie Blay
Baffour Osei Akoto was a strong personality imbued with leadership qualities-Hon.Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto
Ghana police-service vow,it will bring to book persons responsible for death occurs during 2020 election
2020 election the most successful.peaceful poll ever organised in 4th Republic-EC; followed by Kissi Agyebeng pencilled for special prosecutor.
Some grassroots members of the opposition NDC have called for the leadership of the party to render account of its performance in the 2020 polls. This comes after members of the party's council of elders Dr. Benjamin Kumbour raised concerns about the absence of accountability
President Akufo-Addo has finally released the much anticipated list of deputy ministerial nominees. The President earlier today submitted to the speaker Alban Bagbin the names of deputy ministerial nominees to n parliament for prior approval
Top Story: Two meeting, one brainstormed on the way forward , the other identified flawed to recommends measures to charts a way forward. Over the weekend , The leader Led by the national chairman and former President John Dramani Mahama of the opposition party the National Democratic Congress (NDC) address and resolved the challenges that affected the party in the 2020 general election at Ho
Scenes of men in pursuit of one man, an attack on this man by many other men. stones, metals, poles and cement blocks are the weapons of the attack that ends with the fair looking man lying motionless. All these disturbing images captured on were today presented to an Accra high court as evidence showing how thirteen men filmed beaten army major Maxwell Adam Mahama to death
Some residents of Kumasi are expressing their anger and disappointment in the government after the announcement of more power outages from 7 pm each day. The Electricity Company of Ghana and GRIDCo met civil society organizations in Accra on Thursday and explained the causes of the outages.
The Fisheries commission assures fishermen that they can still go to fish in the sea after some dolphins and some species of fish were washed ashore on the beaches of some coastal cities this weekend. the commission noted that the officials have taken samples of the dead fishes and are conducting a pathological examination
Top story: The North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has resigned from Parliament’s Appointments Committee. In a letter dated March 30, addressed to the Speaker, Alban Kingsford Bagbin, he explained that this was “after days of careful reflection and thoughtful considerations. It is not clear why the outspoken and meticulous member of the Committee who takes nominees especially through rigorous CV scrutiny is stepping down.
Top story: Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has given the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu a two-hour ultimatum to appear before Parliament to answer some questions or face the “necessary consequences”. The Health Minister was scheduled to appear in Parliament today, March 29, to answer a question by MP for Sefwi Akontombra, Alex Tetteh Djornobuah on the type of health facility programmed to be constructed in Sefwi Akontombra.
Top story: The Auditor-General has directed the former Rector of the University for Professional Studies (UPSA), Professor Joshua Alabi to refund with interest an amount of almost ¢300,000 paid as legal fees to private legal firm Lithur Brew and Company for no work done. This is contained in the audited report of Public Boards, corporations and other statutory institutions.
Appointment Committee: Ministerial Vetting of Finance minister designate -Ken Ofori Atta
Top story: Students of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) have protested a directive from management asking those who paid their fees late to defer their courses for the year. Clad in black and red, the students have besieged the premises of the school chanting war songs to drum home their displeasure.
Top story: Residents of Ho in the Volta Region woke up to the sad news of another love story gone wrong after news broke that Jay Dordorye had reportedly murdered Harriet his girlfriend. The 26-year-old who plays for Silion Football Club, a second division team, later attempted to take his own life by hanging twice. He also slit his throat and stabbed himself in the stomach twice but did not die.
Top story: Joy News’ investigations have uncovered how a gold smuggling syndicate illegally exports gold through the country’s land, airports and seaports. This illegal business is aided by security operatives, politically connected individuals and shipping agents. In 2018, President Akufo-Addo revealed how $5 billion was unaccounted for in gold exports from Ghana to the United Arab Emirates.
Top story: The Obengfo Advanced Bodysculpt has been opened and operating illegally months after the Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA) shut down the health centre for failing to meet the required standard for operation.
Top story: Four more persons have been arrested in connection with an alleged ‘Baby Harvesting and Trafficking’ incident that occurred in February, this year. A statement signed by Dr. Divine N. Banyubala, the Acting Registrar of the Medical and Dental Council, and Commissioner of Police Frank Adu-Poku (Rtd), the Executive Director of the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO), said three babies have been retrieved, all safe and healthy in a foster home, pending the final determination of the cases.
Top story: The former Auditor-General, Daniel Yao Domelevo has described as preposterous, a directive from the Audit Service Board asking him to “prepare a comprehensive handing over of the Audit Service to Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu.” This, he says is because he has been out of office for more than eight months.
Top story: The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has denied claims of the AstraZeneca vaccines causing blood clots in the human body. Its latest update follows reports that the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine causes the said condition, forcing France, Germany and other six countries to halt its use.
Top story: "we cannot borrow anymore,we have to share the burden"- Government to Ghanaians as it introduces new taxes which some have rejected insisting it will impact negatively on their finances and increase their hardship
Top story: Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu is expected to present the 2021 budget statement before Parliament. Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, The Majority leader in Parliament will make the presentation in the stead of the Minister-designate for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta on Friday, March 12, 2021 at 10 am.
Top story: The death toll of the recent Apam drowning incident has increased to 13, according to the Member of Parliament for Gomoa West, Richard Gyan Mensah.
Top story: The Coalition of Civil Society Organizations Against Corruption has accused the Presidency and the Audit Service Board of unfairly targeting retired Auditor-General Daniel Yaw Domelovo
Top story: Police give an account of how at least 12 teenagers drowned at Apam. The total number of bodies retrieved as of Tuesday morning is 12, comprising two females and 10 males. The Apam township, according to Joy News’ Richard Kwadwo Nyarko, has been thrown into a state of mourning. Others are also unsure what to expect as they await news of their missing teenagers.
Top story: The Former Deputy Energy Minister - Mr Jinapor - has attributed the recent blackouts across the country to “the power sector choking with huge debts due to bad management practices and unnecessary political interference in the work of the regulator (PURC).” He called on the government to be truthful to Ghanaians about the current situation of the energy sector.
Top story: The two suspects in the four missing Takoradi girls case have been sentenced to death by the Sekondi High Court, Friday. The suspects; Samuel Udeotuk Wills and John Oji were charged for kidnapping and murdering Ruth Abakah, 19; Priscilla Blessing Bentum, 21; Ruth Love Quayson,18 and Priscilla Koranchie, 15.
Top story: The Judicial Service has urged the media to go ahead with its criticisms of the service as long as they are constructive but must refrain from insults and words that may dent the reputation of the Service. According to the Judicial Service, they are open to criticisms from the media no matter how violent it would be but added that what it would not accept is for the justice adjudicating body to be subjected to insults.
Top story: The West African country aims to vaccinate 20 million people, or over 66% of its population, by the end of 2021, according to President Nana Akufo-Addo.
Top story: The Judicial Service of Ghana, through its lawyers Sory@Law, has written to media houses that have published “hateful, spiteful, vengeful and incendiary” comments about the Justices of the Supreme Court hearing the election petition of former President John Mahama, to “pull or cause to be pulled down and cleared from your platforms”, all such statements and speeches.
Top story: Sixteen people died on the spot in the early hours of Friday when two buses traveling on opposite directions of the Accra-Kumasi Highway crashed headlong. The accident involved two Kia Grandbird buses with registration numbers GT 5629-19 and GE 5510-15, one of which was a VIP bus.
Top story: The fates of the Minister-designates for Health, Transport and Gender hang in the balance as the Minority in Parliament issue a warning saying they will vote against their approval, accusing them of hiding information on the Frontier Health Care Service Contract.