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ECG cuts power to Amansie South DCE’s home

The Electricity Company of Ghana has disconnected the power supply to the official residence of the District Chief Executive of Amansie South District in...

Ghana Library Authority bemoans inadequate library facilities in Ashanti region

The Ghana Library Authority bemoaned the inadequate library facilities in the Ashanti Region. Out of 43 districts, only 13 have libraries which adversely affects education. The...

COO of GOIL, Alex Adzew has died

The Chief Operating Officer (COO) of GOIL, Alex Josiah Adzew has died . A statement from the company said Adzew passed on Monday, 13th March, 2023...

Buduburam eviction: Call your men to order else… – DCE tells IGP

The District Chief Executive(DCE) for Gomoa East, Solomon Darko Quarm has called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Akuffo Dampare to caution...

Two community police assistants beaten for alleged fraud [watch]

Two Community Police Assistants in the Juabeng Municipality of Ashanti Region have been beaten to pulp for allegedly defrauding some persons believed to be...

SLIMNFIT CEO pays bills of patients worth GHC20, 000 at Korle Bu; donates medical equipment to mark birthday

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SLIMNFIT Ghana, Josephine Koduah Bediako, has spent her birthday spreading love and putting smiles on faces at the...

All good things come to an end but… – Kofi Boakye’s final address as COP

Commissioner of Police, Nathan Kofi Boakye, has expressed gratitude to all those who supported him during his impressive tenure with the Ghana Police Service Speaking...

Oforikrom MP hands over police station and quarters to police administration

The Member of Parliament for Oforikrom Constituency in Ashanti Region, Dr Emmanuel Marfo, has constructed and handed over a police station with a six-bedroom...

The People’s Forum: Stranded Buduburam residents beg land owner over eviction

Scores of residents at Suncity, a suburb of Buduburam who have been left stranded following their eviction by a litigant in a land dispute...

Businesswoman causes seizure of 2 Aggrey Memorial SHS vehicles over ¢100k debt

A businesswoman has caused the seizure of a bus and a Mahindra pick-up truck belonging to the Aggrey Memorial A.M.E Zion Senior High School. This...

Don’t pay GH¢300 for rent if you earn below GH¢1000 – Rent Control

Rent Control Ghana has advised the public not to rent a room which will cost them more than GH¢300 if their monthly salary is...

SHS student killed in gory accident; others injured

A female student of Lasia-Tuori Senior High School (SHS), Hidaya Seidu Abutu has lost her life in a fatal car accident at Gendabour in...

Infinix unveils Hot 30 smartphone

Infinix, the rapidly emerging and innovative brand, has once again set the bar high with the unveiling of its latest smartphone. The new Infinix Hot...

Titus Glover slams Ashanti Regional Minister

Former Tema East Member of Parliament, Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover has expressed his disappointment in the Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah for chastising...

Aisha Huang’s passports bear different names, dates of birth – GIS Officer to court

Assistant Superintendent of Immigration, (ASI), Daniel Afrifa Adu, has told the High Court in Accra that two out of three passports retrieved from galamsey...

Falling bridge kills JHS student at Gomoa Nyanyano

A 17-year-old Junior High School (JHS) two pupil has met his untimely death after a dilapidated abandoned bridge fell on him and killed him...

GWCL starts exercise to recoup ¢800m arrears

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has started a nationwide revenue mobilisation exercise to collect all arrears owed by customers. The company is out to...

Cease collection of digital transport fees – DVLA to operators

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has directed digital transport operators to cease the implementation of the Digital Transport Guidelines. By this directive, operators...

Bawumia supports ailing businessman Bamed

Alhaji Ahmed Bandoh aka Bamed, whose leg was amputated at the Police Hospital recently, has received an amount of GH¢20,000 from Vice President Mahamudu...

I broke my virginity at 13 – Kweku Baako

Veteran journalist, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako has revealed he lost his virginity when he was 13-years-old. The Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper...

Joy FM to spend time with residents of Weija Leprosarium this Easter

This year, residents of Weija Leprosarium in Accra will be the beneficiaries of Joy FM’s Easter Soup Kitchen. Every year, Joy FM acknowledges God’s ultimate...

How are these Kumasi bachelors celebrating ‘iftar’ and ‘suhoor’ this Ramadan?

Young working single males are stressed for time and rarely prepare meals at home. Some depend on home deliveries, takeaways, and food joints to...

Anti-witchcraft Bill to undergo pre-stakeholders engagement

A pre-stakeholder engagement on an Anti-Witchcraft Bill has begun in Accra as part of efforts to build support for the passage of the bill...

Black Stars goalkeeper Ati Zigi buys roasted plantain for Swiss Ambassador to Ghana

Black Stars goalkeeper, Lawrence Ati Zigi is trending on social media after he was spotted in town buying roasted plantain known in local parlance...

Kwahu Easter: Paragliding festival takes off Friday

The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has launched the 2023 edition of the Kwahu Easter Paragliding Festival which is scheduled to take place from tomorrow,...

Kyekyenkura farmlands takeover: Hundreds of farmers to lose livelihoods

Hundreds of subsistence farmers at Kyekyenkura in Ejura in the Ashanti region are set to lose their livelihoods as traditional authorities take over acres...

Govt not committed to disbursing allocated budget to School Feeding secretariat – Dr Ayifah

Deputy Country Director of SEND Ghana, Dr Emmanuel Ayifah, has accused the government of being unserious, and uncommitted to disbursing budget allocated amount to...

Nhyiaeso MP sets records straight on his ‘arrest’

Nhyiaeso MP and Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Stephen Amoah has debunked police reports that he has been arrested. In 2021, the MP...

GWCL recovers GH¢1.7m from Printex

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has retrieved GH¢1.7 million out of GH¢3.4 million debts owed by Printex. This action is part of a...

Supreme Court sets date to rule on Assin North case

The Supreme Court has fixed May 17, 2023, to deliver judgement in the case in the restrained Member of Parliament for Assin North James...

Former Deputy Bank of Ghana Governor passes on

A former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Emmanuel Asiedu-Mante, has died. Mr Asiedu-Mante died Monday night aged 81. He passed on at the...

All School Feeding caterers are NPP supporters; NDC will sack us if… – Caterer [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · NDC Will Sack School Feeding Caterers A School Feeding caterer in the Ashanti Region, Dorothy Ofori-Sarpong has said the National Democratic Congress (NDC)...

UPSA reacts to video of student caning colleague in hostel

University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) says it has commenced a probe into a viral video of an altercation in its hostel. In a statement...

Police probe assault on game rangers in Kyebi

Police in the Eastern region have launched an investigation into the assault on two Kyebi Forestry Division game rangers. The two managers, Yaw Sakyi and...

Anti-LGBTQ Bill: France flags Ghana over respect for human right

Pressure is mounting on Ghana’s lawmakers to respect the rights of sexual minority groups especially homosexuals and lesbians as some European governments are expressing...

Information Minister celebrates birthday with donation to Nsawam Prison

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah celebrated his 41st birthday by making a generous donation to the Nsawam Prison. The donation, which was made on Wednesday,...

UPSA bans video games in hostels

Management of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) hostel has warned students against the use of video games. Despite a prohibition, management in...

Govt deploys 1,000 Special Forces to Bawku

About 1,000 Special Forces personnel have been dispatched to Bawku in the Upper East Region, where three immigration officers were shot at, one of...

Ministers who live in govt bungalows must pay rent – Stephen Amoah

The newly sworn-in Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Stephen Amoah says that as part of cutting down on expenditure, officials that live...

Former NDA officials slapped with 11 fresh charges

The Special Prosecutor has filed 11 new charges against three former officials of the Northern Development Authority (NDA) and a private man standing trial...