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Over 6,000 junior police officers promoted

The Inspector-General of Police, James Oppong Boanuh, has promoted some 6,073 Junior Police Officers of various ranks. The outfit explains the promotion is in accordance...

No police will be disenfranchised on election day – IGP

The Ghana Police Service (IGP) has assured security officers whose names are missing from the Special Voter’s list that they would have the opportunity...

Supreme Court justices thrill at colleague’s farewell [Video]

It was a moment of mixed feeling as Supreme Court Justices bid farewell to their colleague Justice Nasiru Sulemana Gbadegbe. Justice Gbadegbe on...

Remember my brother with your votes – Late MP’s brother [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Honour my late brother with your votes - Boakye Agyarko begs Former Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko, has made a passionate appeal to constituents...

IGP hosts EU delegation ahead of December 7 polls [Photos]

A four-member European Union (EU) delegation has paid a working visit to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), James Oppong –Boanuh ahead of the December...

Domelevo fires back at Audit Service Board Chair

The Auditor-General, Daniel Domelevo, has rejected claims by the Ghana Audit Service that he owes an imprest of $4,020 from foreign travels in 2018. This...

SSNIT saves GH¢130m in three years as it blocks ‘ghosts’

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has saved GH¢130 million in the last three years through the cleaning of the pensioner’s payroll,...

Election 2020: EC releases number for direct voters’ call

The Electoral Commission (EC) has, ahead of the December 7 general election, established a call centre for concerned voters. The centre, which will be opened...

‘Okada’ rider dies in road accident

A rider of a commercial motorcycle, popularly known as ‘okada’, was yesterday crashed to death in a road accident on the Kwame Nkrumah Overpass,...

Bulldog replies Shirley Ayokor Botchwey over Dumelo

Entertainment critic and artiste manager, Lawrence Asiamah Hanson, also known as Bulldog, has responded to comments that were made by Minister for Foreign Affairs...

Second wave of coronavirus: Dr Nsiah-Asare states country’s position [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Second wave of coronavirus: Dr Nsiah Asare states country’s position Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare, has said the country is not...

Adaklu residents mass up at police station over ballot boxes

The Ho Police Command is beefing security at the Waya Police Post to safeguard the ballot boxes used in Monday's Special Voting exercise. Acting Ho...

Completion date for National Cathedral announced

Secretary of the Board of Trustees for the National Cathedral Project, Reverend Kusi Boateng, says he’s hopeful the National Cathedral is going to be...

Ghanaians in awe as Mahama campaigns in pidgin [Watch]

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama's latest interview has sparked some reactions on social media. The discussion has gained attention following Mr...

Supreme Court throws out case of former MPs demanding over ₵230k each from government

The attempt by some 43 former members of parliament to get government to pay them ₵233,495 each has been thrown out by the Supreme...

Auditor-General lacks legal authority to surcharge Zoomlion – Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has ruled that the Auditor-General lacked the legal authority to surcharge Zoomlion Ghana Limited, a waste management company. In a unanimous decision...

Oti River ferry breaks down, halts trading

The Ferry on the Oti River in Dambai in the Oti Region has broken down. The Ferry according to the residents broke down four days...

‘Okada’ rider dies in road accident

A rider of a commercial motorcycle, popularly known as ‘okada’, was yesterday crashed to death in a road accident on the Kwame Nkrumah Overpass,...

Phone repairer remanded for defiling 5-year old

A 19-year-old phone repairer at Torkor has been remanded for defiling a five-year-old girl by an Aflao Circuit Court in the Ketu South Municipality.  Herman...

Political parties support proposal to make election day public holiday

The Electoral Commission (EC) says all the political parties have agreed to its proposal to the Chief of Staff to make Monday, December 7,...

Friday, not a holiday as Akufo-Addo declares December 7 as…

President Akufo-Addo has declared Monday, December 7, 2020, as a statutory holiday to facilitate the conduction of the general election. However, December 4, 2020, which...

EC’s take on sharing of food at polling centres on December 7

The Director of Electoral Services at the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Serebuor Quaicoe, has revealed sharing of food on December 7 will not be...

Agbotui family distances itself from Rawlings’ funeral announcement

The family of former President Jerry John Rawlings has dismissed reports of the funeral date of the country’s longest-serving head of state. The head of...

Sacked PPA boss sues CHRAJ

The dismissed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), Adjenim Boateng Adjei, has sued the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative...

Covid-19 has taught businesses lessons in workers’ wellbeing – Dr Felix Anyah

Executive Chairman of the Holy Trinity Medical Centre and Holy Trinity SPA and Health Farm, has highlighted the need for companies to prioritise the...

One dead, others injured in gun attack near Fanteakwa

One person has been shot dead while three others are seriously injured in a gun attack on Miaso to Akanteng road in the Fanteakwa...

Election 2020: Security Council on the lookout for thieves

The Security Council has disclosed it is on the lookout for potential thieves who plan to make fortunes off next Monday's polls. The Western North...

NDC bereaved!

The National Democratic Congress' (NDC) Chairman for the Nsawam- Adoagyiri constituency, Dr Godfred Osei Twum, has been reported dead. Dr Twum is said to have...

‘Trotro’ driver arrested for stabbing lover, vows to repeat action

A 33-year-old 'trotro' driver is in the grips of the Tafo Police in the Ashanti Region for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend when she made...

Indomie, MoMo cause of rising teenage pregnancies – Research

A new research conducted by Star Ghana Foundation has revealed the love and desperation for Indomie, mobile money and social media addiction by young...

Shirley Ayokor Botchwey addresses reports that she insulted Dumelo, Creative Arts Industry

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has issued a press statement to condemn gestures by "political opponents and other detractors"...

Manasseh Azure makes shocking revelation about Osafo-Maafo, Domelevo ‘fight’ [Read]

Ace investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has said that the case involving Auditor-General, Yaw Domelevo, and Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Maafo is more ‘frightening’ than...

IMANI, ACEP lose funders – Report

A report issued by IMANI Africa has revealed that the think tank lost three major funders due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. Founding President...

Ayorkor Botchwey clears air on her Dumelo comment

Member of Parliament (MP) for Anyaa Sowutuom, Shirley Ayokor Botchwey has given clarity to comments she made about John Dumelo. The MP in a press...

Special Voting: Two arrested for taking photos of ballot papers

Police at the Kpeshie Divisional Headquarters in the Krowor constituency have arrested two voters believed to have taken photos of their ballot papers during...

Meet the prophet who walks naked [Video]

Social media has been inundated with a video of a Kumasi-based prophet who walks about the street naked. The said prophet, whose real name is...

Martin Amidu dares gov’t again

Former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu has called on the Presidency to publish several letters he wrote to the government concerning issues surrounding the operationalization...

Africa seeks debt cancellation, new paradigm in world economic order

The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Prof. Aaron Michael Oquaye has held deliberations with a cross section of Development Partners, Ambassadors and International representatives...

EC official reported dead!

The Asunafo North Municipal Director of the Electoral Commission (EC) in the Ahafo region, Martha Osei Agyemang, has been reported dead. Reports indicate Madam Agyemang...

UK authorities, NIB bust trader over forgery of judicial documents

The United Kingdom (UK) authorities and Ghana’s National Intelligence Bureau (NIB), formerly Bureau of National Investigations, have busted a trader for allegedly forging judicial...