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Presidential Advisor warns of a looming HIV/AIDS epidemic soon

A presidential advisor on HIV/AIDS and former director general of the Ghana Aids Commission, Dr Mokowa Blay Adu-Gyamfi said she fears there could soon be an epidemic. This, she...

Cargo truck loaded with hazardous goods catches fire on Accra-Tema motorway

A cargo truck loaded with hazardous goods while plying the Accra bound lane of the Accra-Tema Motorway (N1) on Tuesday caught fire. The timely arrival...

Management of GIJ reacts to graduation rumpus

Management of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) has clarified the circumstances leading to the confusion which erupted at the 1st session of the school’s...

Former teaching assistant contradicts KNUST lecturer’s claim on wife’s disappearance

A former teaching assistant at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)who worked with Dr Wilberforce Aggrey, has contradicted the lecturer’s claims...

CLOGSAG’s ‘Neutrality Allowance’: You’ve no choice but pay – Govt told

The government has been urged to settle members of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) following their strike in demand for...

CLOGSAG boycotts May Day celebration

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana CLOGSAG has said their demand for a 'neutrality allowance' is appropriate. The body has justified the demand,...

Have residents up in arms against cattle owners

The Chiefs and people of Have in the Afadzato South District of the Volta Region are up in arms over encroachment on their lands...

Man jailed after GH₵800 ‘chichinga’ theft goes wrong

25-year-old man, Kwame Asamoah has been jailed for stealing GH₵800 from a noodles vendor at Gyakobu in Akotia in the Eastern Region. In an interview...

No thank you – Charlotte Osei’s response to ‘juicy offer’

Former Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Charlotte Osei, has turned down calls for her to be appointed a Supreme Court judge in 2025....

Evacuated Ghanaian students from Ukraine express regret

Ghanaian students who were evacuated from Ukraine say they have regretted returning to the country because the government has failed to deliver promises made...

Duncan-Williams, Otabil, Nana Konadu, others commiserate with Heward-Mills [Photos]

Scores of sympathisers are still trooping to the residence of the founder of the Light House Chapel, Bishop Dag Heward-Mills over the death of...

Supreme Court throws out application for review of Deputy Speaker voting case

In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court dismissed a case filed by private legal practitioner Justice Abdulai asking the court to review its March...

NAGRAT, GMA back calls for 19% salary increment

JoyNews/AdomNews · NAGRAT support calls for salary increment The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) have backed calls for...

Taxi driver found dead in his car

Police in Kumasi in the Ashanti region have commenced investigations into circumstances that led to the death of a taxi driver at Breman in...

40-year-old nabbed for impersonating ECG staff

A 40-year-old man has been arrested for posing as a staff of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to defraud and extort money from...

Government slashes benefits of SOE CEOs by 30%

JoyNews/AdomNews · FWSC proposes 30% cut in salaries of CEOs of SOEs The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission is undertaking a comprehensive review of salaries...

Wenchi SHS to face court over non-competitive procurement

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday, April 25, directed the prosecution of the Wenchi Senior High School in the Bono Region for breaching...

Lands Ministry receives report on Bulgarian Embassy land case

The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources responsible for Lands and Forestry, Benito Owusu-Bio has received reports on Terms of Reference 1...

8 drivers, 4 commercial tricycle riders fined ¢10,800 for road traffic offences at Ejisu

Eight drivers and four commercial tricycle riders have been slapped with a total fine of ¢10,800 for various traffic offences by the Effiduase Magistrate...

TUC wants neutrality allowance extended to all public sector workers

The Spokesperson for the Trade Union Congress, Naa Ayeley Ardayfio has called for the extension of the so-called neutrality allowance to all members of...

Govt agrees to pay ‘Neutrality Allowance’ in quarter 4, 2022, but will change name

Government has agreed to pay the ‘Neutrality Allowance’ to members of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG), but will change the...

Motor rider, pillion crashed to death

A motorbike rider and his pillion have died on-the-spot after crashing head-on with a moving vehicle in between Natwi-Akura and Dormabin in the Krachi...

Opera Square building on fire [video]

A Home Appliances shop housed in the Opera Square building in Accra has been gutted with fire. Items such as bags, shoes, and other home...

Sam George’s ‘jama video’ with Katanga boys pops up

Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Sam George, has been spotted having a good time with some students from the Kwame Nkrumah University of...

I was kicked and spat on during my detention – Barker-Vormawor

A convener of the #FixTheCountry movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has detailed physical torture he endured at the hands of state security operatives during his time...

May 3 declared as public holiday to mark Eid-ul-Fitr

Government has declared Tuesday, May 3, as a statutory public holiday to mark the celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr. A statement issued by the Interior Minister, Ambrose...

Government declares May 2 as public holiday

Government through the Interior Ministry has declared May 2, 2022, as a public holiday. In a statement issued on Monday by the Interior Minister, Ambrose...

Dag Heward-Mills reveals how he sent a message to two doctors after his son’s death [Listen]

The Founder and leader of Lighthouse Chapel, Bishop Dag Heward-Mills, has revealed how he sent a message of gratitude to two doctors after the...

Man, 22, stabbed to death with scissors

A 22-year-old man, Kofi Tawia, has allegedly been stabbed to death at Bodomasi in the Sekyere Kumawu District of the Ashanti region. The incident...

Denkyirahene goes home [Video]

https://youtu.be/nhTopyDZnMg Dunkwa-Offin in the Upper Denkyira East Municipality of the Central Region has been wrapped in red and black as the Denkyirahene Odeefuo Boa Amponsem...

Bawumia leads govt delegation to Denkyirahene’s funeral [Video]

https://youtu.be/ErSwiXjB9Do Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has led a government delegation to the funeral of the Denkyirahene, Odeefuo Boa Amponsem III. The ceremony which comes seven...

Galamsey threatens cocoa production;19,000 hectares affected

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has expressed grave concern over the alarming rate at which cocoa farms are being destroyed by illegal mining, also...

Asenso-Boakye inducts one of world’s most celebrated architects as registered member of ARC

The Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye (MP) has inducted Sir David Adjaye OBE, one of the world’s most celebrated architect as a...

56-year-old fisherman commits suicide at Saltpond

A 56-year-old fisherman has committed suicide at Saltpond-Ankaful in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region.The incident happened on the evening of Sunday, April,...

Arrests and prosecutions under ‘Operation Clean Your Frontage’ to start on Tuesday

The arrest and prosecution of persons who dump refuse indiscriminately in Accra under the government’s ‘Operation Clean Your Frontage’ exercise will begin this week. The...

I have lost a treasure – Mother of Immigration officer killed on duty [Video]

https://youtu.be/q-VoZnZauhU It was an emotional sight as parents and other relatives of the late Immigration officer, Michael Ekow Otu who was killed while on duty,...

Murder of KNUST student: The inside story

The Bosomtwe District Police Command has given a blow-by-blow account of how a tailor’s apprentice, allegedly is it murdered his friend who is a...

Abuse of antibiotics high in rural communities – Research

A medical sociologist and research fellow at the Kintampo Health Research Centre (KHRC), Samuel Afari-Asiedu, has expressed concern over the high inappropriate use of...

Mahama, NDC gurus worship with Agyinasare at Perez Chapel

Former President John Mahama on Sunday, 24 April 2022, joined Archbishop Charles Agyinasare to worship at the Perez Chapel, Dzorwulu in Accra.  The visit...

Fisherman, 56, found hanging at Saltpond

A 56-year-old fisherman, Uncle Bobola has been found dead in what appears to be suicide at Saltpond - Ankadul in the Mfantseman Municipality of...