HomeNewsLocal News

Local News

Girls’ schools don’t take NSMQ as seriously as boys’ schools – Prof. Kaufmann

The quiz mistress of the popular National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ), who is also the Dean of the School of Engineering Sciences of...

Galamsey: Aisha Huang convicted

Galamsey queen, Aisha Huang, has been convicted after she changed her plea in the immigration offence she is facing at the High Court to...

National Cathedral Secretariat responds to Okudzeto Ablakwa’s latest exposé

The National Cathedral Secretariat has responded to the latest exposé by Member of Parliament for the North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. Mr Ablakwa in...

Gomoa Ajumako Traditional Council lauds Akufo-Addo for Justice Torkornoo’s appointment as CJ

President of the Gomoa Ajumako Traditional Area, Obrempong Nyanful Krampah XI, has lauded President Akufo-Addo for appointing Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo as the incoming...

PNC’s Edward Mahama loses son

Son of former flagbearer of the People's National Convention (PNC), Dr Edward Mahama, has passed on. The sudden demise of Naval Officer Ismail Mahama occurred...

Yeji: 3 drown in Volta Lake

Three people have reportedly died in the Volta Lake at Yeji in the Pru East District of the Bono East Region. According to reports, the...

Dagbon FM presenter attacked live on air

JoyNews/AdomNews · Dagbon FM presenter attacked A radio presenter with Dagbon FM in Tamale in the Northern Region, Sadiq Gariba, has been reportedly attacked live...

Couple welcome twins after 32 years of marriage [Photos]

A yet-to-be-identified couple have welcomed their twin children, a girl and a boy, after 32 years of childlessness. A photographer, Zibah Photography, who snapped the...

NHIS: Health Minister sends SOS message to service providers

Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has warned health service providers to refrain from charging patients for services already covered by the National Health Insurance...

Over 1,000 Burkinabe immigrants registered so far – Ghana Refugee Board

Executive Secretary of the Ghana Refugee Board, Tetteh Padi, says the board has registered over 1,000 immigrants from Burkina Faso. According to him, his outfit...

King Charles’ coronation: How would it happen in Ghana?

In our series of letters from African journalists, Elizabeth Ohene considers how the coronation of King Charles III would go if it were in...

Nungua ‘wife killer’ remanded into police custody

A man, identified as Isaac Newton Kumah, accused of killing his 25-year-old wife, Eunice Ameh Narh, with a machete at Nungua has been remanded...

See how long it took NSMQ quiz mistress to get over bag theft incident

The Quiz Mistress of the National Science and Maths Quiz, Prof Elsie Effah Kaufmann, has disclosed how it took her about a year to...

National Cathedral: I’m happy to continue with the series of exposés – Okudzeto Ablakwa

Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has expressed his excitement about the verdict on the contempt suit filed against him by...

About 1.76m persons unemployed in quarter 3, 2022 – GSS

About 1.76 million persons were unemployed in the third quarter of 2022, the Ghana Statistical Service has revealed in its Quarterly Labour Statistics Report. Within...

Influx of about 500 migrants creates fear at Fufulso

About 500 people have arrived at Fufulso, a suburb of Central Gonja District in the Savannah Region. Residents of the community have expressed fear for...

Mother gives birth to miracle baby after her two children were killed by drunk driver

A mother whose two young children were killed by a drunk driver has celebrated the birth of a surprise baby. Rhiannon Lucas, 26, says her daughter...

Okudzeto Ablakwa reacts to victory in court

North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has expressed appreciation to all Ghanaians for their support and solidarity. Taking to Twitter, Mr Ablakwa...

Receiver for defunct uniBank can testify against you – Supreme Court tells Duffuor

The Supreme Court has ruled that the Receiver of defunct uniBank, Nii Amanoo Dodoo, can testify in the criminal trial of the bank’s founder,...

La General Hospital was a death trap – Former MP justifies demolition

Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Okaikwei North, Fuseini Issah, has disclosed that the La General Hospital was demolished because it was a “death...

UNIMAC-GIJ lecturer enstooled Sanaahene of Akyem Manso

A lecturer at the University of Media, Arts, and Communication-Ghana Institute of Journalism (Unimac-GIJ), Dr Joseph Obeng Baah, has been enstooled as the Sanaahene...

Aisha Huang forged marriage certificate for permit — Witness

The 11th prosecution witness in the trial of Aisha Huang has testified that the accused forged documents to obtain a residential permit.  According to the...

Akufo-Addo commissions KIA vehicle assembly plant [Photos]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commissioned the KIA automobile assembly plant in Ghana, urging the vehicle manufacturer to work towards making their products...

Supervisor of building which collapsed at Adentan arrested

The Supervisor of the three-storey building which collapsed at Adentan in Accra on Monday has been arrested by the Police. The structure, which was under...

Rail tracks, steel sleepers in viral video not stolen items – Railways Ministry

The Ministry of Railways Development has dismissed viral reports about some stolen rail tracks and steel sleepers believed to be for the Ghana Railway...

Two teenage girls die in ‘galamsey’ pit

Two teenage girls have been confirmed dead after falling into a 'galamsey' pit at Sanfo-Aduam in the Bekwai Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The two...

Workers are really suffering – TUC

Deputy General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress, Joshua Ansah, says the situation of workers in Ghana has gotten considerably direr in the past...

Falling tree kills chainsaw operator at Twifu Mintaso

A 48-year-old Chainsaw Operator met his untimely death after a tree he was felling hit him at Twifu Mintaso in the Twifu Atti-Morkwa District...

Ghanaian traders take on Nigerian engaged in wig sale at Makola

Some Ghanaian traders have taken on a Nigerian who engaged in the sale of human hair extensions at the Makola market in Accra on...

25-year-old woman dies in boyfriend’s room; family suspects foul play

A 25-year-old lady, identified as Martha Wiafe, is alleged to have died in her boyfriend’s room under mysterious circumstances at Atwima Agogo in the...

We will hold govt to account – TUC

Deputy General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Joshua Ansah, says the Congress is determined to ensure that all the assurances President Akufo-Addo...

Our final resting places in filth

My firm had the privilege to design a Private Family Cemetery on the outskirts of Old Tafo-Akyem in the Eastern Region. This cemetery is where...

Parliament approves $780M loan agreement

Parliament on Tuesday approved seven separate loan agreements totalling $780 million for several interventions. The loans, according to the report of the Finance Committee of...

Govt must be commended for good job done – MP

Member of Parliament (MP) for Mpraeso constituency, Davis Opoku-Ansah, has commended the Akufo-Addo-led administration for a good job in these times of economic hardship. Speaking...

74 students evacuated from Sudan arrive in Ghana [Photos]

The government of Ghana through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has evacuated 74 Ghanaian students from Sudan. The evacuees, who were trapped...

Owabi Wildlife Sanctuary in standoff with chief over encroachment

Managers of the Owabi Wildlife Sanctuary in the Ashanti Region are resisting the erection of a wall by the local chief which they say...

NDC will convert National Cathedral into hospital when voted in power – Chairman

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Eastern Regional Chairman, Dr Mark-Oliver Kevor, has backed the proposal of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) for the National Cathedral...

Jail Ato Essien for failing to pay ¢20m to state – Attorney General

The Attorney General has asked the High Court to impose a custodial sentence on the founder of defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien, over...

2 railway workers arrested over stealing of train tracks, steel sleepers

Two suspects are in police custody over alleged stealing of rail tracks and steel sleepers believed to belong to the Ghana Railway Development Authority. The...

Oti Region: Adele chiefs appeal for traditional council

The chiefs of Adele in the Oti Region have appealed to the government and the Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs to establish a...