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Controller bows to pressure; suspends ‘No Ghana Card, No salary’ directive

The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department's (CAGD) directive ordering public sector workers to acquire a national identification card by December 1, 2021, or forfeit their...

ECG to disconnect GBC, Kumasi Int’l Airport over debt

The state broadcaster, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) and Kumasi International Airport are likely to be plunged into total darkness effective Wednesday, October 20, should...

Man, 40, who killed pregnant wife arrested

Police in the Ashanti Region have arrested a 40-year-old man who allegedly killed his 30-year-old pregnant wife at Nyankyerenease.He was arrested at...

Woman who butchered her 2-year-old son to undergo psychiatric examination

A 30-year-old mother of four, who butchered her two-year-old son in the presence of three other children, will undergo psychiatric examination.The request for this...

Queen mother appeals to Akufo-Addo to make definite pronouncement on LGBTQ+

The Queen Mother of the Afutuakwa Traditional area in the Central Region, Nana Afransi, has appealed to President Nana Akufo-Addo to make a definite...

Man stabs, cuts off penis of friend for taking his nude pictures

The Yamoransa Divisional Police have arrested a 28-year-old mason for inflicting knife wounds on his colleague at Kwabena Ansah in the Mfantseman Municipality of...

21-year-old ‘bathes’ ex-lover’s girlfriend with acid

A 21-year-old trader, Hannah Bayiri, has been caged by the Tinga police for pouring acid on her ex-lover's girlfriend, Rashida Ibrahim.The trader, who was...

Immigration Service repatriates 27 Nigerians [Photos]

The Ghana Immigration Service has repatriated 27 Nigerians who were arrested at Apiedu in the Ashanti Region on Friday, October 15, 2021.They were allegedly...

Man allegedly assaults wife over fish

A palm wine tapper, identified as Yaw Tibembem, has assaulted his wife at Mlayem TDkrom in the Lower Denkyira Municipality of the Ashanti Region....

Attempt to overthrown Akufo-Addo: Soldiers demanded ¢50k

Staff Sergeant Sule Awarf, a prosecution witness in the ongoing treason trial of 10 persons including seven soldier, has told the Accra High Court...

18-year-old girl rescued from sex trafficking

An 18-year-old Nigerian girl brought to Ghana for sex trade has been rescued at Wasa-Nanankor in the Amenfi East district of the Western Region....

Alleged bullion van attack: Robbers bolt with over ¢100k

Another bullion van has allegedly been attacked and its content robbed by two armed men amidst sporadic shooting on Monday in Tarkwa in the...

Law students to demonstrate over entrance exam fiasco

The National Association of Law Students (NALS) is set to demonstrate on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, over the Ghana School of Law entrance exam...

Man exhumes corpse at Awutu Ayiresu; claims ghost ordered him [Video]

https://youtu.be/kTjUuAuq1b0A 22-year-old man, Kwashi Pontro, has incurred the wrath of traditional leaders after exhuming a corpse at Awutu Ayiresu in the Awutu Senya West...

Pastor arrested over Shatta Wale’s ‘gunshot attack’ saga [Video]

https://youtu.be/TGBiZqKzploThe Founder and Leader of New Life Kingdom Chapel International, Stephen Akwasi, aka Jesus Ahuofe, has been arrested over a gunshot prophecy on dancehall...

Zoomlion kick starts proper handwashing campaign in basic schools

In commemoration of Global Handwashing Day, Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL), through its Zoom kids Club programme, has begun an operation to intensify the proper...

Fact-check: Did the NPP promise to build a harbour in Cape Coast?

President Nana Akufo-Addo has said on a Cape Coast-based radio station, Eagle FM, that he never promised to build a harbour in the Central...

31.2KM Assin Praso-Assin Fosu road to be completed in November 2023

President Akufo-Addo, on Monday, October 18, inspected ongoing work on the construction of the 31.2-kilometre Assin Praso-Assin Fosu Road, which is part of the...

Four taxicab robbers jailed 60 years

Four persons who robbed a driver at Awoshie in Accra in 2020 have been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment each by an Accra Circuit Court.The...

What Assemblies of God church has sent to Parliament on anti-LGBTQI+ Bill

The Assemblies of God, Ghana, has submitted to parliament a memorandum in support of the “Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family...

Ghana Police K-9 Unit ‘lets dogs out’ [Photos]

As part of the Proactive Preventive Policing Strategy, the K-9 Unit of the Ghana Police Service, with renewed energy, has commenced its outdoor operations,...

We’ll perform rites to banish residents who are LGBTQ+ – Terchire Chief warns

The resistance and objection from the traditional leaders against the issue of the LGBTQ+ activities keep gathering momentum in the Bono and Ahafo regions.The...

Police arrest Funny Face following suicide note, threat to kill baby mama

The Ghana Police Service has arrested comedian Funny Face after he threatened to commit suicide and also kill his baby mama in a video...

Coup plot: We wanted to keep Akufo-Addo in my uncompleted building – Witness

Staff Sergeant Awarf Kojo Sule of the Defence Intelligence Department of the Ghana Armed Forces, has told the High Court in Accra how he...

499 ‘failed’ law students send strong message to Akufo-Addo [Read]

The aggrieved 499 law students, who were denied admission, despite passing the 2021 Ghana School of Law entrance exam, have appealed to President Nana...

Police service positions K-9 dog unit to assist operations

As part of the Proactive Preventive Policing Strategy, the K-9 Unit of the Ghana Police Service, with renewed energy, has commenced its outdoor operations.For...

Akufo-Addo commissions engineering workshop at Cape Coast Technical University

President Nana Akufo-Addo has commissioned engineering laboratories and workshops at the Cape Coast Technical University as part of his two-day working visit to the...

JUSAG to embark on nationwide strike on October 28

The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) has set October 28, to undertake a nationwide strike.According to the Association, the strike results from...

12-year-old boy missing after he went swimming in a stream at Pakoso

A 12-year-old boy is missing after he went swimming in a stream at the Pakoso suburb of Kumasi.Christopher Andofo Junior, who went swimming in...

Burnt body of unidentified man discovered at Gomoa

Residents of Fiifi, a suburb of Gomoa Nyanyano, have been gripped with fear after the charred body of an unidentified man was discovered Monday...

Reduce rent fees – Agogo chief charges landlords

The Omanehene of Asante Akyem Agogo Traditional Area, Nana Akuoko Sarpong, has charged landlords in the area to reduce rent fees, especially for university students.Nana...

Former Mayor gives solution to Kumasi flooding [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Former Mayor gives solution to Kumasi floodingFormer Metropolitan Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly has proffered solution to the perennial flooding...

Herdsman slashes 16-year-old girl’s head over dam water

A 16-year-old-girl, Aliatu Haruna, is battling for her life at the West Gonja Government Hospital following an attack from a herdsman.The incident happened on...

Netherlands Ambassador reacts to Suhuyini’s visa denial

Netherlands' Ambassador to Ghana, Jeroen Verheul, has expressed reservations about Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini's visa denial statements.The MP, in...

Beyi W’ano: Prestea underground mine workers divided over compensation

There is division in the front of workers of Prestea Gold Resources over unpaid compensation from the management of the company.The workers say they...

Man, 28, slashes friend’s penis after taking picture of him while bathing

A 28-year-old man has slashed his friend’s penis and stabbed him in the thigh after the latter, Kwesi John, took a picture of his...

Why I rejected Cape Coast MCE nominee – Assemblyman [Audio]

An assembly member in Cape Coast has revealed why he voted against the President’s nominee for Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Ernest Arthur.Hamid Alhassan, popularly...

Young man busted for stealing ‘wele’ in the market [Video]

https://youtu.be/uTeU8XLS5K0There was drama at Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region after a suspect thief, identified as Isaac Owusu, was busted for stealing wele (cow skin)....

Two university students die under tragic circumstances

The University of Ibadan, Nigeria has been thrown into mourning after losing two of its students within 24 hours.The deceased students identified as...

Police probe death of 2 toddlers in broken-down vehicle at Alajo

The Nima Divisional Police Command has commenced a probe into circumstances that led to the death of two toddlers at a mechanic shop at...