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Dampare sends important message to UPSA graduands

The Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has urged graduands of the 14th Congregation of the University of Professional Studies, Accra, (UPSA) to...

Manasseh’s take on why Togolese artisans may continue to dominate in Ghana

Award-winning investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has justified why Togolese artisans may continue to dominate in Ghanaian markets despite local competition. According to him, he...

Woman missing for three days found trapped in toilet at Ajumako Enyan

A 45-year-old woman, Yaa Prah, who went missing for three days, has been found trapped inside a public toilet facility at Enyan Asempanyim in...

Mourners, sympathisers pay last respects to late Nana Owusu Akyeaw Brempong

The pre-burial ceremony and funeral of the late Nana Owusu Akyeaw Brempong are currently ongoing with beautiful culture and traditions at Atebubu in the...

Work on National Cathedral project suspended

Work on the National Cathedral project has been suspended, this is according to the Executive Director of the project. Dr Paul Opoku-Mensah said the Secretariat...

Woman gives birth after acquiring insemination kit and sperm online

A 24-year-old Bailey Ennis birthed a bouncing baby boy in September 2021 with the help of a sperm donor. But what’s shocking about it is...

Farouk Aliu Mahama recognised among top 30 Achievers of Coventry University Alumini

Member of Parliament (MP) for Yendi, Alhaji Umar Farouk Aliu Mahama, has received an Honorary recognition which acknowledges him among the "Top 30 Achievers"...

Man kills mother, 2 sisters at Jirapa

Tampaala, a suburb of Jirapa in the Upper West Region, was thrown into a state of shock when a 20-year-old man, Anthony Yendor, went...

Bridget Otto recounts how her sales boy bought iPhone, home theatre with her stolen money

Media personality, Bridget Otoo, has opened up on her shocking experiences as an entrepreneur who has taken it upon herself to give livelihoods to...

JCR system not abolished; only modified – KNUST

The management of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has clarified that the Council of the institution has not abolished the Junior...

If Ghanaians supported E-Levy, we would have fixed more roads – Roads Minister

Roads and Highways Minister, Kwasi Amoako-Attah, says the country’s precarious financial situation has affected some of his outfit’s infrastructure projects. According to him, the situation...

Ashanti region leads HIV/AIDS prevalence

Over 4,000 out of the 23,495 persons who tested positive for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome for the first half of this year...

¢17.4bn in financial irregularities recorded in 2021 – Auditor-General

A total of ¢17.4 billion in financial irregularities have been flagged by the Auditor-General in its latest report submitted to parliament for the 2021...

JUSAG replies Mahama for criticising Chief Justice 

The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) says former President John Mahama’s constant criticisms of the Chief Justice is unfair.  The Association said Chief...

Vivo Energy reacts to sale of water-laced fuel at Atimpoku Shell station

Vivo Energy has cleared the air on the sale of water–laced petroleum products at Adomi Bridge, Atimpoku, in the Eastern Region. The company in...

GWCL to help Sierra Leone build water system

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has been contracted to help to build the capacities of Guma Valley Water Company (GVWC) of Sierra Leone...

Gory accident at Shiashie after truck driver fails brake

Two persons have reportedly been injured in an accident involving a tipper truck with registration number GN 4383-19 at Shiashie. The incident occurred on...

AfCFTA Hub launched in Ghana

The Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation (MoCD) and the Postal and Courier Services Regulatory Commission (PCSRC), as part of government’s commitment to accelerate the...

Court orders reinstatement of Central Regional GPRTU Chairman

The Cape Coast High Court 3, presided over by Justice Kwasi Boakyem, has squashed all 14 allegations including financial malfeasance, autocracy and dictatorship levelled...

NABCo trainees send strong message to govt as programme ends September 1

The Nation Builders Corps (NaBCo) Trainees Association of Ghana has announced plans to picket the Jubilee House on September 6, 2022. The action, according to...

Ejura: Woman jumps from speeding motorbike to flee from kidnapper

An Ejura-based woman risked her life by jumping from a speeding motorbike to stop her suspected kidnapper from taking her to an unknown destination. Diana...

Shocking as man sells 8-bedroom house to buy weed, cocaine to abuse

A man, identified as Kweku Gardener, had to sell his father’s property to enable him to satisfy his drugging lifestyle.Mr Gardener, a system administrator,...

Cape Coast Teaching Hospital performs first cornea transplants

The Cape Coast Teaching Hospital (CCTH) has successfully performed its first set of cornea transplants to restore the sights of some eight patients on...

Fifty 50 club supports health facilities in Ashanti Region

Fifty 50 Club, a team made up of employees of AngloGold Ashanti and other corporate organizations have distributed medical equipment to health directorates in...

GJA to launch Media Awards 2022

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) is set to launch its 2022 Media Awards on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at the Ghana International Press Centre...

Sokoban residents go berserk over bad roads [Video]

https://youtu.be/UyElW7puL48 The chiefs and residents of Sokoban in Kumasi of the Ashanti Region on Monday took to the streets to demonstrate against the government over...

It wasn’t an easy decision – Oyerepa FM management speaks on shutdown [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · OYEREPA ON SHUT DOWN Management of Kumasi-based Oyerepa FM and TV has said it was not an easy decision for them to shut...

Check out how much was paid as COLA to public sector workers

Government has paid an amount of Four Hundred and Eighty-Five Million Ghana Cedis (GHc485,000,000.00) as Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) to public sector workers. This...

Forestry Commission closes down Accra Zoo after lion kills man

The Forestry Commission has closed down the Accra Zoo effective Monday, August 29.  The closure comes a day after a man was allegedly attacked and...

Churches hold prayers over ECG-Kroboland impasse [Photos]

A coalition of Religious Bodies under the auspices of the municipal council of Churches in Yilo and Lower Manya Krobo in the Eastern Region...

Perform libation to relocate shrine for the road construction – Sokoban Queenmother to govt

The Queenmother of Sokoban in the Kumasi metropolis has appealed to the government to pacify the gods to relocate a shrine in the area...

Foreign Affairs Ministry clears air over issuance of service passport to NAM 1

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has debunked claims that the Chief Executive Officer of Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah, popularly known as...

NPA shuts down Atimpoku Shell filling station for selling Petrol Laced with water

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has shut down the operations of the Shell Filling station at Adomi Bridge (Atimpoku) in the Eastern Region for...

Good news for Ghanaian students abroad

Ghanaian students on scholarship stranded in various institutions abroad can heave a sigh of relief. This is because the Minister of Finance has released GH¢100,000...

Overaged aircrafts set to be banned

The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is to ban aircrafts that are above 20 years from using the country's airspace. The measure is meant to,...

I wanted to marry a Ghanaian, but he never took me to his house – Nigerian lady

Nigerian YouTuber Sandie has stated that she dated a Ghanaian for two years while schooling in Ghana, but he never introduced her to his...

WHO hands over Covid-19 facility to Ministry of Health [Photos]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has handed over the United Nations COVID-19 Field Hospital in Ghana to the Ministry of Health (MoH). The construction...

Man arrested for allegedly smuggling fertiliser

A male adult, whose identity is being withheld, is in the custody of the Ashanti Regional Police in connection with suspected smuggled quantities of fertiliser...

Col Damoah removed as Customs Commissioner

President Akufo-Addo has directed the Commissioner of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority, Colonel Kwadwo Damoah to hand over his duties.  The directive...

Kumasi Traditional Council grants Oyerepa FM permission to resume operation

The Kumasi Traditional Council has granted permission to the management of Oyerepa FM to resume operation. This comes after the radio station was shut down...