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We’ll bury Rawlings in Anlo State – Family reconsiders date and location for rite

Family of former President Jerry John Rawlings has reconsidered its buy-in on the date and location for the burial of the late statesman initially...

Harmattan to intensify from January 20 – Meteo Agency warns

The Ghana Meteorological Agency has cautioned the public to brace themselves for a more intense harmattan in the coming days. According to the Agency, “dust...

MCE promises to build Accra’s first School for the Blind

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Ayawaso West Municipal Assembly, Sandra Owusu Ahinkorah, has pledged to build School for the Blind at Dzorwulu in...

Ahmed Suale’s family to petition Int’l bodies for help with investigations

The family of the late journalist, Ahmed Suale, says they will petition international bodies to help with the investigation of his murder and ensure...

Taxi driver accused of killing his son at Nobekwa

A 41-year-old man, Anthony Okyere, alias Elder Anthony, has been accused of murdering his nine-year-old son at Nobekwa near Kukuom in the Asunafo South...

Akufo-Addo appoints interim National Security boss [Photo]

The Deputy National Security Co-ordinator, Opare Duncan, has been made acting National Security Co-ordinator boss until another appointment by President Nana Akufo-Addo. This follows the...

97 arrested for failing to wear nose mask [Video]

The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested 97 people for failing to observe COVID-19 safety protocols. The suspects were picked up during a special operation...

Election petition: Tsatsu Tsikata trends on Twitter over this…

Veteran lawyer, Tsatsu Tsikata, the lead counsel for John Mahama in the 2020 election petition is trending on Twitter following his posture at the...

Armed robbers attack GCB van, kill police officer [Video]

Residents of Nyakumasu in the Adansi Asokwa District are in a state of shock after unidentified armed robbers attacked a GCB bank van. The suspects...

Police begin investigations into Wulugu lynching

Police in the North East Region have begun investigations into the lynching of a 27-year-old at Wulugu. The victim, Sanugu Abdulai, a truck driver’s assistant,...

Upper East records three Covid-19 deaths

Three COVID-19 related deaths have been recorded in two municipalities in the Upper East Region this year. Two of the deaths were captured in the...

Market structure turned into classrooms [Video]

Students of Tano Kurom M/A Primary School in the Asante Akyem South Municipal in the Ashanti Region are being forced to study in a...

Supreme Court dismisses Mahama’s 12 interrogatories presented to EC

The Supreme Court has dismissed a motion by former President John Mahama seeking permission to elicit answers to some 12 questions from the Electoral...

TEWU suspends nationwide strike

The Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU) has announced a suspension of its nationwide strike which began on Wednesday, January 13, 2021. This follows...

GJA, others mark Ahmed Suale’s second anniversary

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) on Monday said the delay in serving justice by arresting and prosecuting the killers of Ahmed Suale, an investigative...

Two kids drown at Offinso

Two boys got drowned on Sunday, January 17, while swimming in a stream with their peers, witnesses say. The victims, Kelvin Konadu Agyemang aged 8...

Tributes pour in for Ashesi University staff who died of Covid-19

Tributes are pouring for the Associate Director of Students Life and Engagement at Ashesi University, Frances Awua-Kyerematen who passed away due to Covid-19 complications. The...

Komla Dumor’s wife drops lovely photo, letter to mark 7 years of …

Kwansema Dumor, the wife of late Ghanaian prolific broadcaster Komla Dumor, has shared a lovely photo of their three children to mark seven years...

Ghana Health Service lists approved covid-19 testing centres

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has published a list of some 15 laboratories it said are certified to conduct a covid-19 test. They are 10...

Coronavirus: Volta region records 37 active cases in 2 weeks

The Volta Region in the midst of the spike in COVID-19 cases has recorded 37 active cases in two weeks. A life was also lost...

Coronavirus: Former Minister loses three friends to virus

Former Minister of Communications, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, is cautioning people not to compromise on their safety in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. She revealed...

Coronavirus: Drivers appeal for PPEs

Drivers at the Tema Station Lorry Park in Accra, have appealed to government and private institutions to support them with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)...

Covid-19: We have been complacent in our fight – Former minister

Former Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, says the country has been complacent in its fight against the deadly coronavirus disease. According to the Ofoase-Ayirebi...

Former Chief Justice reacts to Muntaka’s bribery accusations [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · I'm upset about Muntaka's bribery accusations - Former Chief Justice A former Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, has expressed her displeasure at the Asawase...

Oppong Nkrumah reacts to fake COVID-19 test results [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Oppong Nkrumah reacts to fake COVID-19 test results Government’s representative at the Ministry of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has reacted to the alleged...

Woman dies while twerking n*ked on stage at Liberia Camp [Video+Photo]

A young lady, known as Ama Broni, has died mysteriously while she was twerking naked on stage at Kasoa. The incident happened at Liberia Camp...

Coronavirus: Political activities did not contribute to rising cases – Oppong Nkrumah

Following the rising Covid-19 cases in the country, a section of Ghanaians have partly blamed activities of some political parties prior to the December...

Noguchi investigates alleged falsification of Covid-19 test results

The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (MIMR) has begun investigations into the alleged falsification of Covid-19 test results at the Institute. This follows reports...

Ashesi University loses staff to Covid-19

Tributes are pouring in for the Associate Director of Students Life and Engagement at Ashesi University, Frances Awua-Kyerematen, who passed away due to Covid-19...

Former Chief Justice reacts to Muntaka’s judge bribery allegation

Former Chief Justice of Ghana, Madam Sophia Akuffo, says she is upset about wild accusation by Member of Parliament (MP) for Asawase Muntaka Mubarak...

National security boss dies!

National Security Coordinator, Joshua Kyeremeh, has died Monday morning following a short illness at the Ga East Municipal Hospital, a leading member of the...

Head of Corporate Finance at Fidelity Bank reportedly dies of Covid-19

The Head of Corporate Finance at Fidelity Bank, Leornard Gikunu is reported to have died of Covid-19. This is according to a Facebook post made...

Today in history: The death that shook Ghana; Komla Dumor

Today, January 18, 2021 marks exactly seven years the entire motherland shattered after a 'leading light in African journalism' dimmed. Komla Afeke Dumor, a refined...

Kwesi Pratt bereaved!

Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, has reportedly lost his junior brother, Nana Banyin Pratt. The deceased was a Public Relations...

Collins Dauda’s Nananom FM robbed after being shut down by govt

A local radio station in the Asunafo North Municipality of the Ahafo Region, Nananom FM, has been robbed by unknown persons. Thieves, who broke into...

Haruna Iddrisu earns praises for this…

Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu, has earned praises from his constituents and Ghanaians for making an appearance on a football pitch. The...

FDA destroys 2.3 tonnes of unwholesome goods in Cape Coast

The Central Regional Office of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has destroyed 2.3 tonnes of unwholesome products worth GH¢214,000. The products, include drugs, food,...

Soldier killed by a truck driver

A soldier in his late 30s has died after being knocked down by a truck Saturday, the police said. Images widely shared online show the...

New Covid-19 variant detected in Ghana – Akufo-Addo

A new variant of the novel coronavirus has been detected within the country. This was disclosed by President Nana Akufo-Addo during his 22nd national update...

Full text: Akufo-Addo’s 22nd address to the nation on measures to fight coronavirus

Fellow Ghanaians, good evening. Before I start, let me use this opportunity to thank you all and Almighty God for enabling me to swear, for...