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IGP receives body of murdered police officer [Photos]

Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare on Sunday, January 16, 2022, received the mortal remains of the police officer who died in the...

Thieves set shop ablaze after burglary at Awutu Freedom City

Suspected thieves have set a provision shop ablaze at Awutu Freedom City after a burglary in which they made away with items worth GHC...

Two allegedly killed over ‘wee’ transaction

Two people have died following a misunderstanding over the purchase of marijuana which is locally known as “wee.” The incident happened around 7 pm on...

Avian Influenza breaks out in Bono Region

The Bono Regional Directorate of Agriculture has confirmed the outbreak of Avian Influenza (H5) at two locations in Sunyani and its environs. So far, a...

Man involved in Police recruitment scam arrested

Ernest Bondzie Arthur, 36, has been arrested by the Accra Regional Police Command for his involvement in a ‘Ghana Police Recruitment” scam. According to Deputy...

Hungary devotes €70m for construction of 13 wastewater treatment facilities in Ghana

The Hungary government has devoted a €70 million loan facility to construct 13 wastewater treatment facilities in all regions of the country. This is to...

How anointing oil bottles are causing fire outbreaks at Kwahu West [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Kwahu West Fire Service blames pastors for some fire outbreaks in the area The Kwahu West Fire Service is blaming pastors for some...

Police places ₵10k bounty on Radio Ada attackers

The Ghana Police Service (GPS) has placed a ¢10,000 bounty on suspects who attacked Ada-based radio station. Staff of Radio Ada were attacked on Thursday...

Murder of police officer in Bono Region: The inside story

Fresh details have emerged about how a police officer was killed in the Bono Region on January 15, 2022. The Ghana Police Service (GPS) earlier...

Ashanti region Police on manhunt for gunmen after rescuing trapped baby from snatched car

JoyNews/AdomNews · Police hunt for gunmen after rescuing trapped baby from snatched car Police have mounted a search for two gunmen who at gunpoint, snatched...

2 nursing trainees die in gory accident at Asankragkwa

Two nursing trainees at the Asankragwa Midwifery and Training College have met their untimely death a few hours after reporting to school on Saturday,...

Suspect stabs policeman to death

The Ghana Police Service (GPS) has confirmed one of its officers’ stabbing in the Bono region. In a Facebook post, the police said the officer...

Education Minister gives 61 students scholarships to study medicine and engineering

Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Adutwum, has provided 61 Senior High School graduates from Bosomtwe in the Ashanti Region full scholarships to study medicine...

Man jailed 5 years for spending money meant for clients

A driver, who was tasked to pay a total amount of GHC₵88, 014 into various bank accounts of clients, but absconded with the money,...

Okudzeto supports construction of North Tongu multipurpose pensioners building

North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has donated bags of cement towards the construction of a multipurpose district pensioners building. The...

Dampare, other officers visit Atico Junction accident victims [Photos]

The Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, and some senior police officers have visited victims of an accident at Atico Junction that left...

Family of 7 including a 4-month-old baby killed in Buduburam house fire [Photos]

A family of seven has been killed in a fire that engulfed its apartment at Big Apple, a suburb of Gomoa Buduburam in the...

Gang recruiting Fire Service personnel busted at Lapaz hotel [Video]

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has busted a 10-member gang allegedly recruiting unsuspecting victims at a hotel at Lapaz, Accra. This was in...

Tema MTTD suspends road checks

The Tema Regional Command of the Ghana Police Service has asked all personnel of the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) to suspend road checks with...

Boy, 15, attempts suicide after failing exams

A 15-year-old boy attempted suicide by jumping into a deep well at Mfuom- Aboabo, a suburb of Dunkwa-on-Offin in the Upper Denkyira East Municipality...

3 in critical condition after man shot 5 at funeral

Three persons are battling for their lives in the Northern regional capital Tamale after a man shot five people at a funeral ceremony. Police...

Francis Sosu to offer free legal support for baby whose hand was left to rot at St Dominic Hospital

Legal practitioner, Francis Xavier Sosu, says he will file a medical malpractice lawsuit against St. Dominic Hospital at Akwatia in the Eastern Region to...

One dead, four others injured in gas explosion at Ejisu

A 14-year-old girl has died with four others on admission at the Intensive Care Unit of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. This is after a...

Herdsman slapped with 12 months jail term for burning his master’s hut

A 25-year-old herdsman, Bukari Haruna, has been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment after burning his master's hut, property and stealing a mobile phone. The prosecutor...

SIM re-registration: I apologise over use ‘gong-gong, drums’ comments – NCA lawyer

Director of Legal at the National Communications Authority (NCA), Dr Opoku Adusei, has rendered an apology over his comments on concerns raised with the...

We’re focused on enforcing Assembly laws in 2022 – Kumasi Mayor

City Mayor for Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Samuel Pyne, has announced that the enforcement of the law is one of the key things the Assembly...

Lack of health centre forces Kpatuli pregnant women to choose home delivery

Pregnant women at Kpatuli in the Savelugu Municipality of the Northern Region have been forced to give birth at home due to the lack...

Attack on Radio Ada: MP calls for police protection for journalists

Member of Parliament for Ada, Comfort Doyoe Cudjoe-Ghansah is calling for police protection for staff of Radio Ada. According to her, her constituents including staff...

Electrochem Ghana Limited reacts to attack on Radio Ada

Electrochem Ghana Limited, the company contracted to mine salt in the Songor Lagoon, has dissociated itself from the attack on Radio Ada that occurred...

Woman absconds after allegedly pouring acid on husband [Photo]

A 45-year-old woman suspected to have poured acid on her husband at Kwahu-Miaso in the Eastern has absconded. On October 13, 2021, Doris Lamptey...

Ashanti Region records 73 fire incidents so far in 2022

The Ashanti Region has recorded 73 fire incidents just two weeks into 2022, a situation officials of the Ghana National Fre Service describe as...

Benchmark Value Discount implementation forces Wilmar Africa to shut down oil production plant

Wilmar Africa Limited, producers of Frytol Vegetable Oil and Fortune Rice, has announced the imminent closure of its oil production division over operational challenges....

MFWA condemns attack on Radio Ada, demands prosecution of perpetrators

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has condemned the attack on the Radio Ada (93.3 FM), a community radio station in the Greater...

Bawumia launches UG’s ‘one student one laptop’ initiative [Photos]

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Thursday launched the University of Ghana's (UG) 'one student one laptop' initiative. The initiative is designed to...

Police appeal for information to arrest Radio Ada attackers

Police in Ada have called on the general public, especially residents of the Ada community, to disclose any information that can lead to the...

NLC declares UTAG strike illegal; orders work resumes

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has ordered the immediate withdrawal of the University Teacher Association of Ghana's (UTAG) strike action. Members of UTAG embarked...

Ghana removed from EU’s money laundering list – Akufo-Addo

Ghana has officially been removed from the European Union’s list of money laundering and terrorist financing countries, President Nana Akufo-Addo has said. The European...

Vandalism at Radio Ada: The inside story [Audio]

Management of community radio station, Radio Ada, is still in shock over the 17-minute vandalism that went on at the station's premises. The station has...

Stonebwoy calls on 3 Ghanaian ancestors to support Black Stars

After Ghana suffered a 1-0 defeat to Morocco in their first game of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) competition, dancehall musician Stonebwoy...

Sprinter bus kills coconut seller, 2 others on Cape Coast Highway

A Sprinter vehicle has been involved in a fatal accident, killing three people and injuring 15 others at Ekumfi Ekotsi. Per Adom News reports,...