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45-year-old tiler in court for allegedly sleeping with mentally challenged lady

A 45-year-old tiler has appeared before an Adentan Circuit Court for allegedly having sex with a 22-year-old mentally challenged lady at Pure Water, near...

How my mother made Rawlings wash cars, clean windows – Nana Konadu recounts

The wife of Ghana’s first president in the Fourth Republic, Jerry John Rawlings, has recalled her early love days with her late husband, and...

7-bedroom house gutted by fire at Tafo

Occupants including children escaped unhurt after fire gutted a seven-bedroom residential apartment at Nkontwima in the Tafo Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The children and...

All about Christian Atsu’s widow, Marie Claire Rupio

Marie Claire Rupio is the widow of late Christian Atsu, a Ghanaian professional footballer who died in an earthquake that rocked Turkey and the...

Minority leader mourns Christian Atsu

The Minority Leader in Ghana’s Parliament has joined sympathisers and well-wishers to mourn the untimely passing of Ghanaian international, Christian Atsu. Dr Cassiel Ato Baah...

Christian Atsu’s body arrives in Ghana today

The mortal remains of footballer, Christian Atsu, who died in an earthquake in Turkey is expected to be flown into the country on Sunday,...

FDA destroys more than GH₵ 124,000 worth of seized products in Western North Region

The Western North Regional Office of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has destroyed dozens of expired and unregistered products worth GH₵124,271 at Sefwi-Wiawso. The...

All about the first Black billionaire who rebuilt his wealth after costly divorce settlement

When asked who the first Black billionaire was, few people mention Robert Louis Johnson (Robert Johnson), but they are quick to point Mansa Musa,...

Robber crashed to death after filling station operation; others on the run [Photos]

An armed robber has been crashed  to death while others are at large after robbing Benab Filling Station at Gomoa Ojobi on the Kasoa...

Woman fights off attacker in US gym

A 24-year-old woman in Florida was working out at her apartment complex gym when a man attacked her. CCTV shows her fighting him off while...

Atsu cancelled trip to visit his family on the eve of earthquake – Hatayspor Administrative Manager

According to Hatayspor’s Administrative Manager, Fatih Ilek, Christian Atsu was due for a trip to visit his family before the devastating earthquakes in Turkey. Atsu...

SuCasa properties Limited unveils O’Grantson No.1 Community at East Legon Hills

A leading real estate company SuCasa Properties Limited has commissioned phase one of the SuCasa O’Grantson No.1 Community at East Legon Hills. The unveiling, which...

Wakaso’s tearful reaction to death of Christian Atsu

Mubarak Wakaso, a bosom friend of Ghanaian international Christian Atsu, has reacted to news of the passing of his one-time team mate. Wakaso's tearful reaction...

Christian Atsu’s twin sister, elder brother were present when body was recovered – Ministry

Christian Atsu’s twin sister and elder brother were present at the site when his body was recovered Saturday morning, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...

Social media users react to death of Christian Atsu

The news of the death of Christian Atsu, a former Black Stars player, has taken Ghanaians by surprise. The former Chelsea and Newcastle United forward...

Okudzeto Ablakwa files motion against Rev Kusi Boateng’s court injunction

Lawyers of Member of Parliament for North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, have filed a motion to oppose an earlier one filed by the...

Bawku conflict: 23 dead in 11 days – WANEP claims

Twenty-three people, including a 12-year-old, have been killed in the Bawku clashes between January 31 and February 10 this year, that’s according to the...

Education Minister clears air on his ‘involvement’ in placement scandal

JoyNews/AdomNews · Education Minister clears air on his 'involvement' in placement scandal Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has denied any wrongdoing following reports...

North East Regional Security Council rejects govt’s directive over enskinment of new Bawku Naba

The North East Regional Security Council has rejected the government's directive to arrest and prosecute persons involved in the enskinment of a new Bawku...

Allotey Jacobs wades into ‘Ken must Go’ saga [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Allotey On Ken Must Go Former Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Bernard Allotey Jacobs, has said President Nana Akufo-Addo...

NEDCo staff suspend strike

Aggrieved Staff of the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) have suspended the partial withdrawal of services in all its five operational areas. The strike was...

Security Analyst suggests solution to Bawku conflict  

A security Analyst, Adam Bona, has suggested ways to end the protracted Bawku conflicts. He has indicated that parliament as an independent body should have...

All you need to know about possession of guns in Ghana

Deputy Director of the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons, Gyebi Asante, has explained his outfit’s responsibility is to ensure that imported...

We have complied with court injunction on new residence directive – UG

Management of the University of Ghana is fighting back against accusations of neglecting a court directive to halt the execution of its new residential...

Police nab alleged land guards at Adjiringanor

The Accra Regional Police have swiftly made arrest of alleged armed land guards over a parcel of land at Adjiringanor, near East Legon in...

Christian Atsu and philanthropy

In an era where it is easy to impress others by posting about their wealth and accomplishment on social media, Ghanaian footballer, Christian Atsu...

NLC summons NEDCo staff over MD’s removal

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has summoned the staff of the Northern Electricity Company Limited (NEDCo) for a meeting after a complaint by the...

70-year-old man arrested for raping 25-year-old woman

A 70-year-old man is in the grips of the Bimbilla police in Nanumba North municipality in the Northern region for allegedly raping a 21-year-old...

Transport union insists ‘Gold for Oil’ triggered low fuel prices 

National Chairman of General Transport, Petroleum and Chemical Worker Union (GTPCWU) of TUC, Bernard Owusu, believes the recent decrease in fuel prices is a...

Brock Royal Family founder donates big cash, 4 cows to Azuma Nelson for mother’s funeral

Charity driven family, the Brock Royal family founder (Father), has presented an undisclosed huge cash donation and four fat cows to iconic boxer, Azumah...

Gold for Oil has nothing to do with fuel prices reduction – IES

Executive Director of the Institute for Energy Securities (IES), Nana Amoasi VII, has said that the recent reduction in fuel prices has nothing to...

Amputee father of 3 hawking to make ends meet

David Nii Borketey, a father of three, has developed his own way of hawking to make ends meet. The amputee says rather than being pitied...

Fire Service supports staff to undergo over GH₵62K worth surgery

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has supported a leading Fireman and astute firefighter, David Darmoe, with over GH₵62K to undergo surgery. The surgery...

Okudzeto Ablakwa reacts to tax default allegations

North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has denied allegations of tax default levelled against him. A Governance Accountability Group, Movement...

Man stabs brother to death over yam

A 40-year-old man and farmer, Bilikangma Kitimor, has allegedly stabbed his junior brother over yam setts at Bladjai in the Kpandai District of the...

3 truck drivers transporting vegetables from Bawku to Accra shot dead, 4 others injured

Three drivers transporting pepper and tomatoes from Bawku to Accra have reportedly been shot dead with several others sustaining injuries. This was after unknown gunmen...

Agona Swedru: Man faces court for allegedly defiling three school girls at the same time

A man, identified simply as Hamid, has been arraigned before the Agona Swedru Circuit Court for allegedly defiling three school girls at the same...

‘Self-acclaimed’ chief arrested over alleged recruitment fraud

The Abura Dunkwa Circuit Court in the Central Region has granted a GHC6,000 bail to a self-acclaimed Chief of Abura Dunkwa, Nana Okromansa Ofosu...

Former IGP passes on

Former Inspector-General General of Police, Peter Nanfuri, has passed on. He was 80. Peter Tenganabang Nanfuri was the Paramount Chief of the Jirapa Traditional Area with...

Managing Director of Cocoa Processing Company resigns

Nana Agyenim Boateng has resigned as the Managing Director of the Cocoa Processing Company Limited (CPC). His resignation will take effect from March 21,...