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Govt commissions safety office for journalists [Photos]

The government has commissioned the office for the Coordinated Mechanism on the Safety of Journalists in Accra. The office will become the official source for...

19 ‘fake’ national security operatives arrested in Atewa Forest

At least, nineteen (19) persons, who claim to be national security operatives, have been apprehended by the police in the Eastern Region for illegally...

More stories of missing babies pop up

Four months after the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) busted series of baby-harvesting and child-trafficking syndicates in Accra, more people have stepped forward...

#FixTheCountry: Ghanaians embark on massive campaign for change

Ghanaians have embarked on a massive social media campaign for change over what they described as the ailing status of the country. Under the hashtag...

Covid-19: Ghana records 57 new cases, active cases now 1,584

Ghana has recorded 57 new cases of the novel coronavirus disease. This brings the number of active cases in the country to 1,584, according to...

Read: GJA congratulates Deputy Attorney-General and Minister of Justice-desigate

GJA CONGRATULATES DEPUTY ATTORNEY-GENERAL ANDMINISTER OF JUSTICE DESIGNATE We wish to congratulate Lawyer Afred Tuah-Yeboah on his nomination as theDeputy Attorney-General and Minister of Justice-designate. We...

56-year-old man missing at Gbawe Bulemi

The family in Gbawe Bulemi has reported missing, their father, Alhaji Abubarkar White, aged 56 years. Alhaji Abubarkar White who is fair in complexion left...

We can’t sanction #FixTheCountryNow demo – Police

The Greater Accra Regional Police Command says it cannot sanction the proposed #FixTheCountry protest as it goes against the ban on public gatherings. The Public...

Immigration officer killed in motor accident

A recruit officer with the Ghana Immigration Service has perished in a gory motor accident at Jeway Wharf junction in the Jomoro Municipality.The deceased...

Parents besiege Achimota Preparatory to protest GES takeover [Photos]

Scores of parents on Tuesday stormed the Achimota Preparatory School to protest a decision of the Ghana Education Service (GES) to take over and manage...

Methodist Church replies GES over Ramadan directive to Wesley Girls

The Methodist Church Ghana has rejected the Ghana Education Service’ (GES) directive to Wesley Girls’ High School to allow Muslim students to partake in the Ramadan...

Why I rejected over GHS700K bribe – Anti-galamsey taskforce member

A former anti-galamsey taskforce member, Twum Ampofo-Agyekum, has recounted why he rejected numerous bribes offered him in the line of his duty. According to him,...

Veteran award-winning journalist passes on

Media Consultant and three-times journalist of the year, Alhaji Razak El-Alawa, has reportedly passed on. Alhaji Razak, according to reports, passed around 10:30 pm on...

34-year-old man shot dead in Adeiso

A 34-year-old man has been shot dead by armed robbers at a cattle ranch in Adeiso in the Eastern Region. The robbers also slashed the...

GMA wants ‘Pneumatica Night’ organisers prosecuted

The Ghana Medical Association has called on the Attorney General and the police to swiftly prosecute the organisers of Christ Embassy’s ‘Pneumatica Night 2021’...

Man shot dead by robbers at cattle ranch at Adeiso

A 34-year-old man has been shot dead by armed robbers at a cattle ranch at Adeiso in the Eastern Region. The robbers also slashed the...

Galamsey: How much each Operation Vanguard member receives as allowance will shock you [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Operation Vanguard allowance A former member of the Operation Vanguard team has revealed why it failed in the fight against illegal mining known...

3 rushed to Ridge Hospital after accident at Adabraka [Video]

A bus driver with registration GX-92539-13 crashed into a private car at Adabraka on Tuesday morning leaving three passengers sustaining injuries. According to a witness,...

Woman sustains deep wounds from husband after denying him sex

A 31-year-old woman from Nanville in the Nadowli-Kaleo District of the Upper West Region has sustained deep wounds on the head. The woman, Amanda Basinbo,...

70 suspects in ‘Operation Storm Kasoa’ remanded

Seventy suspects in ‘Operation Storm Kasoa’ have been remanded into police custody by the Ofaakor Circuit Court. The Central Regional Police Command recently arrested 340...

#FixTheCountryNow demo to hit Accra on May 9

Conveners of the social media #fixtheCountry campaign have formally written to the Ghana Police Service over a planned demo on May 9, 2021. Social...

Two arrested for killing 82-year-old man

Two men believed to be in their twenties (names withheld) have been arrested by the Police for murdering an 82-year-old man at Ejura Brigade...

13-year-old boy dies after being hit by taxi

A 13-year-old boy is deceased after being knocked down by a taxi at Akrantiebesa Lady Diana in the Ashanti Region. Per a witness' narration, the...

Robbers force workers to abandon Wulugu-Kpasenkpe road construction

Ongoing road construction work at Wulugu–Kpasenkpe in the North East Region has come to a halt. This was after four armed robbers attacked workers of...

Apae Live drops bombshell on Nana Agradaa [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Apae Live drops bombshell on Nana Agradaa Popular prophet, Tony Asamoah Boateng, popularly known as Apae Live, is not surprised fetish priestess, Nana...

Gabby Otchere-Darko reacts to Ghanaians calling on leaders to fix the country

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has taken to Facebook to address many calling on President Nana Akufo-Addo to fix the...

Suspected robbers kill security man at Dzodze

A security man at the Petro Land fuel station located at Seklekorpe, a suburb of Dzodze in the Ketu North Municipality of the Volta...

Robbers attack Metro Mass at Police checkpoint

The Begoro District Police Command is on a manhunt for four suspected robbers who attacked a Metro Mass Transit bus with registration number GT...

Two children drown in Lake Volta [Photo]

Two children have drowned in the Volta lake at Yeji in the Pru East District of the Bono East region. Information gathered suggests that the...

Husband allegedly butchers wife and dumps body in the bush [Photos]

A 45-year-old farmer, Emmanuel Agyakum Kwasi, also known as Chokochoko, is on the run after he allegedly butchered his wife and dumped her body...

Annoh-Dompreh apologises for #FixYourself comment

The Nsawam Adoagyiri MP, Frank Annoh-Dompreh has apologised for an earlier comment he made concerning the trending #FixTheCountry campaign on Twitter. In a post on...

Footballers involved in fatal accident; one dead [Photos]

A Kia Rhino with registration number GS 9203-14, carrying a Ghanaian lower division side Tetekwao Football United players, somersaulted on their way to Goaso...

Two motor riders crashed to death [Photos]

Two motor riders aged 28 and 30 have been crashed to death at Akyem Chia on the Akyem Ayirebi road in the Eastern Region. Reports...

Massive reaction as Sam George is ordained as Elder [Photos]

Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s (MP) Communications Committee, Samuel Nartey George, has been ordained as Elder at Perez Chapel International. He was ordained by the...

Man allegedly hires thugs to inflict cutlass wounds on mother, son at Kasoa [Photos]

A mother and his son are in critical condition after a neighbour allegedly hired thugs to inflict cutlass wounds on them at Kasoa- Semanhyia...

Business on hold as demolition of Takoradi Market Circle begins

Business at the Takoradi Market Circle has been put on hold as a demolition exercise for development of the market kick starts on May...

Mahama sends important message to Akufo-Addo

In commemoration of the World Press Freedom Day Celebrations on May 3, 2021, former President John Mahama has sent an important message to President Nana...

NCCE celebrates workers

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has lauded Ghanaian workers for their contribution towards national development. According to the Commission, as the country celebrates...

One dead in Kumasi slum fire outbreak [Photos]

One person has been confirmed dead as fire ravage part of at a slum within Asafo in the Ashanti regional capital Kumasi popularly called...

Legon: Man who fell from 4th floor of Sarbah Hall still unable to talk

The Dean of Students and the Mensah Sarbah Hall Master of the University of Ghana have been invited by the police to submit their...