Energy Minister John Abdulai Jinapor has announced a key milestone in power generation efforts, revealing that an additional unit at the Akosombo Dam has been successfully restored to operation. In a brief update shared on Tuesday night, the Minister disclosed that “at 9:09 pm, the fourth unit at Akosombo Dam was successfully brought into operation,” […]
Lawyers for Joana Quaye have accused businessman Richard Nii Armah Quaye (RNAQ) of attempting to sway public opinion and undermine justice through a media interview granted while an appeal in their dispute is still pending. In a statement issued on Monday, Messrs. Dame & Partners said their attention had been drawn to the interview Mr […]
The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has withdrawn its policy directive on retirement age and post-retirement contracts for senior academic members in public universities. The decision follows a directive from the Minister of Education after a meeting with the leadership of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), according to an official letter issued by the Commission. […]
The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has directed the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Grid Company Limited, Ing. Mark Awuah Baah, to step aside pending investigations into a fire outbreak at the Akosombo Power Control Centre that has disrupted electricity supply across the country. Ghana travel guide The directive […]
Legal luminary Tsatsu Tsikata has revealed why a path many expected him to take – joining the judiciary – never materialised, despite early ambitions to become a judge. Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express, he said the idea of ascending to the bench faded as his professional focus shifted toward using the law as a […]
Adamus Resources Limited has pushed back strongly against the government’s decision to revoke its mining leases, arguing that the action was taken without due process and is based on claims that do not reflect its operations. In a statement, the company said it had taken note of the revocation affecting its concessions at Akango, Salman […]
Engineers of the Electricity Company of Ghana in the Ashanti region have defied a python invasion at one of their substations at Ahodwo to restore power to residents. At about 9 am on Wednesday, 24th April, 2026, residents along the Ahodwo-Daban-Dr. Asafo Adjei Road were plunged into an outage following a fault on the distribution […]
The widow of late Ghanaian music icon Charles Kwadwo Fosuh, popularly known as Daddy Lumba, Priscilla Ofori, also known as Odo Broni, has filed a GHS10 million defamation lawsuit against TikToker Cyndy Emma Koomson, widely known as Queen Emma, a member of “Team Legal Wives”. The suit was filed at the High Court of Justice […]
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, will confer the prestigious Otumfuo Commemorative Gold Medal on President John Dramani Mahama and former Presidents, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and John Agyekum Kufuor, at the “World-Meets-in-Ghana” Executive Dinner Ball in Kumasi on Friday. The rare joint honour celebrates Ghanaian statesmanship, national peace and unity, bringing together the three […]
The Akim Swedru Circuit Court in the Birim South District of the Eastern Region has fined a 37‑year‑old man GH¢2,400 for making derogatory remarks against the Akim Oda MP. The Court also ordered Emmanuel Oppong Krah to sign a bond to be of good behaviour for three years. Krah, a security man at Sentuo Oil Refinery, pleaded guilty to […]
The government is set to digitise how Ghanaians report power outages, with plans to introduce a WhatsApp-based system that will allow users to report faults instantly and trigger a rapid response from technical teams. The initiative, according to the Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, is aimed at eliminating delays associated with traditional […]
The National Service Authority (NSA) says it has slashed its annual payroll from about GH₵1.6 billion to roughly GH₵700 million after tightening verification systems aimed at removing ghost names from its payroll. Deputy Director General of Operations, Lieutenant Colonel Moses Dok Nach Kpeungu, disclosed the figures during an interview on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show, describing […]
