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66th Independence Day Celebration underway in Volta Region [Photos]

The celebration of Ghana’s 66th Independence Day is currently underway in the Volta Region. The celebration is under the theme: “Our Unity; Our Strength; Our...

KNUST reactivates professorial inaugural lecture with College of Health Sciences Provost

After a decade’s break, the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has reactivated its professorial inaugural lecture. Prof. Christian Agyare, the provost...

Ghana celebrates 66th Independence Day today

Ghana marks her 66th Independence anniversary celebration today, March 6, 2023. The day marks then Prime Minister, Dr Kwame Nkrumah's declaration of independence from...

Ghana Boundary Commission begins process to reaffirm boundary with Burkina Faso

The Ghana Boundary Commission and its counterparts in Burkina Faso have started the process to reaffirm the boundary of the two countries by among...

22 reported dead in accident at Kintampo [Video]

https://youtu.be/pzFji27zVyE About 22 people have been reported dead in an accident between Kintampo and Babatokuma in the Bono East region. The gory accident occurred...

Use Independence Day cash to buy vaccines for children – Mahama

Former President John Dramani Mahama has urged President Nana Akufo-Addo to sacrifice funds being used to organize this year’s Independence Day celebration to fix...

Over 100 measles cases recorded in northern Ghana as babies vaccines shortage bite

Over 100 children in the northern part of Ghana are suspected to have contracted measles. This is according to the President-elect for the Paediatrics...

Musama Disco Christo Church armed robbers escape lynching

Luck smiled on four young men who allegedly went on a robbing spree at Musama Disco Christo Church at Ekumfi Nanaben in the Central...

Hundreds join OmniBSIC Bank maiden health walk

As part of its commitment to promoting healthy lifestyle among staff and customers and the general public, OmniBSIC Bank over the weekend held its...

GIS pupils pound fufumarks Ghana month in style [Photos]

Some young pupils of Ghana International School (GIS) are trending on social media with their celebration of Ghana Day at school. As part of...

Rich cultural display as Deputy Attorney General ties the knot

Ghana's Deputy Attorney-General, Diana Asonaba Dapaah, has tied the knot with her sweetheart in a beautiful traditional wedding. The Deputy Attorney-General and her husband in...

Suspect escapes from police custody

The Police are on the hunt for Pius Anundoabil Ayoma, a private security officer who is said to have escaped from the Manet Police...

Persons living with disability demonstrate against govt

Some persons living with disability in the Ashanti Region have staged a protest against the government’s failure to build an orthopaedic treatment facility. The group...

Prof. Mike Oquaye’s wife passes on

Wife of former Speaker of Parliament, Professor Michael Aaron Oquaye, has passed on. Major Rtd. Alberta Adwoa Boatemaa Oquaye died in the early hours of...

250 okada riders arrested for jumping red light

The police have arrested over 250 motorbike riders for jumping traffic red lights in Accra. The move is part of the Police Action Against Rider...

Northern Region records decline in fire cases for 2023

The Northern Region has recorded less fire incidents in the first two months in the year 2023 compared to same period last year as...

Excitement as Bawumia hands over reconstructed Kumasi Central Mosque

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has handed over the reconstructed Kumasi Central Mosque to the Mosque’s committee after it was commissioned on Friday...

Zoomlion Lion donates items, cash to late Atsu’s family

Zoomlion Ghana Limited has donated items including cash to the family of the late Black Stars winger, Christian Atsu Twasam. The donation was made by...

Institution of Surveyors commends Lands Commission for punishing staff busted for stealing

The Ghana Institution of Surveyors has commended management of Lands Commission for interdicting its staff arrested by the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) for stealing...

Bagbin pays tribute to late Jirapa Paramount Chief, calls for his life celebration

The Speaker of parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban S. K Bagbin, has said illustrious citizens who live exemplary lives must be celebrated when they depart...

Titus-Glover gets big appointment

President Nana Akufo-Addo has nominated Member of Parliament for Tema East constituency, Daniel Nii Kwatei Titus-Glover, for appointment as the new Managing Director of...

Sales girls injured as sales truck overturns at Nungua

A number of sales girls have reportedly sustained various degrees of injuries as a sales truck they were selling on, overturned at Nungua, a...

Scenes from Christian Atsu’s one-week celebration

The one-week observation for the late Black Stars winger, Christian Atsu, has taken place at the Adjiringanor Astro Turf at East Legon in Accra. Christian...

How Alan Kyerematen arrived at Christian Atsu’s one- week celebration

The governing New Patriotic Party flagbearer hopeful, Alan Kyerematen, was spotted at Christian Atsu's one-week observance. The presidential hopeful, who was with his entourage and...

Man dies on bus while travelling to Mankessim

A man, believed to be in his late 60s, has died in a Sprinter Benz while travelling from Kumasi to Mankessim. The deceased was  among...

Africa must embrace gender equity through innovations and technology – AHOY

AHOY (Advancing and Harnessing Opportunities for the Youth), an African youth development organization, has charged Africa to empower young women and promote gender equality...

Sad as Police dispatch rider dies in accident on Accra-Kumasi road

An officer of the Ghana Police Service, by name Rauf Addrisu, has reportedly died in a gory road accident on the Accra-Kumasi highway, on...

Christian Atsu’s one-week: Tears flow as ex-convict recalls how Christian Atsu bailed him from prison

An ex-convict, who was helped out of prison by Black Stars winger, Christian Atsu, could not hold back his tears as he paid his...

Ex-policeman turned watchman passionately appeals to IGP over his ‘wrongful’ dismissal [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · EX POLICE OFFICER CRIES After he was dismissed from the Police Service some 12 years ago, ex-police officer, General Sergeant, Samuel Etornam, says...

Apostle Samuel Amponsah Frimpong elected as Chairman of CAC

Apostle Samuel Amponsah Frimpong, the outgoing General Secretary of the Christ Apostolic Church International, has been elected as the new Chairman of the Church. He...

We will monitor fishing vessels – Hawa Koomson

Ghana will require all fishing vessels operating in its waters to fit electronic monitors, the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development has told the BBC’s...

We have no delight in serving the interest of any political party – EC

The Deputy Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC) in charge of Cooperate Services, Dr Bossman Asare, has said they have no interest in pleasing...

Ga Traditional Council vehemently opposes Kayayei Hostel

Members of the Ga Traditional Council have stated they are vehemently opposed to the construction of the Kayeyei hostel at Agbogloshie in Accra. The...

More waste water spillage on Accra-Kasoa road angers residents

The stinking spillage at New Bortianor in the Ga South municipality of the Greater Accra region has increased in volume, further discomforting many more...

Over 250 motorbike riders arrested for jumping red light

The Police, as part of the Police Action Against Rider Indiscipline (PAARI) programme, has arrested over 250 motorbike riders for jumping the red light...

J.B. Danquah Adu murder trial bounces back

The murder trial of J.B. Danquah Adu on Wednesday bounced back at an Accra High Court following the return of the trial judge who...

I’m not happy Akufo-Addo has failed – Mahama

Former President John Mahama has said he is not happy that President Nana Akufo-Addo's government has failed to deliver on its promises. He reiterated the Akufo-Addo-led...

Security man charged with attempted murder, robbery escapes from Police custody

A private Security man charged with attempted murder and robbery is said to have escaped from the custody of the Manet Police moments after...

25-year-old man drowns in Volta river at Adidome

A young man, believed to be about 25 years old, has allegedly drowned in the Volta river at a popular waterfront resort, Eli beach...

Pregnant woman scheduled for CS dies after ditching hospital for prayer camp

One of the four cases of maternal deaths recorded in the Ledzokuku Municipality in 2022 involved a pregnant woman who, for the fear of...