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Accept E-levy or IMF will ask us to cancel Free SHS – MP

Member of Parliament (MP) for New Juaben South, Michael Okyere Baafi, says if Ghanaians don't accept and pay the Electronic Transaction levy (E-Levy) then...

I’m not dead – Policewoman dismisses viral reports

A policewoman attached to the Peki Police Station in the Volta Region, Zainab Jibril, has debunked reports purporting her death. Miss Jibril says her...

Vals Day: Ghana Post MD delivers flowers to First Lady [Photos]

Managing Director of Ghana Post, Bice Osei Kuffuor, popularly known as Obour, is leading the company's 24 hours delivery service. To show leadership by example,...

Shortage of chalks, other learning materials hit schools

Some head teachers of basic schools across the country are complaining about shortage of chalks, teachers’ notebooks, textbooks and other stationery. The shortage, they said,...

Abronye arrested and detained by police

Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, has been arrested and detained. His arrest follows an...

Medical Laboratory Scientists disown woman in custody over abortion on minor

The Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS) says they do not know 36-year-old Susan Owusu, suspected to have performed an abortion on a...

UTAG Strike: Minority pushes for closure of Universities [Audio]

The Minority in Parliament is pushing for the closure of public universities in the country amid the strike embarked upon by the University Teachers...

Jamestown: Police pursue youth who blocked high street for celebration [Video]

The Ghana Police Service is in search of some people who blocked the beach road opposite the Jamestown palace. The blockage, according to the...

Septic tank driver spills human waste on Shiashie road [Video]

A septic tank driver has reportedly been caught dislodging human waste from his vehicle on the Tetteh Quarshie – Shiashie road. This unfortunate incident happened...

4 Ghanaians jailed in UK for smuggling cocaine

A joint operation between Ghanaian officials and their counterparts from the United Kingdom has led to the arrest of four suspected drug traffickers. The convicts...

I’ll be very careful supporting #FixTheCountry openly – Manasseh Azure

Anti-graft campaigner, Manasseh Azure, has indicated his hesitation to openly support the #FixTheCountry Movement following the arrest of one of their conveners. Oliver Barker-Vormawor, a...

Court slaps Ghana Police Service with ¢320,000 fine over shooting of three

A Cape Coast High Court has slapped the Ghana Police Service with a ¢320,000 fine for the negligence of its officers over the shooting...

I stand by ‘political judges’ statement; focus on your core objectives – Sosu to GBA

Member of Parliament for Madina, Francis Xavier-Sosu, has expressed distaste about how his assertion regarding the judiciary has been received by the Ghana Bar...

70-year-old woman dies after ambulance crashed with vehicle on way to hospital

A much-loved mother and grandma tragically lost her life in a car crash when she was being transported to hospital by ambulance. Friends and relatives paid tribute...

Man crushed to death at Kimotey

One person has died in a crash at Kimotey, a community near Chamba in the Nanumba North Municipality of the Northern Region.According to sources,...

Lamashegu shooting: Angry youth threaten to take revenge

Angry youth of Lamashegu in the Tamale Metropolis of the Northern Region have threatened to take revenge over the police shooting. The youth made...

Mahama Al-Qaeda coup claim: Abronye DC reacts to Police invitation [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · ABRONYE REACTS to police invitation New Patriotic Party’s Bono Regional Chairman, Kwame Baffoe, aka Abronye DC, has reacted to an invitation by the...

Man in court for concealing ‘wee’ in ceiling, fridge

Samuel Quarcoo, aka 'God is Good' who was found in possession of 16 and a half compressed slabs of cannabis at Avenor, Accra, has...

He did nothing wrong but was killed; I leave it to God – Father of teen who died in Lamashegu shooting

The father of the 18-year-old teenager, who died in the Lamashegu shooting in Tamale ,has expressed his anguish over the incident. Mr Hakim Yakubu said...

Lawyer sends strong words to Police over #FixTheCountry convener [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · LAWYER KPEBU ON FIX THE COUNTRY Private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu, has said he is disappointed in the Ghana Police following a treason...

#FixTheCountry convener’s felony case: Check out next line of action for lawyers [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · #FixTheCountry convener felony case: Check out next line of action for lawyers A leading member of the #FixTheCountry movement, Felicity Nelson, has said...

World epilepsy day: Don’t discriminate against patients – Dr Tinkorang

The Ashanti Regional Deputy Health Director, Dr Rita Larsen-Reigndorf, has joined the epilepsy community in commemorating the International epilepsy day which is observed on...

Adom FM’s Programmes Manager, Joshua Tigo, honoured

Programmes Manager for Adom FM, Mr Joshua Kwasi Tigo, has been honoured. Topman Multimedia Institute bestowed the honour - which came in the form...

Police invite Abronye DC

The Accra Regional Police Command has invited the New Patriotic Party's Bono Regional Chairman, Kwame Baffoe aka Abronye DC. The action is for Abronye...

Education Ministry reacts to shortage of chalks, others in basic schools

The Ministry of Education has reacted to reports of shortage of educational materials, especially chalks in basic schools. The Ministry said that all schools have...

Cargo truck runs over woman at Awutu Bawjiase

A yet-to-be-identified woman, believed to be in her 20s, has been killed by a cargo truck with registration No. GE 819-Y at the Awutu...

Motor rider injured in crash at Accra-Newtown

An unidentified motor rider at 8:00 am on Tuesday morning collided with a saloon car at the traffic intersection near the Multimedia Group premises. Eyewitnesses...

Two KTU staff dismissed; 8 others suspended for embezzling over 600k

The governing council of the Koforidua Technical University (KTU) has dismissed two staff of the University for engaging in financial malfeasance. The council, as part...

Man, 51, arrested for defrauding Sawla View Hotel of ¢26k

A 51-year-old man has been arrested for defrauding Sawla View Hotel in the Savannah Region of an amount of GH¢260,000. Abdul Karim Saeed is said...

Lamashegu shooting: Deceased identified as 18-year-old JHS graduate

The boy, who died in the Lamashegu shooting incident in Tamale, has been identified as an 18-year-old boy named Abdul Hakim Yakubu. He is one...

‘Cocoa is a sexual stimulant’

The Member of Parliament for Offinso South, Dr Isaac Yaw Opoku, has made aphrodisiac claims for cocoa foods, asserting that the cocoa beans have...

E-levy: OccupyGhana details 3 conditions for passage

Pressure group, OccupyGhana, has outlined three conditions that government should strictly adhere to should it successfully introduce the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy). According to the...

Ebony was murdered – Starboy Kwarteng alleges [Video]

Father of late dancehall musician, Ebony Reigns, Nana Poku Kwarteng, says he has every reason to believe that the death of his daughter was...

Transport operators to maintain 30% fare increment

Transport operators say no matter the outcome of the meeting with the Transport Ministry they will maintain their decision to increase fares by 30...

Ghana Bar Association chides Sosu over comments on judges

The Ghana Bar Association (GBA), has expressed displeasure over some comments made about judges by the Member of Parliament for the Madina Constituency, Francis-Xavier...

Retract and apologise – BOST workers tell MD over wreath-laying comments

The Staff Union of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) under PMSU and ICU has condemned a wreath-laying saga at its office. According...

One Ghana Movement commends police for Barker-Vormawor arrest

The One Ghana Movement has criticised a leading member of #FixTheCountry Movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, for threatening to stage a coup d’état in the country. According...

Special Prosecutor probes 45 cases; action to be taken on sacked PPA boss, 2 others soon

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has announced it is currently probing 45 cases of suspected corruption and corruption-related offences. Out of...

Danger looms as butchers at Krachi-Nchurumu practice in unhealthy conditions

Residents at Krachi-Nchumuru District in the Oti Region are concerned about their health over meat infection as the slaughterhouse is managed under poor conditions. They...

Beyi W’ano: State Experimental School collapsing; kids exposed to danger

An old building housing children of the State Experimental Basic School in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi, is in danger of collapse as three...