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One dead, 5 arrested in renewed clashes at Kandiga-Doba

At least one person has died with five suspects arrested in connection with a renewed clash between Doba and Kandiga in the Kassena-Nankana Municipal...

65-year-old electrocuted to death during heavy downpour

A 65-year-old pensioner, Openyin Ebow Takyi has met his untimely death after he was electrocuted at Breman Asikuma in the Asikuma Odoben Brakwa District...

Otumfuo pays medical bills of 30 women detained at KATH

It was a moment of joy for the nursing mothers detained at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) for non-payment of bills. The nursing...

Ghana Health Service issues public alert on Lassa Fever outbreak

The Ghana Health Services (GHS) has cautioned all Divisional Directors, Regional Deputy Directors of the Service and public health care facilities of the likelihood...

Alan Kyerematen celebrates mother’s 102nd birthday

The Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen, has taken to social media to celebrate his mother as she turns a year older. Victoria Kyerematen...

Full details: Achimota Forest lands, gold businesses and guns in Sir John’s will

When President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo signed an executive instrument declassifying parts of the Achimota Forest as a forest reserve, many Ghanaians greeted the...

Free SHS: Leave debate to politicians – Akufo-Addo urges students

President Nana Akufo-Addo has urged beneficiaries of the free senior high school (SHS) policy to concentrate on their studies and come out to be...

FDA gives update on Mawarko food poisoning case

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has assured it will make the reports of the suspected food poisoning at Marwako Fast Food Limited available...

Former NDC MP passes on [Photos]

Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Sawla-Tuna-Kalba constituency, Donald Dari Sodiitey, has passed. Mr Sodiitey passed on on Sunday, May 22 at Tamale Teaching Hospital...

Achimota Forest: Govt probes portions allegedly captured in Sir John’s will

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources says it has launched investigations into claims that the late former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the...

Chaos in KALISCO as ‘town boys’ clash with students during jams

A group of outsiders invaded the Kalpohin Senior High School in Tamale and clashed with the students having an entertainment session last night. The clash...

Ghanaians involved in terrorist attacks in Sahel region – Intelligence reports reveal

JoyNews/AdomNews · Intelligence reports reveal involvement of Ghanaians in terrorist attacks – Oppong Nkrumah Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, says intelligence picked by the country’s...

Ballistic experts in Nkoranza to investigate death of Albert Donkor

The Police administration has deployed a forensic team, including ballistic experts to the Bono East Regional town of Nkoranza to probe circumstances that led...

Akufo-Addo cuts sod for University of Engineering And Agricultural Science at Bunso

President Akufo-Addo, on Friday, cut a sod for the commencement of the construction of the University of Engineering and Agricultural Sciences (UEAS), at Bunso,...

Microsoft appoints former UG student as Chief of Staff

A past student of the University of Ghana (UG) has landed a new job with tech giant Microsoft as the Chief of Staff. Abigail Amoakoa...

We are on top of terrorism threats – National Security Ministry assures

The National Security Ministry has assured Ghanaians that there is nothing to fear amidst the growing terrorism threats. According to the Deputy National Security Coordinator,...

Nkoranza clashes: Police sends SOS message to residents

The Ghana Police Service is cautioning persons seeking to exploit the Nkoranza clashes for their own interests to desist from the act. The Police said...

Tolon SHS temporarily closed down after fire outbreak at dormitory

The Tolon Senior High School has been temporarily closed down after fire ravaged parts of the girls’ dormitory on Thursday, May 19. According to the...

Adwoa Safo blushes as son delivers powerful speech in school [Video]

Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo is an elated mother as her son, Kelvin Ohene Safo-Agyapong, excels. Kelvin, one of the two...

Relocating Cheddar’s tigers to take 2 months – Wildlife

Director of Operations at the Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission, Luri Kanton has said that the relocation of the two tigers in a...

God never said anywhere in the Bible our wives should take our surnames – Clergyman

A clergyman, Bishop Yaw Owusu-Ansah is advising men not to force their wives to take their surnames. The Accra Regional Overseer of the Resurrection Power...

Our church not shrouded in mystery — Latter-Day Saints

The leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in West Africa has debunked the assertion that the church is a mystical...

Instant justice cases increase in Bono Region

Mob justice is gradually becoming a common practice in the Bono Region and the situation has resulted in the loss of lives despite the...

Parts of Accra flooded after Saturday’s rains [Videos+Photos]

Following almost 4 hours of rain, parts of Accra and other urban centres in the Greater Accra Region, including North Kaneshie, Kwame Nkrumah Circle...

The Makers Electronics wins ‘Outstanding Customer Service’ Award at WABEA 2022

One of the fastest-growing retail brands in electronic and home appliance products in Ghana, The Makers Electronics Company Limited, has won the Outstanding Customer...

JHS final year pupil escape lynching while returning from evening classes

A 17-year-old form three pupil at Breman Nwomaso in the Central region has escaped death after he nearly lynched by members of a watchdog...

Two teenagers arrested over alleged murder of ‘Pragya’ rider [Video]

https://youtu.be/pPnup8Qlgyw Police of Dormaa Ahenkuro in the Bono Region have arrested two teenagers over the alleged killing of a Pragya rider at Kyeremasu. Speaking to Adom...

Akufo-Addo cuts sod for $90M University of Engineering and Agric Sciences

President Nana Akufo-Addo, on Friday, cut the sod for the construction of the University of Engineering and Agricultural Sciences (UEAS), at Bunso, in the...

Bawumia leads delegation to UAE to mourn former Dubai President

Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Friday, 20 May 2022, on behalf of President Akufo-Addo has led a government delegation to the United Arab...

Four remanded over Nkoranza police station rioting

The Techiman Circuit Court has remanded into police custody, four persons over their alleged involvement in the rioting at the Nkoranza Police Station. They have...

Accra West ECG recovers GH¢3.2m from power theft

The Accra West Region of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) recovered six gigawatt hours (GWh) of stolen power, amounting to GH¢3.2 million last...

Weekly wrap: Tension in Nkoranza, protest of unemployed nurses and Achimota forest saga

There was high tension at Nkoranza in the Bono East region as the community accuses police of killing an innocent trader in a suspected...

A Minister gave Cheddar licence to import his tigers – Barker-Vormawor alleges

#FixTheCountry Movement convener, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, is alleging that the government is aware of Freedom Jacob Caesar aka Nana Cheddar's importation of his tigers. According to...

Court orders lawyer of Josephine Panyin to file her witness statement

The Takoradi Circuit Court ‘A’ has ordered the lawyer for Josephine Panyin Mensah, a 28-year-old woman at the centre of the controversial pregnancy and...

VRA bares teeth at Sentuo Steel over pollution

The Volta River Authority (VRA) has hinted at sending Sentuo Steel Limited, a Chinese company operating within the Tema industrial enclave, to court if...

Tension simmers at UEW as Registrar is asked to proceed on leave

The Chairman of the Governing Council of the University of Education, Winneba, Nana Ofori Ansah, has asked the Registrar, Paul Osei Barima, to proceed...

Ghana’s public debt hits ¢391bn as of quarter 1, 2022

Ghana’s public debt stock remarkably shot up by ¢40.1 billion to ¢391.9 billion as of the end of March, 2022, the Summary of Economic...

I took responsibility and fixed ‘dumsor’ – Mahama

Former President John Dramani Mahama said he accepted responsibility for the power crisis during his tenure and fixed it. Mr Mahama speaking in...

Surgeons hopeful as girl whose fingers were dipped in boiling water gets help

Plastic surgeons at the Komfo Anokye Teaching hospital say they are expecting at least 80 percent function of the fingers of a girl whose...

Forestry Commission gives latest update on businessman’s tigers [Audio]

The Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission says the two tigers owned by businessman, Nana Kwame Bediako, also known as Chedar, are well protected.  The...