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200,000 abortions recorded in Ghana in 2017 – Report

Ghana recorded 200,000 abortions in 2017, out of which 71 per cent were illegal. The country also records an estimated 767,200 unintended pregnancies each year....

Lady goes blind from mother’s slap as guilt turns mother into alcoholic

When a mother was disciplining her daughter, she had no idea the outcome will be blindness. Neither did the mother also know that the singular...

Angry NPP members chase out ECG staff, locks office at Asesewa

Some angry members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) at Asesewa in the Eastern region have chased out staff of the Electricity Company of...

Jamestown clash: Police grab two suspects

Jamestown police have arrested two persons in connection with political clashes that occurred last Sunday. This follows investigations into the matter. Public Relations Officer of the...

Kpone chief breaks silence on ‘Akufo-Addo snub’ [Audio]

The Paramount Chief of Kpone and President of the Traditional Council, Nii Tetteh Otu II has broken his silence on reports of him snubbing...

Four siblings burnt to death as fire guts house at Amasaman [Photos]

Four children have been reportedly burnt to death after fire gutted a four-bedroom house they were occupying at Amasaman in the Greater Accra region. Though...

Finance Minister to present budget for first quarter of 2021 today

The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, is expected to present the budget for the first quarter of 2021 to Parliament today, October 28, 2020. This...

Gov’t to acquire AirtelTigo

Discussions are far advanced for the transfer of AirtelTigo shares to the government of Ghana along with all customers, assets and agreed liabilities. The transfer...

Election 2020: NDC eyes these constituencies in Greater Accra

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is optimistic of retaining its traditional seats and also reclaiming those that were lost in the Greater Accra region. The...

Ade Coker predicts Zanetor Rawlings’ fortunes in December 7 polls

Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ade Coker, has predicted the fortunes of Dr Zanetor Rawlings in the December 7...

Dumped day-old baby rescued at Assin Edubease [Photos]

A dumped day-old-baby boy has been rescued at a road side at Assin Edubease in the Assin South District of the Central Region. The baby...

Bukom Banku calls for Nii Lante, Bannerman’s arrest

 Popular boxer and member of the Odododiodoo National Democratic Congress (NDC), Bukom Banku, is calling for the arrest of the Member of Parliament, Nii...

Kpone Traditional Council reacts to ‘Akufo-Addo snub’ reports [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Kpone Traditional Council reacts to Akufo-Addo's snub The Kpone Traditional Council has reacted to media reports that Paramount Chief and President of...

Kevin Taylor suit: Court awards GH¢1million damages in favour of Gabby Otchere-Darko

An Accra High Court (Commercial Court 10), presided over by Justice Jennifer Abena Dadzie, has awarded damages of one million cedis against controversial social...

Good news for Tema residents as Akufo-Addo commissions housing project

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has recently commissioned the National Housing and Mortgage Fund Project at Tema Community 22. With a housing deficit of over...

Koku Anyidoho sends message to Akufo-Addo, Mahama and Jane Naana

Founder of the Atta Mills Institute, Samuel Koku Anyidoho, has sent goodwill messages to President Nana Akufo-Addo and ex-President John Mahama. Mr Anyidoho also extended...

Two dead, many in critical conditions in Konongo-Kumasi highway accident [Photos]

An accident that occurred at Bomfa Junction on the Konongo-Kumasi Highway in the Ashanti Region has left two dead, with many in critical condition. The...

Tight security at Shini after chieftaincy clashes

Security has been beefed up in the Northern Region town of Shini in the Tatale District following clashes between two faction in what is...

2020 polls: Kwesi Pratt promises to use Karate to defend himself if…

Veteran journalist, Kwesi Pratt Junior, has announced his new strategy for the 2020 general election. Mr Pratt says he is prepared to defend himself the...

Farmers, Western North NDC fight gov’t over fertilizer sale

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Western North Region has called on the government to explain to farmers why cocoa fertilizers, which were...

Coronavirus: Ghana’s active cases increase to 487

Ghana has recorded a steady increase in the number of active Coronavirus cases. The number of active cases as of Wednesday, October 21, had risen...

Supreme Court’s ruling on Kennedy Agyapong’s contempt case

A High Court Judge, Justice Amos Wuntah Wuni, was prohibited by the Supreme Court from presiding over the contempt trial of Mr Kennedy Ohene...

Kingdom Exim supports Queen Mothers Foundation for ‘I Pledge Peace Campaign’

With the identification of over 4,098 flashpoints by the Ghana Police Service ahead of the December elections, the National Queen Mothers Foundation has rolled...

‘Leftover beer’ in disposal cup lands man in court, another at Korle-Bu

A misunderstanding that erupted at a drinking spot at Sabon Zongo in the Greater Accra has landed one in court and another at the...

Criticising Akufo-Addo’s water, electricity freebies ‘satanic’ – Korankye Ankrah

Critics of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s free water and electricity initiative exhibited “satanic spirit of envy and jealousy”, the Apostle General of Royalhouse...

Bukom Banku calls for more security for Nii Lante Vanderpuye

Popular boxer and member of the Odododiodoo National Democratic Congress (NDC), Bukom Banku, has advised John Mahama to be vigilant. Bukom Banku, following the clash...

Kpone chief allegedly snubs Akufo-Addo [Video]

The Paramount Chief of Kpone is reported to have walked out on President Nana Akufo-Addo during a sod-cutting for the construction of...

Shocking: Armed robbers put fingers in private parts of women at Nsuta Birim

Residents of Nsuta – Birim in the Sekyere Central District of the Ashanti Region have said some armed robbers in the area have resulted...

Rawlings shows appreciation after burial of his mother

Former President Jerry John Rawlings and the Agbotui family have extended their heartfelt gratitude to all individuals and institutions present at the burial of...

Beyi W’ano: Poultry farmers run to OSP, CID over delayed compensation

A group known as Excellent Ghana has petitioned the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) over locked up...

Jamestown clash: Nii Lante calls for swift probe, arrest of perpetrators

National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP of the Odododiodio constituency, Nii Lante Vanderpuye has called for the arrest of all persons involved in the Sunday...

Batabi church disaster: Families appeal to authorities to release bodies for burial

The families of victims in the collapsed church building at Akim Batabi in the Eastern Region have appealed to authorities to release the bodies...

Akufo-Addo commissions 204 housing units

President Nana Akufo-Addo has commissioned 204 housing units, constructed in nine months, under the National Mortgage and Housing Finance Initiative. Commissioning the housing units Monday,...

Miracle: Elderly woman with waist pain carries Obinim at her back like a baby [Photos]

Controversial Ghanaian pastor, Angel Daniel Obinim, has caused a stir with photos of him being carried at the back of an elderly woman like...

Funeral details of Penciled Celebrities founder, Ray Styles announced [Read]

Final funeral rite of talented artiste and brain behind Penciled celebrities, Ray Styles has been slated for November 7, 2020. The Accra Trade Fair Centre...

Farmer drowns in River Lottor at Xavi

A 20-year-old farmer from Lakpo- Agbakorpe in the South Tongu District of the Volta region has drowned in the River Lottor at Xavi when...

Koku Anyidoho attacks NDC gurus who sponsor ‘babies with sharp teeth’

Chief Executive Officer of the Atta Mills Institute, Samuel Koku Anyidoho, has attacked some leading members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) he described...

Driver who crashed police officer at Apam checkpoint arrested

The Central Regional Police Command has detained a 50-year-old driver for running over one of its officers at a snap checkpoint at Apam. In an...

Lekki shooting: Man steals from nurse who treated him for free [Video]

A young Nigerian man, Roland, who was shot at the Lekki Toll Gate on October 20th, reportedly stole from one of the nurses who...

Jamestown clash: NPP man blames party’s youth for violence [Video]

A supporter of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), identified only as Opei, has accused his party members of being behind yesterday's violence. To him, some...