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Fetteh Kakraba queen mother escapes assassination attempt

The Queen mother of Fetteh Kakraba, Nana Adjoa Adobi, has escaped death after unknown thugs stormed her house amid the firing of gunshots.The...

Parents of Ghanaian Islamist suicide bomber arrested [Video]

Intelligence officers have confirmed the arrest of two persons in the Karaga District of the  Northern Region in connection with a terrorist attack in...

Sosu out of Ghana on Parliamentary business – Bagbin tells Police

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, is said to have written to the Police administration to inform them that Madina Member of Parliament (MP), Francis...

Madina MP to appear in court today

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina, Francis Xavier-Sosu, is expected to appear in court today over a demonstration he led in his constituency...

Stop bullying – Police caution students

The Ghana Police Service has cautioned students to stop bullying and other forms of punishments among themselves in school.According to a statement, the move...

Bolga: Bawumia commiserates with family of late regional Imam

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has called on the family of the late Upper East Regional Imam, Alhaji Yusif Adam, to commiserate with...

Residents of Anloga district displaced by tidal waves

Residents of Dzita, Agbledomi, Atiteti, Agokedzi, and Fuveme in the Anloga district of the Volta Region have been displaced by fierce tidal waves that swept...

Konongo Odumase SHS murder suspects to appear in court on Nov. 8

The five Konongo Odumase Senior High School students who were arrested for allegedly stabbing a Form One student leading to his death will be...

Notorious gun supplier busted

The Bono East Regional Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old man for allegedly manufacturing local weapons at Gulumpe in the Kintampo North Municipality.Regional Police...

U/W: Freemasons provide 1,695 pupils with school uniforms

A total of 1,695 pupils in all 11 municipalities and districts in the Upper West Region have been provided with school uniforms to aid...

Over 300 rendered homeless over tidal waves at Keta

At least 3,000 people in the Keta municipality have been rendered homeless after tidal waves swept through their homes on Sunday dawn.Communities such as Abutiakope,...

GOCA: Former Minister charges group to find sustainable alternative to mining

A former Ashanti Regional Minister, John Alexander Ackon, has advised members of Obuasi based Social group Global Obuasi Citizens Association (GOCA) , to collaborate...

Obuasi ECG arrests 12 persons for illegal connection

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) stationed at Obuasi in the Ashanti Region has facilitated the arrest of 12 persons for illegal connection.This...

Scenes from Buipe as Damba festival takes off [Photos+Video]

Damba festival is mainly celebrated every year by the people of the five Northern Regions to commemorate the birth of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W).This year's...

Woman who attempted to defraud MoMo vendor with fake notes in trouble

An Adentan Circuit Court has ordered the arrest of a 32-year-old trader who was found in possession of 200 pieces of fake ¢5 notes.Patience...

‘Chop bar’ operator fined over insanitary conditions

The Kade Magistrate court, presided over by Emmanuel K. Boadu, has sentenced a 42-year-old prominent chop bar operator to a fine of GHS800 or...

Two friends drown in Osubin waterfall

Two friends have drowned in the Osubin waterfalls at Begoro in the Fanteakwa North District of the Eastern Region.The deceased persons have been...

Former KMA Mayor, Kojo Bonsu fêtes children at Osu orphanage to mark birthday [Photos]

Former Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) Mayor, Kojo Bonsu on Saturday, spent time feasting with children at the Osu orphanage.The joyful moment was to...

Health Ministry to begin recruitment of nurses, midwives

The Health Ministry has announced it will from November 10, 2021, begin the recruitment of private and public trained nurses who graduated from training institutions...

Joy News’ Kwetey Nartey nominated for ‘Journalist of the Year’ category in the Ghana Cocoa Awards

Joy News' Kwetey Nartey has been nominated for the second consecutive time for the prestigious Cocoa Awards.His entry “Robbing the Poor” was...

Asempa FM’s ‘Ekosii Sen’ wins CIMG Radio Programme of the Year

Asempa FM’s late afternoon radio talk show, Ekosiisen, has won the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana (CIMG) Radio Programme of the Year 2020.This...

NSMQ 2021: Here are the 15 best runners-up qualified for one-eighth stage

The 2021 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) is already buzzing with many surprises and exciting contests from the preliminary stage.Many zonal and regional...

Two shot after man mistakenly fires into crowd at Suhum [Video]

https://youtu.be/pMGytkSVCNoTwo persons have sustained gunshot wounds after a man mistakenly shot into a crowd at Suhum in the Eastern Region.The incident reportedly occurred during...

Another chop bar operator arrested under Mallam Interchange

Two women have been arrested for operating a fufu chop bar under the Mallam Interchange on the Accra-Kasoa Highway.The two have been identified...

Suspected robber dies under bizarre circumstances

Another suspect, believed to be part of armed robbery syndicate that had been operating at Kwahu Afram Plains, has been shot dead by the...

Teenage driver’s mate remanded for allegedly stealing GH₵65k car

A 14-year-old driver’s mate has been remanded into a juvenile cell by the Ashaiman District Court for allegedly stealing a Toyota Fish minibus worth...

Car burglar knocked dead while running away after loud alarm

A car burglar has met his untimely death at Tafo Pankrono in the Ashanti Region in an attempt to flee from a crime scene....

Family announces burial date for Kofi Adda

The final funeral rites of late former Aviation Minister, Joseph Kofi Adda has been scheduled for February 11 to 13, 2022.The ceremony is...

One dies as vehicle lands in River [Video]

https://youtu.be/OO3sjfSHU54One person has died in a fatal accident that occurred at Assin Kwaata in the Assin South District of the Central Region.The Kia...

Anti-LGBTQI+ bill: Parliamentary committee to commence sitting on this date…

The Parliamentary committee handling Ghana's anti LGBTQI+ Bill will commence sitting next week.A total of 150 memoranda have been received on the Promotion of Proper...

East Gonja chiefs angry with assembly members for voting against President’s nominee

A total of 15 traditional rulers in the East Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region have expressed their anger towards 25 Assembly Members...

Mpraeso MP announces GH¢25K motivation package for top 50 BECE students

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Mpraeso in the Eastern Region, Davis Opoku Ansah, has announced GH¢25,000 motivation package for the top 50 Basic...

Prophet 1 saved me from going to prison – NDC man

JoyNews/AdomNews · Opambour saved me from going to prisonDeputy Communications Director of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has revealed how popular prophet Ebenezer...

Galaxy Oil sales manager jailed for stealing ¢70k

The Asamankese Circuit Court has sentenced a 55-year-old Sales Manager of Galaxy Oil filling station at Akyem-Osenase in the Eastern Region to four years...

We are ready to offer counselling to halt LGBTQI+ activities – Foh Amoaning

The National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values has pledged social and counselling support for people who need help to stop...

NAM 1 directs lawyers to appeal bench warrant

Former Chief Executive Officer of defunct gold dealership firm MenzGold, Nana Appiah Mensah, popularly known as ‘NAM 1’, has directed his lawyers to appeal...

Ghana Police Service meets editors and media partners

The Ghana Police Service continued its strategic stakeholder engagements, yesterday, Thursday, November 4, 2021, with a meeting between the Police Administration and editors, media...

Pastor beaten to pulp for stealing at Kaneshie Polyclinic [Video]

https://youtu.be/D-GVYlwM8m0A young man, believed to be in his 30s, has been beaten to a pulp by security men and other workers at the Kaneshie...

Akufo-Addo invites investors from Japan

President Nana Akufo-Addo has invited investors from Japan to take advantage of the various opportunities that exist in the country and invest in the...

11-month-old baby found dead in well after leaving sleeping mother [Video]

https://youtu.be/ulALWlpls2EAn 11-month-old baby has been found dead in a well after reportedly leaving his sleeping mother's side at Yeji in the Bono East Region....