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3 dead in Kumasi-Techiman highway accident

Three persons have died in an accident on the Kumasi-Techiman road in the Ashanti Region. The incident happened on Tuesday morning when a BMW saloon...

My 37 Military Hospital experience: ‘Specialist is on leave – wait or get a referral for your surgery’

“I’d like to start a new series called My Hospital Experience that chronicles people’s hospital experiences – what they go through in accessing health care...

UG gave me Pharmacy because of B2 in English – Award-winning medical student

Young medical doctor, Dr Nathaniel Nii Cudjoe has spoken about his journey to becoming an award-winning medical student at the University of Cape Coast's...

Trader, 41, remanded for duping top policeman

A 41-year-old trader, Jeffrey Owusu, has been remanded by the Circuit Court in Accra for allegedly duping a Deputy Commissioner of Police, (DCOP), of...

NCA, telcos working on short code for SIM cards registered with Ghana Card

The National Communications Authority (NCA) says work is underway to introduce a short code for the verification of SIM cards that have been linked...

Michael Mantey: Ghana-born British soldier who sued for £1.6m after an injury fined £70,000

A former British soldier who attempted to fraudulently claim £1.6m from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) by asserting that he was severely disabled and...

Ashaiman soldier murder suspect granted GH¢150K bail on health grounds

The Ashaiman Circuit Court has granted a GH¢150,000.00 bail with three sureties, two of which must be justified to Ibrahim Abdul Rakib, one of...

UK red list Ghana, Nigeria for health workers’ recruitment

Ghana is now among the list of 54 countries that should not be actively targeted for recruitment by health and social care employers in...

Ghanaians lament ‘fraudulent SIM registration’ exercise

Some Ghanaians have decried fraudulent SIM card registration exercises ongoing in the country. According to them, some telecommunication networks on the blind side of...

I have a social life – UCC 2023 Best Medical student reveals

He can best be described as an inspiration to young persons and an asset whose talent and academic feat must be nurtured to inspire...

Cyber Security analyst sends important message to NCA, Ursula Owusu and NIA

JoyNews/AdomNews · Cyber Security Analyst Sends Important Message To NCA, Ursula Owusu And NIA A Cybersecurity Analyst has called on the National Communication Authority (NCA)...

We saved economy from collapsing – BoG  

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has justified again its financing of the budget post Covid-19, saying, failure to do so will have spelt doom...

Ghana tops piracy ranking in Gulf of Guinea

With Nigeria recording no piracy incidents in 2022, Ghana and Angola have risen to the top on the list of countries reporting piracy incidents...

Five robbers gang-rape woman, 25, at Gomoa Ojobi

A 25-year-old woman is battling for her life after five armed robbers attacked and raped her in her house at Gomoa Ojobi in the...

Bibiani MP commissions 4 mechanized boreholes for constituency

The Member of Parliament for Bibiani-Anhweaso-Bekwai constituency, Alfred Obeng Boateng has commissioned four mechanized boreholes for four communities in his constituency. Potable water for...

Haruna Iddrisu delivers powerful sermon in church

Tamale South Member of Parliament (MP), Haruna Iddrisu celebrated Easter Sunday with a church in his constituency. The former Minority leader during the service took...

Joseph Yamin predicts doom for IGP

National Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Joseph Yamin has expressed his disappointment in the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr George Akuffo-Dampare....

Man commits suicide on GRIDCo pylon in Saki

A middle-aged man whose identity is still unknown has been electrocuted after climbing the GRIDCo/VRA pylons in Saki, in the Nmlitsakpo Electoral area of...

Ghana’s bilateral creditors set to clear way for $3bn IMF bailout

Ghana hopes to take a big step towards restructuring its $58 billion-worth of debt this week, with its bilateral creditors meeting on Tuesday, April...

Electricity access rate: Ghana places 1st in Sub-Saharan Africa

Ghana placed first in Sub-Saharan Africa with the largest electricity access rate. According to the World Bank’s April 2023 Africa Pulse Report, the nation recorded about...

Prison officer allegedly inflicts cutlass wounds on herdsman at Ejura

A 45-year-old herdsman, Abdullai Yaro is battling for his life at the St. Luke Hospital in Kasei in the Ejura-Sekyeredumasi Municipality of the Ashanti...

Running water sweeps away boy, 12, at Cape Coast

A 12-year-old boy has met his untimely death after heavy running water swept him away and dumped him into river Kakum at Esuekyir, a...

Education Minister gets ‘Mr STEM’ cake to mark birthday

Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum celebrated his 59th birthday on Sunday, April 9, 2023. To celebrate the milestone, he was gifted a cake in...

Police probe death of Assembly man after car crash

Police in Somanya in the Eastern region are investigating the death of Eric Narh Aglazo, Assembly member for Sra electoral area, who was killed...

Akufo-Addo commissions model Police station at Obo Kwahu [Photos]

President Nana Akufo-Addo on April 8, 2023, commissioned a model Police station for the Obo Kwahu and its environs in the Kwahu South District...

US to push for ‘speedy’ action on debt relief for Ghana

The United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will push for immediate action on requests by Ghana and Zambia for restructuring their sovereign debts during...

Trailer crashes three saloon cars, one dead

A trailer has run over three saloon cars at Sokoban in the Ashanti region, leaving one person dead.  The trailer with registration AS 9456 D...

1999 policing style cannot be used in 2023 – Peter Toobu

The Wa West MP says the recent attacks on some security personnel threaten the nation’s security. Peter Lanchene Toobu, therefore, wants an immediate review of...

Boy, 12, escapes lynching for breaking into shop to steal

A 12-year-old boy narrowly escaped lynching after he was caught red-handed stealing in a shop at Agona Swedru in the Central region. The boy who...

Thunder strikes 2 siblings to death at Begoro

Two siblings, a boy and girl have met their untimely death when thunder struck them at Apaa Junction, a suburb of Begoro in the...

UK wife dumped by Ghanaian husband after taking £30k loan for him

A UK-based woman is living in regret after taking a huge loan for her husband only to get dumped. The wife, Mercy on Adom...

Police destroy ‘wee bases’ in Bibiani

Police in Bibiani in the Western North region have raided areas believed to be dens for 'wee' smokers and criminals. One suspect was arrested...

Ejura chief performs rituals over protest on land

Ejura Traditional Council stormed Kyenkyenkura, a farming community in the Ejura-Sekyedumasi Municipality of the Ashanti Region to sacrificed a white sheep to curse some...

‘Reckless’ driver kills two children at Obuasi

A 'reckless' driver has killed two teenagers at Peace Parliament in Obuasi East district of Ashanti region. According to reports, the two teenage boys were...

Man misses death by inch after his car veered off at Kwahu [Photos]

A man is thanking God for his life after he survived an accident at Kwahu in the Eastern region. The young man who was in...

6 arrested, 2 officers interdicted over Kumawu police attack

Police have arrested six persons for attacking a police officer at the Wono Akotsosu snap checkpoint in the Kumawu District of the Ashanti region. Preliminary...

Three injured as land guards attack block factory at Millennium City

A violent attack on workers of a block factory at Gomoa Millennium City by land guards has left three persons with serious injuries. The yet-to-...

Obomeng Chief inaugurates Kwahu Obomeng astroturf park

Chief of Obomeng, Nana Effah Opinaman III officially opened the Asempa FM Kwahu Easter games. He also inaugurated the Obomeng astroturf park which is venue...

Man stabs brother-in-law to death in his sleep

A 39-year-old man, Selorm Ayi, has stabbed his brother in-law, Donkor Kofi to death at Pupsupu, a farming community in the Nkwanta South of...

Akufo-Addo praises Dampare for Easter deployment

President Akufo-Addo has commended the Ghana Police Service and the Inspector General of Police (IGP) George Akuffo Dampare for the deployment of police personnel...