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Check out the cleanest river in Ghana

Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor has named River Dayi in the Hohoe Municipality of the Volta region as the cleanest...

Man butchers elder brother over their mother’s estate

A 34-year-old man, who slashed his elder brother’s thigh and shoulder with a cutlass over their mother’s estate at Teshie, near Accra, has appeared...

Over 1,000 textbooks were approved before I left office – Former NaCCA boss

Vice-Chairman of the Education Committee of Parliament, Dr Prince Hamidu Armah, has said more than 1,000 new textbooks were approved before he left office...

NSMQ: Ketasco’s Fransica Lamini scores another straight As in WASSCE

National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) poster girl, Francisca Lamini has continued to exhibit impressive prowess even outside the contest. Though her school did not...

Chief in police grips over Tatale dispute

The Northern Regional Police have picked up another Chief in connection with the dispute in the Tatale district of the Northern Region that led...

Economic Fighters League quits #FixTheCountry Movement

The Economic Fighters League (EFL) has announced its decision to quit the FixTheCountry Movement. According to the group, the FixTheCountry Movement which began as a...

UNICEF celebrates 75th anniversary in grand style [Photos]

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) office in Ghana has marked the 75th anniversary of the global scheme in a grand event Monday, December...

Saboba drowning: Headteacher to reappear in court on this date

A Tamale District Court on Monday, December 13, 2021, adjourned the case involving Jashain Emmanuel, the headteacher of the Junior High School from which...

Man arrested for allegedly murdering woman at Parkoso [Photos]

Police have arrested a man suspected of murdering a young woman at Parkoso close to Asokore Mampong in Kumasi. Scenes from his house indicated that...

National Cathedral will bring ‘Israel to Ghana’ – Prophet Boateng

Founder of Power Chapel Worldwide and the Executive Secretary of Board of Trustees, National Cathedral, Prophet Victor Kusi Boateng, has revealed that the building...

COVID-19: Vaccination must be by choice not by force – Sammy Gyamfi fumes

The Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress has hit back at the Ghana Health Service (GHS) for its decision to make vaccination compulsory...

Prisoner freed just 48 hours into four-year jail sentence

A prisoner, who was freed just a couple of days into a four-year jail sentence, partied for 10 days before he was dragged back. Lauras...

Do magic before it’s too late – CETAG cautions govt with ultimatum

The Colleges of Education Teachers Association Ghana (CETAG) is urging the government to redeem its promises to the teachers to avert an industrial action. The...

Check out latest update on 2021 police recruitment exercise

The Police Service says medical examination and interviews for successful applicants in this year’s recruitment exercise will commence today, Monday. In a press statement, signed...

Scores of dead fish washed ashore at Weija Lake

Scores of dead fish have been washed ashore at the Weija Lake in the Greater Accra Region.The incident coincided with the sudden blackening of...

No covid vaccination card, no entry – NPP delegates warned ahead of conference [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · NPP leadership to prevent unvaccinated delegates from attending national conference Delegates coming for the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) upcoming National Annual Delegates Conference...

COVID-19: European Investment Bank supports Ghana with €82.5m

European Investment Bank (EIB) has supported Ghana with €82.5 million to strengthen healthcare, provision of specialist medical equipment and medicines across Ghana under the...

Two brothers jailed 50 years for robbing Uber driver

Two persons who robbed an Uber driver of his techno mobile phone and cash of GHC600 after pulling out a pistol and cutlass on...

Police officer jailed for sharing photos of murdered sisters

A cop has been jailed for sharing photos of two murdered sisters who allegedly boasted about covering up crimes in racist WhatsApp messages. Pc Deniz...

Otumfuo commemorates gold coins launch with praise to the King

A host of dignitaries on Sunday, December 12, 2021, gathered at the Manhyia Palace to toast to the successes of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei...

COVID 19: GHS warns travellers over new protocols

Director-General of Ghana Health Services (GHS), Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, has warned travellers over new measures to avert a 4th wave in Ghana.  He announced that...

Nigerian pastor, wife arrested for conniving to defile chorister

A pastor and his wife, Peter and Elizabeth Taiwo, have been arrested for allegedly conniving to defile a 16-year-old choir member of the church. The...

Zoomlion donates GH¢50,000 to Ghana National Mosque complex project

The management and staff of Zoomlion Ghana Limited led by the Executive Chairman, Dr Joseph Siaw Agyepong, has donated GH¢50,000.00 to the National Chief...

COVID-19: Vaccination card not mark of ‘666’ – GHS

The COVID-19 vaccines have been scientifically proven to be safe, and the vaccination card is not a mark of “666”, the mark of the...

BBC Africa Eye uncovers Nigeria’s most-feared organised crime group, ‘Black Axe’

BBC Africa Eye investigates Black Axe, one of the most feared and powerful organised crime groups in Nigeria.   This highly secretive organisation – referred to as a “cult” in...

Peace FM loses another employee

The Despite Media Group is mourning the sudden demise of one of its employees. Emmanuel Atiemo, until his demise, was the IT technician working with Accra-based Peace FM. He...

Senyo Hosi proposes measures to stabilise fuel prices

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors, Senyo Hosi, has proposed some measures to be put in place to halt the...

Opuni files another application to remove Justice Honyenuga from his case

A former Executive Director of COCOBOD, Dr Stephen Opuni, has filed a new application at the High Court seeking the removal of Justice Clemence...

DOVVSU drops scary rape, defilement statistics

Statistics available at the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service indicate that 1,047 girls were defiled, while 305...

NLA boss Sammy Awuku hosts Hassacas Ladies in Fortune House

Hassacas Ladies, Ghana football’s female club that has recently taken the continent of Africa by storm, has been hosted by the Director-General (DG) of...

Man allegedly commits suicide after being exposed for sleeping with pregnant daughter

A 75-year-old man has allegedly poisoned himself to death to evade consequences for allegedly defiling his pregnant biological daughter. Kofi Wangara was found dead, in...

22-year-old man found hanging dead in a bizarre state

A 22-year-old man has been discovered hanging dead at Ajumako Ekwamasi. Residents of Ajumako Ekwamasi in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam district are in a state...

Kojo Bonsu pays homage to Asantehene on occasion of ‘Akwasidae’

Kojo Bonsu, a flagbearer hopeful of the National Democratic Congress, was among a host of dignitaries and well-wishers who joined the Asantehene, Otumfuor Osei...

Woman allegedly hacks husband to death at Mankessim

Residents of a suburb of Mankessim have launched a search for a woman who is on the run after allegedly hacking her husband to...

Christian leaders declare 3-day national prayer and fasting

Church leaders in the country have declared a three-day national prayer and fasting programme for unity, understanding, peace and prosperity of the country. The programme...

George Quaye petitions Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture over ‘Black Star Films’ name

Actor and show host, George Quaye, has led a group of stakeholders to petition the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture to scrap the...

COVID-19: Akufo-Addo condemns imposition of travel bans on African countries

JoyNews/AdomNews · COVID-19: Akufo-Addo condemns imposition of travel bans on African countries over Omicron variant President Nana Akufo-Addo has condemned the imposition of travel bans...

CETAG hints of indefinite strike next year

The leadership of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has indicated it's readiness to embark on a nationwide strike on January...

Togbega Gabusu VI laid to rest

Thousands of mourners joined the chiefs and people of the Gbi Traditional Area to lay to rest their Paramount Chief, Togbega Gabusu VI, over...

ECG staff in Yilo and Manya Krobo municipalities get police escort

Staff of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) will be given police escorts to work in the Yilo and Manya Krobo municipalities in the...