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Leprosy not hereditary – Health practitioner

Programs Manager for the Leprosy Elimination Program, Dr. Benedict Quao has said leprosy is not hereditary. He explained that, leprosy is caused by micro...

Akufo-Addo completes 14-day mandatory quarantine

President Nana Akufo-Addo has undergone a compulsory 14-day and has been cleared to return to his work. The move became necessary after at...

Ghana’s active Covid-19 cases reduce

The Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has cautioned the public against recklessness as Ghana’s active Covid-19 cases continues to reduce. At a press...

Akufo-Addo wishes SHS finalists good luck as exams kicks off Monday

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Sunday offered his best wishes to the 313,837 final year Senior High School (SHS) students, who will be writing...

What killed Mamfe SHS final year student revealed

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has confirmed the death of final year student of the Methodist Girls High School at Mamfe in the Akuapem...

Phase two of nationwide market disinfection exercise launched

Greater Accra Regional Minister, Ishmael Ashietey, has charged Metropolitan, Municipal District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in the region to take “personal interest” in the second...

Covid-19: Recoveries very encouraging, adhere to safety protocols – Dr Da Costa urges

The Director of Health Promotion at the Ghana Health Service, Dr Da Costa Aboagye says it is encouraging to see high recovery rates among...

Coronavirus: Ghana records 488 new cases, 1 more death

Ghana has recorded 488 new cases of the novel coronavirus bringing the country’s case count to 27,060. The Ghana Health Service says these are samples...

Serwaa Amihere ‘shuts up’ troll who wanted to body-shame her

Serwaa Amihere has silenced a social media user who tried to body-shame her. The curvaceous newscaster shared a photo showing off her beauty on...

Obuasi Police Command visits families of two drowned officers

The Obuasi Divisional Police Command, led by DSP Martin Asenso, has visited the families of the late Lance Corporal Stephen Kyereme and Lance Corporal...

Gloria Sarfo’s throwback photo shocks netizens

Ghanaian actress, Gloria Osei Sarfo, has shared a throwback photo of herself on social media.  According to her, the throwback photo was taken in her...

Landlord arrested over death of tenant at Mahean

Residents of Mahean in the Ga West Municipality were thrown into a state of shock after a landlord allegedly murdered a tenant. The suspect, Agyei...

Come face me if you are man enough – Akrobeto dares Funny Face

Veteran actor and screen sensation, Akwasi Boadi, popularly called Akrobeto, has issued a challenge to popular comedian, Funny Face. Akrobeto has challenged Funny Face...

Kwaku Manu recounts how an old lady left her teeth in his mouth after a kiss [Video]

Kwaku Manu, one of Kumawood's favourite comic actors, has revealed one of the weirdest moments in his life. The comic actor, in an...

Shatta Wale reveals who his ‘godfather’ is [Video]

Controversial Ghanaian dancehall artiste, Charles Nii Armah Mensah, popularly known as Shatta Wale, has introduced to his beloved fans his "godfather." Shatta Wale, taking...

Chaos at Buduburam as Nigerians attack police station, one goes naked in protest

A 27-year-old Nigerian has allegedly been shot dead at Gomoa Buduburam near Kasoa in the Gomoa East District of the Central region leading to...

Birth Certificate just a record, not proof of Ghanaian citizenship – Deputy Attorney General

A birth certificate is a mere record of birth and not a proof of Ghanaian citizenship, Deputy Attorney General, Godfred Dame, has said, backing a...

Ghanaian women forced into ‘slavery’ in Lebanon finding ways to escape [Video]

Every year, several Ghanaian women migrate to Lebanon in search of work to help their families back home or to better themselves. The opportunity...

Akufo-Addo replies CSOs over reinstatement of Domelevo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has dismissed requests by Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and other citizens demanding the reinstatement of Auditor-General, Daniel Domelevo, after he was...

Kofi Boakye reassigned in latest police reshuffle

Head of Research and Planning, COP Kofi Boakye has been assigned a new role in the Ghana Police Service. The former Ashanti Regional Police Commander...

Lawyer tears apart Amidu’s Interpol arrest warrant on Samuel Mahama

Private legal practitioner, Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe, has described the Interpol red alert issued for the arrest of Samuel Adam Fosters as an attempt by...

Woman sustains severe burns after being pushed into fire [Video]

A 22-year-old young man, Emmanuel Inkoom, has allegedly caused severe burns on both legs of his wife, Matilda Badasu, 23, over a...

Christian Council raises alarm over 4 ‘demonic forces’ in Ghana

The Christian Council of Ghana has raised concerns over what it describes as demonic forces Ghana’s politics must be devoid of. According to the Council,...

Six SHS students recover from Covid-19 in Ahafo

Six out of the 10 Senior High School (SHS) students who tested positive for coronavirus in three schools in the Ahafo region have recovered. Two...

NHIA boss claims I was in his dream – Nurse chronicles sexual assault

Doreen Smith, a nurse with the Soma CHPS Compound in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District captured on viral sexual audio with one Mahama Sakara, has revealed...

COVID-19: Napo leads anti-stigma campaign [Photos]

Education Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, following his recovery from the deadly coronavirus disease, has initiated an anti-stigma campaign. Recounting his experience from the centre, he...

Assin Praso accident leaves 11 in critical condition

Eleven passengers are in critical condition following an accident at Assin Praso in the Assin North Municipal District of the Central region. The accident is said to...

Kwahu-Daa pupils, residents fume as headmaster declares ‘death-trap’ school excellent

Residents and pupils of Kwahu-Daa RC Junior High School (JHS) in the Eastern region have bared their teeth at the school’s headmaster for declaring...

How I recorded Sawla NHIS boss – Nurse speaks on sexual assault [listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · How I recorded Sawla NHIS boss – Nurse speaks on sexual assault Doreen Smith, a nurse working with the Soma CHPS Compound in...

7 Accra Girls students, teacher’s spouse recover fully from Covid-19

Good news is finally welcomed in Accra Girls Senior High School (SHS) as seven students and a teacher's spouse, who tested positive to COVID-19,...

Reaction of Accra Girls students when recovered mates resumed classes [Video]

It was a moment of merry-making for students of Accra Girls Senior High School when their recovered mates joined them on campus. The recovered students...

Bodies of police officers who drowned retrieved

The bodies of the two police officers, suspected to have drowned while chasing some armed robbers at Krobo, a suburb of Obuasi in the...

Diana Asamoah defends Kennedy Agyapong over fake prophets

Gospel musician, evangelist Diana Asamoah, has said anyone who is against Kennedy Agyapong’s decision to expose fake men of God does not like the...

This throwback photo of Ursula Owusu will melt your heart

The Minister of Communications, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has shared an epic throwback photo of herself on her social media page. From the photo, one could...

Foreign Affairs Ministry to phase out birth certificate as requirement for acquiring passport

The Foreign Affairs Ministry has indicated that it is working closely with the Ministry of Interior and other bodies, including the local government to...

Use of face shields increases risk of contracting coronavirus

Ghanaians have been cautioned against wearing face shields without nose masks as a protective gear as it does not give the user the needed...

Drama as classroom is turned into a poultry farm [photos]

Following the lockdown of schools due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a classroom in Borno state in Nigeria has been converted into a poultry farm. In...

‘Kidnapped’ 1-year-old boy found dead in abandoned manhole [Photos+Video]

An 18-month-old boy, who was feared kidnapped at Gbawe in the Weija municipality, has been found dead in abandoned manhole, 700 meters away from...

NDC polling agent arrested over missing TECNO phone[video]

A polling station agent of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the ongoing voter registration exercise has been arrested over a missing mobile...

S3x scandal: Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District NHIA Manager asked to step aside

The Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Manager has been asked to step aside over allegations of sexual misconduct against him by a...