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Inside the Accra Zoo: A look at the diet of lions [watch]

Nestled in the Achimota Forest in Accra is the Accra Zoo, a public facility operated by the Forestry Commission, which houses a variety of...

Gold Mafia: We owe Akufo-Addo no apology – Al Jazeera

International media organisation Al Jazeera says it will not apologise to President Akufo-Addo over its recent investigative documentary, ‘Gold Mafia’. Al Jazeera said it does...

King Charles welcomes Asantehene at Buckingham Palace ahead of coronation

King Charles III today welcomed the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and his wife, Lady Julia, at the Buckingham Palace ahead of the King’s...

Family head arrested for inflicting cutlass wounds on man over land at Enyan Obontser

A family head from Enyan Obontser in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District of the Central Region has been apprehended for inflicting cutlass wounds on...

Okoe Boye ‘exposes’ Akandoh over alleged diversion of NHIS funds [Listen]

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye, has dismissed claims by the Member of Parliament for...

Apostle Nyamekye re-elected Chairman of The Church of Pentecost

The Church of Pentecost has re-elected Apostle Eric Nyamekye to serve as its Chairman for the next five years. This historic event took place during...

US Embassy increases visa fees effective May 30

The United States of America Embassy in Accra says it will increase its fees for nonimmigrant visas effective May 30, 2023. It added that “The...

Residents who report illegal connections to get 6% of total debt – ECG MD

The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama, has instituted a reward package for citizens who report illegal connections...

Freedom of expression vital precondition for all human rights — US Embassy

The United States (US) Embassy in Ghana has called on all who have a stake in the media to refocus on freedom of expression...

OSP invites Prof Frimpong-Boateng over his galamsey report

The Office of Special Prosecutor (OSP) has invited Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng over his controversial report on illegal mining activities in Ghana.  The venerable Professor is...

Ghanaians eat thrice daily despite economic hardship – Allotey Jacobs

Former Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Bernard Allotey Jacobs, has indicated that despite the economic crisis, Ghana is the best-performing...

SEC assures Gold Coast Fund investors of payment of locked-up funds

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has assured the aggrieved customers of the defunct Gold Coast Fund Management that their petition would be relayed...

Mother seeks advice as 15-year-old daughter continues to sleep on brother’s bed

A TikTok user, known as @queen_already1, who enjoys creating humorous videos about her family, recently shared a clip of her daughter sleeping in her...

ECG arrests over 1,550 for illegal connections

An operation carried out by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in the Tema Region shows that 1,555 illegal connections were detected in February,...

Couple battling for their lives after being attacked while bathing

A husband and wife are in critical condition after being attacked with machete by a family member while taking their bath. The incident happened in...

Burning Issues: Abandoned projects: KMA to adopt one project agenda – Mayor

The Mayor of Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Sam Pyne, has hinted that they will not undertake multiple projects and leave them uncompleted to cause...

Taxi drivers react to digital services promise by Bawumia

Chairman of the Circle Taxi Association, Chairman Nii Ashie said his group does not believe Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia’s promise of a digital service...

25% of pastors are experiencing mental illness – Mental health clinician

Twenty-five per cent of pastors are experiencing mental illness, according to a mental health clinician. Dr Kwame Frimpong says this is due to the burden...

Bodies of victims of Yeji boat accident retrieved

Bodies of the three persons who drowned in the Volta lake at Yeji have been found Thursday morning after persistent search. The bodies of three...

‘Gold Mafia’: Al Jazeera responds to Akufo-Addo’s letter

International media organisation, Al Jazeera, says it has replied to a letter from the Jubilee House which demanded an apology for its recent investigative...

Filling fuel tanks to brim is dangerous – NPA cautions motorists

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has cautioned fuel retail outlets and motorists against using ramps to aid the pumping of fuel into vehicles. It said...

PNC mourns with Edward Mahama

The People’s National Convention (PNC), has commiserated with Dr Edward Nasigre Mahama, its five-time presidential candidate over the death of his son, Ishmael. The unfortunate incident...

Woman killed as truck runs into traders in Kumasi [Video]

A trader at Dr Mensah market in Kumasi has been killed in a gory motor accident on Thursday morning. The 51-year-old cabbage vendor, Akua Serwaa,...

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, wife departs to Coronation of King Charles III [Video]

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has departed to the United Kingdom to witness the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla. Otumfuo’s departure...

Trader sentenced over threat of death

A 29-year-old trader, who threatened another trader with a sword, has been sentenced to 150 days imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court. Osman Boustani, charged...

He was like an angel – Mother of lady murdered at Nungua speaks [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Mother of lady murdered in Nungua speaks Mother of the 25-year-old lady allegedly murdered by her husband at Nungua in the Greater Accra...

People’s Forum: Gbestile residents angry over ‘abortion’ roads [Photos+Video]

Angry residents of Ghetsile in the Kpone-Katamanso Municipality of the Greater Accra region are up in alms against government over the poor state of...

Public confidence in 37 Military Hospital dwindling – GAF High Command

The high command of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has expressed concern about dwindling public confidence in the quality of healthcare delivery at the...

National Cathedral registered in the US using dead man’s details – Ablakwa alleges

North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has provided some new information on what he believes is dubious regarding the construction of the National Cathedral...

Lover allegedly kills girlfriend over another man’s photo on her phone

A jealous lover, Dominic, has allegedly killed his girlfriend at Dunkwa-on-Offin in the Central Region after seeing the photo of another man on a...

Taxi services to go digital – Bawumia

The Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia announced on Wednesday that commercial taxi drivers in the Greater Accra Region will soon be connected to a digital...

Adams Mahama murder: Asabke appeals death sentence

Convicted Asabke Alangde, who has been sentenced to death after a seven-member jury panel found him guilty, has filed a notice of appeal urging...

Al Jazeera Gold Mafia documentary: Akufo-Addo reaps what he sowed – Martin Amidu

- But in these cases, we still have judgement here; that we but teach Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return To plague the inventor; this even-handed justice Commends...

COVID-19 still here, observe protocol — Dr James Duah

The Deputy Executive Director of the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG), Dr James Duah, has implored the health system not to lose sight...

British High Commissioner urges journalists to be committed towards fight against mis-disinformation

British High Commissioner to Ghana, Harriet Thompson, has urged Ghanaian journalists to be bold and committed towards the fight against mis-disinformation. According to her, the...

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...