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Police rescue victim kidnapped during Abuakwa robbery

The Ashanti Regional police command has rescued a woman who was kidnapped during a robbery incident at Abuakwa in the Ashanti Region. Reports indicate that...

Chief sentenced to death by hanging for ordering the killing of boy accused of wizardry

An 82-year-old chief who has 12 wives and 60 children has been sentenced to death by hanging for ordering and supervising the killing of a...

University of Ghana wins $165 million judgement debt case

A United States of America District Court has turned down a request to compel the University of Ghana (UG) to pay ACE American Insurance...

Hudson-Odoi set to leave Chelsea on loan

Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi is close to a loan move as he seeks more game time. The England international has been linked with Borussia Dortmund,...

British billionaire wants to buy Man Utd

British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe wants to buy Manchester United. News of the 69-year-old's interest follows a Bloomberg report that the Glazer family is willing to sell...

US and Taiwan announce formal trade negotiations

The US has announced that they will begin formal trade negotiations with Taiwan, weeks after a controversial visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The...

Man arrested for stealing fuel from tanker at Bole

A 24-year-old unemployed Senior High School graduate, Isaac Gakpetor, has been arrested by the Bole District Police command for stealing fuel. The suspect is accused...

Cristiano Ronaldo cautioned by Police for ‘slapping fans phone’ from his hand

Cristiano Ronaldo has been cautioned by Merseyside Police after he appeared to slap a phone out of a fan’s hand following Manchester United’s 1-0 defeat to Everton at...

It is not the responsibility of govt to compensate Apiate victims – Lands Ministry

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources says it is not its responsibility to compensate victims of the Apiate explosion. According to the Ministry, victims...

Student jailed 34 years for using Twitter in Saudi Arabia

A 34-year-old Saudi student at Leeds University, Salma al-Shebab, has been sentenced to 34 years imprisonment for using a Twitter account and for following...

R. Kelly trial: Singer has dark side hidden from public – prosecutor

R. Kelly has a "dark" and "hidden" side that the public rarely saw during his career, prosecutors said at the opening of his second...

Hopeson Adorye sends bold message to Alan Kyerematen

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Hopeson Adorye, says he remains resolute in his support for Trade and Industry Ministry, Alan...

Man ordered to pay $1k for urinating in his ex-girlfriend’s Louis Vuitton handbag

A South Korean civil court recently ordered a 31-year-old man to pay his ex-girlfriend 1.5 million won ($1,150) as damages for urinating in her...

Why NPP summoned Hopeson Adorye, Ekow Assafuah

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has summoned a Communications Team member, Hopeson Adorye and Tafo Member of Parliament (MP), Vincent Ekow Assafuah. The two,...

Mother and son perish in ghastly accident at Asokore Mampong [Photos]

A middle-aged woman and her son have been killed in a vehicular knockdown at Asokore Mampong in the Ashanti Region. The accident occurred when the...

Boy, 16, drowns after allegedly insulting river god

A lifeless body of a 16-year-old boy has been retrieved from River Boafo at Nkwanta in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region. The deceased,...

Aker Energy halts Ghana oilfield devt over involvement of Russian firm

Norway's Aker Energy has put on hold its Pecan oilfield development in Ghana amid concern the project could face sanctions over the war in...

3 OWASS students granted bail for robbery

The Kumasi Metropolitan Circuit Court on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, granted bail with five sureties each to three students of the Opoku Ware School...

NIA clears air on Ghana Card artwork

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has urged the general public to disregard a Facebook post by Honorary Vice President of policy think tank, Imani...

Fire outbreak: 14 lives lost in Ashanti Region since beginning of 2022

Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Ghana National Fire Service of the Ashanti Regional Command, D.O. III Peter Addai, has said the Ashanti Region...

Man allegedly kills 62-year-old uncle over plantain [Video]

https://youtu.be/brT7FJRAkoo A 46-year-old man, identified as Kwaku Fokuo, has allegedly killed his uncle in an argument over plantain theft at Apitikooko, a suburb of Obuasi...

Asante Kotoko deny reaching agreement to sign Sulley Muntari

Ghana Premier League Champions, Asante Kotoko, have denied reports of reaching an agreement to sign former Ghana international, Sulley Muntari. Reports have emerged that the...

Four men gang rape woman, 25, after rejecting proposal

A 25-year-old is finding it difficult to urinate and walk after she was allegedly gang-raped by four young men at Gomoa Dominase in the...

Heir apparent to Yaa Naa passes on

Dagbon has been plunged into mourning following the announcement of the untimely death of the heir apparent to the Dagbon Skin, the Mion-Lana, Naa...

National Security sends important message to Krobo residents

The National Security Ministry has urged residents of the Lower Manya Krobo and Yilo Krobo municipalities to cooperate with security agencies and the Electricity...

Veteran journalist Harruna Atta loses wife

Veteran journalist, Abdul-Rahman Harruna Atta, has lost his wife, Nana Yaa Agyemang. The sad event is said to have happened on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 in...

Chief of Staff sues Larry Dogbe for defamation

Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare has sued Managing Editor of the Herald Newspaper, Larry Dogbe for defamation. She wants an Accra High Court to...

Police rescue woman kidnapped by armed robbers at Abuakwa-Asenemaso

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has rescued a woman allegedly kidnapped by armed robbers who robbed her family apartment at Abuakwa Asenemaso. Police say the...

Princess Shyngle loses father a year after brother’s passing

Ghana-based Gambian actress Princess Shyngle has taken to social media to mourn her dad, who passed away August, 16, 2022. According to the actress,...

Demise of Chairman Mobila has created big vacuum – NDC National Chairman

The National chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, has described the death of the Northern Regional Chairman, Ibrahim Mobila, as...

Public Accounts Committee to invite Attorney-General

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament will invite the Attorney-General (A-G) to appear before it to give an update on the cases referred...

Divorce could have saved her – Brother of woman killed over sex at Awutu Mankomeda cries [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Divorce could have saved her - Brother of woman killed over s3x at Awutu Mankomeda cries A family at Awutu Mankomeda in the...

Robbers attack house; flee with female resident and other valuables

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has launched an intense anti-robbery operation to arrest two robbers who attacked two families in a house at Abuakwa...

PassionAir reacts to ‘abusive incident’ at Kumasi Airport

Local airline operators, PassionAir, has confirmed an 'abusive incident' that occurred at the Kumasi Airport on Monday. The airline says its attention has been...

Biden signs climate, tax and health bill into law

US President Joe Biden has signed a $700bn (£579bn) bill that aims to fight climate change and healthcare costs while raising taxes mainly on...

Egypt central bank governor quits amid inflation rise

The governor of Egypt's central bank, Tarek Amer, has resigned more than a year before the end of his second term in office. The move...

Tanzania offers internet on Africa’s tallest mountain

Tanzania's state telecommunications firm has installed high-speed internet connectivity on the slopes of Mt Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, through a national broadband project. Information Minister...

Man sued after lover injects herself with his HIV+ blood to prove her love for him

The family of a teenage girl, who injected her boyfriend's HIV-positive blood into her body to prove her love for him, has sued their daughter's boyfriend. Last...

Nzema Chiefs defend Council of State member caught in OSP’s web

Seven paramount chiefs of the Nzema Traditional Council have fought off calls for Council of State member, Eunice Jacqueline Buah Asomah-Hinneh, to resign as...

Former Sports Minister against Asamoah Gyan’s Black Stars return

Former Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports, Edward Omane Boamah, is among the few who oppose Asamoah Gyan's wish to return to the Black...