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Global Citizen Festival raises $2.4 billion to end extreme poverty

Pledges totalling $2.4 billion were announced as part of activities to mark the Global Citizen Festival in New York City and Accra on Saturday,...

Ghana remains gateway to the African continent

The Minister for Communications and Digitalization (MoCD), Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has reiterated government’s commitment to building strong partnerships and formulating policies for digital technologies that...

Wa killings: 18 suspects arrested

Some 18 persons have been arrested by the Upper West Regional Police Command for their alleged involvement in the killing of 11 persons in...

Ghana re-affirms position to leave no one digitally behind

The Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has reaffirmed Ghana’s commitment to leaving no one digitally behind. This she said can be achieved by...

Weweso JHS pupils save up ‘chop money’ to buy sanitary pads

Some pupils of Weweso M/A Junior High School (JHS) in Kumasi have revealed they save up portions of money given to them for food...

Sad news for Ghanaian doctors trained in war-hit Ukraine

The Medical and Dental Council has encouraged Ghanaians studying medicine and dentistry in Ukraine to roll onto the government’s initiatives for them to continue...

Nico Williams details why he picked Spain over Ghana

The brother of Black Stars forward, Inaki Williams, has explained his decision to choose to represent Spain ahead of Ghana. Nico Williams made his debut...

Tamale Airport Phase II Project completed

The Tamale Airport Development Phase II Project has been completed and is awaiting inauguration by the President this year. The expansion works, costing $70 million,...

Jobberman marks 10 years of operations in Ghana

Leading recruitment and human resource company in Ghana, Jobberman Ghana, is set to mark 10 years of its operations in Ghana with the theme, ...

Apiate explosion: One more victim passes on

One more person involved in last January's Apiate disaster has passed on. The victim suffered a spine injury and has been in hospital all this...

Akufo-Addo is a better president than Kwame Nkrumah – Agya Koo [Video]

Actor Kofi Adu, popularly known as Agya Koo, says none of Ghana's past governments have been able to develop the country like President Nana...

Parliament approves fees for ‘access’ to information

Parliament has passed the law spelling out the various fees to be paid by persons seeking Information under the Right to Information law. This is...

Man kills ex-wife, commits suicide

A man who could not take the pain of being rejected by his ex-wife after attempts for a comeback did not yield any result,...

Don’t starve media of information – GJA to police

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has expressed concern about the decision by the Ghana Police Service to centralise the sharing of information to the...

KNUST riot: Katanga Hall Alumini petition Education Minister

The Katanga Hall Alumni Association of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has petitioned the Education Minister over the arrest of...

Suspected notorious kidnapper arrested in Nigeria

Police in Nigeria have arrested a suspected notorious kidnapper known for flaunting his wealth on social media. Many knew John Lyon as a banker whose...

Deadly gun attack leaves 13 dead at Russian school

A gunman has opened fire at a school in central Russia, killing at least 13 people and injuring 21, Russian officials say. Victims include seven...

Youth hoot at Akufo-Addo during Global Citizen Festival; social media reacts

Social media is rife with concerns over the unfriendly reception given to President Akufo-Addo at a musical concert over the weekend. During the just-ended Global...

Bawku conflict: IGP, Interior Minister, Chief of Defense Staff meet factions

 A high powered delegation on Sunday, September 25, 2022, visited Bawku in the Upper East region to meet factions involved in the Bawku conflict...

Residents jubilate as python is shot dead at Ajumako Ochiso [Photos]

Residents of Ajumako Ochiso in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District of the Central Region are jubilating after shooting to death a 14-foot python. According to...

MOSES Foundation confers Generational Leadership-Legend 2022-Living Legend Award on Sir Sam Jonah

The MOSES Foundation Ghana, a Pioneering Old Students Leadership Institute, established to mobilize the Global Nation of Old Students in fostering National Cohesion, mobilizing...

GAF clears air on ‘soldier’ who stole GHS23K

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has described as an impostor, a man in military uniform, Private Asare Boateng, who stole GHS23,000 from a civilian. GAF...

UNESCO is a strategic partner in implementing National Youth Policy – NYA CEO

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Youth Authority, Pius Enam Hadzide, has asserted that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation...

Medical and Dental Council sends SOS message to students studying in Ukraine

The Medical and Dental Council of Ghana is urging students who are currently studying Medicine and Dentistry in Ukraine to take advantage of government’s...

Use of contraceptives low in Ghana – UNFPA

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Ghana has said though the country has made progress in the use of contraceptives since 1988, the rate...

Super Clash: Awako’s injury affected our game plan – Samuel Boadu

Hearts of Oak head coach, Samuel Boadu, has rued early injury to key man Gladson Awako in their 1-1 draw against Kumasi Asante Kotoko...

UEW gives deadline to settle GPA issues after students’ protests

The University of Education, Winneba (UEW), has given stakeholders up to October 7, 2022, to resolve students' concerns about their cumulative Grade Point Average...

Mankessim murder: Suspects should be sentenced to death – PNC

The People's National Convention (PNC) is advocating for death penalty for suspects found guilty of ritual murder. This move, it explained, is to serve as...

Speaker Bagbin gives back on his birthday

Rt. Hon. Speaker Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has urged parents to raise their wards on God-fearing tenets because children are blessings from God. The Speaker,...

Ghana will have a female president one day – Akufo-Addo

JoyNews/AdomNews · Ghana will have a female president one day – Akufo-Addo President Nana Akufo-Addo has predicted that the country is bound to have a...

Akufo-Addo commits to ending child marriage in Africa

Child marriage has been one of the unending challenges confronting many communities, especially rural areas, in the country and other parts of the continent. On...

Mankessim: Police react to death of chief in murder case

The Police have dismissed reports suggesting the chief arrested in connection with the murder of a prospective student nurse at Mankessim is dead. According...

Black Stars touch down in Spain for Nicaragua friendly [Video]

Black Stars have arrived in Spain ahead of their international friendly against Nicaragua on Tuesday. The team departed Deauville, France to Lorca on Sunday to...

Tricycle rider dies in collision with ambulance

A tricycle rider has died in a horrific side-impact collision with an ambulance in Koforidua, the Eastern regional capital. The New Juaben North constituency-embossed ambulance...

Okudzeto Ablakwa pays surprise visit to a 111-year-old constituent

Member of Parliament for North-Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has won the hearts of social media users after he surprised one of the oldest women...

Rihanna to headline Super Bowl half-time show

Pop superstar Rihanna will headline the half-time show at February's Super Bowl in Arizona, the NFL has announced. The nine-time Grammy winner broke the news...

Bagbin quits Ghana Bar Association

Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin announced that he is no longer part of the Ghana Bar Association on September 23,...

Over 23,000 people test positive for HIV in six months

A total of 23,495 people tested positive for HIV in the first half of this year, according to statistics from the National STIs and...

Tema Traditional Council bans social gatherings

The Tema Traditional Council (TTC) has banned social activities within the Tema Traditional area for the month of October. The ban is in honour of...

2022/23 betPawa GHPL MD 3 Results: Kotoko share spoils with Hearts of Oak as Legon Cities pip RTU

The matchday three of the 2022/23 Ghana Premier League has ended at the various stadia with some exciting results with just one game left...