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Owusu Bempah, 7 others granted bail

An Accra Circuit Court has granted founder of Glorious Word Power Ministry International, Reverend Owusu Bempah and seven others, bail to the tune of...

Why removal of fuel taxes is not a sustainable solution – MP explains [Audio]

Chairman of the Roads and Transport Committee in Parliament, Kennedy Osei Nyarko, has expressed his opinion on high fuel taxes in Ghana. According to him,...

GES sends strong warning to candidates ahead of first BECE paper

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has cautioned candidates writing the upcoming Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) to refrain from cheating in the exams. The...

How robbers plucked out my eyes because I had no money – Man shares harrowing story [Video]

The life of Dr Michael Ebonhor changed drastically on July 20, 1995, when a gang of robbers attacked his hostel and plucked out his...

Modernise chieftaincy institutions to enhance domestic tourism – Council of State member urges

The Northern Regional Representative of the Council State, Chief Zunglana Mahamoud II, has called on sub-chiefs in Ghana to modernise chieftaincy institutions to enhance...

Kumasi, Takoradi, other areas to experience thunderstorms tonight – Ghana Meteo

The Ghana Meteorological Agency has alerted that there might be late afternoon to evening thunderstorms over the middle sector on Wednesday, November 10. Some areas...

Fake doctor nabbed at Peki [video]

A joint operation by the Drug Enforcement Unit of the Ghana Police and the Food and Drugs Authority has led to the arrest of...

First Lady commission’s hostel for children with cancer [Photos]

First Lady Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo has commissioned a 52-bed hostel facility for child cancer patients at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. The facility called...

Offinso: Illegal chainsaw operator jailed

The Offinso Circuit Court has sentenced a 32-year-old Chainsaw Operator, Agyenim Boateng, to six months imprisonment with hard labour. Boateng who hails from Apagya in...

Load shedding possible – Says GRIDCo as mast collapses on transmission lines

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has hinted that a load shedding management in parts of the country may be possible in the coming...

Rev. Owusu Bempah arrested again [Video]

The General Overseer of Glorious Word Power Ministry International, Reverend Isaac Owusu Bempah, and two others who were earlier charged for the threat of...

Hold on – Transport operators told over intended strike action [Audio]

The Private Transport Operators who have threatened to embark on a strike action if the government does not reduce taxes on fuel has...

Defence Minister leads delegation to Yaa-Naa over ‘war-mongering’ reports

The Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul, has led a delegation to the Gbewa Palace of the overlord of Dagbon, Yaa-Naa Abukari Mahama II, to have discussions...

Ayariga backs Minority’s quest to demand accountability over COVID- I9 expenditure

The Founder of All People’s Congress (APC), Hassan Ayariga, says the Minority’s request for accountability regarding COVID-19 expenditure is necessary. Speaking on Joy News, he...

Baby killed and dumped at Kasoa Walantu [Photo]

Residents at Kasoa Waluntu in the Central Region have been thrown into a state of shock and mourning following the murder of a baby. The...

IGP Dampare to meet Shatta Wale’s colleagues, others

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Dr George Akuffo Dampare will later today meet players in the Creative Arts Industry. The meeting has been...

The extra amount a teacher earns when made a housemaster [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · The extra amount a teacher earns when made a housemaster The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers, Angel Kabonu, has revealed...

Fake military officer arrested over enlistment fraud

The Suhum Police have arrested a 32-year-old man for impersonating a Military Officer to defraud a desperate young man seeking to be enlisted into...

African Swine Fever kills over 2,000 pigs at Ejura [Photos]

More than two thousand pigs have died after contracting what veterinary officers say is African swine fever. The incident, which occurred within a three-week period,...

Our hands are tied – NAGRAT on indiscipline in schools [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Our hands are tied - NAGRAT President On Indiscipline In Schools The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) says the government is partly...

Teacher calls for uniformity in discipline regulation across schools

Vice President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) is calling on the government to institute a uniformed regulation that will help check...

GPRTU, other transport operators to embark on strike on Thursday

The coalition of private transport operators has declared a strike for drivers to begin on Thursday, November 11 at 3:00 pm. The unit, comprising the Ghana...

One killed, two injured in Apam accident [Photos]

One person has died on the spot while two are in critical condition in an accident at Gomoa Bewadze on the Winneba - Apam...

2020 polls: NDC petitions IGP Dampare

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has petitioned the Inspector General of Police to investigate the alleged printing of one million extra ballot papers by...

Salakope tidal wave: Good news for Keta affected victims

The Director-General of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Eric Nana Agyemang Prempeh, has indicated that a team from his outfit has been deployed...

499 law students admission: Minority wants AG removed from office

The Minority in Parliament has filed a motion to remove the Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, from office. According to the National Democratic Congress (NDC)...

Motor operator arrested for robbing, raping passenger

The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested a motorbike operator, Dordzi Dzidefo, for alleged robbery and rape. He was arrested at his hideout at...

Ballot stuffing: Let’s meet at ECOWAS, I won’t run away from witness box – Mahama tells EC

Former President John Mahama has expressed readiness to cooperate with a probe into an allegation of one million ballot sheets stuffed during the 2020...

We have no regret prohibiting corporal punishment – Education Ministry

The Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Education, Kwesi Kwarteng, has disclosed that the Ministry of Education has no regret for prohibiting corporal...

Leave our girls alone – MP tells men who chase adolescent girls

Member of Parliament (MP) for Asokwa Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Patricia Appiagyei, has cautioned opportunistic men who make sexual advances at adolescent girls...

Alleged coup: Court summons doctor of Ogbojo Polyclinic

A three-member panel of the Accra High Court, presided over by Justice Afia Serwah Asare-Botwe, has subpoenaed a doctor of the Ogbojo Polyclinic to...

Landlords who demand more than 6 months rent advance will be jailed

The Rent Control Department has reminded landlords of the stern punishment that awaits them should they flaunt the six-month rent policy. Rent Control Officer, Emmanuel...

Asantehene must speak on LGBTQ+ matter – Foh-Amoaning

Executive Secretary of the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values, Moses Foh-Amoaning, has appealed to the Asantehene to declare...

Bruised body of unidentified man discovered at Kasoa

The body of a man, believed to have been murdered and dumped, has been discovered at Kasoa Walantu, a suburb of the Auwtu Senya...

Central Region records decline in teenage pregnancy

The Central Region has seen a significant reduction in teen pregnancies as it recorded 10,301 cases in 2020 against 10,914 cases in 2019. Statistically, the...

9 burnt to death, 11 others injured as 4 vehicles collide

Nine persons were killed and 11 others injured in an auto crash on Kutigi-Mokwa Road in Niger State on Monday. The Sector Commander of the...

Anlo State to hold special commemorative durbar for Rawlings

The Anlo State, will on Friday, November 12, 2021, hold a special durbar to mark the first anniversary of former President Jerry Rawlings' death....

We are going to see more burning of excavators – Deputy Minister hints

The Deputy Lands Minister in charge of Mining has reiterated the government’s commitment to eradicate illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. George Mireku Duker, interacting...

Govt urged to pay more attention to road crashes

Road safety issues in Ghana require more attention and urgency, just as the government’s fight against the Covid-19 outbreak. According to Dr Raphael Awuah, the...

Man who killed friend he saw in a dream dating his fiancee yet to be charged – Police

Police prosecution has completed investigations in the case of a 47-year-old palm wine tapper accused of murdering two people at Wawase in the Afigya Kwabre South...