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Afaglo commends NDC for peaceful polls

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Marrer Ghana Limited and Susatgad Boat Building and Fishing Industries, Novihoho Afaglo, has extended a hand of appreciation...

How Okudzeto Ablakwa’s exposé is affecting National Cathedral fundraising  

The National Cathedral Secretariat has said the actions of Member of Parliament for North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, is stalling the progress of...

Why Dr Mensa Otabil exited National Cathedral Board revealed

The National Cathedral Secretariat has set the records straight on the exit of Dr Mensa Otabil from its Board of Trustees. According to reports, he...

Lightning kills 15-year-old girl at Odumase

The tragic death of a 15-year-old student of the Odumase St. Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Primary and Junior High School in the Sunyani...

ECG drags 2 electricians to court for fraud, forgery

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has dragged two electricians to court for using the bar code of a dead employee to defraud unsuspecting...

3 dead, four seriously injured as tipper truck rams into mechanic shop

A tipper truck which rammed into a mechanic shop has killed three apprentices at Akorabuokrom in the Atwima Mponua District of the Asante Region. The...

Asantehene leads discussions with British Museum over regalia taken from Ashantis

The Asantehene Otumfuo, Osei Tutu II, last Thursday held discussions with the leadership of The British Museum about regalia items taken from the Ashantis,...

Concerned drivers react to 10% fare reduction directive

The chairman for concerned drivers, William Osei, has reacted to the 10% reduction in fares directive. According to him, the new directive is unfair as...

Govt needs $120m to complete National Cathedral – Executive Director

JoyNews/AdomNews · Why National Cathedral project has stalled The Akufo-Addo government needs to a whopping 120 million dollars to complete its flagship National Cathedral project. Construction...

Galamsey pit collapse: 7 dead, 5 rescued, many remain trapped at Birim North

Only five miners out of suspected 30 who were trapped under an illegal mining pit that caved in on Monday at Korley Teye in...

Family pleads for justice as deceased house is demolished at Mpraeso

The town of Mpraeso in the Kwawu South District has been plagued by the threat of violence ever since a family preparing for their...

Family head shot dead by unknown assailants at Bortianor[Photos]

Unknown assailants have tragically taken the life of Kpakpo Allotey, the head of the Kwame Anu family at Bortianor, located in the Ga South...

KATH surgeons perform complex limb malformation operation

A multidisciplinary team of surgeons, anesthesiologists, pediatricians and nurses led by Dr Dominic Konadu-Yeboah, Senior Specialist in Trauma and Orthopedic, have performed a six-hour...

Transport fares to go down by 10 percent from May 17

Users of public transport will enjoy a 10 percent reduction in fares by 10% effective Wednesday, May 17, 2023. This comes on the back on...

Major Oquaye laid to rest at Military Cemetery

The remains of the wife of the former Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Oquaye, were laid to rest at the Military Cemetery at Tseadoo...

COP Kofi Boakye (retired), Gabby, 90 others sworn in as notaries public

Commissioner of Police (retired), Kofi Boakye, Gabby Asare Otchere Darko and 90 others have been sworn in as a Notaries Public of the Supreme...

Driver dies after being trapped in a truck with bags of cashew nuts

Firefighters from the Ejisu Fire Station were on Sunday, 14 May 2023, dispatched to respond to a twin accident and fire incident involving a...

2 lynched, one amputated for stealing mobile phone at Ahanta West

Two persons have been lynched at Beaho in the Ahanta West Municipal District of the Western Region for allegedly stealing a mobile phone. The two...

Suspected funeral poisoning: 3 more mourners hospitalised

Three more mourners have been hospitalised following a poisoning incident at Agou, a farming community in the Nkwanta South municipality of the Oti Region. This...

Mother weeps after son gains admission to PRESEC

The Presbyterian Boys Senior High School, Legon (Legon PRESEC) is arguably one of the best Senior High Schools (SHS) in Ghana, and many parents will...

Immigration Officer saves two police officers from lynching [Photos]

A swift intervention by an Immigration officer, AICOII Nurideen Abdul Ganiu, stationed at Sehwi Wiawso in the Western North Region, saved two police officers...

Bortianor-Faana boat disaster: Parental negligence to blame

Communications team member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Twum-Barima, has criticised the “negligent” parents of the victims of the Bortianor-Faana boat disaster. To him,...

Snakes take over dilapidated classrooms at Atobiase

Teachers and pupils of Atobiase M/A Basic School in the Upper Denkyira East Municipality of the Central Region are living in fear over snakes...

Rousing welcome for Otumfuo, Lady Julia [Photos]

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and his wife, Lady Julia, have returned to Ghana after a visit to the United Kingdom (UK) where they...

Fuel prices to fall again

Prices of petrol, diesel and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) are expected to fall marginally again at the pumps from tomorrow, May 16, 2023, for...

ECG goes cashless

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that it will be going cashless from Thursday, May 11, 2023. This means that all 300 ECG...

Two charged for contempt, insulting the court

The Tamale District Court has slapped two men with two charges for disrespecting the court. The duo, Ahmed Abdul Fatawu Yamba, aged 32 and Nana...

Ban on noise-making and drumming in Accra starts today

The one-month ban on all forms of noise-making and drumming in Accra takes effect today, May 15, 2023. The ban is part of preparations for...

Ghana to receive first tranche of IMF cash by Friday

The first tranche of International Monetary Fund (IMF) cash to support the country’s balance of payment is expected to hit the Bank of Ghana’s...

‘Money spraying’ NDC MP aspirant invited by Special Prosecutor

The Office of the Special Prosecutor has invited the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament aspirant for Ejura Sekyeredumase over a suspected case...

22 hospitalised after alleged food poisoning at a funeral

Twenty-two people from Agou, a farming community in the Nkwanta South of the Oti Region, have been hospitalised due to an alleged food poisoning. The...

Bortianor-Faana boat disaster victims laid to rest [Photos]

Burial service for the nine school children of Faana, a suburb of Bortianor in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, who...

NDC decides: 8 people arrested for various offences

The Police have arrested eight (8) suspects throughout the country for various election-related offences and disturbing the peace during the Presidential and Parliamentary Primaries...

NDC decides: Bia West MP suffers defeat in primary

The incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for the Bia West constituency in the Western North Region, Dr Augustine Tawiah, has suffered a defeat in...

NDC decides: Keche’s wife, Joana Cudjoe wins Amenfi Central primary [Video]

Wife of famous artiste, Keche Andrew, has won the parliamentary primary in the Amenfi Central constituency on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress...

ABA Fuseini defeated in Sagnarigu

 ABA Fuseini has been defeated in the Sagnarigu National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primary. He has been defeated by Atta Issa, a newcomer. Mr Fuseini's victory...

Anas ordered to pay GHC100k for trespassing on businessman’s land

Investigative Journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has been ordered to pay businessman, Adolf Tetteh Adjei, 60,000 cedis for trespassing on his land. A High Court, presided...

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...