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GNFS reacts to death of officer while rescuing others

Deputy Chief Fire Officer (DCFO) of the Central Region Fire Command, Julius Kuunuor, has described the fire officer who died after rescuing two others...

Afia Kobi traders want Sam Pyne’s attention

Traders at the Afia Kobi/Abinkyi market are betting their hopes on the new mayor of Kumasi to help resolve an impasse between them and...

Five more suspects arrested in connection with Afiadenyigba robbery [Photos]

Five more suspects have been arrested in connection with a robbery incident at Anlo-Afiadenyigba in the Volta Region. This follows the arrest of...

Man, 48, burnt to death in house fire at Numereso

Residents of Numereso in the Amansie central district of the Ashanti Region are mourning the death of a man who was a victim of...

Beyi W’ano: Don’t victimise innocent people – Transport Union to TOR management [Listen]

The Chairman of the General Transport Petroleum workers union of Ghana has urged the management of Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) to ensure that they...

Govt’s SOS message to UTAG

The Ministry of Education has announced plans to meet with members of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG). The meeting has been scheduled...

Association makes interesting revelation about Law School entrance exam

The National Association of Law Students (NALS) says some of the 790 students who passed the 2021 entrance exam of the Ghana School of...

KNUST students, another perish in explosion at Juaben Oil Mills

Three persons, including two students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), have been reported dead in an explosion at the...

Traffic congestion persists 3 months after opening of Pokuase Interchange

The Pokuase Interchange was officially opened for vehicular traffic on the 9th of July, 2021.The four-tier interchange is intended to ease the heavy traffic...

NUGS sends important message to 2021 Ghana Law School applicants

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has urged calm among aggrieved 2021 Ghana Law School applicants as the matter is a delicate one. NUGS,...

Xavier Sosu petitions Speaker of Parliament over law school entrance exam failures

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina constituency, Francis Xavier Sosu, has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to probe the mass failure...

Royalhouse Chapel distances itself from s3x predator, Ohene Nkunim

The Royalhouse Chapel International has distanced itself from one Jonathan Ohene Nkunim tagged as a ‘Sex Predator’ in the media for using his health...

44-year-old adjudged 2021 Most Outstanding teacher

Ebenezer Kojo Otoo, a 44-year old Visual Arts and Ceramics teacher at the Winneba Senior High School (SHS) in the Central Region has been adjudged...

Tears as 4 children who drowned at British Komenda beach are buried [Video]

The four children, who drowned at the beaches of British Komenda on Saturday, have been buried after a joint burial service. The children, mostly teenagers,...

UTAG to resume strike by Friday if …

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has served notice that it will resume its strike if the government does not meet its demand by Friday,...

Tree kills four traders during downpour

No fewer than four people have been confirmed dead after a downpour at the Idi Odan, Sabo, in the Atiba Local Government Area of...

Wa Technical University lecturer, wife among those who died in Konongo accident

The brother of Gabriel Senanu Ablordeppey, who died in the Ohene Nkwanta accident, was full of grief as he took custody of the personal belongings...

Ken Ofori-Atta’s rumoured resignation: Ministry clears air

The Finance Ministry has dismissed rumours that suggest the sector Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has resigned from his position. According to the ministry, Mr Ofori-Atta...

4 shot, dozens injured as farmers clash with herdsmen

Four persons have allegedly been shot in a clash between farmers and herdsmen at Salamkope near Gudupe village in the Afram Plains South District...

Man killed, body dumped at cemetery

Fear and panic have taken over residents of Bonwire after a dead body was discovered in the community cemetery. The victim, identified simply as Secretary,...

Buduburam camp demolition suspended

Following pleas from residents at Buduburam in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region, the demolition of the camp has been suspended. Residents...

JHS teacher found dead in his room

A 36-year-old mathematics teacher at Bechem Methodist Junior High School (JHS) in the Tano South Municipality of the Ahafo Region has been found dead...

Man buried in beer-shaped coffin [Video]

Funerals in Ghana have transcended from the usual wake-keeping, church activity and burial service it used to be some decades ago to a more...

Man loses part of his skull after ‘brutal assault’

A British plumber working in New Zealand is lucky to be alive after having part of his skull removed after an alleged assault in...

Fire Service officials visit family of colleague who died while on rescue mission [Video]

https://youtu.be/zhe9t_sM0o0 Top officials from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) have paid a visit to the family of the fire officer, Joseph Baidoo, who died...

Santasi-Apire residents protest stalled construction of deplorable road network

Residents of Santasi-Apire in the Ashanti Region embarked on a protest, Monday morning, to register their displeasure at the deplorable nature of their roads. They...

Akufo-Addo spoke from an ‘uninformed position’ – KMA presiding member [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Akufo-Addo spoke from an uninformed position - KMA Presiding member The atmosphere at the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) was tense as assembly members...

Kejetia traders chase market manager

Traders of the Kejetia Market in Kumasi are in a standoff with management of the facility over payment of electricity bills. Some traders, whose stalls...

Owusu Bempah hit with fresh charges in court

The General Overseer of Glorious Word Power Ministry International, Rev. Isaac Owusu-Bempah, has been slapped with fresh charges by Circuit Court 1 in Accra. Rev...

Man in police grips for inflicting cutlass wounds on son

A 31-year-old palm wine tapper at Assin Amanbete Larteh, Isaac Kwame Tetteh, is battling for his life after his father inflicted cutlass wounds on...

ECG announces two-month power outage in Accra; check out affected areas

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced a two-month power outage in parts of Accra effective Tuesday, October 5, 2021. The outage, according...

Akufo-Addo tours Eastern Region

President Nana Akufo-Addo will from today, October 5, 2021, begin a two-day tour in the Eastern Region. This follows his tour in the Ashanti...

New born twin babies found dead in public toilet

Some Ghanaians are on a manhunt for a mother, who dumped her newborn twin babies in a public toilet at Nkrankwanta in the Bono...

NEDCo staff resume work after intervention of Yaa-Naa and others

Staff of the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) in Tamale have resumed work, following the intervention of the Overlord of Dagbon, Yaa-Naa Abukari II,...

Ignore pressure from pro-LGBTQI+ people – Opuni-Frimpong to Parliament

Former General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, Rev Dr Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, has appealed to Parliament not to succumb to pressures over the...

Sam George replies groups opposing Anti LGBTQ+ bill

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram, Sam George, says the groups that have sent documents to Parliament’s Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs...

Sam Pyne’s fate hangs as assembly members make decision on him today

Assembly members are expected to determine the fate of Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) Mayor nominee, Sam Pyne today, October 5, 2021. The confirmation has...

‘Kidnapped pregnant woman’ leaves police custody a week after being granted bail

Josephine Panyin Simons, the alleged “pregnant and kidnapped” Takoradi woman has finally met the bail condition after one week of her family's inability to...

Tears as four children drown in sea at Komenda

The entire Dutch Komenda fishing community in the Central Region has been thrown into a state of mourning after four children got drowned in...

Ejura committee became mouthpiece of fake news – Kaaka’s family spokesperson

The family of the late social media activist, Ibrahim Mahammed , has described the three-member committee that probed the Ejura disturbances in June 2021...