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Former GES boss has this to say about Achimota-Rasta students’ ruling

A former Director-General at the Ghana Education Service (GES), Michael Nsowah, has expressed reservation about the High Court’s ruling on the Achimota-Rasta students’ case. To...

One shot as robbers bolt with GH¢140,000 [Photos]

A shop offering financial Service, CSSL Enterprise, was robbed of over 140,000 in the afternoon of Tuesday, June 1 at Buokrom Estate Junction in...

Ambulance Service reveals person behind bags of cement in vehicle

The National Ambulance Service (NAS) of the Ministry of Health says its preliminary investigations into an incident where an ambulance belonging to the service...

Ambulance as a ‘pickup truck’ for cement: The inside story [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Ambulance as a 'pickup truck' for cement – The inside story It has emerged that the ambulance used to transport bags of...

Many feared dead in galamsey pit collapse at Gbane

Many feared dead after an illegal mining (galamsey) pit collapsed on them at Gbane in the Talensi district of the Upper East Region. The illegal...

Unidentified assailants murder 40-year-old man, bolt with his gun

A 40-year-old farmer, identified as Doogoli Yelpaala, has been killed by unidentified assailants at Jentige, a village in the Bole district of the Savannah...

21-year-old SHS graduate arrested for stabbing father to death

The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old woman for allegedly stabbing her father to death. The suspect, Daniella Nyarkoh, a Senior High School...

My heart is full of gladness – Ras Mubarak on Achimota School, Rasta boys’ ruling [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · My heart is full of gladness – Ras Mubarak on Achimota School, Rasta boys ruling Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Kumbungu constituency,...

We’ll prosecute individuals whose excavators have been burnt – Minister

Chairman of the Eastern Regional Security Council, Seth Acheampong, says individuals whose excavators have been burnt as part of 'Operation Halt' activities by the...

Rasta Professor sends strong message to Achimota School [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Rasta Professor sends strong message to Achimota School Head of the History Department of the University of Cape Coast has called on management...

Teacher in court for allegedly having s3x with 15-year-old student

A 41-year-old teacher has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly having sex with a 15-year-old pupil at Manhean in Accra. Mac-Elvis Hoeyi was...

Akufo-Addo commends media for role in Covi-19 fight

President Nana Akufo-Addo has commended the media for its role in the coordinated fight against the coronavirus pandemic across the continent. “We have recently had...

Another Ghanaian fishing vessel attacked by pirates

Information received indicates that at about 311930 UTC, the Ghanaian registered purse seine Tuna-fishing vessel IRIS-S (IMO: 8210493) was attacked at position 04 33.8N,...

Achimota School to appeal court order to admit 2 Rastafarian students

The Governing Board of Achimota School has revealed its decision to appeal the Human Rights Division of the Accra High Court's order to admit...

Check out Akufo-Addo’s latest comment on Ahmed Hussein-Suale’s death

President Nana Akufo-Addo has expressed regret about the inability of the security authorities to apprehend the killers of Ahmed Hussein-Suale, two years after the...

I’m done with part of the syllabus – Achimota Rasta student

Tyrone Marghuy, the Junior High School graduate refused admission by Achimota School, has announced his readiness to begin academic work. He said he is done...

How 12-year-old hawker narrowly escaped kidnapping in Kumasi [Video]

A 12-year-old boy has told the story of how he narrowly escaped kidnapping in the hands of his trusted customer. The victim told Nhyira FM...

Menstrual Hygiene Day: RoyalAid Foundation advises boys to join the fight to end period poverty

RoyalAid Foundation, a socio-health-based Non-Governmental-Organisation (NGO) with a focus on health, education, entrepreneurial skills development, boy child empowerment and poverty eradication, has encouraged males...

Rasta students need psychological support – Lawyer [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Rasta students need psychological support – Lawyer Private legal practitioner, Yaw Oppong, has said the two Rastafarian students, who were denied admission by...

11 foreigners arrested at Wakawaka Inland barrier

A total of 11 foreign nationals have been arrested by immigration officers at Wakawaka Inland in the Bole District of the Savannah Region. The suspects...

Workers use ambulance as a ‘pickup truck’ for cement [Video]

A video of an ambulance being used to transport bags of cement has gone viral on social media. Information suggests the ambulance was used at...

Shatta Wale and ‘boys’ in fierce tussle with road engineer [Watch]

Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale and his 'boys', caused a scene when they had physical and verbal altercation with an engineer at an ongoing road...

Man who buried son alive remanded

Suspect Paul Adobaw, who, together with his wife and a Prophetess, buried their two-year-old boy alive at Breman Brakwa in the Central Region, has...

Self Love Foundation backs call for scrapping of taxes on imported sanitary pads

The President of Self Love Foundation, an Obuasi-based all Feminine Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Hillary Ekuoba Gyasi, has backed calls by the Minister of Gender,...

DVLA, MTTD to clamp down on drivers with embellished number plates

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has announced plans to wage war against drivers of vehicles with embellished number plates. The operation will be...

Ghana to host the Federation of African Medical Physics Organisations’ Secretariat

The Council of the Federation of African Medical Physics Organisations (FAMPO) has selected Ghana as the host country for its Secretariat. The decision, which received...

Population and Housing Census: Get counted – Suhum MP urges constituents

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Suhum Constituency, Oboafo Kwadjo Asante, has admonished his constituents to participate fully in this year's nationwide population and...

Suhum: Constituents applaud MP for his show of gratitude and update on stewardship

Residents of Suhum have applauded their Member of Parliament (MP) for showing gratitude by paying them a visit just three months of his stewardship...

Hisense Ghana Limited donates items to Amrahia Health Centre

Hisense Ghana Limited, a leading household and electrical appliances manufacturer, has donated items worth thousands of cedis to the Amrahia Health Centre in Adentan...

This emotional note from Major Mahama’s wife will break your heart [Read]

Barbara Mahama has left many Ghanaians in tears as she drops a full note of the latest in her family.She shared an emotional message...

ASEPA calls for removal of Achimota School headmistress

Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) has called for the removal of the headmistress of Achimota School. In a press release, the group...

Okudzeto Ablakwa reacts to Achimota School/Rasta boys’ ruling

The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has lauded a High Court’s order for Achimota School to admit two Rastafarian...

Two feared dead in gory accident at Achimota

A motorbiker and his passenger are feared dead after two speeding articulator trucks drove over them on the Accra Mall- Achimota stretch of the...

NIA begins work in district, regional offices

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has announced that effective June 1, 2021, it will begin the operationalisation of 17 Regional and 275 District offices...

21-year-old lady allegedly stabs father in Tema

A 21-year-old has allegedly murdered her 65-year-old father in cold blood at Community 2 BBC in Tema. The suspect, Daniella Nyarko, is said to have...

Lab Technicians’ strike: Parliament summons Health Minister

Parliament’s Health Committee has summoned the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu and the National Labour Commission (NLC), over a strike action by the Laboratory Technicians. The...

Ablakwa, others sign online petition to stop Akufo-Addo’s extravagant foreign travels

North Tongu Member of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa and others, have started an online petition to stop President Nana Akufo-Addo from hiring luxurious jets...

Zoomlion MD wins Most Outstanding Female Award in Waste Management

The Managing Director (MD) of Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Mrs Gloria Opoku Anti, has grabbed an award at this year’s Seventh (7th) Feminine Ghana Achievement...

Thank you for upholding our rights to education – Rasta students tell judge [Audios]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Tyron Marhguy reacts to court ruling The two Rastafarian students, who were denied admission to Achimota School because of their dreadlocks, have expressed...

Why DSP Azugu jubilated after his removal from National Security

Sources at National Security say DSP Azugu met news of his transfer from the National Security to the Operations Unit of the Ghana Police...