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Offinso Accident: Sad moment as young footballers are laid to rest [Photos+Video]

It was a heartbreaking moment as a total of eight young footballers who perished in the Offinso accident were laid to rest on Thursday...

Mortuary workers call off intended strike

The Mortuary Wokers Association of Ghana (MOWAG) has suspended its nationwide strike which was scheduled for today, October 1, 2020. This follows successful negotiations between...

Moment JHS graduate who built own car met Kantanka [Video]

It was all joy when young but talented Junior High School (JHS) graduate, Kelvin Odartey met with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kantanka automobile. The...

We have not enstooled any Chinese as Nkosuohene – Abetifi Chiefs

The Chiefs of Kwahu Abetifihene say no Chinese has been enstooled as the Nkosuohene of the area as being circulated on social media. The Chiefs...

Chartered Accountants urged to wake up from slumber and help fight corruption

Members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants have been urged to take an active role in Ghana’s Public Finance Administration to ensure accountability and...

Students returning from NSMQ involved in accident

Four students returning from the National Science and Maths Quiz Competition have been involved in an accident. The accident occurred at Osubetor Community on Koforidua...

Akufo-Addo breaks silence on activities of Volta secessionists

President Akufo-Addo has broken his silence on the recent agitations in the Volta Region by separatists seeking to secede from Ghana. The secessionists known as...

Covid-19 delayed prosecution of man who shot, maimed wife

The Fomena police is citing Covid-19 as the reason for the delay in prosecuting a man who shot and maimed his wife at Akromaso in...

4700 communities declared open defecation-free – Bawumia

Vice President Dr Mahamadu Bawumia says under the tenure of the Akufo-Addo government, 4700 communities have been declared open-defecation free. Tracking government promises, he stated...

Bawumia’s description of ‘Western Togolanders’ will shock you [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Bawumia’s description of ‘Western Togolanders’ will shock you Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has described the activities of the Homeland Study Group Foundation...

Rome was not built in a day – Bawumia replies 1V1D critics

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has recounted the circumstance that informed the Akufo-Addo led government’s one village one dam initiative (1V1D). Dr Bawumia believes the...

Moment Bawumia stormed Multimedia [Watch]

It was a sight to behold when Vice President, Dr Bawumia arrived at the premises of the Multimedia Group Limited. Party supporters and residents living...

NDC sues EC over reopening of voters’ register

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has filed a suit against the Electoral Commission (EC) over its decision to reopen the voters' register. The party argues...

Western Togoland separatist group breaks silence on Ho STC attacks

The Western Togoland separatist group has denied responsibility for an attack at the State Transport Company (STC) yard in Ho. This comes after some persons...

Anglogold Ashanti holds first trainee graduation

AngloGold Ashanti Limited (Ghana) has successfully graduated a batch of eight students from their first Graduate Trainee Programme and matriculated its second batch in...

Western Togoland: Papavi exposed! [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Western Togoland: Papavi exposed! A resident of Ho, the capital of the Volta Region has made a shocking revelation about the leader of...

Government to open passport centres in Cape Coast, Wa

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Mohammed Habibu Tijani says passport application centres will soon be opened in Cape Coast and...

WAEC sued!

Education Tink Tank, African Watch, has sued the West African Examination Council (WAEC) for engaging 'leaked identities' to mark the 2020 West Africa Senior...

Police gun down two robbers at Ofankor

The Ofankor Police have gunned down two robbers on motorbikes who dispossessed a man of his gadgets and money. About 10 :30 pm yesternight, the...

Kwaku Bonsam to contest 2020 election

Popular Ghanaian fetish priest, Kwaku Bonsam, has announced plans to contest the upcoming December 7 polls. He said the desire to help fight corruption in...

Chinese man enstooled chief at Kwahu Abetifi rejects title

A Chinese man, Sun Qiang, who was enstooled as the Nkosuohene of Asenyanso Village at Afram Plains has denounced his chieftaincy title. The Chinese national...

Suhum: Oboafo Kwadjo Asante engages communities for December victory

The parliamentary candidate of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Suhum constituency, Oboafo Kwadjo Asante, on Monday, September 29, 2020, stormed five...

Train collides with articulated truck in Takoradi

Drivers and commuters who ply the Nkotompo-Essam Beach Road in the Western Region were left stranded for several hours Tuesday night after a train...

Our data is safe – EC assures after revealing handlers of SMS verification

Director of Electoral Services at the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Serebuo Quaicoe, has allayed fears that the EC's data will be tampered with in...

2020 licensure exams to be held this day

This year’s Ghana Teacher Licensure Examinations (GTLE) is scheduled to be held on Thursday, October 1 and Friday, October 2. It will be the fourth...

Secessionists criminals copying blindly – Sam Okudzeto

The Western Togolanders, who hijacked Juapong last Friday, are a group of criminals who are copying blindly from what happened in Cameroon where a...

We are in control of the situation – Ho MCE

The Ho Municipal Chief Executive, Prosper Pi-Bansah, says the security services have the city under control after an attack on the State Transport Corporation...

Treat activities by suspected separatists as criminal – Togbe Hodo to government

The Vice President of the Volta Regional House of Chiefs, Togbe Tepre Hodo IV has described the recent violent attacks in the Volta Region...

NPP will win by 87 percent at Suhum – NPP Communicators (Audio)

Two New Patriotic Party (NPP) campaign communicators in the Suhum constituency of the Eastern region, Sualihu Mohammed Sualihu (SMS) and Alex Odei (Big Deal),...

Secessionists’ attack: Asogli State offers to deploy warriors to protect territory

The Asogli State has communicated its preparedness to deploy warriors to help the state securities to protect its territory. This follows an attack...

Shocking: Rabies claim one life in every 15 minutes

The Chairman of Rabies in West Africa (RIWA-Ghana), Dr. Richard D Suu-ire has disclosed that one person loses his life as a result of...

Govt supports three new universities with GH¢1.5 million, four vehicles each

Some three new universities in Ghana have received four vehicles each from the government to assist in their operational effectiveness. They are the SD Dombo...

Govt delegation visits Rawlings [Photos]

A government delegation, led by Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, on Tuesday paid a courtesy call on former President Jerry John Rawlings and family. The...

Ursula Owusu’s rousing welcome in Bolgatanga [Photos]

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West has been given a rousing welcome to Bolgatanga in the Upper West region as...

Mahama’s campaign team responds to ‘money sharing video’

The John Mahama campaign team has reacted to reports of the flagbearer spraying cash on residents of Berekum on Monday during a tour in...

Mass withdrawal of corpses at KATH as mortuary workers threaten strike

Several bereaved families preserving their dead at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) on Monday thronged the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital to withdraw their...

‘Western Togoland’ flag found at Ho STC as police probe attacks

The Ghana Police Service says it has commenced investigations into an attack by some persons suspected to be members of a secessionist group at...

Two in critical condition as drivers flee gory accident scene at Obuasi [Photos]

Two drivers have fled after a gory accident at Obuasi which has left two in critical condition and others with various degrees of injuries. The...

Kennedy Agyapong’s doctor ‘hot’

The Accra High Court hearing the contempt case against Kennedy Agyapong, Member of Parliament for Assin Central, has ordered his medical doctor to appear...

The Big Agenda: Take govt, parties to court over RTI non-compliance – Media urged

Ghanaians have been encouraged to pile pressure on the government to establish the Right to Information (RTI) Law Commission and the necessary Legislative Instrument...