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New Central Regional Police Commander declares war on criminals

The new Central Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Alexander Kwami Amenyo, has resolved to clamp down on criminal activities in the...

Ghana to experience acute climate hazards – Report

Ghana is expected to experience more acute climate hazards such as flooding, as well as more frequent and intense drought, a report on Ghana’s...

GES apologises to Osenso chief, elders over basic school pupils’ attack

The Wassa East District Educational Directorate has rendered an apology to the chiefs and elders of Osenso over the D/A basic school pupils' brutality. The...

GPRTU rejects ¢0.15 reduction in fuel prices

Commercial transport operators have rejected government’s decision to reduce fuel prices by ¢0.15, saying the amount is woefully inadequate. The Ghana Private Road Transport Union...

Jehovah’s Witnesses return to Kingdom Halls after 2 years of exclusive virtual meetings

After two years of meeting exclusively via video and/or telephone conferencing, Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ghana and around the world will resume in-person meetings at...

Akufo-Addo leads Ghana CEO Vision Project

President Nana Akufo-Addo will lead the maiden Ghana CEO Vision Project that seeks to pitch Ghana to the world as the keynote speaker. The...

Health workers rejecting postings to deprived areas worrying -Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has made a passionate appeal to healthcare professionals to accept postings to rural and deprived communities. Expressing concerns about the low number...

Akufo-Addo reacts to doctors refusing postings to deprived areas

JoyNews/AdomNews · ‘News of doctors refusing postings to deprived areas distressing’ – Akufo-Addo President Nana Akufo-Addo has described as distressing, the refusal by some doctors...

Nationwide Quarry Development Fund takes off [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · QUARRY FUND District Chief Executive of Gomoa East District Assembly, Solomon Darko Kwam, has disclosed that Quarry Development Fund has been set up in...

Her parents did not agree to our marriage but gave me $5,000 for the wedding – Japan-based Ghanaian

A Ghanaian based in Japan, Barnabas Young, has disclosed that his wife's parents did not agree because of his skin color but later gave...

Only 110 SHSs have produced medical students for Korle-Bu and KNUST in 8 years – Former UG VC

Out of the over 720 Senior High Schools in the country, only 110 of them have had their students make it to the two...

Dumelo begins construction of food processing factory

Actor and politician, John Dumelo, has announced the construction of a food processing factory in the Guan District of the Oti region. The project, according...

One dead, 4 injured in bloody clash involving ‘galamsey’ factions [Video]

https://youtu.be/xAks45Y9_fM One person has died with four others injured in a bloody clash involving galamseyers at Bonsa in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality of the Western...

Heightened euphoria ahead of Ghana-Nigeria play-off in Kumasi

It’s a day for the epic clash between Ghana and Nigeria in the World Cup first leg playoff at the Baba Yara Stadium in...

Govt to establish $2bn fertiliser manufacturing plant by 2026

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture is partnering with OCP Group, a Moroccan fertiliser company, to set up a two-billion-dollar fertiliser manufacturing plant in...

Rawlings, Kojo Tsikata died with the truth – Kwabena Agyapong on judges murdered in 1982 [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Rawlings, Kojo Tsikata Died With The Truth - Kwabena Agyapong On Judges Murdered In 1982 Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party...

Driver, mate, escape death as their vehicle catches fire

A moving vehicle has caught fire at Adiewoso, a community in the Ahanta West Municipality of the Western Region. The incident occurred in the...

Police announce roadblocks over ECOWAS summit

The Ghana Police Service has announced a temporary closure of some principal roads over the Extraordinary Summit of ECOWAS Heads of State on Friday, March...

I’ll walk barefoot from Accra to Lagos if Nigeria beats Ghana – Popular Ghanaian/Nigeria actor

Actor and politician John Dumelo is full of hope that Ghana will win against Nigeria in the World Cup qualification football game scheduled for...

NDC caused winding queues at SIM registration centres – Ursula Owusu-Ekuful

Communications Minister, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has blamed the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the winding queues seen at SIM Card registration centres across the...

Boy, 12, found hanging dead at Kasoa Opeikuma

A 12-year-old boy, Prince Settor, has allegedly committed suicide at Kasoa Opeikuma in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region. Information gathered...

Man gunned down at Bole for allegedly stealing motorbike

A young man was gunned down at Bole on the night of 23rd March 2022 for allegedly stealing a motorbike.It is said, the alleged...

Caritas lottery leading with strategic funding for NLA Good Causes Foundation project

After the appointment of  Samuel Awuku as Director-General NLA in August 2021 one of his first initiatives was to launch the NLA Good Causes...

Ho: 12 arrested sex workers deported

The 12 commercial sex workers arrested in Ho, the Volta regional capital over the weekend have all been deported to their home country, Nigeria. Daily...

Supreme Court Review upholds Elia Asirifi Dadeako as Spiritual Head of Saviour Church of Ghana

The Supreme Court has overturned an earlier ruling that confirmed Opanyin Abraham Kwaku Adusei as the leader of the Saviour Church at Osiem in...

No one will be shelved in March 17 Wa shooting – UW Minister

Upper West Regional Minister, Dr. Hafiz Bin Salih, has assured families of the two persons who died on March 17 as a result of...

Osenso D/A school pupils storm palace; beat linguist over desks

Pupils of Osenso D/A Primary and Junior High School (JHS) in the Western region have vented their frustration on the chief and his elders...

Ex-convict jailed for butchering elder brother over their mother’s estate

A 34-year-old man who slashed his elder brother‘s thigh and shoulder with a cutlass over their mother’s estate at Teshie has been jailed five...

Togbe Afede chairs Atta Mills Memorial Heritage Advisory Council; check out other members

The Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State, Togbe Afede XIV, has described former President John Evans Atta Mills as worth celebrating. Apart from being committed to...

Passengers escape unhurt after steel bridge over river collapses [Photos]

A steel bridge across the Gugura River which connects Navio and Tazika communities to Paga, in the Upper East Region has collapsed. It collapsed...

Sammy Gyamfi wins bet on Finance Minister

National Communications Officer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has won the bragging right after winning a bet on the Finance Minister. Mr...

One dead in accident at Kwahu Akwaboa junction

One person has died in an accident at the Kwahu Akwaboa junction on the Kumasi-Accra road.The accident, which occurred on Thursday, 24 March 2022,...

Scrap Covid-19 testing at KIA immediately – Mintah Akandoh to govt

Ranking Member on the Health Committee of Parliament, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, is demanding the immediate scrapping of the Covid-19 testing at the Kotoka International...

Roll back of Free SHS: Finance Minister reveals stand of govt

The Akufo-Addo government has no intention of rolling back its flagship Free Senior High School (SHS) policy. This was contained in the Finance Minister's briefing...

Govt cuts fuel allocations for appointees

The government will from April 1, 2022, cut fuel allocation coupons for all government appointees by 50 per cent. The move forms part of...

Taxi driver busted for buying stolen motorbike at Yeji

Police in the Bono East Region have arrested a taxi driver known as 'Hot man' for stealing a motorbike at Yeji. The detective in charge...

Average farmer to spend ¢3,300 to cultivate an acre of land

The Programmes Officer with the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana, Bismarck Owusu Nortey, says there has been a significant increase in the cost of cultivating...

PassionAir suspends flights to Ho

Local airline operators, PassionAir has suspended flights to the Volta regional capital, Ho. According to the airline, although the new Ho route did not...

Speaker orders MPs to wear Black stars colours ahead of Nigeria clash [Video]

First Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei Owusu, has asked all Members of Parliament to wear the colours of the national team to show support as...

Two fake ECG staff nabbed in Accra

Two suspects who feigned to be staff of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and extorted money from some customers have been arrested and...