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Police on manhunt for Zuarungu cop killers

The Ghana Police Service has commenced anti-robbery and intelligence-based operations at Zuarungu in the Upper East Region. Police say the move is aimed at arresting...

COP Maame Tiwaa’s son sets new record at UCC Medical School

Son of Director-General of Police Intelligence and Professional Standards Bureau, Maame Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, has set a new record at the University of Cape Coast...

Adentan Municipal Assembly tops 2020 District League Table

The Adentan Municipal Assembly in the Greater Accra Region was ranked the highest district in the 2020 District League Table. The Adentan Municipality was followed...

Otumfuo rejects section of New Lands Act that demands accountability

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has rejected a section of the Lands Act 2020 that empowers the citizenry to take chiefs to court...

Zuarungu police murder: The inside story

The Ghana Police Service has shared detailed information about the gruesome murder of two police officers with the Zuarungu District Police Command in the...

Ketasco’s Francisca Lamini gains admission to University of Ghana Medical School

National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) poster girl, Francisca Lamini, is a step closer to becoming a medical doctor in future. The prodigy from the...

Adom FM’s Abednego Asante Asiedu elected student leader of Norway’s NLA University College

Adom FM’s Abednego Akwasi Asante Asiedu has been elected as the President of the NLA University College Student Council (SC) in Bergen, Norway. The Council...

We will protect Ghanaians at the peril of our lives – Police

The Ghana Police Service is not shaken by the recent killing of its personnel by armed robbers in the line of duty. They are resolved...

Gbagbo pays last respects to Rawlings

Former Ivorian President, Laurent Gbagbo, has expressed regret that he did not have the opportunity to extend his gratitude to his friend, President Jerry...

Former Liberian President calls on Nana Konadu

Former Liberian President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, called on Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings and her family on Thursday to commiserate with the family. Madam Sirleaf was in...

Five die, others severely injured in an accident at Anyinasin

Five persons onboard a Toyota Haice bus have been confirmed dead in an accident at Anyinasin along the Accra- Kumasi highway on Thursday morning. The...

Akuapem Poloo settles GHS12k fine

Actress and video vixen, Rosemond Brown aka Akuapem Poloo, is free from the Nsawam Prison. This comes on the back of the latest ruling by a...

Northern Region Police to provide security for 31 churches this Christmas

The Northern Regional Police Command has said it will be deploying personnel to 31 churches within the Tamale Metropolis this yuletide. The command said though...

Infographics: All you need to know about the new education reforms

The government, through the Ministry of Education, Ghana Education Service and National Council for Curriculum Assessment has initiated some key reforms. They are...

Court dismisses Opuni’s application for removal of Justice Honyenuga

The Criminal Court 1 of the Accra High Court has dismissed a second application by the lawyer for the former boss of the Ghana...

NDC Communicator who allegedly defrauded top businessman with Mahama’s name arrested

The Ashanti Regional Police command has confirmed the arrest of one Gabriel Aga, a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Communications team in...

Cape Coast University unveils solar ‘Aboboyaa’

The Cape Coast Technical University under the leadership of Vice-Chancellor Rev. Prof. Joshua Danso Owusu-Sekyere has unveiled a solar tricycle. The tricycle, the first...

Atta Akyea dragged to Special Prosecutor

A citizen of Ghana, Daniel Kwasi Amponiy, has petitioned the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, to probe an alleged financial loss caused the state by...

Kufuor Foundation advocates for mechanisation services for rice farmers

The John A. Kufuor Foundation is calling on the government and the private sector to expand investment in mechanisation services for farmers if the...

Chief Biney advises govt on new presidential jet

Deputy National Organiser of National Democratic Congress (NDC), Chief Hamilton Biney, has opposed the government's plans to purchase a new Presidential jet. He said...

499 law students to start school in January

The aggrieved 499 prospective law students, who were denied admission, are expected to start school in January 2022. This was contained in the 2022 annual...

Police place ₵50k bounty on Zuarungu cop killers

The Ghana Police Service has placed a GH₵50,000 bounty on the armed robbers who gruesomely killed two policemen at Zuarungu in the Upper East...

Man falls from coconut tree to his death at Saltpond

A man, believed to be in his fifties, Kwabena Tantan, has lost his life after falling off a coconut tree at Saltpond in the...

Over 7 million trees planted under Green Ghana Project

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources says the trees planted as part of the Green Ghana Project in June this year have survived. At...

2 Police officers die through violent crime at Zuarungu

The Police say two officers died on Wednesday while on patrol at Zuarungu in the Upper East Region. It was a “Black Wednesday for the...

2 thieves who broke into homes thank judge after sentence

Two persons, who broke into two different homes at Legon Hills to steal home accessories, personal effects and GHS46,000 cash, have been jailed for...

Plot to sabotage National Cathedral construction exposed [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Kusi Boateng Makes Shocking Revelation About National Cathedral Land The Executive Secretary of the Board of Trustees, National Cathedral, Prophet Victor Kusi Boateng,...

Five including an 8-month-old baby crashed to death at Adeiso

Five persons including an eight -month-old baby have died in an accident that occurred on the Adeiso-Nsawam road in the Eastern Region. Reports indicate the accident...

Covid-19: Act responsibly this Christmas – Akufo-Addo urges Ghanaians

President Nana Akufo-Addo has charged Ghanaians to act responsibly during and after the festive season. He has also reminded citizens to be guided by...

Teachers chase unions over ‘one teacher-one laptop’ policy

JoyNews/AdomNews · Teachers chase unions over one teacher-one laptop policy Some aggrieved teachers are threatening to go after their unions in protest over the 'one...

Takoradi Fake Pregnancy: Judge to fast-track trial from next year

The Takoradi Circuit Court, presided over by His Lordship Michael Ampadu, has cautioned counsel for the accused and the prosecutor to avoid delays in...

Pastor, 57, allegedly commits suicide

A pastor, Peter Addo, 57, with the Apostle Continuation Church at Agya-Yawkrom in the Dormaa West District of Bono Region has committed suicide, according...

Drama as disabled suspect with ‘spiritual powers’ escapes in court

There was drama at the premises of the Koforidua High Court Complex when a suspect, living with disability, standing trial at a Circuit Court,...

Govt allocates €20m for National Vaccine Institute

The government has set aside €20 million for the establishment of the National Vaccine Institute, President Nana Akufo-Addo has said. The amount would be allocated...

To reopen borders now or not; Akufo-Addo reiterates position

President Nana Akufo-Addo has reiterated this is not the time for the country to reopen its land borders as the covid-19 situation is still...

Northern Region records 148 road accidents in 2021

The Northern Region has recorded 148 cases of road crashes from January to mid-December 2021. Some 37 of these cases were fatalities, 45 life-threatening injuries,...

Armed police provide security as ECG performs duties in Krobo area

Armed police personnel are providing security for personnel of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in the Krobo District of the Tema Region to...

Covid vaccines safe; it’ll not cause you to vote for NPP – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has urged Ghanaians to disregard certain misinformation concerning the covid-19 vaccine. According to him, the vaccines are safe and do not cause...

Govt consults Boeing and Airbus to procure new presidential aircraft

JoyNews/AdomNews · Government in consultation with Boeing, Airbus on new presidential aircraft – Defense Minister The Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul, has revealed that the procurement...

Former MASLOC boss’ case adjourned to January 10

The Financial and Economic Court 2 of the Accra High Court has adjourned a case involving the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the...