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Former MP blames govt for lack of enforcement of laws in the country

Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Upper West Akim, Derek Ohene Bekoe, has stated that the government is responsible for the lack of enforcement...

Drug peddlers, 115 motor riders arrested in swoops ahead of yuletide [Photos]

The Volta Regional Police Command has arrested 115 motor riders and 36 drug peddlers including eight females in swoops ahead of the Christmas festivities. The...

Three illegal miners including 18-year-old girl arrested [Photos]

Three suspected illegal miners including an 18-year-old girl have been arrested at Sekyere-Boase in the Wassa-East District of the Western Region. Some items found...

COVID-19: Ghana places travel ban on Israel, South Korea, and Malta

The Government of Ghana has placed a travel ban on Israel, South Korea, and Malta commencing Monday, December 20, 2021. According to the Ministry of...

Two shot in alleged forceful takeover of Asamakese palace [Photos]

Two persons have allegedly sustained gunshot wounds at Asamakese in the Eastern Region following the installation of Osabarima Atiabisa Kantinka Pobi Asomaning, a parallel...

UG-UTAG sets date for indefinite strike

The University of Ghana branch of the University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (UG-UTAG) has rejected a decision by the National Executive Council (NEC) of...

Transport Union banned from operating at Shiashie after clash with police

The Ayawaso West Municipal Security Council (MUSEC) in the Greater Accra Region has banned Vim Transport, a drivers’ union, from operating at the Shiashie...

Lordina Mahama puts smiles on faces of children at various orphanages [Photos]

Former First Lady, Lordina Mahama, through the Lordina Foundation, has donated Christmas goodies to six orphanages across the country. This is an annual charity...

Gomoa Fetteh Chief breaks silence on assassination attempt [Listen]

The Chief of Gomoa Fetteh in the Central Region, Nana Abor Atta II, is thanking God for saving his life. JoyNews/AdomNews · Gomoa Fetteh Chief...

Parliamentary Service Board meeting in Dubai; Asiedu Nketia clears air [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Parliamentary Service Board Meeting In Dubai; Asiedu Nketia Clears Air A member of the Parliamentary Service Board, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has confirmed their...

Mahama, NDC bigwigs visit head of Saviour Church [Photos]

Former President John Mahama, has paid a visit to the head of the Saviour Church of Ghana, Opanyin Kwaku Abraham Adusei. The visit was...

Mobile Money Agents to embark on massive e-levy demo

The Mobile Money Agents Association of Ghana (MMAG) is set to embark on a march in protest against the proposed 1.75% electronic transaction levy (E-Levy)...

Assembly member killed in heavy crash

The Assembly Member for Amanase North Electoral Area in the Ayensuano District in Eastern Region has been crushed while on a motorbike attending an...

Ejura shooting: Families of victims appeal to Parliament for budgetary allocation

Families of the victims of the Ejura shooting have appealed to the leadership of Parliament for funds to be made available in the 2022...

KATH gets 4 respirators from German partners to help with Covid-19 fight

The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) has received four respirators from the University Hospital Rechts der Isar in Munich, Germany. The devices, worth 70,000 euros,...

5 dead as police foil assassination of Gomoa Fetteh Chief

Five persons have been shot dead by the Police who foiled an assassination attempt on the Gomoa Fetteh Chief. The persons, numbering eight, are said...

Teacher Kwadwo breaks silence on dismissal from GES

Teacher Kwadwo, known professionally as Michael Owusu Afriyie, has broken his silence on his dismissal by the Ghana Education Service (GES) for alleged misconduct. The...

Moment IGP Dampare rushed to the aid of woman who fainted at airport [Video]

A video showing how Ghana's Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Dampare, rushed to the aid of a woman who went unconscious at an...

Wedding of two hearing impaired couple wows fans [Video]

History was recorded at the Koforidua District of the Church of Pentecost when two members of Persons with Disability tied the knot. The service for...

Kpandai Church donates to Nkachina Leprosy camp

The St Kizito Parish Roman Catholic Church at Kpandai has donated items to the leprosy camp at Nkanchina, a suburb of Kpandai District of...

Police, family, pay last respects to murdered police officer at Zuarungu [Photos]

The Ghana Police Service, Saturday, December 18, 2021, held a burial ceremony for the late No.57658 General Constable Adams Sulley who was gruesomely murdered...

Railways Minister reacts to ghastly head-on train collision

The Minister for Railways Development, Peter Amewu, has announced he will set up a committee to probe the head-on train collision at Wassa Manso...

EC staff shot at Walewale

A staff of the Electoral Commission (EC) at Walewale is battling for his life after he was shot last night by gunmen suspected to...

Otuo Siriboe appreciates Akufo-Addo [Photos]

The Omanhene of Juaben Traditional Area, Nana Otuo Siriboe II, has led a delegation to thank President Nana Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House. The visit...

Four dead, 11 injured in head-on train collision at Wassa Manso [Photos]

Four passengers have been killed in a head-on train collision at Wassa Manso in the Western Region. Eleven others have sustained various degrees of...

Tricycle, motorcycle top in road accident deaths in Volta Region this year

Tricycle and motorcycle accidents have resulted in more deaths than any other motor accident in the Volta Region, between January 1, and September 30,...

1D1F: Deputy Trade Minister rejects claims of GH₵200m unaccounted for

The Ministry of Trade and Industry has dismissed claims that an amount in excess of GH¢200 million, being interest subsidies for beneficiaries under the...

Telcos to cut MoMo transfer charges to reduce e-levy burden

It has emerged that Telecommunication companies have agreed to reduce Mobile Money (MoMo) transactions charges by 25%. The development was announced by the Ghana Chamber...

How MP rescued accident victim [Photos]

The Shai Osudoku Member of Parliament (MP), Linda Ocloo, has shared how she saved an accident victim after all efforts proved futile. Madam Ocloo...

48% of traffic lights in Accra are dysfunctional – NRSA

Research conducted by the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) on non-functional traffic signals and streetlights across the country has revealed that 48% of all...

Zuarungu cop murder: Families of late officers to receive psychological care

The Police say families of the two Zuarangu police officers who were killed by armed robbers on Wednesday will be offered psychological and trauma...

Police intercepts truck carrying bags of narcotic drugs [Video]

The Elmina Police Command in the Central Region has intercepted seven bags of substances suspected to be Indian Hemp on the Cape Coast Highway....

Fuel price to go down between 3% and 5% – IES

The Institute for Energy Security is projecting a 3% to 5% reduction in the price of fuel per litre at the pumps, despite the...

Scores displaced as fire razes homes, shops at Abuakwa Maakro [Video]

A ravaging fire on Thursday evening swept through several houses at Abuakwa Maakro in the Atwima Nwabiagya Municipality of the Ashanti Region. Eight shops...

First National Exam for all Primary 4 pupils takes place today

The first edition of the National Standardised Test for all primary four pupils comes off today, December 17, 2021. About 470,768 pupils are expected to participate. The exam, which...

NRSA launches ‘Stay Alive Campaign’ in Bono Region

The National Road Safety Authority (NSRA) has launched the 'Stay Alive Campaign' to sensitize drivers against overspeeding during the festive season. The launch was...

Price war as OMCs cut fuel prices

Consumers of petroleum products could be the biggest beneficiaries of fuel price reduction as leading Oil Marketing Firms (OMCs) slug it out by cutting...

Covid-19: 4 more die as Ghana’s death toll hits 1,255

Four more lives have been lost to the deadly coronavirus disease. According to the Ghana Health Service (GHS), these casualties bring the country’s death toll...

Over 40 Abuakwa State College students suspended indefinitely

About 45 students of the Abuakwa State College in the Eastern Region have been suspended indefinitely by management for allegedly engaging in gangsterism. They...

Conference of Regional Chief Imams sends SOS message to MPs

The ongoing debate on the 2022 budget statement and economic policy of the government has been characterized by controversies due to the split number...