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Former NCCE boss gets top post in ECOWAS

The outgoing Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Josephine Nkrumah, has been appointed the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)...

Transport fares go up by 15%; checkout new prices

Transport operators in the country have agreed to adjust fares by 15 per cent, beginning Saturday, February 26, 2022. They concluded negotiations on the increment...

Finnish skier suffers ‘frozen penis’ at men’s Winter Olympics

The men’s 50km mass start race at the Beijing Games was shortened to 30km but that did little to help Finland’s Remi Lindholm, who needed a...

Prosper Narteh among four nominees for Coach of the Month award

Four coaches have been nominated for the NASCO Coach of the Month Award for the month of January. November’s winner Prosper Ogum Narteh, Umar Abdul...

Police on manhunt for Anwiankwanta Highway robbery suspects

The Ashanti Regional Police Command is on a manhunt for a three-member armed robbery gang, who allegedly attacked and robbed passengers on Monday, February 21, 2022....

Otumfuo renders account to Asanteman

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has virtually rendered accounts of his stewardship, stressing that his 23 years reign has led to massive transformation...

Apiate explosion: Survivors demand timelines for completion of their community

Victims of the January 20 explosion at Apiate in the Western North Region are demanding timelines for the completion of their would-be new community...

Suame Interchange project to start in October – MCE

The Suame Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Maxwell Ofosu Boakye, says construction of the Suame Interchange project in the Ashanti Region is scheduled to start...

UTAG suspends strike

The University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (UTAG) has resolved to suspend its industrial action temporarily. This followed an emergency meeting by UTAG’s National Executive Committee...

Nandi Krom D/A basic school pupils learn on stones

The lives of pupils and teachers of Nandi Krom D/A school in the Krachi Nchurumu District in the Oti Region are in danger due...

Collapsed wall kills two construction workers in Ashanti Region

Two workers at a construction site were buried alive when a wall collapsed on them at Konkromoase, near Atasemanso in the Ashanti region. The two...

Husband of missing Land Commission staff discharged by court, re-arrested

An Asokwa District Court, on Monday, discharged a KNUST lecturer standing trial for alleged kidnapping.of his wife; a staff of the Lands Commission. Dr. Wilberforce...

19-year-old jailed eight years for defiling girlfriend’s friend

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a motor rider to eight years imprisonment for defiling his girlfriend’s companion at Agbogboloshie, Accra. Edward Mensah, 19, charged...

Irate youth vandalise NPP office, MCE’s property at Berekum [Video+Photos]

Some irate youth, believed to be members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), have vandalised the Berekum East NPP office. The vandals are reported to...

WCQ playoffs: FIFA changes dates for Ghana and Nigeria clash

FIFA has revised the dates for next months World Cup Qatar 2022 play-offs fixtures between Ghana and Nigeria. The fixture, which was originally scheduled for...

Wereko-Brobby condemns ‘I’ll show you where power lies’ style of arrests

Chief Policy Analyst at the GIPO, Dr Charles Wereko-Brobby, has condemned how the Police in the past few weeks has applied certain laws, particularly...

Manhyia North MP robbed [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · MANHYIA NORTH MP ROBBED The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for (MP) for Manhyia North Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Akwasi...

NCCE chairperson resigns [Listen]

The Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has resigned to take up a new role as ECOWAS ambassador to Liberia. Her resignation...

Paying lecturers $997 is an insult to their profession – Gabrielle Tetteh

Communications Team Member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Gabrielle Tetteh, has said the current salary being paid to lecturers is insulting. Her comment comes...

Oliver Barker-Vormawor allegedly calls off hunger strike in detention

Convener of the #FixtheCountry Movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has allegedly suspended his hunger strike over his arrest. Mr Barker-Vormawor is currently being tried for treason felony...

High Court sets March 28 to rule on Sosu-IGP case

The Human Rights Division of the Accra High Court has announced a date to rule on an interlocutory injunction by the Member of Parliament...

Stephen Appiah spotted in a Muntari Hearts jersey during Super Clash

Former Black Stars captain Stephen Appiah showed up at the Accra Sports stadium in a customised Hearts of Oak jersey with Muntari inscribed at...

Nsoromma Season 4: 3rd eviction witnessed in week 6

It was all about Reggae songs last Sunday as contestants performed soothing Reggae music to entertain the judges and audiences on Adom TV’s highlife...

Death has forgotten me – Woman who witnessed First World War cries

"I want to die because I am tired and weak. Others are working all I do is sleep the whole day, yet I want...

Mahama’s appointee clears air on ‘Adwoa Safo is my latest crush’ comment [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Mahama's Appointee Clears Air On 'Adwoa Safo Is My Latest Crush' Comment A former Sekyere Afram Plains District Chief Executive (DCE) under the...

Two die in fire near Circle

Two persons died in the early hours of Sunday after fire swept through Railway Line, a slum near Circle in Accra. The fire which started...

Nigeria seizes tonnes of ‘wele’ on sale as food

Nigerian authorities say they have seized 120 tonnes of imported animal hides and skins in Lagos city. They were intercepted on suspicion that they...

Heartbreak inspired my ‘Homhom Kronkron’ song; pain was so deep – Moses Atobrah

Gospel artiste, Moses Atobrah, has revealed the circumstance under which he was inspired to compose his first song, “Homhom Kronkron”, which has inspired many...

Beyi W’ano: Govt cold store at Kormantse left to rot

A million euros cold storage facility built by the government at Kormantse in the Central region has been left to rot. The facility is part...

#FixTheCountry convenor denies being presidential staffer under Mahama

#FixTheCountry convenor, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has dismissed claims that he served as a presidential staffer in the Mahama administration. According to him, “Abronye DC on...

eTranzact goes to the aid of physically-challenged man abandoned by parents

eTranzact, a leading electronic payment platform in Ghana, provided a fully furnished 2 years rented apartment to Martin Annor, a physically challenged Ghanaian, who...

UNICEF launches first-ever ‘U-Report Challenge’ to boost Covid-19 vaccine uptake in Africa

A week after COVAX delivered its billionth dose in Rwanda, UNICEF has launched the first-ever U-Report Challenge, calling on all 13.3 million U-Reporters in...

NPP Polls: Man pulls gun, another assaulted as chaos breaks out at Kade

There was chaos at the Kade Constituency office of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Eastern Region over alleged hoarding of polling...

Man arrested for exhuming queen mother’s corpse to steal beads

A 45-year-old man, Kojo Essel, has been apprehended by the residents of Ekumfi Gyankoma for allegedly exhuming a Queen mother's corpse. Mr Essel was nabbed...

Pray for us – Robbers tell passengers after VIP bus operation

Five armed robbers wearing masks with guns and other weapons have attacked over 40 passengers onboard a VIP bus with registration number GT 5795-16. Reports...

Govt holds 4th town hall meeting on E-levy in Wa

Government, through the Information Ministry, will today hold another town hall meeting to discuss the controversial Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy). The 4th meeting will take place...

Stonebwoy’s lawyer ties the knot in colourful ceremony [Video]

 Selali Noble, a lawyer for dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy, has tied the knot. The legal practitioner tied the knot over the weekend with his sweetheart,...

Meteo Agency staff to meet Labour Minister today over conditions of service

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) staff are to meet the Employment and Labour Relations Minister today over their demand for better conditions of service. They...

Rats, weed take over newly constructed Yilo Krobo District Hospital

Rats and weed have taken over the newly constructed Yilo Krobo District Hospital in the Eastern Region. The 120-bed health facility, which was completed in...

Power FM’s Oheneba Boamah now a free man

Power FM presenter, Oheneba Boamah Bennie, was on Monday morning released from the Nsawam Prison after serving 14 days in jail. He was received by...