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Reconstruction of Achimota and Mallam transmission lines will not result in power outages – GRIDCo

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has said the reconstruction of some transmission lines from Achimota to Mallam substations will not result in power...

Biakoye DCE presents motorbikes, laptops to enhance operations

District Chief Executive Officer (DCE) for the Biakoye district in the Oti Region, Millicent Kabuki Carbo, has donated motorbikes and laptops to departments of...

64-year-old woman gains admission to SHS [Video]

https://youtu.be/B5uX38q1X64 Rita Offin, a 64-year-old mother of seven, is among hundreds of pupils who have gained admission to various Senior High Schools (SHS) across Ghana. The sexagenarian,...

I set up my first company with a ¢3 loan from my mum – Jospong Group CEO

The Founder and Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies, Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, has revealed how he leveraged a GHC3.00 his mum...

Illegal mining in river bodies still a major challenge – Cecilia Dapaah

The Sanitation and Water Resources Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, has stated that the activities of illegal miners in river bodies continue to be a...

We made profit of 9.8 million not losses – BOST claims

The management of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) has rejected claims that it made a loss of GH¢400 million. Insisting BOST...

Hit-and-run Land cruiser driver kills 3 including one-year-old baby

An unidentified driver of a Land cruiser has killed a one-year-old baby and two others at Akyem Asiakwa in the Eastern Region. The driver...

Call cases of senior lawyers first – Chief Justice to Judges

Chief Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah has directed trial court judges to strictly adhere to the age-long tradition of calling the cases of senior lawyers...

Ghana’s famous dancing pallbearers support Ukrainian charity with $250K

Famous Ghanaian dancing pallbearers have supported Ukrainian Charitable Foundation with $250,000 amidst Russia's invasion. This comes on the back of a million-dollar made from the...

Robber killed in gun battle

A fierce gun battle between a group of suspected armed robbers and one Johnson Kumbil on Saturday has led to the untimely death of...

Parts of Weija Hill risk imminent collapse – Experts warn

Experts in seismology have warned that parts of the Weija Hill close to the tollbooth face imminent collapse. According to them, human activities such as...

City guard stabbed to death after a brawl with trotro driver and mate in Kumasi

A city guard with the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) is alleged to have been stabbed to death in a scuffle with a commercial ‘trotro’...

Ghana’s Dancing Pallbearers sell meme NFT for $1 million

One of the most unique phenomena that marked 2020, apart from the Covid-19 pandemic, was a rather morbid trend. Taking over social media timelines...

Driver’s mate allegedly stabs security guard with screwdriver

A driver’s mate has allegedly stabbed to death a security guard stationed at the Kejetia new market with a screwdriver. Reports indicate this was after...

Ramadan: Ibrahim Mahama donates food items to Muslims in Tamale, Kumasi, Accra

The Chief Executive Officer of Engineers & Planners Ltd, Mr. Ibrahim Mahama on Sunday dispatched trucks loaded with various food items to Tamale, Kumasi,...

Four arrested over chaos at Nkroful Magistrate Court, Esiama Police station

The Police have arrested four suspects in connection with the attacks on the Nkroful Magistrate Court, Esiama Police Divisional Headquarters and Ellembelle District Assembly. Richard...

Govt sends SOS message to Appiatse residents

The Appiatse Reconstruction Implementation Team has indicated that Future Global Resources Company Limited (FGR), is refurbishing and roofing over 40 buildings for residents. The team...

I have received death threats over HIV/AIDS cure – COA FS CEO

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Awareness Healthcare Centre in Ghana, Dr Samuel Ato Duncan, has revealed that some influential people and scientists...

KNUST students face deferment over non-payment of fees

Some students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) fear they may be compelled to defer their courses of study over...

NSS opens registration for 2022/2023 defaulters and private candidates

The Management of National Service Scheme (NSS) says it has opened registration for Ghanaians who missed the opportunity to do their national service in...

Child Rights drags Attorney General to Supreme Court

Child Rights International has sued the Attorney General at the Supreme Court over child streetism. The applicant is asking the court to declare that the...

Opuni Trial: Witness makes shocking revelation

The counsel for businessman Seidu Agongo and his company, Agricult Ghana Limited, on Friday, resumed his cross-examination of former Chief Executive Officer of Ghana...

Govt restricts maize, soya beans exports

The government has restricted the export from the country of maize and soya beans, two important commodities in the poultry sub-sector. It is part of...

GES reacts to ‘uniform for teachers’ report

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has reacted to purported introduction of prescribed uniform for public school teachers in the country. According to the Service, it...

Bole SHS old students stop auctioning of school bus

Some auctioneers from Tamale in the Northern Region were stopped from taking away an old and grounded bus belonging to the Bole Senior High...

Two notorious poachers arrested in Mole National Park

Two Notorious Poachers from the Larabanga Community of the West Gonja Municipality, identified as Mumin Baharu and Osman Ibrahim aka Vuga, were arrested by...

Three children drown at Tuba Hills

Three children drowned in a pit at Akwasa Hills near Tuba in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra region. The deceased are brothers...

UHAS confers Doctor of Science degree on Agyepong

The University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) has conferred an honorary Doctor of Science degree on the Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group...

Former First Lady Emily Akuffo passes on

The wife of Ghana’s former Head of State, the late Gen. Frederick William Akuffo has reportedly died. Emily Akuffo, known widely as Ceci Amodraa passed...

‘Hosanna’ trends on social media as Christians mark Palm Sunday

Christians in Ghana have joined their counterparts all over the world to commemorate the Palm Sunday, a day that marks the beginning of the...

Campus boys and girls will break your heart – UPSA VC to freshers

JoyNews/AdomNews · Ignore campus boys, girls they will break your heart; focus on your studies – UPSA VC to freshers The Vice-Chancellor of the University...

2 reported dead as Akatsi youth clash with Police

Two people are reported dead at Akatsi following a clash between the youth and the Police on Sunday. The youth were said to have gone...

Former Second Lady, Ramatu Aliu Mahama laid to rest

Wife of the late Vice President, Alhaji Aliu Mahama, who died on Thursday, has been laid to rest beside her husband at their private...

Fire razes house of 9-member visually impaired family at Buduburam [Video]

https://youtu.be/CD2I-aCOJbA A raging fire has destroyed the home of a nine-member visually impaired family at Buduburam in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region. The...

Suspected robbers kill two in Savannah region

https://youtu.be/ESHLHzov3E0 Tension is brewing at Mamadukura, a farming community near Chacher in the Bole District of the Savannah Region after armed men killed two persons....

Henry Quartey reacts to T.T’s death

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has joined scores of Ghanaians to mourn veteran Ghanaian actor, Psalm Adjetefio aka T.T. Mr Quartey has taken...

Rebecca, Samira commiserate with Yendi MP over mother’s death [Photos]

News of the death of Hajia Ramatu, former Second Lady and mother of Yendi Member of Parliament (MP), Farouk Mahama has attracted First Lady, Rebecca...

British Airways flight bound for Accra returns to London

A British Airways flight bound expected to land in Accra on Friday, April 8, 2022, has returned to London. This, according to the Ghana...

Heavy rains destroy tents at Apiate relief camp [Video]

https://youtu.be/rKHSQQRPteY Scores of residents at the Apiate Relief Camp have been left stranded and displaced after being hit by a rainstorm. Heavy rainfall in parts of the country...

One injured as armed robbers attack Savannah Ladies team bus [Photos]

One person has been injured after armed robbers attacked Ghana Women's Premier League side, Savannah Ladies. The incident occurred when players and other officials...