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Alleged $5m bribe: CHRAJ turns down request to probe Chief Justice

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) is said to have turned down a request to investigate Chief Justice (CJ) Kwesi Anin...

1 shot dead as youth clash over mining concession at Manso Keniago

Elijah Timenkeh, 34, has been shot dead at Manso Keniago in the Ashanti Region, following a clash between workers of a local mining firm...

Covid-19 deaths: 6 bodies buried at Awodome cemetery

Environmental Health Officials in the Greater Accra Region have buried six Covid-19 infected bodies at the Awodome cemetery. Although the officials planned for eight bodies,...

3 injured as ‘Aboboyaa’ crashes with Police car, motorbike [Video]

Three persons have been injured in an accident involving a Police car, a tricycle locally referred to as Aboboyaa, and a motorbike. The accident, according...

COVID-19: Ghana’s active cases now 6,361

The country’s Covid-19 active cases are still on the rise. According to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) in its latest update, 6,361 active cases were...

Nursing trainees chase govt for allowance

Student nurses at the Bolgatanga Nursing Training College (BNTC) in the Upper East Region, say their allowances are in four months’ arrears. The students acknowledged...

46-year-old man found dead in his farm

A 46-year-old man has been found dead in his farm at Aboaboso near Fumso in the Adansi Asokwa District of the Ashanti Region. Mohammed Yusif...

Emergency worker sacked after she was ‘caught having s3x’ in ambulance

An emergency worker was sacked after she was caught 'having sex' with a colleague at the back of an ambulance at a football stadium,...

Female prison warden quits after inmate secretly filmed himself kissing her

A female prison officer has quit after secret footage of her kissing a convict in his cell at a Scottish prison emerged. Shocking video footage...

Lydia Alhassan’s message to Samira Bawumia on her birthday

Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West Wuogon, Lydia Seyram Alhassan, has wished the wife of Ghana’s Vice President, Samira Bawumia a happy birthday. Samira Bawumia,...

COVID-19: AstraZeneca 2nd jab begins next week

The administration of the second shot of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to the about 400,000 people awaiting their second jab will start by Friday,...

‘Holy kiss’ Anglican priest in fresh trouble

Acting on the advice of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission, authorities of St. Monica’s College of Education have lodged a case of sexual assault...

‘Kissing Priest’ breaks silence

The Anglican priest, who kissed three female students of the St Monica’s College of Education at Mampong in the Ashanti Region, Rev. Fr Baltharzzar...

MP gives horrifying details of accident

The Member of Parliament (MP) for South Dayi, Rockson Dafeamekpor, after surviving a ghastly accident, has broken his silence. The incident occurred on Saturday, August 14,...

Good news for Ghanaian youth in the Energy sector

The Petroleum Commission has disclosed plans to sponsor a 10-month training course for 150 technicians at the Takoradi Technical University. The Chief Executive Officer of...

Kumasi: 17-year-old impregnates 15-year-old ‘wife’ and ‘side chick’

A 17-year-old Kumasi-based boy is in troubled waters as his 'wife' and side chick are both pregnant, two months apart. Kofi (all names mentioned...

One dead, 9 injured in violent clashes at Assin Bereku [Photos]

A 26-year-old man has been lynched while nine persons are in critical condition at Assin Bereku in the Central Region. This follows a clash between...

Two motor riders, 3 cows crashed to death (Photos+Video)

Two motor riders and three cows have been crashed to death in an accident at Adidome on the Accra-Aflao Highway. The accident reportedly occurred on...

Gomoa Akyempim Traditional Council elects Acting President

Regional House of Chiefs of the Central Region has, in accordance with constitutional law, nominated a new Acting President for the Gomoa Akyempim Traditional...

Police probe death of KNUST student in alleged suicide

Police in the Ashanti Region have launched investigations into a case involving a student believed to have committed suicide at Adoato. The deceased, a 25-year-old...

Agenda 111: Finance Minister clears air on funds allocated

The Ministry of Finance has denied claims by the Minority in Parliament that the government has already spent GH¢636million on Agenda 111 even before...

Full details of Agenda 111 project

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, August 17, launched the Agenda 111 project. The project will cover the design, procurement, construction, equipping and commissioning of 101...

Land guard jailed for duping MP over land

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a land guard to four years imprisonment in hard labour for defrauding the Member of Parliament (MP) for...

Simulation exercise ahead of surgery for conjoined twins [Photos]

Ahead of surgery to be performed on the conjoined twins connected at the head, a team of nurses have embarked on simulation exercise at...

55-year-old man dies while fleeing COVID centre at Effia

A 55-year-old man slumped and died while attempting to escape from COVID-19 centre at Effia near Sekondi. The victim, Paulus Okine, was admitted at the...

University students want more time to prepare for exams as UTAG suspends strike

University students across the country are asking lecturers to give them more time to adequately prepare for their end of semester examinations. The students were...

We are happy with work of Adwoa Safo – School Feeding Caterers Association reacts to negative reports

The attention of the Leadership of the Ghana National School Feeding Caterers Association has been drawn to some unfortunate reports circulating on...

Hunters catch grasscutters at abandoned Fomena Hospital project site [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Hunters catch nine grasscutters in abandoned Fomena hospital project Hunters at Fomena in the Adansi North District in the Ashanti Region have reportedly...

Ghana to host 2022 OACPS fisheries summit

Ghana will in 2022 host the 7th meeting of the Organisation of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS). The Executive Director of the Fisheries...

Report on Makola fire incident out

A report put together by a team tasked by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly to probe the fire incident recorded at the Makola market on...

Govt transports fertilisers to Northern Ghana to address food security

The National Food Buffer Stock Company has disclosed that fertilisers have been transported to the northern parts of the country to address the lack...

Ghana Health Service to begin mass drug administration for onchocerciasis

The Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Programme of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) will from Monday, August 23 begin a Mass Drug Administration (MDA) for...

Meet the UG graduate who proudly sells spare parts at Abossey-Okai

Spare parts dealer, Paulina Adu, popularly known as ‘The Abossey-Okai Girl’, has shared how life as a female in a male-dominated workspace is for...

All is set for ‘open our land borders demo’

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ketu South, Dzifa Abla Gomashie, is set to lead her constituents on a demonstration against Ghana's border closure. The...

Fuel attendant, two others arrested for robbing employer

A pump attendant at Bonsawire near Tarkwa in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality of the Western Region, who conspired with others to rob his employer, has...

‘Galamsey’ equipment destroyed on Ankobra River [Photos]

The Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, has led a team of police on an exercise to stop illegal mining activities on the Ankobra...

All the photos you need to see after Allotey Jacobs met Kufuor [Photos]

The former Central Regional chairman of the National Democratic Congress, Bernard Allotey Jacobs, has finally met former President John Agyekum Kufuor. Mr Jacobs revealed that...

Gold dealer, pastor shot dead by armed robbers [Photos]

Armed robbers have shot dead a gold dealer named Adu and a pastor of the 12 Apostles Church aka Nakaba at Wassa Juabo in...

Govt’s juicy plan for the mining sector [Read]

A Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker, says the government is poised to build local champions in the mining industry. According...

Moving vehicle catches fire on Legon road [Photos]

A driver of a Toyota Yaris escaped death when the vehicle caught fire and burnt beyond recognition on the Legon-Madina bypass. The incident occurred in...