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Arla Foods donates products to New Life Orphanage to mark World Milk Day

Arla Foods, producers of one of the country’s leading milk brands Dano milk, has donated products to New Life Orphanage to mark World Milk...

One feared dead, others in critical condition in accident on Motorway [Photos]

A man in his mid-forties has been killed with several passengers in critical condition following an accident on the Tema Motorway. The accident occurred in...

Suspected ‘galamseyers’ attacked by angry youth; several injured

Suspected illegal miners at Nangrumah in the Mamprugu Moaduri district of the Northeast Region have been attacked by some angry members of the community. The attack,...

Robbers attack filling station, order attendants to pick all coins that fell

A seven-member robbery gang has attacked the Pacific Filling Station at Lamptey in the Upper West Akim District of the Eastern Region. Information gathered from...

Gbane mine disaster: Another body retrieved, death toll rises to 10

The body of another miner has been discovered and retrieved from a tunnel at the Gbane mine in the Talensi District of the Upper...

Fire officer dies in gory accident, others injured

A female fire officer, Cynthia Moale, stationed at Salaga has lost her life in a gory accident on the Tamale-Salaga highway. Madam Moale died on...

Two Chinese, Ghanaian arrested with 21 gold bars

Two Chinese and a Ghanaian are in the grip of the National Security Secretariat (NSS) in Accra over the movement of 21 gold bars from...

Ada West Assembly ‘runs away’ from cement ambulance

The Ada West District Assembly/Sege constituency has denied ownership of an ambulance captured in a viral video carting cement. The video, which has received backlash,...

Senior Staff Association-Universities of Ghana extends strike action

The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Senior Staff Association-Universities of Ghana (SSA-UOG) has directed its members to continue with their industrial action until...

Preventing children from watching p*rn may infringe on their human rights – UNICEF Report claims

A report published by the United Nations (UN) Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says that pornography may not always be harmful to children. And preventing children...

Armed robbery rendering my constituency a ghost town – MP laments

Pru East Member of Parliament (MP), Dr Kwabena Donkor, says residents within his constituency are fleeing for their lives due to increasing armed robbery...

June 3rd survivor still undergoing surgery six years on

One of the survivors of the June 3, 2015 twin disaster that struck Accra, remains in a critical condition nearly six years after the...

National Daily Minimum Wage increased by 6%, now ¢12.53

The National Tripartite Commission (NTC) has concluded negotiations on the determination of the National Daily Minimum Wage in respect of 2021 and 2022 at...

Asempa FM gets results: Roads Minister supports 13-year-old accident victim

The plight of a young accident victim on admission at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has touched the heart of the Minister for...

Pregnant woman dead in suspected poisoning at Asuaba

A 27-year-old woman, identified as Gladys Yaaba, has been pronounced dead in what Asuaba residents suspect to be poisoning. Pregnant Yaaba was found groaning in...

Good news for nursing assistants

The Ministry of Health has announced the recruitment of Nurse Assistant Clinicals and Nurse Assistant Preventives. The beneficiaries, according to the outfit, will be persons...

Sir John’s funeral: Sakora Wonoo residents bare teeth at NPP

Some residents of Sakora Wonoo in the Kwabre East District of the Ashanti Region are furious over government's delay to complete their road ahead...

Sir John: Check out unseen photos from funeral grounds

Former Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, was laid in state ahead of his official burial. The funeral rites of the...

Akufo-Addo’s brother sues Class Media, ASEPA boss, 2 others

Managing Director of Amaadi Cold Stores Limited, Edward Akufo-Addo, has dragged the Class Media Group and three others to court over defamation. In a writ...

Former AIDS Ambassador, Joyce Dzidzor Mensah tests positive for HIV

Former HIV/AIDS Ambassador, Joyce Dzidzor Mensah, has tested positive for HIV after taking a medical test on live TV to clear doubts of Ghanaians regarding...

Central Regional House of Chiefs withdraws membership of Nkusukum Traditional Council president

The Central Regional House of Chiefs has, in a unanimous resolution by the Standing Committee of the House, withdrawn the membership of the Acting...

Man caught with stolen meat tied around his body [Video]

A man has stunned netizens after he was exposed for stealing what looks like goat meat which he cleverly tied around his body like...

Akufo-Addo swears in 21 Ambassadors, High Commissioners

President Nana Akufo-Addo has presented letters of credence to 21 appointed envoys and urged them to champion the Government of Ghana’s post-COVID-19 recovery agenda. At...

Free SHS this, Free SHS that: Ignoring the noise; acknowledging the challenges

Perhaps, it was a tad optimistic in hindsight, for supporters of the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy to expect that the critics of the policy...

Opuni wants judge off case

Former Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod), Dr Stephen Opuni, who is standing trial for causing over GHc217 million financial loss to...

Former Deputy Attorney General in trouble!

The Judicial Secretary has petitioned the disciplinary committee of the General Legal Council of Ghana to investigate and apply necessary sanctions against Bolgatanga East...

OneGhana Movement fights for justice for June 3 victims

Civil Society Organisation, OneGhana Movement, says efforts in seeking justice for the June 3 victims are still on course. The movement in a statement said...

Ghana National College tutor dies in tragic accident

A 31-year-old English tutor at the Ghana National College in Cape Coast, Sheila Afful, met her untimely death when she was hit by a...

Tipper truck kills school boy in bizarre manner

A school boy, believed to be 10 years, Thursday morning met his untimely death when a tipper truck on top speed knocked him...

Akufo-Addo, Bawuma, others pay last respects to Sir John [Watch]

President Nana Akufo-Addo and his Vice, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, have arrived at Sakora Wonoo in the Ashanti Region to pay their last respects to...

‘Rich boy’ shot dead few days after buying Range Rover [Photo]

Kronum Abuohia in the Suame Municipality in the Ashanti Region has been thrown into a state of shock after a 23-year-old man was shot...

Police, military personnel storm Abossey-Okai

A team of Police and Military personnel and members of the Ablekuma South Metro Thursday morning stormed Abossey-Okai in Accra to demolish several unauthorised...

Akufo-Addo reveals what Sir John did for him to become President [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Akufo-Addo reveals what Sir John did for him in bid to become President President of the Republic, Nana Akufo-Addo, says the support of...

Farmer jailed 10 years for defiling 6-year-old step-daughter

Juaso Circuit Court, presided over Nana Asantewaa Atakora, Wednesday sentenced a farmer to 10 years imprisonment for defilement. Akwasi Frimpong, 42, was sentenced on the...

Suhum: Let’s support and show love to persons with disabilities in society – MP

The Member of Parliament for Suhum constituency, Oboafo Kwadjo Asante, has called on society to support Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) to attain their dreams. He...

School bus runs over student at Akyem Osiem

A student of St Paul’s Technical School (SPATS) at Akyem Kukurantumi in the Eastern Region has died after a school bus run over him. The deceased,...

Women in mining bare teeth at Akufo-Addo over burning of mining equipment [Video]

Artisanal Small Scale Women in Mining have criticised President Nana Akufo-Addo's endorsement of the burning of mining equipment belonging to small-scale miners. According to the...

Overcoming social evils – Sad story of SHS student, Alex Asamoah

In this era of moral decadence, there is no doubt that the youth continue to be faced with challenging social evils which make it...

Check out lovely photos as Achimota School admits Rasta student

Oheneba Kwaku Nkrabea, one of the two Rastafarian students denied admission by Achimota School, has finally been admitted. This follows an Accra High Court's ruling...

Funeral rites of Sir John underway at Sakora Wonoo [Photos+Video]

Sakora Wonoo in the Kwabre East District of the Ashanti Region has been thrown into a state of mourning, as the former Chief Executive...