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Asantehene to receive rousing welcome after attending coronation of King Charles III

The Kumasi Traditional Council has announced plans to welcome the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II in grand style as he returns from the coronation...

Radio station manager arrested for alleged stealing

The General Manager of a private radio station in Takoradi, Godfred Mpusu, also known as Nyankonto, was Friday afternoon arrested by the police for allegedly stealing GH¢23,500 belonging to...

Decomposing body discovered in uncompleted house at Gomoa

The decomposing body of a woman believed to be in her late thirties has been discovered in an uncompleted building at Gomoa Abekum near...

Mother arrested for dumping newborn baby into school toilet

A 22-year-old woman, Adwoa Appiah, is in the grips of Ajumako District Police Command for allegedly dumping her new born baby into a school...

Unlocking of phones will soon be a thing of the past in Ghana – Ursula Owusu

Communications Minister, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has disclosed that the unlocking of mobile devices like phones and tablets will soon be a thing of the...

GRNMA demands full payment of medical bills by govt

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association is prevailing on the government to absorb payment of medical bills of the health workers. Ashanti regional chairman...

Lawyer sends important message to Duffuor

A legal practitioner, Kwame Jantuah, has advised National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential aspirant, Dr Kwabena Duffuor, to engage party executives to resolve issues. According to...

North East Regional Police Commander passes on

The North East Regional Police Commander, DCOP Moses Ali Kperchin, has passed on at the Police Hospital in Accra. The Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP),...

Ghana secures Paris Club financing assurance for 3bn IMF bailout

China and the Paris Club have agreed to provide the debt assurances required to aid Ghana’s request for a balance of payment support from...

Attorney General justifies retrial of Afoko’s case

Attorney General Godfred Dame says he disagrees with the opinions that the human rights of murder accused Gregory Afoko will be infringed upon if...

Two jailed 7 years for stealing

A Dormaa-Ahenkro Circuit Court has convicted and sentenced two persons to seven years each with hard labour for conspiracy to commit a crime and...

Weija canoe accident: GES commiserates with bereaved families

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has commiserated with the families of the nine school children who drowned around Faana in the Weija-Gbawe municipality. A statement...

Migrants appeal for same Mother’s Day celebration

Migrants across the globe wish the celebration of Mother’s Day was held on the same day. A new survey by WorldRemit which revealed this...

Are you bothered about lives of citizens? Lawyer hits at govt after Weija boat accident

Private legal practitioner, Kwame Jantuah, has taken a swipe at government following the tragic boat incident which claimed the lives of nine children. Mr Jantuah...

Akua Donkor’s daughter shares sweet Mother’s Day message

Daughter of controversial politician, Akua Donkor, has showered accolades on her mother ahead of the Mother's Day celebration. Yaa Asantewaa took to Facebook to pay...

Latest update on conjoined twins separated at Ridge Hospital

The medical team that operated on the conjoined twins says one of the twins, Elisha, is stable but requires further surgeries.   In December 2021,...

NDC lawyer thanks Duffuor

JoyNews/AdomNews · Amaliba Thanks Duffour The Director of Legal Affairs at the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Abraham Amaliba, has commended flagbearer hopeful, Dr Kwabena Duffuor,...

GSA shuts down cable manufacturing company “Operating without certification”

The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) yesterday closed down an electrical cable manufacturing company at Tsopoli-Bueko in the Ningo Prampram District for producing without certification.  Also,...

Over 50K students enrolled into TVET schools

The narrative for Technical and Vocational Training is changing in the country as over 50,000 students have enrolled on various TVET schools nationwide. The...

NDC Primaries: Prof Gyampo takes on EC after Duffuor’s suit withdrawal

A Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana’s Political Science Department, Prof Ransford Gyampo, has said the decision by the Electoral Commission (EC) to...

New Chief Director for Education Ministry visits TVET headquarters [Photos]

The new Chief Director for the Ministry of Education, Mrs Maamle Andrews and her entourage on Wednesday embarked on a familiarisation tour of agencies...

Mahama’s convoy not involved in accident – Campaign spokesperson

Joyce Bawah Mogtari, the campaign spokesperson for former President John Mahama, has refuted media reports claiming that the John Mahama campaign team and convoy...

University of Ghana warns public of Facebook impersonator posing as Pro Vice-Chancellor

The Public Affairs Directorate of the University of Ghana has issued a warning to the public about an individual named Gordon Mensah. Mensah is said...

Mad rush for fuel as tanker overturns on Accra-Tema Motorway [Video]

https://youtube.com/shorts/xJw7-brxlck?feature=share Residents and drivers along the Accra-Tema motorway on Friday morning risked their lives to fetch fuel which was gushing out of a crashed tanker. The...

Weija-Gbawe MCE drops shocking details about canoe accident

It has emerged that a 12-year-old boy was the person paddling a canoe that capsized and claimed the lives of nine children at Faana...

Oppong Nkrumah reacts to Weija Gbawe drowning incident [Play attached audio]

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has reacted to the drowning of nine children at Faanaa, an island community in the Greater Accra Region. In an...

Oti: Pupil teacher drowns after boat he was travelling on capsised

A teacher with the Chinekope M/A Primary School in the Kete Krachi Municipality in the Oti Region has met his untimely death. Sampson Adu, 29,...

Photos of Bortianor-Faanaa boat disaster

Nine school children of Fanaa, a suburb of Bortianor in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region drowned on Wednesday, May 11,...

NDC primaries to proceed as Duffuor withdraws case against party

An Accra High Court has today, Friday, May 12, struck out Dr Kwabena Duffour’s injunction application against the National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s presidential and...

Court ‘throws out’ Ato Essien’s motion to renegotiate GH¢60million payment 

The High Court in Accra has rejected an attempt by the founder of the defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien, to renegotiate a GH¢60...

Drowning of 9 pupils: EduWatch blames GES, Education Ministry

The African Education Watch has blamed the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service (GES) for the drowning of nine children at Faanaa,...

Govt to ban exportation of bauxite, iron ore

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced plans to ban the wholesale exportation of Ghana’s bauxite and iron ore. The move, according to President Akufo-Addo,...

Charles Owusu’s lawyer responds to Prof Frimpong-Boateng’s allegations

Lawyer for former Head of the Monitoring Unit at the Forestry Commission, Charles Owusu, has officially responded to allegations made by former Minister of...

Court throws out Ato Essien’s application

An Accra High Court has dismissed an application by founder of defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien, asking for a chance to re-negotiate with...

ECG MD reacts to recent power outages

The Managing Director (MD) of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama, has assured that recent power outages recorded in parts of...

Visually impaired law students share inspiring story on Asempa FM

Two visually impaired young men have defied all odds to pursue their dream profession at the University of Ghana. Benjamin Mellish Agyapong and Gilbert Agyare...

Black day for KNUST as level 200 student passes on

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has suffered another blow as a level 200 student is confirmed dead. Crispin Dari Ngmensum from...

Ato Essien pays GH¢4m ahead of today’s sentence motion hearing

Former Chief Executive Officer of defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien, has paid GH¢4 million to the state ahead of his custodial sentence hearing...

Police on manhunt for suspects who lynched 2 over witchcraft accusations

Police are on a manhunt for some suspects allegedly involved in the lynching of two people accused of practising witchcraft at Zakpalsi in the...

Expedite action on local vaccine production – Akufo-Addo to National Vaccine Institute

President Nana Akufo-Addo has charged the National Vaccine Institute (NVI) to work to bring to fruition the vision of developing and manufacturing vaccines locally.  He...