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Two dead, others injured in accident at Odododiodio

Two people died while about six others sustained various degrees of injuries in an accident that occurred at the Mudor traffic area in the...

I hope they take me to trial – Barker-Vormawor dares AG

#FixTheCountry lead convener, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, says he’s in good health and ready to stand trial. He told the Tema High Court he is rather concerned...

COVID-19: National taskforce making comprehensive review on restrictions – GHS

The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, has stated that the Covid-19 national taskforce has commenced work on a comprehensive...

The time to act is now – GAMLS demands Governing Board for National Blood Service

The Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS) is with immediate effect demanding a Governing Board for the National Blood Service. The board, according to...

Painter jailed 20 years for defiling, impregnating girlfriend’s 13-year-old daughter

A painter, who defiled his girlfriend’s 13-year-old daughter, has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment by an Adentan Circuit Court. Fred Acquaye, 54, is said...

Former KMA boss sends SOS message to Assembly [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Samuel Sarpong On KMA Revenue Generation Managers of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly have been charged to be creative and proactive in generating revenue...

Mahama commiserates with families of victims of Asuboi accident

Former President John Mahama has commiserated with victims of a fatal accident at Asuboi in the Eastern Region that claimed nine lives. The accident...

Kwahu to get airport

Kwahu Airport Limited has been granted authorisation for the construction of an airport in the Eastern Region. The airport is to be located at Nkwantang-Ahinase...

2 dead, several injured in Hohoe-Jasikan road accident

The Hohoe to Jasikan stretch of the Eastern Corridor road is becoming a death trap as it nears completion. Two persons are the latest to...

Driver in Nkawkaw-Oframase ghastly accident survives

JoyNews/AdomNews · Driver in Nkawkaw Oframase ghastly accident survives Driver in the ghastly accident at Nkawkaw-Oframase in the Eastern Region which claimed five lives has...

Man captured on video assaulting alleged sex worker arrested

The Central Regional Police Command has arrested a man who was captured in a viral video assaulting a woman alleged to be a sex...

Several passengers injured in accident on Bimbilla-Yendi road

Several passengers have been injured after the vehicle they were travelling in got involved in an accident on the Bimbilla-Yendi road. They were on board...

Teachers, school staff occupying govt bungalow to pay rent

Teachers and school staff occupying government bungalows are expected to pay rent effective March 1, 2022. A circular from the Ghana Education Service, sighted by...

Tema High Court to consider Oliver Barker-Vormawor’s bail application today

The Tema High Court is expected to consider the bail application of #FixTheCountry Movement lead convener, Oliver Barker Vormawor on Monday, March 14. The application...

5 persons dead in accident at Nkawkaw-Oframase

Five persons have been confirmed dead in a gory accident at Nkawkaw-Oframase in the Eastern Region. According to the District Police Commander, DSP Foster Asante,...

Plaintiff to go for review on Deputy Speaker’s voting right

A private legal practitioner and plaintiff in the case that sought for Supreme Court's interpretation on the voting rights of Deputy Speakers of Parliament...

Jospong Group donates items to Apiate explosion victims

The Jospong Group of Companies has donated relief items worth thousands of Ghana cedis to victims of Apiate community explosion. The donation comes as an...

US journalist and filmmaker killed in Ukraine

A US journalist working in Ukraine has been shot dead in the town of Irpin, outside Kyiv, police say. Brent Renaud, 50, was a journalist...

Thieves break into Assemblies of God church, steal offering; musical instruments [Photos]

Thieves have burgled the Bible Expository Temple Assemblies God Church at Awutu Bereku in the Central region. According to reports, the burglars made away with...

9 UEW students die in gory accident at Asuboi

Nine students of the University of Education (UEW) have been confirmed dead while several others are injured in an accident that occurred on Sunday...

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...

Teacher allegedly beats lover to death over bride price

A 40-year-old teacher, Kwesi Sasah, has allegedly beaten his 38-year-old lover, Yaa Linda to death over a bride price payment. The incident reportedly occurred on...

Emotion-filled statements from 9 tributes to Elvis Kwashie

“Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment,” Hebrews 9: 27. How will you be judged by men...

Man found dead; wrapped in plastic under bridge

An unidentified man has been found dead under a bridge near the University of Health and Allied Sciences in the Ho Municipality. The man...

There are only 2 categories of prayers – Spiritualist

A spiritualist and herbalist, Dr Anane Boamah, says there is no need to spend much time during prayers and keep repeating the same things...

Fire ravages scrap yard at Kasoa [Photos]

Over 100 tonnes of scraps worth Ghc 250,000 have been burnt to ashes at Kasoa in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central...

Elvis Kwashie, the man who asked for a miracle but didn’t get it

Through the tributes, trickled in fresh information for the reconstruction of the final days of Elvis Kwashie, the Joy Cluster manager for Multimedia Group...

Contractor to commence redevelopment of La General Hospital in March

The redevelopment of the La General Hospital following its demolition is set to take place in March this year. In July 2020, the edifice was...

Elvis was a good man, represented the very essence of goodness – Dr Omane Boamah eulogises

Dear God, Father, you know I'm asking why (this year) you took away mychildhood friend and brother, Rev. Fr. John Gabriel Owusu Frempong (Dwomo)....

Sammi Awuku pays glowing tribute to late Elvis Kwashie

The National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party, Sammi Awuku, has joined scores of Ghanaians to mourn the late General Manager for Joy Brands...

Elvis Kwashie will be missed for his professional competence and unique leadership qualities – MGL

The Multimedia Group Limited (MGL) has celebrated its late General Manager of Joy Brands, Elvis Koku Kwashie, for his exceptional leadership attributes. According to the...

We always dreamt of growing old and taking care of each other – Siblings of late Elvis Kwashie

Where do we begin? Efo Koku we cannot believe we have to write a tribute for you at this time. We always dreamt of...

Oppong Nkrumah’s emotional tribute to late Elvis Kwashie

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, says the late General Manager of Joy Brands, Elvis Koku Kwashie’s legacy will be characterised by grooming and growing...

Elvis Kwashie’s passing was a bitter pill to swallow – Church of Pentecost

The Mataheko Pentecost Church has described their late Elder, Elvis Koku Kwashie’s death as a bitter pill to swallow. In a tribute to ‘Captain’ as...

Elvis Kwashie was a classic example of how to play gatekeeping role – Mahama

https://youtu.be/0I-TL7LW26Q Former President John Mahama has eulogised the late General Manager of The Multimedia Group’s Joy Brands, Elvis Koku Kwashie, and his outstanding contribution to...

God answered our prayers, but not in the way we expected – Elvis Kwashie’s children mourn

The Children of late Joy Brands General Manager, Elvis Koku Kwashie, have paid a glowing tribute to his good humour and unfailing courtesy. Seyram...

I was confident you would stand by my coffin and read my tribute – Mother of Elvis Koku Kwashie

Mother of the late General Manager of The Multimedia Group’s Joy Brands, Mercy Adzo Torkornu-Bonuedie, has expressed enormous sadness over the loss of her son, Elvis...

I don’t know how I am going to live without you – Elvis Kwashie’s wife says in touching tribute

Death may have robbed me of you, but it didn't rob me of our love. …And all my life You have been faithfulAnd all my...

Biography of Elvis Koku Kwashie

“The righteous perishes, And no man takes it to heart, Merciful men are taken away, While no one considers That the righteous is taken...

Scenes from final rites of late Joy Brands GM, Elvis Koku Kwashie as he goes home today

The forecourt of the State House in Accra has been thrown into a state of mourning, as the late General Manager of The Multimedia...