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We were called thieves, all manner of names to incite hatred – GUTA Prez justifies call for shops closure [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · GUTA Prez justifies shops closure President of Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), Dr Joseph Obeng, has justified the proposed closure of their...

Jealous boyfriend gets 5 years for causing harm at Nyanoa

A 19-year-old driver’s mate has been sentenced to five years imprisonment by the Asamankese Circuit Court for causing harm. The convict, Raymond Abbey, caused harm...

Carpenter allegedly pours acid on 14-year-old boy for attempting to ease himself in his shop

A carpenter, Kofi Narh, has been arrested and put before the Koforidua Circuit Court for attacking a 14-year-old Nigerian with acid in Koforidua in...

Homowo returns to La after four years

The La Kpa Wulↄmↄ on Tuesday morning led the sprinkling of kpokpoi, the traditional corn meal and the pouring of libation to signify the...

Akufo-Addo enskinned Chief of Truth at Daffiama-Bussie-Issa

The Chiefs and people of Daffiama-Bussie-Issa Traditonal Area on Tuesday 23rd August, 2022, conferred the chieftaincy title of “Yelemanga Naa”, to wit “Chief of...

Police hunt for Tamale NDC office attackers

Police are on a manhunt to arrest persons who attacked and destroyed property at the Northern Regional National Democratic Congress(NDC) office in Tamale.  The...

WAEC announces moves to curb exam malpractices

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced measures put in place to prevent examination malpractices.The examination body has put in place a number...

Ofosu-Ampofo sends strong message to Asiedu Nketia over NDC Chairmanship

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, has said he is ready to face the General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketia,...

Fufu pounders threaten strike over Ghc15 pay [Video]

https://youtu.be/stHQBSze_5Q The Central Regional Branch of Chop Bar Fufu Pounders Association has threatened to embark on a sit down strike over bad salaries. According to them,...

Akufo-Addo commissions 13MW Kaleo Solar Power Project

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned the Volta River Authority’s thirteen megawatt (13MW) Solar Power Project, a project whose...

Labianca rejects OSP’s ‘influence-peddling’ report; hints of court action

The Labianca Company Limited has disagreed with the influence-peddling report issued by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) against its Chief Executive. According...

Kroboland power saga: ECG, military team withdrawn from Nuaso Old Town

A combined team of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) officials and the military engaged in prepaid meter installations at Nuaso Old Town in...

KNUST student remanded for threatening to stab colleagues to death

As part of investigation into the rioting that occurred on the campus of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, the...

Mahama eulogises late Mion-Lana

Former President John Dramani Mahama has corroborated the widespread description of the late Mion-Lana, Abdulai Mahama IV, as a “Peacemaker.” Addressing a high-powered delegation from...

Twifu Esukese Ekyir residents jubilate as ‘evil’, ‘killer’ bat is killed

Residents of Twifo Esukese Ekyir in the Twifo Henmang Lower Denkyira District of the Central Region are in a state of excitement and jubilation...

She stole from me to buy phone for her boyfriend – Businessman laments dishonesty of some Ghanaian employees

A major challenge faced by successive governments of Ghana over the years is the creation of jobs for the tens of thousands of the...

3 suspected robbers shot dead in police shoot-out at Obosomase-Akuapem

Three persons, suspected to be armed robbers, have been killed in a shoot-out with the police at Aroma junction, a suburb of Obosomase-Akuapem in...

Police investigating attack on Odike in Ashanti Region

Police in the Ashanti Region have opened investigations into a gun attack on businessman and founder of United Progressive Party, Akwasi Adae Odike. The incident...

Police search for man who flogged, smeared his son with pepper for stealing

The Nyankomase Ahenkro Police Command in the Assin South District of the Central Region is on a manhunt for a father believed to be...

We are too quick to deploy military – Agalga on military presence at Lower Manya Krobo

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, James Agalga, says government is too quick to deploy the military at least provocation. According to Mr...

Krobo: ECG cuts power to Nuaso after attacks

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has cut power to Old Nuaso, a community in the Lower Manya Krobo municipality after residents engaged in...

NSMQ’s Francisca Lamini: My journey to Harvard

I hope my story will inspire you to DREAM BIG, believe in God and Believe in Earth Angels! Since I started schooling at Sanity International...

Son of late Mion Lana to be installed regent

The Spokesperson of the Abudu Royal Family, Dr Mahama Natogmah, has revealed that the first son of the late Mion Lana, Abdulai Mahamudu, will...

Hunter mistakes friend for game and shoots fatally

Barely a month after a hunter mistook a human being for an antelope and shot him at Wassa Essamang in the Western Region, a...

Forestry Commission arrests 5 for mining in Bosomtwe Forest Reserve

The Forestry Commission, through its surveillance task force, has arrested five illegal miners in the Bosomtwe Forest Reserve of the Ashanti Region. The suspects were...

Photo drops as NSMQ’s Francisca Lamini starts school at Harvard

Francisca Lamini, known for her sterling performance at the 2021 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ), has began studies at the Harvard University. The brilliant...

Sosu’s trial adjourned to October 11

The trial of Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina, Francis-Xavier Sosu, who was charged for his alleged involvement in a demonstration that led to...

NLA clarifies termination of broadcast contract with GTV

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has set records straight on its decision to terminate a lotto draw contract with Ghana Television (GTV). According to the...

Read: Akyem Apedwa Leaders and Mankata Family of Panpanso set records straight on Apedwa, Panpanso lands

The Principal Opinion Leaders of Akyem Apedwa and the Mankata Family of Panpanso have set the records straight over what they described as "distortions...

Akufo-Addo cuts sod for dualisation of 2km road at Nandom

President Nana Akufo-Addo has cut sod for the dualisation of Nandom Town roads in the Upper West Region. The two-kilometre project will cost ¢85.2 million...

 Harrowing story of how boy, 4, was allegedly beaten to death by stepmother [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Stepmother beats stepson to death A four-year-old boy has allegedly been beaten to death by his stepmother at Santa Maria in Accra. According to...

YEA faces resistance over plans to train SHS graduates for CHPS compounds

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has kicked against Youth Employment Agency's (YEA) plans to recruit and train Senior High School...

Ghana Meteo sends weather warning; check it out

As the August intermittent rainfall begins again, the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has released a weather warning for the next 24 hours. GMet has forecasted...

More dollars to be injected into economy soon – Information Minister reveals

The Information Minister has said some dollars will be injected into the economy soon to halt the sharp depreciation of the Ghanaian Cedi.  Kojo Oppong...

Year of roads not a slogan but reality – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has touted his achievements in the road sector with a strong claim that roads infrastructure under his regime is unmatched in...

Delta Airlines’ plane banned from flights to Accra

The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has temporarily banned Delta Air Lines' plane with registration N195DN, from flying to Ghana. This comes on the...

WAEC beefs up security as WASSCE starts

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) says it has tightened up its security apparatus as this year’s West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE)...

Family of late Mion Lana pledges commitment to peace at Dagbon

The family of the late Mion Lana, Mahamadu Abdulai III, has pledged its commitment to ensure that the peace that is currently prevailing in...

Man who attempted to sell 2-year-old daughter for GHS20K remanded

The Agona Swedru Circuit Court has remanded a 37-year-old man, Samuel Kobina Agyemang, into police custody for attempting to sell his child for GHS20,000. He...

1 person allegedly shot in Lower Manya Krobo over prepaid meter installation

One person has allegedly sustained a gunshot wound at Nuaso in the Lower Manya Krobo municipality during a tussle between some residents who have...