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Tears as hundreds bid farewell to policeman killed in bullion van robbery [Video+Photos]

Scores of people have trooped Nyanyano Kakraba to mourn policeman killed in Jamestown bullion van robbery. The final funeral rites of Constable Emmanuel Osei, who...

Covid-19: 100 students in 4 Senior High Schools among active cases in Kumasi

At least, four Senior High Schools in the Ashanti Region have recorded over 100 Covid-19 active cases as the upsurge in cases continue. Almost all...

COVID-19 death toll hits 819

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed that one more life has been lost in the fight against the coronavirus. As of July 19, 2021,...

Motor rider knocks down a nurse in Tema [Photo]

Betty Appiah, a 32-year-old nurse with the Tema Medical Centre, was on Wednesday knocked down by a motor rider on the Tema General Hospital...

Journalists involved in accident on Obuasi-Anwiankwanta road

One journalist is reported to be in critical condition at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), while seven others sustained minor injuries in an...

We’re not guilty – Western Togolanders

Eight of the remaining 26 persons who have been charged in the Western Togoland Restoration Front case have pleaded not guilty to eleven charges.The...

Homos3xuality is not a fundamental human right – Sam George [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Homosexuality is not a fundamental human right, prove otherwise if you dare - Sam George The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram is...

P3nis deformity most common congenital abnormality in Ghana

The Ghana Association of Urological Surgeons (GAUS) has revealed that hypospadias is the most common abnormality seen in children in the country. The condition in...

Deputy Trade and Industry Minister speaks on 1D1F progress

The Deputy Trade and Industry Minister, Michael Okyere Baafi, has revealed the progress of work under the government's One District, One Factory (IDIF) initiative. According...

Man shot dead over cocoa farm dispute

A 54-year-old farmer, Kofi Asare, has been shot dead over dispute on ownership of a cocoa farm. The alleged suspect has been identified as 37-year-old...

Fire destroys classroom blocks, assistant headteacher’s room

A fire outbreak has destroyed six classrooms, including the Assistant Headteacher's apartment of St. Lisbert International School at Abuakwa Dadiase in the Atwima Nwabiagya...

Samira Bawumia blesses teachers, pupils in Akuapem North Municipality [Photos]

The Second Lady, Samira Bawumia, has donated teaching and learning materials to pupils and teachers in the Akuapem North Municipality in the Eastern Region. Over...

Minister reveals the state of Ekumfi Juice Factory [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Minister reveals the state of Ekumfi juice factory Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, Michael Okyere Baafi, has said that the Ekumfi Fruit...

Okada rider found dead after being hired by female passenger

An okada rider has allegedly been murdered at Akyem Abomosu in the Atewa West District of the Eastern Region. The deceased, Adu Joshua, went missing...

One killed as Tumanto, Dominase farmers clash

At least one person has been confirmed dead with two critically injured and 106 arrested by the Western regional police command following a scuffle...

7 convicted of WASSCE malpractice [Photos]

Seven persons, made up of three students, two teachers and two administrators, have been convicted of impersonation in the 2020 West Africa Secondary School...

Police dispatch nearly 150 new recruits, assure public of increased visibility

The Ghana Police Service has begun increasing its strength with the deployment of new recruits to the various regions across the country. The service says,...

Ejura murder: Suspects remanded for 2nd time in a month

The Asokwa District Court has remanded three persons standing trial for the murder of social media activist, Ibrahim Mohammed, also known as Kaaka Macho at...

UTAG threatens strike over conditions of service

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) is threatening to strike on August 2, 2021. The decision is a result of the government’s failure to...

Elmina fish processing plant to be revived – Hawa Koomson

The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Mavis Hawa Koomson, has told Parliament that her Ministry is leaving no stone unturned to revive the...

Kissi Agyebeng explains why he will have few friends

Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has announced he will surround himself with a few friends in his quest to succeed in his new endeavour. Mr...

Police commence investigation into murder of gym instructor at Tantra Hills

Police in Accra have commenced investigation into the murder of a 34-year-old gym instructor, who was shot dead at Tantra Hills on Thursday, July...

Police raise alarm over organ harvesters

The Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of the Ghana Police Service has raised an alarm over supposed organ harvesting syndicates that may lure members of the...

Fire destroys 3 containers at Lashibi

Fire has destroyed a drinking spot and three containers close to Shalom Spot at Lashibi, near Tema West. Public Relations Officer of the Ghana National...

51-year-old man arrested over alleged defilement of girl, 6

A 51-year-old man, Abugri Akuri alias Baba Stone, has been arrested over allegations that he has defiled a six-year-old girl at Diare, a suburb...

Chief, 65, charged with defilement

A 65-year-old chief has been put before the Koforidua Circuit Court for allegedly defiling and impregnating a 15-year-old girl at Mpanmu near Dedeso. The chief,...

Will relocation of Agbogbloshie onion sellers solve flooding in Accra?

The vice president of the Institute of Engineering and Technology, Ghana, Engineer Henry Boateng, says the government is one step ahead of solving the...

Trial of suspects in Kaaka’s killing adjourned

The Asokwa District Court in Kumasi has adjourned to August 12, 2021, the trial of three persons arrested in connection with the death of...

One dead, others injured as Taxi runs into palace

A man, believed to be in his 40s, has been killed after a Taxi run into a Palace at Ajumako Eduyaw in the Ajumako...

Why family of Kaaka has lower expectation of Committee’s report

Even as the three-member Committee set up by the Interior Minister to probe the disturbances in Ejura, on June 29, prepares to submit its...

Kissi Agyebeng’s message to naysayers over his age [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Kissi Agyebeng responds to concerns about his age Special Prosecutor nominee, Kissi Agyebeng, has fought off assertions that he is too young and...

Special Prosecutor nominee, Kissi Agyebeng approved by consensus

Parliament’s Appointments Committee has unanimously recommended for approval the nomination of Kissi Adjebeng as Special Prosecutor by consensus. This comes less than an hour after...

Gym instructor shot dead at Tantra Hills [Photos]

A gym instructor, Stephen Akowuah, who goes by the moniker, Little, has been shot dead at Tratra Hills, Golden Door in Accra. The incident happened...

Shatta Wale to launch his own ride-hailing service, ‘Shaxi’

Dancehall musician, Shatta Wale, has taken to social media to announce his upcoming ride-hailing service dubbed Shaxi. According to the business-minded musician, 'Shaxi', which simply...

Editor’s home at Greda Estates burgled, CCTV destroyed, laptop, phone stolen

The Greda Estates home of the Managing Editor of the Day Break Newspaper, Prince Prah, was on Wednesday dawn broken into by suspected robbers. The...

Ministry of Information cautions against fake recruitment portal

The Ministry of Information has cautioned the public against what it has described as a fake 2021 protocol e-recruitment portal. The portal is purported to...

Canadian girls kidnapping case: 3 guns, 52 live ammunition tendered in evidence

The prosecution in the trial of four men accused of kidnapping two Canadian girls in Kumasi has tendered in evidence. This includes three pistols and...

Taxi thief arrested

A 23-year-old man who attempted to rob a Kia Morning vehicle on the night of 19th July 2021 around Kpeshie Lagoon in Accra is...

Policewoman found dead in her car

A female police officer, Chief Inspector Victoria Ntowaah, has been found dead in her vehicle at Asokore Kobriso in the Ashanti Region. The car of...