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Construction of Nungua Traditional Council edifice begins

The Paramount Chief of Nungua Traditional Council, Oboade Notse King Prof Odaifio Welentsi III, has cut the sod for the commencement of construction of...

Dominic Nitiwul breaks silence on military invasion in Parliament

Minister-Designate for Defence, Dominic Nitiwul, has fought off claims of being responsible for the soldiers who stormed the Chamber of Parliament. According to Mr Nitiwul,...

Kan Dapaah explains military protection for individuals

The National Security Minister-nominee, Albert Kan Dapaah, has justified the increased military protection for individuals in the country. "Anywhere you have seen soldiers having to...

We leave women out of sciences at our own peril – Kwesimintsim MP

Women in Ghana, according to the Global Education Monitoring Team in 2018, account for less than a quarter of all Science, Technology, Engineering, and...

We are encouraged by disinfection of our facilities – Ashanti Region police

The Ashanti Regional Police Commander, COP Kwesi Mensah Duku, has indicated that the disinfection of their facilities will motivate police officers in the region...

Kennedy Agyapong blasts colleague MPs over this…

Assin Central Member of Parliament (MP), Kennedy Agyapong, has taken a swipe at his colleague MPs after they turned their three-day orientation and induction...

CCTV captures moment ‘mother and son’ stole from a wine shop [Watch]

A viral video captured the moment two persons, believed to be mother and son, stole from a wine shop in Tema. The act was initially...

Coronavirus: Kennedy Agyapong wades into re-closure of schools

Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has called for the re-closure of schools and churches following a rise in Covid-19 cases in...

Abrumase, a Ghanaian community where residents hang phones on trees for signal [Photos]

Abrumase, a populated East Gonja District town in the Savannah Region still has its residents hanging their phones on trees for mobile network. Community members...

Databank withdraws from Agyapa deal as transaction advisor

Investment and brokerage firm, Databank has served notice to Imara Holding Limited of their decision to withdraw their services as a partner and transaction...

Ghana Armed Forces opens book of condolence for former CDS

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has announced the opening of a book of condolence for its former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Joshua Hamidu. The...

Opoku Onyinah gets top appointment

Former Chairman of the Church of Pentecost, Prof. Opoku Onyinah, is the new Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral Project. He...

LGBT office pops up in Accra but Foh-Amoaning calls for immediate shutdown

Executive Secretary of the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, Moses Foh-Amoaning, has called on the government to shut down...

I am single – Former MP [Audio]

Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, minister-designate for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has revealed her marital status to parliament. Giving her self-introductory comments to the Parliament’s Appointments...

Kan Dapaah justifies BNI overhaul

National Security Minister-designate, Albert Kan Dapaah, says deliberate plans went into the refocusing of the erstwhile Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) to meet its...

Potholes kill man at Doli, another injured [Photos]

A man, believed to be his 30's, identified as Adam Nuhu, has died in a fatal accident with another injured at Doli near Bole...

Kan Dapaah speaks on missing excavators

Government has not concluded investigations into galamsey activities that prompted President Nana Akufo-Addo to set up an inter-ministerial committee to fight the menace upon...

Election petition: Check out petitioners’ next move after Supreme Court ruling [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Check out petitioners' next move after Supreme Court ruling Lead Counsel for the Petitioner in the ongoing 2020 election petition, Tsatsu Tsikata, has...

Ghana to receive COVID-19 vaccines by mid-March – Agyemang-Manu

Ghana is expected to take delivery of 350,000 AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines by mid-March under the United Nations COVAX facility. The Health Minister-designate, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, made...

Top prison bosses, others promoted by Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has approved the promotion of 12 senior officers of the Prisons Directorate in pursuant to Article 207(3) of the 1992 Constitution. The...

Ambulance attack: 2 suspects arrested

JoyNews/AdomNews · 2 arrested in connection to ambulance robbery The Eastern Region Minister-designate, Eric Kwakye Darfour, has confirmed that two persons have been arrested in...

22-storey building under construction at Airport collapses

A 22-storey building under construction at the Airport Residential Area adjacent the Association International School has collapsed. According to reports, some workers on site...

Four fined for assault on police officers

A Sogakope Magistrate Court has sentenced four persons who assaulted Police officers at Suipe-Kpelikope to a fine of ¢600 each. The convicts, aside the fine,...

Ahafo paramount chiefs to stage protest against govt

Ahafo Paramount Chiefs have united to stage a protest against government over deplorable roads in the districts. Authorities of Kenyasi Traditional Council in the Ahafo...

J.B. Danquah-Adu’s wife drops bombshell

The wife of the late Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North, J.B. Danquah-Adu, has shared the frustrations she has gone through five years...

Man takes back TV he bought for girlfriend after breakup [Video]

A video making rounds online captured moment a man took back a flat screen television and decoder he bought for his girlfriend after breakup.  In...

Woman exposes preacher husband for womanising [Watch]

An aggrieved wife, Gladys, has exposed her husband who happens to be a church elder for womanising. Gladys, who said she was hopeful her partner's...

Check out how much govt has spent so far on Covid-19 fight [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Agyemang Manu on amount spent on covid-19 Minister-Designate for Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has said it will be difficult for him to reveal the...

Agyemang-Manu speaks on Ghana’s disease centre, 88 district hospitals

The Health Minister-Designate, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has revealed that the government will build Ghana’s centre for disease control by the end of 2021. This, he said,...

Ministerial Vetting: Check out Agyeman-Manu’s answer when asked if he is fit to be minister

The Minister-designate for Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has shot down claims that he is not fit to continue to hold himself as a Minister. This follows...

‘Beyi W’ano: ‘Deathtrap’ school block forces authorities to merge multiple classes [Video]

Over 50 pupils of Mubarikia Islamic Junior High School in Worawora in the Oti Region are forced to share one classroom as a result...

Pressure mounts on govt to close down schools 3 weeks into re-opening

The Executive Director of Child Rights International, Bright Appiah, has joined calls by some teacher unions for government to close down schools just three...

Coronavirus: Police in Volta Region call for regular disinfection

Police in the Volta Region are calling for frequent disinfection of their facilities to help in protecting them against Covid-19 and other diseases. Head of...

Ken Agyapong to launch COVID-19 campaign

The Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, is worried about the blatant disregard for COVID-19 protocols by Ghanaians. Mr Agyapong said he...

Coronavirus: Former Minister drops bombshell

Former Minister for Energy has made a staggering revelation about how COVID-19 has ravaged the homes of some of his family members and friends. Boakye...

MP threatens to vote against ministerial nominees over this…

Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has threatened to vote against ministerial nominees if hand over notes are not made available....

Coronavirus: Zongo chiefs call for strict observance of protocols in Mosques

The National Council of Zongo Chiefs has called on the Office of the National Chief Imam to enforce strict observance of Covid-19 safety protocols...

80-year-old woman trapped as fire consumes 5-bedroom house at Dampong

An unfortunate death would have been recorded Wednesday morning when a woman, believed to be in her eighties, was trapped in a blazing house...

Why contractors have not been paid after project completion

 The Public Relations Officer of the Middle Belt Development Authority, Kwabena Boakye Asante, has explained why some contractors have completed their projects but have...

Drama as police block mourners over Covid-19 protocols

A team of policemen on Tuesday blocked dozens of mourners in a procession to the Nkurakan cemetery in the Yilo Krobo Municipality of the...