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Sakawa boys return snake to ritualist for failing to vomit money at Nkurakan

Chaos erupted at Nkurakan in the Yilo Krobo Municipal District of the Eastern Region when a group of boys, suspected to be ritualists, abandoned...

Election 2024: Shine your eyes – Nigel Gaisie to Mahama and NDC

Founder and Leader of Prophetic Hill Ministry, Prophet Nigel Gaisie, has advised former President John Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to be vigilant...

 Police probe death of toddler in Ashanti region

The Police in the Ashanti Region have commenced investigations into the butchering of a toddler, allegedly, by the son of a landlord.  Reports indicate that...

Stroke cases rising among young people

Ghana is recording more cases of stroke among young people of 40 years and below, the acting Programme Manager of the Non-Communicable Diseases of...

Nothing will deter me – Nigel Gaisie on 31st night prophecies

Founder and Leader of Prophetic Hill Ministry, Prophet Nigel Gaisie, has reiterated the Ghana Police Service cannot intimidate him at this year’s 31st Night service. The...

SHS student in critical condition over ¢5 debt

A final year Senior High School (SHS) Student of Twifu Hemang Technical Institute, Davis Nkrumah, is battling for his life after he was inflicted...

Traders count their losses as fire destroys items at Suaman Dadieso market

Parts of the Suaman Dadieso market in the Western North Region have been destroyed by fire. The Sunday morning fire outbreak destroyed stalls, shops and...

National Cathedral’s US Directors have evaded taxes since 2021 – Ablakwa alleges

The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, is out again with another epistle about the National Cathedral. This time, he...

NPP has hurt me – Duffuor

National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer hopeful, Dr Kwabena Duffuor, is still brooding over the collapse of his businesses by the ruling New Patriotic Party...

Beyi W’ano: Dismissed PBC audit officer cries for help [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Dismissed PBC staff cries for help A former staff of PBC Limited, formerly called Produce Buying Company, is accusing management of ill-treatment. Frederick Ackon,...

Okudzeto finally reveals why he kicked Kusi Boateng’s writ

North Nongu Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has for the first time explained why he kicked a writ from Rev Kusi Boateng...

Pensioner Bondholders Forum resume picketing at Finance Ministry

The Pensioner Bondholders Forum will today, May 8 resume an indefinite protest at the Ministry of Finance to demand the payment of their matured...

Pastor arrested over death of 42-year-old woman

In a shocking incident, a man of God known as pastor Isaac Okyeam, popularly called “Pastor Owusu,” has been arrested for allegedly causing the...

Small-scale mining task force arrests 3 Yemenis at Oda

https://www.youtube.com/embed/hUhGbGluwwA The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Minerals Commission, Martin Ayisi, has disclosed that on Monday, May 1, the small-scale mining task force at...

I won’t accept any ministerial position again – Prof Frimpong-Boateng

Former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng has said he will decline any ministerial appointment given to him by any...

TUC, Mine Workers Union to demonstrate against Sunon Asogli

The Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC) in solidarity with the  Ghana Mine Workers’ Union (GMWU), is set to embark on a massive demonstration on...

Two thieves escape lynching at Millennium City

Two thieves were apprehended and nearly killed by angry residents at Millennium City in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region. The incident occurred...

Landlord’s son attacks family with machete; leaves toddler dead

A man has inflicted machete wounds on his father's tenant alongside his two children, including a toddler, Samuel Amo, who died from the attack. The...

Fresh arrest over GPHA manager murder

The police are making inroads in tracking the killers of a manager of Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) following the arrest of two...

Fante language goes live on Wikipedia

Fante, one of the spoken languages in Ghana, has been approved on Wikipedia, joining four other Ghanaian languages with their own Wikipedia pages. This approval...

Judicial staff threaten indefinite strike over unpaid salaries

The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) has threatened to go on an indefinite strike if a salary increase and arrears from January...

Lack of virgins frustrates Dipo rites

Mothers in charge of Dipo ( puberty rites) at Dodowa in the Shai Osudoku District in the Greater Accra Region are now allowing non-virgins...

Green energy: Jospong Group to retrofit diesel trucks to electricity

Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) has entered into a historic international partnership with ZeroNox Inc., a leading provider of sustainable, off-highway vehicle electrification Company...

Storey building under construction on UDS campus collapse

A storey building under construction at the city campus of the University for Development Studies (UDS) in Tamale collapsed last Saturday during a rainstorm. There...

Chief Justice urges traditional authorities not to interfere in criminal judicial cases

Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, has entreated traditional authorities to desist from interfering in criminal cases laid before the court in their jurisdiction. He urged them...

New Fire station commissioned in Saboba district

A new district fire station has been commissioned to start operations to serve the Saboba District in the Northern Region. The commissioning took place on...

Tema Oil Refinery still working – NPA sets records straight

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has debunked news that the multimillion facility has ceased operation. The NPA clarified that the facility is still active and...

Safety under threat as fuel tanker explodes while descending Mamfe mountain

A fuel tanker caught fire Saturday evening after crashing while descending Mamfe Akuapem mountains towards Adawso direction in the Eastern Region. According to an eyewitness,...

Police give fresh details into murder of constable by senior colleague

ASP Frank Nsiah, head of Western North Regional Police intelligence unit, has shot dead a colleague police officer, Constable David Gbati, while on their...

Galamsey is not over; but I can’t say we have failed – Minerals Commission CEO

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Minerals Commission says the activities of illegal mining in the country, popularly known as galamsey, is not...

Nhyira FM’s Mama Effe donates 3 mechanised borehole water projects to Kyerekrom community

Host of Nhyira FM’s Obra show, Mama Effe Amanor, has donated three borehole projects worth Ghȼ400,000 to the Kyerekrom community in the Ashanti Region...

I use part of my salary as MP for my National Cathedral probes – Ablakwa

North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has denied reports that he is sponsored by some anti-Christ groups for his National Cathedral probes.  He said he...

Kasoa: Alleged armed robber beaten to death after failed robbery attempt

A suspected armed robber, believed to be in his late 30s, was reportedly beaten to death, at Alico, a suburb of Kasoa Ofaakor, located...

Police Constable shot dead by ASP at Bibiani

A Police Constable has been shot dead by an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) in the Western North Region. The incident happened Friday evening during...

Minerals Commission CEO reveals number one problem with ‘galamsey’

The Minerals Commission CEO, Martin Ayisi, says the fundamental factor encouraging illegal mining activities is the inability to secure places for miners to...

Covid-19 disrupted Akufo-Addo’s engagement with media – Deputy Information Minister

The Deputy Minister of Information, Fatima Abubakar, has explained the reason why President Nana Akufo-Addo has stopped engaging the media. She said due to the...

3 dead, others injured in road accident at Ntoaso

Three people have been confirmed dead in a motor accident at Ntoaso in the Nsawam Adoagyiri Municipality. The vehicles involved were a 4×4 Kia Sorento...

Togolese border security officials hinder Ghanaian travellers from crossing into Lome

Some residents in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region, are raising red flags over what they described as harassment from Togolese border...

Six miners trapped at Simpa Dadwen at Tarkwa-Nsuaem

Six Burkinabes who allegedly went searching for gold in an illegal mining pit at Simpa Dadwen in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality have been trapped. The incident...

The untold story of the outgoing General Secretary of Church of Pentecost

Whoever thought that a street boy, perched in a tailoring kiosk at Suhum Amponsah Market with his well-known drunkard father, and whose mother was...