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Woman confesses to eating dead fishes washed ashore at Osu beach

A resident of Osu Anohor in Accra has confessed to eating some of the dead fishes washed ashore over the weekend. The woman who gave...

Minister orders demolition of structure at Lashibi

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has ordered the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) to pull down a structure erected on a waterway...

Fire guts radio station while presenter is on air

The operations of a Mim-based radio station, Rejoice FM, was stopped abruptly after fire was spotted in the building. Witnesses say the fire started Thursday...

GES issues directive to basic schools over end of term exam

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed all heads of basic schools in the country to shelve end of term examination. Following a 10-month...

Faecal matter in Oda River; residents fear poisoning

Residents living near the Oti landfill site in the Ashanti area are worried about the indiscriminate dumping of untreated faecal matter into the Oda...

Driver killed in Kumasi accident [video]

One person has died in a road accident at Afful Nkwanta in Kumasi, Wednesday morning. The driver of a Mercedes-Benz bus loaded with goods is...

5 Fire Service officers injured in Nkwanta accident [Photos]

The Duayaw Nkwanta fire tender of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) with registration number FS 448 has been involved in an accident. The tender...

Grandma inserts pepper into boy’s deep wounds inflicted by naked wire

An eight-year-old boy at Techimentia in the Ahafo region is suffering from several wounds on his back after his uncle tied him to a...

Military destroys equipment belonging to illegal miners

A team from the military has destroyed mining equipment allegedly belonging to illegal miners who have invaded forest reserves in the Kasena-Nankana West District...

GES sends message to stranded parents, students

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has rendered an apology to students and parents who have been stranded following the rescheduling of reopening date. Students in...

Why murdered 10-yr-old boy can’t be buried per Islamic dictate [Audio]

An uncle of 10-year-old Ishmael Mensah, who was murdered near the Great Lamptey Mills School at Kasoa in the Central Region, has explained why...

NLA reacts to news conference by Ghana Lotto Operators Association

The resolution of a 30-year-old impasse between Private Lotto Operators and the National Lottery Authority (NLA) is at the brink of collapse due to...

Another murder: SHS boy in police grips for stabbing 23-yr-old to death [Photos]

A 20-year-old student of Tepa Senior High School is in the grips of the police for stabbing a farm labourer to death at Asaman...

Teenagers planned to demand ransom before ritual – Prosecutor

The two teenagers, who allegedly killed a 10-year-old boy at Coca Cola, near Lamptey, a suburb of Kasoa in the Central Region, had initially planned...

Sight of crime scene haunts us – family of murdered 10-yr-old boy [Audio]

The family of 10-year-old Ishmael Mensah who was murdered by two teens at Kasoa Coca-Cola in the Central Region says they are "haunted" by...

38 Dolphins released back into sea

A team of experts from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Fisheries Commission has released 38 of the dolphins that were washed ashore...

All you need to know about the Korle Bu Maternity Block fire incident

Management of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, has dismissed reports of a fire outbreak at its maternity block on Tuesday. A video that went viral on...

I’ll choose Afia Akoto over NDC any day – Chief Biney [Video]

Deputy National Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Chief Nixon Biney, has said he will choose his wife, Afia Akoto, over his political...

This photo of 10-year-old murdered by his friends at Kasoa will make you cry

A photo of 10-year-old Ishmael Mensah, who was murdered by two of his friends at Coca-Cola, near the Great Lamptey Mills School, a suburb...

Kasoa ritual murder: Teenagers were inspired by spiritualist on TV – Police

The police prosecutor in the ritual murder case at Kasoa says the two suspects, who allegedly killed 10-year-old Ishmael Mensah, were inspired after watching...

Second Rastafarian student denied enrolment by Achimota School sues

One of the Rastafarian students, Oheneba Kwaku Nkrabea, who was refused admission by Achimota School, has filed a suit at the Humans Rights Division...

12 inmates escape from Atadeka Police Station

Police at Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region are on a manhunt for nine inmates who escaped from cells at the Atadeka Police Station...

Gender Minister reacts to murder of 10-year-old at Kasoa

The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Sarah Adwoa Safo, is pained about the gruesome murder of a 10-year-old boy, Ishmael Mensah at...

More details emerge about Kasoa ‘sakawa’ killing

It has emerged that the initial plan of the two teenagers, alleged to have killed a 10-year-old boy for rituals at Kasoa, was to...

Minister sends important message to those who have consumed dolphins washed ashore

Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Hawa Koomson, has urged anybody who has consumed any of the dolphins washed ashore to own up. According...

Police chase kills hawker in gory accident

A hawker has been killed in an accident on the Anaji-Kansaworado highway in the Western Region. According to reports, the owner of the car was...

Premier @10: Work towards becoming global company – Premier Health Insurance challenged

The Chairperson of the Ga Presbytery has charged local Ghanaian companies, particularly Premier Health Insurance, to leave a legacy of becoming a global company...

Kasoa teenage ‘killers’ have lost their souls – Allotey Jacobs [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Kasoa teenage ‘killers’ have lost their souls – Allotey Jacobs Social commentator, Bernard Allotey Jacobs, has said the two teenagers, who gruesomely...

Queen mother makes passionate appeal to govt

The Jacobu Patabohemaa, Nana Antwiwaa Afra II, has passionately appealed to the government to bridge the gap that exists between rural and urban schools. Nana...

Homeless man turned model becomes a celeb [Video+Photos]

A homeless Nigerian man, Ali Olakunmi, has become a celebrity overnight after a model failed to show up for a scheduled photoshoot session. His...

Okyenhene calls for review of community mining programme

The Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has called for a review of the Community Mining Programme (CMP), saying it still pollutes water bodies and...

10 injured as heavy downpour displaces Akyem Oda residents [Photos]

Over 700 households, including basic and Senior High Schools at Akyem Oda in the Birim Central Municipality of the Eastern Region, have been displaced...

Anglican priest sends important message to Western North Regional Minister

The Archdeacon of St James Anglican Church at Enchi in the Aowin Municipality, Venerable Lawrence Donkor, has dished out a piece of advice to...

Tullow commences drilling of wells in Jubilee Field

Tullow Oil has announced the start of a multi-year, multi-well drilling campaign offshore Ghana with the commencement of drilling of its first well at...

GES reschedules reopening date for SHS 3 students

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced Wednesday, May 5, 2021, as a new reopening date for Senior High School (SHS) 3 students. All schools...

Kasoa teenage ‘killers’ to appear in court today

Two teenagers, who allegedly murdered a 10-year-old boy at Lamptey Mills in Kasoa in the Central Region on Holy Saturday, are to appear before...

ECG reveals when Kumasi power outages will end

The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Mr Kwame Agyeman-Budu has asked residents of Kumasi in the Ashanti region to brace...

Treat as isolated case: Gabby Otchere-Darko’s reaction to Kasoa teenager’s murder

Founder of Danquah Institute, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has cautioned against describing the alleged murder of a teenager in Kasoa by his fellow teens as...

Find out if your area will be affected by ECG’s maintenance works

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has served notice of upcoming planned maintenance works for today April 6 in the Greater Accra Region. According to...

FDA sends strong warning about fishes washed ashore

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has issued a statement, warning the public to desist from consuming any of the fishes that were washed...