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Avail your drivers for fire management training – Police urge vehicle owners

The Police have entreated vehicle owners to ensure that their drivers are taken through fire management training periodically. Also, the Police want owners of vehicles...

Cape Coast: Man arrested for assaulting sex worker

The Central Regional Police Command has arrested a 42-year-old driver, Godwin Bayor alias Yaw, for allegedly assaulting a woman on March 6, 2022, in...

‘Charlie Man dey grow old’ – Says Oppong Nkrumah as he shares lovely photo

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has shared a lovely photo of himself on social media. The minister, in his latest photo, seems to be concerned...

Nearly 14 million SIM cards linked to Ghana card – NCA

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has stated that there have so far been 13,676,648 SIM Cards successfully linked to the Ghana Card system. This number...

2 persons injured, over 70 others displaced after heavy downpour in Janga community

Two persons have sustained injuries while over 70 others have been displaced after a heavy downpour swept through Janga in the West Mamprusi Municipality...

Asuboi accident: Family of UEW student cries over his disappearance [Audio+Photos]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Asuboi accident: Family of UEW student cries over his disappearance The family of Bernard Kumi, a level 200 student of the University of...

Apiate explosion: Govt to pursue findings and recommendations in Committee’s report – Lands Minister

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, on Monday, March 14, 2022, received the findings and recommendations of the Prof. Amankwah-led...

You live on time bomb – Geological Authority warns Weija residents

The Ghana Geological Survey Authority (GGSA) has warned that people around the Weija Ridge and Reservoir are living on a time bomb that is...

Four perish in head-on collision at Peki

Another fatal accident at Peki Avetile in the South Dayi district of the Volta Region has claimed the lives of four persons. The...

ECG cuts power supply to Ghana Airports Company Limited over ¢49m debt

The National Taskforce of the Electricity Company of Ghana Limited has cut power supply to the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) over debt to...

Sale of Accra Psychiatric Hospital: The inside story

The Mental Health Authority has described as false reports that the Accra Psychiatric Hospital has been sold. Rather, it said staff and inmates will be...

Motor rider’s head chopped off in accident [Photos]

A man, believed to be in his 20's, had his head chopped off in a ghastly motorbike accident at Wakawaka, a village near Bole...

10% salary deduction for rent: NAGRAT bares teeth at govt

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has resolved to resist the Ghana Education Service (GES) directive for teachers to pay 10 per cent...

I want to see seriousness – Judge slams absent Barker-Vormawor prosecutors

State prosecutors handling the #FixTheCountry Movement lead convener, Oliver Barker-Vormawor’s case at the District Court on Tuesday, March 15, failed to show up in...

Woman found dead along Worawora-Akpesokubi highway

Residents staying along the Worawora-Akpesokubi stretch in the Oti Region woke up to the sight of a dead body along the highway. The deceased, a...

ECG workers demand MD’s dismissal [Photos]

Workers of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have kicked against a contract extension for the Managing Director (MD), Kwame Agyeman-Budu. The workers are...

Court freezes accounts of Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital

JoyNews/AdomNews · Court freezes accounts of Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital The Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital in the Central region faces closure due to lack of funds, food...

Ghana Month: Implication of imprecation or ‘duabo’ in Akan traditions

One reason for the increased use of imprecation in the pursuit of justice, especially in domestic cases, is the slow speed of case adjudication...

Okudzeto Ablakwa condemns demolition of Bulgarian Embassy

North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has condemned the demolition of the Bulgarian Embassy in Accra at 10 Kakramadu Road, East...

Martin Amidu’s take on E-levy

Former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, says government’s introduction of the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy) bill has resulted in an unnecessary resentment amongst the country’s...

Apiate explosion: 20 buildings almost completed – MCE

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Prestea Huni-Valley, Isaac Dasmani, says the reconstruction of the Apiate community is progressing steadily. According to him, geological works...

Let’s applaud the innovations of the Finance Minister

Since he took over as the Minister of Finance in 2017, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta has managed to raise revenue strategically to support some projects...

Cost of electricity to increase as ECG pushes for adjustment in tariffs

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has initiated plans to adjust its tariffs to increase the cost of electricity in the coming weeks. According to...

I wasn’t surprised but disappointed – Juaboso MP on Deputy Speakers’ voting rights

Member of Parliament for Juaboso, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has expressed his disappointment over  the Supreme Court on whether a Deputy Speaker of Parliament can...

Fuel tanker catches fire on Accra-Kumasi Highway [Photos]

A loaded fuel tanker has caught fire on the Accra-Kumasi Highway (N6) at Nsutam near Paradise Rest Stop. This was announced by the Ghana...

Govt has not paid NHIA levies collected since July 2021 – Akandoh

Ranking Member of Parliament’s Health Committee, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, is hinting that National Health Insurance service providers may withdraw their services. This, he said, is...

Govt to make Ghana a vehicle manufacturing hub – Trade Ministry

Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, Michael Okyere Baafi, has clarified that government's decision to marginally increase the import duty on vehicle is part...

Mood at UEW after two students were killed in an accident at Asuboi [Video]

Students of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), are in black and red clothes to mourn their colleagues who died in Asuboi accident over the...

Technician jailed for publicising woman’s nude videos

A CCTV Camera Technician, Prince Sevor, who published nude videos of a businesswoman on a website, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by...

Sekondi: First accused person in murder of naval officer discharged

An 18-year-old student of Bompeh SHS in Takoradi, Adolf Eshun, who has since December 2021 been charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the...

Cuban Ambassador pays courtesy call on Tourism Minister [Photos]

The Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, has called for South-South co-operation between Ghana and Cuba through intensified exchanges in...

Groom crashed to death on his way to wedding reception

A 40-year-old man has crashed to death while en route to his wedding reception at Fumesua in the Ashanti Region. The Sunday incident occurred after...

Four persons die in 2 separate fire incidents in Ashanti region

Four persons, including a couple, have been burnt to death in two separate fire incidents in the Ashanti Region. Several property have been razed down by the...

One dead, 4 others arrested after shooting incident in Bawku

One person is reported dead and four others have been arrested following a shooting incident in Bawku in the Upper East Region. It is not...

CIMG releases results of Ghana’s maiden professional marketing qualification examinations

The Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana (CIMG), last Thursday, officially announced results of the Institute’s maiden professional marketing qualification (PMQ) examinations, which was held...

Revealed: Two UEW students died in Asuboi accident, two others still missing

The University of Education, Winneba (UEW) has set records straight on an accident at Asuboi involving some students. The accident, which occurred on Sunday...

Teacher who beat baby mama to death over bride price arrested

A 40-year-old teacher, Kwesi Sasah, who allegedly beat his 38-year-old lover, Yaa Linda, to death over a bride price payment has been arrested. The suspect...

Bullion van robberies: Ashaiman operation was to fetch two Nigerian accomplices

Four Police Officers and a civilian indicted in the recent bullion van robberies have appeared before an Accra Circuit Court.They are General Constables Yaro...

Beyi W’ano: Bono forest reserve under threat following Fulani invasion

Forest reserves in the Bono and Bono East Regions are suffering degradation due to the evasion of Fulani herdsmen. The Forestry Commission has over 20...

La General Hospital construction begins 2 years after demolition

On Monday, March 14, works finally began to reconstruct the La General Hospital following delays and agitation by residents. For close to two years, the...