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SSNIT OBS saga: Court orders State to release 29 documents to Ernest Thompson, 4 others

The High Court in Accra has ordered the Prosecution to furnish the former Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Ernest...

Ndebugre wades into Anti-LGBTQI+ bill; reveals why he is not in support

A former Member of Parliament for Zebilla constituency, John Ndebugre, has described the anti-LGBTQI+ bill before Parliament for consideration as unnecessary and a waste...

Residents protest over bad roads at Kpando [Photos]

The streets of Kpando-Torkor in the Volta Region were filled with protesters over the bad state of roads in the area. This follows several attempts...

Family fights Ghana Airport Company over lands

A Family in La is currently battling the Ghana Airport Company (GACL) and the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) at the Accra High Court...

Full text: Message by Rawlings’ family at his memorial

On Thursday, November 12, 2020 the news of the death of President Jerry John Rawlings broke around mid-morning sending our nation into a state...

Koku Anyidoho reflects on passing of Rawlings, daughter; says November 2020 was a hard month for him

Former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Koku Anyidoho, has said the month of November 2020 was a very “hard...

Public hearings on anti-LGBTQ+ bill suspended

The Constitutional, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament has temporarily suspended public hearings in relation to the Anti-LGBTQ+ bill. On Thursday, during the first...

Missing journalist found dead

Tordue Salem, a reporter with Vanguard newspaper, has been found dead in Abuja. Vanguard reports that Salem’s body was discovered on Thursday, November 11, 2021,...

Man deliberately chops off both legs to claim insurance

A man deliberately chopped both his legs off by lying under a train in a bid to claim a £2.3million insurance payout, it has...

Court to rule on Lighthouse Chapel application

The Labour Division of the High Court in Accra has set November 25 this year to give its ruling on whether it will allow...

GIS issues recruitment fraud alert; sends message to qualified applicants

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has issued an alert over fraudulent activities regarding its enlistment process by some members of the public. According to a...

Lady who survived fire accident celebrates 5 years of being alive

A young lady identified as Mark Janeth Chikwado has celebrated five years of surviving a fire accident that almost claimed her life on November...

I slept in a car for 4 weeks after leaving my job as chef – Ghanaian in UK

A UK-based Ghanaian chef, Kwame Nicholas, also known as Nick, has shared his experience about what it takes to start life abroad, especially when...

Brouhaha over rumoured passing of Resurrection Power New Generation founder settled [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Lawyer Debunks Rev Anthony Kwadwo Boakye's Death Reports Lawyer for the founder of the Resurrection Power New Generation Ministries, Reverend Anthony Kwadwo Boakye,...

Accra Mayor sends strong message to businesses

The Mayor of Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), Elizabeth Tawiah Sackey, has warned that the Assembly will deal with institutions that fail to pay levies...

Choreographer kills himself after sexual misconduct

A former Royal Ballet choreographer killed himself after feeling humiliated over allegations of sexual misconduct against him, an inquest heard. Liam Scarlett, 35, who was...

4 vehicles involved in road traffic crash near Suhum [Photos]

Four vehicles have been involved in a road traffic crash on the Accra-Kumasi bound carriageway at Kyekyewere near Suhum. The Ghana Police Service made this...

Adultery is a more serious threat to family than LGBT – Akoto Ampaw

Private legal practitioner, Akoto Ampaw, says the gravest threats to the family and value systems in Ghana are adultery and the impregnation of teenagers...

Man jailed 20 years for defiling 9-year-old daughter; says he only did it thrice

The Kumasi Circuit Court has sentenced a 28-year-old driver, Prince Kofi Yeboah, to 20 years in prison for defiling his nine-year-old biological daughter. Appearing...

Ato Essien cries in court as he recounts formation, successes of Capital Bank

The founder of the defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien, who has been accused of collapsing the bank, shed tears at the Accra High...

Fuel smuggling is a huge menace to Ghana’s development – NPA CEO

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has touted fuel smuggling as one of the menaces to...

Laws on road traffic offenses to be reviewed

Roads and Transport Minister, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, has stated that the Ministry has started a review of the Road Traffic Act 2004 and the...

Former Kumasi Mayor, Kojo Bonsu donates to Ho Female Prison

The former Mayor of Kumasi, Kojo Bonsu, on Thursday paid a visit to the Ho Female Prison in the Volta Region of Ghana. He did...

We want fire-free Christmas – Fire Service

Assistant Chief Fire Officer 1, Nuhu Gibril, Accra Regional Commander of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), says the Command is working towards a...

Glasgow: Presidency sets records straight on number of delegation

The Presidency has responded to allegations that it took a delegation of 337 people to Glasgow for the recent Climate Change summit. Director of Communications...

NADMO distributes relief items to tidal wave victims

Some relief items have been delivered to some displaced residents in the three coastal districts affected by tidal waves in the Volta Region. The...

Presidency replies Catholic Bishops over ‘corruption in govt’

The Director of Communications at the Presidency says the Catholic Bishops’ Conference’s criticisms about the government’s mismanaging the public purse lack facts. At a press...

Some of the things you do are disgusting – Kofi Boakye takes on celebrities

The Director-General in charge of Legal and Prosecution for the Ghana Police Service, COP Kofi Boakye, has chided Ghanaian celebrities for their sense...

There is a plan to arrest Sosu and John Mahama – Murtala Muhammed [Video]

The Minority in Parliament has warned that it will resist any attempt by the police to intimidate Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina Constituency,...

Police officer mysteriously dies at ‘counter back’

A young police officer, whose name is given as Corporal Balatignan K. Kwesi, has died behind the Police counter. He was on duty at...

Irate youth attack Qnet office, invade Police station

Some irate youth of Nkenkaasu in the Offinso North District of the Ashanti Region have attacked Qnet agents’ office at Asikafo Amantem in the...

Police charge radio presenter, 3 others in Rev. Owusu Bempah’s case

The police have added four more accused persons to the Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah's case where he is alleged to have threatened to kill self-acclaimed fetish...

Driver in court for allegedly sexually molesting and impregnating 13-year-old

A 43-year-old driver, Samuel Nana Appiah, accused of defiling a 13-year-old girl at La, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. The victim is currently...

Shisha not alternative for cigarette – FDA

Head of the Tobacco and Substances of Abuse Department of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Dr Mrs Olivia Agyekumwaa Boateng, says the use...

Driver unions call for removal of tollbooths

JoyNews/AdomNews · Driver unions calls for removal of tollbooths Some driver unions in the country are calling for the removal of tollbooths across the country. They...

Adom FM presenter apologises to mother on live TV [Video]

https://youtu.be/oTsKd0lO2Wc Host of Adom FM’s live worship, Kwabena Idan, has rendered an unqualified apology to his mother over what he describes as a waste of...

Exclusive: AG gives GLC options to admit 499 law students [READ]

The 499 students, who were denied admission to the Ghana School of Law, can now heave a sigh of relief following a directive from...

Tidal waves: We received only 7 mattresses from NADMO – Assembly member

A member of the Keta Municipal Assembly has indicated that only seven student mattresses were presented to victims of the Keta tidal waves by...

Court orders arrest of female coup suspect

The High Court in Accra has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Warrant Officer II (WO11) Esther Saan, the only female among...

Remains of nurse killed in accident on Sawla-Damongo road moved to Kumasi

The body of a 33-year-old male nurse, Benjamin Kwarteng, who was killed in an accident on the Sawla-Damango road has been moved to Kumasi....