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Drivers at Neoplan station threaten to boycott tow levy [Video]

Welfare Secretary for the Circle Neoplan station in the Greater Accra region, Kassim Alhasan, has announced that the Metropolitan Assembly has given authority to...

Energy Ministry replies Kwabena Donkor over looming ‘Dumsor’ crisis

The Energy Ministry has dismissed claims by former Minister of Power, Dr Kwabena Donkor, that Ghana risks returning to the dreaded days of erratic...

The full story about Odartey Lamptey, his ex-wife, infidelity and fight over property

Gloria Lamptey and football star Nii Odartey Lamptey got married under Ghana’s Marriage Ordinance on May 28, 1994. In September 2013, Gloria petitioned the...

Police woman crushed to death

A female Police Constable, identified as Rashida Alhassan, a pillion rider with her fiance, Prince Owusu, on an unregistered motorbike, have been crushed...

Kasoa teen killers’ jurors undergo training

Some of the people sampled for jury duties in the trial of two teenagers who killed an 11-year-old boy at Kasoa last year for...

Open galamsey pits swallow community members

Scores of uncovered pits left behind by illegal miners are posing a serious threat to residents of those mining communities. While many people have fallen...

Lands Ministry reacts to ‘blowing’ GH¢10million on ‘galamsey’ dialogues

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has rubbished claims by Tamale North MP, Alhassan Suhuyini, that it spent GHS10 million on conferences and...

GH¢1m bet man gets bail

The Kabfam Company Limited’s Administrative Officer who allegedly stole over GH¢ 1 million from his employer has been granted bail by an Accra Circuit...

20 people died from fire outbreaks from January to February – GNFS

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has revealed that 26 people lost their lives to fire outbreak between January and February this year. Deputy Public...

Aowin chief lauds Education Minister

The Omanhene of the Aowin Traditional Area, Beyeeman Tano Kwaw Benbuin III, on Wednesday paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Education, Dr...

Kantanka Automobile features in Bawumia’s state of economy address [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · BAWUMIA ON KANTANKA Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said the facilitation of the growth of an automotive industry is on course. Addressing Ghanaians...

Osu Kinkawe Dzaase reports Osu Oshiahene to CID over alleged forgery

The Osu Kinkawe Dzaase has lodged a complaint against the Oshiahene of Osu, Nii Nortey Adumuah IV and a restrained Atofotse of Osu, Nii...

Open ‘galamsey’ pits swallow community members

Scores of uncovered pits left behind by illegal miners are posing a serious threat to residents of those mining communities. While many people have fallen...

Tidal waves swallow about 400 km of Ghana’s coast – NADMO alerts

The National Disaster Management Organisation has revealed that about four hundred (400) kilometers out of five hundred and fifty (550) kilometers of Ghana’s coast...

Outgoing US Ambassador conferred with grand medal of Ghana award

The outgoing US Ambassador to Ghana, Stephanie Sullivan, has been conferred with the grand medal of Ghana award for her outstanding contribution to Ghana’s...

From Tamale to Accra: A 16-year-old’s high school debut and a dream to be a journalist

Hers has been an age old dream of becoming a journalist. A dream which she wrote down as she sat the 2021 BECE. From...

35 trained in photography, drone piloting and graphic design

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH - Ghana, through the Ghanaian-German Centre Jobs, Migration and Reintegration (GGC), and the Ministry of Employment...

Full details about Odartey Lamptey, his ex-wife, infidelity and fight over property

Gloria Lamptey and football star Nii Odartey Lamptey got married under Ghana’s Marriage Ordinance on May 28, 1994. In September 2013, Gloria petitioned the...

SHS placement: GES requests police investigation into allegations of extortion by officials

JoyNews/AdomNews · GES requests Police investigation into allegations of extortion for school placement The Ghana Education Service (GES) has requested the Police to investigate allegations...

Debt collector turns rape victim: The story of a 22-year-old trader

JoyNews/AdomNews · Bawjiase rape victim shares ordeal The quest to collect her GH¢5.00 from a driver changed the life of married 22-year-old trader at Awutu...

Deputy Finance Minister sues Kwaku Baako Jr., New Crusading Guide and one other

The Deputy Minister for Finance has sued the editor-in-chief of the New Crusading Guide, Kwaku Baako Jnr, the newspaper and a journalist for associating...

Suspected thief who dresses as Catholic priest lynched [Video]

https://youtu.be/MMxK0D7id3w A 24-year-old suspected thief has been beaten to death at Fijai in the Sekondi Takoradi metropolis of the Western Region. The deceased has been...

Baptist Convention cautions against management of E-Levy

The President of the Baptist Ministers Conference has cautioned the government against saving revenues generated from the electronic levy in the Consolidated Fund. Rev. Dr....

Northern Region records 165 fire outbreaks in first quarter of 2022

The Northern Region has recorded 165 fire outbreaks in the first quarter of 2022 as Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) urges citizens to take...

Four SIM swap fraudsters arrested

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) in collaboration with the Ghana Association of Bankers, has arrested four persons in connection with SIM swap...

Bad roads: Expert advocates for independent monitoring and evaluation agency

A Project Management expert, Dr Donald Agumenu, has called for the establishment of an independent monitoring and evaluation agency to validate all infrastructural projects...

GES reports allegations of extortion by officials for school placement to police

JoyNews/AdomNews · GES requests Police investigation into allegations of extortion for school placement The Ghana Education Service (GES) has requested the Police to investigate allegations...

NIB reacts to ‘Money Heist’ article

The Board and Management of National Investment Bank (NIB) wish to bring to the attention of the public in response to a news article...

Easter: GTA shuts down unhygienic hotels in Kwahu

The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) as part of efforts to sanitize the hospitality industry has shut down six hotels facilities operating in unhygienic conditions. Some...

Three arrested with 21 bags of ‘wee’, single barrel gun

The North East Regional Police Command, led by its intelligence directorate, conducted an intelligence operation at Teanoba, a village near Nalerigu in the East...

First Lady, others to grace Bawumia’s economic forum

High profile personalities including the First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo are scheduled to grace the Thursday April 7, 2022, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the Vice President’s...

All teachers will receive their laptops – GNAT assures

The leadership of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) says it would ensure all teachers receive their laptops as promised by the government. The...

Menzgold customers threaten to withdraw support in prosecution of NAM1

Some Menzgold customers have threatened to withdraw their support for the prosecution of the Chief Executive Officer of Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah. Responding to the...

Bawumia trends ahead of talk on economy today

Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, is among Twitter’s trend list for today, April 7. The reason Twitter is chirping loudly is because the Vice President,...

Kumasi International Airport set to be operationalised in August

The Kumasi International Airport is set for operations in August this year, two months ahead of its scheduled completion date. Currently, some equipment have been...

Moment Akufo-Addo met British PM Boris Johnson at Downing Street

On Tuesday, President Nana Akufo-Addo met with Prime Minister Boris Johnson at Downing Street. The British PM welcomed the strength and depth of the partnership...

Man allegedly drugs, rapes a married woman at Bawjiase

A 35-year-old man has been arrested by the Bawjiase Police Command in the Central Region for allegedly drugging and raping a married woman. The suspect,...

Kwahu Easter: Plastic waste campaign launched

A campaign christened “Plastic is a Resource Not Waste” aimed at managing plastic waste during this year’s Easter festivity in the Kwahu Ridge and...

Bawumia to speak on Ghana’s economy on April 7

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia will on April 7, 2022, speak on the Ghanaian economy, his spokesperson, Dr Gideon Boako, announced on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. Following...

Fire guts timber market in Tema [Photos]

An inferno has ravaged the Tema timber market destroying several shops and property. Reports indicate the fire started from wooden sheds used as dwelling places...