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Woman busted for attempting to secretly bury dead husband in a bush at Mankessim

A woman in her 50s has been busted and nearly lynched for attempting to bury her dead husband in a bush at Mankessim in...

Christian Atsu’s death: Family visits Akufo-Addo

The family of late Black Stars player, Christian Atsu, has called on President Nana Akufo-Addo at the seat of government to officially inform him...

March 6 declared public holiday

Government has declared Monday, 6th March, 2023 as a statutory public holiday. The holiday marks Ghana’s 66th Independence Day anniversary. This is contained in a press statement signed...

Nigerian election: Koku cautions Ghanaian media

A member of the Ecowas Observer team for Nigeria’s election, Samuel Koku Anyidoho, has cautioned the media to be circumspect with the reportage on...

NLA’s Good Causes Foundation donates four boreholes to Abotakyi Community

The Corporate Social Responsibility wing of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) has provided the Abotakyi Community in the Akuapem North District of the Eastern...

He marked my forehead with a screwdriver – Skrewfaze narrates how he got his moniker [Video]

Ghanaian musician Jehoshaphat Kwabena Eshun, popularly known as Screwfaze, has recounted a foul incident that led to his stage name, 'Skrewfaze'. According to him, during...

Farouk Aliu Mahama supports over 70 students with scholarships

The Farouk Aliu Mahama Educational Care Fund (FAMEC-FUND), a scholarship fund set up by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Yendi, Alhaji Farouk Aliu...

It’s totally wrong for an investigative journalist to entrap people with money – Francisca Enchill

Multiple award-winning Ghanaian investigative journalist with Corruption Watch, Francisca Enchill, has shared her candid view about entrapment. The reigning GJA best investigative and female...

I will rather listen to Becca’s ‘You lied to Me’ than read Matthew Chapter 5 – Kyiri Abosom

The Founder and General Overseer of Life Assembly Worship Centre, Reverend Christian Kwabena Andrews, popularly known as Osofo Kyiri Abosom, has described the Bible...

Two mechanics die in ghastly accident while on test drive with customer’s car

Two mechanic apprentices have died in a ghastly accident on the Taifa Bankyease to Atomic Down Roundabout Road in the Dome-Kwabenya constituency. The unfortunate incident...

Armed robbers steal credit union cash

Armed robbers have broken into the Holy Family Credit Union at Ashtown in Kumasi and made away with an amount of GH¢64,800. The runaway hoodlums,...

Akufo-Addo, Bawku Naba renew commitment to lasting peace

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and the Overlord of the Kusaug Traditional Area, Naba Abugrago Azoka II, have renewed their commitment to amicably resolve...

10 people arrested in Chereponi communal clashes

Police at Chereponi in the North East Region have arrested 10 suspects after a communal clash at Wenchike last week. The clash was said to...

KNUST international students to stay with Ghanaian families

International students at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) will have the opportunity to stay in Ghanaian family homes. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof....

GES sends strong message to schools, parents over prospectus

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has warned heads of Senior High Schools (SHSs) to desist from selling items on the prospectus to first year...

Otumfuo restores land forcefully seized from owner by Amakomhene

The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has bemoaned the bellicosity with which some traditional leaders in Kumasi are forcefully snatching lands from its owners...

NDC Primaries: Manager of Daughters of Glorious Jesus to contest

The manager of the award-winning gospel music group, the evergreen Daughters of Glorious Jesus, Kwame Olympio, has picked up forms to contest in the...

JHS graduate battling for his life after alleged military brutality

A 19-year-old Junior High School (JHS) graduate, Kwame Aidooo, is battling for his life after alleged military brutality at Gomoa Mprumen in the Gomoa...

Tension as police officers petition Police Council over promotions

Some disgruntled officers of the Ghana Police Service have petitioned the Police Council chaired by Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia over their promotions. The officers...

GHS tracking 56 people with Lassa fever

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it is tracing 56 contacts identified following the Lassa fever outbreak that has recorded two confirmed cases and...

NUGS cries over delay in students loan disbursement

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has called on the Student Loans Trust Fund (SLTF) to disburse outstanding loans due students across the...

Akufo-Addo eulogises late Gonja overloard

President Nana Akufo-Addo has paid glowing tribute to the late King of Gonja, Yagbonwura Sulemana Tuntumba Bore Essa I, describing him as a blessing...

Rainstorm destroys rice mill factory at Adaklu

A rainstorm and whirlwind have caused extensive damage to the mill and factory of HGL Limited, one of Ghana’s fastest-growing rice producers based in...

Crocodiles stranded at Sissala as severe drought hits water habitats

Crocodiles are totems for some groups of people in Northern Ghana, particularly in the Sissala enclave of the Upper West Region. The people revere the...

29 illegal miners arrested at Kwaebibirim

The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners taskforce has arrested 29 illegal miners operating in the Kwaebibirim Municipality of the Eastern Region. The illegal...

You cannot ask for help but refuse to cut your budget – German Ambassador tells govt

Ghana has in the last two weeks been begging Germany to not only grant the country debt relief, but intercede on its behalf to...

Size of Ghana’s govt is bigger than my country’s – German Ambassador

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Tdu9LY873Qs The call for government to cut down its size appears not to be ending soon. Latest to add his voice to the call is the...

Alan Kyerematen supports Yagbonwura’s funeral with foodstuffs, GH₵ 5,000

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, has donated food items and some cash towards the funeral of the late...

Abandoned bridge collapse kills pregnant woman at Twifu Mirekukrom

A nine-month-old pregnant woman has met her untimely death after an abandoned bridge collapsed on her. The incident happened on the Twifu Mirekukrom to Twifu...

New research links climate change to mental health

A new study has found a link between climate-related events like extreme heat and humidity and people’s mental health. The study looked at the...

Sanitation Minister urges Jospong group, others to invest in recycling of used vehicles

The Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) and other interested private companies in Ghana’s waste management space have been urged to look at the possibility...

Private WASSCE results out

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has released provisional results of 43,742 candidates who sat for the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE)...

Message of Agogo Presby Women’s College’s Principal ahead of homecoming 

Dear esteemed members of the press, distinguished stakeholders, ladies, and gentlemen, it is my great pleasure to be here today to talk about our...

Govt replaces Fraces Essiam as Ghana Cylinder MD

Government has appointed a new Managing Director of the Ghana Cylinder Manufacturing Company (GCMC). Genevieve Sackey will replace Frances Essiam who resigned on Thursday, February...

All is set for Agogo Presby Women’s College homecoming

The Agogo Presbyterian Women's College of Education has announced series of activities to mark its homecoming and maiden founders' day celebration. The celebration will take place...

Former MASLOC boss to be tried in absentia

The Accra High Court has ordered that a former CEO of Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, will be tried in...

He was like a father – Atsu’s adopted kids in tears as they react to his death

Orphaned kids at the Becky’s Foundation could not hold back their tears when they learned of Christian Atsu’s demise. The 31-year-old footballer was a benefactor...

Why I resigned from Ghana Cylinder Manufacturing Company- Frances Essiam (Listen)

JoyNews/AdomNews · Frances Essiam explains resignation The immediate past chief executive of the Ghana Cylinder Manufacturing Company Limited has explained the reason for her shocking...

5 persons seriously injured in accident at Gomoa Nyame-Bekyere

Five persons have sustained various degrees of injuries in a head-on collision at Gomoa Nyame-bekyere on the Kasoa Cape Coast Highway. The crash was between...

‘Dead end’ economic management orientation leading us nowhere – Alan Kyerematen

A presidential aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Alan Kyerematen, has described economic policies pursued over the years by several governments as a ‘cul...