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Ghana’s Ambassador to Turkey gives update on nationals after earthquake

Ghanaians in the affected areas of Turkey's February 6, 2023 earthquake will be evacuated in the coming days, Francisca Ashietey-Odunton, Ghana's Ambassador to Turkey,...

Court sets date to rule on former MASLOC boss’ trial in absentia 

The Financial Division of the Accra High Court has fixed February 24, 2024, to deliver ruling on whether or not “absconded” Sedinam Tamakloe should...

West Hills Mall incident: Deceased died of obstruction of airway by foreign body… – Pathologist

A Ga East Municipal Pathologist has given the cause of death of Shadrach Arloo as asphyxiation and obstruction of airway by a foreign body. Shadrach...

9 arrested in Atewa Forest for illegal mining

Nine people have been arrested at the Saaman Joaso portion of the Atewa Forest Reserve in the Eastern Region. The nine persons aged between 15...

Mood at Christian Atsu’s family house [Video]

The family house of Christian Atsu was overtaken by mixed emotions following news that the footballer has been pulled out of a rubble caused...

28 of 47 students of Ejuraman Anglican SHS discharged from Hospital

Twenty-eight of the forty-seven students of Ejuraman Anglican SHS have been discharged from the Ejura Government Hospital after the roof of their school’s dining...

DDEP: The picketing pensioners, their moods and messages

On Tuesday, February 7, pensioners who have individually invested in government bonds returned to the precincts of the Ministry of Finance in Accra to...

Nurse found dead after failed marriage

A 34-year-old nurse, David Atinga, at the Kpasera CHPS compound in the Central Gonja District of the Savannah Region has been found hanging dead....

Police officer crashed to death

G/CPL Richard Datsomor of the Kpetoe District of the Volta Region has been killed in a motor-vehicle crash that occurred Monday evening. The deceased died...

Christian Atsu’s twin sister speaks on brother’s condition [video]

The twin sister of former Black Stars and Hatayspor winger, Christian Atsu, has confirmed the player’s safety. Christiana Atsupie Twasam says her twin brother is...

Police Inspector interdicted for professional misconduct 

The Police Administration has interdicted Inspector Kennedy Martey Ampofo, stationed at the Sampa District Command in the Bono Region, for professional misconduct. A statement issued and signed...

Fire guts Eremon SHS girls dormitory

Fire has razed down the girls’ dormitory of the Eremon Senior High School in the Lawra municipality of the Upper West Region. The incident, which...

Video of Nigel Gaisie’s earthquake prophecy surfaces after Christian Atsu’s rescue

Prophet Nigel Gaisie, the founder and lead pastor of the Prophetic Hill Chapel, is well known for his prophetic gifts. He recently made headlines...

GRA rolls out agenda for nurturing young officers

The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) says its objective of creating an inter-generational exchange among customs officers is in line with...

5 SHS students battling for their lives after dining hall roofing collapse

Five students of the Ejuraman Anglican Senior High School (SHS) in the Ejura-Sekyeredumase District of the Ashanti Region are currently under intensive care after...

Fisheries Ministry launches certification scheme to check poor handling of fish

Deputy Fisheries Minister, Moses Anim, has announced the launch of the National Safe Certification and Licensing Scheme. The scheme seeks to certify fish processors with...

Akufo-Addo makes changes to Ministerial appointees

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has announced to the House names of ministerial nominees from President Nana Akufo-Addo listed for appointments. This comes...

Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council meets Oppong Nkrumah

The leadership of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council has paid a courtesy call on Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah. The visit to the...

I’m a victim of debt exchange – Nana Yaa Jantuah

JoyNews/AdomNews · Nana Yaa Jantuah fights government on debt exchange General Secretary of the Convention People's Party (CPP), Nana Yaa Jantuah, says she is a...

Lawyer ditches alleged coup plotters

Private legal practitioner, Victor Adawudu, has served notice that he will no longer represent one of the 10 persons standing trial for allegedly planning...

Ibrahim Mahama rescues former ‘NSMQ shark’

Ghanaian business mogul, Ibrahim Mahama, has pledged his preparedness to support former National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) ‘shark’, “Dr” Ninwie Leonard Lanyeli. Mr...

NACOC intercepts marijuana concealed in cocoa powder containers

The Narcotics Control Commission's (NACOC) Ghana Post Unit has intercepted six parcels of marijuana concealed in cocoa powder plastic containers. The parcel, which was...

Illegal miners block Birim River

Illegal miners have restricted the free flow of the Birim River on the outskirts of Akyem Aboabo to enable them to carry out their...

One shot dead at Bawku

One person has been shot dead at Bawku barely a few hours after a visit by the Upper East Regional Security Council (REGSEC) to...

MTN-Ghana reviews tariffs on products, services

Beginning February 7, 2023, all services and products of the telecommunications giant, MTN-Ghana, will go up. Management of the company in a statement on Monday,...

IPRA introduces climate change communications guidelines

International Public Relations Association (IPRA) has introduced climate change communications guidelines to be implemented by its members. The IPRA in a statement said, “We take...

DDEP: We’ll continue to converge at Finance Ministry until we’re exempted – Pension Bondholders

Convener of the Pensioner Bondholders Forum, Dr Adu Anane Antwi, says the Forum will not back down on its plan to get the government...

Fire guts printing press at Fante New Town

A shop at Fante New Town in Kumasi, which serves as a printing press, has been gutted by fire which started on Wednesday morning. The...

Overlord of Gonja laid to rest

The Overlord of the Gonja State, Yagbonwura Tuntumba Boresa I, has been laid to rest at the Yagbon royal museum in Mankuma in the...

40 Ejuraman students injured in dining structure collapse

Five students of the Ejuraman Anglican Senior High School in the Ejura-Sekyeredumase District of the Ashanti Region are currently under intensive care after their...

Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital offers free treatment to former ‘NSMQ shark’

The Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital has promised to provide free psychiatric care for the former National Science and Maths Quiz ‘shark’, “Dr” Ninwie Leonard Lanyeli. In...

Italian-based Ghanaian on holidays stabbed to death by a neighbour

An Italian-based Ghanaian woman on holidays is alleged to have been murdered by a neighbour at Sepe Buokrom in the Ashanti Region. The deceased, known...

Ghana Union Vestland, Norway elects new executives

The Ghana Union Vestland-Bergen (GUV), Norway has elected new executives to steer the affairs of the union for the next two (2) years. The election...

We pray Atsu is found safe and sound – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called for prayers for Ghanaian international footballer, Christian Atsu, who is reported to have gone missing after an...

Ghana Baptist Convention launches 60th anniversary

The Executive President of the Ghana Baptist Convention (GBC), Reverend Enoch Nii Narh Thompson, has unveiled plans by the Church to embark on a...

Mahama asks for prayers for Christian Atsu

Former President John Dramani Mahama has asked Ghanaians to continue lifting up prayers for ex-Black Stars player, Christian Atsu.  Christian Atsu is reportedly trapped under...

U/E Regional Minister calls for all guns at Bawku to go silent

The Upper East Regional Minister, Stephen Yakubu, is demanding immediate silencing of guns at Bawku. He sought for peace to reign in the region. “We have...

Horrific videos from Turkey’s massive earthquake

News is still coming in from across Turkey following a massive 7.7 earthquake that hit the country on Monday, February 6, 2023. Multiple reports confirm...

Couple nearly lynched at Kasoa for allegedly stealing mobile phones

Two persons, believed to be husband and wife, escaped lynching when they were nabbed stealing items at Kasoa CP in the Awutu Senya East...

Four out of 6 who inserted stick into an*s of teenager jailed

Six persons including a 79-year-old man, Francis Amoako, who inserted a stick into the anus of a 16-year-old boy at Agogo in the Asante...