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4 motorcyclists arraigned for allegedly beating, removing policeman’s teeth

Four motorcyclists were on Friday docked in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly beating up a police officer and causing his teeth to...

IGP airlifts police officers who got injured in Walewale road crash

The Inspector-General of Police Dr. George Akuffo-Dampare has airlifted three Police officers who sustained serious injuries while on duty to receive medical care in...

Court throws out injunction suit against empire cement factory [Photo]

The Accra High has thrown out a suit seeking to place a perpetual injunction on the construction of Empire Cement Ghana Limited under the...

22-year-old woman arrested over murder of boyfriend

A 22-year-old woman, Akosua Frimpomaa, has been arrested for allegedly stabbing her 26-year-old-boyfriend, Seidu Mohammed to death.The alleged crime occurred at Asankari Barrier in...

Obengfo Hospital to be closed down on court orders

A criminal court division of the Accra High Court has endorsed the closure of the Advanced Body Sculpt Centre, popularly known as the Obengfo...

Kwaw Kese offers powerful prayers for Shatta Wale

Rapper Kwaw Kese, known in private life as Emmanuel Botwe, has offered prayers for his colleague musician, Shatta Wale.It is Kwaw Kese's prayer...

UG SRC elections head into run-off as some candidates drop from race

Two of the four teams in this year’s Students Representative Council (SRC) presidential race at the University of Ghana are headed for a round-off,...

Five in police custody for allegedly squeezing man’s testicles to death

Five persons have been arrested and arraigned before court after a dance jam turned fatal in Utapido, a farming community in Kpandai.One of the...

Bishop Agyinasare cautions against military takeovers [video]

The Founder and Leader of Perez Chapel, Bishop Charles Agyinasare, has cautioned the military against indulging in unlawful takeovers despite increased hardships affecting the...

Retired Police officer found dead on his farm

A 64-year-old retired Police officer has been found dead on his farm in Asitey Mountains in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality of the Eastern...

IGP Dampare arrives in Tamala over Walewale-Bolgatanga accident involving police officers

The Inspector-General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, in the early hours of Friday morning arrived in Tamale in the Northern Region to visit...

Akufo-Addo to launch ‘operation clean your frontage’

President Nana Akufo-Addo is expected to launch the ‘Operation clean your frontage’ today October 22, 2021, as part of efforts to improve sanitation in...

Good news for private schools

The renewal of licences for private schools will now be done every three years, the Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has directed....

Parliament’s Education Committee engages stakeholders on exam papers leakages

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Education, led by the Chairman, Kwabena Amankwa Asiamah, has engaged some stakeholders in the education sector on the perennial...

Police on manhunt for son who allegedly raped 90-year-old mother

Detectives have launched a manhunt for a suspect who raped his 90-year-old mother on October 20, 2021, in Mbooni-Makueni county, Kenya before going into...

Narcotics Commission busts drug ring

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC), has seized about 5,700kg of dried leaves suspected to be cannabis worth a street value of about GH¢6.84 million....

Medikal to appear in court

Hiplife artiste, Samuel Adu Frimpong, popularly known as Medikal, is expected to appear in court today, Friday, October 22, 2021, Citi News has reported....

Student chokes to death in hot dog eating competition

A talented student choked to death after participating in a hotdog eating competition.Madelyn Nicpon, a popular lacrosse player, took part in the off-campus content with friends.The...

Graduate awaiting posting allegedly raped to death

A Nigerian graduate from the Benue State University has been allegedly raped to death in Makurdi while delivering goods to prospective buyers in the...

2 police officers die while pursuing suspected robbers, 3 others in critical condition

Two police officers are reported to have died in a road accident on the Walewale- Bolgatanga Highway.The deceased were members of the Anti-robbery Taskforce...

Parts of Kumasi submerged after 3-hour downpour

Tuesday, October 19, 2021, will go down as one of the days to remember by residents in the Ashanti Region, especially those in the...

Onion Sellers Association thanks Akufo-Addo for relocation to Adjen Kotoku

Jubilant members of the Onion Sellers Association, who were recently moved from Agbobgloshie, have showered praises on President Nana Akufo-Addo for ensuring and facilitating...

Akufo-Addo commissions phase II of Accra Compost and Recycling Plant

President Nana Akufo-Addo has commissioned Phase II of the Accra Compost and Recycling Plant (ACARP), executed by the Jospong Group and Partners.Speaking at the...

Man who murdered pregnant wife dies while on admission after poisoning himself

The 44-year-old man, who is alleged to have murdered his wife at Nyankyerenease in Kumasi, has died.Police say he had taken in some poisonous...

Three-year-old boy found dead half-naked in car [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Toddler found dead in car in KumasiPolice are investigating circumstances surrounding the death of a three-year-old boy whose body was found in...

Komenda Sugar Factory to bounce back by February 2022 – Akufo-Addo

"By February next year, we will have got the Komenda Sugar Factory working again. This is the target that they have," President Nana Akufo-Addo...

NSS directors tour registration centres [Photos]

The Directors of the National Service Scheme (NSS), led by the Acting Executive Director, Osei-Assibey Antwi, have embarked on a visit to all designated...

Woman slaps police officer to resist arrest

A cook, Yengi Best, on Wednesday appeared in a Grade I Area Court in Karu, Abuja, for allegedly assaulting a police officer.The police charged...

NDC official accused of incest, abortion granted bail

An official of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), who was remanded into police custody for alleged incest and abortion, has been granted bail.The...

Akufo-Addo reacts to Western Togoland leader Papavi’s death

President Nana Akufo-Addo has described as a pity, the death of the leader of the Western Togoland separatist group in the Volta Region, Charles Komi...

Identity, other details of burnt body discovered at Gomoa emerge

JoyNews/AdomNews · Identity, other details emerge on burnt body discovered at GomoaThe identity, personal details of charred body discovered by residents of Fiifi, a...

I called my family to say goodbye – Man whose car was trapped in Kumasi floods recounts

A 36-year-old businessman, who got trapped after his vehicle was swept away in Kumasi floods, has recounted the web of emotions he went through in that...

Complete E-block yourself if delay frustrates you – Nana Addo to Aflao chief [Video]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has asked the Paramount Chief of the Aflao Traditional Area to “complete” the abandoned E-block community day senior high...

Henry Quartey didn’t want to be Regional Minister but … – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has expressed satisfaction with the work done so far by the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey.Mr Quartey, who doubles as...

Court refuses appeal challenging NCA’s decision to reduce Joy FM and Asempa FM’s coverage area

The Court of Appeal Thursday morning agreed with the High Court’s decision affirming the National Communications Authority (NCA)’s power to demand a reduction in...

Woman allegedly commits suicide over ‘cheating’ husband

A 35-year-old woman has allegedly committed suicide over her 'cheating' husband at Kasoa Oldtimers in the Central Region.The deceased, identified as Rebecca Amoah, reportedly...

Accra is second most expensive city in the world – Survey

Ghana’s capital city, Accra, is the second most expensive city in the world in terms of the 'property price to income ratio', according to...

Ursula Owusu-Ekuful to receive top award

The Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu- Ekuful would be receiving the Digital Leader of the Year Award at the 11th Ghana...

Akufo-Addo begins 3-day tour of Greater Accra

President Akufo-Addo will today, Thursday, October 21, 2021, begin a three-day tour of the Greater Accra Region.This will be President Akufo-Addo’s first official tour...

Trending: Man designs pot that cooks two meals at a go

A Nigerian man is currently making waves on social media with the invention of a cooking pot that can cook two different meals simultaneously....