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2 farmers arrested for stealing goat

Two farmers have been arrested for stealing a goat at Sawla, a district in the Savannah Region. The suspects; Kojo Dari Michael, aged 23, and...

Abu Jinapor’s private residence gutted by fire

There was a fire outbreak at the private residence of the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, on Friday, September 2,...

Nhyira FM Management reacts to bribery allegation against Nana Kwadwo Jantuah

Management of Nhyira FM, a subsidiary of The Multimedia Group, has stated that allegations of bribery levelled against one of its presenters, Nana Kwadwo...

3 professors nominated for KNUST Pro Vice- Chancellor position

The Vice-Chancellor of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Professor Rita Akosua Dickson, has nominated three Professors for the Pro Vice-Chancellor position....

More than 1,000 doctors compelled to stay home after completing housemanship

More than 1,000 junior physicians have reportedly been compelled to stay home after completing their housemanship. This is according to reports confirmed by the Ghana...

$2m spent on $3bn Sky Train project – Auditor-General

Government is said to have spent some $2 million on the Sky Train project. This, according to the Auditor-General, was executed through the Ghana Infrastructure...

Free SHS: Eduwatch welcomes Akufo-Addo’s call for broader conversation

The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), Kofi Asare, has welcomed President Nana Akufo-Addo’s call for broader conversation on the Free Senior High...

Telecom workers to embark on strike on Monday

Workers in the country‘s telecommunications industry have announced that they will be embarking on an indefinite nationwide strike from Monday, September 5, 2022. The strike,...

Man who stole 1,000 fowls trains boy, 14, to steal motorcycle

A notorious criminal, who was convicted five months ago for stealing about 1,000 fowls from a poultry farm that belonged to a customs officer...

Popular ‘waakye’ joint closed down over suspected food poisoning

A popular ‘waakye’ joint at Columbia, a suburb of Takoradi, has been shut down by the Western Regional office of the Food and Drugs...

Nigerian church donates to National Cathedral of Ghana

The Redeemed Christian Church of God, a Nigeria-based church, has donated an amount of GH¢11,500.00 towards the construction of the National Cathedral of Ghana. The...

Over 2,000 women die annually from breast cancer

More than 4,650 women are diagnosed with breast cancer annually in Ghana, according to the chairperson of the Ghana Non- Communicable Diseases Alliance (GhNCDA),...

CID takes over case involving mysterious death of 2 JHS pupils

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) at the Eastern Regional Police headquarters has taken over the case involving the mysterious death of two Junior High...

Sex scandal hits Benkum SHS: Teacher in ‘sexual bout’ with student, video leaks

There is serious confusion at the Benkum Senior High School (SHS) in the Eastern Region where a final year student, Adwoa (not real name),...

Man who inflicted cutlass wounds on lover kills informant

A 30-year-old man, Bawumia, who inflicted cutlass wounds on his lover, has struck again, murdering another victim. The suspect, who is at large after attempting...

GT Bank holds free autism consultation session

Guaranty Trust Bank (Ghana) Ltd. has held it’s maiden autism consultation programme at the Chartered Institute of Bankers, East Legon, to counsel and create...

There’s no evidence Ato Forson authorised payment of ambulances – Health Minister

The Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has told the High Court in Accra that he has not seen any document that Dr Cassiel Ato...

Ghana’s Cardinal to undergo heart surgery

Ghana’s Cardinal Richard Kuuia Baawobr is expected to undergo heart surgery in Rome by the end of this week, according to the spokesman for the Ghana Catholic...

Mahama, Nana Konadu, Alan mourn with Haruna Atta as he buries wife [Photos]

Former President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday joined veteran journalist, Haruna Atta, to pay their last respects to his wife, Nana Yaa Agyeman. The final...

GCAA loses cables, signal equipment under threat as encroachers damage installations

The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is losing some of its sensitive installations in Accra, including cables used to direct pilots during landing and...

Akufo-Addo’s itinerary as he tours Central Region

President Nana Akufo-Addo, will from Friday, September 2, 2022, begin a two-day tour of the Central Region. He is expected on this tour to...

Cable thieves plunge Kumasi into darkness

A group of unknown cable thieves has reportedly invaded Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital, with their illegal activities. These hoodlums have started a grand...

KNUST reacts to A-G’s report over unaccredited courses

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is allaying fears of stakeholders over an Auditor-General's report that revealed majority of programmes offered...

Ghana needs a spiritual leader – Kumchacha on presidential ambition

Popular prophet, Nicolas Osei, popularly known as Kumchacha, has explained his motivation to vie for president in the 2024 general election. According to him, given...

Eastern Regional Hospital laboratory receives accreditation in medical testing

The Quality And Accreditation Institute has assessed and issued a Certificate of Accreditation to the Eastern Regional Hospital Laboratory.  This international accreditation (ISO 15189:2012) was issued after...

Full speech: NPP Chairman’s address at Baffour Akoto’s commemorative book launch

History, they say, has a way of repeating itself. Today is exactly 52 years when His Excellency Mr Edward Akufo-Addo of blessed memory took...

Customs Staff Association accuses GRA of intimidation

The Customs Staff Association (CSA) has accused the management of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) of subtly bullying its members following the Special Prosecutor’s...

Presec Legon adjudged winners of ‘2022 Onga Jollof Battle’

As part of activities marking this year’s World Jollof Day celebration, leading culinary brand, Onga, has organised the second edition of the Onga Jollof Battle.  This year’s Jollof battle, which was...

Over 100 arrested for dumping refuse on Kasoa highway

Awutu Senya East Municipal Assembly Taskforce has arrested over 100 people for dumping refuse on the Kasoa main Highway at night. They were arrested during...

50-year-old man found dead in his farm [Video]

https://youtu.be/lMQzl6Hvyqo A 50-year-old man, identified as Akwasi Aboagye, has been found dead in his farm at Mampamhwe Domeabra in the Obuasi East District of the...

The People’s Forum: Traders, trotro drivers at Nii Boi Town adopt ‘hand-to-mouth’ strategy to survive

Traders and commercial drivers at Nii Boi Town, a suburb in the Greater Accra Region, have adopted a new strategy to surmount the socio-economic...

Alan consoles Hackman Owusu Agyemang [Photos]

Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kyerematen, has visited the Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Hackman Owusu Agyemang, to commiserate with him following...

Kejetia traders fume; call on management to give metering contract to ECG

Traders at the Kejetia Market in Kumasi are calling on managers of the facility to contract the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to install...

Driver’s mate sentenced to 9 years imprisonment for stealing

A Circuit Court in Koforidua has convicted a 29-year-old driver’s mate to nine years imprisonment for breaking into a five-bedroom vacant apartment at Okorase. The...

NADMO caused over 490k financial loss to the state – Auditor-General

The Audit Service has revealed that the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) caused financial loss to the state between 2019 and 2021. According to the...

Deputy Lands Minister, Forestry Commission Board storm Accra Zoo after lion killed man

Following a meeting between the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources and the Forestry Commission Board on Wednesday, 31st August 2022, the Deputy Minister...

NYA boss admonishes NSS personnel to venture into entrepreneurship

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Youth Authority (NYA) has admonished national service personnel to position themselves to leverage on the opportunities...

It takes only GHS8 a year to access healthcare with NHIS card – Okoe Boye [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · It takes only GHS8 a year to access healthcare with NHIS card - Okoe Boye The Chief Executive officer (CEO) of the National...

AIDS kills 932 in six months

The National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) has indicated that 932 people died of HIV/AIDS in the first six months of 2022. According to the NACP...

GJA, PIAC rekindle collaboration to attain PRMA objectives

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) and the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) have rekindled their commitment to fostering greater collaboration towards the attainment...