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Another crash at Sege claims 2 lives

Two persons died when two vehicles collided at Sege in the Greater Accra Region last Saturday. The incident — the latest deadly crash on the...

What Nana Konadu said about relationship with mother-in-law [Listen]

Wife of Ex-President Rawlings, Nana Konadu Agyeman, has recounted her relationship with her late mother-in-law, Victoria Agbotui. Like many relationships which are not all rosy...

We’re not consignee of 152kg of cocaine intercepted at Tema- Global cargo and commodities limited

Management of Global Cargo and Commodities Limited, have through their lawyers at Blay and Associates denied being the consignee of the alleged 152kg of...

Govt has identified sources of funding to Western Togoland secessionists – Oppong-Nkrumah

Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has said Government and security agencies have identified the sources of funding and key actors behind the Western Togoland...

Western Togoland: Plebiscite that established Volta Region wasn’t time-bound – Oppong Nkrumah

Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has disputed claims that the plebiscite that saw to the creation of the Volta Region was time-bound. Speaking to the...

Mortuary workers to strike again!

The Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana (MOWAG) says it would be embarking on a nationwide strike from Thursday October 1, 2020, following an unsuccessful...

Anlo State condemns ‘Western Togolanders’

The chiefs and people of Anlo in the Volta Region have called on the State to bring to book persons involved in the recent...

Security forces hunt for ‘Western Togolanders’ who attacked police stations in Volta Region

Combined security personnel made up of Counter Terrorism Unit of the Police Service and Armed Forces on Friday embarked on an intensive search for...

‘Western Togolanders’ attack: Doctors who cared for Divisional Commander make shocking revelations

Doctors who first attended to a police chief caught up in the revolt by secessionist group on Friday have revealed that they retrieved 19...

Hohoe Chiefs dissociate themselves from secessionists’ group

The Chiefs and people of Gbi-Hohoe have dissociated themselves and condemned the activities of the secessionist group calling itself the “Homeland Study Group Foundation,”...

Nine new model schools to be completed by end of 2020 – Education Minister

The Education Minister has assured President Nana Akufo-Addo, that the nine model schools being constructed by his government will be completed by the end...

Musician sentenced for lottery fraud

Reuben Abusah alias Last Burial, a 20-year-old musician and a resident of Akatsi in the Volta Region, has been sentenced by the Ho Circuit...

152kg of cocaine concealed in sugar intercepted at Tema Port

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has intercepted 152kg of cocaine concealed in a shipment of sugar from Brazil at the Tema Harbour. A statement from...

Ejisu police arrest 11 suspected criminals in swoop

The Ejisu District police have arrested 11 persons suspected to be involved in various criminal activities in a swoop carried in some communities in...

Sefa Kayi speaks on reports that he is resigning from Peace FM

Kwami Sefa Kayi, the host of Peace FM's Kokrokoo morning show, has spoken amid reports that he is resigning from the station. Reports surfaced...

Western Togoland: This is first successful attack by a secessionist group in Sahel Sahara, West Africa – Security expert

Security expert, Prof Kwesi Aning, has described the attack on security forces by some armed men believed to be members of the Western Togoland secession...

Western Togoland attack: Minister unmasks all involved

The Volta Regional Minister, Dr Archibald Letsa, says the country’s security forces were aware of a series of planned attacks by Western Togoland Restoration...

SHS graduate, 20, shot in his testicles [Photos]

A 20-year-old Senior High School (SHS) graduate of the just ended West African Senior School Certificate Examination, Ezekiel Adjano, is battling for his life...

Presby Moderator sends important message to EC

Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Prof J.O.Y Mantey, has advised the Electoral Commission (EC) to be transparent in its dealings. According to the...

57-year-old BECE graduate anchors news bulletin [Video]

A 57-year-old Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) graduate was a guest newsreader on the Real News show. Madam Elizabeth Yamoah, a mother-of-four, was among the...

Minister reveals leader of Western Togoland secessionist group, says it’s not Papavi [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Volta Regional Minister reveals leader of Western Togoland secessionist group, says it’s not Papavi The Volta Regional Minister, Dr Archibald Letsa, has revealed...

Fishermen warn Ministry over ‘saiko’

Artisanal fishers in the country have threatened to do the unthinkable should the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture as well as the Fisheries Commission...

Ablakwa condemns attacks on police stations

Member of Parliament for North Tongu in the Volta Region, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has condemned the action of secessionist group, the Homeland Study Group...

Federation of Muslim Council supports establishment of mortuaries in Zongo communities

The Federation of Muslim Council (FMC) has welcomed the manifesto promise of former President John Mahama to build mortuaries in Muslim communities. The Islamic group,...

Applications open for 2020 Kwame Nkrumah Creative Writing Workshop

The Accra International Book Festival (AIBF) is currently accepting applications for the 2020 Kwame Nkrumah Creative Writing Workshop.  The Afro-Book Festival has said that the...

Mahama, NDC console Rawlings

The Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, and the leadership of the NDC, on Friday morning called on former President...

Global Cargo and Commodities Limited boss denies alleged importation of illegal substance worth $10m

Chief Executive Officer of Global Cargo and Commodities Limited, Jacob Gbati, has denied media reports linking him and his Company Global Cargo and Commodities...

One shot dead in Western Togoland secessionists’ attacks

One person has been confirmed dead following attacks by the Western Togoland secessionists on Friday, September 25, 2020. The deceased is said to be a...

What Koku Anyidoho said after verifying voter registration details

National Democratic Congress' Koku Anyidoho has taken to social media to announce a successful verification of his voter registration details. He disclosed he traveled to...

Togo govt resigns months after President’s re-election

Togolese Prime Minister, Komi Seloum Klassou, resigned together with his government on Friday, seven months after the re-election of the country’s leader. Klassou submitted his...

Cape Coast North Parliamentary aspirant rejects voters’ card from EC

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary aspirant for the Cape Coast North Constituency, Dr Kwamena Mintah Nyarku, has finally received his voters’ ID card from...

Koku Anyidoho ‘attacks’ Prof Jane Opoku-Agyemang

Former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho,  has posed a thought-provoking question to the party's running mate, Prof Jane...

Western Togoland separatists: 31 suspects flown to Accra to face BNI

Some 31 suspected members of the Western Togoland separatists have been flown to Accra from the Volta Region by a joint police-military team. They are...

Contempt case: What happened when Ken Agyapong appeared in court today (Read)

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has pleaded not guilty to contempt of court. Mr Agyapong,...

Photos: Mepe police station after Western Togoland secessionists’ attack

Members of the secessionist group, Homeland Study Foundation, also known as Western Togoland Group, on Friday invaded the Aveyime and Mepe police stations in...

Treat ‘Western Togolanders’ like foreign invaders – Lawyer tells Govt [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Treat ‘Western Togolanders’ like foreign invaders – Lawyer tells Govt A senior lecturer at the Law Faculty of the University of Ghana, Kwame...

Rev. Dr Grace Sintim Adasi inducted into office as new Principal of Agogo Presbyterian Women’s College of Education

Reverend Doctor (Mrs) Grace Sintim Adasi was on Friday inducted into office as the Principal of the Agogo Presbyterian Women's College of Education at...

Details of how CSSPS works and why students don’t get schools of choice [Read]

School selection processes by fresh graduates of Junior High Schools commenced Monday, September 21, 2020, and is scheduled to end October 31, 2020. Two officials...

Govt to commission hospital at Tepa – Minister

The Ashanti Regional Minister has commented on the preparedness of the government to commission the Tepa Hospital in the Ashanti region. He said, the...

Mahama gets equal reply to ‘Akufo-Addo-sakawa-sod-cutting’ comment

Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, has responded to some comments made by former President John Mahama over the ‘incessant’ sod-cutting ceremonies undertaken by...