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6 prisoners regain freedom as NGO pays court fines

Some six prisoners have regained their freedom after being convicted of petty offences but were unable to pay the court fines between GH¢320.00 and...

Three NPP executives arraigned over alleged assault

Three Sunyani East Constituency executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) were on Wednesday arraigned at Fiapre in the Sunyani West Municipality. This was for...

Policemen detained over alleged extortion denied bail

The Accra Circuit Court 2 has denied bail to the five policemen who were arrested  following a report of alleged extortion against them. The five...

Galamsey: Over 400 military men commence fourth phase of Operation Halt II

Over four hundred officers of the Ghana Armed Forces have been deployed for the fourth phase of the fight against illegal mining dubbed Operation...

My father reported me for deportation: Woes of a young Ghanaian entrepreneur surviving abroad

A young Ghanaian man has recounted his turbulent experience with his father while striving hard to break through the odds in a foreign land.Eric...

Multimedia partners HD+ for a thrilling television viewing experience

Viewers of all Multimedia Group Limited platforms are in for an exciting television viewing experience as the media giant has partnered SES HD PLUS...

JB Danquah’s murder: Defence lawyer detained at SSNIT hospital

The lead lawyer for Daniel Asiedu, the accused person in the murder of the late Abuakwa North Member of Parliament (MP), Joseph Boakye Danquah-Adu,...

Free SHS: GES boss sends ‘SOS’ message to parents

The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) is appealing for calm as the government addresses challenges in the implementation of the free Senior...

Very sad: How a caregiver maltreated baby who died later

The police have nabbed a caregiver at a crèche in Accra who vented her anger on an 11-month-old baby girl and allegedly killed her...

Man kills brother’s wife for refusing his proposal

A 35-year-old man has allegedly killed his brother’s wife for refusing his proposal at Uro-mekaa, a village in the Sawla district of the Savannah...

Check out daily cost per head of food served in SHS

It has been revealed that the daily feeding fee per head in public Senior High Schools (SHS) nationwide is GHS 5.20p. This is according to...

Galamsey: Okyenhene calls for suspension of mining in Ghana for a year

The Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amotia Ofori Payin, has called for the suspension of mining in the country for a year for a review of the...

JB’s murder: Court throws out motion to move jury to crime scene

An Accra High Court has thrown out a motion praying it to move a seven-member jury to the crime scene of murdered J. B....

NLC directs KATH Laboratory Scientists to end strike

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has directed members of the Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists to call off their strike action. “The union should...

Man shoots lover, commits suicide after he caught her allegedly cheating

A peasant farmer, identified as Samson Bismarck Ataafi Kwaku, has allegedly committed suicide after a failed attempt to murder his lover. According to reports, the...

Day-old-baby found near girls’ dormitory of Pong-Tamale SHS [Photos]

A day-old-baby girl has been found in a bush close to Pong-Tamale Senior High School's (SHS) Girls' Dormitory in the Savelugu Municipality of the...

Sir John’s burial date finally announced

The final burial rites of late former Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, aka Sir John, is set to come...

Railway workers incur wrath of Minister

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has exposed what he describes as fraudulent activities being undertaken by some railway workers. Mr Quartey has explained...

ECG’s peak hours ‘dumsor’ begins today

Some parts of Accra will experience power interruptions from today, May 27, 2021, between 6:pm and midnight.This marks the beginning of a scheduled 16-day...

Man jailed 40 years for robbery and causing harm at Techiman

The Techiman Circuit Court, presided over by Justice Alexander Graham, has sentenced 28-year-old Gideon Ankomah Kusi to 40 years imprisonment on two counts. He was...

UEW confers honorary doctorate degree on Napo [Photos]

The University of Education Winneba (UEW), has conferred honorary doctorate degree on Energy Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh aka Napo. This was at a special...

Ambulance driver takes risk to save dying man ‘abandoned’ by family [Photos+video]

An ambulance driver with the Cape Coast North constituency has taken a risk to save a man in a life-threatening condition. Mr. John...

Christ Apostolic Church reacts to demolishing of physically challenged man’s building

The Christ Apostolic Church has reacted to reports that it has demolished a building belonging to a physically challenged man at Dansoman. The victim, Benjamin...

Shocking as physically challenged man abandons crutches to dance as Kofi Kinaata performs

A middle-aged amputee has been captured in a video dancing to express gratitude for his life despite his condition. The physically challenged man was...

ECG Tema region replaces 82,000 meters

The Tema Regional Office of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has installed 82,000 Clou Smart Meters in a project aimed at replacing existing...

Part 1: Dark clouds on Xtra Gold unveiled: Listed on New York stock market, rubbishes being galamsey operator

The burning of seven excavators and two bulldozers belonging to Xtra Gold Mining Company by a group of military guys at Atewa West in...

Galamsey: Minerals Commission probes mine collapse at Breman

The Minerals Commission has begun investigations into the collapse of a mining pit at Breman, a mining community in the Upper Denkyira West District...

Meet Nana Akomea’s lookalike son

Former Communications Director of the ruling New Patriotic Party, Nana Akomea, has flaunted his all-grown son to celebrate the youngster's birthday. The Chief Executive...

Woman caught making love during Zoom meeting after forgetting to turn off her camera

After forgetting to turn off her camera, a woman was caught on camera making love during a zoom meeting. The woman from the US was...

Exclusive photos: Check out current state of River Pra amid galamsey fight

Though the government is committed to put an end to galamsey across the country, the menace seems to be increasing polluting more water bodies...

COVID-19: Ghanaians support India with 150 medical oxygen concentrators

Following the drastic surge in Covid-19 cases in India this month, some Ghanaians have, in a brotherly gesture, provided 150 medical oxygen concentrators to...

Akufo-Addo cuts sod for construction of Phase 1 of Law School Village

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Wednesday cut the sod for the construction of phase one of the Law School Village of the Ghana Law School...

Galamsey: One arrested in Breman pit collapse

One person has been arrested following the collapse of an illegal mining pit at Breman in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central...

5 police officers detained for alleged GHS40,000 extortion

The Accra Regional Command of the Ghana Police Service has arrested and detained five officers following a complaint of alleged extortion. The suspects were said...

Akufo-Addo breaks silence on burning of mining equipment

President Nana Akufo-Addo has stated that the burning of mining equipment as part of the fight against galamsey will not cease until the persons...

Anopheles mosquito shows super resistance to insecticides – Study

Research conducted by the Biotechnology and Nuclear Research Institute of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission reveals that Anopheles mosquito shows extreme resistance to insecticides...

Notorious cable thief escapes lynching near Elmina

A notorious cable thief, believed to be in his early 40’s, has been arrested at Pershie, a suburb of Elmina in the Komenda Edina...

G/R Minister exposes some MPs over relocation of onion sellers [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · HENRY QUARTEY ON ONIONS The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has revealed that there are deliberate attempts by some Members of Parliament...

KGL Foundation supports charity organisations in Ghana

Aligned to the KGL Group’s core tenet of social accountability and responsibility across all facets of its subsidiary operations, the Board and Management of...

3 including 10-year-old girl dead with dozens trapped in ‘galamsey’ pit [Photos]

Three persons have been reported dead with dozens trapped after a galamsey pit caved in at Breman in the Upper Denkyira West District of...