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One killed as police arrest Wassa Akropong bank robbery suspects

Two suspects have been arrested in connection with a robbery attack on the Upper Amenfi Rural Bank at Jukwa near Wassa Akropong. The two...

Haruna Atta celebrates late wife

Ghana’s former Ambassador to Namibia, Alhaji Haruna Atta, has said his late wife, Nana Yaa Ofosuhemaa Agyeman, had a very successful life. “My wife’s funeral...

Jehovah’s Witnesses worldwide resume door-to-door ministry

Jehovah’s Witnesses worldwide will on Thursday, September 1, 2022, resume their well-known door-to-door ministry. A special global campaign will be launched to offer members of...

Thieves ransack NIA office at Tano North

Thieves have broken into the Tano North Municipal Office of the National Identification Authority (NIA) in the Ahafo Region and made away with some...

Bagre Dam spillage: NADMO issues flood alert

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has issued flood alert after authorities in charge of the management of the Bagre Dam indicated that water...

COVID-19: Checkout new guidelines at Kotoka International Airport

The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has revised Covid-19 guidelines for passengers entering and those leaving the country through the Kotoka International Airport. In a...

Akufo-Addo approves inclusion of nuclear energy into Ghana’s power generation mix

President Nana Akufo-Addo has now incorporated the inclusion of nuclear technology into the country’s power generation mix. The move, according to him, is in consonance...

Morso Traditional Council honours NSMQ’s Eden of Prempeh College

The chiefs and people of Morso in the Asante Akyem South Municipality have held a grand durbar in honour of Eden Nana Obeng Kyei,...

Traditional healers request to be engaged in healthcare system

The Regional Chairman for Afrikania Traditional Healers, Jijiri Wajah, has entreated government to preserve the nation’s cultural heritage by integrating traditional healers into the...

374 academic programmes at University of Ghana unaccredited – Auditor-General’s report

The Auditor-General’s 2021 report has revealed that 374 academic programmes at the University of Ghana are unaccredited. Out of the 374 courses, 14 of them...

Auditor-General is public enemy number one – Apaak

Member of Parliamentvfor Builsa South is accusing the Auditor-General, Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu, of being a "public enemy". Dr Clement Apaak explained that his refusal to...

Teacher allegedly killed in struggle with nephew who attempted to steal from him

A 47-year-old teacher of Assin Dosii D/A Basic School in the Assin South of the Central Region, John Obeng, has been allegedly killed by...

Zipline and Jumia join forces to pioneer drone delivery across Africa

Jumia, leading e-commerce platform in Africa, and Zipline, the world’s largest instant delivery service has announced a collaboration to deploy automated, on-demand delivery for...

Abandoned La General Hospital site turned into okro farm [Video]

https://youtu.be/cHPIF40hT50 The site designated for the construction of the La General Hospital has reportedly been turned into an okro farm. This came to light...

I think we should have a broader conversation on Free SHS – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo says he is open to a broader conversation on access to education, especially the Free Senior High School (FSHS) policy. The conversation,...

We need police presence back at Nkoranza – Bono East chiefs appeal to president

The Bono East Regional House of Chiefs has made a passionate appeal to President Nana Akufo-Addo to help restore police operations in the Nkoranza...

National Cathedral: Checkout how much govt spent in 2021

The amount spent so far on the construction of the National Cathedral has been a subject of controversy. Work on the project, which is estimated...

Krachi Nchumuru MP donates laptops, desktop to health directorate

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Krachi Nchumuru Constituency, Solom Kuyon, has made a donation to some authorities in the district. The MP donated 14...

Fire destroys 3-bedroom house at Wamfie [Video]

https://youtu.be/wRPuG1ywTgs A three-bedroom house has been burnt at Wamfie, the district capital of Dormaa East in the Bono Region. The fire, which started on Tuesday...

Over 100,000 people living with HIV unaware of their status

Ghana recorded a reduction in new infections and related death cases of AIDS by 26 per cent and 38 per cent respectively between 2017...

51-year-old goldsmith accuses ex-girlfriend of selling their baby for GH¢5,000

A 51-year-old goldsmith, Kwesi Tetteh Zoday, is accusing his now ex-girlfriend of selling their newborn child for GHC5,000.Speaking to GHOne TV, the complainant, who...

Galamsey worsened because of you – Ashanti chiefs call out politicians over illegal mining

Some chiefs in the Ashanti Region have refuted claims that traditional leaders have a hand in illegal mining activities in the region. According to them,...

Cape Coast gears up for Fetu Afahye

Cape Coast is bubbling with excitement as the chiefs and the people prepare to celebrate this year’s Fetu Festival after a two-year break. Almost all...

Health Minister ‘hot’ over stalled La General Hospital project

Pressure is mounting on Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu, over the lack of work at the site of the demolished La General Hospital. The health...

What harm have I caused Ghana? – Adutwum quizzes over controversial $1.2m Galop project [Listen]

Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has said the US$1.2million World Bank-funded Ghana Accelerated Learning Outcomes Project (GALOP) is still intact in the...

Real reason why there is food crisis in SHSs nationwide [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Education Minister opens up on cause of SHSs food crisis Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has revealed the cause of food challenges...

Ghana School of Law SRC President officially joins University of North Florida

The Students Representative Council (SRC) President of the Ghana School of Law, Wonder Victor Kutor, has announced his admission to the University of North...

600 GTP workers asked to proceed on leave

Some workers of the Ghana Textiles Printing Company Limited (GTP) in Tema have been asked to proceed on leave following shortage in the supply...

3 ‘ghost names’ at Finance Ministry get GH¢1.1m as salaries

The 2021 Auditor-General’s report on Ministries, Departments and Agencies has raised concerns over salary payments to the sum of GH¢1,112,896.00 made at the Finance...

We applied, got the price and paid – Judge defends colleagues over ‘unlawful’ purchase of cars

A former President of the Association of Magistrates and Judges, Justice Victor Ofoe, has jumped to the defence of his 16 colleagues cited by...

Child Rights International wades into ‘Adentan Missing Baby’ saga

Executive Director for Child Rights International, Bright Appiah, has urged the man (Kwesi Tetteh Zodah) at the centre of the Adentan missing baby case...

Pentecost elder killed in accident on Accra-Kumasi Highway [Photos]

A middle-aged man has lost his life in a fatal accident on the Accra-Kumasi Highway. The accident reportedly occurred on Tuesday at the Nsuapemso...

Man pounds mother, 3 sisters to death

Residents of Tampaala, a suburb of Jirapa in the Upper West Region, have been thrown into a state of mourning after a 20-year-old man...

Three private universities receive Presidential Charter

The Methodist, Catholic and Presbyterian University College Ghana have received a Presidential Charter making them full-fledged universities. The charters will now allow the...

I have nightmares and sleepless nights over my missing husband – Wife cries

Wife of 68-year-old private security man missing for the past nine days in the Wa municipality says she has been having nightmares and sleepless...

Bosomtwe chiefs honour Education Minister [Photos]

The chiefs and people of Bosomtwe in the Ashanti Region have honoured Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum. This was at a grand durbar...

SIM Card Re-registration: Some Ghanaians are like ‘vultures’ – Lecturer

Head of Linguistics at the University of Ghana, Professor Kofi Agyekum, popularly known as Opanyin Agyekum, is overwhelmed with shock over the behaviour of...

10 suspected land guards arrested near Nsawam [Photos]

About 10 suspected land guards have been arrested by the Okyeman Land Protection Force at Yaw K)k) near Nsawam in the Eastern Region. The...

Suspended Sekondi-Takoradi MCE reinstated

President Nana Akufo-Addo has reinstated the Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) for the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly, Abdul Mumin Issah. This was contained in a statement signed...

Julius Debrah to bury brother on Saturday, September 3

Former Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah and family, are billed to bury their late brother, Isaac Kwabena Nkansah Debrah this Saturday, 3rd September 2022...