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We will provide the best of psycho-social support – GPA to children of couple found dead in their home

The Ghana Psychological Association (GPA) will offer free psycho-social services to children of a couple who died under bizarre circumstances at Atwima Maakro near Abuakwa in the Ashanti...

Founders’ Day: Nkrumah never owned a house – Senior Citizen

A Senior Citizen, Ezekiel Kwesi Akyin Biney, says that Kwame Nkrumah never owned a house even when he was the President of Ghana. Mr Biney,...

45% of SHS students brush their teeth for only 30 seconds – KNUST research

Dentists recommend two minutes as the average duration for brushing the teeth. However, findings from a research by the Kwame Nkrumah University School of Medicine...

Many feared dead in ghastly accident at Eduagyei

About 14 passengers on-board a bus travelling from Kumasi to Takoradi in the Western Region are feared dead after a head-on collision at Eduagyei...

Ban on construction of LPG outlets lifted – NPA

Cabinet has lifted the ban on construction of LPG outlets throughout the country. This is contained in a letter addressed to the Chairman of the...

Green Street Project launched

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has inaugurated a committee to oversee to the planning and implementation of the Green...

My husband stopped being intimate with me for 9 years; now he wants it – Emotionally troubled woman seeks advice

An ardent viewer of Joy Prime, Maame Adjoa has shared that her husband who ceased having sex with her for close to a decade is...

Police foil robbery attack on gold buying shop at Konongo

The Police have foiled a robbery attack on a gold buying shop at Konongo in the Ashanti region.The Police said they received a distress...

Herdsmen transporting cattle involved in accident

Over 30 herdsmen transporting cattle in a truck from Akateng in Upper Manya Krobo to Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region have been involved...

Six dead in accident at Abuakwa

Six persons have been confirmed dead in a Wednesday morning accident, which occurred at Abuakwa in the Ashanti Region.The accident, which involved a Ford...

Police arrest four suspects involved in robbery attack on gold-dealership firm

The Ghana Police Service has announced the arrest of four suspects involved in a robbery attack that led to the death of two people...

Portions of Flowerpot-Spintex road to be blocked

The Ministry of Roads and Highways, through the Urban Roads Department, says there will be a change in movement from the Flowerpot roundabout on...

IGP sends important message to family of couple found dead in their home

The Inspector-General of Police has assured the family of a couple who died under bizarre circumstances at Maakro near Abuakwa in Kumasi of the...

Immigration Service vehicle crashes woman to death [Photos]

A vehicle of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has reportedly crashed a yet-to-be-identified woman to death on the Tema-Akosombo highway. Reports gathered indicate the...

NYA to honour Akufo-Addo as part of International Youth Day celebrations

The National Youth Authority (NYA) has unveiled series of activities to commemorate this year’s International Youth Day celebrations. Part of the series of activities...

Zoe Outreach Embassy pastor, wife granted GH¢46m bail

The Founder and General Overseer of the Zoe Outreach Embassy Church, Pastor Kelvin Elson Godson aka Kelvin Kwasi Kobiri and his wife, Sabina Elson...

Ex-convict thankful after discovering his talent in prison

An ex-convict, Maxwell Konadu, has said that he is grateful for being imprisoned as it has helped him to discover his talent.According to him,...

We cannot guarantee all citizens seeking Ghana cards will receive them by Sept 30 – NIA

The National Identification Authority (NIA) says it cannot guarantee that all citizens seeking to acquire their Ghana cards will receive them by September 30....

KNUST lecturer held over wife’s disappearance still in prison custody despite High Court bail

A senior lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), who is standing trial for kidnapping his wife, is yet to regain...

How tanker tracking devices have forced drivers to go on strike [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · How tanker tracking devices have forced drivers to go on strike Members of the Gas Tanker Drivers and Petrol Tanker Unions have declared...

Family of man stoned to death by ‘mentally challenged’ woman at Circle speaks

https://youtu.be/jZUWbyrp9K0?t=212 The family of a young man, believed to be in his 20s, who was killed by a suspected mentally challenged woman at Kwame Nkrumah...

‘Mentally challenged’ woman storms court

A mentally-challenged woman in her late forties on Monday stormed the Circuit Court four in Accra and demanded that her case be settled. The woman...

Mentally-challenged woman who stoned man to death admitted for assessment

The Kaneshie District Court has ordered that the mentally challenged woman who stoned to death a young man at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in...

I was an active member of Methodist Boys’ Brigade – Bawumia

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has fondly revealed he was an active member of the Methodist Boys' Brigade as a young boy. His faith,...

Evangelist arrested for allegedly sodomising 15-year-old boy

A 37-year-old evangelist, Frederick Darko, is in the grips of the Gomoa Nyanyano police for allegedly sodomising a 15-year-old boy. The victim claims the act...

Govt to save $13.2bn from power agreements

The Government has successfully renegotiated Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with six Independent Power Producers (IPPs) in the country, the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta,...

Three in critical condition after machete attack at Kasoa

At least three young men are in critical condition and receiving treatment at Kasoa Central Clinic after a group of people numbering seven and...

Local airline ticket prices up; passengers lament

Prices of local airline tickets have shot up by between 15 and 20 per cent, prompting recession fears among local operators following “a gradual...

Pastor, wife granted bail for allegedly defrauding 875 victims of GH¢23.7m

A pastor and his wife accused of defrauding 875 people of GH¢23.7 million have been granted bail with sureties by an Accra High Court...

Yilo Krobo chiefs send SoS message to ECG

The chiefs and the people of Yilo Krobo in the Eastern Region have appealed to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to restore power...

Citi FM’s Bernard Avle hit with sad news

Award-winning journalist and General Manager of Accra-based Citi FM and Citi TV, Bernard Koku Avle, has reportedly lost his wife Justine. Mrs Avle reportedly passed...

Bob Smith Jnr weeps, recounts Waakye’s final moment before his death

Actor Bob Smith Jnr has recounted the final moments of actor Prince Yawson, popularly known as Waakye, before his unfortunate demise at the 37...

NIA sends important message to Ghanaians abroad over Ghana card

Ghanaians abroad seeking to acquire a Ghana card will be expected to pay $50, the National Identification Authority (NIA) has announced. The NIA Executive...

WAEC ‘disowns’ Bolgatanga, Bawku Technical Institutes

The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has said it cannot take responsibility for the violence that erupted at the Bawku and Bolgatanga Technical Institutes. This,...

30 immigration officers now prosecutors

Thirty officers of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) last Thursday graduated from the Detective Training Academy (DTA) as prosecutors. The officers, who underwent a six-week...

Thieves break into church, steal musical instruments

Thieves have raided the Divine Grace Missions Outreach Ministry International at Kusa near Fomena in the Adansi north district of the Ashanti Region. The suspects...

NSS invites user agency requests for 2022/2023 service year

The management of the National Service Scheme (NSS) has begun the processes for the deployment of prospective personnel to various sectors across the country. In...

NSS announces end of 2021/2022 service year

The Management of the National Service Scheme (NSS) has announced that the 2021/22 service year is scheduled to officially end on September 30, 2022....

Man incurs wrath of traditional leaders for impregnating 3 daughters

https://youtu.be/98jvzJz_4nE A 60-year-old man has been fined GHS12,000 by the traditional authorities of Assin Andoe in the Assin South District for having sexual intercourse with...

Mentally-challenged man terrorises Kokomlemle residents

Two days after the gruesome murder of a man at the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange in Accra by a mentally-challenged woman, residents of Kokomlemle have...