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Man reports himself to police after allegedly killing wife

A man has reported himself to the police after allegedly killing wife at Prang in the Pru West district of the Bono East Region. Yaw...

Chale Wote 21: Two organisers, artiste arrested at Jamestown

Two organisers of ‘Chale Wote’, the popular annual street art festival held at Jamestown in Accra, have been arrested by the Accra Central Police. One...

WidowsAid_Gh poised to support widows

One of the painful events of life women go through is widowhood, because after the loss of a husband, companionship, breadwinner and supportive aspects...

10 dead, others injured in gory accident at Gomoa Mampong

About 10 people have been confirmed dead after two buses collided at Gomoa Mampong on the Kasoa-Winneba Highway in the Central Region. The incident, which...

Tipper truck kills motor rider at Tarkwa

A motor rider has been crushed after he was trapped under a green tipper truck at Tarkwa on Friday morning. According to witnesses, the motor...

My baby daddy neglected our child and he died – Lady reveals

Groundnut seller, Charity Kyerewaa, has disclosed that she would not marry her babies' daddy because he neglected their child and it led to his...

Police impound 40 vehicles for various traffic offences

The Police have impounded 40 vehicles for various traffic offences along the Kpone-Dawenya stretch of the N1 highway during a special exercise conducted in...

Savelugu Police detain suspect for attempted rape, assault

Police at Savelugu in the Northern Region are holding a 43-year-old suspect for attempted rape and assault. The police say the victim, Zarawu Haruna, who...

Petition to remove CJ: Council of State presents report to Akufo-Addo

The Council of State has presented the outcome of its deliberation on a petition demanding the removal of the Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, to...

Police arrest suspected criminals in Kumasi commercial s3x hub

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested over 80 suspected criminals in a swoop at a popular commercial sex hub in Kumasi. The suspects, mainly...

GIS nabs 18 foreign nationals at Jirapa checkpoint

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has nabbed 18 foreign nationals at Kucheni temporal checkpoint in the Jirapa municipality. The suspects, comprising 12 males and six...

Man found dead in his room at Koforidua-Adweso

A man has been found dead in his room at Kwakyea, a suburb of Koforidua–Adweso in the Eastern Region. The deceased, Andy Sackey, alias Foofo,...

Alleged $5m bribe: CHRAJ turns down request to probe Chief Justice

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) is said to have turned down a request to investigate Chief Justice (CJ) Kwesi Anin...

1 shot dead as youth clash over mining concession at Manso Keniago

Elijah Timenkeh, 34, has been shot dead at Manso Keniago in the Ashanti Region, following a clash between workers of a local mining firm...

Covid-19 deaths: 6 bodies buried at Awodome cemetery

Environmental Health Officials in the Greater Accra Region have buried six Covid-19 infected bodies at the Awodome cemetery. Although the officials planned for eight bodies,...

3 injured as ‘Aboboyaa’ crashes with Police car, motorbike [Video]

Three persons have been injured in an accident involving a Police car, a tricycle locally referred to as Aboboyaa, and a motorbike. The accident, according...

COVID-19: Ghana’s active cases now 6,361

The country’s Covid-19 active cases are still on the rise. According to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) in its latest update, 6,361 active cases were...

Nursing trainees chase govt for allowance

Student nurses at the Bolgatanga Nursing Training College (BNTC) in the Upper East Region, say their allowances are in four months’ arrears. The students acknowledged...

46-year-old man found dead in his farm

A 46-year-old man has been found dead in his farm at Aboaboso near Fumso in the Adansi Asokwa District of the Ashanti Region. Mohammed Yusif...

Emergency worker sacked after she was ‘caught having s3x’ in ambulance

An emergency worker was sacked after she was caught 'having sex' with a colleague at the back of an ambulance at a football stadium,...

Female prison warden quits after inmate secretly filmed himself kissing her

A female prison officer has quit after secret footage of her kissing a convict in his cell at a Scottish prison emerged. Shocking video footage...

Lydia Alhassan’s message to Samira Bawumia on her birthday

Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West Wuogon, Lydia Seyram Alhassan, has wished the wife of Ghana’s Vice President, Samira Bawumia a happy birthday. Samira Bawumia,...

COVID-19: AstraZeneca 2nd jab begins next week

The administration of the second shot of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to the about 400,000 people awaiting their second jab will start by Friday,...

‘Holy kiss’ Anglican priest in fresh trouble

Acting on the advice of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission, authorities of St. Monica’s College of Education have lodged a case of sexual assault...

‘Kissing Priest’ breaks silence

The Anglican priest, who kissed three female students of the St Monica’s College of Education at Mampong in the Ashanti Region, Rev. Fr Baltharzzar...

MP gives horrifying details of accident

The Member of Parliament (MP) for South Dayi, Rockson Dafeamekpor, after surviving a ghastly accident, has broken his silence. The incident occurred on Saturday, August 14,...

Good news for Ghanaian youth in the Energy sector

The Petroleum Commission has disclosed plans to sponsor a 10-month training course for 150 technicians at the Takoradi Technical University. The Chief Executive Officer of...

Kumasi: 17-year-old impregnates 15-year-old ‘wife’ and ‘side chick’

A 17-year-old Kumasi-based boy is in troubled waters as his 'wife' and side chick are both pregnant, two months apart. Kofi (all names mentioned...

One dead, 9 injured in violent clashes at Assin Bereku [Photos]

A 26-year-old man has been lynched while nine persons are in critical condition at Assin Bereku in the Central Region. This follows a clash between...

Two motor riders, 3 cows crashed to death (Photos+Video)

Two motor riders and three cows have been crashed to death in an accident at Adidome on the Accra-Aflao Highway. The accident reportedly occurred on...

Gomoa Akyempim Traditional Council elects Acting President

Regional House of Chiefs of the Central Region has, in accordance with constitutional law, nominated a new Acting President for the Gomoa Akyempim Traditional...

Police probe death of KNUST student in alleged suicide

Police in the Ashanti Region have launched investigations into a case involving a student believed to have committed suicide at Adoato. The deceased, a 25-year-old...

Agenda 111: Finance Minister clears air on funds allocated

The Ministry of Finance has denied claims by the Minority in Parliament that the government has already spent GH¢636million on Agenda 111 even before...

Full details of Agenda 111 project

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, August 17, launched the Agenda 111 project. The project will cover the design, procurement, construction, equipping and commissioning of 101...

Land guard jailed for duping MP over land

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a land guard to four years imprisonment in hard labour for defrauding the Member of Parliament (MP) for...

Simulation exercise ahead of surgery for conjoined twins [Photos]

Ahead of surgery to be performed on the conjoined twins connected at the head, a team of nurses have embarked on simulation exercise at...

55-year-old man dies while fleeing COVID centre at Effia

A 55-year-old man slumped and died while attempting to escape from COVID-19 centre at Effia near Sekondi. The victim, Paulus Okine, was admitted at the...

University students want more time to prepare for exams as UTAG suspends strike

University students across the country are asking lecturers to give them more time to adequately prepare for their end of semester examinations. The students were...

We are happy with work of Adwoa Safo – School Feeding Caterers Association reacts to negative reports

The attention of the Leadership of the Ghana National School Feeding Caterers Association has been drawn to some unfortunate reports circulating on...

Hunters catch grasscutters at abandoned Fomena Hospital project site [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Hunters catch nine grasscutters in abandoned Fomena hospital project Hunters at Fomena in the Adansi North District in the Ashanti Region have reportedly...