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Passenger dies in Nairobi-bound flight

A Kenya Airways plane flying from New York to Nairobi had to be diverted to Morocco after a passenger was taken ill and then...

23,495 test positive for HIV in 6 months

A total of 23,495 people tested positive for HIV in the first half of this year (January to June). The figure is two per...

NSMQ’s Francisca starts Harvard University Pre-med after rejecting Cornell, Stanford and NYU

The 2021 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) poster girl, Francisca Lamini, has started her pre-med programme at Harvard University in the US. The former...

UPNMG justifies why YEA can’t train SHS graduates for CHPS compounds

The Union of Professional Nurses and Midwives, Ghana (UPNMG), has kicked against plans by the Youth Employment Authority (YEA) to recruit 5,000 SHS graduates...

Irate youth set military base, Forestry Commission office on fire

Some irate youth of Diabaa in the Dormaa West District of the Bono Region have set a military base and an office of the...

I am not scared to die for speaking the truth – KKD

Broadcast journalist, Kwasi Kyei Darkwah (KKD), says he is unfazed by the numerous death threats he has received from politicians after speaking “the truth”. According...

We were called thieves, all manner of names to incite hatred – GUTA Prez justifies call for shops closure [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · GUTA Prez justifies shops closure President of Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), Dr Joseph Obeng, has justified the proposed closure of their...

Daniel Afriyie nets consolation goal as Black Galaxies lose to Qatar

Hearts of Oak star Daniel Afriyie Barnieh scored a consolation for Ghana’s Black Galaxies in their 2-1 loss to the Qatar national team on...

Jealous boyfriend gets 5 years for causing harm at Nyanoa

A 19-year-old driver’s mate has been sentenced to five years imprisonment by the Asamankese Circuit Court for causing harm. The convict, Raymond Abbey, caused harm...

Carpenter allegedly pours acid on 14-year-old boy for attempting to ease himself in his shop

A carpenter, Kofi Narh, has been arrested and put before the Koforidua Circuit Court for attacking a 14-year-old Nigerian with acid in Koforidua in...

Homowo returns to La after four years

The La Kpa Wulↄmↄ on Tuesday morning led the sprinkling of kpokpoi, the traditional corn meal and the pouring of libation to signify the...

Akufo-Addo enskinned Chief of Truth at Daffiama-Bussie-Issa

The Chiefs and people of Daffiama-Bussie-Issa Traditonal Area on Tuesday 23rd August, 2022, conferred the chieftaincy title of “Yelemanga Naa”, to wit “Chief of...

Police hunt for Tamale NDC office attackers

Police are on a manhunt to arrest persons who attacked and destroyed property at the Northern Regional National Democratic Congress(NDC) office in Tamale.  The...

WAEC announces moves to curb exam malpractices

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced measures put in place to prevent examination malpractices.The examination body has put in place a number...

Ofosu-Ampofo sends strong message to Asiedu Nketia over NDC Chairmanship

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, has said he is ready to face the General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketia,...

Fufu pounders threaten strike over Ghc15 pay [Video]

https://youtu.be/stHQBSze_5Q The Central Regional Branch of Chop Bar Fufu Pounders Association has threatened to embark on a sit down strike over bad salaries. According to them,...

Akufo-Addo commissions 13MW Kaleo Solar Power Project

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned the Volta River Authority’s thirteen megawatt (13MW) Solar Power Project, a project whose...

Kwaku Manu’s before and after fame photos cause stir on social media

Kumawood actor Kwaku Manu has stirred the internet with a previously released throwback photo. This time, he paired the old photo with a recent...

Labianca rejects OSP’s ‘influence-peddling’ report; hints of court action

The Labianca Company Limited has disagreed with the influence-peddling report issued by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) against its Chief Executive. According...

Kroboland power saga: ECG, military team withdrawn from Nuaso Old Town

A combined team of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) officials and the military engaged in prepaid meter installations at Nuaso Old Town in...

KNUST student remanded for threatening to stab colleagues to death

As part of investigation into the rioting that occurred on the campus of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, the...

Mahama eulogises late Mion-Lana

Former President John Dramani Mahama has corroborated the widespread description of the late Mion-Lana, Abdulai Mahama IV, as a “Peacemaker.” Addressing a high-powered delegation from...

NHIA partners PharmAccess Foundation to institutionalise data analytics for policy making

The Chief Executive of the NHIA, Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye, has announced that the organisation has institutionalised a Data Analytics Unit in its organogram for...

HeFRA recognises SafeCare Standards for quality certification, accreditation for health facilities

The Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA) has accorded formal recognition to the SafeCare quality improvement standards and methodologies for assessing health facilities in Ghana....

Twifu Esukese Ekyir residents jubilate as ‘evil’, ‘killer’ bat is killed

Residents of Twifo Esukese Ekyir in the Twifo Henmang Lower Denkyira District of the Central Region are in a state of excitement and jubilation...

She stole from me to buy phone for her boyfriend – Businessman laments dishonesty of some Ghanaian employees

A major challenge faced by successive governments of Ghana over the years is the creation of jobs for the tens of thousands of the...

3 suspected robbers shot dead in police shoot-out at Obosomase-Akuapem

Three persons, suspected to be armed robbers, have been killed in a shoot-out with the police at Aroma junction, a suburb of Obosomase-Akuapem in...

Police investigating attack on Odike in Ashanti Region

Police in the Ashanti Region have opened investigations into a gun attack on businessman and founder of United Progressive Party, Akwasi Adae Odike. The incident...

Police search for man who flogged, smeared his son with pepper for stealing

The Nyankomase Ahenkro Police Command in the Assin South District of the Central Region is on a manhunt for a father believed to be...

We are too quick to deploy military – Agalga on military presence at Lower Manya Krobo

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, James Agalga, says government is too quick to deploy the military at least provocation. According to Mr...

Krobo: ECG cuts power to Nuaso after attacks

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has cut power to Old Nuaso, a community in the Lower Manya Krobo municipality after residents engaged in...

NDC youth vandalise Tamale party office over Chairmanship position [Video]

Some National Democratic Congress (NDC) youth in the Tamale Metropolis of the Northern Region have vandalised the party's Regional Office in protest of a...

NSMQ’s Francisca Lamini: My journey to Harvard

I hope my story will inspire you to DREAM BIG, believe in God and Believe in Earth Angels! Since I started schooling at Sanity International...

Fotocopy wins Emerging Artiste of the Year Award at Ghana Music Awards-USA

Ghana’s Youngest Musician, Kallai Nana Qwaachi, popularly known as Fotocopy, has been crowned Best Emerging Artiste at the Ghana Music Awards-USA. The eight-year-old musician beat stiff...

Story of twins who married twins and gave birth at the same time

If you’ve never wondered what would happen if two identical sisters married two identical brothers and they both had babies at the same time,...

Ex PM to serve 12-year term in jail

Malaysia former Prime Minister Najib Razak has been sent to jail to begin serving a 12-year sentence, after the top court rejected his appeal. The...

Son of late Mion Lana to be installed regent

The Spokesperson of the Abudu Royal Family, Dr Mahama Natogmah, has revealed that the first son of the late Mion Lana, Abdulai Mahamudu, will...

Company orders employees to eat raw eggs as punishment

A Chinese company has sparked controversy online after it was reported that it forces employees to eat raw eggs as punishment for not meeting...

Hunter mistakes friend for game and shoots fatally

Barely a month after a hunter mistook a human being for an antelope and shot him at Wassa Essamang in the Western Region, a...

Attempted attack on Kenya electoral body staff foiled

Kenya's electoral body has revealed that there was an attempt to attack its personnel who were preparing responses to presidential election petitions. The Independent Electoral...