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25 out of 43 districts in Ashanti region affected by galamsey

Seven more districts in the Ashanti Region have been invaded by illegal miners, despite increased efforts to stop the menace. Out of the 43 districts...

Bawku conflict: Health professionals living in fear

Nurses and Midwives in the Bawku municipality in the Upper East Region are living in fear for their lives in the wake of renewed...

World Bank leads review of free SHS

The free Senior High School (SHS) programme is under review. The exercise is being led by the World Bank as part of efforts to...

2022 Seeds for the Future closing Ceremony: 30 ladies graduate, 18 rewarded

Huawei Ghana has successfully climaxed the 2022 edition of its flagship Corporate Social Responsibility Program, “Seeds for the Future” with 30 female tertiary students...

Senior members of Christian Divine Church demand immediate removal of Apostle Ebenezer Boahen

Some senior members of the Christian Divine Church have dragged their Chairman or General Overseer Apostle Ebenezer Boahen before court for what they described...

Caprice robbery: Pregnant women, 4 others remanded

Five persons, including a pregnant woman, have been remanded into Police custody by an Accra Circuit Court for their alleged involvement in the robbery...

Assemblies of God, Ghana meets GJA executives

The General Superintendent of Assemblies of God, Ghana, Rev. Stephen Wengam, has commended the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) for the work it is doing...

Principal elders of Akwatia warn Akwatiahene

Some chiefs, Principal Members of the Akwatia Abrande family and people of Akwatia, are calling for the head of the Akwatiahene Osabarima Kofi Boateng...

Soldiers allegedly shoot nursing mother dead at Bawku

A renewed ethnic clash at Bawku in the Upper East Region has claimed several lives including a 42-year-old lactating mother, Mariama Dauda. The deceased was...

Hawker back on street after receiving GH¢19,000 donation

A 42-year-old car duster hawker, Enoch Appiah Agyei, who was gifted GHC19,000 to make his life better is back on the streets tattered. Appiah Agyei’s...

Police prevent protestors from accessing National Cathedral, Parliament

Officers from the Ghana Police Service have prevented demonstrators from entering Parliament and the National Cathedral construction grounds. It is unclear why the police prevented...

Parliament rejects Foreign Ministry’s €116m budget for redevelopment of AICC

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs’ plan to raise an amount of €116 million to reconstruct the Accra International Conference Center (AICC) has been rejected...

Akufo-Addo swears in 15 new Court of Appeal Judges

President Nana Akufo-Addo has sworn in 15 new Court of Appeal Judges at a ceremony at the Jubilee House. President Akufo-Addo charged the newly...

Ex Ghanaian footballer Prince Tagoe remanded for defrauding Black Stars assistant coach

Former Ghana international, Prince Tagoe, has been remanded into police custody until January 4, 2023, for defrauding Black Stars assistant coach, George Boateng, of...

Robbers shoot MoMo vendor in daylight operation; bolt with cash at Kasoa [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Daylight robbery at Kasoa A 25-year-old Mobile Money (MoMo) vendor, Kelvin Nii Kpakpo,is battling for his life after being shot in a daylight...

Two friends fined for preparing soup with stolen dog

The Bole district magistrate court presided over by His Worship Edward Essel has sentenced two friends for stealing a dog for pepper soup in...

Man dies after allegedly being hit in the head with stick

A 27-year-old man has died after he was allegedly hit with a stick in the head following a misunderstanding that ensued between him and...

Canadian girls’ case: 4 kidnappers sentenced to 40 years in prison

The four men who kidnapped two Canadian girls in an uncompleted building in Kumasi and demanded a ransom of $800,000 from the families of the...

Used clothing dealers announce reduction in prices

The Used Clothing Dealers Association has announced a 30% reduction in the prices of their goods. The Public Relations Officer of the association, John Obiri-Yeboah,...

NSS releases pin codes for trained teachers

Registration for trained teachers to be enrolled for the mandatory one-year national service begins today, Tuesday, 20 December 2022. This was announced by the National...

Tipper truck kills one, injures another at Kumbungu

A young man met his untimely death with another in a critical condition after a tipper truck run into them at Kumbungu in the Northern...

Taskforce to chase stubborn drivers over transport fares reduction [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Taskforce to chase stubborn drivers over transport fares reduction The Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) and Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU)...

Armed robbers snatch taxi cab from driver at Ajumako

A 39-year-old taxi driver, Kojo Amonoo, was nearly shot dead at Ajumako after armed robbers snatched his taxi cab from him. According to the victim,...

Focus on economic recovery than National Cathedral – Dormaahene to Akufo-Addo

The President of the Bono Regional House of Chiefs, Dormaahene, Osagyefo Oseadeyo Agyemang Badu II has appealed to President Akufo-Addo to put on hold...

Pastor robbed on livestream faces fraud and extortion charges

A US preacher who was robbed at gunpoint of more than $1m (£840,000) in jewellery during a livestreamed sermon in New York has been indicted on...

Inadequate drugs and congestion remain major challenges at Kumasi Prisons

Authorities at the Kumasi Central Prisons are calling on the government and philanthropists to support the facility with essential drugs for inmates. Though they receive...

TOR to begin operation by end of February 2023 – Deputy Energy Minister

Deputy Energy Minister Andrew Egyapa Mercer has assured the public that the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) will begin operating by the end of February...

Suspend Free SHS until economy picks up – Seth Tekper tells Akufo-Addo

A former Minister of Finance has asked the government to suspend the Free SHS policy until the economy rebounds.  Seth Tekper said the current economic crisis...

I’m open to criticism – Akufo Addo

President Akufo-Addo says he is not in anyway averse to criticism rather, he takes it in good faith since it helps make informed decisions. He...

Labour will resist attempts to ‘touch’ pension funds – Prof Gyampo

JoyNews/AdomNews · GYAMPO ON PENSIONS Political Scientist with the the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has reiterated his position that organised labour will resist...

Immigration boss adjudged best Public Servant of the Year

The Comptroller-General of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) Kwame Asuah Takyi (Esq.) has been honoured at the 11th edition of the Ghana Leadership Awards...

4 kidnappers jailed 40 years

The Criminal Division of the Accra High Court has sentenced the four accused persons held for kidnapping two Canadian ladies to a combined 40...

Fake policeman arrested at check point [Video]

https://youtu.be/P3BD9MrfOZk The Awutu Bereku Police Command in the Central Region has arrested a 28-year-old fake service person. The suspect, Isaac Osei, was arrested at a checkpoint...

Compassion International Ghana launches novel child abuse tracker

Compassion International has developed a platform which will help track the report of abuse cases and attend to them accordingly. This platform, Resolver is a...

NPP MP sends SoS message to Ghanaians over economy

Member of Parliament (MP) for Mpraeso Constituency, Davis Opoku Ansah, has urged all Ghanaians to work collectively with the government in it's effort to...

IMF Board approval for Ghana programme scheduled for January 2023 – Redd Intelligence

The approval of a programme for Ghana by the Board of the International Monetary Fund is expected to come off at the earliest in...

New transport fares: Passenger, mate exchange blows [Watch]

Last Friday, GPRTU communicated to the general public that effective Monday 19th December 2022 transport fares should be reduced by 15.3%. The reduction in transport...

NABCO trainees give govt one week to pay their nine-month arrears

Former trainees under the Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) have given the government a one-week ultimatum to pay their nine-month arrears. According to them, several engagements...

Govt justifies external debt repayment suspension

Government is optimistic the suspension of debt service payments under certain categories of its external debt will help conserve foreign reserves. According to the...

Nigel Gaisie strikes again with doom prophecy on pastors, 31st Night

The usual 31st Night, the last day of the year, ends in praises and jubilation, but according to Founder and Leader of the Prophetic...