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Nine new model schools to be completed by end of 2020 – Education Minister

The Education Minister has assured President Nana Akufo-Addo, that the nine model schools being constructed by his government will be completed by the end...

Musician sentenced for lottery fraud

Reuben Abusah alias Last Burial, a 20-year-old musician and a resident of Akatsi in the Volta Region, has been sentenced by the Ho Circuit...

152kg of cocaine concealed in sugar intercepted at Tema Port

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has intercepted 152kg of cocaine concealed in a shipment of sugar from Brazil at the Tema Harbour. A statement from...

Ejisu police arrest 11 suspected criminals in swoop

The Ejisu District police have arrested 11 persons suspected to be involved in various criminal activities in a swoop carried in some communities in...

Sefa Kayi speaks on reports that he is resigning from Peace FM

Kwami Sefa Kayi, the host of Peace FM's Kokrokoo morning show, has spoken amid reports that he is resigning from the station. Reports surfaced...

Western Togoland: This is first successful attack by a secessionist group in Sahel Sahara, West Africa – Security expert

Security expert, Prof Kwesi Aning, has described the attack on security forces by some armed men believed to be members of the Western Togoland secession...

Western Togoland attack: Minister unmasks all involved

The Volta Regional Minister, Dr Archibald Letsa, says the country’s security forces were aware of a series of planned attacks by Western Togoland Restoration...

SHS graduate, 20, shot in his testicles [Photos]

A 20-year-old Senior High School (SHS) graduate of the just ended West African Senior School Certificate Examination, Ezekiel Adjano, is battling for his life...

Presby Moderator sends important message to EC

Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Prof J.O.Y Mantey, has advised the Electoral Commission (EC) to be transparent in its dealings. According to the...

57-year-old BECE graduate anchors news bulletin [Video]

A 57-year-old Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) graduate was a guest newsreader on the Real News show. Madam Elizabeth Yamoah, a mother-of-four, was among the...

Minister reveals leader of Western Togoland secessionist group, says it’s not Papavi [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Volta Regional Minister reveals leader of Western Togoland secessionist group, says it’s not Papavi The Volta Regional Minister, Dr Archibald Letsa, has revealed...

Fishermen warn Ministry over ‘saiko’

Artisanal fishers in the country have threatened to do the unthinkable should the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture as well as the Fisheries Commission...

Ablakwa condemns attacks on police stations

Member of Parliament for North Tongu in the Volta Region, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has condemned the action of secessionist group, the Homeland Study Group...

Federation of Muslim Council supports establishment of mortuaries in Zongo communities

The Federation of Muslim Council (FMC) has welcomed the manifesto promise of former President John Mahama to build mortuaries in Muslim communities. The Islamic group,...

Applications open for 2020 Kwame Nkrumah Creative Writing Workshop

The Accra International Book Festival (AIBF) is currently accepting applications for the 2020 Kwame Nkrumah Creative Writing Workshop.  The Afro-Book Festival has said that the...

Mahama, NDC console Rawlings

The Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, and the leadership of the NDC, on Friday morning called on former President...

Global Cargo and Commodities Limited boss denies alleged importation of illegal substance worth $10m

Chief Executive Officer of Global Cargo and Commodities Limited, Jacob Gbati, has denied media reports linking him and his Company Global Cargo and Commodities...

One shot dead in Western Togoland secessionists’ attacks

One person has been confirmed dead following attacks by the Western Togoland secessionists on Friday, September 25, 2020. The deceased is said to be a...

What Koku Anyidoho said after verifying voter registration details

National Democratic Congress' Koku Anyidoho has taken to social media to announce a successful verification of his voter registration details. He disclosed he traveled to...

Togo govt resigns months after President’s re-election

Togolese Prime Minister, Komi Seloum Klassou, resigned together with his government on Friday, seven months after the re-election of the country’s leader. Klassou submitted his...

Cape Coast North Parliamentary aspirant rejects voters’ card from EC

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary aspirant for the Cape Coast North Constituency, Dr Kwamena Mintah Nyarku, has finally received his voters’ ID card from...

Koku Anyidoho ‘attacks’ Prof Jane Opoku-Agyemang

Former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho,  has posed a thought-provoking question to the party's running mate, Prof Jane...

Western Togoland separatists: 31 suspects flown to Accra to face BNI

Some 31 suspected members of the Western Togoland separatists have been flown to Accra from the Volta Region by a joint police-military team. They are...

Contempt case: What happened when Ken Agyapong appeared in court today (Read)

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has pleaded not guilty to contempt of court. Mr Agyapong,...

Photos: Mepe police station after Western Togoland secessionists’ attack

Members of the secessionist group, Homeland Study Foundation, also known as Western Togoland Group, on Friday invaded the Aveyime and Mepe police stations in...

Treat ‘Western Togolanders’ like foreign invaders – Lawyer tells Govt [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Treat ‘Western Togolanders’ like foreign invaders – Lawyer tells Govt A senior lecturer at the Law Faculty of the University of Ghana, Kwame...

Rev. Dr Grace Sintim Adasi inducted into office as new Principal of Agogo Presbyterian Women’s College of Education

Reverend Doctor (Mrs) Grace Sintim Adasi was on Friday inducted into office as the Principal of the Agogo Presbyterian Women's College of Education at...

Details of how CSSPS works and why students don’t get schools of choice [Read]

School selection processes by fresh graduates of Junior High Schools commenced Monday, September 21, 2020, and is scheduled to end October 31, 2020. Two officials...

Govt to commission hospital at Tepa – Minister

The Ashanti Regional Minister has commented on the preparedness of the government to commission the Tepa Hospital in the Ashanti region. He said, the...

Mahama gets equal reply to ‘Akufo-Addo-sakawa-sod-cutting’ comment

Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, has responded to some comments made by former President John Mahama over the ‘incessant’ sod-cutting ceremonies undertaken by...

Sam George’s harsh message to Peace FM

The Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram Constituency, Samuel Nartey George, has taken to social media to react to Accra-based Peace FM's appeal to the National...

Institution of Engineering and Technology inducts new members

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Ghana has inducted new members with a call on them to help enhance the image of the...

Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen gets results: Mobilises funds for graduate’s Agribusiness

Following several reports and attempts by the government to make Agribusiness in Ghana attractive, Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen team has helped in realising one...

Western Togoland: Heavy Police and military presence at Kpong dam site [Photos]

There is heavy police and military presence at the Kpong dam site after the people behind the Western Togoland agenda succeeded in blocking major...

20 suspected members of Western Togoland group arrested

A combined Police-Miltary team has arrested about 20 people in connection with the chaos on the Kpong-Akosombo road on Friday. The joint team made the...

Rawlings breaks silence on mother’s death

The Office of former President Jerry John Rawlings and his kinsmen have confirmed the passing of his mother, Victoria Agbotui. Mr Rawlings, the Anlo State...

People thought Kelvin was insane – Mother of young car manufacturer

The mother of an 18-year-old Junior High School (JHS) graduate, Kelvin Odartei, who manufactured his own car says she prophesized on her children while...

Western Togoland: Secessionists order Ghana Security forces out of Volta Region

Western Togoland separatists have ordered the immediate exit of all Ghanaian security forces from the Volta Region. This follows their simultaneous attack on the Aveyime...

‘Western Togolanders’ attack Aveyime, Mepe police stations, seize 3 police officers

Some armed men, believed to be members of the Western Togoland secession group, have reportedly attacked the Aveyime and Mepe Police Stations in the...

Western Togoland: Volta Regional Minister sends message to stranded travellers

Following the blockade of roads leading to and from the Volta Region by Western Togoland separatists, the Homeland Study Group; the Volta Regional Minister...