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Law practice is not a right, it’s a privilege – Attorney General [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · ‘Law Practice Is Not A Right, It’s A Privilege’ – Attorney GeneralAttorney-General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, is of the...

Scenes from one-week observation of late Kofi Adda [Photos]

The one-week observation of late former Aviation Minister, Joseph Kofi Adda, has been held.The deceased was also a former Member of Parliament for...

Teacher mercilessly canes pupil for failing to complete Maths assignment [Photo]

The Zongo Police in the Asawase constituency of the Ashanti Region have begun investigations into the alleged assault of a class one pupil.A teacher...

‘Aboboyaa’ brouhaha: 12 tricycle riders arrested for using Tema Motorway

At least 12 tricycle riders have been arrested by a task force for defying the directive not to use the Accra-Tema Motorway.The Greater Accra...

Gbawe Kwatei family sets records straight on curfew over chief’s funeral

The Gbawe Kwatei Family has dismissed rumours of imposing curfew in the area over the final funeral rites of the chief, Nii Laryea Faamlite...

Asantehene launches Entrepreneurship Challenge; 10,000 to benefit in 5 years

About 10,000 businesses and start-ups are up to benefit from a new initiative by the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.Dubbed the Otumfuo Entrepreneurship...

Road accident deaths in 2021 scary – NRSA

JoyNews/AdomNews · Road accident deaths in 2021 scary – NRSAThe National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) is hinting 2021 road accident deaths would be the...

Fundraising campaign for National Cathedral to be launched in Ho

A regional fundraising campaign to mobilise funds to support the construction of the National Cathedral will be launched in Ho, in the Volta Region...

Akomadan accident: Families bury ashes of deceased

JoyNews/AdomNews · Families of Akomadan accident burying ashesSome family members of the six people who were burnt to death in an accident at Akomadan...

LGBTQ+ activities distort the procreation order – Tobinco CEO

The Group Chairman for Tobinco Group of Companies, Elder Nana Samuel Amo Tobbin, has cautioned the youth against engaging in homosexual activities.The comment by...

Boyfriend arrested over another Takoradi fake kidnap

Two persons, including a media practitioner, are assisting police with investigations into a suspected kidnapping saga at Mpohor in the Western Region.The culprits, Stephen...

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Foundation partners Cocoa Licensed Buying Companies to support agric entrepreneurs

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Foundation has partnered with the Cocoa Licensed Buying Companiesto support agriculture entrepreneurs in the Ashanti Region.The partnership forms...

Mobile phone repairer arrested for robbery and murder

The Eastern Regional Police Command has apprehended a 35-year-old man, Elisha Asante, a mobile phone repairer at Ekye Amanfo in the Kwahu Afram Plains...

Bawumia’s aide replies critics of digitisation agenda

Aide to Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Gideon Boako has mounted a spirited defence for the incumbent government's digitaisation agenda.According to him, the...

Ashanti Regional Police holds memorial service for fallen heroes

The Ashanti Region Police Command has held a memorial service in commemoration of six police officers who died during their line of duty.The service...

2 arrested for parading teenagers naked on the streets

Police have arrested two people in the Eastern Region who stripped two teenagers naked and paraded them on the streets of Akuapem Adawso.According to...

Why we blocked entrance to China Mall – West Hills Mall

Management of West Hills Mall has described as misleading, claims that the entrance to China Mall was blocked due to competition between the two...

NRSA investigates Abofour and Akomadan accidents

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) is investigating two crashes at Abofour and Akomadan in the Ashanti Region which have claimed 26 lives in...

No licence for cannabis business yet — Narcotics Control Commission

The Narcotics Control Commission (NCC) has warned the public against the cultivation of narcotic plants or the establishment of a business related to narcotics...

NDC man’s incest case adjourned to January 26

A Cape Coast Circuit Court hearing the alleged incest case involving the Central Regional Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress, Emmanuel Kwesi Dawood,...

Amansie South residents demonstrate over bad roads [Video]

https://youtu.be/2iXDJ_e350cResidents in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti Region have taken to the streets to protest against bad road network in the area.Despite...

NUGS appeals for funds to renovate office

JoyNews/AdomNews · NUGS appeals for funds to renovate officeThe National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) is appealing for support to help fund the repairs...

New twist to Akumadan accident that claimed six lives [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Driver Who Caused Akumdan Accident ArrestedThe driver of a Daewoo Grandbird KS bus with registration number GT 4215-17 believed to have caused...

NRSA enforces driving protocols to reduce road crashes

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) says it has intensified the enforcement of protocols for inter-city operators and drivers in the quest to minimise...

24-year-old imposter jailed at Sogakope

Noah Donkor, a 24-year-old man, who posed as a police officer, has been sentenced to five years imprisonment in hard labour by a Sogakope...

Accident: Former MP marks 3 years anniversary; cautions drivers

Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Awutu Senya West, Nenyi George Andah, has cautioned road users to be extra careful on the road.According to...

Offinso-Abofour accident: 3 more deaths recorded

The Monday morning accident which occurred on the Offinso-Abofou road in the Ashanti Region has claimed 20 lives as of November 3, 2021.Information from...

Special Prosecutor gets Int’l support to fight corruption

The British High Commissioner to Ghana, Harriet Thompson, has paid a courtesy call on the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng.The visit on Tuesday, November 2,...

Juaben MCE confirmation: Assembly member ‘blames’ NPP supporters for confusion [Listen]

Assemblyman for Nobowam electoral area, Emmanuel Gallo, has said the brouhaha surrounding the exercise to confirm President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s Municipal Chief Executive...

Akumadan accident: Police on manhunt for bus driver

Police in the Ashanti Region are on a manhunt for the driver of a Daewoo Grandbird KS bus with registration number GT 4215 –...

Police formally file charges against Sosu in court [Listen]

Police have formally filed charges, including causing damage to public property, against Francis Xavier Sosu in court over a demonstration he led in his...

Man jailed 18 years for defiling, impregnating fiancee’s 13-year-old sister

A 27-year-old man has been sentenced to 18 years imprisonment for defiling and impregnating a 13-year-old junior sister of his fiancee.The Koforidua Circuit Court...

NIA’s itinerary as it begins operations in all 16 regions

The National Identification Authority (NIA) will from today, November 3, 2021, commence operation in its 16 Regional and 275 District offices across the country....

Pankrono residents go berserk as vehicle crashes two to death [Video]

Angry residents of Pankrono in Kumasi smashed the windscreen of a tipper truck after a commercial vehicle crashed into the stationary vehicle killing two...

Commander attacked with stones as road workers clash with police

The Assin Fosu Divisional Police Commander, ACP Augustine Luguyare, has been attacked by angry workers of Shimizu Dai-Nippon JV, a road construction firm working...

Confusion rocks Keta Municipal Assembly over missing stamp

Confusion is brewing at the Keta Municipal Assembly in the Volta Region over the disappearance of the Chief Executive Officer's official stamp.This disappearance, according...

Dangers on Accra roads: The story of stolen crash barriers, median fences [Watch]

Consultant for the Four-Tier-Pokuase interchange, Kwabena Bempong, has revealed some miscreants are stealing crash barriers on the stretch.According to him, some persons, pretending to...

Ambrose Dery sympathises with families of Akomadan accident

Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, has expressed his condolence to families who lost relatives in the gory accident that happened at Akomadan.The Member of Parliament...

Nurse hires 3 men to help kidnap ‘stingy’ husband for ransom

Police in Ogun State have arrested a housewife, Memunat Salaudeen, for allegedly conniving with three others to kidnap her husband for ransom.Police spokesman in the...

Impose curfew on Prampram – Asafoatse begs Akufo-Addo, IGP

A member of the Prampram Traditional Council, Asafoatse Lartey Bantama IV, has sent an urgent request to President Nana Akufo-Addo and the Inspector-General of...