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Ghana loses $165m on ‘wele’, intestines import

Trade and Industry Minister designate, KT Hammond, has disclosed that the country loses more than $164,570,000 a year to the importation of animal products such...

High-powered govt delegation to visit China for debt cancellation

A high-powered government delegation will visit China later this week to convince authorities there to accept Ghana’s proposal for debt cancellation with the Paris...

I was surprised when I found out Buffer Stock Company was struggling – Bryan Acheampong

The Minister-designate for Food and Agriculture says he was surprised when he found out that the Buffer Stock Company was struggling. According to Bryan...

Galamsey: Govt reclaims over 1,000 hectares in Western North

The government of Ghana through the newly established National Alternative Employment and Livelihood programme (NAELP) has reclaimed over 1000 hectares of land from illegal...

Irate Ashaiman Technical students storm Municipal Assembly over abandoned E-Block project 

Scores of irate students of Ashaiman Technical Vocational Institute (Ash Tech) who have had enough of everyday challenges impeding their studies earlier Monday stormed...

I deserve a national award – KT Hammond [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · I Think I Deserve A National Award - KT Hammond On Drillship Deal Minister-Designate for Trade and Industry, Kobina Tahir (KT) Hammond, is...

Metro Mass Managing Director embarks on operational tour [Photos]

The Managing Director of Metro Mass Transit Ltd, Albert Adu Boahen, has embarked on operational tour to the Northern, Upper East, Upper West and...

GES cautions public against fake WhatsApp line

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has cautioned the public against a WhatsApp line purported to belong to it. The service has said any such...

SHS graduate allegedly stoned to death at ‘galamsey’ site near Denkyira Obuasi

A 22-year-old Senior High School (SHS) graduate, Evans Wireko, has been stoned to death at a 'galamsey' site by some persons at Fobinso near...

Little or no rainfall is expected in these times – Meteo

Deputy Director of the Synoptic Forecast Department of Ghana Meteorological Agency, Joseph Portophy, has stated that the recent harmattan has not only affected Ghana...

One dead, 3 injured after gunshots at funeral

One person has been killed after gunshots were fired at the funeral grounds of a late taxi driver, Owusu Banaahene, at Gyankobaa, in the...

IGP praises Education Minister

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akufo-Dampare, has described the ongoing education reforms in the country as apt and urged the government to...

To cry when people die is ignorance – Victoria Hamah

Former Deputy Minister for Communications, Victoria Hamah, has stated that it is an act of ignorance for anyone to shed tears over death. According to...

Decomposed body of man found in his room at Mankessim

A 55-year-old man has been found dead in his room at Mankessim in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region. The deceased, Kwame Entie’s...

Pantang Hospital owes GH¢2.8 million

Pantang Hospital has become indebted to its suppliers that provide essential goods such as food and chemicals for the daily running of the health...

Cleaner in school placement exposé works at GNAT Hostel – GES PRO

https://youtu.be/cMIpj3ui2II The Public Relations Officer of the Education Ministry, Kwasi Kwarteng, has revealed that janitors and security personnel who were captured as middlemen in the...

This audio from Christian Atsu’s wife will break your heart [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Wife of Christian Atsu breaks silence Wife of late Black Stars player, Christian Atsu Twasam, is struggling with the sudden demise of her...

Don’t use judiciary to gag Okudzeto Ablakwa – North Tongu chiefs

The Chiefs and people of North Tongu Constituency have condemned what they described as an attempt to gag and intimidate their Member of Parliament...

Archbishop of Canterbury pays courtesy call on Mahama

Archbishop of Canterbury, Rt Hon Justin Welby, has paid a courtesy call on former President John Dramani Mahama. The head of the Anglican Church is...

More trouble for Kusi Boateng

The Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) has filed a criminal complaint against Rev. Victor Kusi Boateng. ASEPA accused Rev. Kusi Boateng, who...

Burkinabe asylum seekers refuse to return home

Some Burkina Faso nationals currently seeking asylum in Sapeliga in the Bawku West District in the Upper East Region have vowed not to return...

Harmattan: Meteorological Agency urges wearing of nose mask

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMA) has called on people allergic to dust to wear nose masks following a surge in dry and dusty atmospheric...

I’m against legalising same-sex marriage in Ghana – Asamoah Boateng

The Minister-designate for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs has taken a stance on the LGBTQI debate. According to Stephen Asamoah Boateng, he is opposed to same-sex...

AWW violence: I didn’t sanction security deployment – Bryan Acheampong

A former Minister of State in charge of National Security, Bryan Acheampong, has said he played no role in the security operations associated with the...

Industrialisation is the only way to grow economy – KT Hammond

The Minister designate for Trade and Industry, Kwabena Tahiru Hammond, says he will revitalise small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to make them afloat and...

Prof. Jane Opoku-Agyemang mourns Christian Atsu

The 2020 running mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has joined many paying glowing tribute to late Black Stars...

Immigration Service reacts to officer’s involvement in alleged extortion

Management of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) says it has taken note of a widely circulated incident in which a group of persons, including...

Okada riders, spare parts dealers, others storm Mahama’s office

A joint union of motorcycle operators, spare parts dealers and some driver unions have thronged the office of former President John Mahama to declare...

Ghana Meteorological Agency gives update on hamarttan weather

The Ghana Meteorological Agency has issued a notice about the dry harmattan condition in the country. The agency in a statement noted that meteorological satellites...

Nigerian ‘galamseyer’ found dead in his room at Sehwi Danyame

A Nigerian national, believed to be in his forties, has been found dead in his room at Sehwi Danyame in the Juaboso District of...

Darkness has engulfed our land – Ada Traditional Council mourns Atsu

The Ada Traditional Council has described the death of footballer, Christian Atsu, as a big blow to the land. According to the council, darkness has...

Crime Check founder shares chats with Atsu about his late wife

The Chief Executive Officer of Crime Check Foundation, Ibrahim Oppong Kwarteng, has shared a screenshot of a message he received from the late Ghanaian...

Atsu’s family reveals current state of his widow [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · ATSU FAMILY SPEAKS The spokesperson of the Atsu family, Robert Ann, has said Marie-Claire Rupio, the wife of Christian Atsu, needs the support...

Large scale agriculture for buffer, export will be the focus – Agric Minister-designate

Minister-designate for Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, has assured Ghanaians that for the next two years, he will see to the transformation of the...

4 soldiers, 1 Immigration officer grabbed for extorting moneys from miners

A total of 13 persons including four soldiers and an immigration officer have been arrested at Konongo in the Ashanti Region for allegedly engaging...

First anniversary of Atta Mills Memorial Heritage commemorated

The first anniversary of the establishment of the John Evans Atta Mills Memorial Heritage, which seeks to preserve his heritage and legacy, has been...

Sad scenes at Christian Atsu’s family home in Accra

The family house of Christian Atsu was thrown into a state of mourning as the family awaited the body of the late Ghana winger....

Bolgatanga High Court issues arrest warrant for Mamprugu overlord 

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

Illegal miners destroy 1,000 hectares of farmlands at Ofoase

Illegal miners have taken over close to 1,000 hectares of farmlands at Ofoase in the Asante Akyem South municipality, polluting the River Anuru, the...

Akufo-Addo to deliver 2023 SONA on this date…

President Nana Akufo-Addo is scheduled to deliver the 2023 State of the Nation Address (SONA) in parliament on February 28. The address is in line...