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Driver fined for dangerous driving

The Ofaakor Circuit Court has sentenced a driver, Daniel Amo Korankye, to a fine of GHC3,000 for driving dangerously on the Winneba-Kasoa Highway. The convict...

Driver flees after crashing Immigration Officer to death

An Immigration Officer, identified as ICO Mark Adaako, has reportedly been crashed to death. This was after he was run over by an articulated truck...

I applied for Director of Ghana School of Law position – Yaw Oppong reveals

JoyNews/AdomNews · Yaw Oppong on Ghana Law School appointment Private legal practitioner, Yaw D. Oppong, has revealed he applied to be Director of Legal Education...

I wish I was a Ghanaian instead of Dutch – Lady confesses

Dutch-born in Ghana, Marli Van Iwaarden, has stated that she wished her mum had chosen for her to be a Ghanaian and not a...

Forestry Commission destroys 5 hectares of illegal farms

The Juaboso-Bia forest district has destroyed five hectares of illegal plantain farms in the Krokosue Hill forest reserve. This forms part of their actions...

Conti-Kantanga clash: KNUST suspends all public gatherings

Management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has directed the suspension of all public gatherings on campus. It includes the ongoing...

Law School won’t prevent any qualified student – Yaw Oppong

JoyNews/AdomNews · Ghana Law School will admit all qualified students Director of Legal Education at the Ghana School of Law has said their wish is...

Herdsman, 18, jailed for issuing threat of harm

The Bole District Magistrate Court, presided over by His Worship Edward Essel, has sentenced an 18-year-old herdsman for attempted fraud and threat of harm. Inusah...

Groom kills bride on wedding night, hides body in suitcase

A man who horrifically murdered his new bride just hours after they tied the knot has been handed a life sentence. Dawn Walker’s body was found stuffed into a...

CCTV footages show faces of suspects in KNUST attack

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has retrieved some CCTV footages identifying some suspects in Thursday's violent clash between students of...

Sarkodie inspires fans as he drops throwback photos

Famous Ghanaian rapper and award-winning artiste, Michael Owusu Addo, known as Sarkodie in showbiz, has shared some throwback photos to inspire fans. The rapper took...

Sad video of how teens beat Ghanaian taxi driver to death drops

New York City police have released footage of the moment five teenagers fatally beat a yellow cab driver. The harrowing video shows how father-of-four Kutin Gyimah,...

Heavy police presence at KNUST after Conti-Katanga clash

There is a heavy police presence at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) following a clash between students of the University...

Billionaire jailed for 13 years

A Chinese-Canadian billionaire has been sentenced to 13 years in prison in China and his company fined more than $8bn (£6.7bn). Xiao Jianhua and his...

Man inflicts cutlass wounds on lover at Juaboso

A man believed to be in his late thirties has inflicted severe cutlass wounds on his girlfriend at Sefwi Gyapongkrom, a farming community near...

Akufo-Addo reacts to death of Yaa Naa’s heir apparent

President Akufo-Addo is saddened by the passing of the chief of Mion, Naa Mahamadu Abdulai V. The 48-year-old died on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, after...

OSP’s Labianca report hollow – Martin Amidu

Former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu has slammed the report issued by the Office of the Special Prosecutor on the Labianca case. On August 8, 2022,...

betPawa sets up Responsible Gaming Call Center for Gaming Commission

Leading online betting and gaming company betPawa has provided IT equipment to the Gaming Commission of Ghana for the creation of a Responsible Gaming...

USAG condemns Conti-Katanga clash at KNUST

University Students Association of Ghana (USAG) has condemned the clash that ensued between students of the Katanga and Unity Halls of the Kwame Nkrumah...

Our parents have disappointed us – Youngsters whose returnee parents died in bizarre circumstances cry

Two youngsters whose returnee parents from the Netherlands died under bizarre circumstances have been crying all day since news of the death of their...

Arise Ghana calls for suspension of utility tariff increment

A pressure group, Arise Ghana, has called for the immediate suspension of utility tariff increment. The group said the timing of the upward is bad.  A...

Fire breaks out at a residence in West Legon

There is a raging fire at a residence in West Legon in Accra. Thick smoke has been sighted emanating from the roof of the house. The...

COCOBOD sends strong message over fertilisers, agric inputs

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has cautioned persons diverting subsidised fertilisers and agric inputs meant for cocoa farmers to stop or risk prosecution. According to...

GJA President consoles Jospong Group CEO

The President, of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, has assured the bereaved family of the Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group...

U-20 WWC: Things didn’t go as planned – Head Coach on Black Princesses’ early exit

Head Coach of Black Princesses, Ben Fokuo, is utterly disappointed following their elimination from the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. Ghana's campaign in Costa Rica...

MoFA to rescue 431 stranded Ghanaians in UAE

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration is putting in place measures to rescue some 431 stranded Ghanaians in Dubai and the United...

Father missing after trying to save son in river

A newlywed father is missing in Uganda after trying to save his son who got into difficulty in the River Nile. Robert Kaweesi, 48,...

Judge rebukes police prosecutor for defying court order

The judge at the Circuit Court at Yendi in the Northern Region, Anthony Aduku-Aidoo, has rebuked the police prosecutor in court for defying a...

Latest on Conti-Katanga clash

The University Relations Officer (URO) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has revealed the attack on students of Unity Hall by...

Akufo-Addo congratulates President-elect William Ruto of Kenya

President Nana Akufo-Addo has congratulated the newly-elected President of Kenya, William Ruto, on his victory in the just ended presidential elections of 9th August...

Boy, 12, dies in fire incident; another injured at Chorkor [Photos]

A 12-year-old boy, identified as Prince Bentum Sarkwa, has reportedly died in a fire incident at Chorkor in the Greater Accra Region. A 15-year-old boy,...

Police restore calm on KNUST campus after Conti-Katanga clash

Calm has returned to the campus of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). This is according to the Ghana Police Service in...

Bawumia commiserates with people of Dagbon over death of heir apparent to Yaa Naa

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has commiserated with the people of Dagbon over the death of the heir apparent to the Dagbon Skin, Mion-Lana,...

ECG facilities in Kroboland damaged: Transformers, cables, poles tampered with

An ongoing assessment by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) of its infrastructure in the Yilo Krobo and the Lower Manya Krobo municipalities has...

Cars vandalised in Katanga-Conti clash on KNUST campus

Rampaging students on the campus of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have vandalised cars and other property in a clash...

Throwback photo of James Gardiner sends shock waves across social media

A throwback photo of actor James Gardiner which has found its way on social media has set tongues wagging. The picture is of the actor...

2 suspects arrested in connection with death of Ghanaian Taxi Driver in New York

The New York Police Department (NYPD) has charged two men in connection with the death of a city taxi driver. The two, Austin Amos and Nicholas...

Two pilots on Ethiopian Airlines flight ‘fall asleep at 37,000 feet’

Two pilots of a passenger airplane fell asleep mid flight- but miraculously landed their plane without anyone suffering injuries. Flight ET343 was travelling from Khartoum...

Truck driver crushed to death by timber log

Driver of an unidentified truck carrying timber logs has been crushed to death in an accident. The accident happened at a junction that links Sankore,...

Curfew imposed on Bawku after latest killings

The Minister for Interior has, by executive instrument, renewed the curfew hours imposed on the Bawku Municipality and its environs in the Upper East...