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Kaneshie police impound 60 motorbikes [Photos]

The Kaneshie Divisional Police Command has embarked on a swoop to clamp down on activities of criminals. The exercise was targeted at unregistered motorbikes and...

There’s nothing wrong with taxing sports betting – Razak Opoku

The Head of the Public Relation Unit of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) has reiterated that sports betting is regulated by the Gaming Commission...

NLA live draw for 5/90 lotto returns on TV

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) will begin its live television draws for 5/90 Lotto products from Monday to Saturday, except Sundays and public holidays. This...

2021 Budget: Arts, Entertainment, and Hospitality get tax break

Government has granted tax breaks to companies within the arts, entertainment and hospitality sector. Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and interim Finance Minister, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, said this...

Jubilee House Clinic gets physiotherapy unit

Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, Chief of Staff at the Presidency, has underscored the need for employers to place premium on the physical and mental well-being...

Robber shot dead at Awudome cemetery

The Kaneshie police has gunned down a suspected robber at Awudome cemetery in the Greater Accra Region. This was after he stabbed and robbed a...

Police reshuffle top personnel

The Ghana Police Service has made changes among some regional commanders and members of the Management Board. In a statement, the outfit noted some of...

Kennedy Agyapong chairs Defence and Interior Committee

Parliament has constituted an 18-member Defence and Interior committee to be chaired by Assin Central Member of Parliament (MP), Kennedy Agyapong. MP for Mankessim,...

GAF clears air on ‘soldier’ arrested for robbery at Kasoa

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has revealed the suspected armed robbers arrested at Kasoa with a military vehicle are not soldiers. According to the outfit,...

Man unable to answer 3+0 goes viral [Video]

A gentleman in Ghana has got tons of Ghanaians on social media laughing hysterically after he failed to answer a simple mathematics question for...

‘Ramatu Bawumia’ brouhaha takes over social media

After Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia cleared the air on not being married to one Ramatu, social media has been buzzing with several users...

Ramatu: Bawumia breaks silence on alleged first wife

The Office of the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has reacted to reports and pictures of a woman, Ramatu Bawumia, who is alleged to...

2021 Budget: Good news for trotro, taxi drivers

Government has announced the suspension of vehicle income tax to benefit owners of commercial public transport, popularly called trotros and taxis. This, the Caretaker Finance...

Kumasi fraudster bags 20 year jail term

 A 32-year-old unemployed, who used the name of a senior police officer to defraud a resident of Danyame in Kumasi, has been sentenced to...

National Cathedral remains a priority – Caretaker Finance Minister

Caretaker Finance Minister and Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has stated that the construction of the National Cathedral of Ghana remains a priority...

Kwahu Easter festivities suspended

This year’s Easter activities at Kwahu in the Eastern Region have been suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The announcement was made by the Kwaku...

Man kills girlfriend over GH¢15

The Mamponteng Magistrate Court in the Ashanti Region has remanded Ebenezer Korang, 30, a mason for beating his girlfriend who is also believed to...

Susu collector arrested over attempted murder of client

A 46-year-old woman, Patricia Oduro, narrowly escaped death when her female friend, Ama Bono allegedly beat and slashed her for demanding some GH¢ 3,000.00...

Govt to introduce Covid-19 Health Levy

Government will be introducing a Covid-19 Health Levy of 1% on VAT, Flat Rate Scheme and a 1% on National Health Insurance Levy as...

Apam drowning: Mahama donates to bereaved families

Former President John Mahama has donated GH¢10,000.00 to the families of the teenagers who drowned at Apam, Central Region. He also gave GH¢ 3,000 to...

Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu’s sweet words to wife in Parliament [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · What can I do without you - Osei Kyei Mensah tells wife Majority Leader and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, has paid...

Allotey Jacobs laments about police extortion on Cape Coast road

Former Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has decried activities of police officers at the Cape Coast Mempeasem barrier in the...

5 shocking marriage traditions across Nigeria

Some marriage traditions are so ancient in culture that they have phased out over time. However, there are some that are still practiced till...

Epic throwback photo of Van Vicker and Regina Daniels cracks up social media

Nigeria movie star, Regina Daniels and Ghanaian actor Van Vicker, have caught the attention of social media after an epic throwback photo of both...

They called us donkeys, treated us like animals – Returnee migrant narrates ordeal

A one-time Ghanaian migrant to Lebanon, Dinah Haizel, has spoken up about the ill-treatment she endured at the hands of various employers as well...

Girl, 12, recounts how her step-father allegedly defiled her

A wedded woman is reconsidering her decision to stay in her marriage after she became aware of the alleged defilement of her daughter by...

Two drown in ‘galamsey’ pit at Sefwi

Two persons, believed to be in their late twenties, have drowned in a mining pit at Sefwi Datano in the Bodi District of the...

Apam drowning: Burial service for victims to come off on this date…

Burial service for the 13 victims who drowned at Apam Beach last Sunday has been slated for Tuesday, March 16 at St. Luke Catholic...

Check out interesting English names for ‘local’ Ghanaian fruits and ‘everyday items’ you never knew

There are many things we were misinformed about back in elementary and primary school. For example, there were some names of ‘everyday items’ our...

Osei-Kyei Mensa-Bonsu presents 2021 budget

The Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu is today, March 12, 2021, presenting the budget statement of the Akufo-Addo government. It follows the inability of...

Akufo-Addo swears in new Regional Ministers

President Nana Akufo-Addo has sworn in 16 Regional Ministers approved by Parliament after the vetting process. The event took place at the Jubilee House on Thursday,...

Tears as mother of lady who allegedly died from boyfriend’s assaults speaks

The mother of Elizabeth Yesutor Akpalu, the university student who lost her life as a result of an alleged assault on her, has recounted circumstances that...

Apam drowning: Uncle of drowned kids refute claims kids lacked parental control

Uncle of two of the kids who drowned in the sea at Apam has debunked allegations that the disaster was as a result of...

Obinim recounts how he stole money from World Bank ‘spiritually’ [Video]

Founder of the International Gods Way Church, 'Angel' Daniel Obinim, has recounted his numerous spiritual visits to the world Bank to steal money. Bishop Obinim,...

Suspected gay busted at Oyarifa [Photos]

A middle-aged man, suspected to be a homosexual, has been handed over to the police at Adentan. The suspect, Patrick Jobe Asramah, was apprehended by...

Shop attendant gets 10 years for robbery

The Asante Bekwai Circuit Court has sentenced a shop attendant to 10 years imprisonment in hard labour for robbing a student nurse. Akwasi Anokye Boateng,...

SONA 2021: Here’s a mixture of Akufo-Addo’s false, misleading and contradictory claims

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo delivered the State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at the Parliament House. In his speech,...

Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu appointed caretaker Minister for Finance

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed the Majority Leader, Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu as the caretaker-Minister for Finance. The appointment was communicated in a letter from President Akufo-Addo...

PURC to investigate recent erratic power supply

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced that it will investigate the recent frequent power outages experienced by consumers across the country. It is,...

Obuasi Police gun down 2 suspected armed robbers

The Police at Obuasi in the Ashanti Region, on Wednesday, gunned down two suspected armed robbers on the outskirts of Akomfokrom near Mawoman at...