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LGBTQI+ bill ready – Sam George

After two years of twist and turns on the sponsorship, admission, presentation and public hearing, the Anti-LGBTQI bill is ready to be submitted to...

With 20 Asamoah Gyans, Dede Ayews, probably we would not need to go to IMF – NSA director

Kweku Zurek · With 20 Asamoah Gyan's, Dede Ayews, probably we would not need to go to IMF - Prof Twumasi The Director General of...

Police on manhunt for man who defiled, impregnated his 2 nieces at Agona Swedru

Agona Swedru District Police Command has launched a manhunt for one Kobina Appiah for allegedly defiling and impregnating his own family members. The 32-year-old Kobina...

Massive reaction as Christian Atsu gets mural in his honour

A beautiful mural has been mounted to honour the late Ghanaian footballer, Christian Atsu. This comes barely a week after he was reported dead...

Sefa Kayi tackles Sonnie Badu – I am full of demons if you claim pork is possessed

Kwami Sefa Kayi is noted for immediately coming up to tackle anyone who speaks ill of pork. Kwame Sefa Kayi is the host of...

GPRTU reacts to Gold for Oil deal

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) says the Gold for Oil policy implemented by the government does not live up to the expectation...

Two dead, several property destroyed over chieftaincy dispute at Wanchiki

Two people have reportedly been shot dead following gunshots in the Wanchiki community in the Chereponi district in the North East Region over a...

Sophia Kudjordi wins Global Woman leader for the third time

For the third time, the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), Sophia Kudjordji, has been honoured with a Global Women...

Chereponi: 2 feared dead, 5 injured in communal violence

Two people have been reportedly killed and five others injured in communal violence at Chereponi in the North East Region. The injured include an officer...

Shop attendant arrested for locking up ECG staff

A 24-year-old shop attendant has been arrested by the Police for locking up a monitoring staff of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in...

COCOBOD trial: Agongo takes on Honyenuga

Businessman Seidu Agongo has said Justice Clemence Honyenuga cannot be a fair arbiter in the ongoing GHS271-million financial loss case since he had a...

Henry Quartey takes Operation Clean Your Frontage to Tema

The Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council (GRCC) has announced plans to roll out its Operation Clean Your Frontage initiative in the Tema Metropolis as...

GAF visits GETFUND to discuss proposed War College

A high-powered delegation from the Ghana Armed Forces has visited the Administrator of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), Dr Richard Ampofo Boadu. The...

I have not endorsed Alan Kyerematen – Ya Na

The Overlord of Dagbon, Ya-Na Abukari II, has denied media reports that he had endorsed New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen. The...

73-year-old man stabbed to death over fowl

A 73-year-old man, Adam Mahama, has reportedly been stabbed to death. The incident occurred at Salaga at Raafi Angulu in the Savanna Region on Tuesday,...

Akufo-Addo officially informed about death of Gonja overlord

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has officially been informed of the death of the Overlord of Gonja, the Yagbonwura, Tutunba Boresa Sulemana Jakpa. The death...

Court frees Mamprugu overload

The Bolgatanga High Court has revoked the bench warrant issued for the arrest of Naa Bohagu Mahami Abdulai Sheriga, the Nayiri of the Mamprugu...

Atta Mills Institute joins ECOWAS observer mission in Nigeria

The Atta Mills Institute (AMI) has once again been invited by ECOWAS to join a team of Elections Observers in Nigeria. The West African country...

Defunct Beige Bank CEO siphoned over 10,000 deposits – Witness tells court

A Chartered Accountant with accounting and auditing firm, KPMG, Julius Ayivor, has told the Accra High Court that the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO)...

Resurrection Power New Generation Church founder passes on

The founder and General Overseer of the Resurrection Power New Generation Church, Reverend Anthony Kwadwo Boakye, has died. The popular charismatic preacher reportedly died at...

We have not endorsed Mahama – Abossey Okai Spare Parts Dealers Association

Abossey Okai Spare Parts Dealers Association has dissociated itself from a group of unionists who called on the 2020 flagbearer of the National Democratic...

Christian Atsu’s twin sister breaks down in tears as guests visit their family home

A video of Christian Atsu's sister, Christiana Atsupie Twasam, crying passionately has gone viral as many Ghanaians wish her strength in these trying times. Dressed...

GNAT reacts to staff’s involvement in school placement exposé [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · GNAT reacts to claims its staff was indicted in school placement exposé The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has fought off claims...

Dr Agumenu breaks grounds for water project at Dzodze

Executive Director for Water for Rural Africa, Dr Donald Agumenu, has cut sod for the construction of a mechanised borehole at Fiagbedu, a suburb...

Mortuaries, cemeteries, attendants need licences — Agency

Unlicensed mortuary facilities have been advised to take the necessary steps to get their facilities and attendants licensed. The acting Head and consultant advisor of...

Waste water pours freely on Accra-Kasoa road

For a couple of months now, an overflow of polluted water suspected to contain toxic waste believed to be from a multinational manufacturing company...

Afoko’s trial ends after 8 years

The trial of Gregory Afoko, a farmer who has been charged together with Asabke Alangde, has ended after eight years following the alleged acid...

Not all sicknesses are spiritual to be visiting praying camps – Prophet Joseph Mensah [Video]

Ghanaian pastor, Prophet Joseph Mensah, has urged sick Ghanaians to continue to seek remedies for their ailment in medical facilities rather than praying camps. Speaking...

Joseph Yamin blames govts for SHS placement challenges

National Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Joseph Yamin, has blamed the Senior High School (SHS) placement challenges on past governments’ and the...

Ignore reports that Angela List has been fired from Adamus Resources

Adamus Resources says the general public must treat with contempt reports that it has fired its CEO, Angela List. In a notice to the public...

One killed in accident involving Alan’s convoy; another injured [Video]

https://youtu.be/8I-XD6JA3x8 A vehicle in the convoy of New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, has allegedly knocked down a couple, killing the wife...

‘No show’ as case of KNUST lecturer accused of kidnapping wife is adjourned

There was ‘no show’ at the Kumasi High Court with regards to the case involving a senior lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science...

Akufo-Addo presents 600 motorbikes, 100 vehicles to Police [Photos]

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday handed over 100 pick-up vehicles, 600 motorbikes and six Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) vehicles to the Police Service. In...

5,000 guests expected for 66th Independence celebration to take place in Ho

The 66th Independence celebration has been launched on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 in Ho. The regional capital would be the host of the 9-10 days...

Three times Atsu came to the rescue of prisoners

Deceased Black Stars winger Christian Atsu is being mourned by Ghanaians and the football world following his sudden departure after being trapped under rubble...

Current state of Christian Atsu’s apartment after earthquake pops up

A video showing the current state of Christian Atsu's residence has surfaced on the internet, which has sparked a massive debate on social media. After...

Boxer, 14 others arrested for improper waste disposal, open defecation

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has arrested 15 people for dumping refuse at unauthorised places and indulging in open defecation contrary to Section 56(a) and (b)...

I never discussed coup d’état with anyone – Mac-Palm tells Court

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Citadel Hospital, Dr Frederick Yao Mac-Palm, has told the High Court in Accra that he had never...

Mamprugu Traditional Council demands apology from govt over attempted arrest of overlord

The Mamprugu Traditional Council has condemned the government over what it describes as a ‘Rambo-style’ attempt to arrest the Overlord, Naa Bohagu Mahami Abdulai...

High court withdraws warrant for arrest of Mamprugu overlord

The arrest warrant for Naa Bohagu Mahami Abdulai Sheriga, the Nayiri of the Mamprugu Traditional Area, and his kingmakers has been revoked by the...