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Breaking stereotypes in a male-dominated newsroom – Joy News’ Araba Koomson tells her story

From 2007, Araba Koomson has risen through the ranks in a highly challenging newsroom of The Multimedia Group Limited to become an editor. But her...

VRA and NEDCo support Upper East flood victims

The Volta River Authority (VRA) and the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) have presented assorted food items worth about GH¢350,000 to the National Disaster...

Chinese government hands over medical supplies to Ghana

The Chinese Government on Wednesday presented its second batch of medical supplies, to the Ministry of Health, to support Ghana in the fight the...

Latest list of universities not recognised by Ghana’s Accreditation Board

The National Accreditation Board (NAB) in Ghana has reiterated its call to all educational institutions and employers to refer all academic and professional qualifications...

GETFund debts: Administrator recounts how someone collapsed while chasing money

The Administrator of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), Richard Ampofo Boadu, has revealed the total debt accrued when he assumed office. According to Mr Boadu,...

Adongo ‘spits venom’ about Akufo-Addo’s chair

The opposition National Democratic Congress’ campaign Spokesperson on Finance, Isaac Adongo, has asked President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to stop carrying his ‘chair’ around as it is...

Stop sending me ‘love letters’ – GETFund Administrator to scholarship applicants

Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) is warning prospective scholarship applicants to follow due process. GETFund Administrator, Richard Ampofo Boadu, bemoaned how some applicants address the...

Govt begins installation of streetlights; check out full list

The Ministry of Energy has commenced the installation and replacement of some 14,287 energy-efficient streetlights in several communities across Accra. The project, to be funded...

Why govt can’t grant private schools’ request to enroll Free SHS students – Dep. Minister

Deputy Minister for Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has said it will be difficult for the government to consider and grant the long-standing request...

Good news for teacher trainees as GES orders recruitment

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has given a nod for qualified trainee teachers who completed Colleges of Education in 2019 to be recruited. Applications...

UTAG National Executive Council clashes with UG branch over Public Universities Bill

The National Executive Council (NEC) of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has distanced itself from a press conference held by its University...

Rawlings hosts Malian military leaders [Photos]

Former President Jerry Rawlings has engaged leaders of the Malian military in a peace talk following a mutiny in the country. A four-man delegation...

Deputy Education Minister recounts how pupil ‘insulted’ him in class

Deputy Minister for Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has given an account of how he was 'insulted' by a foreign pupil. Giving a narration of...

Presby Moderator’s description of Akufo-Addo’s govt will shock you

The Right Reverend Joseph Obiri Yeboah Mante, the Moderator of the General Assembly, Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG), has described President Nana Addo Dankwa...

Number of jobs lost in Ghana through coronavirus pandemic [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · job losses recorded through coronavirus pandemic It has emerged that Ghana has recorded a total of 11,657 Ghanaian workers who have lost their...

Ken Agyapong’s baby mama’s prayer over court summons will shock you[video]

Moira Araba Dawson-Williams, the baby mama of Assin Central Member of Parliament (MP), is on the moon after he was summoned for contempt. Her prayer...

The Nigerian filmmakers risking jail with lesbian movie

Two Nigerian filmmakers face the prospect of imprisonment if they ignore the stern warning of the authorities and proceed with the release of a...

Corpse discovered at Kokofu

The dead body of a man, believed to be in his late 40s, has been found in a bush at Kokofu, a farming community...

Policeman, one other arrested for robbery

The Central Regional Police Command has arrested two persons for robbery, possession of narcotic drugs and ammunition without lawful authority. The suspects, a...

BECE candidate goes into labour at examination hall

A candidate, who was writing the ongoing Basic Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the Kwahu Afram Plains South District of the Eastern region,...

Families of Kyekyewere accident victims troop to hospitals to identify remains of relatives [listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Families of Kyekyewere accident victims troop to hospitals to identify remains of their relatives Families of individuals who died in the Kyekyewere accident...

NPP govt will provide ‘Okada’ riders decent jobs – CVM

Concerned Voter Movement (CVM) has stated that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government is committed to ensuring that every Ghanaian is employed in a...

People’s Pension Trust launches iCARE Pension on Pension Awareness Day

People’s Pension Trust (PPT), an award-winning corporate trustee, has launched iCARE Pension, an innovative feature of the PPT Personal Pension Scheme in commemoration of...

Man allegedly sets baby mama, daughter on fire [Photos]

A social media user has taken to Twitter to recount how her baby daddy attempted to kill her and their daughter. The South African tweep...

Manasseh Azure Awuni: Why Prof Benneh’s killers may not be found

My first meeting with Prof. Emmanuel Yaw Benneh was in his office at the University of Ghana Law School, where he had taught for...

Another tragedy: Six crashed to death in head-on collision on Gomoa–Cape Coast highway [photo+audio]

Six passengers died on the spot while seven are also in critical condition in a head-on collision at Gomoa Adam near Gomoa Anteadze on...

Mali coup: ECOWAS orders handover to civilian rule in days or risk sanctions

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has hinted at a possible return of the Malian government to civilian rule in a matter...

ECOWAS stands by civilian-led transition team in Mali – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday said ECOWAS has reaffirmed its position that a civilian leadership should be in charge of the transition...

Kennedy Agyapong’s baby mama sends wild message on his court case [watch]

It is not hard to tell that the number of people praying for Kennedy Agyapong’s downfall is more than the number of people who would queue...

Very sad: How a five-year-old child was looking for the mother who died in the Kyekyewere accident

The Kyekyewere accident, which occurred around 4.30 am on Tuesday, involved a cargo truck and two commercial buses. Recent updates show that 14 people have...

Coronavirus: Ghana’s death toll hits 294 with 628 active cases

Ghana has recorded nine new Covid-19 related deaths, bringing the country’s death toll to 294. This is according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS). In the...

A mortuary man’s ordeal on first day at work [Video]

A viral video on social media has captured an awkward moment a 'corpse' scared the life out of a mortuary man. It was believed to...

Assin South MP dishes out free breakfast to BECE candidates

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin South Constituency, Hon. Rev. John Ntim Fordjour has promised to provide free breakfast to pupils taking part...

Checkout photos of Davido’s 5 baby mamas

Nigerian music superstar, David Adeleke, widely known as Davido is believed to be a father to five children from five different women or 'baby...

Wa Metro Mass General Manager locked out of office [Photos]

A group of irate staff of the Wa Metro Mass on Tuesday locked up the offices of their General manager, Dickson Gyau. The action, according...

Volta Union in UK/Europe donates protective items to Ho Teaching Hospital

The Volta Union of UK/Europe has donated personal protective equipment (PPEs) to the Ho Teaching Hospital. The items which were donated on Friday September 11,...

NDC bemoans long neglect of Neoplan Bus Assembly Plant in Kumasi

JoyNews/AdomNews · NDC bemoans long neglect of Neoplan Bus Assembly Plant in Kumasi General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has...

Thief who went back to get charger of laptop he stole jailed 21 years

A Ho Circuit Court has jailed a notorious serial ‘laptop thief’ 21-years imprisonment. The convict, Nicholas Tetteh, blamed his irresistible tendencies to steal on ‘unknown...

Wa Traditional Council apologises to Bawumia

The Wa Traditional Council has apologised to Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia after an offer from him was turned down. The Head and Council...

EC defends GH¢ 100,000 presidential filing fee

The Electoral Commission (EC) has justified the 100% filing fee increment for presidential candidates in the December polls. The EC, at a press conference on...