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Why Kissi Agyebeng must not investigate Adu Boahen – Sulemana Braimah

Executive Director of the Media Foundation of West Africa (MFWA), has suggested Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, must recuse himself from investigating dismissed Minister of...

Ofori-Atta happy with Committee probing Censure Motion over this…

The Finance Minister says he is pleased with the decision by the Parliamentary Ad-hoc Committee on Censure to strike out grounds One and Three...

Ghana to expand malaria vaccine implementation from December 2022 

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) and its development partners are set to expand the Malaria Vaccine Implementation Programme (MVIP) to 93 other districts across...

Over 1.5m households still practise open defecation – Statistical Service

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has disclosed that about 1.5 million Ghanaian households do not have access to a toilet facility. According to GSS, these...

TUTAG declares indefinite strike

The Technical University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has declared an indefinite strike action effective Friday. In a statement issued on Friday, November 18, the Association said...

Nat’l Cathedral: Ofori-Atta clears air on ‘withdrawal from contingency fund’

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has denied an allegation that he withdrew funds from the Contingency Fund for the National Cathedral project. According to the...

Ghanaian man hot after Saudi Arabia-based woman accosted him over GHS 26,384 alleged scam

A Ghanaian man, Mahamudu Awal, is in hot waters after a Saudi Arabia-based Ghanaian woman he allegedly scammed accosted him. The two, who used to...

Ghanaians mourn Prof Kwesi Botchwey

Ghanaians have been thrown into a state of mourning after the news of former Finance Minister, Professor Kwesi Botchwey's death. The National Democratic Congress (NDC)...

Inside story: Pregnant woman goes viral after husband catches her in bed with a ‘fetish pastor’

For the past 24 hours social media, especially, Twitter has been inundated with a trending video of a pregnant married woman who was caught...

Commercial sex worker remanded over human trafficking 

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a commercial sex worker into police custody over alleged human trafficking.  Miriam Braim pleaded not guilty to attempted...

Man found dead with head missing at Sekyedumase

A beheaded body of an unidentified man believed to be in his late 40s was found in a bush at Abam near Sekyedumase in...

How traditional rulers from Kyebi stormed parliament to support Ken Ofori-Atta [Watch]

Some traditional rulers thronged Parliament House to offer their full support to the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, when he appeared before a committee...

2022 World toilet day: C2R-CD takes steps to improve sanitation system

The theme for the 2022 World Toilet Day is Making the Invisible Visible with a focus on the impact of poor sanitation on groundwater. It...

Residents of Twedie living in fear after washing bay operator kills sister

Residents of Twedie in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti region are yet to come to terms with the gruesome murder of a...

Former Finance Minister Kwesi Botchwey passes on

Ghana’s former Minister of Finance, Professor Kwesi Botchwey is dead. According to sources, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) stalwart passed on Saturday, November 19, 2021,...

We are upset; Ghanaian workers are suffering – TUC tells govt

“We are upset, we are not happy at all, Ghanaian workers are suffering," these are the words of organised labour to government. This comes...

Censure motion: Advise yourselves; you’ve been uninspiring – Minority told [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Censure motion: Advise yourselves; you've been uninspiring - Prof Gyampo tells Minority Political Scientist, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has expressed dissatisfaction with the Minority...

Richard Atikpo pushes ‘Operation Feed Yourself’ agenda in Oti Region

Richard K. Atikpo, a member of the 8th Council of State representing the Oti Region has pushed for 'Operation Feed Yourself' agenda in the...

ECG begins installation of smart prepaid meters in Volta Region

The Electricity Company of Ghana has begun the installation of smart prepaid meters for clients within its prepaid metering areas in the Volta Region. About...

Anas’ galamsey economy documentary ‘misleading’ – Elizabeth Ohene

Journalist, politician and former Minister of State in the John Kufuor administration, Mrs. Elizabeth Akua Ohene has questioned the credibility behind investigative journalist Anas...

Allegations for censure do not have weight – Ofori-Atta

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said he does not believe that the allegations made by the proponents of the motion of censure for...

Mahama’s aide takes on Agric Minister over sale of plantain at Agric Ministry

An aide to former President John Dramani Mahama, Joyce Bawah Mogatri, has described moves by the Agric Minister to sell foodstuff at its premises...

75 students of KTI rendered homeless after fire outbreak

A total of 75 students of the Koforidua Tech­nical Institute (KTI) in the Eastern Region have been rendered homeless when a section of their...

Ghana Police to keep fans in check ahead of Qatar 2022

The Ghana Police Service is willing to provide security to members of the public who intend to organize public viewing for the upcoming FIFA...

Ghana denies issuing advisory against travel to Abuja

Ghana has denied issuing a travel advisory against non-essential travel to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria. The advisory circulating Wednesday (November 16, 2022) and bearing...

NSMQ Quiz mistress, 14 others inducted as GAAS fellows

Fifteen people have been inducted as fellows of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS). They are the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering...

Excitement as NPP MP celebrates wife’s graduation from UK varsity

Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin South, has celebrated his wife's latest academic achievement. Mrs Ntim Fordjour was among the...

WAEC warns candidates against exams malpractices

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has warned private candidates sitting for this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) against engaging in...

Married man demands side-chick pays for hotel fee after she refused him sex

A married man is demanding the cost of a hotel he booked from his ‘side-chick’ after the lady refused to have sex with him....

Ghanaians roast Nigerians after humiliating defeat to Portugal

Nigerians were once again ripped apart by Ghanaians on social media after they were humiliated by Black Stars group opponents, Portugal in a friendly...

Pregnant woman allegedly stabbed to death at Ga South [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Pregnant woman allegedly stabbed to death in Ga South A seven-month-old pregnant woman has been stabbed in the neck to death at Asabaham...

Motor rider, pillion in ghastly motor accident [Photos]

A motorcyclist and a pillion rider have been involved in a ghastly accident at Tuna in the Savannah region. The accident occurred on Thursday afternoon...

EOCO, National Security arrest alleged Nigerian fraud kingpin over $6.5m

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) in collaboration with the National Security has arrested a Nigerian fraud kingpin in Ghana. The suspect, Sunny Anwamini,...

IET whips up engineering interest in young ladies with scholarship

Engineers inducted into the engineering profession are usually male dominated with only few females venturing into it, particularly in the Institution of Engineering and...

People’s Forum: Kenyasi residents threaten war against Newmont

Residents of Kenyasi in the Ahafo Region have threatened a faceoff with Newmont Mines over what they described as incessant killings in the area. According...

I want to start hookups; I don’t trust men anymore – Single mother of 3

Single mother of three, Doris Anima, aka Ebony, has disclosed that she wants to start engaging in the sex trade because of her bitter...

Sad scenes at burial of Adrobaa school bus accident victims

A burial ceremony has been held for the DS Elite Academy pupils who lost their lives in an accident involving their school bus on...

COA’s Dr Ato Duncan adjudged 2022 Best Scientist

The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of COA Research and Manufacturing Company Ltd., Dr. Samuel Ato Duncan, has been adjudged the 2022 ‘Scientist of...

18 dead, 2 rescued in boat mishap on the Black Volta

Tragedy struck on the Black Volta when a boat in transit suffered a mishap, killing 18 persons on board. The yet-to-be-identified victims were travelling across...

Takoradi woman fined after appearing in court with new pregnancy [Video]

Josephine Panyin Mensah, the lady at the centre of the fake kidnapping and pregnancy case in Takoradi in the Western Region, has been saved...