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2022 World toilet day: C2R-CD takes steps to improve sanitation system

The theme for the 2022 World Toilet Day is Making the Invisible Visible with a focus on the impact of poor sanitation on groundwater. It...

Residents of Twedie living in fear after washing bay operator kills sister

Residents of Twedie in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti region are yet to come to terms with the gruesome murder of a...

Former Finance Minister Kwesi Botchwey passes on

Ghana’s former Minister of Finance, Professor Kwesi Botchwey is dead. According to sources, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) stalwart passed on Saturday, November 19, 2021,...

We are upset; Ghanaian workers are suffering – TUC tells govt

“We are upset, we are not happy at all, Ghanaian workers are suffering," these are the words of organised labour to government. This comes...

Censure motion: Advise yourselves; you’ve been uninspiring – Minority told [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Censure motion: Advise yourselves; you've been uninspiring - Prof Gyampo tells Minority Political Scientist, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has expressed dissatisfaction with the Minority...

Richard Atikpo pushes ‘Operation Feed Yourself’ agenda in Oti Region

Richard K. Atikpo, a member of the 8th Council of State representing the Oti Region has pushed for 'Operation Feed Yourself' agenda in the...

ECG begins installation of smart prepaid meters in Volta Region

The Electricity Company of Ghana has begun the installation of smart prepaid meters for clients within its prepaid metering areas in the Volta Region. About...

Anas’ galamsey economy documentary ‘misleading’ – Elizabeth Ohene

Journalist, politician and former Minister of State in the John Kufuor administration, Mrs. Elizabeth Akua Ohene has questioned the credibility behind investigative journalist Anas...

Allegations for censure do not have weight – Ofori-Atta

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said he does not believe that the allegations made by the proponents of the motion of censure for...

Mahama’s aide takes on Agric Minister over sale of plantain at Agric Ministry

An aide to former President John Dramani Mahama, Joyce Bawah Mogatri, has described moves by the Agric Minister to sell foodstuff at its premises...

75 students of KTI rendered homeless after fire outbreak

A total of 75 students of the Koforidua Tech­nical Institute (KTI) in the Eastern Region have been rendered homeless when a section of their...

Ghana Police to keep fans in check ahead of Qatar 2022

The Ghana Police Service is willing to provide security to members of the public who intend to organize public viewing for the upcoming FIFA...

Ghana denies issuing advisory against travel to Abuja

Ghana has denied issuing a travel advisory against non-essential travel to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria. The advisory circulating Wednesday (November 16, 2022) and bearing...

NSMQ Quiz mistress, 14 others inducted as GAAS fellows

Fifteen people have been inducted as fellows of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS). They are the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering...

Excitement as NPP MP celebrates wife’s graduation from UK varsity

Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin South, has celebrated his wife's latest academic achievement. Mrs Ntim Fordjour was among the...

WAEC warns candidates against exams malpractices

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has warned private candidates sitting for this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) against engaging in...

Married man demands side-chick pays for hotel fee after she refused him sex

A married man is demanding the cost of a hotel he booked from his ‘side-chick’ after the lady refused to have sex with him....

Ghanaians roast Nigerians after humiliating defeat to Portugal

Nigerians were once again ripped apart by Ghanaians on social media after they were humiliated by Black Stars group opponents, Portugal in a friendly...

Pregnant woman allegedly stabbed to death at Ga South [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Pregnant woman allegedly stabbed to death in Ga South A seven-month-old pregnant woman has been stabbed in the neck to death at Asabaham...

Motor rider, pillion in ghastly motor accident [Photos]

A motorcyclist and a pillion rider have been involved in a ghastly accident at Tuna in the Savannah region. The accident occurred on Thursday afternoon...

EOCO, National Security arrest alleged Nigerian fraud kingpin over $6.5m

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) in collaboration with the National Security has arrested a Nigerian fraud kingpin in Ghana. The suspect, Sunny Anwamini,...

IET whips up engineering interest in young ladies with scholarship

Engineers inducted into the engineering profession are usually male dominated with only few females venturing into it, particularly in the Institution of Engineering and...

People’s Forum: Kenyasi residents threaten war against Newmont

Residents of Kenyasi in the Ahafo Region have threatened a faceoff with Newmont Mines over what they described as incessant killings in the area. According...

I want to start hookups; I don’t trust men anymore – Single mother of 3

Single mother of three, Doris Anima, aka Ebony, has disclosed that she wants to start engaging in the sex trade because of her bitter...

Sad scenes at burial of Adrobaa school bus accident victims

A burial ceremony has been held for the DS Elite Academy pupils who lost their lives in an accident involving their school bus on...

COA’s Dr Ato Duncan adjudged 2022 Best Scientist

The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of COA Research and Manufacturing Company Ltd., Dr. Samuel Ato Duncan, has been adjudged the 2022 ‘Scientist of...

18 dead, 2 rescued in boat mishap on the Black Volta

Tragedy struck on the Black Volta when a boat in transit suffered a mishap, killing 18 persons on board. The yet-to-be-identified victims were travelling across...

Takoradi woman fined after appearing in court with new pregnancy [Video]

Josephine Panyin Mensah, the lady at the centre of the fake kidnapping and pregnancy case in Takoradi in the Western Region, has been saved...

Adrobaa school bus accident: Victim’s family refuses to hand over body for burial

The family of one of the pupils killed in an accident on the Adrobaa-Techire road in the Ahafo region has refused to hand over...

NDC clears former Law School SRC president to contest national elections

Former President of the Ghana Law School, Wonder Victor Kutor, has been cleared to contest the upcoming National Democratic Congress (NDC) executives’ election despite...

Western Region gets 4 ports – Regional Minister

The Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, has heaped praises on President Akufo-Addo for the massive development of port infrastructure in his region.According to...

Ace Ankomah inducted as Fellow of Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences

Renowned lawyer, Ace Ankomah, has been inducted as a Fellow into the prestigious Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS). This was at a ceremony...

I am disappointed in the Minority – NPP Man on Ofori-Atta’s censure hearing [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Kwadwo Agyemang Boateng on censure hearing against Ofori-Atta A former New Patriotic Party (NPP) New Juaben Chairman has said he is disappointed in...

EC considers reviewing closing time for 2024 elections

The Electoral Commission (EC) is considering a proposal to review the closing time for electoral activities during the national elections from 5:00 pm to...

IMANI and ACEP: Botched Tema Gas deal can cause $1.5bn loss to Ghana

During this year’s United Nations (UNFCCC) 27th Conference of the Parties (COP 27) in Egypt, Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo has been teaming up with colleague African...

Galamsey: I don’t come from a cheap house to misbehave cheap – Minister

The Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, has parried allegations of his involvement in illegal mining locally known as galamsey. The Minister, who doubles...

Three robbers sentenced to five years imprisonment 

The Ashaiman Circuit Court has sentenced three robbers to five years imprisonment in hard labour each for conspiring and robbing a woman at Zenu...

Ghanaians cautioned against non-essential travels to Abuja

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has cautioned the citizenry to avoid non-essential travel to Abuja, Nigeria. This, according to the Ministry, is...

Chief Justice commissions first Circuit Court in North East Region

Chief Justice His Lordship Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah has commissioned the first circuit court in the North East Region. The facility, situated in the Regional capital,...

‘Missing GH¢17m galamsey money’: I never collapsed – Minister

The Western Regional Minister has maintained a social media post alleging a missing GH¢17 galamsey money was false. According to Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, the viral...