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Tension at Akropong-Akuapem as gun-wielding men steal traditional stool

Tension is brewing in Akropong-Akuapem in the Eastern Region over a stolen traditional black stool by unidentified armed men. The stool which belongs to the...

Former MP involved in car crash

Former Member of Parliament for Upper West Akim Constituency in the Eastern Region, Derick Ohene Assifu Bekoe, was involved in a motor accident in...

4 electrocuted at Anwomaso Bebre

Four men have been electrocuted at Anwomaso Bebre near Ejisu in the Ashanti Region. The men were a father, his son and two others who...

Asuma Banda’s son, two others arrested for attempting to break into father’s house

Three persons have been picked up by the Airport Police in Accra for attempting to break into the house of the Chief Executive Officer...

Ex-convict gets 40 years for attempted robbery

The Adentan Circuit Court ‘B’ has sentenced an ex-convict of Ankaful Prisons to 40 years imprisonment in hard labour for assault and attempted robbery. Stephen...

Lotto agent loses arm after alleged police assault [Photos]

A 30-year-old Lotto agent has lost his right arm after a police officer allegedly used the butt of his riffle to hit his right...

House girl jailed for stealing pistol

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 23-year-old house girl to a fine of GH¢12,000 for stealing her master's pistol with 15 rounds of...

GWCL announces interruption in water supply in these areas…

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has announced an interruption in water supply from Monday and Tuesday, 22nd and 23rd March, 2021. This is...

Traditional priest allegedly refused admission by Dzodze-Penyi SHS

An 18-year-old Junior High School graduate has been denied admission into Dzodze-Penyi Senior High School after it was revealed he is a traditional priest. Galley...

GWCL debunks claims it has increased cost of water

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has dismissed claims suggesting that it has increased the cost of water supply in the country. According to the...

National Chief Imam commiserates with Jallo fraternity at Prang

The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, has commiserated with the family of the murdered cleric, Shaikh Aliu Ahmed Maikano Kalamu and the...

Lecturer asks Supreme Court to declare God created man

A lecturer has filed a suit to urge the Supreme Court to declare that man was created by God and not through the evolution...

COVID-19 active cases drop; death toll rises to 713

Ghana's COVID-19 deaths have risen to 713 following the confirmation of eight more fatalities by the Ghana Health Service (GHS). The latest update from the...

Ghana Health Service probes alleged sale of Covid-19 vaccines

The Ghana Health Service says it is launching an administrative inquiry into the theft of some Covid-19 vaccines by three health professionals in the...

HIV group in Ghana committed sexual abuse – Exclusive-Global Fund

Executives of a Ghanaian organisation supporting people living with HIV and AIDS demanded sex acts and money in exchange for access to benefits, the...

Obuasi: Soldier goes ahead to marry after ex-girlfriend threatened to disrupt wedding

The most-talked about wedding in Ghana at the moment is that of Richard Agu, a military man, and his Benedicta, especially after all the...

Wisconsin’s Oscar Jonas Tei-Mensah leads Ghana Union of Law Students, promises unity

A final year law student at Wisconsin International University College has been announced as the President of Ghana Union of Law Students (GULS) for...

Otumfuo’s charity foundation now Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Foundation

The Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Charity Foundation (OOTCF) has announced that it has changed its name to the Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Foundation (OOTIIF). As...

Covid-19 kills 4 in Sunyani West Municipality – MCE reveals

The Sunyani West Municipality of the Bono Region has recorded four deaths out of 97 Covid-19 cases recorded in the Municipality. The Municipal Chief Executive...

Akufo-Addo presents 40 vehicles to NADMO

JoyNews/AdomNews · Akufo-Addo presents 40 vehicles to NADMO The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Friday, 19th March 2021, presented 40 vehicles...

ECG to upgrade worn-out electricity network in Tema

The Electricity Company Ghana (ECG) Tema North Manager, Shirley T. Asomani-Wiafe, has assured residents in the Tema metropolis of the commitment to upgrade and...

Minister to ‘wage war’ against politicians, other siren abusers

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has announced plans to roll out an initiative that seeks to deal with political elites and other...

NPP activist jailed!

A Koforidua Circuit Court has sentenced a 45-year-old unemployed man to five years imprisonment in hard labour for defrauding over 40 people. The convict, Edmond...

Kwabena Duffuor, Kofi Amoabeng petition Parliament

A former Finance Minister, Dr Kwabena Duffuor and former Chief Executive Officer of UT Bank, Kofi Amoabeng have petitioned Parliament over the Bank of...

Bawumia launches Countdown to Census 2021

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has launched a publicity and preparation campaign dubbed '100 Days Countdown to the 2021 Population and Housing Census'...

This is how much 2021 population census will cost govt…

It has emerged that it will cost the government some GHS521 million to conduct the 2021 population and housing census. However, the government has so...

Rastafarian Council to petition CHRAJ over ‘Achimota SHS snub’

The Rastafarian Continental Council of Ghana is set to petition the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) after two students with dreadlocks...

GWCL reacts to overbilling claims

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has rejected claims that water bills in the country have shot up after the free water initiative commissioned...

517 deaths recorded in road accidents between January and February 2021

A total of 517 persons died through road accidents between January and February this year, the Ghana Police Service has said. This is a significant...

Veronica Bucket inventor shares intriguing story about its origin

The term ‘Veronica bucket’ has gained popularity since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in Ghana. Due to its function - providing running water to...

Unapproved textbooks: the regulatory gap that needs plugging – Dr Prince Hamid Armah writes

These reports have been very disturbing to all of us. As a country, our schools and education system were from the get go, not...

Over 15 persons, including Apam SHS students in critical condition after gory accident

Many have been left seriously injured after an accident involving three cars at Gomoa Okyereko Junction on the Kasoa-Winneba Highway. According to the Dominase District...

Achimota SHS allegedly denies two Rastafarians admission

Authorities at Achimota Senior High School (SHS) in Accra have allegedly denied admission to two Rastafarian students. A disgruntled parent, identified as Raswad Menkrabea, who...

Roads Minister ‘sweet talks’ residents in Ashanti Region

Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako Atta, has said some sweet words to residents in the Ashanti Region over their road projects. Mr Amoako-Atta, who...

Court adjourns Essikado-Ketan parliamentary election petition

A Sekondi High Court has adjourned an election petition filed by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Essikado-Ketan in the 2020 elections. The...

Widow accused of bewitching her blind grandchildren wants to give them her eyes

A 62-year-old widow, Abena Asanewa, who lives at Obuasi Amankyem in the Ashanti Region, has her grandchildren abandoned in her care by their...

Date for 2021 population census announced

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has scheduled the 2021 Population and Housing Census for Sunday, June 27, 2021. The census was expected to take place...

3 bodies identified in Sawla accident which killed 8 Thursday

Three bodies in Thursday’s gory accident at the outskirts of Sawla have been identified by their families. This leaves five more waiting to be claimed...

Shocking: Bride shows up with wings at her wedding [Video]

A Nigerian bride stunned many and made headlines on social media after a video of the unique outfit she wore on her wedding day...

Sad moment as Ali Ahmed Maikano is laid to rest [Photos]

It was a sad moment when top Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ali Ahmed Maikano was laid to rest. The deceased was reportedly travelling to his...