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In a crucial decision in the Major Mahama lynching case, the jury found 12 of the 14 people on trial for the horrific conduct guilty by a unanimous vote. The accused have been found guilty of counts related to murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and abetment of murder. The Assembly …

Joynews sources at the Manhyia Palace have dismissed media reports suggesting the withdrawal of summons for the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, to appear before the Kumasi Traditional Council. Members of the Kumasi Traditional Council on Monday directed the NPP, led by …

  The General Secretary of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU ), Morgan Ayawine, has asked the government to rescind its decision to charge a 15 percent value-added Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity consumption beyond the lifeline threshold. He said proceeding to implement such a policy would amount to forcing …

A 21-year-old man called Bright Larvie has been arrested by the Awutu Bereku District Police command for allegedly killing his 3-week-old baby boy for money rituals at Fetteh Kakraba in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region. The suspect and his wife are living in the same vicinity but …

A religious leader has been beaten to a pulp for trying to sleep with a married woman in her matrimonial home at Breku in the Awutu Senya District of the Central Region. This is not the first time the founder and leader of Graceland Chapel International, otherwise known as Fire …

Three more persons have been reported dead in the renewed Bawku conflict at Sabongari in the Upper East Region. Reports indicate that the killing happened on Thursday evening. According to the Assemblyman for Sabongari, Sanni Bukari, the unarmed victims were part of a group of young men picked up by …

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed today the First review of the $3 billion, 36-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Arrangement, which was approved by the Board on May 17, 2023, as well as the 2023 Article IV Consultation with Ghana. The completion of the first ECF …

The Senior Staff Association-Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG) has declared an indefinite industrial strike action. The strike action follows the government’s persistent disregard for the welfare of university senior staff as well as what they have described as poor service conditions. National Chairman of SSA-UoG, Isaac Donkoh, addressing the media in …

The Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA) is asking the Electoral Commission to change the election date of December 7, 2024, which falls on a Saturday, to a date that would not conflict with the Sabbath, the holy day dedicated to God. They have, therefore, in a separate petition first to the …

The Ghana Police Service says it has completed investigations into the case of a housekeeper accused of murdering her madam at Ayigya in the Ashanti region. Police prosecutors told the Asokwa District Court that a duplicate docket had been sent to the Attorney-General’s office for advice. 22-year-old Marku Kuami was …