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Two female illegal miners die in galamsey pit

A deep mining pit has unfortunately caved in and killed two suspected illegal female miners at Bonsukwaada near Atwima Mfensi, a farming community in...

ECG disconnects fish farm of 2020 National best Aquaculture winner

The national revenue mobilization taskforce of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) travelled about 100km to disconnect the fish farm of Ghana’s 2020 National...

Bawku Technical Institute closed down after violent clashes

The Ghana Technical and Vocational Education and Training Services has closed down the Bawku Technical Institute after violent clashes with students of Bawku Senior High School. The...

There will be no by-election in Domeabra-Obom– NDC Election Committee Member

National Democratic Congress' (NDC) Election Committee Member, Mahdi Gibrill, has confirmed that Member of Parliament (MP) for Domeabra-Obom, Sophia Ackuaku, has not filed for...

Kejetia market: We are protecting lives – KMA boss justifies closure

Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) boss, Samuel Pyne, has given reasons why the Kejetia market was closed down after the fire outbreak.  According to him, upon...

Be bold and reject LGBTQI+ – Nana Yaa Jantuah tells Akufo-Addo

General Secretary of the Convention People's Party (CPP), Nana Yaa Akyempem Jantuah, has urged President Nana Akufo-Addo to be bold and take a firm...

God will receive him in heaven – Uncle of late Kumawu MP

JoyNews/AdomNews · God will receive him in heaven – Uncle of late Kumawu MP Akwasi Sarkodie, an uncle of the late Kumawu Member of Parliament,...

Man who swallowed 68 pellets of drugs at Airport jailed

A man who was arrested at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) after confessing to the Narcotics Control Commission officers of swallowing pellets of Narcotics...

Kenya: MP dies after hit-and-run motorcycle crash

A Kenyan lawmaker has died while receiving treatment at a hospital after being involved in a hit-and-run motorcycle accident in the capital, Nairobi. Kullow Maalim...

Akufo-Addo reacts to death of Kumawu MP

President Nana Akufo-Addo has joined scores of politicians in mourning Kumawu Member of Parliament (MP), Philip Basoah. President Akufo-Addo has said he is shocked...

Teenager struggling with dad’s death leaves heartbreaking text before vanishing

A missing teenager sent a heartbreaking final text message revealing she was struggling with her dad's death - just moments before she disappeared. Haliey Wells, 17, from...

Ghana Post staff hold ECG taskforce ‘hostage’ after disconnection

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Revenue Mobilization Taskforce team was held hostage for about 30 minutes after they disconnected the Ghana Post Company...

Delay shocks Chairman Wontumi at his mother’s funeral

Wontumi, the Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman, lost his mother Elizabeth Boampong Nyamekye in November 2022. Four months after her passing, Wontumi's mother has been...

ECG disconnects Osu Police Barracks over illegal connection

Three blocks at the police barracks at Osu in Accra have been disconnected over an illegal connection (connected power directly without a meter) by...

Three poachers arrested for killing wildlife

Three poachers have been arrested by Rangers of Mole National park for killing wildlife animals on two reserves. The three suspects were arrested on Tuesday,...

Armed police officers and soldiers clash in Accra central as traders run for their lives

Some personnel of the Ghana Police Service and the Ghana Armed Forces clashed at the Central Business District of Accra on Monday. According to a...

Ho Teaching Hospital, other health facilities owe ECG GH₵8.9 million

The Ho Teaching Hospital, Ho Municipal Hospital, Keta Municipal Hospital, Peki Government Hospital, some municipal and district hospitals, CHPS compounds, bungalows, and health directorates...

What Kumawu MP’s mother said after news of his death was broken to her [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · What Kumawu MP’s mother said after news of his death was broken to her An uncle of the Member of Parliament for Kumawu...

Akufo-Addo appoints Derek Kwaku Nkansah as PBC MD

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed Derek Kwaku Nkansah as the Managing Director (MD) of PBC Limited. The nomination is contained in a letter dated March...

Over 800 shop owners at Kejetia Market protest against closure of their shops

Some Traders at Kejetia Market F-line whose shops have been closed due to a recent fire outbreak have removed the baricades in protest against...

Elements deterring smooth running of UEW – Governing Council

The University of Education, Winneba (UEW) says the new administration led by Vice-Chancellor Professor Mawutor Avoke since taking office has received numerous petitions and...

Oppong Nkrumah reacts to ‘LGBTQI+ colours’ at Jubilee House

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has asked Ghanaians to disregard claims the Jubilee House was draped in LGBTQI+ colours to welcome US Vice President...

Employment Ministry cautions public against recruitment scam

The Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations has cautioned the public against an ongoing recruitment scam where an email, purportedly emanating from the Ministry,...

8 dead as boat carrying mourners capsizes on Oti River

Eight people have been confirmed dead after a boat carrying mourners capsized on the Oti River on Monday, March 27. According to reports, the boat...

Ashaiman solider murder suspects denied bail

The Ashaiman Circuit Court presided over by Simon J. Gaga has once again denied bail to six suspects picked up in connection with the...

Alban Bagbin installed chief of Awudome

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has been installed sub-Chief of Awudome in the Volta region. Mr Bagbin will serve under the title Togbe Nutefeworla...

Thieves break into Catholic school; steal 17 laptops

Thieves have raided the Bibiani Catholic 'A' Junior High School (JHS) in the Bibiani Anhweaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region. The suspects made...

Cape Coast residents happy about Kamala Harris’ visit

Residents of Cape Coast are optimistic about US Vice President, Kamala Harris’ visit to the ancient city on Tuesday, March 28, hoping for an...

Footballer jailed for defiling minor thrice

A 27-year-old footballer, who had sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl on three occasions at Mamprobi in Accra, has been sentenced to 12 years...

2M Express reacts to accident that killed 9 on Accra-Kumasi Highway

Management of 2M Express, a transport company whose bus was involved in a fatal accident on the Accra-Kumasi Highway has expressed deep sorrow over...

Treason trial: Court demands death certificate of Dr Mac-Palm

The High Court trying Dr Frederick Mac-Palm and nine others over alleged coup plots has ordered his defense counsel to furnish it with his...

Basic school heads cry over non-payment of capitation grant

Some heads of basic schools are lamenting over the delay in release of capitation grants to schools. The situation, they say is affecting teaching and...

Driver dead, 2 in critical condition after accident at Gomoa Mprumen

One person has died with a driver and his mate in critical condition after a Benz cargo truck collided with a Toyota Hiace at...

Explosion rocks Aboadze thermal plant

A huge explosion has ripped through one of the thermal plants at the Aboadze power enclave in the Shama District in the Western Region,...

Ashaiman soldier murder case: Police hunt for another suspect

The police are on the manhunt for another suspect in connection with the death of Sheriff Imoro. The soldier was killed at Ashaiman in...

Akufo-Addo gives update on Anti-LGBTQI Bill in Parliament

President Nana Akufo-Addo has indicated that the substantial elements of the Anti-LGBTQI bill, which is currently before Parliament, have been modified. He explained that the...

US commits $100m to help combat terrorism in coastal West Africa

The United States government says it is providing $100 million to five West African countries to help combat possible extreme terrorism. The countries include Côte...

Gold mafia smuggles $40 million worth of gold out of Ghana every month

A gold trader exposed in Al Jazeera’s Gold Mafia investigative documentary has revealed that he smuggles a ton of gold from Ghana every month. Al...

I don’t know – Akufo-Addo on presence or otherwise of Al-Qaeda troops in Ghana

President Nana Akufo-Addo says he has no information on the presence or otherwise of troops of militant organisation, Al-Qaeda in Ghana. He said this while...

Alleged coup: Court demands death certificate confirming Mac-Palm’s death

The High Court in Accra is demanding the medical certificate confirming the death of Dr Frederick Yao Mac-Palm, who was standing trial for an...