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WAEC revises rules, regulations to deal with examination irregularities

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has revised its rules and regulations towards eliminating examination irregularities. Mrs Wendy E. Addy-Lamptey, Head of National Office, WAEC,...

Ablekuma attack: Taxi driver captured in CCTV footage acted very smart – Ex-Police Officer

Peter Toobu, a retired Executive Secretary to an ex-Inspector General of Police (IGP), has commended a taxi driver who was at the Ablekuma Star...

Bullion-van attack: Ablekuma residents left traumatised after incident

Residents of Ablekuma, a suburb of Accra, say they are in shock over the Rambo-style robbery attack on a bullion van that led to...

Ablekuma robbery leaves traces of destruction: Bullets penetrate multiple structures

Residents of Ablekuma have reported a distressing incident that unfolded on Thursday when a group of armed robbers attacked a bullion van, tragically leading...

DEFRA-UK trains Ghanaian veterinary and fishery Officers on Fish Health and Biosecurity

A group of carefully selected officers of the Fisheries Commission of Ghana have beentrained on fish health and biosecurity by Fish Health Inspectors from...

Electrician electrocuted at Jachie-Pramso

An electrician, Stephen Honu, who was involved in a rural electrification project at Jachie-pramso in the Bosomtwe district of the Ashanti Region, has been...

NADMO cautions public on travelling through floodwaters

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has warned people not to travel through floodwaters to get to their destinations. The Ashanti Regional Director of NADMO,...

Hassan Ayariga mourns with family of murdered officer at Ablekuma

Leader of the All People's Congress (APC), Dr Hassan Ayariga, has commiserated with the bereaved family of the police officer who was killed at...

Assin North bye-election: Police hold 7-day medical outreach [Photos+Video]

The Ghana Police Service is embarking on a medical outreach at Assin Anhweasu in the Assin North constituency. This comes ahead of a crucial bye-election...

Revealed: Police officer killed in Ablekuma bullion van attack left behind a baby

The tragic incident that occurred on Thursday, June 22, 2023, involved the unfortunate killing of Lance Corporal Calystus Amoah, a police officer who was...

 Anger at Blue Skies after two teenagers drown

The drowning of two teenage boys in a flooded river at Mfrebiem in the Akwapim South Municipality of the Eastern Region has led residents...

Bullion van robbery: Friends commiserate with family of murdered policeman

Friends and family have gathered at the residence of the policeman who was killed in a bullion van robbery at Ablekuma in Accra on...

3 pick WAEC distinction awards

Three students who excelled in the 2022 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates (SC) have been adjudged the overall top...

Anthrax: Kumasi Abattoir sets surveillance committee on meat 

Management of the Kumasi Abattoir Company Limited is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that meat products from the abattoir are safe for consumers...

Banks expected to start using armoured bullion vans from July 1 – ABOG President

President of the Association of Bullion Operators Ghana (ABOG), Alhaji Iddi Sumaila, has said that banks in Ghana are expected to start using armored...

Robbers attack lecturer with cutlass as tension mounts at Legon

Another robbery incident reportedly occurred Thursday afternoon at Legon around the ECG office with a lecturer being a victim. Multiple reports indicate that the lecturer...

Ablekuma bullion van robbery: Heads must roll – Peter Toobu

Peter Toobu, a retired Executive Secretary to an ex-Inspector General of Police (IGP), has called on the police administration to punish those who have...

Momo vendor shot dead at Akatsi

A Mobile Money vendor, Mandela Zanu, has been shot dead by some unknown assailants at Akatsi in the Volta Region. The incident is said to...

Ablekuma robbery attack: Driver’s behaviour was suspicious – Adam Bonaa [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · ADAM BONA ON ABLEKUMA ROBBERY Security analyst, Dr Adam Bonaa, has described as amateurish, the daylight robbery that took place at Ablekuma. According to...

Ablekuma bullion van attack: Eyewitness recounts terrifying ordeal [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · EYE WITNESS ACCOUNT ABLEKUMA A young man, who witnessed the violent robbery that occurred at Ablekuma, Accra, on Thursday, has shared a harrowing...

Star Oil gives account of Ablekuma bullion van robbery

Star Oil has commiserated with the family of a policeman who was killed in a fatal robbery incident at its Ablekuma Fanmilk branch. The attack...

Man found hanging dead in uncompleted building at Gomoa Nyanyano

A man, believed to be in his late 30s, has been found hanging dead in an uncompleted building at Gomoa Nyanyano in the Gomoa...

Withdraw services for Banks not using fortified bullion vans – Security Expert to Police

The Executive Director of the African Centre for Security and Counter Terrorism, Emmanuel Kotin, has strongly criticized the government for its failure to prioritize...

Professional bodies that fail to register will not be recognised – Registrar of Companies

https://www.youtube.com/embed/dPwIPqxv3Yk Registrar of Companies, Jemima Oware, says professional bodies are required to register their organisations and memberships with the Registrar of Companies to remain a...

Over 200 dogs shot dead at Twifu Praso

The Environmental Health Department of the Twifo Atti-Morkwa District Assembly in the Central Region has embarked on a mass dog-killing exercise on the principal...

AirtelTigo rebrands as AT

Telecommunications network AirtelTigo has announced its official rebranding as AT, effective from Thursday, June 22, 2023. In November 2017, Airtel and Tigo merged to form...

JoyNews Impact Makers’ Awards comes off tonight

JoyNews Impact Makers’ Awards, the first of its kind in the Ghanaian media space, is set to go a notch higher by recognizing and...

Farmer arrested for allegedly killing his wife

A 50-year-old farmer has been arrested for allegedly killing his wife at Apla, a rural community in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality in the...

Ashanti Region: 4 bodies recovered from Wednesday’s flood waters

Four bodies have been recovered in parts of the Ashanti Region after drowning in separate incidents following Wednesday’s downpour. Three people drowned at Atafoa, Sepaase,...

School Feeding caterers officially call off nationwide strike

The leadership of the Ghana School Feeding Caterers’ Association has asked all members of the association to resume work effective Tuesday, when basic schools...

Police on manhunt for robbers who killed officer in Ablekuma daylight robbery

The Police are on a manhunt for a gang of four robbers who attacked a bullion van at Ablekuma Fanmilk, a suburb of Accra...

CCTV footage of how policeman was killed in bullion van attack at Ablekuma [Watch]

 A Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) footage capturing how some notorious criminals attacked a bullion van in broad daylight at the Ablekuma Star Oil filling station in Accra has...

Photo of police officer killed in daylight robbery attack at Ablekuma pops up

On Thursday, June 22, 2023, the police officially confirmed the tragic death of one of their officers in a harrowing attack on a bullion...

A/R: 4 people including a six-year-old boy drown in floods

Four people, including a six-year-old boy, have drowned in floods in the Ashanti Region after Wednesday's rains. The victims include two biological brothers, aged 47...

Police shot during broad daylight robbery at Ablekuma

In a daring act of robbery on Thursday afternoon, a police officer was attacked and shot by unidentified assailants at Ablekuma Fanmilk. According to witnesses...

MTN Ghana ends 21 Days of Y’ello Care with an a fair

Telecommunications giant, MTN Ghana has ended its 2023 21 Days of Y’ello Care with a fair. It engaged Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs)...

Dumsor looms as IPPs threaten to cut power supply by July 1

Independent Power Producers (IPPs) have reminded Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, of their intention to cut power supply to the national grid from July 1,...

ECG begins nationwide revenue mobilisation

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that it will commence a nationwide week-long revenue mobilisation exercise starting from June 26, and running until ...

Bagbin calls for removal of taxes on sanitary pads

The Speaker of Parliament is demanding the immediate removal of taxes on sanitary pads. According to Alban Bagbin, menstrual cycle comes with its own complications,...

Anas judicial exposé: Judge secures victory; likely to be reinstated

One of the judges dismissed over the Anas Aremeyaw Anas exposé has had a judgment in his favour at the Court of Appeal against...