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Buduburam camp demolition suspended

Following pleas from residents at Buduburam in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region, the demolition of the camp has been suspended.Residents...

JHS teacher found dead in his room

A 36-year-old mathematics teacher at Bechem Methodist Junior High School (JHS) in the Tano South Municipality of the Ahafo Region has been found dead...

Man buried in beer-shaped coffin [Video]

Funerals in Ghana have transcended from the usual wake-keeping, church activity and burial service it used to be some decades ago to a more...

Man loses part of his skull after ‘brutal assault’

A British plumber working in New Zealand is lucky to be alive after having part of his skull removed after an alleged assault in...

Fire Service officials visit family of colleague who died while on rescue mission [Video]

https://youtu.be/zhe9t_sM0o0Top officials from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) have paid a visit to the family of the fire officer, Joseph Baidoo, who died...

Santasi-Apire residents protest stalled construction of deplorable road network

Residents of Santasi-Apire in the Ashanti Region embarked on a protest, Monday morning, to register their displeasure at the deplorable nature of their roads.They...

Akufo-Addo spoke from an ‘uninformed position’ – KMA presiding member [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Akufo-Addo spoke from an uninformed position - KMA Presiding memberThe atmosphere at the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) was tense as assembly members...

Kejetia traders chase market manager

Traders of the Kejetia Market in Kumasi are in a standoff with management of the facility over payment of electricity bills.Some traders, whose stalls...

Owusu Bempah hit with fresh charges in court

The General Overseer of Glorious Word Power Ministry International, Rev. Isaac Owusu-Bempah, has been slapped with fresh charges by Circuit Court 1 in Accra.Rev...

Man in police grips for inflicting cutlass wounds on son

A 31-year-old palm wine tapper at Assin Amanbete Larteh, Isaac Kwame Tetteh, is battling for his life after his father inflicted cutlass wounds on...

ECG announces two-month power outage in Accra; check out affected areas

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced a two-month power outage in parts of Accra effective Tuesday, October 5, 2021.The outage, according...

Akufo-Addo tours Eastern Region

President Nana Akufo-Addo will from today, October 5, 2021, begin a two-day tour in the Eastern Region.This follows his tour in the Ashanti...

New born twin babies found dead in public toilet

Some Ghanaians are on a manhunt for a mother, who dumped her newborn twin babies in a public toilet at Nkrankwanta in the Bono...

NEDCo staff resume work after intervention of Yaa-Naa and others

Staff of the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) in Tamale have resumed work, following the intervention of the Overlord of Dagbon, Yaa-Naa Abukari II,...

Ignore pressure from pro-LGBTQI+ people – Opuni-Frimpong to Parliament

Former General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, Rev Dr Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, has appealed to Parliament not to succumb to pressures over the...

Sam George replies groups opposing Anti LGBTQ+ bill

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram, Sam George, says the groups that have sent documents to Parliament’s Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs...

Sam Pyne’s fate hangs as assembly members make decision on him today

Assembly members are expected to determine the fate of Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) Mayor nominee, Sam Pyne today, October 5, 2021.The confirmation has...

‘Kidnapped pregnant woman’ leaves police custody a week after being granted bail

Josephine Panyin Simons, the alleged “pregnant and kidnapped” Takoradi woman has finally met the bail condition after one week of her family's inability to...

Tears as four children drown in sea at Komenda

The entire Dutch Komenda fishing community in the Central Region has been thrown into a state of mourning after four children got drowned in...

Ejura committee became mouthpiece of fake news – Kaaka’s family spokesperson

The family of the late social media activist, Ibrahim Mahammed , has described the three-member committee that probed the Ejura disturbances in June 2021...

Drivers of Konongo accident that claimed 13 lives arrested

Police at Konongo in the Ashanti Region have arrested the two drivers whose vehicles were involved in an accident that claimed 13 lives and...

Small Scale Miners taskforce arrest 13 illegal miners, burn mining equipment

In an effort to complement the government's clampdown on illegal miners, the task force of the Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM)...

Ejura Committee had no mandate to investigate Kaaka’s death

A spokesperson for Kaaka’s family has said that the Ejura Committee had no mandate to investigate the death of Social activist, Kaaka Macho.Speaking at...

Breman residents storm palace to protest ban on wake-keeping, other events [Video]

Residents of Breman Kokoso in the Asikuma Odoben Brakwa district have registered their displeasure in the traditional council over ban on certain events.The...

Tiger Eye clears air on neglect of Ahmed Suale’s second wife and family

Tiger Eye PI, the company owned by investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has rejected claims that it has neglected the family of Ahmed Suale.This...

Akufo-Addo sends message to KMA Assembly members over Sam Pyne

President Nana Akufo-Addo has described as unfair, threats by assembly members to vote against Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) Mayor nominee, Sam Pyne, over past...

Thief captured on CCTV stealing GHS 150,000, multiple phones from shop [Watch]

A thief, who broke into a shop, is in troubled waters as a Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) has exposed his deeds.After sneaking into the shop,...

Agona East MP blesses constituents with Community Centres [Photos]

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Agona East Constituency, Mrs Queenstar Maame Pokuah Sawyerr, has cut the sod for the construction of two community...

Police reveal cause of Konongo accident that claimed 13 lives

The police say preliminary investigations have revealed that the accident, which happened at Ohene Nkwanta on the Konong-Kumasi highway, was caused by a careless Cargo...

NRSA reacts to Konongo accident

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) is calling for investigations into the spate of road crashes on the Konongo-Kumasi stretch of the main Kumasi-Accra...

Show proof of my corrupt involvement in Ameri deal – Agyarko dares critics

A former Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko, has challenged his accusers to show proof of acts of corruption during the renegotiation of the controversial Ameri...

Achiase assembly member allegedly beaten to pulp over DCE confirmation

There was chaos at Akyem Achiase in the Eastern Region during the second confirmation of the District Chief Executive (DCE) nominee for the area...

GAF signs historic deal with UEW

The School of Education under the Ghana Military Academy and Training Schools (MATS) of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), has signed a Memorandum of...

Drifan digital road safety platform launched

A digital road safety platform, Drifan, has been launched to help reduce the carnage on the country’s roads and promote sustainable transportation.The platform was developed...

Full speech: Kaaka’s family reacts to Ejura committee report

Press Statement of the Family of Ibrahim ‘Kaaka’ Mohammed in Relation to theReport of the Ministerial Committee on the Ejura KillingsMonday, 04 October 2021...

Akoto Ampaw, Atuguba, 13 others kick against anti LGBTQI+ bill

Some 15 professionals in various fields including law and academia have submitted a memo to Parliament to kick against the anti-LGBTQI+ bill.To them,...

Old soldier burnt to death in motorbike crash

A 54-year-old ex-serviceman has been burnt to death after a motorbike on which he rode crashed into a stationary truck at Gumani, near Tamale...

Keta MP attacked by robbers for 3rd time

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Keta, Kwame Gakpey, has allegedly been attacked by armed robbers.Narrating the incident, the legislator said his brother called...

Final year SHS student drowns in ‘galamsey’ pit

A final year student of St. Andrews Senior High School (SHS), Dunkwa-Offin in the Upper Denkyira East Municipality of the Central Region, has drowned...

Prominent Ashanti chief passes on

The Paramount Chief of Offinso, Nana Wiafe Akenteng III, has passed away, numerous media sources have reported.The traditional ruler passed on at the...