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Special Mothers’ Day message from Rev. Paul Frimpong-Manso

Once again, Mothers' Day is here with us - a special day for all mothers – not just biological mothers, but also spiritual and...

I will not cover election 2024 for fear of attacks – Afia Pokua

Programmes Director at Despite Media Group, Afia Pokua, has declared her intent not to partake in the upcoming 2024 election coverage. Speaking to Samsom Lardy...

Body language of Akufo-Addo to press freedom worrying – Manasseh Azure

An award-winning investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, says the lackadaisical attitude of President Akufo-Addo and his government towards press freedom in the country is...

Govt sends SOS message to School Feeding caterers over arrears

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection says it has put in place all the necessary steps to settle the arrears of school...

AMA announces commencement of ban on drumming and noise making

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has announced that this year’s ban on drumming, noise-making will commence on Monday, May 9. As part of...

Court orders arrest of NPP Chairman

The Tamale Circuit Court has ordered the arrest of one Alhaji Shani Mohammed who has been fingered in an assassination attempt on the life of...

E-levy: Kumasi subscribers devise means to avoid payment; resort to cash transactions

A section of Ghanaians worried about the implementation of the electronic transaction levy, are using unconventional means to remit money. Some plan switching to...

Woman, 28, remanded for defrauding Immigration officer over GHc400k

A 28-year-old trader, Dorcas Twene Amankwa, has been remanded by the Circuit Court in Accra for allegedly defrauding an Immigration officer of a sum...

It’s too early to predict whether we’ll finish Agenda 111 projects or not – Health Minister

The Health Minister says it is too early to cast doubts on the timelines for the completion of government’s Agenda 111 projects. Kwaku Agyeman Manu...

Popular politician, Ndebugre passes on

Former Member of Parliament (MP) for the Zebilla constituency in the Upper East Region, John Ndebugre, has passed on. The political stalwart and lawyer died on Friday May...

3 arrested for illegal possession of weapons

Police have arrested three men with arms at Kukuabila near Nasia in the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region. The suspects, including two...

Soldier allegedly beats suspected thief to pulp [Video]

https://youtu.be/jX_Q8eGPYd4 A soldier who has been identified as Solomon Ntow has led a mob action against a suspected thief at Millennium City in the Gomoa...

Brave lady foils kidnap attempt, rescues 6-year-old girl

A yet-to-be identified lady is said to have saved a 6-year-old girl from being kidnapped at Amasaman in Accra. According to reports, the suspected kidnapper...

Transport fares to go up

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) is set to adjust transportation fares upwards from next week. The union said the increment is due to...

LeGyanDary: Asamoah Gyan writes on Castro’s disappearance, the shrine and the search

For the first time in black and white, a detailed account of how Castro the Destroyer disappeared has been told by Asamoah Gyan. ‘LeGyanDary’, the...

Otumfuo tours late Elvis Presley’s home [Photos]

Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II who is currently in the United States of America (USA) has toured the home of late Rock and Roll...

AMA gives traders one-week ultimatum to vacate streets, pavements

Market women and traders occupying streets and pedestrian walkways in the Central Business District of Accra have been given a one-week ultimatum to move into the...

Vacate streets, pavements in one week or we prosecute you – AMA boss to traders

Market women and traders occupying streets and pedestrian walkways in the Central Business District (CBD) of Accra have been given a one-week ultimatum to...

Narayana Support System construct toilet facility to end open defecation at Kabiti

Residents and traders at Kabiti, in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region have been advised to stop the practices of open defecation...

Five arrested for engaging in illegal sand winning at Gonsie

Five persons have been arrested for engaging in illegal sand-winning activities at Gonsie, a suburb of the Weija Gbawe Municipality in the Greater Accra...

Ghana Fire Service personnel using fire-resistant jackets

Many personnel go on retirement being diagnosed with stroke or cancer, an Assistant Chief Fire Officer at the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), Timothy...

Girl needs urgent surgery to save fingers dipped into boiling water over ¢2

A nine-year-old girl has given a chilling account of how her guardian held her hand into boiling water as punishment for taking ¢2 to...

Police give update on Nkroful Magistrate Court, Esiama Police station chaos

The Western Regional Police Command has, so far, arrested eleven persons for their involvement in the attacks on the Esiama Divisional Headquarters, the Nkroful...

Man, 40, dies in hotel after allegedly taking sex enhancement drug

A 40-year-old man identified as Albert Agomavi has died in a hotel room after allegedly using an aphrodisiac to enhance his sexual intercourse with...

Televise court proceedings to avoid bias accusations – Judge urges

A Justice of the Court of Appeal, Justice Sir Dennis Dominic Adjei, is calling for court proceedings to be televised to give the public...

Curfew imposed at Kwabenya

A 12-hour curfew has been imposed on Kwabenya and its environs in the Dome Kwabenya Constituency of the Greater Accra Region. The 7 pm to...

Corrupt people hate transparency – Dr Bawumia

The Akufo-Addo government’s infusion of digitalization in the provision of government services as part of the fight against corruption is beginning to yield major...

Fumesua Anglican Basic JHS students endure congestion and intense heat

Students of Fumesua Anglican Basic and Junior High School have called on the government to immediately complete a six-unit classroom block abandoned at the school premises. The...

Emotional tribute by Dag Heward-Mills’ wife to late son [read]

The death of the eldest child of the Heward-Mills’ came as a huge surprise to many across the world but even more concerning was...

E-levy: Some money transfers have already been done to the Consolidated Fund – Ken Ashigbey

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, Dr. Ken Ashigbey, says since the implementation of the E-levy some 5 days ago,...

ECG extends debt payment to five years for Krobo customers

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has offered customers within the Krobo District five years repayment period to clear all their indebtedness to the...

Pastor charges $700 fee to ‘take people to heaven’

An evangelist is in trouble after telling people he knows of a gate leading to heaven from south-western Nigeria that he can show them,...

E-levy: Panic withdrawals hit mobile money vendors – Spokesperson for Association

The Mobile Money Agents Association of Ghana has stated that there has been unprecedented panic withdrawals at the mobile money vending stations after five...

Driver’s mate dead, others in critical condition in fatal accident at Gomoa Okyereko [Photos]

A driver's mate has been confirmed dead in a fatal accident at Gomoa Okyereko on the Kasoa-Cape Coast Highway in the Central Region. Two others...

It is a calling from God – S3x worker opens up on job [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Prostitution is a calling from God - S3x worker A sex worker who has given her name as Rochelle Grace has revealed the...

Driver jailed 10 years for pouring acid on girlfriend

The High Court in Accra has sentenced Bright Boso, a driver, who was charged for allegedly pouring acid on his girlfriend to 10 years...

UDS to integrate Ghanaian students from Ukraine

The University for Development Studies (UDS) has rolled out an initiative to help integrate Ghanaian students who returned from Ukraine into the university to...

Court temporarily suspends hearing of Ato Essien’s case

The High Court has temporarily suspended hearing the criminal case against the founder of defunct Capital bank, Michael Ato Essien while waiting for the...

Transport fares to go up

Transport unions in the country have vowed to increase transport fares. This follows President Akufo-Addo’s outright rejection of suggestions to scrap taxes on petroleum products...

ECG sends SOS message to prepaid customers

The Electricity Company of Ghana is assuring consumers that the technical challenge with respect to the prepayment system will be rectified by the close...