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NDC Communicator who allegedly defrauded top businessman with Mahama’s name arrested

The Ashanti Regional Police command has confirmed the arrest of one Gabriel Aga, a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Communications team in...

Cape Coast University unveils solar ‘Aboboyaa’

The Cape Coast Technical University under the leadership of Vice-Chancellor Rev. Prof. Joshua Danso Owusu-Sekyere has unveiled a solar tricycle. The tricycle, the first...

Atta Akyea dragged to Special Prosecutor

A citizen of Ghana, Daniel Kwasi Amponiy, has petitioned the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, to probe an alleged financial loss caused the state by...

Kufuor Foundation advocates for mechanisation services for rice farmers

The John A. Kufuor Foundation is calling on the government and the private sector to expand investment in mechanisation services for farmers if the...

Chief Biney advises govt on new presidential jet

Deputy National Organiser of National Democratic Congress (NDC), Chief Hamilton Biney, has opposed the government's plans to purchase a new Presidential jet. He said...

499 law students to start school in January

The aggrieved 499 prospective law students, who were denied admission, are expected to start school in January 2022. This was contained in the 2022 annual...

Police place ₵50k bounty on Zuarungu cop killers

The Ghana Police Service has placed a GH₵50,000 bounty on the armed robbers who gruesomely killed two policemen at Zuarungu in the Upper East...

Man falls from coconut tree to his death at Saltpond

A man, believed to be in his fifties, Kwabena Tantan, has lost his life after falling off a coconut tree at Saltpond in the...

Over 7 million trees planted under Green Ghana Project

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources says the trees planted as part of the Green Ghana Project in June this year have survived. At...

2 Police officers die through violent crime at Zuarungu

The Police say two officers died on Wednesday while on patrol at Zuarungu in the Upper East Region. It was a “Black Wednesday for the...

2 thieves who broke into homes thank judge after sentence

Two persons, who broke into two different homes at Legon Hills to steal home accessories, personal effects and GHS46,000 cash, have been jailed for...

Plot to sabotage National Cathedral construction exposed [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Kusi Boateng Makes Shocking Revelation About National Cathedral Land The Executive Secretary of the Board of Trustees, National Cathedral, Prophet Victor Kusi Boateng,...

Five including an 8-month-old baby crashed to death at Adeiso

Five persons including an eight -month-old baby have died in an accident that occurred on the Adeiso-Nsawam road in the Eastern Region. Reports indicate the accident...

Covid-19: Act responsibly this Christmas – Akufo-Addo urges Ghanaians

President Nana Akufo-Addo has charged Ghanaians to act responsibly during and after the festive season. He has also reminded citizens to be guided by...

Teachers chase unions over ‘one teacher-one laptop’ policy

JoyNews/AdomNews · Teachers chase unions over one teacher-one laptop policy Some aggrieved teachers are threatening to go after their unions in protest over the 'one...

Takoradi Fake Pregnancy: Judge to fast-track trial from next year

The Takoradi Circuit Court, presided over by His Lordship Michael Ampadu, has cautioned counsel for the accused and the prosecutor to avoid delays in...

Pastor, 57, allegedly commits suicide

A pastor, Peter Addo, 57, with the Apostle Continuation Church at Agya-Yawkrom in the Dormaa West District of Bono Region has committed suicide, according...

Drama as disabled suspect with ‘spiritual powers’ escapes in court

There was drama at the premises of the Koforidua High Court Complex when a suspect, living with disability, standing trial at a Circuit Court,...

Govt allocates €20m for National Vaccine Institute

The government has set aside €20 million for the establishment of the National Vaccine Institute, President Nana Akufo-Addo has said. The amount would be allocated...

To reopen borders now or not; Akufo-Addo reiterates position

President Nana Akufo-Addo has reiterated this is not the time for the country to reopen its land borders as the covid-19 situation is still...

Northern Region records 148 road accidents in 2021

The Northern Region has recorded 148 cases of road crashes from January to mid-December 2021. Some 37 of these cases were fatalities, 45 life-threatening injuries,...

Armed police provide security as ECG performs duties in Krobo area

Armed police personnel are providing security for personnel of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in the Krobo District of the Tema Region to...

Covid vaccines safe; it’ll not cause you to vote for NPP – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has urged Ghanaians to disregard certain misinformation concerning the covid-19 vaccine. According to him, the vaccines are safe and do not cause...

Govt consults Boeing and Airbus to procure new presidential aircraft

JoyNews/AdomNews · Government in consultation with Boeing, Airbus on new presidential aircraft – Defense Minister The Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul, has revealed that the procurement...

Former MASLOC boss’ case adjourned to January 10

The Financial and Economic Court 2 of the Accra High Court has adjourned a case involving the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the...

Gunshot fired as police clash with ‘trotro’ drivers, conductors at Shiashie [Video]

https://youtu.be/vt8AeYyEgGo There was uneasy calm at the Shiashie bus terminal after policemen clashed with trotro drivers and their conductors on Wednesday. The security personnel stormed the...

Angry teachers threaten to shut down union offices over ‘1 Teacher, 1 Laptop’ policy

Some teachers kicking against the government's laptop policy have threatened to lock all union offices by December 31, 2021. The action, according to them,...

Missing Covid-19 vaccination cards will be replaced – GHS assures

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has indicated that people who lose their Covid-19 vaccination cards will get a replacement when they visit the centers...

Man found in bizarre state at Kasoa Waluntu

A man, yet-to-be-identified, has been discovered lying half-dead at Kasoa Waluntu in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region. The man,...

COVID-19: Akufo-Addo to deliver 27th address tonight

President Nana Akufo-Addo will address the nation tonight on measures his administration is taking to manage the COVID-19 pandemic. His 27th update comes after Ghana...

Govt to relaunch Operation Halt to fight illegal mining

The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker, says measures are being put in place to relaunch Operation Halt. According to the...

Tasting officer of Drunkards Association suspended [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Testing Officer Of Drunkards Association Suspended The Ghana Drunkards Association has indefinitely suspended its Tasting Officer, Afreh Aboagye, over what it describes as...

COVID-19: Large quantities of vaccines expired in Volta Region – GHS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed that large quantities of vaccines dispatched to the Volta Region expired due to vaccination hesitancy among the...

Teacher, 34, sodomises 60-year-old man

A 34-year-old teacher at Twifo Nyinase Roman Catholic Basic School has allegedly sodomised a 60-year-old man. Recounting his ordeal, the victim said the suspect, who...

Shocking reasons why some Bukom residents are unwilling to take COVID jabs [Video]

https://youtu.be/jH92l25ADoU Social distancing is almost impossible because of the dense population at Bukom, located in the central business capital, Accra. However, most residents are reluctant to...

Acute water shortage hits Ave-Dakpa

Residents of Ave-Dakpa, the capital of Akatsi North District in the Volta Region, have been battling water shortage for the past four months.    Searching...

Covid-19: GHS records 8 deaths in two days

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has recorded eight more Covid-19-related deaths as it continues its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. These casualties were recorded in...

One dead, another injured in robbery attack at Awutu Loye

A 29-year-old man, Emmanuel Gavor has been shot dead with another injured in a robbery attack near Buduburam in the Central Region. The incident...

Man found dead at Ajumako

A man, believed to be in his early twenties, has been found dead at Ajumako Ekwamasi in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam Municipality. The deceased,...

Mfante Community Mining Scheme to create 2,000 jobs – Mireku Duker

The newly-established Community Mining Scheme (CMS) at Mfante in the Ahafo Ano North Municipality of the Ashanti Region will create 2,000 direct jobs, according...