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Check out features of Otumfuo’s gold coins to be launched on December 12

Commemorative coins of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, will be launched on Sunday, December 12, 2021. The 24-carat gold coins were approved by the...

Okudzeto Ablakwa lauds Ofori-Atta over 2022 Budget

North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has commended the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta on modifications made to the 2022 budget. Mr...

Man beats vendor to death over 50N balance

A Nigerian police command has arrested a 32-year-old man, Biodun Adebiyi, for allegedly beating a 30-year-old cigarette seller to death over 50N (70p) balance.It...

Missing girl found dismembered inside cooler in pastor’s house

The search for a missing seven-year-old girl has come to a painful end as her lifeless body has been discovered. Social media was flooded with...

Boy beheads pregnant sister with mum’s help and takes selfie

A teenager decapitated his pregnant sister with a sickle and then posed for a selfie while parading the severed head in a shocking killing...

Six ‘Aayololo’ buses destroyed in the heat of demo by drivers

JoyNews/AdomNews · Six Aayololo buses destroyed in drivers demo Six 'Aayololo' buses were destroyed in the heat of the demonstration by commercial drivers in Accra...

Thugs set newly-built police station ablaze [Photos]

Unidentified thugs have set fire into a newly constructed police station at Tenbibian in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. The station,...

Tears as 8 children found dead inside parked car are buried [Photos]

The eight children found dead in a parked car at Jah-Michael community, along Badagry Expressway, Olorunda LCDA axis of Lagos, have been laid to rest.  The...

Mourners carry dead friend on motorbike to pay last respects

A group of friends took the body of their murdered pal out of his coffin to give him one last ride on a motorbike...

Drivers’ strike: 22 to be arraigned for various offences

The Ghana Police Service will today, December 7, 2021, put 22 persons before the court. These persons, according to the police, were arrested on Monday...

Zoomlion, GES educate St. Martin’s students on sanitation practices

Students of St. Martin's Senior High School (SHS) in the Eastern Region have benefited from Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and waste management sensitisation...

IGP Dampare’s all-important message to courier services

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has charged the leadership of courier services in the country to introduce some form of...

COVID-19 vaccination: Ashanti Region targets 500,000 by end December

In line with the declaration of December as COVID-19 Vaccination Month by the Ghana Health Service, the Ashanti Regional Health Directorate plans to vaccinate...

63 passengers escape death as MMT Bus catches fire [Photos]

A Metro Mass Transit (MMT) bus with a church congregation onboard to a prayer meeting has caught fire at Ayigya near the Tech Police...

ECG shuts down Yilo Krobo office over threats against staff, property

JoyNews/AdomNews · ECG shuts down office in Yilo Krobo The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has ceased operations in its district office at Somanya in...

Drivers’ strike: Govt directs GOIL to reduce fuel price

Government has directed Goil to reduce its fuel price from GHC 6.85 to GHC6.70 per litre. This comes after Chief of Staff, Frema Opare, met...

YouStart will have momentous impact like free SHS – Ofori-Atta

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, is optimistic government’s multi-year GH₵10 billion ‘YouStart programme’ will be as impactful as the free Senior High School (SHS) policy introduced...

Woman beaten to death over witchcraft accusations

An elderly woman has died in Nalerigu at the North East Region after she was beaten over suspicions of witchcraft. The deceased, identified as...

Covering faces of suspects will complicate investigation – Security analyst

Security analyst, Adib Saani, has reacted to the decision by the Ghana Police Service to protect the faces of suspects. Mr Saani remarked that...

Sea defence project: Govt bows to pressure, allocates GH¢10m for feasibility studies

Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has announced that a budgetary allocation of 10 million cedis will be made to examine a comprehensive solution along...

I’ve written to Speaker on modifications to the 2022 Budget – Ken Ofori-Atta

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, says he has officially written to the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin on modifications made to the 2022 Budget. "On behalf...

Dozens of farmers honoured at Kpone-Katamanso on Farmers Day

The Kpone-Katamanso Municipal Assembly has honoured eleven farmers to mark the 2021 Farmers Day celebration held at Gbetsile Town Park near Kpone in the...

GES announces date for first National Exam for all Primary 4 pupils

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has scheduled the first edition of the National Standardised Test for December 17, 2021. The exam, which forms part...

E-levy remains at 1.75 % – Finance Minister

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has ruled out a reduction of the 1.75 % Electronic Taxation levy (e-levy). Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, had said the...

Full text: Ken Ofori-Atta announces amendments to 2022 budget

Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen. I thank you for honouring our invitation to this Press Conference. On Friday, 26th November 2021, the Parliament of...

Konongo Odumase SHS killing: Prime suspect caged as 4 others are discharged [Video]

https://youtu.be/EDcsie90qDU The Konongo District Court in the Ashanti Region has discharged four juveniles standing trial in connection with the death of a first-year student of...

Agric Ministry to compensate Ejisu pig farmers for stocks lost

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has promised to compensate the Ejisu pig farmers who lost their pigs to the African swine fever in...

Drivers strike: Six arrested in Northern region for obstructing traffic

The Northern Regional Police has arrested six drivers for obstructing traffic in the city. They were arrested for blocking two major roads, thus causing...

Man caught using fake arm to try to get vaccine certificate

A 50-year-old man tried to pass off a silicone arm as his own at a Covid-19 vaccination clinic in northern Italy, in an attempt to get a...

Set standard tariff regime- Premier Health CEO appeals to NHIA

Premier Health Insurance Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Percy Asare Ansah, has appealed to the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), regulators of the health insurance...

Doctor fined for amputating wrong leg of patient

A surgeon has been fined after amputating the wrong leg of a patient earlier this year in Austria. The elderly patient's right leg was removed...

It was not deliberate to see you suffer – Drivers union tell Ghanaians [Audio]

The Public Relations Officer (PRO) for True Drivers Union, Yaw Barima, says their strike which left many Ghanaians stranded was not deliberate. According to...

Covid-19: GHS records 8 more deaths

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says eight more lives have been lost to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Service made this known in its latest update...

The Big Talent Show week 10: Tapoli evicted amid electrifying performances

It’s a competition so I am okay with everything that has happened. I thank God for the eviction and it doesn’t mean my talent...

Serial abuser jailed 23 years for stabbing girlfriend to death at Holiday Inn

A serial abuser has been jailed for 23 years for stabbing his girlfriend to death at a Holiday Inn. Taye Francis, 40, already had...

FixTheCountry conveners send strong message to govt over drivers demo

#FixTheCountry conveners have asked the government to take immediate steps to address issues raised by commercial transport operators and their unions. The call comes in...

Drivers strike: Aayalolo deploys 110 buses to mitigate effect

Operations Manager of the Quality Bus System, popularly known as “Aayololo,” has said the company has deployed 110 buses to five routes in Accra...

Be thankful to your employer – Bishop Tackie-Yarboi urges workers

The Presiding Bishop of the Victory Bible Church International (VBCI), Bishop Nii Apiakai Tackie-Yarboi, has underscored the need for workers to be thankful and...

Otumfuo rekindles relationship with Awuah-Darko family [Photos]

The overlord of the Ashanti Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has rekindled the long-standing relationship with the Awuah-Darko family. This was at their private...

Agric Minister’s itinerary as he tours Northern, North East and other Regions

Minister for Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto has commenced a 13-day tour of the five Northern regions of the country. The tour which began...