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Fake electricity prepaid meters from Togo intercepted at Aflao border

A team of military operatives stationed at the Aflao border in the Volta Region has intercepted a total of 192 units of fake electricity...

Coalition for Public Health and Justice sues govt over vaccine mandate

The Coalition for Public Health and Justice has sued the government over the mandatory Covid-19 vaccination and restrictions on movement in the country. According to...

One dead, 7 injured in clash between youth and police at Lamashegu

One person has been confirmed dead in the clash between the police and the youth of Lamashegu. Another seven people also sustained various degrees of...

Akufo-Addo outlines plan of action to combat illegal, unregulated fishing

President Nana Akufo-Addo says illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing activities have contributed significantly to a decline in fish stock in Ghana, and, as such,...

Apiate explosion: NADMO appeals for donation of food items for victims

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has pleaded with philanthropists and organisations to donate food items and essential products that will meet the needs...

3 dead in accident on Obuasi-Anwiankwanta highway

Three persons have died in an accident on the Obuasi-Anwiankwanta highway in the Ashanti Region. A bus travelling from Kumasi to Takoradi burst a tyre. Subsequently,...

Harassment of journalists: Rev Korankye Ankrah sends strong message to govt [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · 'We don’t support harassment of journalists' - Rev Korankye Ankrah tells government General Overseer for the Royal House Chapel International, Sam Korankye Ankrah,...

2 shot at Lamashegu following a clash with Police

Two persons at Lamashegu have allegedly been shot following a clash with the Police in Tamale in the Northern Region. This follows the arrest of...

#FixTheCountry convener not missing – Police

The Police have denied reports that #FixTheCountry convener, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, cannot be found. In a public notice on Saturday, February 12, the Police noted that...

Stop re-introducing abolished criminal libel regime – CSOs to govt

Some key Civil Society Organisations (CSO's) are up in arms over what they believe is a resurrection of some abolished prosecutorial regime in the...

#FixTheCountry convener on hunger strike

Detained #FixTheCountry convener, Oliver Barker Vormawor, is reportedly on hunger strike. According to reports, he has refused to eat since his arrest on Friday, February...

The state overreacting in arrest of Barker-Vormawor – Sam George

Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram has condemned how #FixTheCountry convener Oliver Barker-Vormawor, was arrested. “I hold the view that at times the state overreacts,” Sam...

Samson’s Take: Checking and publishing fact – that’s basic journalism

I must sound like a broken record on this subject. But we must keep talking, educating and debating until we get rid of the...

#FixTheCountry convener, Oliver Barker-Vormawor allegedly denied access to family, lawyers

The #FixTheCountry Movement is alleging one of its conveners, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has not been granted access to his lawyers or family close to 24...

Govt delegation storms Navrongo for funeral of Kofi Adda [Photos]

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has led a government delegation to the final funeral rites of former Aviation Minister, Kofi Adda. Chief of Staff;...

Five feared dead, 12 injured in multiple vehicular accidents at Suhum

At least five persons are feared dead with dozens injured in two separate accidents involving multiple vehicles on the Koforidua-Suhum Highway in the Eastern...

Police seize Bawjiase SHS bus as NPP, NDC supporters trade blows at handing-over ceremony [Video]

https://youtu.be/t4WagownGuw A GETFund bus donated to the Bawjiase Senior High School (SHS) has been seized by the District Police Command. This comes after some supporters...

Publication of Fake News: ASEPA boss still in custody – Okudzeto Ablakwa [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · ASEPA Boss Still In Custody - Okudzeto Ablakwa North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has indicated the Executive Director of...

Why Accra FM presenter, Bobbie Ansah was arrested – Police explains

The Ghana Police Service says the arrest of the Accra FM presenter was necessitated after he turned down several invitations from the Police to...

E-levy: We want to see our taxes working for us – Gabby

Founder of Danquah Institute, Gabby Otchere-Darko, has said that Ghanaians are unaware of the projects government is undertaking with taxpayers’ money to better their...

NDC organiser reacts to arrest of Accra FM presenter

National Youth Organiser for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), George Opare Addo, has reacted to the arrest of Accra FM’s presenter, Kwabena Bobie Ansah. According...

Some NABCo trainees to receive allowance for Sept. and Oct. 2021

Management of the Nation Builders Corps (NABCo) has announced that the allowance arrears for Career Path Training Programme (CPTP) and Heal Ghana trainees have...

Any man who wears condom deadlier than Satan – Pastor claims – Video

A Ghanaian pastor preaching in a commercial bus has caused a stir with the claim he made. The yet-to-be identified man of God claimed that men who...

Class Media Group reacts to Bobie Ansah’s arrest

The Class Media Group, operators of Accra FM, has expressed worry over the arrest and detention of one of its journalists, Kwabena Bobie Ansah. The...

Sunyani Nkwabeng watchdog committee arrests three suspected thieves

The Nkwabeng Gozokrom watchdog committee in Sunyani Municipality on the wee hours of Thursday arrested three suspected thieves at different locations of the electoral...

#FixTheCountry convener, Oliver Barker-Vormawor arrested

The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested one of the #FixtheCountry Movement conveners, Oliver Barker-Vormawor. Mr Barker-Vormawor was arrested over a Facebook post...

3Music 2022: Celestine Donkor battles Sarkodie, Stonebwoy and others for ‘Artiste of the Year’

Gospel minstrel, Celestine Donkor will be battling some of Ghana’s topmost acts for Artiste of the Year in the 2022 3Music Awards. She has been...

We will investigate Barker – Vormawor’s intention to stage a coup – Police

The Director-General of Public Affairs of the Ghana Police Service has stated that they will investigate the intentions of #FixTheCountry convener, Oliver Barker-Vormawor’s coup...

Why some frontline workers haven’t received Covid insurance – Health Minister explains

The Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, has disclosed that not all frontline workers are eligible for the Covid health insurance. Despite the government's promise to...

Bobie Ansah’s arrest: Police on manhunt for 3 suspects

Police are on a manhunt for three others who they said together with the Accra FM broadcaster, Kwabena Bobie Ansah, published false news on...

Bawumia’s advance security team involved in fatal accident; one dead, others injured [Photos]

A driver and a member of an advance team of security of Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia have died in a fatal accident at...

Ghana Card valid for travel as e-passport – Bawumia’s aide insists

Economic Advisor and Spokesperson at the Office of the Vice President, Dr Gideon Boako, is insisting the Ghana card is valid for travel as Electronic...

ICAO denies certification of Ghana card as e-passport

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has dismissed media reports suggesting the approval of the National Identification Card (Ghana Card) as an e-passport. According...

Check out Gabby Otchere-Darko’s ‘little’ advice to prominent govt officials

Leading member of the New Patriotic Party, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has sent a word of friendly advice to prominent people, especially government officials. In...

1D1F: 106 factories operational – Trade Minister

Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kyeramaten, has revealed 106 factories are currently working under the One District One Factory (1D1F) policy. According to him,...

Ada chief reveals next action after demo against salt mining in Songor lagoon [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · ADA CHIEF ON SALT MINING Chief of Salom at Ada in the Greater Accra Region has said that they will not rest until...

Court directs NLC, UTAG to return to negotiation table

An Accra High Court Labour Division has adjourned to February 15, the case involving the National Labour Commission (NLC) and the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG). The court, presided over...

Woman killed in an accident at Anloga Junction [Photos]

One person has died in a road accident at Anloga Junction in Kumasi, following a road rage incident between two drivers. Others, including a pregnant...

KMA cuts down ‘unnecessary cost’ as it works to defray ¢52m debt

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) says it is cutting down on “unnecessary cost” as it falls on the central government to help it fight...

Kwaku Baako reacts to Bobie Ansah’s arrest

The editor-in-chief of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako has described the arrest of broadcaster Kwabena Bobie Ansah as misguided. He said...