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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...

Henry Quartey gives date, latest details of ‘Operation Clean your Frontage’

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has hinted on the date of the commencement of ‘Operation Clean Your Frontage’. Speaking on Badwam on Adom...

Amasaman robbery gang arrested

The Police have arrested a gang of four suspected armed robbers for robbery on January 6, 2022, at Amasaman in the Greater Accra...

2 ladies who flogged and assaulted ‘boyfriend snatcher’ fined

A Tamale Circuit Court has fined two persons an amount of ¢150 for assaulting a lady. In default, they are to serve a month term...

5 men jailed 15 years each for robbery, possession of firearms

The Tamale Circuit Court has sentenced five armed robbers to 15 years imprisonment each for their involvement in a recent car snatching incident at...

‘You made a way’ – The Multimedia Group holds thanksgiving service [Photos]

Last year was a rollercoaster year for many around the world with the impact of Covid-19 still being felt the world over. For those who...

Hit-and-run driver kills police officer at Bresuano

A Police officer stationed at the Bresuano Police Barrier has been knocked down to death by a speeding driver, mynewsgh is reporting. According to police...

I never betrayed E. T. Mensah – Sam George [Video]

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram, Sam Nartey George, has rubbished rumours and reports that claim he betrayed the former MP for his constituency...

New Head of EU Delegation meets Mahama [Photos]

The Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Ghana, Ambassador Irchad Razaaly, has paid a courtesy call on former President John Mahama. This was...

Francis-Xavier Sosu warns of nationwide boycott if E-levy is passed

Member of Parliament for Madina, Francis-Xavier Sosu, has warned government of a nationwide boycott of electronic transactions if the E-levy is passed into a...

Speaker Bagbin to undergo third medical review in Dubai

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, is scheduled to undergo another medical review in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) barely a week after Parliament’s resumption...

Two motorbike robbers arrested at Kpevi

Harrison Kojo Agbovi from Akatsi Agbaflome, and Raphael Hlotse, both 23 years, are currently in the custody of the Akatsi Police for engaging in...

No meat in Bolgatanga market, Assembly recruits new butchers

There has not been meat sold in the Bolgatanga market for the past two weeks as butchers in the township have refused to relocate...

Check out how much a MoMo transaction will cost if E-levy is passed

The controversial 1.75% Electronic Transfer Levy, popularly known as E-levy, continues to be one of the key decisions the government is hoping to pass...

COVID-19: Household incomes incessantly reduced – GSS

A report by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) titled Covid-19 households and job tracker survey 2021 shows that households continue to record reductions in...

Family of 3 all found dead in their car days after going missing

A family of three were found dead inside a car in Tennessee – 10 days after going missing in bad weather following a crash. Jeremy...

Two teenagers found dead at a nature reserve in suspected suicide pact

A police force is under investigation over its contact with a teen couple found dead in a suspected suicide pact at a beauty spot. Police...

Akufo-Addo scores 20% in A Plus’ exam [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Nana Addo Has Become A Pastor - A Plus Musician and politician, Kwame A Plus, has assessed President Nana Akufo-Addo. He said President Akufo-Addo...

Apiate explosion: Akufo-Addo donates 100k to support fund

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has donated an amount of one hundred thousand cedis (GHc 100,000) to the Apiate explosion support fund set up...

E-levy will provide more jobs, roads – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has reiterated the need for Ghanaians to support the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy). According to him, it will help provide government...

E-levy will be transparent; it will turn many lives around – Afenyo-Markin

Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has rallied for the support of Ghanaians to ensure a smooth passage of the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy). According to...

NLC sues UTAG over strike

After almost three weeks of industrial action by the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), the National Labour Commission (NLC) has sued the University...

Broadcaster Kwabena Yeboah appointed as board member of Ghana Airports Company

President Akufo-Addo has appointed ace broadcaster, Kwabena Yeboah, to serve on the board of the Ghana Airports Company Limited. The experienced sports journalist was sworn...

Chieftaincy Ministry reacts to dismissal of NABCo personnel

The Ministry of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs has dismissed reports of asking Nations Builders Corps (NABCo) personnel to leave post. A letter purported to be...

4 illegal chainsaw operators arrested; 10 others remanded

A total of 14 chainsaw operators have been nabbed in two separate round-ups for operating illegally in forest reserves in the Western North Region. Some...

Why I’ve never been happy with Asamoah Gyan – KT Hammond

Parliament on Wednesday was thrown into a state of laughter after the Member of Parliament for Adansi-Asokwa revealed how Asamoah Gyan tried to sabotage...

Be patient; you’ll be paid – Afenyo-Markin to NABCo personnel [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Be Patient; You'll Be Paid - Afenyo - Markins To NABCo Personnel The Deputy Majority Leader, Afenyo-Markin, has urged calm among personnel of...

Meet the Ghanaian MP who gathered 5,000 people for crusade in Nigeria [Video]

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo -Prampram, Samuel Nartey George, has made a shocking revelation about his childhood days and why he bears the...

Apiate explosion: Chiefs to pacify land a week after disaster

JoyNews/AdomNews · Chiefs to pacify Apeatse land a week after disaster Traditional rulers in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality of the Western Region will be performing...

Mobile Money Association petitions Minority to reject E-levy

The Mobile Money Association of Ghana has petitioned the Minority Caucus in Parliament to ensure the new Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy) is rejected when...

Irate residents attack police officers, set vehicle ablaze at Ntonso

Police in the Ashanti Region have launched investigations into an incident where some residents of Ntonso on Sunday chased out a team of police...

3 arrested over ‘dangerous’ transportation of huge log at Ejisu

Three persons have been arrested for the dangerous use of a skidder to cart log on the Ejisu-Kumasi road in the Ashanti Region. Municipal Chief...

Gomoa Ojobi chief bans mini skirts

Traditional authorities at Gomoa Ojobi in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region have threatened to punish ladies who will wear mini skirts...

Bird flu outbreak: More than 24,000 birds destroyed in Sunyani West

Veterinary Services Department in the Bono Region has destroyed 24,803 birds and 973 crates of eggs, following the outbreak of the Avian Influenza in...

I am working on a new bill on disability – Sam George

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram constituency, Samuel Nartey George, has said a new bill on disability is underway to support people with disability...

Sene MP donates items to youth in his constituency

Member of Parliament (MP) for Sene West in the Bono Region, Kwame Twumasi Ampofo, has initiated a solidarity move by donating items to the...

It makes no sense to give tax waivers to foreign contractors over local ones – Sam George [Video]

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram constituency, Sam George, says it is completely absurd to give tax waivers to foreign road contractors while local...

Akufo-Addo, Bawumia, others to receive Otumfuo Commemorative Gold Coin

President Nana Akufo-Addo and Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia will be presented with the Otumfuo Commemorative Gold Coin. Following the launch of the Otumfuo Gold Coin...

Apeatse explosion: Resettlement of survivors starts

Resettlement of displaced victims of the Apeatse explosion in the Western region starts today Thursday, January 27, 2022. This comes a week after the explosion...