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Ashanti Region receives 70,300 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine

The Ashanti Region will be administering 70,300 doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine effective September 1, 2021.The region has a backlog of about 1,000...

Patrons will relive biblical experience in National Cathedral [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Patrons will relive biblical experience in National CathedralChairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral Project has mounted a spirited...

Why the negative focus on Sir David Adjaye? – Gabby quizzes

A member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has expressed worry about the attacks on the popular architect, Sir David Adjaye.Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko...

Chief Imam, Mahama latest photos warm hearts [Watch]

The latest photos of the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu and former President Mahama have set social media buzzing.The photos were taken...

Fire destroys nurses, police quarters at Bompata [Photos]

Fire has destroyed some seven rooms occupied by nurses and police officers at Bompata in the Asante Akyem South Municipality of the Ashanti Region....

Massive reaction as IGP Dampare is spotted in heavy traffic [Photo]

The Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, was spotted in traffic without using the services of motorcade or sirens to beat...

Awutu Bereku festival turns bloody as gunshot blows off 9-yr-old’s head [Video]

A 9-year-old boy has been shot dead during a festival ritual in Awutu Bereku in the Central Region.Two others are said to be in...

Traders to meet Kumasi City Market managers over threat to suspend electricity tariffs payment

Managers of the Kumasi City Market are meeting traders over their intent to suspend the payment of electricity bills from Monday.The City Market has only two meters serving all traders...

Trailer crushes motorcyclist to death

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of a motorcyclist at the Animasaun area on Ota-Idiroko road in Ogun.The Sango-Ota Unit...

17 suspected criminals arrested at Donkorkrom [Audio+Photos]

JoyNews/AdomNews · 17 suspected criminals arrested at DonkorkromThe Police Anti-robbery squad deployed to curb increasing robbery cases in the Eastern Region has arrested 17...

Funny Face involved in accident [Video]

Comic actor, Funny Face, known in private life as Benson Nana Yaw Boateng, has escaped death in a near-fatal accident on the Accra-Kumasi Highway.The...

Soldier allegedly commits suicide at Burma Camp [Photo]

A serving military officer with the Army Recruit Training School at Shai Hills, WO II Robert Doku, has allegedly committed suicide.WO Doku's body was discovered...

Check out where to get 2nd dose of AstraZeneca vaccine from Aug 31 to Sept. 4

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) will from Tuesday, August 31, begin the administration of the second dose of AstraZeneca vaccines to persons 18 years...

G20 Compact with Africa has been very beneficial to Ghana – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has said since signing the G20 Compact, Ghana has systematically tackled the structural challenges which have inhibited its drive towards becoming...

Goat thieves arrested at Savelugu [Photos]

Police at Savelugu have intercepted an Opel Astra with registration number BA 1538-12 loaded with goats suspected to have been stolen.The suspects were arrested...

Man allegedly shoots sibling on their way to hunting

A 45-year-old hunter has allegedly been shot dead by his brother while on their way to hunting in the Okyerekrom Forest near Nyinahin in...

Proprietor of Bright Star International School shot dead by unknown assailants

The proprietor of Bright Star International School at Kwamekrom has been shot dead by unknown gunmen at Pokrom in the Akuapem South Municipality of...

Woman beaten to pulp for allegedly stealing chicken

An elderly woman in N'wa-dzekudzeku village outside Giyani in Limpopo, South Africa was brutally beaten by her neighbours after being accused of stealing their chicken.A...

COVID-19: Ghana’s death toll hits over 1,000

Ghana's confirmed COVID-19 deaths have passed one thousand, with active cases in all 16 regions.Data from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) COVID-19 update page...

Scores displaced as parts of Tamale get flooded [Photos]

Several areas in the Tamale metropolis and its surrounding communities have been flooded after a few hours of rainfall on Friday night.The situation has...

Two dead, 23 injured as bus crashes into shops and somersaults [Photos]

A Bawku-bound Yutong bus with registration number GT 5524-16 on Saturday morning crashed at the Zebilla Custom Barrier.According to some passengers, the bus began...

3 more bodies retrieved in North East region after torrential rains

Three more persons have drowned at Kunufor in the Chereponi district of the North East Region. The incident occurred on Friday, August 27, when the victims,...

Badu Kobi, Obofour, several pastors mourn with Obinim [Photos]

Scores of Ghanaian pastors turned up in their numbers to mourn with their colleague, Bishop Daniel Obinim over the death of his father, Kwadwo...

Efia Odo opens up on why she ditched #FixTheCountry campaign

Actress and one of the key conveners for the #FixTheCountry, Efia Odo, has finally revealed her mother was the reason she stopped the campaign.The actress,...

Head of IT of Savings and Loans Company jailed for siphoning GH¢1.2million

An Information Technology (IT) Expert, Annybert Affum Larbi, has been sentenced to one-year imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court.Mr Larbi is reported to have...

Dozens of wildlife guards deployed to rescue elephant that escaped mob attack

Dozens of wildlife guards have been re-deployed to parts of the East Mamprusi Municipality to rescue an elephant that escaped a mob attack three...

Road Safety backs CETSED’s call on reintroduction of towing levy

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has thrown its support behind the Centre for Transport Security Dialogue (CETSED) on calls for the reintroduction of...

Police begin probe into alleged misconduct of officers

The Police Service has begun a probe into alleged misconduct of some officers at Begoro in the Eastern Region.A statement, signed by the Director...

Ursula Owusu mourns after being hit with sad news

Ablekuma West Member of Parliament (MP), Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, is heartbroken over the death of a beloved.Mrs Owusu-Ekuful, who is also the Minister for...

Gomoa Adzintem: 14 herdsmen arrested over ‘gang defilement’ of 13-year-old

Some 14 herdsmen have been arrested in connection with an alleged gang defilement of a 13-year-old girl at Gomoa Adzintem in the Central Region.The herdsmen were...

Heavy downpour claims one life in Savannah Region

A heavy downpour Thursday evening claimed the life of a middle-aged man in the Savannah Region.The man’s remains were discovered Friday, August 27, together...

Pokuase interchange ‘chop bar operators’ fined

The two persons who were arrested by the police for operating a chop bar on the pavement of the newly constructed Pokuase Interchange have...

COVID-19: Ghana to produce vaccines in 2 years

The Committee set up by President Nana Akufo-Addo to look into the possibility of Ghana producing her own COVID-19 vaccine and other vaccines has...

2 ladies caught on camera stealing from shop in ‘mafia-style’ [Video]

A surveillance camera has captured the moments two women walked into a supermarket pretending to be selecting items from a shelf before stealing products....

Abesim murder: Residents accuse suspect of killing more people

Some residents of Abesim, a town rocked by the gruesome murder of two children, say they suspect the alleged murderer to be a serial...

Bagre dam spillage: GWCL warns of shutdown of plant at Nawuni

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) in the Northern Region has announced a temporal shut down of its intake plant at Nawuni.This follows the...

Fire destroys 16 rooms, 4 shops at Berekum [Video]

A fire incident at Berekum in the Bono Region has destroyed 16 rooms, four shops, and other property running into thousands of cedis.The incident,...

Fire guts portions of Agbogbloshie Yam Market

Fire on Thursday night gutted scores of wooden structures at the Konkomba Yam Market at Agbogbloshie, in the Greater Accra Region.The fire, which reportedly...

Man arrested for allegedly attempting to rape his male friend

A young man, identified as Isaac Opoku, has been arrested at Ejisu Kranpa in the Ashanti Region for allegedly trying to sleep with his male...

23-year-old illegal miner jailed 20 years for robbery

A 23-year-old illegal miner, Satar Salifu, has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment by the Wa Circuit court for his involvement in a robbery.Prosecuting,...