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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...

Forestry Commission arrests 5 for mining in Bosomtwe Forest Reserve

The Forestry Commission, through its surveillance task force, has arrested five illegal miners in the Bosomtwe Forest Reserve of the Ashanti Region. The suspects were...

Photo drops as NSMQ’s Francisca Lamini starts school at Harvard

Francisca Lamini, known for her sterling performance at the 2021 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ), has began studies at the Harvard University. The brilliant...

Sosu’s trial adjourned to October 11

The trial of Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina, Francis-Xavier Sosu, who was charged for his alleged involvement in a demonstration that led to...

NLA clarifies termination of broadcast contract with GTV

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has set records straight on its decision to terminate a lotto draw contract with Ghana Television (GTV). According to the...

EOCO boss can be cited for contempt over comment on Menzgold – Prof Appiagyei-Atuah

Professor Kojo Appiagyei-Atuah, an Associate Professor at the School of Law of the University of Ghana, says the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO)...

Read: Akyem Apedwa Leaders and Mankata Family of Panpanso set records straight on Apedwa, Panpanso lands

The Principal Opinion Leaders of Akyem Apedwa and the Mankata Family of Panpanso have set the records straight over what they described as "distortions...

Asante Kotoko release list of friendly games to be played in Sudan

Asante Kotoko have released a list of friendly games that will be played in Sudan as they prepare for the upcoming 2022/23 Ghana football...

Akufo-Addo cuts sod for dualisation of 2km road at Nandom

President Nana Akufo-Addo has cut sod for the dualisation of Nandom Town roads in the Upper West Region. The two-kilometre project will cost ¢85.2 million...

Meta bans popular social media influencer

Meta has banned influencer Andrew Tate from Facebook and Instagram for violating its policies. The former kickboxer rose to fame in 2016 when he was...

 Harrowing story of how boy, 4, was allegedly beaten to death by stepmother [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Stepmother beats stepson to death A four-year-old boy has allegedly been beaten to death by his stepmother at Santa Maria in Accra. According to...

Unknown gunman shoot girl, 9, dead at home

A nine-year-old girl has been shot dead in her own home by an unknown gunman who remains on the loose. Merseyside Police officers descended on Kotty Ash, Liverpool,...

YEA faces resistance over plans to train SHS graduates for CHPS compounds

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has kicked against Youth Employment Agency's (YEA) plans to recruit and train Senior High School...

Ghana Meteo sends weather warning; check it out

As the August intermittent rainfall begins again, the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has released a weather warning for the next 24 hours. GMet has forecasted...

More dollars to be injected into economy soon – Information Minister reveals

The Information Minister has said some dollars will be injected into the economy soon to halt the sharp depreciation of the Ghanaian Cedi.  Kojo Oppong...

Ghana bags $21.9m from coconut export in 2021

Ghana’s exports of Desiccated Coconut to the world recorded a significant jump of 249% in value in 2021 compared to the previous year. According to...

Year of roads not a slogan but reality – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has touted his achievements in the road sector with a strong claim that roads infrastructure under his regime is unmatched in...

Mourinho defends Afena-Gyan after being accused of injuring Wijnaldum

Jose Mourinho has jumped to the defence of AS Roma striker Felix Afena-Gyan who was accused by the media of injuring Georginio Wijnaldum. The 31-year-old...

Delta Airlines’ plane banned from flights to Accra

The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has temporarily banned Delta Air Lines' plane with registration N195DN, from flying to Ghana. This comes on the...

WAEC beefs up security as WASSCE starts

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) says it has tightened up its security apparatus as this year’s West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE)...

Trump sues justice department over search

Former US President Donald Trump has asked a judge to freeze the justice department's investigation of files seized from his Mar-a-Lago home. In a lawsuit,...

Family of late Mion Lana pledges commitment to peace at Dagbon

The family of the late Mion Lana, Mahamadu Abdulai III, has pledged its commitment to ensure that the peace that is currently prevailing in...

Elon Musk summons Twitter founder in court battle

Elon Musk has launched legal action to summon Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey to appear in court as part of his legal battle with the...

Man who attempted to sell 2-year-old daughter for GHS20K remanded

The Agona Swedru Circuit Court has remanded a 37-year-old man, Samuel Kobina Agyemang, into police custody for attempting to sell his child for GHS20,000. He...

Usain Bolt moves to trademark victory pose

Athletics icon Usain Bolt has moved to trademark a logo showing his signature victory celebration pose. The retired Jamaican sprinter submitted an application in the...

1 person allegedly shot in Lower Manya Krobo over prepaid meter installation

One person has allegedly sustained a gunshot wound at Nuaso in the Lower Manya Krobo municipality during a tussle between some residents who have...

Kenya election official dies in unclear circumstances

A Kenyan election official who was in charge of a constituency in the just concluded elections collapsed and died on Monday. Geoffrey Gitobu was at...

NHIS inaugurates 9-member committee to investigate co-payment

The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has set up a nine-member committee to investigate co-payment at various health facilities across the country, which it...

Lovely moment Mahama met Kufuor [Photos]

Adorable photos of former Presidents John Agyekum Kufuor and John Mahama have warmed hearts on social media. The two were part of dignitaries and...

Two separate accidents at Suhum

Two separate accidents occurred on the Suhum Interchange section of the Accra-Kumasi Highway in the Eastern Region, Monday afternoon. The first crash involved a DAF...

EC reacts to claims spiritualists attended IPAC meeting

The Electoral Commission (EC) has dismissed claims of inviting spiritualists to Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meetings to cast out supposed demons. "The attention of...

NAM 1 back in court on September 27

The case in which the Chief Executive Officer of Menzgold, defunct gold dealership firm, Nana Appiah Mensah, popularly known as NAM 1's case was...

My life is in danger – Odike cries as armed thugs ransack his office

The Founder and Leader of the United Progressive Party, Akwasi Addai aka Odike, says his life is threatened following an attack on him by...

Armed men allegedly attack Odike; ransack his office

Armed men have allegedly attacked the Founder and Leader of United Progressive Party, Akwasi Addai ‘Odike’, in his office at Patase, Kumasi. Cars parked in...