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Agyapa Royalties grossly undervalued, worth more than $1 billion – Ato Forson

Member of Parliament for Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam, Cassiel Ato Forson, has said the controversial Agyapa Royalties deal has been grossly undervalued by the government. According to him,...

Gender Ministry to empower alleged witches

JoyNews/AdomNews · Gender Ministry to empower ‘witches’ The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, has hinted it intends to re-brand witches camps in Northern...

Okada riders stage protest to demand legalisation [Video]

Some angry Okada riders at Kasoa in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central region, have staged a protest on the legalisation of...

NCCE sensitises Ghanaians on lynching of aged women

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has condemned the branding of elderly women as witches and lynching of women in the Savannah region. The...

Runaway father of triplets returns after mother receives financial help [Video]

A 'prodigal' husband, who took to his heels when his wife was delivered of triplets, has found his way back home after she received...

Why closing down witch camps is near impossible – Gender Minister explains

JoyNews/AdomNews · Gender Ministry to provide safe haven for alleged witches The Gender Minister says it will not be an easy task for her sector...

Minority to write to London Stock Exchange on Agyapa Royalties listing

The Minority Spokesperson on Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson has revealed the intention of the Minority Caucus to write to the United Kingdom Financial Conduct...

Cheating married woman glued to lover while having s3x (Watch)

A video, making rounds online, shows an unidentified married woman stuck to her lover while having s3x.   Witnesses said the incident happened in Ogun state....

Private school workers send SOS message to Akufo-Addo [Audio]

Some Ghanaian private school workers including teachers and headteachers have appealed to President Akufo-Addo to, as a matter of urgency, review the decision to...

Check how ‘strategic’ thief was nabbed inside supermarket

A young man suffered the disgrace of his life when he went viral on social media for alleged shoplifting. The well-dressed man, believed to be...

The Big Agenda: Ghanaians ‘wailing’ over Covid-19 fee need sensitisation – Yaw Afful

Deputy Aviation Minister, Yaw Afful, has attributed the disagreement of Ghanaians in the payment of the Covid-19 testing fee to lack of sensitisation. Comparing the...

Dome Faase Clash: Punish ‘Apedwa chief’ – Okyenhene urges IGP

Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin has called for the immediate prosecution of those behind the violent clashes that took place at Dome Faase in...

Ghana Tourism club undertakes new project to protect forest reserve

The Ghana Tourism Ladies Club,as part of efforts to aid, restore and conserve the forest cover of the Bunso Eco park located in the...

Woman dies during baptism after being grabbed by ‘mermaids’

A 26-year-old woman iidentified as Rutendo Nhemachena has reportedly died while undergoing baptism at Manyame river in Zimbabwe.  Nhemachena is believed to have been possessed by a...

Clients of collapsed fund managers arrested for picketing at Finance Ministry

The spokesperson of the Coalition of Aggrieved Customers of the 53 Collapsed Fund Management Companies, Charles Nyame and one other person have been arrested...

I won’t be surprised if Agyapa attracts more investors – Ato Forson

Minority Spokesperson on Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson, has revealed he will not be surprised at the number of investors the Agyapa Mineral Royalties deal...

Akufo-Addo cuts sod for Phase 3 of 5 districts’ water supply projects in Volta Region

The President, Nana Akufo-Addo has cut the sod for the commencement of construction Phase III of the Five Districts Water Supply Project in five...

Korle Bu CEO bows out of office

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr Daniel Asare, has ended his tenure of office. Effective September 3, 2020, the...

Private school teachers beg govt for GHC500 as monthly stipend to survive

Teachers in the country have lamented over their poor finances due to the seizure of their salaries on the back of the closure of...

Kennedy Agyapong ‘attacks’ Rawlings [Video]

Maverick politician and Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has said former President Jerry Rawlings should be blamed for the dominance of...

Man who invented ‘banku ta’ to be honoured

A 90-year-old man, Paul Kingsley Asamoah, will be honoured by the people of his community for inventing the Wooden Spatula, popularly known as ’banku...

Dagbon peace will bring investors into Northern Region – Siaw-Agyepong

The Executive Chairman of Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), has praised the Dagbon overlord, Ya-Na Abukari II bringing peace to the kingdom and by...

Passengers go wild over $150 fee for PCR test at Kotoka Airport [listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · ‘Borgas’ go wild over $150 fee for PCR test at Kotoka Airport Some Ghanaians abroad have expressed dissatisfaction about the government’s decision to...

Man trapped in bitumen barrel in attempt to steal from employer

A 25-year-old man, identified as Emmanuel Gyimah, has reportedly been trapped in a bitumen barrel in an attempt to steal from his employer. He is...

The Big Agenda: Private School proprietors angry over selective school reopening

Following the order by President Nana Akufo-Addo that all basic school pupils, apart from Junior High School 2 pupils, should continue to stay home...

Airport re-opening: Government defends decision to charge arriving passengers $150 for PCR test

Deputy Health Minister Dr Bernard Okoe Boye has defended government’s decision to charge arriving passengers at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) $150 for Covid-19...

Coronavirus: KIA to welcome international arrivals today

The Kotoka International Airport (KIA) is expected to receive its first set of arrivals into the country as it begins operations today, Tuesday, 1...

GWCL warns water vendors, house owners

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has reiterated its caution to water vendors, landlords, and landladies to desist from selling water to consumers during...

My husband impregnated my friend – Woman tells why she drinks alcohol

Bernice, a mother of one and an alcohol addict has said her friend gave birth with her husband leading her to alcoholism. According to her,...

Buaben Asamoa shreds Mahama

Yaw Buaben Asamoa, the National Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), at a press conference has described former president John Dramani Mahama...

Rawlings mourns with late Edem Kodjo’s family in Togo

Former President Jerry John Rawlings was in Lome, Togo on Sunday, August 30 to commiserate with the family of Édouard Kodjovi Kodjo, popularly known...

NSS releases postings for 2020/2021

Management of the National Service Scheme (NSS) has released postings of some 86,478 graduates from accredited tertiary institutions to be enrolled for Service for...

Sarkodie shares his first encounter with a racist

Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie has shared a racist encounter he had with an immigration officer while attempting to enter Germany with an Italian visa. He said...

Persons exempted from mandatory testing as airport reopens [Read]

It has emerged that some persons will be exempted from the mandatory COVID-19 testing as the airport reopens to international traffic. Children under the...

Covid-19: This is how much travellers will pay for testing as airport reopens

As the Kotoka International Airport reopens to international traffic on Tuesday, September 1, 2020, travellers will bear the cost of coronavirus testing. Each...

Fumigation exercise at Terminal 3 ahead of Airport reopening [photos]

Ghana's main airport, the Kotoka International Airport (KIA), is being disinfected less than 24 hours ahead of international flight resumption. This comes after KIA was...

Old Saints Association congratulates Dr. Henry Benyah

The Accra Chapter Old Boys of St. John's School, Sekondi (Old Saints) have congratulated Dr. Henry  Benyah on his appointment as chairman of the Volta ...

NCCE urges community members to find local solution to local problems

The Ayawaso East Municipal office of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has admonished community members to find local solution to local problems.Emmanuel...

SEC giving unnecessary excuses for not paying customers – PRO for collapsed fund managers

Public Relations Officer (PRO) for the collapsed 53 investment firms, Charles Nyamah, has said the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), is unwilling to pay...

Akufo-Addo takes decision on academic year for nursery, primary pupils

The Ghana Education Service (GES), after extensive consultations, has postponed the resumption of the academic year for schools to January 2021. This includes pupils in...