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Takoradi Market Circle pulled down

Contractors working on the redevelopment of the central business district of Takoradi, popularly Known as Market Circle, have pulled down the structures after a...

Menzgold case adjourned over NAM 1’s cough

The Chief Executive Officer of Menzgold Ghana Limited Nana Appiah Mensah has been taken ill and has been asked to see his doctors. Nana Appiah...

Disruption of meeting at Pantang Hospital by suspected land guards; The inside story [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Disruption of meeting at Pantang Hospital by suspected land guards; The inside story Management of Pantang Psychiatric Hospital has reacted to the disruption...

Thieves break into Takoradi Harbour District Court

Clerical and other electrical gadgets at the Takoradi Harbour District Court in the Western Region have been stolen. Staff, who went to work on Monday morning, discovered...

Makola fire reignites hours after firefighters doused it

Fire has reignited at Makola hours after officers from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) doused the blaze late Monday evening. Joy News’ Manuel Koranteng...

Filling Station robber arrested

Police have arrested one Iwejuo Anthony alias Chibona, who together with others attacked and robbed Pacific Filling Station at Krokowhe near Ashalaja in the...

Multiple murders in Ashanti Region spark concern as another lifeless body is discovered

The Mampongteng Police in the Ashanti Region has discovered another lifeless body on Saturday dawn. This brings to three, the number of persons found dead,...

I reserved one room for juju to boost my business – Man recounts

Born again Christian, Joshua Koku Makafui, has shared his life’s journey and what caused him to resort to black magic (juju). To begin, Mr Koku...

Energy Minister gets top UN appointment

The Minister for Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh has been invited by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) to serve on its Mission...

Economic Fighters League won’t ‘March for Justice’

Pressure group, Economic Fighters League (EFL) will not be part of the upcoming demonstration by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) dubbed “A March...

14-year-old boy loses feet in horrific sawmill accident

A 14-year-old boy has had his foot amputated in a horrific accident at a sawmill in Asankran-Breman in the Amenfi West district of the...

Fix Komenda Sugar Factory demo suspended

Members of the Concerned Citizens of Komenda Traditional Area have suspended the ‘Fix Komenda Sugar Factory’ demonstration slated for Tuesday, July 6. The decision follows...

Good news for staff, management and patients of Pantang Hospital

The government says it will provide Pantang Hospital and its environs with 24-hour security to address the issue of attacks on staff and patients. Both...

I saw Macho Kaaka’s brother drag his body into the dark – Woman makes shocking revelation

An Ejura Sekyeredumase woman has shockingly recounted how she witnessed the murder of social media activist, Macho Kaaka. According to her, the incident occurred around...

Theft of Best Farmer’s vehicle: Obuasi police institute mandatory inspection of all pickup trucks

The 2020 National Best Cocoa Farmer, Nana Kwabena Ponkoh II, has been robbed of his Toyota Hilux pickup truck offered him as his reward.According...

Lands Ministry: Outright ban on export of rosewood

Whereas the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources (hereinafter called 'the Ministry') is responsible for ensuring the sustainable management and efficient and effective utilisation...

Man found dead at Pankrono Estate

A middle-aged man has been found dead at Pankrono-Estate at Old Tafo in the Ashanti Region under circumstances the residents describe as strange. According to...

How NIA intends to register Ghanaians living abroad [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · How NIA intends to register Ghanaians living abroad unto the scheme The National Identification Authority (NIA) is urging Ghanaians living abroad to bear...

Owusu Bempah invokes curses on Agradaa, others [Video]

The Founder and Leader of the Glorious Word and Power Ministry, Rev. Owusu Bempah, has invoked curses on former fetish Priestess Nana Agradaa now known...

One injured as youth factions clash at Ntonsu [Photos]

One person has reportedly been injured in a violent clash involving youth factions at Ntonsu in the Kwabere East District of the Ashanti Region. Reports...

Makola Market fire disaster in pictures

The inferno started around 9:00am on Monday, July 5, 2021, in one of the shops in the building near the Makola Market Complex and...

Ejura: Committee to start investigation into disturbances on Tuesday

A three-member committee, chaired by an Appeal’s Court judge, Justice George Kingsley Koomson, will on Tuesday begin a public hearing into the shooting and...

Good news for Agbogloshie scrap dealers

The government has acquired a 10-acre land at Kofi Kwei in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region for the relocation of...

First Lady signs book of condolence in honour of Osu Mantse, Nii Kinka Dowuona IV [Photos]

First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has signed the book of condolence opened in memory of the late Osu Mantse, Nii Okwei Kinka ÄŽowuona IV. Nii Dowuona IV,...

Chief and people of Kandiga boycott census

The Chief and people of Kandiga, a community in the Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region, say they are not participating in...

How to check 2021 WAEC results of BECE private candidates

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results of the 2021 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for private candidates. The examination is...

Akufo-Addo, Bawumia, others mourn with Otchere-Darko [Photos]

The father of the Founder of Danquah Institute, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has been laid to rest. The solemn ceremony for Dr Joseph Felix Boateng...

Ejura gunshot survivor has had leg amputated

One of last Tuesday’s Ejura shootings surviving victims has lost his right leg after surgical amputation at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH). Awal Misbawu,...

Parts of Makola market on fire [Video]

Traders have been thrown into despair as fire ravages the shopping mall behind the GCB Bank at Kantamanto in Accra. The cause of the Monday...

Uber driver beheaded at Feyiase in Ashanti Region

The decapitated body of an adult male has been found at Feyiase in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti Region. A search party of the...

Middle Belt Devt Authority CEO inspects durbar grounds and Astroturf at Juaben

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Middle Belt Development Authority, Joe Danquah, has inspected ongoing projects under one constituency, one million dollars policy in...

KNUST suspends SRC elections

Management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has suspended the 2021 Students Representative Council (SRC) election-related activities following a clash...

Mahama helping accident victims warm hearts [Video]

Former President John Mahama on Sunday helped some victims of a motorbike accident. He was on his way to Ho airport in the Volta Region...

COVID-19: Achimota School records 135 cases

JoyNews/AdomNews · Covid-19: 135 Achimota School students test positive, mostly Delta Variant Some 135 students of Achimota School have tested positive for Covid-19, with most...

Fire guts Railways Quarters

Fire has gutted the homes of many squatters at the Railways Quarters area behind Accra Breweries Limited and Graphic Communications Company Limited. The inferno is...

Former IGP sues TV talk show host for defamation

The immediate past Inspector General of Police (IGP), David Asante-Apeatu, has sued Net 2 TV’s ‘The Seat’ talk show host, Justice Kweku Annan, for...

KNUST: Many injured in Katanga and Conti clash

A number of students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have suffered various degrees of injuries following a clash between...

PDS loses ECG assets management case

The Commercial Division of the Accra High Court has dismissed an application by Power Distribution Services (PDS) challenging the cancellation of its operation licences. This...

Two MMCEs to be sanctioned for failure to lead clean-up exercise

Northern Regional Minister, Alhaji Alhassan Shani Shaibu, has warned that the two acting Metropolitan and Municipal Chief Executives (MMCEs) of the Sagnarigu and Tamale...

Okada rider allegedly murdered by two pillion riders at Adaklu

Police are on the heels of two assailants, who allegedly murdered Komla Tsomana, 28, an Okada rider of Mafi-Kumasi in cold-blood inflicting multiple machete...