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28-year-old woman found hanging dead

A 28-year-old lady has allegedly hanged herself to death at Sehwi Antobia in the Juaboso district of the Western North region. The deceased, identified...

I’m unhappy; my husband and kids were excluded from the visa lottery – US-based Ghanaian

A US-based Ghanaian, Comfort Boampong, has revealed that after winning the US visa lottery, she realised that her husband and kids were excluded from...

2 Nigerians jailed 20 years, one committed robbery same day he arrived in Kumasi

Samuel Kalu, 22, and Ameka Okpala, 26, from Abia and Anambra States respectively, were unsuccessful and could not run with their booty of GH...

Man who attempted to kill daughter for money in police custody

The Ghana Police Service (GPS) has confirmed the arrest of the 42-year-old businessman who allegedly attempted to sacrifice his daughter for money. In a statement...

National Cathedral: Akufo-Addo authorised release of ¢32m to Adjaye Associates as consultancy fee – Ablakwa

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu has alleged that government released an amount of GH¢32 million to Sir David Adjaye & Associates Limited...

Ghana pledges commitment to WHO’s Global Health for Peace Initiative

The Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyeman Manu has welcomed and pledged Ghana’s commitment to the World Health Organization’s Global Health for Peace Initiative at...

Herbalist causes arrest of man who attempted to sacrifice his daughter for money [Video]

An Oyibi-based herbalist, Nana Adu-Boafo, has caused the arrest of a man identified as Evans Oppong, who allegedly attempted to kill his two children...

AG to prosecute FixTheCountry’s Barker-Vormawor

The Office of the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice has prepared the bill of indictment on one of the conveners of the #FixTheCountry movement,...

Jospong Group wins big

The Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) triumphed as it bagged six (6) Awards at the just ended maiden edition of the Top National Brands...

3 grabbed over murder of Chinese woman at Dansoman

The police have arrested and arraigned a 37-year-old driver, Jacob Kwesi Acquah, for allegedly killing Xiong Yin, a Chinese national in cold blood at...

Police secure injunction against armed demo

The Ghana Police Service has secured an injunction against a planned armed demonstration which was slated for Saturday, June 3, 2022. An Accra High Court...

Opuni Trial: I was trained with Christian values to always tell the truth – Witness

The second defence witness in the trial involving Dr Stephen Opuni and two others, says he has been trained with Christian values to always...

Seven suspected robbers arrested in Western Region

Seven suspected robbers have been arrested in two separate anti-robbery operations in the Western Region. Four of the suspects, Shadrack Nyame, Wofa Yaw...

Akufo-Addo sacks Hamza Tanko from Hajj Board

President Nana Akufo-Addo has directed with immediate effect, the removal of Hamza Tanko from all official duties of the Hajj Board. This comes after Mr...

Ghana Meteo warns of heavy rain, thunderstorm

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has warned of thundery showers of varying intensities in some parts of Ghana. The areas along the Coast, Middle and...

You goofed – Kwesi Pratt tells #Fixthecountry Movement

The Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, is noted for being part of many street protests in Ghana and touted as...

Dela Coffie reacts to arrest warrant

Political activist, Dela Coffie, has expressed readiness to submit himself to any query of law enforcement agencies as he has nothing to hide. According to...

Ashanti Region NPP Conference was for auction not election – Defeated Chairman-aspirant

One of the defeated aspirants for chairmanship position for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region, Kofi Adum Bawuah, has said their...

Bimbilla hospital cancels scheduled surgeries

The disconnection of water to the Bimbilla Hospital over a GH¢220,000 debt has led to elective surgeries being cancelled, according to the facility’s management....

Ministry of Transport to introduce electric, gas powered buses

The Ministry of Transport has said it is working assiduously to introduce the first-ever electric and gas-powered buses for public transport in the country. Mr....

NDC’s Dela Coffie declared wanted

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has declared wanted National Democratic Congress (NDC) activist, Dela Coffie. This was announced in a statement issued on...

May God have mercy on your soul as I sentence you to death – Judge to spiritualist who killed wife, daughter to pacify idols

A presiding judge at the Bolgatanga High Court has sentenced Mbawona Tindana, a self-styled spiritualist, to death for killing his wife and daughter to...

Police chief featured in ‘Cash for Justice’ investigation promoted

A police commander who rejected a bribe from some bail negotiators and suffered persecution after he criticised a senior state attorney for reportedly taking...

Parliament summons Lands Minister

The Lands and Forestry Committee of Parliament has summoned the sector Minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor, over the return of state lands to some families and...

Govt releases  GH¢25m National Cathedral seed money

Government, through the Finance Ministry, has granted the release of GH¢25 million to the National Cathedral Secretariat as additional seed money for the project....

Dreaded Nogokpo deity also has a court that adjudicates cases brought before it

Amuzu Agbodzalu Williams the Head of ‘Nogokpo shrine’ says Nogokpo has a Court with a nine-member panel that sits on matters every Saturday to...

Public University Workers detach from TEWU-TUC

Workers at public universities across Ghana have announced their detachment from the national union, the Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU) of the Trades...

Irate Wa youth besiege police station over arrest of suspects in flogging incident

Some angry youth in Wa of the Upper West Region besieged the regional police command to demand the release of three persons arrested in...

2023 AFCONQ: Ghanaians react as Black Stars thrash Madagascar

Some Ghanaians on social media have heaped praise on Black Stars following their comfortable victory against Madagascar on Wednesday night. Otto Addo's men got the 2023 Africa...

Wa sex video: Amnesty International calls for prosecution of those who flogged victims

Amnesty International Ghana has called for sanctions against persons involved in the flogging of two persons in the Upper West Region over a leaked...

Spiritualist sentenced to death over murder of wife, daughter

The Bolgatanga High Court has sentenced a 38-year old traditional spiritualist, Mbawona Tindana, for killing his wife and daughter and sacrificing them to his...

Achiaman residents to protest over bad roads

Hundreds of residents of Achiaman Ga West Municipality of the Greater Accra region, would hit the streets to protest the deplorable state of the...

Tears as 17-year-old boy killed by lightning is buried

The body of the 17-year-old who was killed by lightning in Ho on Monday has been removed for burial by family members. Superstitious beliefs...

Gov’t to cut sod for 32 TVET centres to boost industrialisation

The government is set to cut sod for the first phase of the construction of 32 state-of-the-art Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)...

Flogging of lovers at Wa: 25 persons arrested for attempting to release 3 suspects from police custody

The Ghana Police Service has arrested 25 persons for disrupting peace and destroying property at Wa, following the arrest of some suspects in connection...

Alexander Obeng replaced as Director of Police Public Affairs Directorate

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), George Akuffo Dampare, has appointed Chief Supt. Grace Ansah-Akrofi (MS.) as the new Director of Public Affairs Directorate. She replaces...

DPP presents evidence in treason felony case against Oliver Barker-Vormawor

Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Yvonne Attakora Obuobisa, has on behalf of the Attorney-General, filed a summary of evidence the state intends to rely...

Source of ‘Dampare’s letter to British High Commissioner revealed [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Source of ‘Dampare’s letter to British High Commissioner revealed Ghanaians have been divided over IGP, George Akuffo-Dampare’s response to a tweet by the...

Wa flogging incident: 25 arrested for rioting at police station

Police in Wa have arrested 25 persons over a forceful attempt to release three persons arrested in the flogging of two lovers in a...

Mobile phone thief nearly lynched at Kasoa

A 32-year-old mobile phone thief narrowly escaped lynching for attacking a woman in broad daylight at Kasoa Ota city in the Central Region. Prince Adaka...