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Video of IGP frying ‘kelewele’ causes stir

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, is in the news again. This time, the police chief was spotted in town frying 'kelewele'...

KATH doctors to lay down tools

Members of the Komfo Anokye Doctors Association (KADA) have threatened to lay down their tools on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, over their 13th-month unpaid...

How Gabby Otchere-Darko motivated Sam George to become a lawyer [Video]

Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam George, has disclosed how his encounter with Gabby Otchere-Darko on a live television show pushed him to become...

How to care for your skin during Harmattan

The harmattan season which occurs between late November until February or early March is characterised by dry and dusty wind. It generally affects our skin...

1D1F: First shipment of processed fruits from Nano Foods exported to Canary Islands

The first shipment of processed fruits from Nano Foods at Nsawam-Adoagyiri under the One District One Factory (1D1F) initiative has been exported to the...

Fuel prices to rise from February 1 – Institute of Energy Security

Fuel prices are expected to go up by 25 pesewas per liter from tomorrow if the suspended Price Stabilisation and Recovery Levies (PSRL) is...

Students threaten demo over UTAG strike

A group calling itself Coalition of Concerned University Students has threatened a demonstration over the ongoing  University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) strike. The march,...

GCB Bank Nkwanta Branch not affected by fire outbreak – Management

The GCB Bank PLC has announced that its Nkwanta Branch was not affected by the fire outbreak which happened on Sunday in the Oti...

UTAG strike: GRASAG sends SOS message to govt

The Graduate Students Association of Ghana (GRASAG) is calling for government's intervention in the ongoing strike by university lecturers. The students fear closure of the...

It’s not in our interest to continue to be on strike – UCC UTAG President

University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) is hoping to reach a consensus with government and return to the classroom. According to the President of the...

UG to probe death of freshman in swimming pool

Management of the University of Ghana (UG) has declared its intent to conduct investigations into the first-year student who died in the university. This comes...

3 men in police grips for stealing cattle [Photos]

Youth of Sanyari near Sawla in the Savannah Region have apprehended and handed over to the police three men who stole 29 cattle at...

Fire guts Nkwanta South GCB

They appealed to the authorities to provide enough fire hydrants at the station to enable personnel's respond quick to fire outbreaks. The inferno destroyed some...

Residents of Nma Dzorn and Adjiringano decry harassment by land guards

Residents of Nmai Dzorn and Adjiringano in the Adenta Municipality of the Greater Accra Region continue to live in fear due to the constant...

I spent 50% of my 8-year savings in 2 years – Man recounts how he survived Covid-19

A family man has recounted how his family was able to survive despite the financial devastation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Sharing his story on Joy...

Police on manhunt for robbers who attacked commuters on Apedwa road

The Anti-Robbery Squad and the Eastern Regional Police Command in collaboration with the local Police are pursuing robbery suspects who attacked some commuters along...

Govt settles arrears of school feeding caterers

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, has announced the full payment for the caterers of the National School Feeding Programme for the...

Apiate explosion: Health officials react to claims of demanding money from victims [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Apiate explosion: Health officials react to claims of demanding money from victims Health officials in the Western Region have reacted to claims of...

Commercial transport operators to decide on fare increment on February 2 [Video]

The Coalition of Private Transport Operators and the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) says engagements on the increment of fares will be concluded...

Fire destroys several shops in Tamale market [Video]

https://youtu.be/t3vTe0BxbnY A fire outbreak at the Aboabo Market in Tamale has destroyed hundreds of bags of grains and agro products worth thousands of Ghana cedis. The...

E-Levy is a lazy man’s approach to collect revenue – Kofi Bentil [Video]

Senior Vice President, IMANI-Africa, Kofi Bentil, has criticised government’s decision to generate revenue through the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy). Speaking to Samson Lardy Anyenini...

Car robbery gang jailed 75 years

Five of the six-member armed syndicate who robbed a car from its owner at gunpoint in Tamale last Sunday have been sentenced to a...

Apiate explosion: Wreckage clearing begins

Bulldozers and other earthmoving machines have started demolishing damaged buildings and property and clearing debris at Apiate to pave the way for the reconstruction...

Man shot dead after stabbing 2 Police officers at Kwabenya

The Kwabenya District Police Command on Friday shot to death an assailant who stabbed two police officers in the head. According to the Police, before...

Driver jailed 3 years for duping 51 people

A Cape Coast Circuit Court has sentenced a 32-year-old driver to three years imprisonment for duping 51 people to the tune of ¢57, 510...

Join us to fight corruption – Bawumia charges Anglican Church

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has called on the leadership and members of the Anglican Church to consciously contribute to the growth of the...

We’ll continue to engage UTAG – Education Minister

Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has reiterated that further engagements will be held with the leadership of the University Teachers’ Association of Ghana...

Some victims of Apiate explosion experiencing mild to moderate hearing loss

Some victims of last week Thursday’s explosion at Apiate are experiencing mild to moderate hearing loss, according to a retired ear, nose and throat...

Teacher, manager on motorbike crushed to death by truck

Two persons on a motorbike have been confirmed dead after crashing with a truck on Accra to Akosombo Highway in the Eastern Region.The deceased...

Apiate: Traditional leaders hold memorial in honour of explosion victims [Video]

https://youtu.be/U68z9_AszUk Traditional rulers in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality of the Western Region on Thursday held a memorial service in honour of victims of an explosion at...

3 fined ₵3,600 for spilling concrete along Pigfarm-Circle stretch

A driver and his two supervisors were on Tuesday arrested for spilling concrete at Abavana Junction along the Pigfarm-Circle stretch in Accra. The three accused,...

Latest on ‘kidnap case’ involving KNUST lecturer

There was no show at the Asokwa District Court hearing the case in which a lecturer at KNUST is standing trial for the alleged kidnapping of his wife,...

Two siblings crushed to death after falling off motorbike

A Tipper truck with registration number, NR-153-20 has crushed a five-year-old pupil and her 10-month-old sibling to death at Kalpohin Estates in Tamale. The...

Star Assurance supports victims of Apiate explosion

Star Assurance Company Limited has donated assorted items to support residents of Apiate who lost their livelihood and property through the explosion that occurred...

Ghana is a key partner in deepening global, regional economic and security matters – US Secretary of State

The United States of America’s Secretary of State, Antony J. Blink en, has touted Ghana’s key position in global and regional security and deepening...

One dead, others injured in crash on Hohoe-Kadjebi road

A man believed to be in his 40s has lost his life on the Hohoe-Kadjebi road, while others have sustained various degree of injuries...

Tears flow at one-week celebration of family of 7 killed in Buduburam house fire

The one-week funeral rites for family of seven killed in a house fire at Big Apple, a suburb of Gomoa Buduburam in the Gomoa...

Her mini skirts attracted me – Man who defiled step-daughter

A Kumasi-based man, identified as Abilo, has confessed to sexually assaulting his 13-year-old step-daughter who was left in his care. Abilo, who claimed to have...

Let’s convince everyone in West Africa democracy is safer for all – Akufo-Addo to African leaders

President of Ghana and Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Nana Akufo-Addo, has reminded ECOWAS leaders that happenings in the...

NSS personnel in Accra to partake in ‘Operation Clean Your Frontage’

The management of the National Service Scheme (NSS) has directed all national service personnel in the Accra metropolis to participate fully in the Operation...