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UTAG declares nationwide strike

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), has directed members to withdraw all teaching and related activities on...

Elmina fishermen punished by Fisheries Minister

The Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister, Mavis Hawa Koomson, says fishermen at Elmina of the Central Region will continue to observe the closed season despite...

GHS reacts to ‘fake’ KIA covid-19 testing

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has debunked allegations of fake covid-19 antigen tests being carried out at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). A statement, signed...

Minerals Commission, 2 others sued

The Chief of Kwapia in the Adansi District of the Ashanti Region, Nana Gyamena Kwabena Oyiakwan II, and his Krontihene, Nana Anokye Ababio, have...

Late journalist Sekyere ‘Poporo’ Boateng, wife laid to rest

It was a difficult moment for family and sympathisers as they pay their last respects to late journalist Sekyere Poporo Boateng and his wife,...

One dead, 2 injured over land clashes

Two persons have sustained gunshot wounds with one dead in a misunderstanding as two groups claim ownership of a piece of land at Sabon...

National Cathedral secretariat clears air on GHS100 public donation

The National Cathedral Secretariat has clarified that the appeal for funds towards the construction of the project is not an initiative of the government. The...

Mahama warns public against daughter’s fake social media accounts

Former President John Mahama has issued a disclaimer on Facebook account in his daughter, Farida's name. The account is said to be posting things in...

Lack of fuel at BOST depots renders tanker drivers jobless for months

The Ghana National Petroleum Tanker Drivers Union has appealed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to intervene in the operations of the Bulk Oil...

Police Service bids farewell to IGP, James Oppong-Boanuh

The Ghana Police Service has said goodbye to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), James Oppong-Boanuh as he proceeds on retirement. This was in a colourful ceremony...

Six who inserted stick into an*s of teenager granted bail

Six persons arrested for inserting a stick into the anus of a teenage boy at Agogo in the Asante Akim North District have been granted...

Deputy Railway Minister embarks on working tour

The Deputy Minister of Railway Development, Kwaku Asante Boateng, has embarked on a tour to inspect ongoing projects at various locations in the country. Mr...

Two motor riders crash to death, pillion in critical condition

Two motorbike riders have crashed to death in a fatal accident at Gefia on the Gefia - Tadzewu road in the Akatsi South Municipality...

Collins Dauda faces criminal charges over Saglemi Housing project

The Attorney-General’s Office has pressed criminal charges against former Works and Housing Minister, Collins Dauda. This is over his alleged role in the controversial Saglemi...

Confiscated rosewood to be used to build National Cathedral [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · National Catheral to benefit from impounded rosewood The government has revealed that five containers of rosewood impounded at the Tema Port will be...

Federation to Defend the Rights of Children launched [Video]

An association, the Federation to Defend the Rights of Children, has been launched in Ghana to protect the rights of homeless children who are...

Alleged phone thief chops off 4 fingers of owner

A man has lost both his phone and his four fingers to a suspected thief in the Berekum West District of the Bono Region. The...

Man ends up in prison for hitting wife with stone [Video]

A Ghanaian man has booked his ticket to prison after he hit his wife with a stone for confronting him over his infidelity. The man,...

This is my best ‘Our Day’ – Boy who wrote wishlist to mother [Video]

The nine-year-old boy, who has become a social media sensation through an ‘Our Day’ wishlist to his mother, says he is overwhelmed by the...

The stories of these child trafficking survivors will break your heart [Watch]

Some survivors of child trafficking have shared heartbreaking stories of the torture they had to endure all in the name of getting their daily...

Kojo Anan Ankomah writes: Dear Ghana person living in abrokyire and visiting Ghana:

We aren’t dumb because we live here. And you aren’t smarter than us because you live there. We have OUR COVID protocols based on...

Busunu youth apologise to MP for rejecting Sallah rice

Youth of Busunu in the Savannah Region have apologised to Member of Parliament (MP) for Damongo Constituency, Abu Jinapor, for rejecting his Sallah rice. The...

Bryan Acheampong donates GHC500,000 worth of farm inputs to farmers in his constituency

Over six thousand farmers in the Kwahu East District of the Abetifi constituency have received farm inputs worth Ghc500,000 to support their farming activities. The...

Police impound 89 motorbikes, 4 tricycles at Techiman

The Techiman District Police Command has impounded 89 motorbikes and four tricycles following an operation to clamp down on the use of motorbikes for...

Four remanded for stealing vehicles belonging to EC boss’ husband

Four national security operatives have been remanded into police custody by an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly stealing vehicles belonging to the husband of...

Mövenpick Ambassador hotel holds blood donation exercise

Mövenpick Ambassador hotel, Accra, as part of its 10th year anniversary celebration, has embarked on a blood donation drive in collaboration with the Accra...

Most homos3xuals in Ghana are bi-sexual

The Programmes Manager of the National AIDS/STI Control Programme has disclosed that most men who have sex with men in Ghana are bi-sexual, which...

Jane Opoku-Agyemang presents gift to ‘Our Day’ boy

Presidential Running Mate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has entered the list of sponsors for Oswald's popular 'Our Day'. Oswald's...

Checkout notable brands sponsoring popular ‘Our Day’ boy

Like a flash, the life of a nine-year-old boy, Oswald is looking very bright, after his well-detailed 'Our Day' petition to his mother went...

Our Day list: Meet Mrs Appiah, 9-year-old Oswald’s favourite teacher

The mother of the nine-year-old boy, who wrote a letter to remind her of the things to bring during ‘Our Day’, has opened up...

Mother of 9-year-old pupil who petitioned her on ‘Our Day’ makes shocking revelation [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Mother of 9-year-old pupil who petitioned her on ‘Our Day’ speaks Rita Gennuh, mother of the nine-year-old pupil, who petitioned her on items...

Youth in my area unduly patronising ‘wee toffee’ – Paramount Chief laments

Paramount Chief of Kwamankese in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese District of the Central Region, Okakaben Idun Ando X, has bemoaned the future of his traditional area...

NPP bigwigs grab Master’s degrees from UPSA

Two New Patriotic Party (NPP) chieftains, Odeneho Kwaku Appiah and Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover, were among the recently graduated students of the University of Professional...

How a boy’s ‘Our Day’ list sparked social media debate

What started as a mere petition to a mother has developed into a full-blown mobilisation point with many waiting patiently to see how it...

Police arrest suspected criminals in swoop, retrieve weapons in Kumasi

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested 30 suspected criminals terrorising residents of Aboabo, Tinker Island and its environs. Exhibits retrieved in Wednesday’s swoop included one...

Interior Ministry declares Wednesday, August 4, a national holiday

The Ministry of Interior has declared Wednesday, August 4, as a statutory public holiday to commemorate Founders' Day. A statement, signed by the sector Minister,...

GH₵100 appeal for funds to build National Cathedral trends on social media

Some social media users have expressed displeasure over the government’s call on Ghanaians to support the construction of a National Cathedral to be commissioned...

‘GH¢100-a-month-Club’ launched to raise funds to build National Cathedral

An initiative dubbed '100-cedis-a-month club' will be launched on August 12, to enable Ghanaians contribute to the construction of the National Cathedral. Finance Minister, Ken...

Man devastated as thieves steal engagement items two weeks to wedding

Benjamin Otabil, a victim of a house robbery, is devastated after discovering items he purchased for a traditional ceremony have been stolen. Mr Otabil, who...

Covid-19: Ghana’s active cases now 4,983

The country’s Covid-19 active cases are on the rise, according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS). As of July 25, the Health Service on its...