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Cause of ‘misconduct in police service’ revealed [Photos]

The Ghana Police Service has attributed the many misconduct by some officers of the service to what it says is unnecessary financial demands exerted...

CCF, OSIWA sensitise Ghanaians on vagrancy laws

The Crime Check Foundation (CCF) and The Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) have embarked on a sensitisation programme on the Accra Metropolitan...

Bullion van attacks in the first half of 2021

The first half of 2021 has recorded four bullion van attacks. JoyNews' checks reveal that in three of the incidents, the robbers bolted with the cash...

Akufo-Addo’s travels: Afenyo-Markin defends Ofori-Atta’s request for more time

The Majority Caucus in Parliament has rejected accusations that the Akufo-Addo led administration is evading accountability with regard to his recent foreign trip. This was...

25-year-old man who went missing found hanging dead

 A man, believed to be in his late 20s, has allegedly committed suicide at Abirem Agona in the Komenda Edina Eguafo Abirem District of...

Fathers’ Day: Sam Korankye Ankrah sends message to ‘run away’ dads

Founder and Apostle General of Royal House Chapel International, Rev Sam Korankye Ankrah, has called on all fathers who have not been up to...

3 arrested for brandishing guns in viral social media video

Three men, who were seen flaunting guns in a viral social media video, have been arrested by police in Kumasi. Police say the three, all...

COVID-19 Ambassadors unveiled!

COVID-19 National Trust Fund has inaugurated seven brand ambassadors to support the education and fundraising activities of the Trust Fund. The Ambassadors are Israel Laryea...

Adom FM, Adom TV collaborate with Frytol Sunflower to elegantly celebrate Fathers’ Day [Video]

The Adom Brand of the Multimedia Group is poised to make this year’s Fathers’ Day celebration extraordinary. Readers, listeners and viewers of Adomonline, Asempa FM,...

Even more to watch on Showmax between Euro 2020 matches

These are the best sports shows and documentaries on Showmax to keep you entertained during UEFA Euro 2020.  Football fans, your time is now! After...

Desks deficit: Regional Minister saves Western North schools

Desks shortfall in the majority of public schools in the Western North Region is hampering teaching and learning. School enrollment statistics indicate that 60,000...

Military men storm Bekwai forest, arrest illegal miners

The Bekwai Forestry Commission and the military, police and Adansi Akrofuom District Assembly Taskforce, have embarked on an operation on the Supuma forest reserve. According...

WASSCE ranking: Check-out position of Wesley Girls, others

Best performing schools in the 2020 National West Africa Secondary Schools Certificate Examination (WASSCE) rankings for the Central Region have been awarded with citation...

Man burns daughter’s hand for allegedly stealing ¢10

An eight-year-old girl is receiving treatment at the Walewale Government Hospital after her father allegedly assaulted her with fire for allegedly stealing GH¢10.00. The victim,...

Covid-19 cases rise in Ashanti Region

The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate has admonished the public to continue observing the Covid-19 safety protocols following an upsurge in new cases in the...

How police saved GHc550,000 in bullion van ‘robbery’ on Kasoa-Winneba road [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · More details of botched bullion van robbery on Kasoa-Winneba road The armed men who attacked a bullion van at Gomoa Okyereko on the...

All my girlfriends have left me after I went viral – Man seen flaunting guns cries

Obour, one of the men in the viral video showing a group of men flaunting pistols and a pump-action gun, has spoken following their...

Bullion van robbery: Girlfriend of murdered police officer breaks silence

Girlfriend of late Constable Emmanuel Osei, the policeman killed in a bullion van robbery attack in James Town is still in shock. The distraught lady...

Bullion van robbery: Photo of woman shot dead by robbers

A photo of Afia Badu, the lady who lost her life in the bullion van robbery at Adedenkpo Timber Market at James Town near...

Fulani herdsman shot dead at Gbegu in Savannah Region

A 27-year-old Fulani herdsman has been shot dead at Gbegu, a village near Tuna in the Sawla-Tuna-Kaba district on Thursday. According to the police, the...

Awadada of the Anlo State honoured

World Humanitarian Drive (WHD) conferred the Global Humanitarian Award to HRM Torgbi Agbesi Awusu II, the Awadada of Anlo State, for his contributions as...

Book on former President Kufuor launched

A book of essays on 70 selected global artworks of former President John Agyekum Kufuor has been launched. The 194-page book, titled: “A collection of...

Green Ghana: Stray animals threaten newly planted trees

Trees planted under the Green Ghana Initiative risk early destruction due to the high number of stray animals in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis and Effia-Kwesimintsim...

Man shot dead by friend over GH¢5 debt

A middle-aged man has been shot dead by his friend at Akuapem-Apiredi in the Eastern Region following a confrontation over a Ghc5 debt he...

Enterprise Group to acquire Acacia Health Insurance

Enterprise Group PLC has entered into an agreement to fully acquire Acacia Health Insurance Limited. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval. Acacia has been in...

Kasoa: Police save the day as armed robbers attack another bullion van

The quick response of the Winneba Police Command has prevented an attack on a bullion van, Thursday afternoon. The van plying the Winneba-Kasoa road from...

One week observation for popular veteran journalist announced

The one-week observation of the demise of popular veteran journalist, Sekyere Poporo Boateng, has been scheduled for June 26. The event is expected to take...

‘Repented criminal’ makes shocking revelation about their operations [Listen]

A repented member of a criminal gang has opened up on their modus operandi which he said includes drugging targets before any robbery operation....

Hit-and-run driver charged with murder of teacher

An unlicensed driver has been arrested and charged with the murder of a 27-year-old teacher of De Youngsters School in Adenta. According to the police,...

COVID-19: Health Minister sends message to those yet to receive second jab

Government on Wednesday assured persons yet to receive the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine not to despair as efforts are directed at procuring...

Check out the 12 Ministerial and Deputy Ministerial nominees approved by Parliament

Parliament has, by consensus, approved 12 of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s 40 nominees for Ministerial and Deputy Ministerial Appointments who have been duly...

Time for new presidential jet — Defence Minister

The Minister of Defence, Dominic Nitiwul, has said the time is ripe for the nation to acquire a new and befitting presidential jet. This is...

ECG cautions customers over mobile money fraud

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has cautioned its customers about some fraudulent activities by some faceless persons regarding the payment of electricity bills. In...

Ex-convict bags 12 months for stealing goat

A 26-year-old mason, who returned from prison three months ago, has been jailed again for stealing a goat. Samsudeen Mohammed is to serve 12 months...

Oti Region: Vanished penis returned to owner but yet to function

A 52-year-old farmer in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region has had his vanished penis returned to him after it had mysteriously...

Prison inmate makes shocking revelation [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Prison inmate makes shocking revelation Prison officers have been accused of aiding and abetting inmates to perpetuate crime while in their custody. An inmate,...

Two Dansoman robbery suspects arrested

Police in Accra Region have arrested two persons who attacked and snatched a motorbike with registration number M-21-GW-490 from its rider at Tungah Children's Park,...

One reported dead as fire guts 23-storey building

A 56-year-old man has reportedly been burnt to death after fire ravaged a 23-storey building. The victim, identified as Kwadwo Fordjour, died in the incident...

Sputnik-V deal: I put my head on the chopping block – Agyemang-Manu

JoyNews/AdomNews · Health Minister defends purchase of Sputnik-V vaccines The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, is taking ultimate responsibility for the brouhaha surrounding the government’s...

Kumasi: Robbers shoot businessmen, bolt with gold, cash

 Two businessmen have been shot and robbed of their gold and money at Manso-Mosekrom in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti region. Per eyewitnesses'...