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Maker’s House Chapel pastor bereaved

Head pastor of The Maker’s House Chapel International, Dr Michael Boadi Nyamekye, has lost his father. Charles Kofi Nyamekye died on Friday, July 22,...

Irate Salaga residents hit street over ‘dumsor’ [Audio+Photos]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Irate Salaga residents hit street over 'dumsor' Residents of Salaga in the East Gonja District of the Savannah Region have hit the street...

Police service reacts to misconduct involving two officers

The Police Service has confirmed the incident about a video of two security officers seen in a heated altercation. The service has assured that internal...

My husband was battered and bruised in the battlefield of politics yet he stood firm – Naadu Mills

Wife of late President Prof. Evans Atta Mills has given a chilly account about how her husband was humiliated and disregarded despite his selflessness...

One dead, 5 injured after clash at Bibiani

One person has been confirmed dead by the medics at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital a week after sustaining gunshot wounds during a clash. Residents...

Please help me; widow battling life-threatening disease cries

A 59-year-old widow, Esther Kwabea, would have lost her life to a disease suspected to be breast cancer without the knowledge of her relatives...

There is no appropriate time to build National Cathedral than now – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that there is no more appropriate time for the construction of a National Cathedral than now. He was...

SSNIT saves over GH¢312 million by deactivating 21,337 ‘ghost pensioners’

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has been able to save GH¢312.27 million as a result of the deactivation of 21,337 "ghost...

15,000 jobs created at Accra Digital Center – CEO reveals

About fifteen thousand (15,000) jobs have been created at the Accra Digital Centers, Chief Executive Officer, Kwadwo Baah Agyemang, has revealed. According to him, their...

IGP reacts to report which finds Police as most corrupt institution

Last week, research conducted by Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) together with other stakeholders placed the Ghana Police Service atop the category of the most...

Govt tolling new road projects diversionary tactic – Dr Wereko-Brobbey

A policy analyst, Dr Wereko-Brobbey says the Finance Minister’s announcement of tolling new road projects under Public Private Partnership (PPP) is a diversionary tactic.  According...

Sex before embarking on a long journey can kill you – Drivers warned

JoyNews/AdomNews · Having sex before driving on a long journey can kill you - Expert warns A road safety expert, Cecil Gabrah, has warned that...

Parliament approves €135m for construction of Suame Interchange

Parliament has approved a €135 million facility to finance the design and construction of phase 1 of the Suame Interchange and ancillary road projects...

Protection of Atta Mills’ legacy key for Ghana’s future – Tsatsu [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · TSATSU ON ATTA MILLS Legal Practitioner, Tsatsu Tsikata, says that Ghana's future stands to be great if the legacy of late President John...

Mahama, wife inaugurate new maternity and children’s ward at Bole to celebrate 30th anniversary

Former President John Dramani Mahama, and his wife, Lordina, have inaugurated and presented to the Bole Community in the Savanna Region, a 45-bed maternity...

Senior Staff Association of Universities suspends strike

The National Executives Council of the Senior Staff Association-Universities of Ghana has announced a suspension of its industrial strike. A statement, signed by the National...

Roads Ministry sets records straight on re-introduction of tolls collection

The Ministry of Roads and Highways has said that the government has not reinstated toll collection nationwide. A section of Ghanaians have been up in arms...

Nigerian man arrested for fraud granted GHS20 million bail

A Nigerian man, Sunny Anwamini aka Sunny Enyindah Anwamini or Apostle Sunny Chigeru, arrested for fraud, has been granted GHS 20K with three sureties,...

Prof Gyampo weeps uncontrollably as he buries father [Video]

Sampson Bismark Gyampo, the father of political science lecturer at the University of Ghana , Prof Ransford Gyampo, has been laid to rest. The solemn ceremony...

Maamobi residents threaten demo over planned demolition [Video]

https://youtu.be/2oiVHfe3ze4?t=58 Residents of Maamobi Polyclinic and its environs in the Ayawaso North Municipality have vowed to protest any decision by the government to demolish their...

Pregnant woman dies in fatal tricycle accident due to bad road

A 38-year-old pregnant woman has lost her life in a fatal tricycle, locally referred to as Aboboyaa, accident at Assin South in the Central...

Portions of Kwame Nkrumah Interchange to be closed

The Akasanoma to Nsawam road section of the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange will be closed from midnight of Friday, July 29, 2022, to midnight of...

Details emerge on why police officers faced off in public

The Ghana Police Service says it will trigger its internal disciplinary process to address a misunderstanding over police duties which resulted in heated verbal...

Armed Forces, religious leaders most trusted institutions – Afrobarometer

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) and religious leaders have been ranked as the most trusted institutions in the country in the year 2022. This ranking...

Christians are facilitators of corruption – Lecturer

An African Studies lecturer at the African University College of Communication, Godswill Tetteh Ariikor, has said that Christians in Ghana are the major cause...

Akufo-Addo lists seven benefits of the national cathedral

President Akufo-Addo has listed seven benefits of the national cathedral when completed. According to him, the cathedral will fill a missing link in the nation's...

Drama as junior police officer engages senior colleague in heated exchange; video goes viral

A viral video on social media shows a junior officer of the Ghana Police Service blatantly disrespecting a senior officer who is at least...

Stop your continuous vilification of the dignity of Ofori Panin Fie or incur our wrath – Okyeman Youth Association to Estate Developer

The Okyeman Youth Association has served notice to a private Estate Developer, Kofi Anokye, not to step foot at Okyeman for his personal safety...

How Zanetor fed me at Achimota School – Countryman Songo

Sports presenter, Patrick Osei Agyemang. popularly known as Countryman Songo, has disclosed how former President Jerry Rawlings' daughter saved him from hunger back in...

Akufo-Addo nominates 4 judges to Supreme Court

President Nana Akufo-Addo has nominated four judges for elevation onto the Supreme Court Bench. They are three Court of Appeal justices and a Justice of...

How this little girl’s wish was granted by Atta Mills

A story has been told of how the late President Atta Mills honoured a little girl's wish. The Director of Communications at the Presidency during...

Several houses burnt at Chereponi over land dispute [Photos]

About 16 houses have been set ablaze at Sogbum, a farming community in the Chereponi District of the Northeast Region, in a renewed dispute. This...

Akufo-Addo nominates 4 new Supreme Court judges

President Nana Akufo-Addo has nominated four new justices to the bench of the Supreme Court. The names of the four have been forwarded to Parliament...

Saglemi Housing case: State prosecutors buy time to file “outstanding documents”

Hearing of the case in which Alhaji Collins Dauda, a former Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing and four others involved in the...

NABCo trainees send SOS message to govt as programme ends in 2 months

JoyNews/AdomNews · NABCo trainees send SOS message to govt as programme ends in 2 months Some trainees of the Nation Builder’s Corps (NaBCo) have appealed...

Teacher trainees chase govt over 7 months unpaid allowance; hint of potential food shortage

The Teacher Trainees Association of Ghana (TTAG) has expressed dissatisfaction about delays in the release of their monthly allowances which have been in arrears for seven months. They have...

Koku Anyidoho’s name on Atta Mills’ bust must be dropped – Prof Gyampo

A political scientist, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has called for the removal of Koku Anyidoho's name on a new bust erected in honour of late...

Registrar General’s Department to delete about 500k firms from Companies Register

The newly launched Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC) is set to delete close to 500,000 companies from its database. This is for not...

Thieves steal feeding items from Adansi Asokwa Primary School [Video]

https://youtu.be/vF90DqjvdC0 Thieves have for the second time in eight days raided the Adansi Asokwa Primary School in the Ashanti Region and bolted with feeding items....

Revealed: When Adwoa Safo will return to Ghana

It has emerged that embattled Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament (MP), Sarah Adwoa Safo, is expected to return to Ghana within this week. This is...