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Burial date for former Accra Mayor, Nat Nuno-Amarteifio announced

The family of the late former Mayor of Accra, Nat Nunoo-Amarteifio, has announced arrangements for his final funeral rites. A burial service will take place...

Head of Local Govt Service begs CLOGSAG over intended strike

JoyNews/AdomNews · Nana Ato Arthur gets CLOGSAG The Head of Local Government Service, Dr Nana Ato Arthur, has appealed to the Civil and Local Government...

COVID-19: We must intensify disinfections at Airports

A Senior Officer of the Vector Control Unit, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Abel Djangmah, has reiterated the need to continuously intensify the ongoing monthly disinfection...

Eduwatch backs teacher unions to oppose new academic calendar

JoyNews/AdomNews · Eduwatch backs teacher unions to oppose new academic calendar Education Think Tank, Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), is backing teacher unions opposing the new...

Gambia massacre: Coalition rejects ‘woefully-inadequate’ compensation for 2005 victims

Compensation packages proposed for victims and families of victims of the 2005 state-sponsored massacre of Ghanaians in The Gambia have been rejected. The Gambian authorities,...

One out of four marriages registered at AMA in 2021 collapsed

A total of 79 customary marriages were dissolved in the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) in 2021, according to Assembly data. The Assembly in 2021 registered...

Family of chief who died by suicide denies claims he lost ¢120k to betting

The family of the 76-year-old chief in the Ashanti Region, who allegedly died by suicide, is fighting claims he killed himself after losing some...

UG-UTAG continues strike despite NLC directive

The University of Ghana’s chapter of the University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (UG-UTAG) has refused to call off its strike action. This is in direct...

Azumah Nelson’s younger brother passes on

Boxing legend Azumah Nelson has lost his younger brother, Joseph Awudu Nelson, who passed away last week after battling sickness for some time. He...

Unions in Education oppose semester-based academic calendar

Some unions in the basic education sector have called on the Ghana Education Service (GES) to immediately withdraw the new policy changing the trimester...

Majority Caucus wades into Speaker Bagbin’s military guards brouhaha

The Majority Caucus in Parliament has described as untruthful and unfortunate, the comments by the Minority caucus on the withdrawal of the Speaker’s security. The...

Obasanjo mourns with Mahama [Photos]

Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has paid a courtesy call on former President John Dramani Mahama. This was to commiserate with him following the...

Over 300 construction workers sacked for allegedly attacking project manager [Audio]

Over 300 construction workers have been sacked at Assin Fosu by SHIMIZU DAI-NIPPON JV, a Japanese firm working on the Assin Fosu-Assin Praso stretch...

UTAG leadership meets after NLC declared strike illegal

The leadership of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) met on Monday to deliberate on the declaration of its strike as illegal by...

Water shortage threatens marriages at Kpandai

Residents of Wiae, a suburb of Kpandai District in the Northern Region, are calling on the government to, as a matter of urgency, come...

How a gym receptionist died from ecstasy poisoning at festival

A gym receptionist, who vowed with a friend to get ‘off their heads’ at a music festival, died from ecstasy poisoning, an inquest revealed. Kelsey...

Six injured as thugs attack mourners during funeral at Kwahu Ataaso

https://youtu.be/FlTnQIBcoUY Six persons have sustained various degrees of injuries after thugs allegedly attacked mourners during a funeral at Kwahu Ataaso in the Eastern Region. The...

€2.37m financial loss suit: NDC gurus storm court to support Ato Forson

The High Court in Accra has deferred the hearing of the case in which the former Deputy Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, and...

Oil palm dealers send message to govt

The Oil Palm Development Association of Ghana (OPDAG) has called on the government to, as a matter of urgency, exempt them from the 50%...

CLOGSAG sets date for nationwide strike

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) has declared its intention to embark on an indefinite strike. The industrial action is to begin...

Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ emotional message to Ghanaians

Ace investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has evoked emotions with his message to mark the third anniversary of his colleague, Ahmed Suale's death. It’s...

COVID-19: Ghana records 7 more deaths in 48 hours

Statistics from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) indicate that in 48 hours, seven more individuals have died in the country’s fight against the Covid-19...

NDC former executive passes on

Former Constituency Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Alhaji Jamoni has passed on. He passed on in the early hours of Monday, January 17...

Former Attorney General bags Masters Degree

Former Attorney General, Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong, has graduated from the University of Ghana (UG). She bagged Masters degree in Economic Policy as part of...

Pastor allegedly steals congregant’s ¢40k, sets house on fire

A pastor with the Mega Word Chapel International, Kenneth Mensah, has allegedly set ablaze the house of one of his congregants after stealing an...

163 teenage mothers return to classroom

One hundred and sixty-three teenage mothers who got pregnant when schools were closed as a result of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in...

NIA suspends Ghana card registration over machine theft

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has suspended its ongoing registration and issuance of cards at the Kpeshie Zonal Centre in Accra. The suspension follows an...

Radio Ada petitions National Media Commission

Radio Ada, a community-based media outlet within the Ada East District of the Greater Accra Region, has petitioned the National Media Commission and National...

IGP receives body of murdered police officer [Photos]

Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare on Sunday, January 16, 2022, received the mortal remains of the police officer who died in the...

Thieves set shop ablaze after burglary at Awutu Freedom City

Suspected thieves have set a provision shop ablaze at Awutu Freedom City after a burglary in which they made away with items worth GHC...

Two allegedly killed over ‘wee’ transaction

Two people have died following a misunderstanding over the purchase of marijuana which is locally known as “wee.” The incident happened around 7 pm on...

Avian Influenza breaks out in Bono Region

The Bono Regional Directorate of Agriculture has confirmed the outbreak of Avian Influenza (H5) at two locations in Sunyani and its environs. So far, a...

Man involved in Police recruitment scam arrested

Ernest Bondzie Arthur, 36, has been arrested by the Accra Regional Police Command for his involvement in a ‘Ghana Police Recruitment” scam. According to Deputy...

Hungary devotes €70m for construction of 13 wastewater treatment facilities in Ghana

The Hungary government has devoted a €70 million loan facility to construct 13 wastewater treatment facilities in all regions of the country. This is to...

How anointing oil bottles are causing fire outbreaks at Kwahu West [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Kwahu West Fire Service blames pastors for some fire outbreaks in the area The Kwahu West Fire Service is blaming pastors for some...

Police places ₵10k bounty on Radio Ada attackers

The Ghana Police Service (GPS) has placed a ¢10,000 bounty on suspects who attacked Ada-based radio station. Staff of Radio Ada were attacked on Thursday...

Murder of police officer in Bono Region: The inside story

Fresh details have emerged about how a police officer was killed in the Bono Region on January 15, 2022. The Ghana Police Service (GPS) earlier...

Ashanti region Police on manhunt for gunmen after rescuing trapped baby from snatched car

JoyNews/AdomNews · Police hunt for gunmen after rescuing trapped baby from snatched car Police have mounted a search for two gunmen who at gunpoint, snatched...

2 nursing trainees die in gory accident at Asankragkwa

Two nursing trainees at the Asankragwa Midwifery and Training College have met their untimely death a few hours after reporting to school on Saturday,...

Suspect stabs policeman to death

The Ghana Police Service (GPS) has confirmed one of its officers’ stabbing in the Bono region. In a Facebook post, the police said the officer...