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Ghana Police to keep fans in check ahead of Qatar 2022

The Ghana Police Service is willing to provide security to members of the public who intend to organize public viewing for the upcoming FIFA...

Ghana denies issuing advisory against travel to Abuja

Ghana has denied issuing a travel advisory against non-essential travel to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria.The advisory circulating Wednesday (November 16, 2022) and bearing...

NSMQ Quiz mistress, 14 others inducted as GAAS fellows

Fifteen people have been inducted as fellows of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS).They are the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering...

Excitement as NPP MP celebrates wife’s graduation from UK varsity

Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin South, has celebrated his wife's latest academic achievement.Mrs Ntim Fordjour was among the...

WAEC warns candidates against exams malpractices

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has warned private candidates sitting for this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) against engaging in...

Married man demands side-chick pays for hotel fee after she refused him sex

A married man is demanding the cost of a hotel he booked from his ‘side-chick’ after the lady refused to have sex with him....

Ghanaians roast Nigerians after humiliating defeat to Portugal

Nigerians were once again ripped apart by Ghanaians on social media after they were humiliated by Black Stars group opponents, Portugal in a friendly...

Pregnant woman allegedly stabbed to death at Ga South [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Pregnant woman allegedly stabbed to death in Ga SouthA seven-month-old pregnant woman has been stabbed in the neck to death at Asabaham...

Motor rider, pillion in ghastly motor accident [Photos]

A motorcyclist and a pillion rider have been involved in a ghastly accident at Tuna in the Savannah region.The accident occurred on Thursday afternoon...

EOCO, National Security arrest alleged Nigerian fraud kingpin over $6.5m

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) in collaboration with the National Security has arrested a Nigerian fraud kingpin in Ghana.The suspect, Sunny Anwamini,...

IET whips up engineering interest in young ladies with scholarship

Engineers inducted into the engineering profession are usually male dominated with only few females venturing into it, particularly in the Institution of Engineering and...

People’s Forum: Kenyasi residents threaten war against Newmont

Residents of Kenyasi in the Ahafo Region have threatened a faceoff with Newmont Mines over what they described as incessant killings in the area.According...

I want to start hookups; I don’t trust men anymore – Single mother of 3

Single mother of three, Doris Anima, aka Ebony, has disclosed that she wants to start engaging in the sex trade because of her bitter...

Sad scenes at burial of Adrobaa school bus accident victims

A burial ceremony has been held for the DS Elite Academy pupils who lost their lives in an accident involving their school bus on...

COA’s Dr Ato Duncan adjudged 2022 Best Scientist

The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of COA Research and Manufacturing Company Ltd., Dr. Samuel Ato Duncan, has been adjudged the 2022 ‘Scientist of...

18 dead, 2 rescued in boat mishap on the Black Volta

Tragedy struck on the Black Volta when a boat in transit suffered a mishap, killing 18 persons on board.The yet-to-be-identified victims were travelling across...

Takoradi woman fined after appearing in court with new pregnancy [Video]

Josephine Panyin Mensah, the lady at the centre of the fake kidnapping and pregnancy case in Takoradi in the Western Region, has been saved...

Adrobaa school bus accident: Victim’s family refuses to hand over body for burial

The family of one of the pupils killed in an accident on the Adrobaa-Techire road in the Ahafo region has refused to hand over...

NDC clears former Law School SRC president to contest national elections

Former President of the Ghana Law School, Wonder Victor Kutor, has been cleared to contest the upcoming National Democratic Congress (NDC) executives’ election despite...

Western Region gets 4 ports – Regional Minister

The Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, has heaped praises on President Akufo-Addo for the massive development of port infrastructure in his region.According to...

Ace Ankomah inducted as Fellow of Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences

Renowned lawyer, Ace Ankomah, has been inducted as a Fellow into the prestigious Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS).This was at a ceremony...

I am disappointed in the Minority – NPP Man on Ofori-Atta’s censure hearing [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Kwadwo Agyemang Boateng on censure hearing against Ofori-AttaA former New Patriotic Party (NPP) New Juaben Chairman has said he is disappointed in...

EC considers reviewing closing time for 2024 elections

The Electoral Commission (EC) is considering a proposal to review the closing time for electoral activities during the national elections from 5:00 pm to...

IMANI and ACEP: Botched Tema Gas deal can cause $1.5bn loss to Ghana

During this year’s United Nations (UNFCCC) 27th Conference of the Parties (COP 27) in Egypt, Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo has been teaming up with colleague African...

Galamsey: I don’t come from a cheap house to misbehave cheap – Minister

The Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, has parried allegations of his involvement in illegal mining locally known as galamsey.The Minister, who doubles...

Three robbers sentenced to five years imprisonment 

The Ashaiman Circuit Court has sentenced three robbers to five years imprisonment in hard labour each for conspiring and robbing a woman at Zenu...

Ghanaians cautioned against non-essential travels to Abuja

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has cautioned the citizenry to avoid non-essential travel to Abuja, Nigeria.This, according to the Ministry, is...

Chief Justice commissions first Circuit Court in North East Region

Chief Justice His Lordship Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah has commissioned the first circuit court in the North East Region.The facility, situated in the Regional capital,...

‘Missing GH¢17m galamsey money’: I never collapsed – Minister

The Western Regional Minister has maintained a social media post alleging a missing GH¢17 galamsey money was false.According to Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, the viral...

I don’t believe Anas is an investigative journalist – Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe [Video]

A statesman and politician, Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, has expressed discontentment about the procedure that investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas uses in airing his documentaries....

Censure motion hearing: PIAC, GNPC face committee

The Parliamentary Ad-hoc Committee hearing the censure motion against embattled Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, will resume sitting today.This comes after the suspension of proceedings...

CHASS reacts to alleged arrest of Chiana SHS headmistress

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) in the Upper East Region has denied rumours circulating on social media that the headmistress...

NDC needs an Ashanti flagbearer to win 2024 election – Kojo Bonsu

A former Mayor of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Kojo Bonsu, says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) needs an Ashanti Region flagbearer to win the...

Aisha Huang entered my concession and mined illegally for years – Witness tells court

The owner of a mining prospecting company has told an Accra High Court that Chinese national Aisha Huang encroached on his concession and mined...

Former MP installed chief

A former Member of Parliament for Upper West Akyem in the 5th and 6th Parliament of Ghana, Joseph Sam Amankwanor, has been enstooled  Mfantsehene...

Police beef up security at Kenyasi after death of one person

Security has been beefed up at Kenyasi in the Asutifi North District of the Ahafo Region a day after a clash between the youth...

Govt increases daily minimum wage to GH¢14.88

The national daily minimum wage has been increased from GH¢13.53 in 2022 to GH¢14.88 pesewas for the year 2023.This comes on the back of negotiations...

Western Region petroleum enclave to generate $60 billion export value – Minister

Government is collaborating with the private sector to develop a petroleum hub in the Jomoro District of the Western Region at a cost of...

Why Nifa SHS needs urgent help

The Nifa Senior High School (SHS) at Adukrom-Akuapem, in the Okere District of the Eastern Region, is in desperate need of maintenance.The structure of...

People around Akufo-Addo afraid to tell him the truth – Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe

Ghanaian statesman, Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, is disappointed in the way President Akufo-Addo has managed the country’s affairs.According to the politician, the personalities surrounding...