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Ursula Owusu hands over classroom blocks to constituents

The Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has commissioned classroom facilities for two educational institutions in her constituency. At the St Magaret Mary...

Sword-wielding Lebanese arrested

The Greater Accra Regional Police Command has arrested Osman Brustani, the Lebanese who pulled out a sword and threatened to behead a Ghanaian trader...

Masked men attack KNUST students

Some students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have been robbed in their hostel rooms at Ayeduase New Site in...

When Kan Dapaah goes to sleep, we will all be in danger – Prof Gyampo

JoyNews/AdomNews · Ghanaians are losing confidence in the Judiciary - Prof Gyampo Senior lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo, says Ghanaians will be in...

COCOBOD CEO enstooled Nkosuohene of Sefwi Bankyease [Photos]

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has been enstooled as the Cocoa Nkosuohene of Sefwi Bankyease in the...

Ghana Post announces partnership with NLA, DVLA

The Managing Director of the Ghana Post Company Limited, Bice Osei Kuffour, has said he is keen on making the post office a stop...

One dead, four others injured as bus hits cow at Gomoa Potsin [Video]

An accident at Gomoa Potsin on the Kasoa- Winneba Highway in the Central Region has claimed the life of one person. https://youtu.be/Bw-gOBo75uo Four others are also...

Electricity, water tariffs to go up

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has confirmed that there will be an upward review of utility tariffs in the coming weeks. This follows proposals...

Lebanon Embassy reacts to video of national threatening Ghanaian man with ‘sword’

The Lebanon Embassy in Accra is calling for immediate action to be taken against one of its nationals captured in a viral video threatening...

Ghana School of Law SRC President reacts to directive for him to step aside

The President of the Students Representative Council (SRC) of the Ghana Law School, Wonder Victor Kutor, has fought off a directive for him to...

How banks are taking over work space of Ghana Post [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · How banks are taking over work space of Ghana Post The Acting Managing Director of the Ghana Post Company Limited, Bice Osei Kuffour,...

Check out the staff strength of Ghana Post

The Managing Director of the Ghana Post Company Limited, Bice Osei Kuffour, has revealed that they have over a 2,000 staff capacity. He adds the...

Ghana Union Dusseldorf donates laptops to Assin Otabilkrom D/A

Chairman of Ghana Union Dusseldorf and Ghana Council NRW Germany, Paul Hossau has urged pupils to take the study of ICT seriously to improve...

Foreigner, Ghanaian accomplice convicted over Ghana Card

The Offinso Circuit Court presided over by His Lordship Frederick Kwabena Twumasi has convicted a Nigerian, Justin Jeff Manu, for posing as a Ghanaian...

Africa’s Communication Industry set for exciting future

BHM Research & Intelligence has announced that starting this year, its annual report on the public relations and communications sector in Nigeria, Africa’s largest...

Ekwueme’s death: Don’t die in abusive marriage — Head of Methodist Church

The Most Reverend Dr Paul Kwabena Boafo, Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church, Ghana, has called on victims of relationship or marital abuse to...

Assin North MP’s lawyers send important message to Supreme Court ahead of ruling

Lawyers of Assin North MP, James Gyakye Quayson, have prayed the Supreme Court to throw out an application that they see as a needless...

I sold my father’s house, furniture, other properties for drugs – IT Expert serving jail term

Kwaku Gardiner a product of Achimota School and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is currently serving a two-year jail term...

Supreme Court to rule whether Assin North MP can perform parliamentary duties henceforth

The apex court will today rule on whether Assin North MP, James Gyakye Quayson can continue to represent his constituents in Parliament. Michael Ankomah Nimfah,...

Teaching assistant to testify in court against KNUST lecturer accused of kidnapping wife

A Kumasi High Court is set to hear the first witness in a case in which a lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of...

Police, NIC impound 103 uninsured vehicles

The National Insurance Commission (NIC) in collaboration with the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Nkawkaw Divisional Police have impounded 103 vehicles...

Apiate explosion: Reconstruction of community to start on May 15

The reconstruction of the wipe-out Bogoso-Apiate community is scheduled to start on Sunday, May 15, 2022. This is according to the Deputy Lands Minister and...

Confiscation of driver’s licence tops complaints to Police Professional Standards Bureau

Assaulting members of the public, confiscating and retention of driver’s licence are among complaints made to the Police Professional Standards Bureau, PPSB against Police...

A client’s husband forced her to leave UN appointment against her wish – Psychologist recounts

People who desire to marry always pray to find a suitable partner who will treat them well and support their dreams, but not all...

BIMA Ghana recognised as Tech Insurance Company of the Year

BIMA Ghana, the country’s leading digital healthcare solutions provider, has been awarded Tech Insurance Company of the Year at the Africa Technovate Awards 2022...

NYA launches National Youth Volunteers Programme

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has launched a national programme to evoke the spirit of volunteerism, civic responsibility and rekindle the spirit of nationalism...

Mahama writes: A pandemic treaty cannot leave solidarity to chance

Former President John Mahama has called for the creation of a new international system to salvage countries deserted in the face of major health...

I was tortured, slept in cells with… – Barker-Vormawor shares detention experience

JoyNews/AdomNews · Oliver Barker - Vormawor shares detention experience #FixTheCountry convener, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has opened up on his experience following his arrest and detention. According to...

Bulgarian Embassy demolishing: Time for Sole Inquirer report extended

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has extended the time for the Sole Inquirer into the Bulgarian Embassy land matter...

Man illegally taps into water supply line; sells water to affected residents at East Legon

A resident of East Legon is set to face the full rigours of the law for illegally connecting the main water supply line to...

Alleged Coup: WhatsApp chats of Mac-Palm, Agordzo showed in court

A Cyber Security and Digital Forensic Officer with the National Intelligence Bureau, (NIB), Kabral Mohammed Ayembila, has tendered in evidence extraction of WhatsApp chats...

Ghana Law School SRC president ordered to step aside

The President of the Students Representative Council (SRC) of the Ghana Law School, Wonder Victor Kutor has been ordered to set aside. The directive comes...

Meet Odartey Lamptey’s indefatigable lawyer

For the past one week, Ghana Football Legend Nii Odartey Lamptey has been trending following his divorce with his wife, Gloria Appiah Lamptey.  Odartey Lamptey...

Koku Anyidoho reveals latest interesting dream about Mills [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Prof Mills Appeared In My Dream And Was Very Excited - Koku Anyidoho Former Director of Communications under the erstwhile Professor Atta Mills'...

Teacher trainees chase govt for 6 months unpaid allowance

Teacher trainees are up in alms with government over delays in the release of their monthly allowance. According to them, the payment of the allowances,...

MMDCEs cry over unpaid salaries

It has emerged that, Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) have not been paid since their appointment. The situation, according to reports, is making...

We are not ready for teacher uniforms – GNAT rubbishes claims

The leadership of Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has dispelled claims over the wearing of uniforms by public school teachers to their workplace....

E-levy: Checkout transfers that will not attract 1.5% charge

The Electronic Transfer Levy, known as E-Levy, is set to be implemented next month 1 May 2022, thus the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has...

Salaries to be affected by E-levy or not : GRA sets records straight

Principal Revenue Officer, Project Management Unit at the GRA, Isaac Kobina Amoako, has clarified the notion that salaries will be affected by the Electronic...

Family of Asem Asa accident victim that claimed 14 lives chases police for body [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · ASEM ASA FAMILY FIGHT WITH POLICE OVER BODIES Family members of one of the victims of Asem Asa accident in the Western Region...