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Pirates on rampage in Gulf of Guinea – Abducts Ghanaian fishing vessel crew

Pirates have abducted nine crew members of Ghanaian-registered fishing vessels in separate attacks off the Gulf of Guinea. Five abductees in the first attack have...

All set for #FixTheCountry demo

The #FixTheCountry demo has finally been scheduled for August 4, 2021, which happens to be the Founders' Day holiday. The planned protest was in...

I was not kidnapped, I went into hiding – Apinto Gyaasehene tells police [Video]

The Western Region chief who disappeared after threats to assassinate him has broken his silence to the police. Western Regional Police Public Relations Officer, DSP...

AMA demolishes unauthorised structures at temporary ‘fishing bay’ at Jamestown

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has removed unauthorised structures at the Dogo Beach which serves as a temporary fishing bay for the fisherfolk at...

Kumchacha breaks silence on Moesha’s ‘spiritual awakening’ [Video]

Prophet Kumchacha has finally had his say on actress Moesha Boduong's recent trend where she was videoed sharing the word of God. According to the...

26-year-old man who defiled girl, 9, imprisoned

A Tamale Circuit Court has sentenced one Abdul Jbril Alhassan to 10 years imprisonment for defiling a nine-year-old girl. The court heard that the 26-year-old...

‘Pay or Die’ documentary: Taifa Polyclinic exposed! [Video]

Ills at the Taifa Polyclinic in Accra have been exposed in a follow-up story after the Pay or Die documentary that uncovered rot in...

Cocaine disguised as charcoal worth up to $41 million seized by police

Cocaine disguised as charcoal with a potential street value of up to 35 million euros ($41.4 million) has been seized in a joint operation...

Social media users roast Odartey Lamptey’s ex-wife after court ruling

There is rage on social media over the latest decision by the Appeal’s Court to throw out a request for claimant of a property...

Pirates on rampage in Gulf of Guinea – Abducts Ghanaian fishing vessel crew

Pirates have abducted nine crew members of Ghanaian-registered fishing vessels in separate attacks off the Gulf of Guinea. Five abductees in the first attack have...

Bank’s Chief Security Officer jailed over stolen laptops

A Chief Security Officer attached to a branch of Ecobank Ghana Limited, who stole two laptops from the Bank, has been sentenced to 15...

Moving from subsistence farming to mechanized darling – Heifer Ghana report shows way

Heifer International has launched its 'The Future of Africa's Agriculture' report with a focus on an assessment of the role of the youth and...

TB Joshua’s successor: Synagogue Church sets records straight

The Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) is asking the general public to disregard reports making rounds on social media about an alleged 'succession...

Kennedy Agyapong, members of Defence and Interior Committee meet IGP [Photos]

Members of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Defence and Interior, led by the Chairman, Kennedy Agyapong, have paid a visit to the Inspector-General of Police...

Missing Apinto Gyaasehene found [Audio]

The Western Region chief who disappeared after threats to assassinate him has been released by his captors. Dr Nana Adarkwa Bediako III who is the...

Five injured after clashes with police over Newmont concession

Five persons have been injured in a clash with the Police over Newmont mining concession at Ntotroso in the Asutifi North District of the...

Another man falls from 3rd floor at University of Ghana

An unidentified young man has been rushed to the hospital after he fell from the third floor of Jean Nelson Hall of the University...

Court remands 4 Chinese nationals for allegedly stealing electricity cables

A Koforidua Circuit court has remanded four Chinese arrested in the Eastern Region by the National Security for allegedly stealing large quantities of electricity...

I am doing well – Govt Statistician assures

The Government Statistician, Prof Samuel Kobina Anim, has said that he is currently in good health. Prof Anim, who is Head of Ghana Statistical Service (GSS),...

Govt defends buying WASSCE past questions for students

Government maintains it did not err in buying past questions for students preparing for the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) last year. Deputy...

NAGRAT bares teeth at govt for spending ¢68 million on WASSCE past questions

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has registered its disappointment in the  government’s decision to spend over ¢68 million on past questions for...

Police arrest 2 over death of a farmer at Wenchi

Two suspects have been arrested by the Wenchi Police in connection with the death of Adamu Wahab, Popularly known as Adamu Soldier. Mr Wahab, who...

Apinto Gyaasehene allegedly kidnapped

JoyNews/AdomNews · Gyaasehene of Apinto Awodua allegedly kidnapped Gyaasehene of the Apinto Divisional Council in the Western Region, Dr Adarkwa Bediako III, was allegedly kidnapped...

Judge orders journalists not to write in her court

For the fourth time, the Criminal Division of the Accra High Court is unable to empanel jurors for the case where one Eric Kojo...

Tema Motorway: Why Bureau of Public Safety will not resort to demo to get road fixed [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · TEMA MOTORWAY The Bureau of Public Safety (BPS) has expressed worry over the looming danger on the Accra-Tema motorway as visible portions of...

Police probe Kennedy Agyapong’s threat against Erastus Asare Donkor

The Ashanti Regional Police Command says it has began investigations into threats made by Assin Central Member of Parliament (MP), Kennedy Agyapong, against Multimedia...

Right To Play organises Junior leaders training for children in Ga South, Weija-Gbawe

A total of 40 children from both the Ga South and Weija-Gbawe Educational Directorates have undergone intense training at the Weija Model School in...

Tallest man in Ho appeals for help

Charles Sogli, a welding apprentice in Ho, is unable to board any public transport due to his unusual height, 7.10ft. Popularly called, ‘Charles taller’, His...

Greater Accra Regional Hospital now producing its own oxygen

The Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge Hospital) is now producing its own oxygen on a large scale. The facility, as a result, no longer buys...

ASEPA petitions US govt to impose visa sanctions against Kennedy Agyapong

The Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) has filed a petition with the US Government through its Embassy in Ghana to invoke...

WASSCE: Minority questions ¢68m expenditure on past questions for candidates

The Minority in Parliament is faulting government’s decision to spend over ¢68 million on past questions for both 2020 and 2021 WASSCE candidates. On Wednesday,...

Tollbooth ‘killer’ driver was changing lanes – MTTD

Preliminary investigations conducted by the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service in Tema have revealed that the 37-year-old tipper...

Ghana’s democracy can only be sustained with effective oversight and accountability – Governance expert

A governance and accountability expert says until Ghana strengthens its accountability architecture, needless judgment debts, threats of demonstrations, controversial car loans discussions, civil unrest...

Identity of lady shot dead by robbers on motorbike revealed

A young lady shot dead by armed robbers on a motorbike at Maxima Junction in Kumasi has been identified as Angelina Akua Serwaa Gyimah. Miss...

Govt grants clearance for 11,840 jobs in Security Services, Education, others

Government, through the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has granted three Ministries (Ministry of Education, Ministry of Interior and Ministry of National Security) financial...

CEO opens up on happenings around Students Loan in Ghana

It has emerged that some 200,000 Ghanaians have benefitted from the Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) since its establishment in 2005. The Chief Executive Officer...

Ghana Wildlife Division announces Close Season on hunting

The Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission, is enforcing the 'Close Season' from August 1, 2021 till December 1, 2021 to protect wildlife in...

Woman allegedly hits 100-year-old husband to death with a pestle

A man, believed to be about 100 years old, has died after allegedly being hit by the wife, 64-year-old Nyamma Ayeliwinum at Kyenkyenase, a...

Kasoa: Mason beaten to death, body dumped in river

A 30-year-old mason, identified simply as Kwabena Ben, has been found dead in the Okrudo River at Kasoa in the Awutu Senya East Municipality...

Bui Power’s water level falls critically low

The water level of Bui Power’s facility dropped to its lowest at 166.83 meters above sea level (masl) by the end of May 2021,...