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Jailed fake pastor reveals his modus operandi [Video]

A 26-year-old fraudster, Samuel Boadu, who pretended to be a prophet and defrauded his victims of huge sums of money, has been jailed.He was...

Fire destroys shops at Buokrom B-line

Some seven shops have been burnt to ashes at Buokrom B-line within the Kumasi metropolis following a fire outbreak on Friday, December 10, 2021....

Conduct of Public Officers Law in the offing – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo says the Attorney General, on behalf of the government, is currently leading the effort to enact a law on the Conduct...

Speedy vehicle kills police officer at checkpoint

A Police Constable has been crushed to death while on duty at the Akwadum barrier along the Koforidua-Suhum highway in the Eastern Region. The Police...

Biometric passport application lands in missions

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, says the Ministry is in the process of extending biometric passport application services to...

Illegal miner bags 15 years for robbery

The Nkawie Circuit Court has sentenced a 20-year-old illegal small-scale miner to 15 years imprisonment for robbery at Betinko, near Nkawie, in the Atwima...

MTN Foundation hands over 24-unit classroom block to Police Depot

Mobile telecommunications giant, MTN Ghana, has handed over a brand new 24-unit classroom block with modern facilities at the Police Depot. Through its Foundation, MTN Ghana...

Govt constructs 6 new boreholes at Nkawkaw amid water shortage

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), under the auspices of government, has constructed six new boreholes for the people of Nkawkaw in the Eastern...

National Premix Chairman makes shocking revelation over distribution of premix fuel [Video]

Executive chairman of the National Premix Fuel Committee, Dennis Percyval Quaicoe, has stated that there have been some issues concerning the distribution of Premix...

Institution of Surveyors appeal for speedy investigations into case of missing Lands Commission staff

The Ghana Institution of Surveyors has appealed for speedy investigations into the disappearance of one of its members, a staff at the Lands Commission office...

Covid-19 vaccination: MTN staff risk job loss in 2022

Africa’s biggest mobile operator, MTN Group, has announced that it will be implementing a mandatory vaccination policy for its staff from January 2022. MTN...

Restore power to Yilo, Manya Krobo communities – Minority to ECG

The Minority in Parliament has urged the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to restore power to the Yilo and Lower Manya Krobo Municipalities in...

Hanging electric pole poses danger to Ablekuma residents [Video]

There is a looming danger for some residents at Ablekuma Agape as an electricity pole that is on the verge of collapse has been...

Fix the road demo hits Ablekuma Agape [Photos+video]

Some youth calling itself concerned youth of Agape and adjoining communities have hit the streets to protest over the deplorable nature of their roads. The...

Two shot dead in daylight robbery at Sawla [Video]

https://youtu.be/4YQwv7mYIkA Two persons have been shot dead in a daylight robbery at Sawla in the Savannah Region. The incident, according to reports, occurred on Thursday,...

Two in police grips for allegedly conspiring to sell boy, 16, for Ghc800k

The Akyem Oda District Police Command in the Eastern Region has arrested two suspects for conspiring to sell a 16-year-old boy for Ghc800,000. The suspects...

Sunyani chiefs, residents embark on massive demo [Video]

https://youtu.be/AM_VtCVXdKU Scores of Sunyani residents including traditional rulers have taken to the streets to embark on a massive demonstration. The demo dubbed Sunyani Deserves Better is...

Eduwatch accuses WAEC of dishonesty over WASSCE results

The Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has questioned the West African Examination Council (WAEC) figures put out as the number of subject results, withheld and...

Carjackers using Apple’s airtags to steal cars⁠

Apple released AirTags in April this year. AirTags are tracking devices designed to act as a key finder, helping people find personal objects. A police...

Tears as primary one pupil is killed by trailer at Asafo [Video]

A primary one pupil of T.I Ahmadiyya School in Kumasi has been killed in an accident involving a long-vehicle truck at Asafo in the Ashanti...

I was not invited to court – Nhyiaeso MP

Member of Parliament for Nhyiaeso, Dr. Stephen Amoah has denied assertions of failing to appear in court after he had been arrested by the...

One robber shot dead at Tema Golf City, Police on manhunt for another

The Police in Tema on Monday, December 6, 2021, shot dead one suspected armed robber, while the other accomplice escaped during a shootout with...

Police chase robbers who attacked MOMO vendor

The Savanah Regional Police Command is on a manhunt for four armed robbers who attacked a mobile money vendor at Sawla Thursday afternoon. The youth,...

School feeding meals should not go beyond December 10 – Caterers told

Management of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) has warned its caterers in the various basic schools not to provide meals beyond Friday, December...

We are sorry, bring back our light – Coalition of Krobo youth begs ECG [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · KROBO RESIDENTS Residents and traders at Yilo and Manya Krobo are taking a dose of their own pill after threatening to deal with officials...

Kojo Tsikata laid to rest

Captain Kojo Tsikata (Rtd.) was laid to rest Thursday morning in Accra after a private funeral. This was disclosed in a statement from the family,...

Nhyiaeso MP turns himself in to police, faces court for road traffic offence

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Nhyiaeso, Stephen Amoah, has been put before the La Magistrate Court for flouting Road Traffic Regulations. The MP was...

UG extends undergraduate application deadline to this date…

The University of Ghana has extended the deadline for the application of undergraduate degree programmes to Friday, December 10, 2021. This was contained in a...

NPP has brought Ghana back to John Mahama’s era – Economist

A development economist, George Domfe, has revealed that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has currently brought Ghana back to Ex-President John Mahama’s era, according...

Woman jumps 50ft from building to escape ‘rapist’ in harrowing CCTV

A 20-year-old woman was forced to jump 50ft into snow to escape a ‘rapist’ who was on her trail and allegedly had two other...

80-year-old ex-soldier arrested for attempted murder

An octogenarian, Peter Boafo, and a resident of Bremang within the Suame Municipality on Monday, December 6, 2021, nearly lost his life when a...

Kufuor thanks well-wishers for birthday messages

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has expressed gratitude to members of the public for the well-wishes and prayers he received on Wednesday. The statesman on...

ECG cuts power supply to Tema Steel, Central University

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has cut power supply to three institutions that together owe the power distribution firm over ¢500,000 in electricity...

Kumasi lights up the city to ward-off criminals ahead of Christmas

Recent robbery attacks in dark spots within the city have prompted the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly to take action to improve illumination. City Mayor, Samuel Pyne,...

Dampare visits police station set ablaze at Tenbibian [Video]

https://youtu.be/--cNipUPc_Y The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akufo Dampare, and his entourage have visited the station which was burnt at Tenbibian near Obom. Dr...

Ex-military man shoots 2 children over rent issues with their father

Two children, aged six and eight years old, have been hospitalised after being shot by their father’s landlord. The landlord, 80-year-old ex-military officer, is reported...

Couple who were engaged for 11 years tie the knot three days before bride dies of cancer

A couple, who put off their wedding for 11 years, tied the knot three days before the bride tragically died of cancer. Ben and Jen...

Office of Special Prosecutor to institute Ghana Corruption League Table

The Office of Special Prosecutor (OSP) will from January 2022 institute an annual Ghana Corruption League Table. The initiative is part of the office's...

Engineer dies after falling from a lift

A young engineer died when he became wedged between a lift and the wall of its shaft while carrying out repair works at the...

Court strikes out injunction against NCA, others over SIM cards re-registration

The Human Rights Division of the Accra High Court has struck out an interlocutory injunction against the ongoing re-registration of the SIM Card.This was...