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Uber driver escapes robbery attack at Airport Hills overpass [Video]

Armed robbers have turned their guns on motorists who ply the Airport Hills overpass near Burma Camp in Accra. According to reports, they rob motorists...

Techiman South election petition: Court slaps NDC with GH¢4,000 fine

The Wenchi High Court has slapped the National Democratic Congress (NDC) with a punitive cost of GH¢4,000.00 at the case management conference of the...

Meet the first SDA ordained pastor to enroll in Military in Africa

It was never his passion or childhood dream to be in the Military over the years but Lieutenant Colonel Peter Doodu became the first...

Report customers who engage in illegal connections – GWCL urges public

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has encouraged the public to report illegal water connections to help reduce the cost of producing potable water. Managing...

Akufo-Addo commends Upper East for management of COVID-19

President Akufo-Addo has commended the chiefs and people of the Upper East Region for the successful management of the COVID-19 pandemic in the area,...

CID to investigate $170m PPA judgment debt

JoyNews/AdomNews · CID to investigate PPA agreement that has resulted in $170 judgment debt - AG The Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame has disclosed his...

AstraZeneca, Sputnik V vaccines potent against Covid-19 Delta variant – GHS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has rejected claims that the vaccines procured by Ghana are not potent against the new Delta variant of the...

Police have no armed robbery evidence against siblings brandishing guns in viral social media video

The Ashanti Regional Police Command says it has no evidence of armed robbery against three siblings arrested for brandishing guns in a viral social media...

Govt to construct sea defence wall at Ketu South [Video]

News of the sea’s destruction of some coastal communities in Ghana is not new. Over the past few weeks, however, there have been fears the...

WAEC reacts to Africa Education Watch’s report on 2020 WASSCE

The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) says it is considering a lawsuit against education Think Tank, Africa Education Watch. This comes on the back of...

Alleged coup plotters accused NPP and NDC leaders of corruption – Witness

A Senior Military Officer has narrated to an Accra High Court how individuals accused of plotting to overthrow government accused leaders of the two...

Three burnt to death in botched cattle theft

An irate youth have burnt to death three persons after a botched cattle theft at Biu near Navrongo in the Upper East Region. The...

Nigerian held over death of teacher remanded

A 42-year-old Nigerian trader, who knocked down a 27-year teacher on the Adentan- Dodowa intersection and abandoned her body in a nearby bush at...

Sekyere Poporo’s family officially informs Multimedia of his demise, memorial, burial dates [Video]

The family of veteran broadcaster Sekyere 'Poporo' Boateng, on Tuesday, visited the Multimedia Media Group (MGL) to officially break the news of his demise....

NaSIA issues stern warning over corporal punishment in schools

The National Schools Inspectorate Authority (NaSIA) has cautioned heads of schools against corporal punishment in all pre-tertiary schools nationwide. According to NaSIA, corporal punishment, which includes caning,...

Kennedy Agyapong cuts sod for construction of Cardiothoracic Centre at 37

Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, has cut the sod for the construction of a cardiothoracic centre at the 37 Military Hospital. The facility,...

Deadline for procurement of armoured bullion van not practicable – Ex IGP’s Secretary

Former Executive Secretary to the past Inspector General of Police (IGP), Peter Lanchene Toobu, has remarked that the deadline for the procurement of amoured...

55% of children in Ghana considering a move abroad -Report

About 55 per cent of children in the country foresee a bleak future and are planning to leave the country by 2040, says a...

Covid-19: Ghana lucky to have you as president – Mamprusi elders to Akufo-Addo

“Ghana was lucky to have you as the Head of State during the period, you have demonstrated beyond reasonable doubt that you are the...

Residents block major road over stalled construction

Angry residents of Atwima Kwanwoma in the Ashanti Region staged a demonstration Tuesday morning, protesting delayed construction of their road started in 2017. They blocked...

Non-performing MMDCEs in Accra will be sacked – Minister

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, says he will ensure that non-performing Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in the region are sacked if...

Roads Ministry announces disruption in flow of vehicular traffic on N1 Highway

The Ministry of Roads and Highways, through the Ghana Highway Authority, has announced a disruption in the flow of vehicular traffic on the N1...

Traders operating at Accra railway station cry for help

Hundreds of traders operating at the railway station in Accra are appealing for a halt to a possible relocation which they claim is to...

Kwame A Plus starts ‘war’ with Manasseh Azure over Dag Heward-Mills

Musician-turned-politician Kwame A Plus has taken a swipe at freelance journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni. The 'jab' is over the latter's investigative works against the founder...

Three driver unions announce fare increment

Three driver unions; the Ghana Committed Drivers Association, Concern Drivers Association, and True Drivers Union, have announced an increment in transport fares. According to the...

Two suspected armed robbers arrested at Fumbisi

Two men suspected to be highway armed robbers have been arrested at Fumbisi in the Builsa South District by the Upper East Regional Police...

London Court throws out AG, others for sleeping on $170m case

The Commercial Court in London, has refused to allow Ghana to bring a belated challenge to an UNCITRAL award worth over US$134 million in...

Five illegal miners grabbed at Buabenso

Five illegal miners have been arrested at Buabenso at Adansi Akrofuom of the Ashanti Region. The Obuasi police acted upon a tip-off that a group...

SHS student beats teacher to pulp, stabs security man with broken bottle

A visual arts student of Akro Senior High Technical School in the Eastern region has beaten his teacher to pulp for asking he and...

Students of Islamic Girls’ SHS storm Wa police station over tutors’ arrest [Video]

Some students of Wa Jamiat Islamic Girls’ Senior High School, on Monday, stormed the Wa police station to protest the arrest of some teachers...

Remembering Rawlings@74: Foundation, Achimota School and Forestry Commission partner to plant trees

The J.J. Rawlings Foundation, in conjunction with the Achimota School and the Forestry Commission, organise a tree-planting exercise at the Achimota School to mark...

Covid-19: Deadly Indian strain detected in Ghana

The most contagious Covid-19 variant, originating from India, has been recorded in Ghana. Head of the West Africa Center for Cell Biology and Infectious Pathogens,...

Siblings arrested for flaunting guns in viral video begs

Three siblings from the Obuasi suburb of Gausu arrested for flaunting guns in a viral video on social media say they regret their action. They...

They are my people but … – Bernard Monarh on gun-wielding men

Former National Chairman of the People's National Convention (PNC), Bernard Monarh, has expressed his disappointment in the young men who brandished guns on social...

Speeding driver kills three on Kasoa – Amasaman road [Photos]

Three persons have been crushed at Asabaham on the Kasoa - Amasaman road in the Ga South Municipality. The trio, all males, believed to be...

#FixTheCountry campaigners want AG out of injunction case

The FixTheCountry campaigners are urging an Accra High Court to dismiss a case seeking to restrain them from embarking on a street protest. The campaigners...

Late Sir John’s aide quits Forestry Commission job

JoyNews/AdomNews · Late Sir John's aide quits Forestry Commission job Aide to late Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Osei Afriyie, popularly...

NDC descends on Chief Justice Anin-Yeboah over Dominic Ayine

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on the Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, to withdraw his petition against Dr Dominic Ayine to the General...

Full Text: Asiedu Nketia’s briefing on Chief Justice’s petition against Dominic Ayine

A STATEMENT ON PETITION FILED BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE, JUSTICE KWASI ANIN-YEBOAH SEEKING TO HAVE HON. DR. DOMINIC AYINE INVESTIGATED BY THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE...

Bishop Agyinasare backs ‘Make Accra Work Again’ campaign

The General Overseer of Perez Chapel International, Bishop Charles Agyinasare, has charged Ghanaians to pray earnestly in support of Henry Quartey’s vision for Accra. According...