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Over GH¢ 4,000 lost as fire destroys four-bedroom house [Video]

Fire has destroyed a four-bedroom-house at Goaso in the Ahafo Region with property and an amount of GHS 4,400 burnt into ashes. The landlady, Madam...

My new task as Energy Minister won’t be easy – NAPO acknowledges

Ghana’s Energy Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, has acknowledged that his latest challenge as Energy Minister will not be an easy ride. Dr Opoku-Prempeh takes over the...

Don’t buy Covid-19 vaccines online – FDA cautions

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has urged Ghanaians not to purchase any Covid-19 vaccine advertised by unauthorised online platforms. In a press release, the...

New twist to Western Togoland secessionists’ case

Six new suspected Western Togoland secessionists have been arrested by the police. This brings the total number to 28. Prosecution informed the Kaneshie District court...

Businessman in police grips over death of his wife

A businessman, Prince Charles Dedjoe, has been charged with murder by police prosecutors for allegedly killing his wife. State Prosecutor, Sergent Eva Gidiglo, said the...

Akufo-Addo announces juicy package for teacher unions

President Akufo-Addo has announced plans for the acquisition of some 280,000 laptops for teachers unions in the country. He said list of unions will include...

SONA 2021: 100,000 healthcare professionals recruited in first term – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced the recruitment of more health workers in his second term as part of measures to improve healthcare delivery in...

Two notorious adult phone thieves busted at Tip Toe Lane [Video]

Two suspects are currently in the hands of the Tesano police for stealing phones in a shop at Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra. The suspects,...

Traders fume at KMA; forcibly remove barricade at central market [Video]

Angry traders at the Kumasi Central Market, on Tuesday, forcibly removed barricades erected to bar them from entering the market as a deadline elapsed...

Thief beaten to pulp for stealing during KMA traders’ protest [Video]

A thief was just inches away from visiting the grave after receiving intense beatings for stealing during a traders' protest against the Kumasi Metropolitan...

National IDs to become TIN, SSNIT numbers – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced that all National ID Card numbers will, this year, be used as Tax Identification Numbers (TIN) and SSNIT numbers.The...

Boy, 15, who survived Apam drowning recounts horrifying incident

A 15-year-old boy, who escaped death after many children mysteriously drowned in a sea at Apam in the Central Region, has recounted the horrifying...

SONA 2021: Bagbin wins Akufo-Addo’s heart

President Nana Akufo-Addo has eulogised the Speaker of Ghana's 8th Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin. According to him, the former Nadowli Kaleo Member of Parliament...

Apam sea drowning: 2 kids found alive

Chief Fisherman of Apam in the Central Region, Kow Panyin, has disclosed that 10 out of the 12 bodies washed ashore in last Sunday’s...

Radio presenter loses wife to cancer two years after their wedding

No pain comes close to that of a man who just lost the woman he planned to spend eternity with. Ugandan journalist Stephen Mbidde was...

‘Lady falls to her death’ at East Legon, husband faces court

A 43-year-old woman, identified as Lilian Dedjoe, has met her death after allegedly slipping and falling off the stairs of her East Legon home. Confirming...

What Duncan-Williams said after receiving Covid-19 vaccine [Photos]

Presiding Archbishop and General Overseer of the Action Chapel International Ministry, Nicholas Duncan-Williams, has advised people to take the Covid-19 vaccine. According to him, taking...

Stop ‘examining’ foodstuffs before buying them – Market women to buyers

The President of the Greater Accra Market Women Association, Madam Mercy Naa Afrowa Needham, has appealed to the public to desist from the practice...

Check out new prices of sachet and packaged water effective March 15

The National Association of Sachet And Packaged Water Producers (NASPAWAP) has clarified an announcement of a price review of sachet water which takes effect...

ECG breaks silence on frequent power outages

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has informed Ghanaians of tireless efforts being made to resolve the intermittent power outages being experienced in the...

Apam drowning: Traditional leader gives the inside story

The chief of Apam, Nana Ekow Payne, has detailed circumstances that might have led to the mysterious drowning of many children in the Apam...

Apam drowning: Midwife in tears after she ‘spotted’ son in hospital morgue [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Apam drowning: Midwife in tears after she spotted son in hospital morgue It has emerged that one of the children who drowned in...

IWD: Showing the right way: Meet four Ghanaian women making the story of womanhood adorable

Women are given equal rights under the Constitution of Ghana, yet disparities in education, employment, and health for women remain prevalent. Furthermore, women have...

We must push for reforms that protect and promote the interest of women – Lordina Mahama

Former First Lady, Lordina Mahama, is urging the government to implement policies that will address the country’s gender disparity. Celebrating International Women’s Day on Monday,...

156 suspected criminals arrested in Accra [Photos]

The Accra Regional Police, led by DCOP Afful Boakye Yiadom, has arrested 156 suspected criminals from their various hideouts across the city. Speaking to the...

Hajia Alima, Asomah-Cheremeh, 31 others land ambassadorial appointments

President Nana Akufo-Addo has submitted his list of some 33 ambassadorial nominees to the Council of State for approval. The nominees include former Minister for...

Fire guts storey building at Adabraka

Fire has gutted a storey building at Adabraka in the Korley Klottey Municipal Assembly of the Greater Accra Region. With no casualties recorded, the incident...

Many children feared dead in Apam sea [Video]

Many children are feared dead with six bodies retrieved after they drowned in a sea at Apam in the Central Region. Information gathered...

New ministers on retreat at Peduase Lodge

The new Ministers in President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's second term are on a retreat at Peduase in the Eastern Region. The new appointees, who...

Road users in these areas should expect disruptions in traffic flow on March 11

The Ministry of Roads and Highways, through the Ghana Highway Authority, wishes to inform the general public and all road users that some sections...

Digitalisation: The most impactful, revolutionary policy of Ghana since Independence

Successive governments have rolled out a number of good policies and programmes since independence, all aimed at transforming the economy and positively changing the...

Unidentified body retrieved from Volta River

An unidentified body has been retrieved from the Adomi bridge stretch of the Volta River in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern Region. The decomposing...

Three police officers drop dead within 24 hours

Three police officers have died within 24 hours under various circumstances, sparking fear among their colleagues, mynewsgh has reported. Sources reveal that Sergeant Jemima...

NADMO Deputy Director shot dead at Pelungu market

The Deputy Director for the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) in the Nabdam District has been murdered by three unidentified armed men in the...

Domelevo to hold retirement Thanksgiving Service

Former Auditor-General, Daniel Domelevo, will on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, hold a thanksgiving service to celebrate his retirement. The event is scheduled to take...

GES announces new reopening date for SHS 1 students

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced Thursday, March 18, 2021, as a new reopening date for Senior High School (SHS) 1 students. The students...

IWD: Celebrating women in Covid-19 ‘fight’ and development

Women globally have offered great input in the quest to building society in varied scopes like health, food and agriculture, science and technology, fishery,...

COVID-19: Greater Accra Region tops vaccination chart

A total of 104,174 persons in the Greater Accra Region have been vaccinated in the ongoing mass inoculation exercise, according to the Ghana Health...

GRIDCo explains Sunday’s nationwide ‘dumsor’

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has explained the power outage in all parts of the country. At approximately 2:00pm Sunday afternoon, the country experienced...

Assin South MP pays bills of fire victim [Photos]

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin South Constituency, John Ntim Fordjour, has bailed out a nine-year-old fire accident victim detained at the Korle...