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Police officer injured in Walewale-Bolgatanga road crash dies

One of the police officers who was injured in an accident on the Walewale-Bolgatanga road while pursuing armed robbers has died.This brings the death...

Protect your wards against homosexual activities – MP cautions parents

Member of Parliament (MP) for the Bodi Constituency in the Western North Region has called on parents and guardians to be vigilant and keep...

First degree will soon become the minimum requirement for practicing nurses and midwives – Health Minister

The Ministry of Health says health training institutions at all levels will soon be upgraded to run a four-year bachelor’s degree programme to meet...

Health Services Workers Union call off strike

The Health Services Workers Union has suspended its nationwide strike action until further notice.In a press statement signed by the General Secretary of the...

Police allegedly storms church to arrest Madina MP

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina Constituency, Francis Xavier-Sosu, escaped another arrest on Sunday, October 31, 2021, at the Believers House of Prayer...

Gun-wielding thugs attack Piengua Chief and his elders at Manya Krobo

About 15 gun-wielding men on Saturday attacked and abducted the Divisional Chief of Piengua, Nene Oblisan Kaka Madokpo Tetteh Zogli III, during a festival...

Scrap dealer dies in explosion at SSNIT Premier Towers

One person has died following an explosion that occurred at the Premier Towers premises of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT).The unfortunate...

West Hills Mall manager arrested

The Weija Divisional Police Command has apprehended two persons for blocking the entrance to the China Mall at Weija with rocks.The two suspects are...

It’s like Christianity has become a nuisance – Pastor

President of the Trinity Theological Seminary at Legon has stated that Christianity has become a nuisance due to the conduct of some pastors and their...

Bogyawe Adventist JHS rewarded for impressive performance at Nhyira FM Akan Akansie

The Bogyawe Adventist Junior High School (JHS) put up an impressive performance to emerge 3rd best in the maiden edition of the Nhyira FM's...

Anti-LGBTQ+ debate: Muslim women to withdraw wards from boarding houses

Members of the Federation of Muslim Women Association, Ghana (FOMWAG) have given indications that they would be withdrawing their wards from boarding houses.Speaking to...

4-member committee established to investigate attack on Suame police station

The Ghana Police Service and Ghana Armed Forces have set up a four-member committee to investigate the alleged attack on Suame Police Station by...

Two perish in gory accident on Nkawkaw-Kumasi Highway

A gory accident on the Nkawkaw-Kumasi Highway has claimed the lives of two persons who are yet to be identified.Reports indicate the accident occurred...

Mortuary man answers questions about dead bodies and how they are prepared

A mortician has been answering morbid questions about dead bodies - and they're not for the faint-hearted.Victor M Sweeney, mortician and funeral director, has...

Ace Ankomah cautions religious leaders [Video]

Renowned lawyer, Ace Ankomah, says religious leaders who are engaged in the prophetic business must be wary of how they communicate prophecies that are...

I regret abandoning my GH¢16,000 paying job to travel – UK based Ghanaian

United Kingdom (UK) based Ghanaian, Collins Owusu, has disclosed that he is saddled with regrets after the first few weeks of living abroad.Speaking on...

Ace Ankomah sends important message to Police Service

Renowned Legal Expert, Ace Ankomah, has charged the Ghana Police Service to go to the Supreme Court to seek an interpretation of Articles 117...

We are not at loggerheads with Members of Parliament – ACP Kwesi Ofori

Acting Director-General of the Public Affairs Directorate of the Ghana Police Service, ACP Samuel Kwesi Ofori, says the Police Service is not at loggerheads...

Shocking as man squanders sister in-law’s GHc 45,000 savings [Video]

When asked to account for Gh45,000 in savings, he merely said, "Sika n'ashye," implying that he had squandered the funds.Baba Dogo is husband to...

Chief demands arrest of persons who connived with fake Togolese witch doctor to defraud elderly women

The chief of Nakpanduri in the North East Region is demanding the arrest of a group of individuals who connived with a fake Togolese...

Family cries for justice as police kill suspected robber

A suspected armed robber has allegedly been shot dead by armed police personnel deployed to Kwahu Afram Plains to curb rampant robbery incidents in...

Stolen luxury cars to be shipped to Ghana intercepted at ports of New York and New Jersey

Stolen cars believed to cost about $500,000 and $600,000 have been intercepted by US Customs and Border Protection officials at the New York and...

Highways Authority backs ban on ‘Aboboyaa’

The Ghana Highways Authority has welcomed the decision to ban the use of tricycles on major roads in the Greater Accra Region.Public Relations Officer...

Strong institutions need strong men to work – Ace Ankomah on IGP Dampare

Strong institutions need strong leaders to ensure they work, says renowned lawyer, Ace Ankomah.Speaking in reference to a speech delivered by the former President...

SRC election results: Why UG’s Commonwealth and Sarbah hall students clashed

Students of the University of Ghana’s Commonwealth and Mensah Sarbah halls clashed on Friday over the delay in announcing the Students Representative Council (SRC)...

KATH suspends orthopaedic surgeries due to lack of theatre tables

The Orthopaedic directorate of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in the Ashanti Region has suspended emergency services due to unavailability of theatre tables.In a...

Police officers assaulted by Military men at Suame

Police and military officers clashed at the Suame suburb of Kumasi on Friday over the arrest of a military officer for flouting traffic regulation.Some...

Police, Military probe clash at Suame police station

The Ghana Police Service and the Ghana Armed Forces, have commenced investigation into an attack at the Suame police station in the Ashanti Region.Officials...

6-year-old drowns; police arrest one suspect at Juaboso

A six-year-old boy named Stephen Adjei has drowned at Sehwi Fawohoma Yesu, a farming community in the Juaboso District of the Western North Region.Information...

499 law students: Lawyers give interesting twist to Parliament’s directive to GLC [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Lawyer reacts to Parliament's directive to General Legal CouncilA private legal practitioner has downplayed Parliament’s directive to the General Legal Council (GLC)...

Ghana Standards Authority asks NABCo trainees to proceed on leave

The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has directed all Nation Builders Corps (NABCo) trainees to proceed on a two-week mandatory leave.The directive, according to...

Man arrested with narcotic substances during Highway operations

One Adebayor Adesa Ako has been arrested by a Highway Patrol team stationed within the Ketu South Municipality, in the Volta Region for possession...

‘Trotro’ driver captured in video urinating on road arrested

Police have arrested Yaw Manu, driver of a commercial vehicle caught on video urinating on the road.The driver, who is in his late...

Fetish priest hot for allegedly defrauding woman of GHS 60,000

A 50-year-old fetish priest is in hot waters for allegedly defrauding a farmer of GHS 60,000 under the guise of mining her gold at...

Aged mother begs for help as son allegedly subjects her to slavery in Brazil

A 62-year-old woman, Mary Akweley Coffie, wants to return to Ghana as her son, Zaid who invited her to Brazil has subjected her to...

CETSED lauds govt over reintroduction towing levy

The Centre for Transport Security Dialogue (CETSED) has lauded the Ministry ofTransport and the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) over plans to reintroduce the...

Kaaka’s family petitions PIPS over alleged misconduct of Ejura police

The family of late Ibrahim Mohammed, alias Kaaka, a social activist, has petitioned the Police Intelligence & Police Professional Standards (PIPS) to request for...

Relationship, airtime major factors of hardship – Economic analyst [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Relationship, airtime major factors of hardship - Economic analystIn a period when the average Ghanaian is lamenting about the standard of living,...

MP to launch ‘gofundme’ account to complete Aflao E-block

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ketu South, Dzifa Gomashie, is set to launch a gofundme account to raise funds to operationalise the uncompleted...

Okoe Boye details his experience at Korle Bu in a book

Former Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ledzokuku Constituency, Bernard Okoe Boye, has launched a book.The book dubbed: 'The Mother in the Monster Calming...