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GNFS mourns death of former chief fire officer

The Ghana National Fire Service continues to pay tribute to its former Chief Fire Officer who died at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital a...

Bryan Acheampong Foundation supports 200 students

The Bryan Acheampong Foundation (BAF), a non-governmental organisation in the Kwahu East District, has offered scholarships to some 200 tertiary students. This was at the...

KMA closes two drinking bars over excessive noise

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) in the Ashanti region has closed down two drinking spots at Bantama over excessive noise making. The drinking spots, Motown...

Akufo-Addo reveals top secret

President Nana Akufo-Addo has revealed his secret to a strong, healthy life and why he looks smarter even at age 76. Aside eating healthy foods,...

First Lady commissions electronic library at Senya Bereku

First Lady of the Republic of Ghana, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has commissioned modern electronic library for the people of Senya Bereku. The ultra-modern library has been...

‘Doctor’ takes to the streets to mop Accra ‘floods’

A social media user identified as Nana Tea, widely known as the 'Road doctor' has shared photos of himself mopping an unidentified flooded area...

Seven armed robbers kill mobile money vendor

A gang of armed robbers has attacked and killed a mobile money vendor in cold blood at Awutu Adawukwa near Bawjiase in the Awutu...

It’s a lie; no party ever gifted me Land Cruiser, Dzorwulu land or built Perez Dome – Agyinasare

Bishop Charles Agyinasare has said it is a lie for anybody to say the property on which Perez Dome sits was gifted him by...

Mother of four siblings burnt to death at Amasaman speaks

The mother of the four children who got burnt in Wednesday’s fire in a house at Fise, near Amasaman, Sister Afia, has denied that...

Western Togoland secessionist suspect dies in police custody

One of the suspects in the Western Togoland secessionist case has reportedly died whilst in police custody. Counsel for the suspects, Mr Theophilus Donkor has...

Drunk armed robber arrested after revealing criminal act

The Nkawie Circuit Court has remanded an 18-year-old boy into police custody for robbing a small scale gold miner at Mpatuam, in the Amansie...

CHASS calls for review of Free SHS policy

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Senior High Schools (CHASS) has called for a review of the Free SHS policy, especially the policy on...

‘Aspirants Unite for Victory’ poised to retain power for NPP

A movement, dubbed: ‘Aspirants Unite for Victory’, under the New Patriotic Party (NPP), which is championing for President Nana Akufo-Addo’s re-election, has sent an...

#EndSARS: Health Commissioner weeps on air over medical store looting [Watch]

A Commissioner for Health in Kogi, Saka Audu, broke down in tears on Wednesday, October 28 while inspecting the damage done by looters and...

NDC Secretary runs to police over death threats

Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Asawase Constituency, Mugis Mahdi, has officially reported to the police some death threats against him. Mr...

Coronavirus: Ghana’s active cases rising steadily

Ghana’s active coronavirus cases continue to rise steadily. As of Monday, October 26, 2020, the cases had moved up to 535. Three are in critical...

German Ambassador tears Franklin Cudjoe apart over ‘wrong’ coronavirus comment

Germany’s Ambassador to Ghana, Christoph Retzlaff, has slammed the President of the IMANI Centre for Policy and Education, Franklin Cudjoe, on Twitter for what...

Four-year-old boy washed away by floods at Ahwiaa

A four-year-old boy was on Tuesday evening washed away by running water from a gutter at Ahwiaa, a community in the Kwabre East Municipality. ...

MODEC, partners support Health Ministry with GH¢3.5m to fight Covid-19

A second wave of Covid-19 is giving headache and tough time to some countries around the world. And to ensure adequate preparation, MODEC and partners...

Opuni trial: Court adjourns case over unserved documents

An error by some High Court officials has caused the adjournment of the trial involving Dr Stephen Opuni and two others. The bailiff was supposed...

I wouldn’t know the answer to give Akufo-Addo if … Kweku Baako [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · I don't know the answer to give Akufo-Addo if ...... Kweku Baako Season journalist, Kweku Baako, has revealed the one thing he never...

Tragic: Truck rams into school bus, kills all occupants

It was a black Wednesday in Agwu, Enugu State as all occupants of a school bus died due to a crash.According to a source,...

Meet the pastor who dated 72 girls, committed 2 abortions [Video]

A pastor at the Kingdom of No Weapon Church is currently heartbroken after his fiancée's father declined to give his daughter's hand in marriage...

Man who suffered breast cancer shares experience

Breast cancer has for a long time been known to be a disease that solely affects women, yet recent discoveries have shown that more...

Elder brother of late Abu Kamara speaks after filing nomination

The late Abu Kamara’s replacement for the Yapei-Kusawgu Constituency in the Savannah Region, Iddrisu Salia Kamara, has indicated he will win the parliamentary elections...

Many injured in accident on Sakumono beach road [Video]

Several persons have been injured in an accident on the Sakumono beach road. Reports indicate the accident occurred through a crash involving a cargo truck...

Parts of Accra flooded after 1-hour downpour

Parts of Accra have been flooded following an hour of heavy rainfall, Wednesday, October28, 2020. Many residents were left scooping water from their compounds with...

Finance Minister requests to spend over GHS 27 billion for quarter 1 of 2021

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has requested GHS27.4 billion for the running of the country for the first three months in 2021. Mr Ofor-Atta made the...

New twist to Western Togoland secessionist attacks in Ho

The prosecution has linked the recent attacks by the Western Togoland secessionists in the Volta Regional capital, Ho to the Lapaz branch of the...

200,000 abortions recorded in Ghana in 2017 – Report

Ghana recorded 200,000 abortions in 2017, out of which 71 per cent were illegal. The country also records an estimated 767,200 unintended pregnancies each year....

Lady goes blind from mother’s slap as guilt turns mother into alcoholic

When a mother was disciplining her daughter, she had no idea the outcome will be blindness. Neither did the mother also know that the singular...

Angry NPP members chase out ECG staff, locks office at Asesewa

Some angry members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) at Asesewa in the Eastern region have chased out staff of the Electricity Company of...

Jamestown clash: Police grab two suspects

Jamestown police have arrested two persons in connection with political clashes that occurred last Sunday. This follows investigations into the matter. Public Relations Officer of the...

Kpone chief breaks silence on ‘Akufo-Addo snub’ [Audio]

The Paramount Chief of Kpone and President of the Traditional Council, Nii Tetteh Otu II has broken his silence on reports of him snubbing...

Four siblings burnt to death as fire guts house at Amasaman [Photos]

Four children have been reportedly burnt to death after fire gutted a four-bedroom house they were occupying at Amasaman in the Greater Accra region. Though...

Finance Minister to present budget for first quarter of 2021 today

The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, is expected to present the budget for the first quarter of 2021 to Parliament today, October 28, 2020. This...

Gov’t to acquire AirtelTigo

Discussions are far advanced for the transfer of AirtelTigo shares to the government of Ghana along with all customers, assets and agreed liabilities. The transfer...

Election 2020: NDC eyes these constituencies in Greater Accra

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is optimistic of retaining its traditional seats and also reclaiming those that were lost in the Greater Accra region. The...

Ade Coker predicts Zanetor Rawlings’ fortunes in December 7 polls

Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ade Coker, has predicted the fortunes of Dr Zanetor Rawlings in the December 7...

Dumped day-old baby rescued at Assin Edubease [Photos]

A dumped day-old-baby boy has been rescued at a road side at Assin Edubease in the Assin South District of the Central Region. The baby...