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Cape Coast Technical University students grieve over brutish murder of colleague

The gruesome murder of Nana Ama Clark, a level 300 Marketing student of the Cape Coast Technical University (CCTU), has thrown the university community...

UE/R: Armed thugs raid market in Binduri, set wares on fire

Gun-toting thugs have attacked market women at the Atuba Market in the Binduri District of the Upper East Region.They raided the market on Tuesday,...

Forestry Commission to relocate 2 tigers from an Accra residence – Police

The Ghana Police Service says it is taking steps to remove two tigers from a private residence in Accra. This follows complaints from residents of...

Nigerian Police officers caught on tape crying for help

Law enforcement agents in Nigeria are trending on social media for the wrong reasons. Police officers and the State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) officials have...

Surgeon robbed while conducting operation in hospital

The Medical Director of the Dixcove Government Hospital in the Ahanta West Municipality of the Western Region has been robbed whilst he was performing...

Achimota Forest Brouhaha: Another family pops up; claims ownership [Video]

Another family from the Osu Traditional Council is claiming ownership of the Achimota Forest Reserve. Head of the Nii Odoi Kwao family of Osu, Nii...

#DampareMustGo: Why IGP is trending on Twitter

The Inspector General Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has been trending on Twitter the whole day. Social media users are asking for him to...

GRA and finance ministry engage information services department on E-Levy implementation

More than 200 staff of the Information Services Department across the country are undergoing a special training in Kumasi to help intensify public education...

COVID-19: Indonesia relaxes nose mask wearing and foreign traveler restrictions

As the world try to rejuvenate against the ravages of COVID-19, many countries have relaxed restrictions put in place to reduce the spread of...

Phase one of Sunyani Airport completed – Akufo-Addo

Phase one of the Sunyani Airport has been completed and due to be inaugurated.  The phase which will involve expansion of the terminal and dualisation...

CCTU demands fast-tracked probe into murder of 3rd year marketing student

The Management of the Cape Coast Technical University (CCTU) has asked the Police to expedite its investigations into the gruesome killing of a level...

3 arrested in connection with vandalism and assault at Benya FM

Police in Elmina have arrested three suspects who stormed Elmina-based radio station, Benya FM, assaulted the presenter of a live show and vandalised property...

3 arrested in connection with robberies and rape at Adenta

Three suspects who have been linked to a series of robberies, rape and kidnapping at Adenta and its environs have been arrested by the...

Beyi W’ano: Nkuguasa Cocoa Research Institute in limbo

Nkuguasa Cocoa Research Institute in the Assin North Constituency in the Central region has been abandoned. This is due to a misunderstanding among the chiefs...

Manasseh Azure reacts to charges against former PPA boss [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Manasseh On Charges Against Former PPA Boss Award-winning investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni is satisfied with the results his contract for sale documentary...

Achimota Forest saga: Owoo family breaks silence

The Owoo family in Accra, have expressed their displeasure about the ongoing public discourse on the alleged declassification of the Achimota Forest in Accra. According...

Bulgarian Embassy Land case: Govt sets up committee to find amicable solution

Following the recommendations of the Sole Inquirer to find a lasting solution to the Bulgarian Embassy land case, the government through the Ministry of...

Five dead in fatal accident at Begoro [Photos]

Five persons have been reported dead in a gory accident along Begoro-Osiem road in the Eastern Region. The accident involved a Benz bus with...

#Justice4Albert: Minority to file motion in Parliament

The Minority in Parliament is set to file a motion for a parliamentary inquiry into the killing of Albert Donkor in Nkoranza. The Ranking...

Ashanti Region tops hypertension case in Ghana

The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate is worried over the growing prevalence of cases of hypertension recorded in the region. The region topped the Ghana...

Tigers scare Ridge residents

Some residents at Wonda World Estates, Avenue Lincoln near the British High Commission at Ridge in Accra, have expressed worry over the presence of...

Everything I have done, I inherited it – Abu Jinapor on Achimota Forest declassification

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, says the acreage of the Achimota Forest to be returned to the Owoo family...

Communications Ministry worried about low enthusiasm to register SIM card

The Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation (MoCD) has expressed worry about the low enthusiasm attached to the SIM card registration, despite extending the initiative...

Achimota forest saga: Owoo family was compensated with £4000 – Inusah Fuseini

Former Lands Minister, Inusah Fuseini says the Owoo family, the allodial owners of the land that serves as the Achimota Forest Reserve was duly...

Nkoranza clash: Suspect who broke jail re-arrested

The Police have re-arrested a murder suspect who escaped from lawful custody during the Nkoranza youth-Police brawl. The Police in giving an update on the...

ECG to undertake planned maintenance works in parts of Greater Accra

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that it will undertake planned maintenance works to improve service delivery in some areas in the...

3 SHS students injured after school building collapsed on them during downpour

Three students of Akyem Wenchi Salvation Army Senior High School (SHS) in the Denkyembour district of Eastern region have been injured after a building...

Number of migrants in Ghana revealed

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has said 476,400 migrants live in Ghana, while over one million Ghanaians live abroad. “These foreign migrants living...

Nkoranza: MP punches holes into police statement on death of suspect in custody

JoyNews/AdomNews · Nkoranza South MP slams police over statement on Albert Donkor's death The Nkoranza South Member of Parliament (MP), Emmanuel Agyekum, has cast doubt...

Achimota Forest saga: ‘I certainly will not buy lands from the Owoo family’ – Abu Jinapor

The Lands and Natural Resources Minister says he is not interested in buying portions of the Achimota Forest Reserve released to the Owoo family. Samuel...

Kwabena Agyepong finally breaks silence on his ‘I’m eating fufu in Kumasi’ comment [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Kwabena Agyapong finally breaks silence on his 'I'm eating fufu in Kumasi' reports Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena...

Mother of 19-year-old boy shot in Nkoranza clash breaks down [Listen]

The mother of 19-year-old Victor Owusu killed in Tuesday’s clash between police and youth of Nkoranza wants justice. Victor, a final year student of the...

UG has the best scientists in Ghana – AD Scientist Index 2022 Version 2

The University of Ghana (UG) has been ranked the highest tertiary institution in Ghana by the Alper-Doger (AD) Scientific Index 2022 Version 2. Additionally, the...

Catholic priest in Nkoranza threatens to invoke deities on police for ‘killing’ nephew

A Catholic priest in Nkoranza has threatened to invoke dreaded deities on police after his nephew died in their custody. Reverend Father Mathias Sarkodie said...

How the dismissed PPA CEO cleared all the funds in his “frozen” bank accounts

Information available to The Fourth Estate indicates that the dismissed chief executive officer of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), Adjenim Boateng Adjei, has withdrawn all the money from...

Nkoranza South MP makes fresh demand over death of Albert Donkor [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Nkoranza South MP Calls For Independent Probe over death of Albert Donkor The Member of Parliament (MP) for Nkoranza South constituency, Emmanuel Kwadwo...

Akufo-Addo consoles UAE over death of former Dubai president

President Nana Akufo-Addo has conveyed the condolence of government and Ghanaians to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the death of its President. Sheikh Khalifa...

Keep calm – Minister tells Nkoranza youth

The Bono East Regional Minister, Kwasi Adu Gjan, has said thorough investigations will be conducted into the death of Albert Donkor to ensure such...

Police and military increase presence in Nkoranza amidst heightened tension

Security presence in Nkoranza has been increased following heightened tensions between some irate youth and the Police in the community. According to JoyNews’ correspondent, Ohemeng...

Justice4Albert: Minister exposes persons behind attacks on Nkoranza police station [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Justice4Albert: Minister exposes persons behind attacks on Nkoranza police station Bono East Regional Minister, Kwasi Adu Djan has said the irate youth group...