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NDC MP reacts to petition to ban dog and cat meat

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Builsa South is not amused by a petition by an animal rights activist to ban dog...

Rev Owusu Bempah defends Mahama’s ‘do or die’ comment [Audio]

The founder and leader of the Glorious Word and Power Ministries has defended former President John Mahama's 'do or die' comment. Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah...

Banker bags 5 years for stealing customers’ savings

The Asamankese Circuit Court, presided by His Honour Abubakari Abass Adams, has convicted a mobile Banker to five years imprisonment. The banker with the South...

GBC workers protest land takeover

The Unionised Staff Association of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) has warned that it will resist any move by the management of the Ghana...

UEW: Friend of student who died after failed gymnastics drops shocking details [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · UEW: Friend of student who died after failed gymnastics drops shocking details A friend of a final year student at the University of...

Corruption Watch: Apegusu, Mpakadan residents demand compensation over railway project

https://youtu.be/TcTeF0AZJH0 Residents at Apegusu and Mpakadan in the Asuogyaman Constituency of the Eastern Region have bemoaned the long neglect of persons affected by the ongoing...

Level 400 UEW student dies after failed acrobatic move [Video]

A final year student of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) has died after a failed acrobatic move during wild jubilations. Saani Majeed is said...

6 armed robbers attack gold merchant, bolt with his cash

Fear and panic has taken over residents of Sehwi Proso in the Juaboso District of the Western North region after an armed robbery attack. Six...

Legon final year student passes on; leaves ‘strange’ note

Students at the University of Ghana (Legon) have been thrown into a state of mourning following the death of a colleague who was in...

Man, 19, jailed 20 years for robbery

A Cape Coast Circuit Court has sentenced a 19-year-old resident of Assin Fosu Habitat, Emmanuel Addae, to 20 years in prison custody. This was after...

Police foil clash between Agradaa and Rev Owusu Bempah’s camp [Video]

Drama ensued yesterday when junior colleagues of popular pastor, Owusu Bempah stormed the residence of Evangelist Oduro Kwarteng also known as Nana Agradaa. The unusual...

President Biden nominates daughter of Ghanaian immigrants as District Court of California judge

President Joe Biden of the United States has nominated a daughter of Ghanaian immigrants in the United States, Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong, to serve as...

Court raises concerns over minors being presented in open court on murder charges

The Bekwai Magistrate Court on Thursday expressed reservations about the appearance of three minors before an open court. The three juveniles are accused of murdering...

NRSA bares teeth at MMDAs over unlawful permits to tricycle owners

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has exercised its enforcement mandate and directed six Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to cease any acts...

Bolt driver jailed for stealing from passenger

A 27-year–old Bolt driver, who stole from a passenger at Ashaiman in Greater Accra Region, has been jailed for six-months. The Ashaiman District Court handed...

Agric Minister reacts to Mahama’s food shortage prediction

Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has expressed reservations about former President John Mahama's claims of imminent food shortage. According to him, the...

Your people have been the biggest beneficiaries of PFJ programme – Agric Minister to Mahama

Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has fought off claims that the government's Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) has been a...

John Dumelo speaks on Mahama’s ‘do-or-die’ statement

Actor cum politician, John Dumelo, has shared his thoughts on former President John Dramani Mahama’s 'do-or-die' statement that has been trending for days now. The...

Do-or-die t-shirts hit town [Photos]

Moments after ex-President John Dramani Mahama made his 'do-or-die' statements ahead of presidential elections in 2024, some t-shirts have been spotted in the market...

Akufo-Addo satisfied with work on Oti IRECOP

President Nana Akufo-Addo has expressed satisfaction with ongoing work so far on the construction of the state-of-the-art Integrated Recycling Compost Plant (IRECOP) at Dambai,...

Hassan Ayariga shows off beautiful wife in latest photos

Founder and Leader of the All People’s Congress, Hassan Ayariga, has flaunted his beautiful wife on social media. Taking to his Facebook page, Mr Ayariga,...

Kaaka Macho’s family petitions Chief Imam

The family of the late social media activist, Ibrahim Muhammed, aka Kaaka Macho, has presented a petition to the office of the National Chief...

Ex-convict finds shelter in NDC giant umbrella [Photos]

A giant mobile umbrella painted with National Democratic Congress (NDC) colours meant for campaign purposes, has become the abode of an ex-convict at Neoplan...

Parts of N1 Highway to experience disruption in traffic flow

The Ministry of Roads and Highways has announced disruption in traffic flow on some sections of the N1 highway and some urban roads at...

Three in military custody for alleged extortion at mining sites

Three persons have been arrested by the military command in the Ashanti Region for illegal possession of military accoutrements. The three were arrested at...

Henry Quartey leads taskforce to destroy illegal structures along Tema-motorway

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has stated that illegal structures along the Spintex-Manet area, contribute to the many accidents on the motorway. Briefing...

Animal Rights Activist petitions govt to ban trade in cats and dogs

An International Animal Rights Activist, Natasha Choolun, has petitioned the Government of Ghana to ban the trade in cat and dog meat for human...

Man collapses and dies after seeing s3x tape of his wife with another man

A Ghanaian man has reportedly collapsed and died after seeing a sex tape of his wife with another man.  A South Africa-based Ghanaian, known as Paa...

How election promises from politicians led us into business -Okada riders [Video]

The President of the Okada Riders Association has opened up on how election promises from politicians lead them into their line of business. According to...

19-year-old ‘galamsey’ operator sentenced

The Bole Magistrate Court has sentenced a 19-year-old old illegal mining (galamsey) operator, Issahaku Aziz, to 18 months imprisonment. The sentence was handed to him...

Check out weather warning for tonight, tomorrow

The Ghana Meteorological Agency has warned of harsh weather conditions in some parts of the country Thursday evening to Friday. Though brighter conditions are expected...

Man kills wife, leaves mother-in-law in critical condition with cutlass wounds

A man, who is currently on the run, has shot his wife dead with his mother-in-law in a critical condition after he inflicted cutlass...

‘Okada’ riders make passionate appeal to govt

Commercial Motor Riders Association, locally known as Okada, has appealed to the government to, as a matter of urgency, provide them with identification tags. According...

Wear wigs and gowns to preserve dignity of courts – Chief Justice to lawyers

Chief Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah has cautioned judges, Professional Magistrates and lawyers against failing to dress appropriately in courts. The code of dressing, he says,...

NRSA, DVLA and MTTD to clamp down on use of illegal car lamps Sept. 30

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has partnered with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) and the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD)...

How a fake brain tumour left woman blind and bed-bound for months

A woman has shared the debilitating life she leads due to a rare condition where her body acts as though she has a brain...

2 arrested for allegedly assaulting 42-year-old man to death

Two persons are in the grips of the Awutu Bereku Police Command in the Central Region for allegedly assaulting a 42-year-old man at Awutu...

Pastor arrested for allegedly defiling daughter

The Pastor of the African Faith Church at Nhinahin in the Ashanti Region has been arrested for allegedly defiling his 16-year-old daughter. The suspect was...

ECOWAS suspends Guinea after coup

The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Guinea from all of its governing...

Three illegal miners trapped dead in a mining pit at Akyem Apinamang

Three illegal miners have been trapped dead in a mining pit at Akyem Apinamang in the Denkyembuor District of the Eastern Region. They bodies of...