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A new budget not bad; Akufo-Addo’s name was wrongly spelt – Ablakwa

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has suggested to the government to present another budget statement. This, according to him, is...

UDS Senior Staff Association suspends strike

The Senior Staff Association of the University for Development Studies has suspended it's intended strike action after management heeded their concerns. The Union had threatened...

Blind woman waiting for ambulance on floor for 13 hours sucked tissue for moisture

A blind woman, who was left lying on the floor waiting for an ambulance for nearly 13 hours, was forced to suck a tissue...

Be careful with anti-LGBTQI+ bill, it is needless – CHRAJ

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has called for caution in the consideration of the anti-LGBTQI+ Bill currently before Parliament. According to...

Co-defendant for alleged kidnapper dies of cardiac arrest in custody

Chiemeka Arinze, one of the codefendants in the alleged kidnap trial of Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans, has died in the custody of Correctional Services. The...

25 Ghanaians illegally residing in Germany to be repatriated

Some 25 Ghanaians illegally residing in Germany are being prepared to be deported to Ghana, the Germany Embassy in Accra has disclosed. In a Note...

46-year-old businesswoman excretes 80 pellets of Cocaine at airport [Photos]

A businesswoman heading to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for Umrah (Lesser Hajj) has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)...

Ghana is not a secular state – Sam George on Anti LGBTQI+ bill [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Ghana is not a secular state - Sam George On Anti LBTQI+ Bill Sam George, one of the Members of Parliament (MP) sponsoring...

He’s not the father of my daughter, pastor’s wife declares after divorce

A 45-year-old pastor, Adekunbi Osho, who accused his wife of blackmailing him with adultery, got his wish on Monday when an Igando Customary Court...

A Plus’ birthday message to Mahama gets fans talking

Musician cum politician, Kwame A Plus, has got some Ghanaians talking with his birthday message to former President John Mahama. Mr Mahama, on November...

Best friends killed in horror crash on way home from Christmas shopping

The families of two "lifelong friends" have paid tribute to the women who died in a crash on the way home from a Christmas...

Covid-19: Couple arrested inside plane after fleeing quarantine hotel

A married couple who tested positive for Covid-19 has been arrested after fleeing a quarantine hotel in the Netherlands before attempting to leave the...

Shock as bride dies few hours after wedding

A young lady, identified as Hannatu Yahaya, has died on her wedding day in Kano State, Nigeria.She got married to her husband, Isyaka Yusuf,...

Man murders lover’s two-year-old daughter

A monster who murdered his partner's two-year-old daughter after kicking and stamping her to death has today been jailed for life. Grace Thorpe suffered a...

Seven die after eating poisonous turtle meat

Seven people, including a three-year-old, have died on Tanzania's Pemba island after eating poisonous turtle meat. Three others are still in the hospital. The meat is...

Serious prayer and tongue -speaking by passengers as aeroplane develops fault mid-air [video]

Passengers onboard an aeroplane that developed fault mid-air engaged in a desperate prayer session to seek God’s intervention. According to reports, the plane was from...

2 dead, 6 others injured in gory accident

Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps in Bauchi, Yusuf Abdullahi, says no fewer than two persons lost their lives in a lone motor accident...

Owusu Bempah’s death threat case to begin in 2022

The Accra Circuit Court hearing the death threat case against Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah and three others has set January 19, 2022 as the...

Immigration Service intercepts 1,490 slabs of suspected Indian hemp

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has intercepted about 1,490 slabs of substances suspected to be Indian Hemp along the Togolese border in the Nyive...

Public hearing on anti-LGBTQ+ bill resumes

The Constitutional, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament has resumed the public hearing in relation to the Anti-LGBTQ+ bill. This follows a temporal suspension...

Prophetess who claimed to have gone to Heaven, hell makes U-turn [Video]

A Nigerian prophetess, who has been on the lips of many Christians after detailing her journey to the divine world, has made a U-turn...

Budget brouhaha: Speaker was determined to humiliate Finance Minister – Majority Leader [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Budget brouhaha: Speaker was determined to humiliate Finance Minister - Majority Leader Majority Leader, Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, says the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin's...

Airport officials suspended after video of passenger selling in plane went viral

In a first of its kind, a Ugandan man was captured in a viral clip selling grasshoppers to excited passengers who were aboard Uganda Airlines...

‘Beyi W’ano’: Here is a message to teacher group against 1 teacher 1 laptop initiative

A teacher group that is opposing the government's one-teacher-one-laptop policy has been directed to seek clarity from its leadership. This is because the Teacher Unions...

NSS boss sends strong message to service personnel

The Executive Director of the National Service Scheme (NSS), Osei- Assibey Antwi, has advised personnel nationwide to use the service period as an opportunity...

Jack Dorsey steps down as CEO of Twitter

Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and public face of Twitter, will step down from his role as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately, the company...

NSMQ 2021: Lady in Keta SHTS squad scored 8As in WASSCE while in form 2

Francisca Lamini, the only female to have competed in the 2021 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ 2021), sat for the West Africa Senior...

LGBTQI+: We’re not trying to criminalise intersex people – Sam George

The Ningo-Prampram Member of Parlimaet (MP), Sam Nartey George, who is also a proponent of the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian...

IET, Ghana attends thanksgiving service

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Ghana has held its 35th Annual General Meeting Thanksgiving Service at the Pentecost International Worship Centre, Atomic,...

Death row inmate dies years after ‘botched two-hour torture execution’

A death row inmate who survived a botched two-hour execution has died after a cancer battle. Doyle Hamm, 64, was originally scheduled to be executed...

Three burnt to death in fuel tanker explosion [Photos]

Three persons, including a mother and daughter, have been burnt to death after a tanker loaded with Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, exploded. The incident...

GES partners Zoomlion to step up sanitation education in SHSs

Waste management company, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, in collaboration with the Schools Health Education Programme (SHEP) of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has begun a...

Motorbike thief bags 24 months in jail

The Ashaiman District Court has sentenced, John Gospel, a 19-year-old driver’s mate, to 24 months imprisonment for stealing a motorbike. The court, presided over by...

Court orders psychiatric test on woman who stabbed mum over ‘spiritual marriage’

An Adentan Circuit Court has ordered for a psychiatric examination to be conducted on a 24-year-old unemployed woman who stabbed her mother she claimed...

NIA postpones card replacement, update of personal records

The National Identification Authority (NIA) announces for the information of the general public that it has postponed until further notice its services for updating...

Court issues warrant for Sosu’s arrest

The Kaneshie District Court has issued a warrant for the arrest of Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina, Francis-Xavier Sosu. This was after the MP...

Increase in HIV infections in persons less than 25 years worrying – Commission

Director-General of the Ghana AIDS Commission, Kyeremeh Atuahene, has expressed concern about the rate at which young people between 15 and 24 years are...

COVID-19: Over 142,000 vaccines are being administered daily – GHS

Ghana’s daily vaccination rate has shot up to about 142,000. This is according to the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick...

COVID-19: GHS declares December as month of vaccination

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has declared December as the ‘month of vaccination.' This was announced by the Director-General of the GHS, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, at...

COVID-19: AU endorses Togo’s vaccine pass

The African Union (AU) has endorsed the vaccine pass standard (Trusted Vaccines) and Covid-19 testing certificate standard (Trusted Travel) of the Republic of Togo. Togo...