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MPs are 100 percent against LGBTQ – Speaker of Parliament assures

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has assured the Chief of Gonjaland, Yagbon Wura Bii-Kunuto Jewu Soale I, that LGBTQ+ can never be passed under...

We don’t need a warrant to arrest a suspect – OSP

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has clarified its authority to make arrests without a warrant for suspects involved in corruption or corruption-related...

Tema West MCE deploys police to prevent residents from participating in Adom FM People’s Forum

In a controversial move that has sparked outrage among residents, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Tema West, Anna Adukwei Addo, has deployed a...

Burning Issues: Over 20,000 animals affected by Anthrax disease – Deputy Agric Minister reveals

Following the invasion of Anthrax Disease on animals in some parts of the country, the Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, Yaw Addo–Frempong, has...

Assin North bye-election: Check out positions on ballot paper

Processes are far advanced for the conduct of the Assin North bye-election in the Central Region set for June 27, 2023. Four parliamentary candidates have...

Two policemen, another killed in ghastly accident

Two policemen have died on the spot after they were involved in a head-on collision with a motorbike at Duayaw Nkwanta in the Tano...

Bawku conflict: Asantehene invites parties for mediation

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has disclosed that he has invited the feuding factions in the conflict at Bawku with the aim of...

12 arrested for selling unlicensed medicine, aphrodisiacs

About 12 persons were on Wednesday arrested for selling unlicensed medicine and aphrodisiacs at different spots at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra. This was...

Sam Okudzeto wades into calls for Council of State to be abolished [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Sam Okudzeto Wades Into Calls For Council Of State To Be Abolished A member of the Council of State, Sam Okudzeto, has downplayed...

Sekondi market women appeal for new market

Traders at the Sekondi market in the Western Region are bitterly lamenting over the dilapidated state of the market which causing financial loses to...

People’s Forum: Our roads are not even bicycle worthy – Lashibi residents lament [Photos]

Residents at Lashibi Shalom Spot, Community 18 to 20 in the Tema West constituency, say they are at their wits end after years of...

Consumer Protection Agency accuses British Airways of charging additional $50 ticket fee

The Consumer Protection Agency (CPA) has accused British Airways of an additional $50 being charged for ticket fees. CPA has further alleged that the...

Samira Bawumia’s father opens up on her relationship with her NDC brother [Video]

https://youtu.be/0Wwmdggr_JA Ahmed Ramadan, father of Ghana's Second Lady, Samira Bawumia, has disclosed she has a cordial relationship with her brother, Adamu. Speaking exclusively in an interview...

Challenging Heights rescues 23 children in commemoration of 2023 World Day against Child Labour

Challenging Heights, a renowned child rights organization, carried out a daring rescue mission over the weekend, saving 23 children from the clutches of the...

Alleged Coup: Court revokes bail conditions of female accused over ‘not convinced’ conducts

The High Court in Accra has revoked the bail conditions granted to Warrant Officer Class II, (WOII), Esther Saan Dekuwine over what the Court...

Ghana card: Western North NIA begins premium registration

The National Identification Authority (NIA) office in the Western North region has commenced premium registration for Ghana card applicants. This marks a significant milestone...

We need proof from medical students in Ukraine before payment – Scholarship Secretariat

The Scholarship Secretariat says Ghanaian medical students in Ukraine must show proof of active studies to allow for payment of their fees. Some students...

High Court stops OSP from arresting Charles Bissue

An Accra High Court has restrained the Office of Special Prosecutor(OSP) from arresting the Secretary of the defunct Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM),...

Akufo-Addo announces state-assisted burial for late Prof. Ama Ata Aidoo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced a state-assisted funeral for the late Professror Ama Ata Aidoo. The writer, considered one of the country’s finest,...

Cocoa farmer kills wife during argument

A cocoa farmer at Wiredukrom, a farming community in the Mpohor District of the Western Region, who allegedly killed his wife during an early...

Court sets aside contempt conviction against Chief of Defence Staff and Defence Minister

The Minister of Defence, Dominic Nitiwul and the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Vice Admiral Seth Amoama, have escaped punishment after the Accra High...

I don’t mind being made Ghana’s next sacrificial lamb – Charles Bissue

The former Secretary to the erstwhile Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Charles Onuawonto Bissue, says he has no qualms being sacrificed if only...

Immigration officer foils an attempted kidnapping

An Immigration Officer stationed at the Kasoa Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) acting on his instincts foiled what could have led to...

Ghana School of Law elects first female SRC President in 14 years

The Ghana School of Law, Ghana’s only professional law school, has for the first time in 14 years, elected a female SRC President to...

Founder of Food Sovereignty Ghana passes on

The Founder and Chairman of Food Sovereignty Ghana has passed on. He died on June 10, 2023. Ali-Masmadi Kweku Jehu-Appiah, 66, died surrounded by loved...

Motorists express frustration over Nungua Barrier road, describe it as death trap

Some motorists and commuters have expressed frustration over the poor conditions on the Nungua barrier stretch of the Accra-Tema Beach Road. The motorists, some of...

2023 Green Ghana exceeds target with 11.5 million seedlings distributed so far – Forestry Commission

The 2023 Green Ghana Day witnessed some 11,530,672 seedlings distributed and planted across the country, thus, exceeding the 10 million target. The Chief Executive Officer...

Kukuo youth destroy Ghanasco fence wall

Some youth of the Kukuo community have pulled down portions of the Ghana Senior High School (Ghanasco) fence wall under construction. This is the fourth...

We’ll fix roads destroyed by rains – Ministry assures

The Ministry of Roads and Highways is urging Ghanaians to exercise restraint as it works assiduously to fix roads that have gone bad due...

Govt to automate premix fuel supply

The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MoFAD) has announced plans to automate premix fuel outlets across the country. This initiative is to curb issues...

The lights shall continue to stay on – Napo reassures Ghanaians

Energy Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, has reiterated his resolve to consolidate efforts at ensuring power stability for industrial and residential use.  This, he says will...

Gender Ministry condemns abuse of female victim at Kupelga

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, has condemned in no uncertain terms the abuse of a woman at Kupelga in the Upper...

Man in shock as wife of 46 years names another man as father of their last child

A 60-year-old farmer is in a state of shock after knowing a woman he has been married to for over four decades has been...

Residents in shock as mother, son, are found dead in room at Buduburam [Photos]

A heartbreaking incident has occurred at Gomoa Buduburam in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region, as the lifeless bodies of a woman...

Right To Play takes child protection campaign to Ghanaian schools, homes

Right To Play has rolled out series of activities to raise awareness of the need to protect Ghanaian children against abuse, exploitation, neglect, and...

Directive from Presidency asking MMDCEs to remain at post unnecessary – Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has ruled that the tenure of office of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) is not tied to that of...

Driver whose car hit NPP chairman arrested

The driver of a Daewoo truck which crashed into the motorbike of the Bono East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ibrahim...

Former C/R National Security Coordinator, Ofori Attah sues Prof Frimpong-Boateng

A former Central Regional National Security Coordinator, John Ofori Attah Dawone, who has been accused by former Environment Minister, Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, of money...

Ghanaian medical students in Ukraine face expulsion over unpaid fees

Several Ghanaian medical students studying in Ukraine are facing the threat of expulsion due to a lack of payment from the government for their...

Court of Appeal sets date on Opuni’s retrial decision

The Court of Appeal has set July 3 to deliver judgment on the state’s application to set aside the High Court’s decision to restart...