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Police on rampage against cargo drivers at Yapei

Some cargo drivers numbering about 80 have accused police at Yapei in the Central Gonja District of the Savannah Region of harassment, extortion, and...

I sold toffees and ice creams to survive – Dean of UPSA Law School

Dean of the Law School of University for Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Prof. Ernest. Kofi Abotsi, has in an interview on Joy FM, recounted...

AMA removes unauthorised signages along High Street

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has removed unauthorised signages mounted in the median along the John Evans Atta Mills High Street in Accra.The exercise...

Uber driver crushed to death

An Uber driver in charge of Nissan Versa Saloon car with registration number GR 9685-21 was killed in an accident on the Harbour dual...

Spouses of President and Veep deserves benefits from the State – Razak Kojo Opoku

A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) says considering the tasks undertaken by the spouses of the President and Vice President in support...

Wereko Brobbey petitions Speaker to halt payment of emoluments to presidential spouses

Former Chief Executive Officer of the Volta River Authority (VRA), Charles Wereko Brobbey, has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin to call on...

Parliament orders probe into armed robbery attacks on mobile money vendors

Parliament has tasked its Defence and Interior Committee to investigate the surge in robbery attacks on mobile money vendors in the country. The Second Deputy...

Ejura probe: Kaaka’s family ‘snubs’ committee

The family of the late social media activist, Ibrahim ‘Kaaka’ Mohammed, will not participate in the ongoing public inquiry into circumstances that led to...

Bank of Ghana hospital now open to public

The Bank Hospital has now been opened to the public, with a pledge to provide quality service for clients, in line with best practices. Constructed...

Don’t open bottle lids with teeth – Dentist advises

A dentist at the Sunyani Regional Hospital has advised the general public to desist from opening bottle lids with their teeth to avoid getting...

7-member-committee set up to investigate Makola fire incident

A seven-member committee has been set up to investigate the Makola fire incident which occurred on July 5, 2021. The committee will consist of representatives...

Nursing mother, her baby crushed at Bolgatanga

A woman and a baby were crashed by a long vehicle at Bolgatanga Friday morning. They died instantly. According to witnesses, the unfortunate incident occurred...

AMA shuts down bakery at Jamestown [Photos]

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has ordered the closure of a bread bakery at Jamestown in Accra for not complying with safety regulations and...

Driver jailed 7 years for defiling 14-year-old pupil

A 21-year-old driver has been handed seven years imprisonment for defiling a 14-year-old Junior High school pupil at Maame Dede, a suburb of Adeiso...

Check-out beautiful photos as Akufo-Addo commissions Pokuase Interchange

President Nana Akufo-Addo, Friday, July 9, 2021, commissioned the four-tier Pokuase Interchange. The project’s construction commenced in April 2018 and was initially expected to be...

Akufo-Addo shades Mahama

President Nana Akufo-Addo has taken a swipe at former President John Mahama over the construction of interchanges in Ghana. Speaking at the commissioning of the...

Ejura killing probe: Why Committee delayed Friday’s sitting

Hearing by the three-member committee probing the shooting and killing of two Ejura youth protesters by military officials delayed on Friday morning. The committee, chaired...

John Mahama’s take on salary for First and Second Ladies

The issue of handling spouses of Political office holders is not a new one; it has engaged the attention of all governments since the...

Planting for Food and jobs: Over GH¢1 billion spent on fertiliser import

Government spent over GH¢1 billion to import fertlisers under its flagship Planting for Food and Job project last year, the Minister of Agriculture, Dr...

Lighthouse case: Court strikes out chunk of church’s defence against Larry Odonkor

Day Three of a suit brought by the six former bishops and pastors of Lighthouse Chapel International against their former church alleging the non-payment of...

Man, 22, chops off his boss’ head [Photo]

Residents of Sefwi Amoakrom in the Bia West District of the Western North Region, have been thrown into a state of shock after a...

Ghana Reinsurance pays 10 million dividend through SIGA

Ghana Reinsurance Company Limited (GhanaRE) has presented a cheque of 10 million Cedis to government through the State Interest and Governance Authority (SIGA). The...

Farmer found dead in a river at Asiakwa [Photo]

A man, believed to be in his late 50’s, has been found dead in the Twafo River at Asiakwa in the Eastern Region. Residents say...

Man, 43, lynched for shooting his wife at Sehwi Nsawora

A man, believed to be in his 40s, has been lynched at Sehwi Nsawora after allegedly shooting his wife at Sehwi Sika ne Asem...

Azugu is now under IGP – Minister tells Parliament

Deputy Superintendent of Police, Samuel Kojo Azugu, has, since May 27, 2021, been recalled by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) from the Ministry of...

Gov’t begs man whose CCTV captured robbery attack on bullion van to release video

The Interior Minister Mr Ambrose Dery has appealed to the man whose CCTV cameras captured the robbery attacks on a bullion van leading to...

Ejura: Why I released bodies without autopsy – Doctor reveals

The Medical Superintendent at the Ejura Government Hospital, Dr Mensah Manye, has told the Ejura Committee that a postmortem could not be conducted on...

Meet 21-year-old bis3xual who wants to give birth to two daughters

Awudu Inusah, known popularly as Dollar, has disclosed that he would want to have two daughters by 23, however, he will never allow them...

Akufo-Addo to commission Pokuase Interchange today

President Nana Akufo-Addo is expected to commission the Four-Tier Pokuase Interchange today, Friday, July 9, 2021. The $94 million project loacted at the ACP...

Deadline for Ejura Commttee of Inquiry extended

The Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, has approved the three-member Ejura Committee of Inquiry's call for an extension of deadline. Mr Dey, in a statement to...

Man who tied 6-yr-old grandson to tree over missing ¢50 granted bail

The New Abirim Magistrate Court has granted bail to three persons for conspiring and tying a six-year-old boy to a mango tree for allegedly...

Ejura probe: Kaaka’s family sends strong message to Interior Minister

The family of late activist, Ibrahim ‘Kaaka’ Mohammed, will not participate in the ongoing public inquiry into circumstances that led to the death of...

Largest aircraft in the world lands in Ghana

The largest aircraft in the world, “Antonov An-225 Mriya” has landed at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra. Only two of such aircrafts were built. The...

Ejura Committee of Inquiry calls for extension of time

The three-member Commission of Inquiry set up by the Interior Ministry to probe the circumstances leading to the shooting of two persons during a...

Ex-convict jailed 14 years for stealing pepper

The Asamankese Circuit Court has sentenced a 35-year-old ex-convict to 14-years imprisonment for stealing Guinea pepper (ɛfɔm wisa) worth GH¢1,200. The convict, Adams Danteni Shaibu...

I am committed to building a robust education system – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo Addo says he is committed to building a robust educational sector capable of preparing Ghanaians for global demands. For him, the country’s...

GBA damns assault against civilians by security personnel

The Ghana Bar Association (GBA), says it has noted with increasing concern and trepidation, acts of violence carried out by some security agencies recently...

Ghana Water ‘exposes’ Fire Service over water hydrants

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has accused the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) of selling water from their hydrants meant for their jobs. Engineer...

NLC directs aggrieved staff of Pantang Hospital to resume work

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has ordered health workers of Pantang Hospital to call off their strike with immediate effect. The directive comes on the...

Why Fire Service personnel arrived in taxi to douse flames at Akyem Begoro [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Ambrose Dery reveals why Fire Service personnel arrived in taxi to douse flames at Akyem Begoro Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, has justified why...