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Ghana Law School SRC reacts to directive to submit social media handles

The Students’ Representative Council (SRC) of the Ghana School of Law says an admonition by the Director of the school for students to live...

You will be sent to the graveyard if – Defense Minister to political party vigilantes

Political party vigilantes have been urged not to gamble with their lives ahead of the 2024 general election. This is because the security agencies are...

Fire consumes shops in Tamale

Fire has grazed down some shops and their content in the Tamale metropolis in the Northern Region Wednesday afternoon. The fire outbreak, which started around...

Attributing high food prices to fuel hikes highly exaggerated – Agric Minister

The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has said that the price hikes in fuel have been exaggerated to be the...

Why more Ghanaian youth are resorting to visa lottery

Ghana has faced difficult times in the past, but it appears that things have gotten worse as the economy continues to deteriorate and the...

Respect demands of your electorate – Cardinal Turkson

JoyNews/AdomNews · Respect demands of your electorates; failure to do so is deprivation of justice - Cardinal Turkson Chancellor of the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy of...

Ghanaian YouTuber’s call to the Bar on hold for ‘lack of good character’

Ghanaian YouTuber, Elorm Ababio, popularly known as Ama Governor, will not be called to the Ghana Bar on Friday when her colleagues formally join...

Angry Minister blasts man for drying cocoa beans on highway [Video]

A yet-to-be-identified cocoa farmer has incurred the wrath of the Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, for drying cocoa beans on a newly-constructed road...

No coup in Ghana – Defense Minister assures

The Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul, has given an assurance that there would not be a coup d’état in the country. According to him, although there...

No inherited project abandoned; 1,314 completed since 2017 – GETFund

The administrator of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) has reiterated no project inherited from the erstwhile administration has been abandoned. According to Richard Ampofo...

NDC Council of Elders mourn with Ofosu-Ampofo [Photos]

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Council of Elders has commiserated with the National Chairman, Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, over the death of his mother. Mr Ofosu-Ampofo...

Ghana needs $400m to import fuel every month

The Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul, has revealed that an amount of 400 million dollars is needed on a monthly basis to import fuel into...

26-year-old mother who dumped baby in public toilet arrested

The Gomoa Dominase District Police Command has arrested a mother who dumped her two-week-old baby in a public toilet. The 26-year-old mother, Maria Bakusu, committed...

How Francis Sosu got an innocent remand prisoner freed

Abena Nyamekyne’s story is one that will shock many. She was simply remanded for two weeks into prison custody without any court hearing. The...

Labour Commission directs teachers unions to call off strike

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has directed the three teacher unions who are on strike against the appointment of Dr. Eric Nkansah as the...

I have no personal information that Aisha Huang mined illegally – AG’s witness

A superintendent of Immigration has told an Accra High Court he has no personal information that Aisha Huang was engaged in illegal mining. Ruben Ransford...

Galamsey: Operation Halt II seizes 30 excavators

The Operation Halt II team deployed by the Ghana Armed Forces has seized 30, destroyed four and immobilised four excavators. This operation follows the relaunching...

Pupils teach themselves as teachers continue strike

Some pupils in Ghana’s public basic schools say their mates have now taken over teaching duties to make up for the absence of teachers. According...

Abronye reacts to Supreme Court’s ruling in case against ‘double-salaried’ MPs

JoyNews/AdomNews · Abronye Reacts To Supreme Court's Ruling In Case Against ‘double - Salaried’ MPs Bono Regional New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman, Kwame Baffoe aka...

Supreme Court dismisses Abronye’s case against ‘double-salaried’ MPs

The Supreme Court has in a unanimous decision dismissed a case filed by NPP Bono Regional Chairman, Kwame Baffoe aka Abronye DC, against some...

Ofori-Atta will meet an empty Chamber if… – NPP MP [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Ofori - Atta Will Meet An Empty Chamber If... – NPP MP Member of Parliament (MP) for Bortianor-Ngleshie Amanfro, Sylvester Tetteh, has hinted...

Kel Charcoal Toothpaste wins Product of the Year Award [Photos]

Samara Company Limited, producers of Kel Charcoal Toothpaste, has bagged an award at the just-ended National Customers’ Choice Awards Ghana. Kel Toothpaste, which is the...

Mankessim murder: No show for suspects over lack of fuel for Police vehicle

Relatives of 22-year-old Asor Botchwey who was gruesomely murdered at Mankessim were left disappointed as the court adjourned the case for the fourth time....

Law School directs students to submit social media handles for monitoring

The Ghana School of Law has asked students to submit their social media handles for monitoring to ensure that they maintain a character befitting...

Mentally challenged man stoned to death after attacking couple

A mentally challenged man has been stoned to death at Abakrampa in the Abura Asebu Kwamankese District of the Central Region. This was after...

Striking teachers to meet Labour Commission

The leadership of the three teacher unions on strike will today, Wednesday, November 9, 2022, meet the National Labour Commission (NLC). This comes after...

Qatar 2022: Agent fires GFA, Otto Addo for omitting Schlupp from final squad

Representative of Crystal Palace midfielder, Jefferey Schlupp, has taken a swipe at the leadership of the Ghana Football Association after the player's omission from...

Aisha Huang’s trial begins today

The High Court in Accra is expected to begin the trial of galamsey 'kingpin' Aisha Huang today, November 9, 2022. This comes after prosecution complied...

Tears as Lady Rev Heward-Mills celebrates late son on his birthday

The first lady of the United Denomination Originating from the Lighthouse Group of Churches, Lady Rev. Mrs Adelaide Heward-Mills celebrated her late son, Dr...

I have not forfeited 6 months salary – Kufuor dismisses fake letter to Chief of Staff

The Office of former President John Agyekum Kufuor has refuted claims the former President has forfeited six months of his salary to the State. In...

Parliament’s Education Committee to push for amendment of GETFund Act

The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Education Committee, Peter Nortsu-Kotoe, has promised to make a strong case for an amendment to the Ghana Education Trust...

Check out GETFund projects completed in some universities

The administrator of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), Richard Ampofo Boadu, has listed a number of projects completed in various tertiary institutions in...

GETFund engages stakeholders on infrastructure support

The Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) has held a stakeholders' forum on infrastructure support for education in Ghana. The forum, led by the GETFund...

Four-day-old baby dumped in public toilet rescued

A four-day-old baby boy has escaped death after his mother dumped him into a public toilet at Gomoa Potsin in the Central Region. The...

Lotto operators go wild over NLA’s 20% commission [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · LOTTO WAHALA The Concerned Lotto Agents Association of Ghana has said they are unhappy about directives by the National Lottery Authority (NLA) in...

Truck kills 19-year-old SHS graduate, 4 others injured at Bibiani

A 19-year-old Senior High School (SHS) graduate has lost his life in an accident between a tricycle and a sand truck on the Bibiani-Kumasi...

One shot dead, 7 injured in violent clashes between 2 communities

A 31-year-old man, Quashie Edem, has been shot dead with six others injured in a cutlass and gun battle in land litigation between the...

It is true money hates noise – Christian Council Chairman tells Ghanaians

The Chairman of the Christian Council of Ghana, Rt. Rev. Prof Joseph Obiri Yeboah Mantey, has urged Ghanaians to minimize their negative comments about...

Govt drags teachers to Labour Commission over strike

The government has dragged the striking teacher unions to the National Labour Commission (NLC) over their stance on the appointment of an acting Director-General...

Hardship in Ghana: Prices of Bible to go up

The Bible Society of Ghana has announced an increase in the price of Bibles effective November 10, 2022. The increase, according to the Society,...