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‘Obour launches Go Come’ road safety campaign

National Road Safety Campaign Ambassador Bice Osei Kuffour aka Obour has launched the Go Come Campaign in response to the rising and rampant road carnage on...

C/R: NRSA identifies accident spots; advises drivers to be extremely careful

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has identified areas and spots in the Central Region that record most of the region’s road crashes and...

Two including 2-month-old baby dead, others injured in fire outbreak

Two children, a 12-year-old girl, and a two-month-old baby have been confirmed dead after a dawn fire swept through a residential apartment at Buokrom...

Stay safe; Ghana needs you – Mahama urges in Christmas message

Former President John Dramani Mahama in his Christmas message urged the citizenry to stay safe during the holidays. Delivering an address, he cautioned all...

IGP places GH¢20,000 bounty on Sun City robbers

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), George Akuffo Dampare, has urged the public to expose criminals to help the Police and its administration in its...

Ablakwa defends Bagbin over Majority Leader’s attack

Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has taken on Majority Leader, Osei Kyei- Mensah-Bonsu, following his efforts to throw mud at...

Fear and panic as foreign armed kidnappers invade Mamprugu

Fear and panic have gripped residents of Mamprugu Moaduri in the North East Region following the invasion of gunmen said to be foreign elements...

Nana Addo’s record in the road sector unprecedented — Road Minister

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Atta, has lauded the President, Nana Akufo-Addo for his incomparable achievement in the road sector since Ghana gained...

High prices of wigs hit Ahafo: Women hint at cutting their hair

Many women with permed hair in Ahafo Region have hinted at cutting their hair due to the high prices of wigs during the Christmas...

Meteo Agency warns of rains in Greater Accra, 2 other regions

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMA) has warned of thundery showers in three regions of the country. This according to GMA is on the back of...

PIWC Sakumono Women’s Ministry donates to New Life orphanage [Photos]

The Women’s Ministry of Pentecost International Worship Centre (PIWC) Sakumono on Saturday visited the new life orphanage home at Nungua in Accra. The visit...

Beaches in Accra closed until further notice – Regional Minister

The Greater Accra Regional Security Council (REGSEC) led by the Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has passed resolutions to ensure strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols...

Stepmum allegedly forces girl, 4, to drink acid; seals ears with superglue

A four-year-old girl in the Goaso District of the Ahafo Region is unable to eat solid foods as a result of serious burns she...

Full text: President’s Christmas message

The season of Christmas is upon us again, signaling the end of yet another year. On behalf of the First Lady, my wife Rebecca,...

Ato Forson, 2 others charged with causing financial loss to the state

Criminal charges have been filed against a former Deputy Finance Minister, Cassiel Ato Forson, and two others for allegedly causing financial loss to the...

I share gold coin honour with my country – Otumfuo

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has said the Otumfuo Commemorative Coin is an honour he shares with his country, Ghana. He said for more...

Vehicle crashes mother, 2 children to death while returning from church

A 45-year-old woman, Peace Denyo and her two children, who were crashed to death, are set to be buried on December 30, 2021. The two...

Bolt driver battling for his life after being set ablaze [Photos]

A Sekondi-Takoradi based Bolt driver, believed to be a soldier, was on Wednesday night, December 22, 2021, set ablaze by an unknown rider who...

I’m very disappointed in Bagbin- Allotey Jacobs speaks out [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · I Am Disappointed In Bagbin - Allotey Jacobs Former Central Region Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Bernard Allotey Jacobs, has expressed...

Filling station manager jailed 9 years for stealing

Filling station manager, Leans Komlan, has been sentenced to nine years imprisonment in hard labour for stealing by the Nsuta Circuit Court in the...

UCC Governing Council to demolish structures of staff, satellite community on encroached lands

The Governing Council of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has served notice it will demolish all structures on the university’s encroached lands pursuant...

Two robbery suspects arrested in Bolgatanga; another on the run

A special Anti-Robbery squad and the Upper East Regional Police Command have arrested two robbery suspects. The arrest was through an intelligence-led operation on...

Ghana College of Pharmacists launches ‘GCP Journal’

The Ghana College of Pharmacists on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, launched the official journal for the college, GCP Journal. According to the College, the journal...

NSS to support nationwide cancer education [Photos]

The National Service Scheme (NSS) is considering the training and deployment of national service persons to undertake nationwide education on the prevention and control...

I regret asking Asiedu Nketia to leave the Chamber- NPP MP

Member of Parliament (MP) for Yendi Constituency, Farouk Aliu Mahama, has revealed how remorseful he felt after asking the General Secretary of the NDC,...

Bank of Ghana to start gold purchase from small scale miners – Bawumia

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has indicated that in conjunction with the Bank of Ghana, government will begin a gold purchase programme which...

TUTAG honours Education Minister [Photos]

The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Adutwum, has been honoured by the leadership of the Technical Universities Association of Ghana (TUTAG) for his immense...

December 27, 28 declared public holidays

Government through the Interior Ministry has declared Monday, December 27 and Tuesday, December 28, as public holidays. In a statement dated December 22 and signed by...

20-year-old man jailed for stealing cocoa at Akyem-Awaham

The Asamakese Circuit Court has sentenced a 20-year-old man to three months imprisonment for stealing cocoa pods at Akyem-Awaham. The convict, who is to serve...

I’m not asleep – Henry Quartey roars

Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has sent a strong word of caution to residents of Accra and Ghanaians at large that he is...

Our Covid-19 OPDs are filling up – GHS

JoyNews/AdomNews · Our Covid-19 OPDs are filling up; infection of health workers on the rise – Dr Owoo Head of Critical and Severe Cases at...

Ghana Police Service assures of public safety during Christmas festivities

The Ghana Police Service has reassured that security will be beefed up across the country during the Christmas festivities. Speaking on the Super Morning Show,...

Covid-19: 72 people infected in 24 hours

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says 72 individuals have contracted the coronavirus disease within 24 hours. As of December 16, the Service recorded 437 new...

Covid-19: Active cases hit 3,000 – GHS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has indicated that the country’s active Covid-19 cases number about 3,000 as of December 22, 2021. Speaking on the Super...

CLOSAG threatens nationwide strike next year

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) has served notice it will embark on a nationwide strike on January 22, to...

Mason bags 18 years for defiling 3-year-old girl

The Nsuta Circuit Court in the Ejura-Seyedumase Municipality of the Ashanti Region has sentenced a mason, Isaac Bimpong Junior, to 18 years imprisonment for...

Travellers escape death in Tamale as bus crashes into Kiosk [Photos]

Some 50 passengers escaped death after a bus with registration number 5059-16 veered off the road and crashed into a kiosk at Agric Traffic...

Bawumia launches nationwide E-Pharmacy

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Wednesday launched the government's nationwide E-Pharmacy platform. The event took place at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC). Dr...

Otumfuo officially receives commemorative gold coin [Photos]

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has said the Commemorative Coin is an honour he shares with the Asanteman and Ghana at large. This is...

Two robbers busted at Kaneshie

The Ghana Police Service has arrested two notorious robbers at Kaneshie in Accra. The two are Chisom Nsube and Ebuka Salvation; both aged 28 years. They...