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Drama in Parliament after Information Minister describes John Jinapor as ‘Papa No’

There was drama in Parliament on Friday after Information Minister Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah described former Deputy Energy Minister John Jinapor as 'Papa no.' This phrase ‘Papa...

Boy, 16, allegedly commits suicide

A 16-year-old boy has allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself on a tree at Asonomaso in the Kwabre East District of Ashanti. The deceased, Kwaku...

Kweku Baako reveals when Airport will be opened!

Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako, has hinted the country’s main airport will be opened to international traffic by...

How Akua Denteh was tortured a day before her death [Video]

A new video online has revealed how 90-year-old Akua Denteh, who was lynched at Kafaba, was tortured to confess to being a witch the...

Parliament approves controversial Agyapa Mineral Royalty agreement despite walkout by Minority

Parliament has approved the controversial Agyapa Mineral Royalty Limited agreement with the Government of Ghana despite a walkout by the Minority. Two years ago, parliament...

Speak up against wrongs in society – Joshua Alabi urges Ghanaians

The Campaign Manager of John Mahama 2020 has urged individuals, groups and institutions to speak up against wrongs in society, regardless of which party...

Millions lost as fire razes shops in Takoradi

Shops and goods worth millions of cedis have been lost as fire sweeps through some shops in Takoradi in the Western region. The fire is...

Police officer accidentally kills colleague in Bono region

A member of the Rapid Deployment Force2 (RDF) of the Bono Regional Police Command, Corporal Rexford Amoako, has allegedly been shot and killed by...

Fire destroys 100 kiosks at Shiashie [Video]

Fire has razed about 100 kiosks which serve as shelter for some squatters at Shiashie in the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency in Accra. The incident...

Okudzeto Ablakwa offers GH¢10k bounty on killers of Juapong businessman

Member of Parliament for North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has offered a GHC¢10,000 bounty on the killers of Samuel Nyamador, the businessman allegedly...

Jubilee House gets body sanitising machine [Photos]

Dico Systems Limited, a Ghanaian-owned company which specializes in electrical engineering services, has donated a full body sanitizing machine worth GHC40,000 to the Jubilee...

Chief turns shrine into prayer camp [Videos]

A shrine at Bebuso in the Kwahu Afram Plains South District of the Eastern region has been turned into a prayer camp. The shrine-cum-prayer camp...

Son of former president jailed for 5 years

The son of Angola’s former president has been jailed for five years for fraud from when he was head of the oil-rich country’s Sovereign...

Jane Naana clears air on cancellation of Teacher Trainee Allowance

The running mate to the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has dismissed claims that the John Mahama-led government canceled trainee teachers’ allowance. According...

Man bathed with acid during confrontation with rival

A 27-year-old man, Joseph Kwame Safah, has been hospitalised at the Dunkwa Government Hospital after he was bathed with acid during a confrontation with...

Police begin probe over EC office fire

The Accra Regional Police Command has begun an investigation into the cause of the fire that destroyed the Electoral Commission (EC) office at Sapeiman...

No more ‘BNI’ in Ghana as govt moves to effect name change

The Bureau of National Investigation (BNI) is to be renamed the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB), according to the Security and Intelligence Agencies Bill, 2020.  According to the Bill, the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) would reinforce its focus...

No more ‘paper folders’ at KATH as hospital goes fully paperless

The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital has announced the operationalisation of the computerisation of the final phase of all its clinical functions on Saturday, 1...

EC details items destroyed in fire outbreak

The Electoral Commission has broken silence on a fire outbreak that swept through one of its Regional offices in Sarpeiman, Accra. The EC, in a...

Laboratory scientists ‘fight’ FDA over test kits validation method

The Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS), has expressed concern over the Food and Drugs Authority's (FDA) method of validating antibody Rapid Diagnostic...

Minors and foreigners present in new register not our doing – NPP, NDC

Both the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and New Patriotic Party (NPP) have denied claims of being responsible for the names of minors and foreigners...

Akufo-Addo hints of reopening date for Sunyani airport [Photos]

President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has hinted the Sunyani airport will be ready and opened to the public by October 2020. The President explained the ongoing...

Kwesi Pratt recounts how Kufuor, Mills gave him big offers… (Listen)

JoyNews/AdomNews · Kwesi Pratt recounts political appointment offers he turned down Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, has recounted numerous political appointment...

The Big Agenda: NDC poses vital questions on Voters Register cleaning

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has expressed disappointment in the Electoral Commission(EC), after it announced the presence of some minors and foreigners in the...

Meet Bernice Dapaah, the Ghanaian woman building bikes from bamboo

Bernice Dapaah is a Ghanaian entrepreneur who is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Bamboo Bike Initiative in Kumasi. This Initiative addresses...

Fire guts EC’s Greater Accra Regional office

The Greater Accra Regional Office of the Electoral Commission (EC), located at Sapeiman near Amasaman, has been gutted by fire. The fire started at about...

Address me as Ya-Na Abukari II – Overlord of Dagbon

The Dagbon State has clarified that the King and Overlord of the land should be addressed as Ya-Na Abukari II and not Ya-Na Abukari...

Presidency throws out petition for Jean Mensa’s dismissal

President Nana Akufo-Addo has rejected a petition to have the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) dismissed. The Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability...

NPP sends message to Ghanaians over Mahama

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has expressed reservations about former President John Mahama’s promises to Ghanaians ahead of the December polls. According to the party,...

Teen who raped, inserted knife into 4-year-old girl’s private part sentenced! (Video)

An 18-year-old man, Kwaku Mensah, has been sentenced to 18 years imprisonment for defiling a four-year-old girl at Dabiasem in the Suaman...

MTN invests $2.5m into artificial intelligence to fight MoMo fraud

MTN Ghana has announced that it is investing US$2.5 million to beef up its artificial intelligence so they can win the fight against mobile...

UK based educationist condemns politicisation of education in Ghana

Following the intolerable behaviour of some final year students that went viral on social media, many educationists have called for a proper, strict and...

The Big Debate: Anyone who compares NDC to NPP is suffering from ‘unconscious incompetence’ – MASLOC CEO

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre, Stephen Amoah, has said persons who compare the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to...

Mahama’s message to Kamala Harris on her nomination as US Vice Presidential Candidate

Former president John Mahama has sent a congratulatory message to Kamala Harris, Vice Presidential Candidate of the Democrat party in the United States of...

Check out number of people arrested for not using Madina-Adentan footbridges

The Motor Traffic and Trasport Directorate (MTTD) at Madina has disclosed that about 90 people have been arrested and fined for failing to use...

Pastor’s wife recounts how 15-year-old robber murdered husband [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Pastor’s wife recounts how 15-year-old robber murdered husband Wife of 44-year-old pastor with the Jehovah Nissi Church at Ejisu has recounted how he...

Man in trouble for attempting to steal ‘okada’

A 29-year-old man, who allegedly attempted to rob an ‘okada’ rider at Ridge, in Accra, has been arrested by the police. The suspect, Awowin Akonvu,...

The Big Debate: Kwaku Boahen makes ‘rib-cracking’ comment about Free SHS

Kwaku Boahen, a member of the communications team of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has made a hilarious comment about the government's educational...

EC ready to deal with foreigners, minors in new register

The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced over 16.9 million total voters have been registered in the just ended mass exercise. The total number, EC boss, Mrs...

NPP Chairman suspended!

The Central Regional Executive Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has suspended the Awutu Senya West Constituency Chairman, Charles Amoansah. His suspension follows a...