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Rastafarian Council to petition CHRAJ over ‘Achimota SHS snub’

The Rastafarian Continental Council of Ghana is set to petition the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) after two students with dreadlocks...

GWCL reacts to overbilling claims

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has rejected claims that water bills in the country have shot up after the free water initiative commissioned...

517 deaths recorded in road accidents between January and February 2021

A total of 517 persons died through road accidents between January and February this year, the Ghana Police Service has said. This is a significant...

Veronica Bucket inventor shares intriguing story about its origin

The term ‘Veronica bucket’ has gained popularity since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in Ghana. Due to its function - providing running water to...

Unapproved textbooks: the regulatory gap that needs plugging – Dr Prince Hamid Armah writes

These reports have been very disturbing to all of us. As a country, our schools and education system were from the get go, not...

Over 15 persons, including Apam SHS students in critical condition after gory accident

Many have been left seriously injured after an accident involving three cars at Gomoa Okyereko Junction on the Kasoa-Winneba Highway. According to the Dominase District...

Achimota SHS allegedly denies two Rastafarians admission

Authorities at Achimota Senior High School (SHS) in Accra have allegedly denied admission to two Rastafarian students. A disgruntled parent, identified as Raswad Menkrabea, who...

Roads Minister ‘sweet talks’ residents in Ashanti Region

Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako Atta, has said some sweet words to residents in the Ashanti Region over their road projects. Mr Amoako-Atta, who...

Court adjourns Essikado-Ketan parliamentary election petition

A Sekondi High Court has adjourned an election petition filed by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Essikado-Ketan in the 2020 elections. The...

Widow accused of bewitching her blind grandchildren wants to give them her eyes

A 62-year-old widow, Abena Asanewa, who lives at Obuasi Amankyem in the Ashanti Region, has her grandchildren abandoned in her care by their...

Date for 2021 population census announced

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has scheduled the 2021 Population and Housing Census for Sunday, June 27, 2021. The census was expected to take place...

3 bodies identified in Sawla accident which killed 8 Thursday

Three bodies in Thursday’s gory accident at the outskirts of Sawla have been identified by their families. This leaves five more waiting to be claimed...

Shocking: Bride shows up with wings at her wedding [Video]

A Nigerian bride stunned many and made headlines on social media after a video of the unique outfit she wore on her wedding day...

Sad moment as Ali Ahmed Maikano is laid to rest [Photos]

It was a sad moment when top Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ali Ahmed Maikano was laid to rest. The deceased was reportedly travelling to his...

Jilted boy allegedly burns girlfriend [video]

Two sisters, 18-year-old Emelia Adomaa and 14-year-old Portia Sadia who live in Dormaa in the Bono Region of Ghana have suffered severe burns after...

Nigel Gaisie escapes death in ghastly accident [Photos]

General Overseer of the True Fire Prophetic Ministry, Prophet Nigel Gaisie, has survived a ghastly accident that reportedly claimed two lives. Reports indicate the...

Over 40 photos that confirm Apam is a town in pain and sorrow

The Central Region town of Apam was on Tuesday, March 17, thrown into a state of wailing and agony when the drowned 13 teenagers...

Fraud alert: Police caution public against new mobile money fraud

The Ghana Police Service is warning Ghanaians against the emergence of a mobile money fraud that is sweeping through the country. In a press release...

10-month-old baby buried at Gomoa Nyanyano

Residents of Gomoa Nyanyano in the Gomoa East District of Central Region have been thrown into a state of shock after they discovered the...

Victims of Bagre Dam Spillage disaster receive relief items

About 300 victims of the Bagre Dam Spillage disaster at Bazua in the Upper East Region have received relief items from the government. In February...

Police probe death of six persons in Volta Lake

The Police in the Volta Region have begun investigations into the death of six persons who drowned after their boat capsized on the Volta...

Accident in Sawla claims 8 lives; 22 in critical condition

Eight people, including a 28-year-old driver’s mate, Bashiru Mahama, have died in a gory lorry accident on the outskirts of Sawla. Some 22 others are...

Sekou Nkrumah drops old photo of his mother, Fathia

Dr Sekou Nkrumah, one of the sons of Dr Kwame Nkrumah, has shared an old but beautiful photo of his late mother which has...

Full Text: Position of Minority Caucus on 2021 Budget and Economic Policy Statement

The 2021 Budget and Economic Policy Statement was read in Parliament on Friday, 12th March 2021. The statement seeks to blame COVID-19 for the abysmal...

Bawumia to launch 2021 population and housing census

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, will on Friday launch the countdown to the 2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC) census. This will help to...

GES releases academic calendar as double-track system continues in some schools

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the academic calendar for Senior High Schools (SHS) for the 2020/2021 academic year. This comes on the back of plans to continue...

Joe Ghartey condemns anti-Voltarian textbooks

Member of Parliament for Essikado Ketan Constituency, Joe Ghartey, has condemned the stereotyping of Voltarians. Mr Ghartey, who prides himself as “a Voltarian by choice,”...

Traders invade streets near Tema market

Traders have left designated sheds, invaded the streets near markets in the Tema Metropolis. Their actions have consequently impeded vehicular and pedestrian movement, forcing Metropolitan...

Six ‘okada’ riders fined over traffic offences

The Abeka Motor Court has sentenced six motor riders to a fine of ¢3,120 for various traffic offences. Their charges included riding without a valid...

Tamale Interchange workers declare strike over service conditions

Workers of Sinohydro Company working on the ongoing Tamale Interchange have declared a strike over conditions of service. The workers have accused the company of...

Supreme Court sets date for SALL review application ruling

The Supreme Court has fixed March 30, 2021, to rule on a review application, which gave the Electoral Commission (EC) the go-ahead to gazette...

Operations Vanguard destroys 59 Changfang motors [Photos]

The Operations Vanguard team of the Ghana Police Service has destroyed some 59 Changfang motors in the Western Region. This was during a four-day...

Police caution against new MoMO fraud strategy

The Ghana Police Service has cautioned the public against a new strategy devised for mobile money (momo) fraud. According to the outfit, the re-emergence mode seeks...

IT Manager jailed for hacking, stealing GH¢159,300 from former employer

The Tamale High Court has sentenced a 32-year-old system administrator to eight years imprisonment with hard labour. The man, Cephas Agbodo, was jailed for stealing...

Teenager who wore ‘sakawa’ ring breaks silence

A 17-year-old boy, who almost lost his finger after he wore his friend’s ring made for spiritual purposes, has broken his silence. The teenager, identified...

NLA commends KGL for positive partnership

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has commended KGL Technology Limited, operators of the official short code of the authority’s *959# for a solid partnership...

Police raid ‘illegal’ on-street car dealers

A team from the Tesano Division of the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service and the National Road Safety...

History textbook saga: Former NaCCA boss makes passionate appeal [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Give NaCCA legal backing to sanction publishers who breach regulations - NaCCA Former Dir. to Parl. The former Director-General of the National Council...

National Catholic Health Service reacts to disappearance of deceased body parts

The National Catholic Health Service has disclosed that the St Anthony Hospital has recorded some missing body parts of a number of corpses at...

Timber falls from moving truck; one dead, another in critical condition [Photos]

A timber truck driver is reportedly dead while another person is in critical condition after a terrifying accident at Abene in the Kwahu East...