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I will beat soldiers spiritually if they brutalise me – Businessman

An Accra-based businessman has criticised the personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) who terrorised some civilians at Ashaiman on Tuesday. Richard Ngoh shared his...

Geological Authority reacts after another earth tremor hits Accra

The Ghana Geological Survey Authority has reacted after parts of Accra on Friday morning, March 10, 2023 experienced an earth tremor. The tremor with a...

Childhood killer diseases: Vaccines coming in 3 weeks – Health Minister

The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu, has assured the nation that steps are being taken for the country to take delivery of children's...

Aisha Huang’s son deported

Huang Lei, a Chinese national believed to be the son of illegal mining kingpin, En Huang, popularly known as Aisha Huang, has been convicted...

IWD: Renounced 1Mr_Wazza distributes 5,000 sanitary pads to street hawkers, market women

March 8, each year is greeted with excitement and lots of happiness as the world celebrates women. Over the years, there have been various...

COVID-19 restrictions caused 40,000 passport backlog – Passport Office

The Director of the Passport Office, Mohammed Habib Idris, has disclosed that his outfit is making efforts to clear a backlog of 40,000 passports...

Ashaiman: Current state of murdered soldier’s alleged girlfriend revealed [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Alleged Girlfriend Of Slain Soldier Interrogated Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashaiman constituency, Ernest Norgbey, has revealed the alleged girlfriend of murdered soldier,...

Ashaiman incident: 34 suspects released by military

The remaining 34 suspects who were in military custody after their arrest last Tuesday in relation to the Ashaiman incident have been released. They...

MPs chase Energy Minister over rural electrification project

Members of Parliament (MPs), particularly from the rural parts of Ghana, have lamented the non-availability of electricity in their constituencies and the discomfort and...

Kwesi Pratt blasts military over Ashaiman brutality

Managing editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr., has condemned the military for brutalising some residents of Ashaiman after the murder of their colleague,...

NDC MP donates GHS 400k worth of school materials to JHS graduates

Member of Parliament (MP) for North Danyi constituency in the Volta Region, Hon. Joycelyn Tetteh, has donated over GHS400,000 worth of items to Junior...

Former Sports Minister jailed for contempt over land

Former Minister of Youth and Sports, Dr Mustapha Ahmed, has been sentenced to seven days imprisonment by the Accra High Court (Financial and Economic...

Lynching of man who attempted to steal VIP bus; The inside story [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Lynching of man who attempted to steal VIP bus; The inside story Assemblyman for Dadieso Aba electoral area in the Ashanti region, Akwasi...

Ashaiman brutality: Military High Command renders apology

The Military High Command has rendered an unqualified apology to the Parliamentary Defence and Interior Committee over the injustice meted out to Ashaiman residents....

Ashaiman: Someone has to pay for military’s actions – Security analyst

Security Analyst, Adib Saani, has also commented on the recent military brutality at Ashaiman after a soldier was allegedly stabbed to death by unknown...

Floodwater sweeps JHS pupil away at Breman UGC

A 21-year-old Junior High School (JHS) final-year pupil of the Suame M/A Basic School, known as Francisca Amoah Serwaa, is reported missing after she...

Tension mounting in Wa over alleged murder by police

Tension is mounting at Dondoli, a suburb of Wa, the Upper West regional capital, following the alleged killing of a middle-aged man by the...

34 Ashaiman residents sent to Tema Police Command – MP

The Ashaiman MP, Ernest Norgbey, says about 34 residents who were arrested by the military on Tuesday have been handed over to Tema Police...

Aisha Huang built a well after destroying a water body – Prosecution witness

The seventh prosecution witness in the Aisha Huang case, Mathew Kwabla Abotsi, has revealed that the accused person’s illegal activities polluted the Nkyingo stream...

The 13-year-old boy who survives on coconut

The decision of a 13- year- old boy to chose plucking and selling of fresh coconuts to fend for himself did not only shock some...

The Battle is the Lord’s but not at Ashaiman; it’s in Ukraine – Former Ashaiman MP tells govt

Former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Ashaiman Constituency, Alfred Kwame Agbesi, says government wants to turn Ashaiman into a battleground, especially...

One found dead, another missing after Kumasi downpour

The body of an unknown man has been recovered in Kumasi after Wednesday evening’s heavy downpour that flooded parts of the regional capital. The body...

I wanted to die for my child to bury me, not the other way round – Father of murdered soldier

Imoro Awudu, the father of the kill soldier, Sherrif Awudu, has said he leaves everything into the hands of the Almighty God to judge...

Man grabbed for having sex with daughter; says it is ‘tradition’

A 35-year-old man who allegedly abused his 15-year-old daughter sexually and claims the act “is a tradition” has been put before a Gender Based...

Don’t pay money to judges handling your case – Chief Justice tells Ghanaians

Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, has cautioned Ghanaians, judges and all staff of the Judicial Service to avoid any form of corruption in the discharge of...

Let’s respect people in uniform – Defence Minister tells Ghanaians

The Minister of Defence, Dominic Nitiwul, has urged Ghanaians to respect people in uniform to prevent unnecessary confrontations. Mr Nitiwul was speaking...

Ashaiman: Victims of military brutality demand justice and compensation

Hundreds of residents of Ashaiman who fell victim to the military brute force on Tuesday, 7th March, 2023 are calling for justice and immediate...

I can understand your pain but… Ashaiman MP tells murdered soldier’s mother [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · ASHAIMAN MP ON SOLIDER MUM Member of Parliament for Ashaiman Constituency, Ernest Norgbey, has said the call by Afia Kyeraa, mother of the...

We were subjected to further beatings at Burma Camp – Victim of Ashaiman military brutality

It is emerging that the ordeal suffered by some residents of Ashaiman on Tuesday did not end when they were taken into military custody. On...

Dalex Finance CEO demands apology from military for beating his driver

CEO of Dalex Finance, Kenneth Thompson, wants personnel deployed to Ashaiman by the Military High Command in the wake of the killing of a...

Joe Ghartey commiserates with Prof Mike Oquaye

Flagbearer aspirant of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Joe Ghartey, has commiserated with former Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye, on the...

Military brutalities: Residents allegedly forced to eat cow dung [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Soldiers Allegedly Forced Kpone Katamanso Residents To Eat Cow Dung Kpone Katamanso Member of Parliament (MP), Joseph Akuerteh Tettey, has claimed that some...

Sheriff was my only hope – Mother of murdered soldier

Afia Kyeraa, the mother of Imoro Sheriff, the soldier who was killed at Ashaiman, has said she has lost everything following the death of...

Sad scenes as soldier murdered at Ashaiman is laid to rest [Video+Photos]

A burial ceremony has been held for the 21-year-old soldier, Sheriff Imoro, who was gruesomely murdered at Ashaiman last Saturday. https://youtu.be/-7dLzwXPIjI It was a sorrowful...

Family of murdered soldier speaks about his alleged girlfriend [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · FAMILY OF SLAIN SOLDIER SPEAKS A sister of murdered soldier, Imoro Sherrif, who was stabbed to death at Taifa, a suburb of Ashaiman,...

2023 AFCONQ: Chris Hughton names squad for Angola games

New Black Stars coach, Chris Hughton, has named a 25-man squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Angola later this...

Traditional council reveals cause of rampant Kintampo accidents

The Moo Traditional Council has blamed the rampant accidents on the Kintampo Highway on the neglect of certain rituals. Between 2016 and 2023, more than...

Man battling for his life after mob attack

A man, believed to be in his late 30s, is in critical condition at the St. Francis Xavier Hospital at Assin Fosu since Wednesday,...

SONA 2023: You didn’t take responsibility; painted a different picture – Akufo-Addo told

Member of Parliament for Buem constituency, Kofi Adams, has berated President Nana Akufo-Addo's 2023 State of the Nation Address (SONA). To Mr Adams, the...

Kumasi: Vehicles submerged in flood waters at Anloga Junction

Some vehicles were submerged in flood waters at Anloga Junction in Kumasi while scores were stranded following a downpour on Wednesday evening March 8,...