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One feared dead in Legon underpass accident [Video]

One person is feared dead after four cars were involved in an accident that occurred at the University of Ghana underpass on the Adentan-Accra...

Ashanti Region: Fire kills eight in first quarter of 2021

The Ashanti Region has recorded eight deaths from 127 fire incidents in the first quarter of the year. Poor adherence to basic fire measures is...

Former Minister urges colleagues to patronise local healthcare following her experience

A former Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister, Mrs Elizabeth Agyemang, is urging colleague politicians and the general public who fly out of the country forhealthcare...

Police in Ashanti gun down one suspected robber

The police in Ashanti have gunned down a suspected robber after an alleged exchange of gun shots along the Anwiankwanta-Obuasi Highway. According to the Police,...

Koku Anyidoho comes face-to-face with man who threatened him on social media

Chief Executive Officer of the Atta Mills Institute, Koku Anyidoho, has finally unmasked the 'faceless' cyberbully who threatened him. Kind courtesy of the Criminal Investigations...

Bus operators face suspension as NRSA begins safety inspection

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has intensified efforts to address road accidents with daily inspection of vehicles at bus terminals. A team is dispatched...

Ga Traditional Council humbles Diana Asamoah [Photos]

After rendering a public apology on social media, gospel musician and evangelist, Diana Asamoah, has followed up in person to apologise to the Ga Traditional...

Galamsey: Activities of Operation Vanguard suspended

JoyNews/AdomNews · Galamsey: Activities of Operation Vanguard suspended The activities of any taskforce including Operation Vanguard and other taskforces in the fight against illegal mining...

Dr Adutwum engages former Education Ministers to share knowledge [Photos]

Eight former Ministers of Education in Ghana have called for the use of accumulated knowledge of all to help get the best for Ghana’s...

Dolait appreciates Chief Imam for role in peaceful business climate

Soticam Ghana Limited, distributors of Dolait Probiotic Yoghurt, has made some donations to the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, for his role...

Unidentified man knocked down to death at Oyarifa

The Ghana Police Service has appealed to the public to help locate the family of an unidentified man believed to be in 30s knocked...

Nigerian officials set to arrive in Ghana over traders’ conflict

A Nigerian ministerial delegation is set to arrive in Ghana to resolve the lingering conflict between Nigerian traders and Ghanaian authorities. The delegation, which has the task...

Irate Aflao residents embark on demo over poor roads [Photos]

Residents of Aflao in the Volta Region have embarked on a demonstration to register their displeasure over bad roads in the area. According to them,...

Women aren’t supposed to be asked when they’ll marry – Patience Nyarko [Video]

Gospel musician, Patience Nyarko, says it’s not apt when presenters ask female celebs when they will marry during interviews. According to her, she finds it...

Students of Takoradi Technical University reject certificate

Some students of the Takoradi Technical University (TTU) have rejected the Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering certificates issued to them by the University...

Multimedia Group journalist, Isaac K. Normanyo gets ‘Adansiman Bofuo’ award

A journalist with The Multimedia Group Limited, Isaac K. Normanyo, has been awarded the title ‘Adansiman Bofuo’ in the Ashanti Region. The title was bestowed...

Police gun down suspected robber, three others arrested

A suspected armed robber was gunned down by police officers of the Jacobu District Police Command on Tuesday May 11. The police also arrested three...

Ritual murder: Fetish priest incurs wrath of Amanase chief [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Ritual murder: Fetish priest incurs wrath of Amanase chief The Chief of Amanase, a community in the Ayensuano District near Suhum in...

Top security chiefs inducted into office

The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), Vice-Admiral Seth Amoama; the Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Rear Admiral Issah Adam Yakubu; and the...

Owusu Bempah apologises over #FixTheCountry comment

Head of Communications at Ghana National Gas Company, Ernest Owusu Bempah, has rendered an unqualified apology over attacks on celebrities who are part of...

Customs driver jailed for selling official vehicle

Wonder Ahiadzro, a driver of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Customs Division, who stole and sold a Toyota Land Cruiser at the cost of...

Court refuses to hear galamseyers’ case

The Kaneshie District Court has refused to hear the case of 11 alleged illegal miners (galamseyers) who were said to be mining in the Atewa...

Tears flow as Ghanaian medical student dies in Cuba

Ghanaian medical students in Cuba are calling on their government back home to come to their aid as they claim they live in terrible...

Over 10 make-shift structures razed down by fire at Krofrom

Over 10 wooden structures at Krofrom Market have been destroyed by fire. The wooden shacks served as homes and shops for the inhabitants. Currently, no...

Nana Agradaa meets Chief Imam

Born-again fetish priestess, Nana Agradaa, has paid a courtesy call on the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu. The visit was to receive Allah’s...

3 illegal miners jailed 15 years

Three illegal miners have been jailed five years each by a Circuit Court in Koforidua for engaging in illegal mining at Tentenku No.8 near...

Amanase residents burn fetish priest’s car over suspected ritual murder

Blood-curdling youth of Amanase near Suhum in the Eastern Region burnt into ashes a Toyota Camry belonging to a fetish priest in the area. They...

JB’s trial: Defence counsel makes new demands

Defence counsel for the two accused persons being held over the murder of former Abuakwa North Member of Parliament (MP) has prayed the Accra...

HIV/AIDs cases on the rise at Ada

The number of HIV/AIDS cases being recorded in the Ada District is on the rise, with the district recording a prevalence rate of 1.9...

Some religious leaders quote Bible, Quran to justify child marriage – NGO reveals

Executive Director of Savanah Women Integrated Development Agency, Hajia Alima Saed, has accused some religious leaders of making the fight against child marriage difficult. According...

CID probes 53 schools over alleged corruption in school feeding programme

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed the management of some Senior High Schools (SHS) in the Ashanti Region to co-operate with the Criminal...

Kan Dapaah installed Assistant Grand Master of Freemasons in Ghana

National Security Minister, Albert Kan Dapaah, has been appointed and installed as Assistant Grand Master of Freemasons in Ghana. This was at a ceremony...

Galamsey: Small Scale miners hints of demo if …

The Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners says it does not understand why the military is burning excavators and equipment belonging to its members...

Kufuor reveals what happened to him after NPP lost 2008 election

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has recounted the pain he had to endure after the New Patriotic Party (NPP) lost the 2008 election. Mr Kufour...

Kufuor’s take on #FixTheCountry campaign

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has reacted to the many calls for President Nana Akufo-Addo to fix the country. Mr Kufuor says transformation of the...

Somewhere in Ghana: Muslims join SDA church in worship

The relationship between Muslims and Christians in Ghana has made nonsense of the meta-narrative that Christians and Muslims cannot interact with each other beyond...

Video of Madina MP stirring ‘banku’ warms heart

Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina constituency, Francis Xavier Sosu, celebrated Mother's Day in a unique way. The MP, in a video shared on Facebook,...

Daasebre Prof. Oti Boateng sued for failing to restore statue he demolished

For failing to meet a 14-day ultimatum to replace a statue he destroyed, the Children of late Prince Yao Boateng have sued the New...

Virologist warns of third wave of Covid-19 in Ghana

A virologist at the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR) is warning of a third wave of Covid-19 in the country if Ghanaians failed to...

One dead as two brothers clash over plantain

One person has died with another in critical condition after two brothers clashed over plantain at Abisim Debrah in the Ayensuano District of the...