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Angry mob attack policeman as motor rider dies in fatal accident

A police officer has sustained injuries in a mob attack following the death of a motor rider in a fatal accident on the Achimota...

Henry Quartey sacks timber drivers using new Pokuase Interchange as lorry station

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has cautioned drivers and transport operators who use bus stops as lorry stations to desist from the...

Man, 54, jailed 9 years for pouring acid on ex-lover and mother

A Koforidua Circuit Court has sentenced a 54-year-old man to 9 years and five months imprisonment for attacking his 22-year-old ex-girlfriend and mother at...

COVID-19: Ghana hits over 103,000 confirmed cases

Ghana has recorded a total of 103,019 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) since the country recorded its first two cases in March 2020. An...

FDA approves two more Covid-19 vaccines

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has approved two more Covid-19 vaccines for importation, distribution, and use in Ghana. The two vaccines are Moderna (Spikevax)...

Covid-19: Immigration Service issues new permit guidelines as Ghana’s cases soar

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) says it would conduct a mandatory Covid-19 test for all non- Ghanaians who will need its services. This will...

Deliver the hospital project – Angry Ashaiman regent to govt

Regent of Ashaiman, Nii Annan Adjor, has expressed his displeasure at the government over a hospital project which is yet to commence after months...

26 drivers arrested for exceeding speed limit [Photos]

The Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service arrested 26 offenders during its speed enforcement exercise at road accident hotspots...

Birthday photos of NPP’s Nana B set social media on fire

Photos from a mini-birthday party of the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) Youth Organiser, Henry Nana Boakye, have set tongues wagging. Nana B, as he is...

White man speaks impeccable Twi in COVID-19 education

A white man has taken some Ghanaians still questioning the existence of the dreaded coronavirus to the cleaners. In his view, it is obvious those...

COVID-19: 3rd wave calls for massive disinfection in public places

The Manager of Vector Control Unit of Zoomlion, Rev Ebenezer Kwame Addae, has underscored the need for massive disinfection across all public places in...

Police investigate mysterious death of pastor and wife

Police have commenced investigations into the killing of a pastor and his wife at Ayitikope, a farming community in the Akatsi South Municipality of...

Mentally challenged butchers 49-year-old man

Kwame Gyagua, a mentally challenged man, yesterday, caused a pitiful scene at Diawuoso in the Obuasi East District of the Ashanti Region when he...

Opuni wins Supreme Court case

The Supreme Court has, in a majority decision, stopped Justice Clemence Honyenuga from continuing with the trial in which Dr Stephen Opuni and two...

Asante Bediatuo’s lawyers debunk rumours of Holiday Inn purchase

Lawyers for Secretary to the President, Nana Asante Bediatuo, have debunked claims that he has purchased Holiday Inn at Airport City, Accra for his wife. According...

Akufo-Addo reacts to petition on Chief Justice’s removal

President Nana Akufo-Addo has initiated processes to determine whether or not Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, should be removed from office. The presidency’s action will be in...

Good news for Osu Presby students [Photos]

Students at the Osu Presbyterian School are beaming with smiles after gaining entry into their new classroom building. The building was reportedly locked with students...

High Court cancels 2020 parliamentary election at Assin North

A Cape Coast High Court has cancelled the parliamentary elections in the Assin North constituency in the 2020 parliamentary elections. The court, presided over by...

BOST to pay about ¢10m as judgement debt

An Accra High Court has ordered Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) to pay a total of ¢9,962,118.84 to Hask Oil Company Limited as...

Two shot during protest against mining company

Two residents of Dumasi, a community near Bogoso in the Prestea Huni Valley Municipality, have been reportedly shot.According to information, the two were among...

AG updates Parliament on high profile murders including Ahmed Hussein-Suale, Prof Benneh, 2 others

Attorney-General, Godfred Dame, on Tuesday, updated Parliament on the progress being made in the investigation of four of the nation’s high profile murders. They include...

Gabby proposes law against adultery

A leading member of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, is advocating for a Private Member's Bill for a law against...

David Owusu-Amoah heads Information Services Department

David Owusu-Amoah has been appointed as Acting Chief Information Officer of the Information Services Department following the retirement of Charles Wereko, the former Director...

AIDS Commission has this to say about LGBTQ controversy…

The Director-General of the Ghana AIDS Commission, Kyeremeh Atuahene, has revealed that homosexuals have globally been identified as persons to be of high risk...

New twist to Assin North MP’s case

Lawyers of the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin North, Joe Gyaakye Quayson, have withdrawn an application to invoke the supervisory jurisdiction of the...

Money is not everything – Sam George fires Gabby over LGBTQI+ bill [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Sam George fires Gabby over LGBTQI+ bill Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram constituency has lashed out at a leading member of the ruling...

Buduburam Camp to go down

The Buduburam Camp, which for over two decades served as home for refugees, is to be demolished to pave the way for the redevelopment...

Committee presents report on Ejura riots to Interior Minister

The Justice Kingsley George Koomson-led committee has submitted its report on the riots that marred Ejura to the Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery. This was on...

Homos3xuality is a s3xual preference not a human right – Sam George justifies anti-LGBTQI+ bill

JoyNews/AdomNews · Sam George justifies LGBTQI+ bill One of the Members of Parliament (MP) sponsoring the anti-LGBTQI+ bill is still at sea as to why...

COVID-19: Ghana records 4,521 active cases

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has reported two more deaths in the country’s fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. In the Service’s latest update, the total...

MPs sponsoring anti-LGBTQI+ Bill get support [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · MPs sponsoring LGBTQI+ Bill gets support Christian groups have thrown support for the Members of Parliament (MPs) sponsoring the controversial Anti-LGBTQI+ in Parliament. The...

Goats trend on social media after eating food from pot on fire [Video]

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Siblings burnt to death while sleeping inside room

A man and wife based in Moshie Zongo, a suburb of Kumasi are counting their losses after fire razed down their home. Among the many...

We’re being insulted and deprived of our rights – Ga-Dangme people petition Akufo-Addo

The Ga-Dangme Lands Administration (GDLA) has petitioned President Nana Akufo-Addo to highlight the protracted issues of land ownership of the Ga-Dangme people. In the letter,...

Immigration Service intercepts 607 parcels of Indian hemp at Wli Todzi

Officers of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) at Wli Afegame border post have intercepted 607 parcels of suspected Indian hemp at Wli Todzi in...

President of the National Service Personnel Association calls for an increase in allowance

The President of the National Service Personnel Association (NASPA), Emmanuel Brimpong Akosah, has appealed to the government to consider increasing the allowance paid to...

Achimota School mourns Ghanaian engineer who drowned in Washington

The Achimota School has joined scores of Ghanaians to mourn a young engineer based in the United States of America, Andrew Amuna. Mr Amuna reportedly...

Public sector workers to hit streets

Public sector workers have announced a planned demonstration against the recent 4% and 7% increments in their wages.The demonstration is set to take place...

Why I will vote in favour of the LGBTQ+ bill – NPP MP [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Why I will vote in favour of the LGBTQ+ bill – NPP MP Member of Parliament (MP) for Nyhiaeso, Stephen Amoah, has said...

Tracy Boakye missing; Police in search for her

Tracy Boakye, a 15-year-old girl, who resides at Ash Town in the Ashanti Region, has been confirmed missing by an official police report. In...