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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...

Bukom Banku calls for Nii Lante, Bannerman’s arrest

 Popular boxer and member of the Odododiodoo National Democratic Congress (NDC), Bukom Banku, is calling for the arrest of the Member of Parliament, Nii...

Kpone Traditional Council reacts to ‘Akufo-Addo snub’ reports [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Kpone Traditional Council reacts to Akufo-Addo's snub The Kpone Traditional Council has reacted to media reports that Paramount Chief and President of...

Kevin Taylor suit: Court awards GH¢1million damages in favour of Gabby Otchere-Darko

An Accra High Court (Commercial Court 10), presided over by Justice Jennifer Abena Dadzie, has awarded damages of one million cedis against controversial social...

Good news for Tema residents as Akufo-Addo commissions housing project

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has recently commissioned the National Housing and Mortgage Fund Project at Tema Community 22. With a housing deficit of over...

Koku Anyidoho sends message to Akufo-Addo, Mahama and Jane Naana

Founder of the Atta Mills Institute, Samuel Koku Anyidoho, has sent goodwill messages to President Nana Akufo-Addo and ex-President John Mahama. Mr Anyidoho also extended...

Two dead, many in critical conditions in Konongo-Kumasi highway accident [Photos]

An accident that occurred at Bomfa Junction on the Konongo-Kumasi Highway in the Ashanti Region has left two dead, with many in critical condition. The...

Tight security at Shini after chieftaincy clashes

Security has been beefed up in the Northern Region town of Shini in the Tatale District following clashes between two faction in what is...

2020 polls: Kwesi Pratt promises to use Karate to defend himself if…

Veteran journalist, Kwesi Pratt Junior, has announced his new strategy for the 2020 general election. Mr Pratt says he is prepared to defend himself the...

Farmers, Western North NDC fight gov’t over fertilizer sale

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Western North Region has called on the government to explain to farmers why cocoa fertilizers, which were...

Coronavirus: Ghana’s active cases increase to 487

Ghana has recorded a steady increase in the number of active Coronavirus cases. The number of active cases as of Wednesday, October 21, had risen...

Supreme Court’s ruling on Kennedy Agyapong’s contempt case

A High Court Judge, Justice Amos Wuntah Wuni, was prohibited by the Supreme Court from presiding over the contempt trial of Mr Kennedy Ohene...

Kingdom Exim supports Queen Mothers Foundation for ‘I Pledge Peace Campaign’

With the identification of over 4,098 flashpoints by the Ghana Police Service ahead of the December elections, the National Queen Mothers Foundation has rolled...

‘Leftover beer’ in disposal cup lands man in court, another at Korle-Bu

A misunderstanding that erupted at a drinking spot at Sabon Zongo in the Greater Accra has landed one in court and another at the...

Criticising Akufo-Addo’s water, electricity freebies ‘satanic’ – Korankye Ankrah

Critics of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s free water and electricity initiative exhibited “satanic spirit of envy and jealousy”, the Apostle General of Royalhouse...

Bukom Banku calls for more security for Nii Lante Vanderpuye

Popular boxer and member of the Odododiodoo National Democratic Congress (NDC), Bukom Banku, has advised John Mahama to be vigilant. Bukom Banku, following the clash...