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Chieftaincy Minister speaks in church after stroke attack

The Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ebenezer Kojo Kum, is calling on his constituents to vote for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP)...

Mother and son murdered at Gomoa

Residents of Gomoa-Nyamenadom in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region are living in fear following the gruesome murder of a 46-year-old woman...

Popular barber lynched at Asiri

There was pandemonium at Asiri, a farming community in the Jaman North District of the Bono Region, when some irate youth allegedly lynched a...

Fire guts 14-bedroom apartment at Odomase

Fire has razed down a 14-bedroom apartment at Odomase, in the Sunyani West Municipal capital, destroying personal belongings and property running into thousands of...

Boy, 10 electrocuted at Beppoh

A 10-year-old primary 4 pupil, Sofo Ampomaah, has been electrocuted at Beppoh in the Prestea Huni Valley Municipality of the Western Region on Saturday...

Commonwealth Hall JCR executives suspended for three years each

The management of the University of Ghana has suspended four former Junior Common Room (JCR) Executives of Commonwealth Hall.According to management, the students had...

Passengers burnt alive in accident at Gomoa Potsin

Two persons have been burnt to ashes while two other passengers have sustained life-threatening injuries in a ghastly accident at Tonisco Quarry near Potsin...

Police arrest 2 of 16 suspects in connection with disturbance during NDC congress

The Ghana Police have arrested two people wanted in connection with the violent disturbances that occurred during the NDC’s National Youth and Women’s Congress...

1992 Constitution not to blame for Ghana’s corruption

Former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Joseph Ayikoi Otoo, has said the 1992 Constitution is not to blame for corruption among the political class.While...

Tomb of late Joy Brands GM Elvis Kwashie unveiled [ Photos]

A year after his passing, the family of the late General Manager of Joy Brands of the Multimedia Group, Elvis Koku Kwashie, has unveiled...

Commonwealth, Mensah Sarbah halls saga: High Court stops UG from implementing new residential policy

An Accra High Court has ordered the management of the University of Ghana to refrain from revoking the residential status of continuing students in...

Ken Ofori-Atta as caretaker Trade Minister – Okudzeto Ablakwa reacts

The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu Constituency has expressed concern over the appointment of the Finance Minister as caretaker of the Ministry...

Two in critical condition after car runs into hairdressing shop

Two persons are in critical condition after a saloon car rammed them against a hairdressing shop at Nkawkaw Domeabra.The victims, a yam seller and...

I’m committed to fighting corruption

President Akufo-Addo has reiterated that his government is committed to fighting corruption in the country.Addressing the nation on Friday on the 30th anniversary of...

The best days of Mother Ghana lie ahead of us – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has challenged Ghanaians to continue to work to create the platform for the evolution of a new Ghanaian civilisation.That,...

Ken Ofori-Atta now acting Trades Minister

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, as Caretaker Minister for the Trade and Industry Ministry following the resignation of Alan...

Full text: Akufo-Addo’s speech on 30th anniversary of the 4th Republic

Fellow Ghanaians,It has been said that “democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others”. We, in Ghana, should know, for...

Strategies to fight illegal mining reviewed – Lands Minister

JoyNews/AdomNews · Strategies to fight illegal mining reviewed - Lands MinisterGovernment has reviewed its strategy to fight illegal mining with an assurance of sustaining...

DVLA puts in reforms for smooth vehicle registration process for 2023

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority has commenced registration of vehicles for 2023. The exercise, which was across DVLA offices, was very smooth due...

HIV self-kits to be on Ghanaian market soon

From March this year, HIV self-test kits will be available at pharmacies and health facilities across the country for purchase to enable people to...

RTI Commission slaps GH¢60k fine on Keta Municipal Assembly

The Right to Information Commission has slapped a GH¢60,000 fine on the Keta Municipal Assembly for denying one of its assembly members information and...

Customs intercepts 19 bags of marijuana at Wute

The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has intercepted 119 bags filled with compressed dried substance suspected to be Indian Hemp at...

80-year-old man burnt to death at Tano Dumase

An eighty-year-old man has been burnt to death at Tano-Dumase in the Sekyere South District of the Ashanti Region.The man was said to be...

Man lynched for murdering ‘Okada’ rider he hired

A man suspected to have killed a colleague 'okada' rider at Asiri in the Jaman North District of the Bono Region has been lynched.Information...

ECG records 18 burnt power poles in 2023

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in the Eastern Region says it has recorded a total of 18 burnt poles in its operational areas...

Assemblies of God leader meets Chief Justice

The General Superintendent of Assemblies of God, Ghana, Rev. Stephen Wengam, has commended the Chief Justice, Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, for upholding the pillars of...

Let’s deepen church and state ties – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appealed for the strengthening of the relationship between the Church and the State, which he said, will help...

Police, Immigration deny media report on arrest of 48 alleged terrorists

The Ghana Police Service and the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) have jointly dismissed reports about the arrest of some 48 foreign nationals alleged to...

Two die in ghastly accident on Tema-Motorway

Two persons are reported died in an accident on the Accra-Tema Motorway.The incident happened on Thursday, January 5.An eyewitness who spoke to newsmen said...

CETAG to resume strike on January 6

The College of Education Teachers’ Association of Ghana (CETAG) has served notice that it will resume its strike on January 6, 2023.CETAG in a...

Akonta Mining saga: Lands Minister defends Akufo-Addo

Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has been responding to the President’s comments on Akonta Mining.According to him, the President’s assertion about...

14 years of childlessness – The story of Rev Wengam [Video]

The General Superintendent of Assemblies of God, Ghana, and Lead Pastor of Cedar Mountain Chapel, Rev. Dr. Stephen Wengam, has recounted how he and...

Chief of Army Staff inaugurates facilities for Armour Training School in Sunyani

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), Major General Thomas Oppong-Peprah, has inaugurated accommodation facilities at the third Garrison...

Akufo-Addo has exonerated us – Akonta Mining

The lawyer for Akonta Mining Company, Kwame Adom Appiah, has appreciated President Akufo-Addo for exonerating the mining firm after it was wrongly accused of...

Education Minister directs University of Ghana to comply with 15% fee increment

The Minister of Education, Yaw Adutwum, has directed the University of Ghana to comply with the 15 percent fee increment as approved by Parliament.The...

Mobile Money vendor shot at Buduburam reported dead

A 28-year-old mobile money vendor who was shot at Gomoa Buduburam in the Central Region has been confirmed dead.Michael was attacked and shot at...

Phase one of Appiatse community reconstruction to be completed by end of 2023

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor says the first phase of the Appiatse community is expected to be completed by...

Police Service celebrate former BNI officer on 88th birthday [Photos]

Members of the Police Management Board (POMAB), led by the Inspector-General of Police Dr. George Akuffo Dampare marked the 88th birthday celebration of Prof....

Akonta Mining not engage in illegal mining – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has asserted that Akonta Mining Company Limited is not involved in any illegal mining anywhere in Ghana currently.The President said this at...

Dr Ben Asante adjudged Best Public Sector CEO

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Gas Company, Dr Benjamin Asante, has been announced as the best Public Sector CEO of the...