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Four arrested for unlawful possession and discharge of firearm

The Police in the Eastern Region have arrested four young men at Sekesua for possessing and discharging firearms and ammunition without permission. The four, who...

Police deny assault on Kumasi Girls SHS students

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has denied claims of assault on rioting students at the Kumasi Girls’ Senior High School (SHS). Some students of the...

16-year-old killed in shooting incident at Aboabo Number 2

One person has been killed and another injured by a stray bullet at Aboabo number two, a suburb of the Asokore Mampong Municipality in...

How construction of National Mosque was completed

The completion cost of the newly commissioned National Mosque at Nima in Accra has been revealed. Alhaji Baba Sherif Abdullahi, who played a key role...

Meet the visually impaired man who is determined to become a Supreme Court judge

JoyNews/AdomNews · Visually impaired who wants to be a Supreme Court judge A visually impaired man is hoping to be the first physically challenged Supreme...

‘Some MMDAs giving disability funds to political party cronies’ [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · MMDAs giving disability funds to political party cronies It has emerged that some Metropolitan, Municipal and District and Assemblies (MMDAs) dole out monies...

Man slumps and dies at Juaboso lorry station

Residents of a district in Sefwi Juaboso froze in shock when a man slumped and died while waiting for a car at the lorry...

COVID-19: Check-out Ashanti Region towns with cases

The Kumasi metropolitan area as well as Oforikrom and Kwadaso Municipalities are driving Covid-19 cases in the Ashanti Region, as they account for over...

Disregard reports of surge in Covid-19 cases on KNUST campus – Management

University Relations Officer of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) says the school has recorded no case of Covid-19 on the...

3 more dead as Ghana’s active cases reach 3,124

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has revealed that the country has lost three more lives to the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19). This brings the total...

1 dead, others injured as robbers raid tricycle at Yeji

One person is reported dead and two others have been injured after armed robbers raided a tricycle (aboboyaa) at Yeji. The victims were travelling from...

1 arrested, fishing nets seized at Atuabo for flouting closed season directives

Personnel of the Fisheries Enforcement Unit (FEU) Western Command, comprising the Marine Police, Navy, and the Monitoring Control Surveillance, have arrested a fisherman at...

We’ve let our guard down – Akufo-Addo sad over COVID-19 surge

President Nana Akufo-Addo has urged Ghanaians to comply with the Covid-19 safety protocols to avoid a possible third wave. Addressing Muslims at the National Mosque...

Minister reacts to assault on Kumasi Girls’ students [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Ashanti Regional Minister comment on alleged assault on Kumasi Girls High School students The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, has reacted to...

Kumasi Girls’ High School students allegedly assaulted by joint police, military during riots

JoyNews/AdomNews · Students of Kumasi Girls High School allegedly assaulted by joint police, military team Some students of the Kumasi Girls’ High School have been...

2 dead as galamsey pit caves in at Juaboso

Two persons have lost their lives after an illegal mining (galamsey) pit caved in at Juaboso in the Western North Region. The incident happened at...

Eid-ul-Adha: Mahama calls on Muslims to be inspired to give back to humanity

As Ghana joins the world to celebrate this year's Eid-ul-Adha celebration, former President John Dramani Mahama has urged Muslims to observe alms giving. Muslims have...

Eid-ul-Adha: Emulate the life of Chief Imam – Akufo-Addo to Muslims

President Nana Akufo-Addo has expressed his delight in the way of life of the National Chief Imam as he tasks the Muslim flock to...

Couple arrested for conniving to beat up man’s ex over an Instagram post

A man and his wife have been arrested for allegedly conniving to assault the male lover's ex for a post she made on photo...

Police okay Fixthecountry demo

The Ghana Police Service has finally cleared campaigners of the #FixTheConutry movement to go ahead with their protest on Wednesday, August 4, 2021. It follows...

S3x for scholarship: ‘Fake’ director grabbed for ‘sleeping with’ applicants

JoyNews/AdomNews · Sex for scholarship: University student exposes 'fake' secretariat director A self-acclaimed scholarship secretariat director at Sehwi Asawinso has been grabbed by the police...

NAGRAT demands more details on COVID-19 situation in schools

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has called for more details on the Covid-19 situation in schools. The call comes on the back of...

378 suspects arrested ahead of Eid-ul-Adha festivity [Photos]

The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested 378 suspects in a recent operation in different parts of the region. The operation forms part of efforts...

SHS: GES makes u-turn on Form 3 mid-semester break

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has rescinded its direction to Form three Senior High School (SHS) students to go on mid-semester break. The decision follows...

Sad scenes from funeral of Bolt driver who was beheaded at Feyiase [Video]

Sad scenes from the funeral of the Bolt driver who was beheaded at Feyiase have been captured. The funeral was held in a park in...

3 jailed 75 years for robbery

The Nkawie Circuit Court has sentenced three persons to a total of 75 years imprisonment for robbery at Asuhyiae, near Tepa, in the Ahafo...

COVID-19: Kumasi records 10 deaths, 200 cases in 2 weeks

Some 10 persons, who contracted COVID-19 within the last two weeks in the Kumasi municipality in the Ashanti Region, have died, a statement by...

Govt gives approval for payment of School Feeding Caterers

The National Coordinator of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP), Dr Mrs Gertrude Quashigah has said the government has given approval for funds to...

Bird Flu: Seven farms affected so far in Ghana

The Director of the Veterinary Services Directorate, Dr Patrick Abakeh, says seven farms have so far been affected by the Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)...

New Public Officers Bill will boost fight against corruption – Attorney-General

The Attorney-General (AG), Godfred Yeboah Dame, is confident a new Conduct of Public Officers Bill to be presented to Parliament will boost the fight...

Akoto Ampaw reacts to $5 million bribery allegation against him

Private Legal Practitioner, Akoto Ampaw, has dismissed his involvement in a bribery allegation levelled against him by one lawyer Akwasi Afrifa. According to him, the...

CJ bribery scandal: Lawyer speaks after meeting CID

The lawyer involved in the $5 million bribery allegations made against the Chief Justice, Kwesi Anin-Yeboah, says he has done nothing wrong. Kwasi Afrifa Esq...

SSNIT to delete 13,000 names from pensioners payroll from this date

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has announced that from Wednesday, September 1, it will embark on an exercise to delete the...

Groupe Nduom wins GH¢174 million judgement

The Commercial Division of an Accra High Court On Thursday 15, July 2021, presided over by Justice Shiela Minta ordered Health Network Company (Healthnet)...

Haruna Attah recounts how Sam Jonah saved his life

Ghana’s former Ambassador to Namibia, Haruna Attah, has revealed that a kind gesture from the former CEO of AngloGold Ashanti, Sam Jonah, saved his...

Govt approves payment for school feeding caterers

The government has given approval for funds to be released for the payment of arrears for caterers under the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP). The...

Statistical Service extends Housing and Population Census again!

The Ghana Statistical Service has once more extended the period for this year's Population and Housing census. The 2021 Population and Housing census was...

Fumso residents live in fear as strange crocodiles invade community

Residents of Fumso in the Adansi Asokwa District of the Ashanti Region are living in fear, with some fleeing the community as strange crocodiles...

Thousands queue for GAF recruitment

Thousands of Ghanaian youth have besieged the El-Wak Sports Stadium with their credentials, hoping to be recruited into the Ghana Armed Forces. The long queue...

Danger as parts of Ellembelle road cave in [Video]

Parts of the road linking Nzema Aiyinasi and Menzezor in the Ellembelle District of the Western Region have caved in. The disaster occurred after a...