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Parliament approves 2021 appropriation bill

Parliament has passed the Appropriation Bill 2021 to give government the green light to spend to the sum of GhC 129 billion. This is to finance the...

$185m SSNIT cash locked up in housing projects – Auditor-General’s report

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has an astounding amount of about $185 million locked up in a housing project in the...

Trader jailed for biting off police officer’s finger

A 25-year-old trader, who bit off the finger of a Police Officer during an arrest, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment by an...

Asiedu Nketia breaks silence on parliamentary board appointment

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has descended heavily on those against his appointment to the Parliamentary Service Board. According to...

Two arrested for allegedly purchasing G-3 ammunition, possessing marijuana

The Oti Regional Police Command has apprehended two suspects who were reportedly buying G-3 ammunition and had in their possession wraps of dried leaves...

Come clean on your state of affairs – Jinapor tells GRIDCo

Ranking member on the Energy and Mines Committee, John Jinapor, has urged the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) to be transparent with Ghanaians with...

Two fake health workers, trainee midwife nabbed

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has withdrawn the licenses and certificates of registration of a fake nurse assistant and midwife. The two suspects...

Lady whose boyfriend burnt son to death reeling under huge medical bills

Victims of an arson attack at Meduma in the Ashanti Region have had to go without food to cater for their medical bills. Patience Kwarteng,...

Why there is ‘dumsor’ in Kumasi – Energy expert explains [ Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Kumasi dumsor technical - Energy expert The unplanned power outage in Greater Kumasi in the Ashanti Region is due to pressure on the...

Majority Leader ‘cries foul’ over Bagbin’s appointments

The Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has expressed concerns over what he said is an attempt by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin to dominate...

Allotey Jacobs’ interesting interpretation of Ofori-Atta’s approval [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Allotey Jacobs’ interesting interpretation of Ofori-Atta’s approval Former Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Allotey Jacobs, has given an interesting...

Muslims urged to live peacefully with other religious sects

Muslims in the country have been urged to co-exist peacefully with other religious sects to sustain and deepen national peace and stability. Justina Owusu-Banahene, the...

Fire sweeps through 13 apartments in Sunyani

Personal belongings and property worth millions of Ghana Cedis were destroyed by fire at Adomako, a suburb of Sunyani. The fire, according to residents, started...

‘Dumsor’ to hit parts of Ghana from April

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo), the country’s power transmission company, says it is in discussions with the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), to...

S3x worker seizes guinea fowls, eggs from client over this…

A commercial sex worker at Yapei in the Central Gonja District of the Savannah Region caused a stir in the community after her client...

Opuni, others opt to file submission of no case

Dr Stephen Opuni, a former Chief Executive Officer, Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), and two others, have opted to file a submission of no case...

Priestess identified among guests who stormed alleged Kwahu lesbian marriage ceremony [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Priestess identified among guests who stormed alleged Kwahu lesbian marriage It has emerged that an Accra-based priestess was among some people who were...

Two arrested at Worawora for allegedly buying ammunition

Two persons are in the grips of the Worawora police in the Oti Region for allegedly buying ammunition and possessing dried leaves suspected to...

Man inflicts deep cutlass wounds on son over food [Photos]

A 45-year-old man, Kwame Kuli, is in police grips for inflicting deep cutlass wounds on his son over food at Atonsu Junction in...

From phone repairer to KNUST graduate, the story of Debrah Sarpong

Debrah Sarpong, a phone repairer, who later turned into a shoeshine boy and subsequently ended up at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and...

Supreme Court rules on SALL Case

The Supreme Court has affirmed its earlier decision that the Ho High Court erred when it granted an injunction against the gazetting of John...

Video of lady who sells pure water directing traffic warms hearts

A video of a Kumasi-based pure water seller, identified as Comfort, directing traffic, has warmed the hearts of many Ghanaians. The lens of Nhyira FM...

Court orders repatriation of Nigerian who illegally obtained Ghanaian passport

The Kaneshie District Court has ordered the repatriation of a 28-year-old Nigerian, Eugene Wisdom Iyamu, for illegally obtaining a Ghanaian passport and birth certificate. Additionally,...

GRIDCo in talks with ECG, NEDCo to roll out ‘dumsor’ timetable

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has announced, there will be more power cuts, as it works to upgrade its systems. The company attributes the...

Over 200 shops demolished at Opera Square

More than two hundred electrical and home appliance shops have been demolished at Opera Square in the Accra Central Business District by unidentified persons. Big...

Social media users react to Ofori-Atta’s approval as Finance Minister

Ken Ofori-Atta’s approval as Finance Minister by Parliament by voice vote on March 29 has received varied reactions from social media users. While a section...

Walewale Police arrest 3 suspected robbers

The police at Walewale in the North East Region has arrested three suspected robbers believed to have attacked motorists on the Walewale-Zangum road. The robbers...

Man lynched for stealing GH¢800

A man, only identified as Awuni, has been lynched by residents of Maakro, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region for stealing GH¢800.00. The...

Leave men of God with private jets alone – Bishop Agyinasare begs

The overseer of Perez Chapel International, Bishop Charles Agyinasare, has defended wealthy pastors who have often been criticised by some members of the public...

Ghana is haven of peace, investments are protected – Akufo-Addo to Spanish investors

“As most of you know, Ghana is a haven of peace, security and stability, indeed, the safest country in West Africa, where legitimate investments...

Nana at 77 trends on Twitter

Ghana’s social media was inundated with birthday messages and well wishes for President Nana Akufo-Addo on his birthday on March 29. The president trended on...

Asiedu Nketia appointed to serve on Parliamentary Board

The General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has been appointed to serve on the Parliamentary Service Board (PSB). He...

GWCL to begin spillage of excess water from Weija Dam, check out affected areas

Management of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has announced it is set to begin spillage of excess water from the Weija Dam. The exercise...

Minority MPs bare teeth at Alan Kyerematen

The Minority in Parliament has bared its teeth at the Minister of Trade and Industry, John Alan Kyeremanten for allegedly snubbing the House for...

Duncan-Williams prays for Akufo-Addo on his 77th birthday

Presiding Archbishop and General Overseer of the Action Faith Ministry, Nicholas Duncan-Williams, has showered well-wishes on President Nana Akufo-Addo who celebrates his birthday today,...

NLA deserves serious reforms, financial stability – Razak Opoku

Head of Public Relations Unit of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Razak Kojo Opoku, has asked why a private lotto company will be allowed...

Man, 35, found dead in his room at Akatsi

A 35-year-old carpenter, Philip Abayateye, has been found dead in his rented room at Tatorme, a suburb of Akatsi in the Akatsi South Municipality...

Teenager trapped inside church after robbery attempt goes wrong [Photo+Video]

A fearless thief, identified as Agyasuo, got trapped inside a church after his robbery attempt went wrong. Agyasuo is said to have targeted a Catholic...

Mpraeso police disrupt alleged lesbian wedding; arrest 22 persons [Video]

The Mpraeso Police have disrupted an alleged marriage ceremony between two females at a popular LGBTQI+ joint at Kwahu-Obomeng in the Eastern...

Akufo-Addo appoints new Deputy Comptroller-General of Immigration

President Akufo-Addo has appointed the Commissioner of Immigration (COI), Isaac Owusu Mensah, as the new Deputy Comptroller-General of Immigration (DCGI) in charge of Finance...