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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,...

JHS pupil drowns in River Owabi

A 15-year-old Junior High School pupil, David Laari, has reportedly drowned in River Owabi at Dabaa in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District of the...

Police Inspector arrested for reckless driving

An Inspector with the Ghana Police Service, Entwie Bio, has been arrested for reckless driving.  The officer was reportedly arrested on Monday after he...

Teacher trainee jailed for impersonation

The Wa Circuit Court has sentenced Uthman Anuwar Sadat, a first-year student of the Nusrat Jahan Training College to 14 months imprisonment for impersonation...

Teachers in Ashanti Region boycott class as strike by teacher unions continues

A day after refusing to stay out of the classrooms, teachers in public basic schools in the Ashanti Region have joined the nationwide industrial...

Resign or be sacked – Minority to BoG Governor

The Minority in Parliament is turning the heat on the Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Addison, who they say should...

OccupyGhana petitions Special Prosecutor to investigate businessman who attempted to bride MPs

A pressure group, OccupyGhana, has petitioned the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to probe the alleged wealthy businessman who tried to influence some...

10-year-old girl commits suicide at Agona Duotu

A 10-year-old class 3 pupil of Agona Duotu D/A Basic School in the Central Region has hanged herself. The deceased, Afia Awusi, hanged herself in...

Woman found dead, body dumped at roadside at Baifikrom

A young lady, suspected to be in her 20s, has been found dead on the Mankessim-Baifikrom stretch of Baifikrom to Dominase road in the...

Lawyers for Anas react to testifying without mask ‘ruling’

Cromwell Gray LLP, lawyers for the celebrated investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has urged the public to disregard false reportage within a section of...

Imported chicken, other meat products safe – FDA

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says chicken and other meat products that are imported into the country are taken through internationally-accredited protocols to...