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Two-year-old boy electrocuted at Afigya Kwabre

Two-year-old Kwaku Antwi has been electrocuted at Ahenkro in the Afigya Kwabre North District of the Ashanti Region. Reports indicate the incident occurred around 2:30...

Provision of street lights will reduce accidents and crimes on our roads – NRSA

The Head of Regulations, Inspection and Compliance at the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), Kwame Koduah Atuahene, has called on City Mayors, Chief Executives...

Covid-19: Ghana’s death toll hits 930

Deaths associated with the Covid-19 pandemic are on the rise, according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS). As of August 12, the number of deaths...

Youth Authority blows hot air over ‘Holy kiss’

The National Youth Authority (NYA) has expressed disgust over a church priest who gave "holy kisses" to some of his students. In a video that...

Four-year-old killed after articulator crushes into drinking spot

A four-year-old has been crushed to death in his sleep inside a drinking spot at Alajo Railway line in the Greater Accra Region. Reports...

Agenda 111 Hospital Projects: 88 sites identified

President Nana Akufo-Addo has revealed his vision to position the country as a centre of excellence for healthcare by 2030. This is expected to increase...

This is why Anglican priest kissed students in viral video [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · The reason behind Anglican priest’s ‘holy kiss’ in viral video revealed It has emerged that the Reverend Father, who was caught on camera...

‘Holy kiss’ priest relieved of his duties [Video]

Chaplain of St Monica’s College of Education has been relieved of his duties in the school. Authorities announced this to the students' body after a...

Anglican church states position on Reverend Father captured kissing students

The Anglican Church has said it is saddened by a viral video of a priest kissing three students during church service at the St....

S3x for jobs: Lady reveals some get pregnant but don’t get the job

A young lady, Kissiwaa Salomey, has disclosed that ladies in Ghana suffer sex offers for jobs and some get pregnant without even getting the...

Anger as Reverend Father is captured kissing female students

A video of a Reverend Father locking lips with some female students of an institution has gone viral. The clip, which is spreading like wildfire...

‘Fixing The Country Movement’ to embark on nationwide campaign

Members of the pro-New Patriotic Party (NPP) group, ‘Fixing The Country Movement’, say they will embark on a sustained, nationwide campaign to right falsehoods...

We’ve killed a pregnant woman too – Kasoa ‘teen killers’ tell court

A juvenile murder suspect, who has been committed to stand trial at the High Court for the alleged murder of a 10-year-old boy at...

COVID-19 vaccine: Drunkards Association sends strong message to GHS [ Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Drunkards Association send strong message to GHS The Ghana Drunkards Association has said its members cannot comply with the one week ban on...

Missing farmer found beheaded, intestines missing

The search for a missing 65-year-old farmer, Maame Esi Dokua, ended when she was discovered dead in her farm. Maame Dokua, who went missing a...

Driver jailed 2 years for stealing a laptop

A 22-year-old driver, who broke into the room of a university student and took away his laptop, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment...

Road accidents: John Kumah calls for increased driver education

Member of Parliament for Ejisu constituency in the Ashanti Region, John Kumah, is calling for increased driver education on road safety. According to him, the...

MGL commemorates one year passing of news editor, Saeed Ali Yaqub [Photos]

The Multimedia Group Limited on Monday commemorated the one-year passing of Saeed Ali Yaqub, affectionately known as the Editors’ Editor. The late News Editor for...

Man commits suicide after killing mother-in-law

A 33-year-old man, Emmanuel Kwofie, has shot himself dead after killing his mother-in-law, Elizabeth Nkruma, 66, at Apremudo, in the Efia Kwesimintim municipality. Both were...

Teacher allegedly impregnates three girls in same class

A teacher in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem Municipality in the Central Region has allegedly impregnated three girls in the same class. This is according to a lecturer...

Corruption Watch challenges women to venture into investigative journalism

Investigative Journalist and Consultant with Corruption Watch, Francisca Enchill, has charged more women to get into the field. Despite the presence of a few women...

Rising through the ranks of the Police Service: The story of DOVVSU Director, Owusuwaa Kyeremeh

"When looking for a job, don't just consider the salary at the end of the month but the promotion processes and the other areas...

Meet the Ghanaian leader who could stop rain from falling

Many are familiar with this story but those who have never heard or read about it may see this as a cock and bull...

ECG to undertake maintenance work in parts of Accra; Check out affected areas

Some parts of Accra will be experiencing power outage on Tuesday, August 17. This is to enable the state power distributor, the Electricity Company of...

Woman sues Nyaho Healthcare for alleged negligence

The General Jurisdiction Division of the Accra High Court has ordered Nyaho Healthcare Limited to release the complete medical records of a woman who...

Six police officers injured in accident [Photo]

Six police officers have reportedly sustained various degrees of injuries in an accident in the Oti Region. Reports indicate the incident occurred at Anfoega when...

What Sammi Awuku said after meeting with NLA staff, management

The newly-appointed Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Sammi Awuku, has said that he has had series of meetings with the staff and...

Ghanaians must be hallucinating to think Agyeman-Manu executed botched vaccine deal without Akufo-Addo’s approval – Amidu

The former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, has cast doubt that the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, is the only government official involved in the botched...

Family buries JHS pupil who ‘committed suicide’ with a cutlass to avenge death [Video]

The family of 14-year-old final year pupil, Leticia Kyere Pinamang, who allegedly committed suicide, has buried her with a cutlass to avenge her death. During...

Labour strike: Court slaps UTAG with GHC 3,000 cost

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...

Female teacher found dead by roadside [Photo]

A teacher, Jennifer Akuamoah of the St. Patrick’s Preparatory School has been found dead after going missing on Friday. According to her mother, Florence...

Family members flee town as woman, 45, is found dead in her room

A 45-year-old woman, Ama Tweneboa, has been found dead in her room at Nkusukum, a suburb of Mankessim in the Mfantseman Municipality in the...

Man recounts how his p*nis shrunk after having s3x with a strange woman

A young man from the Ashanti Region has narrated how he woke up with a shrunken penis after he had sex with a strange...

Fire ravages classrooms, offices, store of St Charles SHS in Tamale

Fire destroyed classrooms, offices and a store at the St Charles Senior High School (SHS) in Tamale this morning. The cause of the fire is...

Family of police officer allegedly murdered by boyfriend demands justice

The family of a police officer allegedly murdered by her boyfriend at Damongo in the Savannah Region has called on the police to ensure...

CIMG inaugurates CIMG Exams and Ghana School of Marketing Boards

The Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana (CIMG) has inaugurated the CIMG Examinations and the Ghana School of Marketing (GSM) Boards. This has become necessary...

Agenda 111 Hospitals: Govt secures $100m Commencing fund – Oppong Nkrumah

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has revealed that government, through the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund, has secured $100 million for the commencement of the Agenda 111 Hospitals. “Currently,...

COVID-19: There is pressure on treatment facilities – GHS

For weeks, the country has been experiencing a surge in cases attributed mainly to community spread of the delta variant and a lack of...

Robbers attack filling station at Asenema

A gang of armed robbers on Saturday attacked a fuel filling station at Asenema, a suburb of Adukrom in the Eastern Region. According to sources,...

Staff of GIHOC deny seeking for the removal of MD Maxwell Kofi Jumah

The nation’s premier distillery company, the Ghana Industrial Holding Corporation (GIHOC), under the management of Maxwell Kofi Jumah, has held a staff durbar as...