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Child labour: 3 Million minors locked up

The traffic lights are meant to regulate the movement of vehicles and maintain order at road intersections, but for 13-year-old Razak, who makes his...

Yilo Krobo: One shot, 3 sustain machete wounds in renewed chieftaincy dispute [Photos]

There is escalating tension in the Yilo Krobo Traditional area following a renewed chieftaincy feud which has led to one person being shot while...

Convict shot dead in attempt to escape on his way to prison

Police in Accra have shot and killed a convict who tried to escape while being conveyed to prison. The incident happened on Friday morning,...

We should reconsider how people are enrolled into Law School – UTAG President

National President of the University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (UTAG), Prof. Solomon Nunoo, has called for a review of existing policies about legal education....

Toilet Day: Over 1,500 residents register for household toilets in Greater Kumasi

The Greater Kumasi Sanitation Project, an intervention by city authorities, to reduce open defecation in parts of Ashanti Region, is yielding positive results. Through the...

Sammy Gyamfi proposes ways Ghana can recover from economic hardship

The National Communications Officer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has proposed ways Ghana can recover from economic hardship instead of the...

Ghana Immigration Service to construct new headquarters

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) is set to embark on massive developmental infrastructure across the country. The Greater Accra Regional Commander of GIS, DCI Mrs...

COVID-19: Our airports are safe ahead of Christmas

The Senior Vector Control Officer at Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL), Enoch Mintah, has reassured Ghanaians of his outfit's preparedness to contain any ensuing danger...

ESPA calls for environmental service providers in Northern Ghana to join umbrella organisation

Executive Secretary of the Environmental Service Providers Association (ESPA), Mrs Ama Ofori Antwi, has called on all environmental service providers including waste management companies...

Farm labourer jailed over indecent assault

A 20-year-old farm labourer has been sentenced to nine months imprisonment by the Tepa District court for indecent assault. Kwadwo Ayaama was said to have...

BECE: Boy drowns while jubilating with friends

A 14-year-old boy has allegedly drowned while jubilating with friends who had just completed their Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). This unfortunate incident occurred at...

GNFS engages drivers on proper preventive measures against fire outbreak

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), Kwame Nkrumah Circle Division, on Friday, November 19 held an educational programme for drivers at the Ghana...

World Children’s Day: UNICEF unveils new mural designed by pupils

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Ghana on Friday, November 19, unveiled a new mural designed by school children across Ghana. Under the theme 'A...

2022 Budget: Police to meet FixTheCountry convenors over demo

The Ghana Police Service has scheduled to meet convenors of the FixTheCountry Movement over their decision to protest on Friday, November 26, 2021. The meeting...

FixTheCountry Movement to demonstrate over 2022 Budget

The convenors of the #FixTheCountry Movement say they will demonstrate on November 26, to register their dissatisfaction with the 2022 Budget. In a statement on...

What this invigilator did to a BECE candidate will shock you [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · BECE candidate eases on self after invigilator denies access to washroom A 15-year-old Basic Education Certificate (BECE) candidate was embarrassed at Mankessim Methodist...

Female passenger dies as container falls on bus

The Federal Road Safety Corps at Anambra said an accident involving two vehicles at Amansea junction, by Awka-Enugu Expressway, claimed the life of a...

62-year-old woman scammed by fraudster who pretended to be her daughter

A gran lost more than £6,500 after a fraudster posed as her daughter on WhatsApp. Grandmother Teresa Griffiths believed the texts from the messaging app were from her...

We are charting a new path – IGP on Policing in Ghana

The Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has declared his intention to transform the Ghana Police Service from an infamous institution to one...

Lady, 21, who bathed ex-lover’s girlfriend with acid sentenced

The Bole District Magistrate Court, presided over by His Worship, Edward Essel, has convicted and sentenced 21-year-old Hannah Bayiri who poured acid on her...

Good news for newly-trained teachers

The Ministry of Finance has given financial clearance for the recruitment of over 16,000 newly-trained teachers by the Ghana Education Service (GES). “Financial clearance is...

Ghana, South Africa Match: No Ghanaian stabbed to death – High Commission

The High Commission of Ghana in South Africa has denied reports that a Ghanaian has been stabbed to death following the outcome of the...

Budget 2022: School Feeding National Coordinator reacts to expansion

The National Coordinator of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP), Gertrude Quashigah has lauded the government’s pronouncement to increase the number of beneficiary pupils...

Ken Ofori-Atta opens up on his health status [Listen]

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has opened up about his struggles with ill-health in recent times. Speaking in an interview on Accra-based Metro TV,...

Final year student narrates 29-day ordeal with kidnappers

A victim of kidnap from Bassa in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger, Rufai Galadima, on Thursday related the agonising 29 days he spent...

Ken Ofori-Atta declares presidential stance

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has settled a debate on whether or not he has any presidential ambition. According to him, he is not...

Tema drivers resist toll removal; propose alternatives to govt [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Tema drivers resist toll removal; propose alternatives to govt Though a section of the public is happy about the closure of toll booth...

Family of General Acheampong meets Asantehene [Photos]

The family of Ghana’s former head of state, Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, has paid a courtesy call on the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. ...

COP26 Summit: Youth Bridge launches #PlantToOwnATree campaign

The Youth Bridge Foundation on Thursday launched its youth #PlantToOwnATree Campaign at the Ghana Pavilion as part of Ghana for Climate Change Day at...

UG Pro-Vice-Chancellor sets committee to probe SRC election day violence

The Acting Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana in charge of students and academic affairs, Professor Daniel Frimpong Ofori, has set up a committee...

Convert toll booths into police barriers to keep us in business – Hawkers plead

Residents of Offinso in the Offinso South District of the Ashanti Region are predominantly farmers and petty traders. Some of the petty traders, who deal...

Nana Obiri-Yeboah Institute supports 5 schools at Asante Akyem North [Photos]

The Nana Obiri-Yeboah Institute, on November 3, 2021, embarked on a Birthday Book Project within five schools in the Asante Akyem North District. The...

Why MoMo agents are unhappy about 1.75% tax [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Why MoMo agents are unhappy about 1.75% Tax Mobile Money Agents Association of Ghana, has expressed dissatisfaction over the new electronic transaction tax...

Tamale Muslim youth group rallies support for Anti-LGBTQI+ bill, warns sex workers

A Tamale-based Muslim youth group, Almukhali Suna, has rallied strongly behind the Anti LGBTQI+ bill in parliament, seeking its immediate approval. The group, at...

Police Recruitment: Check out screening results, exams date for qualified applicants

The Ghana Police Service has released the results of the screening and documentation exercise for the medical professionals and lawyers who applied to join...

Support Africa to tackle youth unemployment – UN General Assembly urged

The United Nations (UN) Eminent Peace Ambassador in Ghana, Bishop Dr Sam Owusu, has appealed to the General Assembly to help Africa tackle youth...

Woman survives after her car was crushed by 18-wheeler truck

A woman survived a horror crash with only minor injuries after an 18-wheeler truck ran over her car and crushed it. The 46-year-old woman was...

NUGS commends General Legal Council for admitting 499 students

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS), has hailed the General Legal Council (GLC) for rescinding an earlier decision not to admit some 499...

Napo makes strong case for hawkers over toll removal

Energy Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh has waded into the government's decision to abolish tolls on all public roads and bridges. According to him, hawkers...

Ghana Prisons Service sends important message to govt [Audio]

The Ghana Prisons Service has urged the government to extend the ongoing moves to digitalise the economy to the prisons. Director General of the Service,...