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Be focused on the job – Asantehene to Samuel Jinapor

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has asked the newly-appointed Minister of Lands and Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor, to be committed to duty. Issues relating...

22-year-old man slips and dies in galamsey pit at Apampatia [Photos]

A 22-two-year-old man has met his untimely death after he slipped and fell into an abandoned galamsey pit at Akyem Apampatia in the Atiwa West District...

Rastafarianism not part of religions accepted in Ghana – Nana Akomea

The Managing Director of the Intercity STC Coaches Limited, Nana Akomea, has stated that the debate over the admission of two students with dreadlocks...

Moment passengers applauded female pilot after landing despite bad weather [Video]

A female captain has earned accolades from her passengers and crew members for her impeccable skills with which she landed an aircraft faced with...

Missing man found dead in stream that supplies water to entire community

A 57-year-old man, Charles Kwame Nti, has been found dead at Mim Water Works in the Asunafo North Municipality of the Ahafo Region The deceased...

Easter: No crusades and conventions – Police warn

The Ghana Police Service, ahead of the Easter festivities, has reminded Ghanaians that the ban on social gathering is still in force. In view of...

NPP to issue guidelines on presidential aspirants

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) will soon come out with rules and regulations to guide and restrict the number of presidential hopefuls to stem...

Popular sports show host passes on

The Management of FP Communication Group (Hot FM- Accra, Fox FM-Kumasi & Fox FM-Takoradi) has announced the sudden demise of astute broadcaster, Justice Opoku-Agyemang,...

SHS 2 student defiles 18-month-old twin girls

A 19-year-old Senior High School (SHS) 2 student, Patrick Nyarkoh, has been arrested by the Assin Fosu Police Command for defiling 18 month-old twin-girls...

GIJ’s earlier decision draconian – MP

Member of Parliament for Ketu South constituency has described as draconian management of the Ghana Institute of Journalism's (GIJ) earlier order to students to...

New twist to SSNIT case involving Ernest Thompson, 4 others

The Attorney-General (A-G) has decided to amend the charge sheet against former Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Ernest Thompson...

Perennial flooding: Housing Minister calls for stakeholder support

Government has reiterated its resolve at improving the perennial flooding challenges in Accra through the implementation of the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development...

MTN Foundation trains 50 youth in mobile phone repairs

Some 50 young men and women have benefitted from the MTN Ghana Foundation’s Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Project at Suhum in the Eastern Region. The...

Residents of Asiwa unhappy over parked Ambulance

The use of taxis and motorbikes in transporting patients in critical conditions is a common feature at Asiwa in the Bosome-Freho District of the...

Man allegedly commits suicide; rips stomach open with blade

A 47-year-old mason, Gidi Kennedy, popularly known as Oluu, has allegedly committed suicide at Kwasi Nyarko in the Eastern Region. Reports from the Adeiso Police...

Meteo Agency releases 24-hour forecast for Ghana

The Ghana Meteorological Agency says there will rainstorm in some parts of the country tonight. In a press release, signed by senior meteorologist, Frederick Quaytey...

Afenyo-Markin ‘begs’ Appointments Committee over Ofori-Atta

The Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has entreated Parliament’s Appointments Committee to be tactful with the Finance Minister-designate, Ken Ofori-Atta. “In the past, as a...

Ambulance workers robbed at gunpoint again!

JoyNews/AdomNews · Ambulance Robbery Emergency medical health workers at the Ghana Ambulance Service in the Northern Region have been robbed on the Chereponi-Yendi stretch. The robbers...

Man cries uncontrollably as he begs his girlfriend for another chance [Watch]

A viral video of a heartbroken young man begging his lover for a second chance has got social media buzzing. The unidentified man could be...

Goat gives birth to baby with 2 heads, six legs [Video]

Residents at Dormaa Kofi Badukrom in the Bono Region have been thrown into a state of shock following the delivery of a goat with...

When you hate my wife, you’ve dishonoured me – Agyinasare tells church members

Bishop Charles Agyinasare has told the congregation of Perez Chapel International that “when you hate my wife, you have dishonoured me”. Teaching them about ‘The...

Phone thief beaten to death at Bibiani

Luck run out on a thief at Sefwi Bibiani when he was caught red-handed burgling a resident's room. The 35-year-old Kojo Boadu was beaten to...

Landlord found dead in his room in bizarre state [Photos]

A 43-year-old landlord, identified as Agya Yaw, has been found dead in his room in a bizarre state and wearing only a t-shirt. Police sources...

New Juaben Traditional Council pulls down ‘offensive’ statue

The New Juaben Traditional Council has pulled down a statue it describes as 'offensive and dirty trick' erected at the Prince Boateng Roundabout near...

Spending on a woman you are dating is not generosity, it is st*pidity – Politician

Reno Omokri, a spokesperson for Nigeria's former president, Goodluck Jonathan, has averred that men spending money on a woman they are not related to...

Check out progress of Special Prosecutor’s Office

A report by Parliament's constitutional and legal affairs committee has established that the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has so far investigated only...

Ace Ankomah sends message to elected leaders

A private legal practitioner, Ace Kojo Anan Ankomah, has taken a jibe at the elected leaders of the country following a statement by Speaker...

Student arrested for defiling 18-month-old twin girls

A 19-year-old has been arrested by the Assin Fosu Police Command for defiling 18 month-old twin-girls at Assin Nsuta in the Assin South District...

Undertaker narrates scary story of how dead body woke up as he prepares it for burial

An undertaker has given a chilly account of how he encountered a dead person resurrect while he was preparing it for burial. Samuel Okyere, who...

Atubiga sends strong message to NDC over Allotey Jacobs

A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Stephen Atubiga, has expressed his displeasure about the suspension of Bernard Allotey Jacobs. According to him, the...

KNUST pensioners fume over alleged unlawful ex gratia deduction

The 2019-2020 pensioners at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have petitioned the university authorities over alleged unlawful ex gratia deductions. The...

Deferment not punishment – GIJ to students

Management of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) has justified its directive that asked students who were unable to meet registration deadline to defer...

GIJ authorities justify deferment order to students

The management of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) has described as lawful its order for students who could not pay their school fees on...

Woman, 61, motor rider die in gory accident

A motor rider has died after knocking down a 61-year-old woman to death at Akim Adubiase in the Birim Central Municipality of the Eastern...

Ghana has no excuse not to succeed in the agric sector – Dumelo

Actor cum politician, John Dumelo, says Ghana can thrive big time in the agricultural sector if the government pays mind to several uncultivated fertile...

River Ankobra can help you retrieve lost items – Fisherman [Video]

River Ankobra can help you retrieve lost items, it protects us – Fisherman reveals [Video]

Lady’s hairstyle looking like packets of ‘gari’ causes stir on social media

One Ghanaian lady has since gone viral after a photo of her unusual hairstyle surfaced on social media. The hairstyle has shocked many who...

Serial car burglar arrested

The Police in Accra have arrested one Wisdom Cudjoe, a notorious car burglar for breaking into cars. He was arrested on Saturday, March 20 in...

Beyi W’ano: Pantang Hospital management ‘cries’ over encroachment

The Management of Pantang Hospital has expressed worry over encroachment on the hospital’s lands. According to them, several appeals to the authorities over the last...

GIJ authorities under fire on Twitter

Some Ghanaians have taken to Twitter to express their displeasure at the actions and decisions of authorities of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ). The...