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Angry youth chase chief over galamsey

Some youth at Asamang Tamfoe in the Atiwa East District of the Eastern Region are up in arms over what they described as the...

Check out the cleanest river in Ghana

Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor has named River Dayi in the Hohoe Municipality of the Volta region as the cleanest...

Man butchers elder brother over their mother’s estate

A 34-year-old man, who slashed his elder brother’s thigh and shoulder with a cutlass over their mother’s estate at Teshie, near Accra, has appeared...

NSMQ: Ketasco’s Fransica Lamini scores another straight As in WASSCE

National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) poster girl, Francisca Lamini has continued to exhibit impressive prowess even outside the contest. Though her school did not...

Chief in police grips over Tatale dispute

The Northern Regional Police have picked up another Chief in connection with the dispute in the Tatale district of the Northern Region that led...

Economic Fighters League quits #FixTheCountry Movement

The Economic Fighters League (EFL) has announced its decision to quit the FixTheCountry Movement. According to the group, the FixTheCountry Movement which began as a...

UNICEF celebrates 75th anniversary in grand style [Photos]

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) office in Ghana has marked the 75th anniversary of the global scheme in a grand event Monday, December...

Man arrested for allegedly murdering woman at Parkoso [Photos]

Police have arrested a man suspected of murdering a young woman at Parkoso close to Asokore Mampong in Kumasi. Scenes from his house indicated that...

National Cathedral will bring ‘Israel to Ghana’ – Prophet Boateng

Founder of Power Chapel Worldwide and the Executive Secretary of Board of Trustees, National Cathedral, Prophet Victor Kusi Boateng, has revealed that the building...

COVID-19: Vaccination must be by choice not by force – Sammy Gyamfi fumes

The Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress has hit back at the Ghana Health Service (GHS) for its decision to make vaccination compulsory...

Check out latest update on 2021 police recruitment exercise

The Police Service says medical examination and interviews for successful applicants in this year’s recruitment exercise will commence today, Monday. In a press statement, signed...

Scores of dead fish washed ashore at Weija Lake

Scores of dead fish have been washed ashore at the Weija Lake in the Greater Accra Region.The incident coincided with the sudden blackening of...

No covid vaccination card, no entry – NPP delegates warned ahead of conference [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · NPP leadership to prevent unvaccinated delegates from attending national conference Delegates coming for the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) upcoming National Annual Delegates Conference...

COVID-19: European Investment Bank supports Ghana with €82.5m

European Investment Bank (EIB) has supported Ghana with €82.5 million to strengthen healthcare, provision of specialist medical equipment and medicines across Ghana under the...

Two brothers jailed 50 years for robbing Uber driver

Two persons who robbed an Uber driver of his techno mobile phone and cash of GHC600 after pulling out a pistol and cutlass on...

Police officer jailed for sharing photos of murdered sisters

A cop has been jailed for sharing photos of two murdered sisters who allegedly boasted about covering up crimes in racist WhatsApp messages. Pc Deniz...

Otumfuo commemorates gold coins launch with praise to the King

A host of dignitaries on Sunday, December 12, 2021, gathered at the Manhyia Palace to toast to the successes of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei...

Zoomlion donates GH¢50,000 to Ghana National Mosque complex project

The management and staff of Zoomlion Ghana Limited led by the Executive Chairman, Dr Joseph Siaw Agyepong, has donated GH¢50,000.00 to the National Chief...

COVID-19: Vaccination card not mark of ‘666’ – GHS

The COVID-19 vaccines have been scientifically proven to be safe, and the vaccination card is not a mark of “666”, the mark of the...

Peace FM loses another employee

The Despite Media Group is mourning the sudden demise of one of its employees. Emmanuel Atiemo, until his demise, was the IT technician working with Accra-based Peace FM. He...

Opuni files another application to remove Justice Honyenuga from his case

A former Executive Director of COCOBOD, Dr Stephen Opuni, has filed a new application at the High Court seeking the removal of Justice Clemence...

DOVVSU drops scary rape, defilement statistics

Statistics available at the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service indicate that 1,047 girls were defiled, while 305...

Kojo Bonsu pays homage to Asantehene on occasion of ‘Akwasidae’

Kojo Bonsu, a flagbearer hopeful of the National Democratic Congress, was among a host of dignitaries and well-wishers who joined the Asantehene, Otumfuor Osei...

Woman allegedly hacks husband to death at Mankessim

Residents of a suburb of Mankessim have launched a search for a woman who is on the run after allegedly hacking her husband to...

Christian leaders declare 3-day national prayer and fasting

Church leaders in the country have declared a three-day national prayer and fasting programme for unity, understanding, peace and prosperity of the country. The programme...

COVID-19: Akufo-Addo condemns imposition of travel bans on African countries

JoyNews/AdomNews · COVID-19: Akufo-Addo condemns imposition of travel bans on African countries over Omicron variant President Nana Akufo-Addo has condemned the imposition of travel bans...

CETAG hints of indefinite strike next year

The leadership of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has indicated it's readiness to embark on a nationwide strike on January...

Togbega Gabusu VI laid to rest

Thousands of mourners joined the chiefs and people of the Gbi Traditional Area to lay to rest their Paramount Chief, Togbega Gabusu VI, over...

ECG staff in Yilo and Manya Krobo municipalities get police escort

Staff of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) will be given police escorts to work in the Yilo and Manya Krobo municipalities in the...

Migrants using children to beg for alms will be deported – Ms Dapaah

Migrants in the country who use their children to beg for alms on the streets will be deported, the Ministry of Gender Children and...

Covid-19: Ghana records 41 Omicron variant cases

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has disclosed that seven more persons infected with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 have been identified in the country....

COVID-19: About 75% of people who test positive at KIA unvaccinated – GHS

The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service ( GHS) has said that his outfit is committed to ensuring Covid-19 cases are reduced significantly with...

Covid-19: Airlines to pay $3,500 on each unvaccinated passenger

As part of efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Ghana’s health authorities and the Aviation Authority, have issued strict guidelines to airlines flying...

Banda chief appeals for military camp, police station

The chief of Banda in the Krachi Nchumuru District of the Oti Region, Nana Akwasi Omankuminte Il, is appealing for a military camp at...

Jubilation at Krobo as ECG restores power

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has restored power to Yilo and Lower Manya Krobo Municipalities in the Eastern Region. The power was restored at...

COVID-19: 364,832 vaccines administered in Eastern Region

Eastern Region has as of December 6 administered 364,832 doses of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines.Out of the figure, a total of 314,346 have received...

Road safety education without stringent enforcement is entertainment – Supt. Obeng

The Ghana Police Service has reiterated its commitment to ensuring road safety during the festive season. Speaking on Saturday, December 11, 2021, during Newsfile, the...

‘What is happening to me’ by Usborne Books hasn’t been approved – NaCCA

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has stated that it has not approved the use of ‘What is happening to me’ by...

Christmas: FDA warns public against expired products

Head of Communications and Public Education for Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Rhoda Ewurabena Appiah, has advised Ghanaians to be cautious when purchasing items...

Mourners involved in fatal crash; six in critical condition [Photos]

Six persons are in critical conditions after a Ford transit bus crashed at Nkwanta South in the Oti Region. The driver, Denise Boafo, according to...