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Three dead, others injured as truck rams into walkway

A truck has run over three women at 99 Junction at Agona Swedru in the Central Region. The deceased are 18-year-old Edna Etison, Issah Wasila,...

Fraudsters inject 800 Ugandans with water instead of Covid shots

At least 800 people in Uganda received fake Covid-19 vaccines in June from “unscrupulous people” as employers rush to inoculate workers amid a spike...

Covid-19: We warned about third wave months ago – GMA

The Deputy General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) and a member of the Infectious Diseases Committee, has said that the third wave...

Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa gets PhD at 75

In 2005, the then almost 60-year-old George Ayisi-Boateng told himself it was never too late to go back to school for higher educational qualifications. If...

Ghana Armed Forces: Check-out number of applicants shortlisted in Volta and Oti Regions

The Military Command has shortlisted some 3, 000 applicants from the Volta and Oti Regions for screening as part of an ongoing recruitment exercise. The...

One injured as notorious gang clashes with police at funeral

One person sustained injury from a gunshot during a shoot-out with Police from Asesewa District Command in the Eastern Region. The gang of four suspects,...

Ejura: Economic Fighters League donates GH¢11k to affected families

The Economic Fighters League has donated, through fundraising, GH¢11,120 to families affected by the Ejura disturbances. The presentation was made when a four-member delegation,...

Armed robbers shoot nurse in the face in Bolgatanga

A nurse with the Bawku West District Hospital has been shot dead by armed robbers on the Bawku-Bolgatanga road in the Upper East Region...

COP George Dampare named acting IGP

The presidency has appointed COP Dr George Akuffo Dampare as Ag. Inspector General of Police (IGP) with effect from August 1. He takes over from...

Brother of 16-year-old killed in Eid-ul-Adha celebration speaks [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Brother of 16-year-old killed in Eid-ul-Adha celebration speaks Issah Abdul Wasid, the brother of a 16-year-old boy, who was hit by a stray...

Four arrested for unlawful possession and discharge of firearm

The Police in the Eastern Region have arrested four young men at Sekesua for possessing and discharging firearms and ammunition without permission. The four, who...

Police deny assault on Kumasi Girls SHS students

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has denied claims of assault on rioting students at the Kumasi Girls’ Senior High School (SHS). Some students of the...

16-year-old killed in shooting incident at Aboabo Number 2

One person has been killed and another injured by a stray bullet at Aboabo number two, a suburb of the Asokore Mampong Municipality in...

How construction of National Mosque was completed

The completion cost of the newly commissioned National Mosque at Nima in Accra has been revealed. Alhaji Baba Sherif Abdullahi, who played a key role...

Meet the visually impaired man who is determined to become a Supreme Court judge

JoyNews/AdomNews · Visually impaired who wants to be a Supreme Court judge A visually impaired man is hoping to be the first physically challenged Supreme...

‘Some MMDAs giving disability funds to political party cronies’ [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · MMDAs giving disability funds to political party cronies It has emerged that some Metropolitan, Municipal and District and Assemblies (MMDAs) dole out monies...

Man slumps and dies at Juaboso lorry station

Residents of a district in Sefwi Juaboso froze in shock when a man slumped and died while waiting for a car at the lorry...

COVID-19: Check-out Ashanti Region towns with cases

The Kumasi metropolitan area as well as Oforikrom and Kwadaso Municipalities are driving Covid-19 cases in the Ashanti Region, as they account for over...

Disregard reports of surge in Covid-19 cases on KNUST campus – Management

University Relations Officer of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) says the school has recorded no case of Covid-19 on the...

3 more dead as Ghana’s active cases reach 3,124

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has revealed that the country has lost three more lives to the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19). This brings the total...

1 dead, others injured as robbers raid tricycle at Yeji

One person is reported dead and two others have been injured after armed robbers raided a tricycle (aboboyaa) at Yeji. The victims were travelling from...

1 arrested, fishing nets seized at Atuabo for flouting closed season directives

Personnel of the Fisheries Enforcement Unit (FEU) Western Command, comprising the Marine Police, Navy, and the Monitoring Control Surveillance, have arrested a fisherman at...

We’ve let our guard down – Akufo-Addo sad over COVID-19 surge

President Nana Akufo-Addo has urged Ghanaians to comply with the Covid-19 safety protocols to avoid a possible third wave. Addressing Muslims at the National Mosque...

Minister reacts to assault on Kumasi Girls’ students [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Ashanti Regional Minister comment on alleged assault on Kumasi Girls High School students The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, has reacted to...

Kumasi Girls’ High School students allegedly assaulted by joint police, military during riots

JoyNews/AdomNews · Students of Kumasi Girls High School allegedly assaulted by joint police, military team Some students of the Kumasi Girls’ High School have been...

2 dead as galamsey pit caves in at Juaboso

Two persons have lost their lives after an illegal mining (galamsey) pit caved in at Juaboso in the Western North Region. The incident happened at...

Eid-ul-Adha: Mahama calls on Muslims to be inspired to give back to humanity

As Ghana joins the world to celebrate this year's Eid-ul-Adha celebration, former President John Dramani Mahama has urged Muslims to observe alms giving. Muslims have...

Eid-ul-Adha: Emulate the life of Chief Imam – Akufo-Addo to Muslims

President Nana Akufo-Addo has expressed his delight in the way of life of the National Chief Imam as he tasks the Muslim flock to...

Couple arrested for conniving to beat up man’s ex over an Instagram post

A man and his wife have been arrested for allegedly conniving to assault the male lover's ex for a post she made on photo...

Police okay Fixthecountry demo

The Ghana Police Service has finally cleared campaigners of the #FixTheConutry movement to go ahead with their protest on Wednesday, August 4, 2021. It follows...

S3x for scholarship: ‘Fake’ director grabbed for ‘sleeping with’ applicants

JoyNews/AdomNews · Sex for scholarship: University student exposes 'fake' secretariat director A self-acclaimed scholarship secretariat director at Sehwi Asawinso has been grabbed by the police...

NAGRAT demands more details on COVID-19 situation in schools

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has called for more details on the Covid-19 situation in schools. The call comes on the back of...

378 suspects arrested ahead of Eid-ul-Adha festivity [Photos]

The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested 378 suspects in a recent operation in different parts of the region. The operation forms part of efforts...

SHS: GES makes u-turn on Form 3 mid-semester break

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has rescinded its direction to Form three Senior High School (SHS) students to go on mid-semester break. The decision follows...

Sad scenes from funeral of Bolt driver who was beheaded at Feyiase [Video]

Sad scenes from the funeral of the Bolt driver who was beheaded at Feyiase have been captured. The funeral was held in a park in...

3 jailed 75 years for robbery

The Nkawie Circuit Court has sentenced three persons to a total of 75 years imprisonment for robbery at Asuhyiae, near Tepa, in the Ahafo...

COVID-19: Kumasi records 10 deaths, 200 cases in 2 weeks

Some 10 persons, who contracted COVID-19 within the last two weeks in the Kumasi municipality in the Ashanti Region, have died, a statement by...

Govt gives approval for payment of School Feeding Caterers

The National Coordinator of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP), Dr Mrs Gertrude Quashigah has said the government has given approval for funds to...

Bird Flu: Seven farms affected so far in Ghana

The Director of the Veterinary Services Directorate, Dr Patrick Abakeh, says seven farms have so far been affected by the Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)...

New Public Officers Bill will boost fight against corruption – Attorney-General

The Attorney-General (AG), Godfred Yeboah Dame, is confident a new Conduct of Public Officers Bill to be presented to Parliament will boost the fight...