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Coronavirus: U.S Embassy in Ghana postpones scheduled visa appointments

The United States(US) Embassy in Accra has postponed some of its scheduled visa appointments to prevent a spread of coronavirus. The Embassy made this known...

New shocking twist to ambulance driver killed by robbers [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · AMBULANCE STORY Chief Executive Officer of the National Ambulance Service, Professor Ahmed Zakariah, says armed robbers, who shot and killed an ambulance driver,...

Explosion kills mother, injures husband and baby

A mother has died with her husband and baby injured in an explosion at Abogri in the New Juaben South Municipality of the Eastern...

George Andah blesses Awutu Senya West constituents with polytanks, others [Photos]

Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Awutu Senya West, Nenyi George Andah, has warmed the hearts of constituents with his kind gesture. The former Deputy...

Two JHS pupils allegedly kidnapped

Police in the Ashanti Region have mounted a search for persons believed to be behind the alleged kidnapping of two female pupils of the...

Bees raid parts of Assin-Fosu township, 2-year-old injured

A large swarm of bees in the early hours of Sunday, February 7, attacked some residents of New-Town, a suburb of the Assin-Fosu Municipality...

I have bought several coffins even as a Muslim – Former MP reveals

 Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Akwatia in the Eastern Region, Baba Jamal, has detailed some sacrifices he made as a Ghanaian lawmaker. According to...

Good news for doctors and dentists

The Ministry of Health has announced the recruitment of Medical Doctors and Dentists from Tuesday, February 9, 2021. The outfit has indicated the recruitment...

Angry Kintampo traders seize 10 trucks of imported tomatoes

Ghana could face shortage of tomatoes in the coming days as tomato traders at Kintampo have impounded 10 trucks of tomatoes from neighboring countries...

Two ‘okada’ riders die in tragic accident

Two persons died on the spot on Sunday after they collided head-on with their motorbikes at Wenchi. The deceased were from Wurompo Akete to...

‘Self-medication adding to risk of COVID-19 morbidity’

The acting Director of the Ghana Infectious Diseases Centre (GIDC), Dr Joseph Adjetey Oliver-Commey, has advised the public against self-medication and rather seek early...

Family, colleagues of murdered ambulance driver demand justice

Family of the murdered ambulance service driver, who was shot by suspected armed robbers while on official duty, is calling for an expedited investigation...

I talk to my children about s3x every day – Okyeame Kwame

Rapper Okyeame Kwame says he educates his two children, 11-year-old Sir Bota Nsiah-Apau and nine-year-old Sante Nsiah-Apau, about sex every day. According to him, he...

Man, 60, bribes girl, 14, with GHS5 to defile her

Family members of the 14-year-old-girl who was allegedly defiled by a 60-year-old are demanding justice at the Awutu Ofaakor Circuit Court in the Central...

Coronavirus: 7 more deaths recorded; active cases now 6,411

Seven more persons have succumbed to the deadly coronavirus, according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS). The service, in its latest update, indicated that 765...

KNUST loses research scientist and advocate for traditional medicine

Management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has expressed shock at the demise of Professor George Kuffour, a renowned research...

Driver trapped dead as saloon car collides with articulated truck

A driver of a saloon car has died after his car crashed head-on with an articulated truck on the Teacher Mante New Town Community...

Mixed feelings greet announcement of demise of Osu Mantse

Sources close to the Osu Palace have expressed displeasure at the swift media reports that Nii Okwei Kinka Dowuona VI, President of the Osu...

Tipper truck kills beautiful girl in kitchen

A tipper truck has crushed a 22-year-old Senior High School leaver, Anita Asieduwaa Ama Nkrumah, to death. The beautiful lady was in a kitchen...

Meet Abena, the young girl who lives at the cemetery with her boyfriend (Video)

https://www.youtube.com/embed/SZY0GimLxM8 Many find love at functions such as funerals and other social events. But, young Abena found love at a place no one will think...

Joyce Bawah Mogtari: We shall someday be heeded, and everybody will think it was always so

On January 20, 2021, the world witnessed a spectacle as never before. Billions stayed glued to their TV sets while others watched via the internet,...

Volta Region records 281 active cases of coronavirus

Ho Municipal recorded some 89 active cases followed by Hohoe with 71 active cases, denoting 15 out of the 18 districts having seen active...

Hairdresser arrested for locking up police, ECG officials

A 28-year-old owner of a hairdressing salon at Amakom in Kumasi, Akwasi Asiamah, is in the grip of the police for locking up a...

Ambulance driver shot by armed robbers has passed

The ambulance driver, who was shot by armed robbers while conveying a pregnant woman in labour, has died at the Korle-bu Teaching Hospital in...

Three arrested for illegal mining, 4 excavators set ablaze in Western North Region

Some three persons have been apprehended for engaging in illegal mining activities in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai forest reserve in the Western North Region. Head...

Don’t breach new Covid directives – Christian Council appeals to church leaders

The Christian Council of Ghana has appealed to Christians to observe the fresh Covid-19 safety restrictions in churches. This is in reaction to the new...

Coronavirus: Dr Omane Boamah’s letter to the President

Good morning Mr President, Trust you are all doing very well. Over the past two weeks, I have been requesting the Government to publish the Vaccine...

Coronavirus: Why children, pregnant women, others will not be vaccinated

The Director-General of the Ghana Standards Authority, Prof. Alexander Dodoo, has revealed that children, pregnant women, people with allergies and underlying health conditions, and...

Coronavirus: Popular business mogul tests positive

The Director of Strategy and Business Operations at Dalex Finance, Joe Jackson, has tested positive for Covid-19. The business mogul disclosed his medical status in...

Kwaku Azar reacts to Muntaka’s gaffe

I read somewhere (see below) that Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak, the honorable MP for Asawasi has retracted his allegation against members of the Supreme Court.When...

Palmer-Buckle’s surprise video and battle with covid-19 [Watch]

The Catholic Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Coast, the Most Reverend Charles Gabriel Palmer-Buckle, has revealed that he is undergoing treatment for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...

Osu Mantse, Nii Kinka Dowuona IV has died

President of the Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs, Nii Okwei Kinka Ďowuona IV, has died. JoyNews’ sources indicate that the Osu Mantse died on...

Coronavirus: Three schools record cases in Bono Region

A College of Education and two Senior High Schools in the Bono Region have recorded nine Covid-19 cases among students since the re-opening of...

Taxi driver impregnates three biological sisters [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Taxi driver impregnates three biological sisters Nemesis has finally caught up with an Accra-based taxi driver (name withheld) for having illicit affairs with...

Dr Obengfo granted GH¢100,000 bail

Chief Executive Officer of Advanced Bodysculpt Centre, widely known as Dr Obengfo Hospital, has been granted bail of GH¢100,000.00. This follows Dr Dominic Kwame Obeng-Andoh’s...

Man in trouble for killing monkey at Boabeng-Fiema monkey Sanctuary

A-40-year- old man, Kwabena Adu, alias Natibongo, is in trouble for allegedly killing a monkey at the Boabeng-Fiema monkey sanctuary. Natibongo from Akumsa-Dumase, a suburb...

Four in critical condition after shooting incident near Songor lagoon

At least four people are in a critical condition after a shooting incident on Friday at Madagbeh, a community in the Ada West District...

CHRAJ calls on MPs to declare assets

Commissioner for the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Joseph Whittal, on Thursday, charged Members of Parliament (MPs) and government appointees to...

Farmer beaten to death with condoms planted on him

A farmer by name Akwasi Nyarko has been allegedly beaten to death at Assin Nsuem in the Central region by people who are yet...

Noguchi appeals for monthly disinfection

A Senior Research Fellow at the Immunology Department of Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Dr Kwadwo Asamoah, has made a passionate appeal to...