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Henry Quartey sends strong message to naysayers

Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has said he is unperturbed about the backlash he receives for doing his job. Speaking on Adom TV's...

Henry Quartey addresses ‘feud’ with Abossey-Okai traders, onion sellers

Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has explained that he is not just focused on the demolition of houses. The Ayawaso Central MP said...

Wa killings: Three security men still missing – Interior Minister

The Interior Ministry has revealed three private security guards have still not been found following the killings that were recorded in the Wa Municipality....

New twist to COCOBOD trial

Justice Clemence Honyenuga, the trial judge who has been hearing the case of the former Cocoa Board Chief Executive Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni and...

Asem Yi Di Ka: Pressure mounts on govt to fix Anum Asamoah SHS [Video]

https://youtu.be/M-wTS3D7J68 Tension is mounting on government to fix the deplorable state of Anum Asamoah Senior High Technical School (AASHTS) at Adum Kwanwoma in the Atwima...

Measles outbreak: Tamale North MP fears it could lead to closure of schools

Member of Parliament for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini, has expressed fear over the possible closure of schools in his constituency following the measles outbreak. The...

Lassa Fever: Adhere to safety protocols – GMA to health workers

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) is urging health professionals to adhere to safety protocols as 14 Lassa Fever cases have so far been confirmed...

Wulensi SHS boys dormitory gutted by fire

The boys dormitory of the Wulensi Senior High School in the Nanumba South District in the Northern Region was razed by fire in the...

Parliament’s Health Committee visits mosquito breeding site

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Health has toured some mosquito breeding sites in the Bono Region with a call on Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL)...

12 alleged cyber-fraudster impersonating prominent people arrested

Police have arrested 12 suspects and are pursuing over 25 others for their involvement in cyber-related crimes following a sustained cyber-intelligence operation. The suspects are...

Soldier allegedly killed in bomb explosion at Bundase

A serving soldier at Bundase Military Training Camp near Seglime in the Ningo-Prampram District near Tema has met his untimely death following a bomb...

Akufo-Addo begs Ghana’s friends to support debt cancellation plea

President Nana Akufo-Addo is making another clarion call on friends of Ghana to put in a word of support as talks between Ghana and...

Two riders dead, others injured in motorbike accident on Enchi-Mile 4 road

Two persons have been confirmed dead while two others are battling for their lives in an accident on Enchi-Mile 4 road. The victims identified...

Accident on Juaboso-Afere road leaves 1 dead

A young man, believed to be in his early thirties, has been confirmed dead in an accident on the Juaboso-Afere road in the Bodi-Juaboso...

We can print two million Ghana cards within six months – NIA boss

The Executive Director of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Professor Kenneth Attafuah, has allayed the fears of many who think they can print Ghana...

Two in court for alleged ‘Agenda 111’ contract sale

Three people, who allegedly faked an Agenda 111 Hospital project contract, have been charged with defrauding by false pretense. They are said to have convinced...

OccupyGhana seeks status of Draft Conduct of Public Officers Bill

Pressure Group, OccupyGhana, has written to the Secretary to the Cabinet seeking to know the status of the Draft Conduct of Public Officers Bill,...

Only 1,079 food vendors, restaurants have hygiene permits

Data from the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) show that only 1,079 food service establishments across the nation have been issued with the FDA’s...

Stop punishing students for speaking local languages – Historian to schools

Ghanaian historian, Nana Osei-Bonsu Sarfo-Kantanka, has called on managers of educational institutions across the country to desist from punishing students who speak local languages...

The gratitude and lamentations of mother Ghana

Introduction My Lord, my name is Oman Ghana; I was born and baptized by your Grace on 6th March, 1957 as an Independent State and...

I’m unable to go to public functions – NIA boss cries

JoyNews/AdomNews · NIA boss cries over insults Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Professor Kenneth Attafuah, is complaining about harassment from the public...

Why your Ghana Card has delayed [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Why your Ghana Card has delayed It has emerged that the National Identification Authority (NIA) has no blank cards to print the Ghana...

Ghanaians abroad to pay for Ghana Card

JoyNews/AdomNews · NIA to register Ghanaians abroad The National Identification Authority (NIA) will in April 2023 roll out the next phase of its registration exercise...

Frances Essiam apologises to Akufo-Addo over resignation gaffe

The immediate past Managing Director of the Ghana Cylinder Manufacturing Company Limited has rendered an unqualified apology to President Nana Akufo-Addo. The apology, according to...

Lands Commission employees busted for stealing interdicted

The Lands Commission says it has interdicted 10 of its 16 employees who have been busted by the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) for stealing...

Adom Ghana Month: Celebrating Krobo Edusei; Minister without portfolio

Political activist, Kwabena Edusei, popularly known as Krobo Edusei, played an instrumental role in Ghana’s struggle for independence. He won the heart of Ghana’s first...

Bribery allegation: NMC clears Nhyira FM’s Nana Kwadwo Jantuah

The National Media Commission (NMC) has cleared Nhyira FM journalist, Nana Kwadwo Jantuah over a bribery allegation levelled against him by one Frank Kwaku...

Woman bites off trader’s forehead over GH₵20 debt

A young lady, identified as Yaa Linda, has bitten off a trader's forehead at Twifo Praso in the Central Region over a GH₵20 debt....

Patients fail to pay medical bills; abscond from regional hospital 

A total of 75 in-patients who were treated and discharged from the Eastern Regional Hospital, Koforidua, last year, absconded without paying medical bills. Within...

24-year-old missing for over six weeks after police arrest

A 24-year-old dealer in second-hand clothing has gone missing for close to seven weeks after he was arrested by persons identified as police officers. Eye...

Ghana must learn lessons from Turkey earthquake – IET

The president of the Institution of Engineering Technology (IET), Engineer Henry Kwadwo Boateng, has disclosed that building constructions being done without expert supervision can...

8 stalls, 2 houses destroyed as fire razes market at Sehwi Dwenase

About eight metal and wooden structures and two living rooms have been destroyed in a fire outbreak at Sehwi Dwenase, a suburb of Sehwi...

I’ll serve more after CHRAJ’s exoneration — Deputy Gender Minister

The Deputy Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Francisca Oteng Mensah, has said that her recent exoneration by the Commission on Human Right...

Where is the Russian oil stashed in Ghana? Who procured it and for what?

So where is the 600,000 barrels of crude oil from Russia that arrived at the Tema harbour? And who procured that cargo and for...

Bawumia supports Joy News’ ‘The Classroom Project’ [Video]

https://youtu.be/iIzgQ9HLFA8 Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has donated GH₵ 20,000 in support of Joy News' The Classroom Project. This comes on the back of a...

Alleged Coup: ACP Agordzo never wrote any coup d’état speech – Mac-Palm

The embattled Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Citadel Hospital, Dr Frederick Yao Mac-Palm, has described as “falsehood” the prosecution’s allegation that Senior Police Officer...

Check out number of qualified students successfully placed in SHS so far

A total of 492,437 students representing 91 per cent out of 538,399 candidates who qualified for placement have as of 9:30 am on Sunday,...

NIA will print outstanding cards when debt owed are cleared — Attafuah

Professor Ken Attafuah, the Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA), has stated the readiness of the Authority to print and issue all...

UCC reacts to Police promotional exams leakage

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has dismissed reports that questions for the Police Promotional Examination were leaked. The exams were organised by UCC's Department...

NIA has established verification platforms – Prof Attafuah

The Chief Executive (CEO) of the National Identification Authority (NIA) has disclosed that his outfit has established verification platforms that enable banks and other...