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TEWU suspends nationwide strike

The Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU) has announced a suspension of its nationwide strike which began on Wednesday, January 13, 2021. This follows...

GJA, others mark Ahmed Suale’s second anniversary

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) on Monday said the delay in serving justice by arresting and prosecuting the killers of Ahmed Suale, an investigative...

Two kids drown at Offinso

Two boys got drowned on Sunday, January 17, while swimming in a stream with their peers, witnesses say. The victims, Kelvin Konadu Agyemang aged 8...

Tributes pour in for Ashesi University staff who died of Covid-19

Tributes are pouring for the Associate Director of Students Life and Engagement at Ashesi University, Frances Awua-Kyerematen who passed away due to Covid-19 complications. The...

Komla Dumor’s wife drops lovely photo, letter to mark 7 years of …

Kwansema Dumor, the wife of late Ghanaian prolific broadcaster Komla Dumor, has shared a lovely photo of their three children to mark seven years...

Ghana Health Service lists approved covid-19 testing centres

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has published a list of some 15 laboratories it said are certified to conduct a covid-19 test. They are 10...

Coronavirus: Volta region records 37 active cases in 2 weeks

The Volta Region in the midst of the spike in COVID-19 cases has recorded 37 active cases in two weeks. A life was also lost...

Coronavirus: Former Minister loses three friends to virus

Former Minister of Communications, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, is cautioning people not to compromise on their safety in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. She revealed...

Coronavirus: Drivers appeal for PPEs

Drivers at the Tema Station Lorry Park in Accra, have appealed to government and private institutions to support them with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)...

Covid-19: We have been complacent in our fight – Former minister

Former Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, says the country has been complacent in its fight against the deadly coronavirus disease. According to the Ofoase-Ayirebi...

Former Chief Justice reacts to Muntaka’s bribery accusations [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · I'm upset about Muntaka's bribery accusations - Former Chief Justice A former Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, has expressed her displeasure at the Asawase...

Oppong Nkrumah reacts to fake COVID-19 test results [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Oppong Nkrumah reacts to fake COVID-19 test results Government’s representative at the Ministry of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has reacted to the alleged...

Woman dies while twerking n*ked on stage at Liberia Camp [Video+Photo]

A young lady, known as Ama Broni, has died mysteriously while she was twerking naked on stage at Kasoa. The incident happened at Liberia Camp...

Coronavirus: Political activities did not contribute to rising cases – Oppong Nkrumah

Following the rising Covid-19 cases in the country, a section of Ghanaians have partly blamed activities of some political parties prior to the December...

Noguchi investigates alleged falsification of Covid-19 test results

The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (MIMR) has begun investigations into the alleged falsification of Covid-19 test results at the Institute. This follows reports...

Ashesi University loses staff to Covid-19

Tributes are pouring in for the Associate Director of Students Life and Engagement at Ashesi University, Frances Awua-Kyerematen, who passed away due to Covid-19...

Former Chief Justice reacts to Muntaka’s judge bribery allegation

Former Chief Justice of Ghana, Madam Sophia Akuffo, says she is upset about wild accusation by Member of Parliament (MP) for Asawase Muntaka Mubarak...

National security boss dies!

National Security Coordinator, Joshua Kyeremeh, has died Monday morning following a short illness at the Ga East Municipal Hospital, a leading member of the...

Head of Corporate Finance at Fidelity Bank reportedly dies of Covid-19

The Head of Corporate Finance at Fidelity Bank, Leornard Gikunu is reported to have died of Covid-19. This is according to a Facebook post made...

Today in history: The death that shook Ghana; Komla Dumor

Today, January 18, 2021 marks exactly seven years the entire motherland shattered after a 'leading light in African journalism' dimmed. Komla Afeke Dumor, a refined...

Kwesi Pratt bereaved!

Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, has reportedly lost his junior brother, Nana Banyin Pratt. The deceased was a Public Relations...

Collins Dauda’s Nananom FM robbed after being shut down by govt

A local radio station in the Asunafo North Municipality of the Ahafo Region, Nananom FM, has been robbed by unknown persons. Thieves, who broke into...

Haruna Iddrisu earns praises for this…

Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu, has earned praises from his constituents and Ghanaians for making an appearance on a football pitch. The...

FDA destroys 2.3 tonnes of unwholesome goods in Cape Coast

The Central Regional Office of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has destroyed 2.3 tonnes of unwholesome products worth GH¢214,000. The products, include drugs, food,...

Soldier killed by a truck driver

A soldier in his late 30s has died after being knocked down by a truck Saturday, the police said. Images widely shared online show the...

New Covid-19 variant detected in Ghana – Akufo-Addo

A new variant of the novel coronavirus has been detected within the country. This was disclosed by President Nana Akufo-Addo during his 22nd national update...

Full text: Akufo-Addo’s 22nd address to the nation on measures to fight coronavirus

Fellow Ghanaians, good evening. Before I start, let me use this opportunity to thank you all and Almighty God for enabling me to swear, for...

Physically challenged man makes lovely portrait of Samira Bawumia

A physically challenged yet talented artist has gained accolades after making a portrait of Second Lady Samira Bawumia. The unidentified man confined to a wheel...

Coronavirus: 5 more die as Ghana’s active cases climb to 1,776

Five more persons succumbed to the novel coronavirus as of January 14, 2020. This brings the number of deaths resulting from the virus to 346,...

Popular herbalist dead!

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Chocho Industries, one of the leading herbal product manufacturers, Alhaji Mustapha Oti Boateng is dead. Popularly known as Alhaji...

Nkoranza South NDC MP takes bold action against robbery

The newly elected National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Nkoranza South, Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum, has started a project against robbery. Mr Agyekum,...

Burial date for Denkyirahene set after five years

The chief mourners and the Omanhene's funeral committee have finally set a date for the burial rite of Denkyirahene Odeefuo Boa Amponsem III. The...

Mahama Ayariga calls for suspension of 2021 academic fees for…

Bawku Central Member of , Mahama Ayariga, has written to the Speaker of Parliament to move a motion for the suspension of fees...

Queen mother bans naming ceremonies over this…

The queen mother of Oyoko in New Juaben Traditional area of the Eastern Region has banned outdooring and naming ceremony for teenage nursing mothers...

Isaac Dogboe leaves social media users in fear over this

Former WBO Super Bantamweight champion, Isaac Dogboe, is causing panic and fear on social media with his latest post. It is not clear what the young...

Over 100 shops demolished in Kumasi

Over 100 metal container shops have been demolished by a private developer at Krofrom CPC in the Ashanti Region. The exercise is said to...

Pastor kills daughter, 9, for ‘being a witch’

A pastor of Heavens Kingdom Palace Ministry International is reported to have killed his nine-year-old daughter after accusing her of witchcraft. Gideon Boakye, 28 years...

Coronavirus: Kotoka International Airport disinfected again

The Ministry of Aviation (MoA) and Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) are leaving nothing to chance in their effort to ensure that the country’s...

Drama as ‘gargantuan’ school fees pop up online

Social media has been thrown into a state of confusion after fees purported to be those of Roman Ridge and SOS Hermann Gmeiner International...

Coronavirus: Ghana’s active cases alarming – GMA

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has said the increasing coronavirus cases in Ghana are dire and alarming. It said most of the facilities being used...