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Seikwa: Police accused of burying suspect who died in custody without family’s knowledge

The police in Seikwa are currently in hot waters after a family alleges that some officers of the outfit have brutalized their kin who...

Weed, snakes, take over gov’t’s One-District-One-Warehouse facilities

Weed, snakes, and other reptiles have taken over most of the warehouses constructed by the government under the Ministry of Special Development Initiatives (MSDI)....

Family of five including two babies killed in car crash

A family of five were tragically wiped out after their car was crushed in between two lorries. The horrifying crash in Santa Maria do Para,...

Social media users mock Nana Agradaa over her arrest

Ghanaians are poking fun at Nana Agradaa, the self-styled Accra-based fetish priestess who was arrested yesterday. Following the murder of a 10-year-old boy by two...

Parked truck kills motor rider who rammed into it

A 27-year-old motorbike rider has died after ramming into a stationary truck on the Begro-Ahomam road in the Eastern region. Police reports indicate the deceased,...

Two kids drown in Ashaiman open drain [Photo]

Two kids have drowned in a dugout at Adjei Kojo, a suburb of Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region.The kids, eleven and 14 years...

19 Nigerians on board VW bus from Aflao arrested

Nineteen suspected Nigerians on board a VW crafter bus with registration number GR 5314-21 were arrested on Wednesday, April 21 by a joint military...

41-year-old cocoa farmer found dead in galamsey pit in Western Region

A 41-year-old cocoa farmer identified as Kwame Manu has been found dead in a galamsey pit at Kwassa Kwagyansa in the Amenfi East Municipality...

COVID-19: Ghana begins digital verification of test results

Ghana has become the first country in West Africa to deploy a system for the digital verification of COVID-19 PCR test results based on...

NCA shuts down 49 TV stations

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has shut down 49 television (TV) stations for operating without authorisations. This forms part of a continuous monitoring exercise conducted...

40 suspected criminals arrested in Kasoa

The Ghana Police Service has arrested 40 suspected criminals at Kasoa in the Central Region, Wednesday. The swoop was undertaken by the security agency in the...

Trader remanded for allegedly impregnating physically challenged daughter

Moses Agbavitor, a 37-year-old trader, has appeared before the Ofaakor Circuit Court for impregnating his 17-year-old physically challenged daughter, at Odunkwa, near Papaase number...

Man found dead in his farm

A man believed to be in his early sixties has been found dead and his body decomposed in his farm hat near Dakpalakura, a suburb...

Meet the 10 women on Akufo-Addo’s Deputy Ministerial list

President Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday, submitted to the Speaker, Alban Bagbin, the names of his deputy ministerial nominees for Parliament’s prior approval. The 39-nominee list is...

GES debunks rescheduling reopening date for SHS 3 students again

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has dismissed viral social media reports which suggest the rescheduling of reopening date for final year students in Senior...

Forgery case against Obinim dropped

An Accra District Court has discharged Daniel Obinim, founder of International God’s Way Church (IGWC), and Kwabena Okyere who were facing charges of alleged...

Galamsey threatens water supply in Western region — GWCL

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has warned that illegal mining activities polluting water bodies and degrading the environment in the Central and Western...

Assin South Constituency commends Akufo-Addo for Ntim Fordjour’s nomination as Deputy Minister

There was spontaneous jubilation in the entire Assin South Constituency yesterday when the name of their Member of Parliament (MP), Hon. (Rev) John Ntim...

Ursula Owusu reacts to arrest of Nana Agradaa

The Minister of Communication, Ursula Owusu, has confirmed the arrest of popular fetish priestess, Patricia Asieduwaa, popularly known as Nana Agradaa. Ursula took to her...

Presidential aspirant reacts to Akuapem Poloo’s bail

Leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana, Kofi Akpaloo, has reacted to controversial actress Akuapem Poloo's GHS 80,000 bail. The Criminal Division of the Accra...

Tears as 25-yr-old allegedly murdered by boyfriend in Ho is laid to rest [Photos]

Hundreds of sympathizers, friends, family members, church members, and residents from Ho and its environs have gathered at a community cemetery in Agortime Kpetoe...

Drama in ‘trotro’ as mate, passenger trade blows over GH1 [Watch]

A trending video has captured the moment a commercial vehicle conductor and a passenger traded blows over GHS 1 transport fare. Information gathered from the...

65-yr-old woman escapes death as house is set ablaze over ‘witchcraft’ accusations [Photos]

A 65-year-old woman, Amina Mahama, has escaped lynching after some angry youth of Nakpali in the Zabzugu district of the Northern Region accused her...

Nana Agradaa in hot waters

State security has shut down two TV stations, ‘Thunder TV’ and ‘Ice 1 TV’, which belong to the popular spiritualist, Patricia Asiedu, popularly known...

I tried to commit suicide 3 times while with an abusive lover – Lady reveals

Entrepreneur and student, Abigail, has revealed a tragic part of her life and how she overcame the trauma of living with an abusive lover...

Akufo-Addo cuts sod for construction of residential facilities for judges

President Akufo-Addo has cut the sod for the construction of residential facilities for appeal court judges in Kumasi, estimated to cost GHS 76,575,937. The 20-unit...

How beggar spat on Sam George’s car in traffic

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram, Sam George, has recounted how he whipped a street child beggar who spat on his car after he...

‘Dumsor’ timetable finally out

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has released a 'dumsor' timetable to guide consumers on its planned outages for selected areas in Accra. The guide...

GRIDCo begs Ghanaians over ‘dumsor’ [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Bare with us on 'dumsor' timetable for May power outages - GRIDCo urges Ghanaians The CEO of Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo), Jonathan...

Kasoa: Notorious counterfeit baron arrested with huge sum [Video]

The Kasoa Divisional Police Command has nabbed a notorious counterfeit baron identified as Kofi Appiah. According to the Crime Officer at the station, DSP Owusu...

Kasoa murder: More trouble for teen suspects

The Ofaakor District Court presided over by Samuel Akwesi Adjei has again remanded into police custody, the two teenagers, who allegedly killed 11-year-old Ishmael...

Napo, Oppong Nkrumah, VRA, others inspect Pokuase substation project

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah and officials from Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Volta River Authority (VRA) and Ghana Grid Company (GridCo) have inspected...

Unidentified body discovered in gutter at Amanfrom

Residents of Dokutse-Kope, a suburb of Amanfrom have trooped to an abandoned gutter in the community to catch a glimpse of a body that...

Businessman accused of beating wife to death denied bail again

Prince Charles Dedjoe, the businessman accused of beating his wife, resulting in her death, has been denied bail. Prince Charles Dedjoe has been charged with the...

Linda Dor Management reacts to news of VIP bus raid at facility

The Management of the popular rest stop on the Accra-Kumasi highway, Linda Dor Rest Stop, has confirmed a raid on a VIP bus at...

Spiritualists and Mallams Association PRO opens up on their activities [Video]

A self-acclaimed Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Spiritualists and Mallams Association of Ghana has claimed on live radio that top journalists chase him...

19-year-old boy given 6-year sentence for burning police station

The Goaso Circuit Court presided over by His Lordship Charles Kwesi Acheampong has sentenced a 19-year-old to six years imprisonment for committing arson. Kwaku...

SSNIT sets records straight on Weija lands ownership

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has reacted to the Ghana National Association of Garages' (GNAG) demand for an immediate transfer of New...

ECG to release ‘dumsor’ timetable for selected areas in Accra [audio]

The Electricity Company of Ghana is set to release a 'dumsor' timetable as it announces planned outages for selected areas in Accra, starting May...

Sad news hits Northern Regional NPP

A former Northern Regional Treasurer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Peter Tuffour, popularly known as ChainChain is dead. Reports indicate Mr Tuffour passed...