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Yellow Fever: Central Region on high alert

The Central Region is on high alert following the outbreak of yellow fever in parts of the country, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has...

FDA cautions animal rearers to stop using antibiotics as growth promoters

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) is cautioning people who rear animals to stop using antibiotics as growth promoters in food producing animals. In statement...

4 notorious robbery suspects busted at Weija

The police have arrested four suspected notorious robbers who operate within Weija in the Ga South Municipality of Accra and its environs. The suspects have...

Missing armoury: Auditor-General drops bombshell

Five AK47 rifles and 100 rounds of ammunition have gone missing from the armoury of the Tamale Police Station; this is according to the...

Alban Bagbin mourns with Dzifa Attivor’s family [Photos]

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, on Friday led a delegation to commiserate with the family of late former Transport Minister, Dzifa Attivor. The National Democratic...

Two SHS students die after being struck by lightening

In a tragic development, two schoolgirls have died after being struck by lightning while on their way from school. The two schoolgirls were students...

AIDS Commission warns against unprotected sex as HIV soars in Eastern Region

The acting Eastern Regional Technical Coordinator of the Technical Unit of the Ghana AIDS Commission, Ebenezer Appiah Agyekum Abrokwa, has disclosed that HIV infection...

Man files for divorce after seeing newlywed wife without makeup

An Egyptian man has cried foul and filed for divorce from his newlywed wife after seeing her without makeup. The man alleged that his...

Over five communities at Kumbungu protest over bad roads

Over five communities in the Kumbungu District of the Northern Region, including Dalun and Nawuni Monday, demonstrated against the government over the abandoned Kumbungu...

Five dead, scores injured as vehicles ram into crowd

At least five people were killed and more than 40 injured after a car ploughed through a busy Christmas parade on Sunday. Horror footage...

Bawumia’s Executive Secretary installed chief

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s Executive Secretary, Augustine Blay, has been installed Boafohene of Sefwiman for his immense contribution to Ghana’s digitalisation agenda and...

Teachers raise red flag over ‘1 teacher 1 laptop’ initiative

JoyNews/AdomNews · Teachers raise red flag over 1 teacher 1 laptop initiative Some concerned teachers are raising issues about the 'one-teacher one laptop' initiative by...

Boy, 11, found dead with brain missing

Suspected ritualists have killed an 11-year-old boy in Bauchi State, Nigeria and made away with his brain.  The incident happened on Saturday, November 20.  According to...

Pan-African Writers Association presents advanced ‘Rawlings book’ to family

The Pan-African Writers Association (PAWA), an umbrella body of writers’ associations on the African continent and the Diaspora, on Tuesday presented advance copies of...

35-year-old Fire Officer who died in rescue operation laid to rest [Video]

The final funeral rites for the late Fire Officer Joseph Baidoo has been held at Ntranoa, a farming community close to Ankaful Prison Quarters...

LONACI donates $60,000 to Good Causes Foundation of NLA

The Foundation LONACI, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of the Ivorian Lotto Regulatory body, has donated 30,000,000CFA equivalent of $60,000 US dollars to the...

Nadia Buari lights social media with stunning birthday photos

Following the annual ritual, actress Nadia Buari has released breathtaking photos to mark her birthday. The mother of four turned 39 today, November 21 and...

Meet the Ghanaian CEO who sells jewels to Floyd Mayweather, others

Lamar Berko is a 28-year-old young business man who has over the years proven that the youth if trusted and encouraged can do great...

Landlady threatens to close down NPP’s Ashanti Region head office over rent arrears

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region is facing eviction from its office at Krofuom in Kumasi over allegations of unpaid rent. The...

Lady rescued after going missing in river for 24 hours

Fast-rising disc jockey, Michelle Abesin, who was reported to have drowned in Lagos on Thursday, has been recovered alive after 24 hours. Her sister, Stella,...

Lady calls off wedding last minute after discovering groom is married with kids

A to-be bride has called off her wedding last minute after discovering that her groom-to-be is already married. The Nigerian lady, identified as James Chiamaka...

FDA breaking down regulatory barriers to facilitate Intra-Africa Trade

Africa is known to be the only continent which does not consume what it produces, with a total of less than 16% intra-Africa trade...

Shock as govt appointee slumps, dies in his office

Aformer governorship aspirant in Ekiti State, Senator Gbenga Aluko, is dead. The politician was said to have passed away on Saturday after slumping in his...

Official: Ole leaves his role as Manchester United boss

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer leaves Manchester United after nearly three years as manager; the Norwegian led United to third and second-place finishes in the Premier...

Woman who rejected Covid jab begs doctors to save her after she ‘died’ eight times

An unvaccinated woman who 'died' eight times after being hospitalised with Covid has urged other Brits to get the jab. Gemma Roberts' heart stopped...

Amoako Atta’s reasons for abrupt halt of toll collection is an insult to road users – IMANI boss

The Chief Executive of IMANI Centre for Policy and Education, Franklin Cudjoe, says the Road Minister’s justification after he was reprimanded by Parliament for...

Tsikata’s family breaks silence on his death; announces burial plans

The family of Captain Kojo Tsikata has confirmed the death of the former National Security Head under late Rawlings' Provisional National Defence Council. The...

Teenager who killed two, injured one during Black Lives Matter protest freed

Kyle Rittenhouse, the American teenager, who shot dead two men during protests and riots against police brutality in Wisconsin last year, was acquitted of...

Three arrested for killing, beheading 9-year-old boy for rituals

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested three suspects including a herbalist who allegedly murdered a nine-year-old boy for rituals. The suspects confessed to killing...

Man sells off his newborn baby after lying to wife about stillbirth

A man, identified as Appolos Ndubuisi, has been arrested for allegedly selling his baby after deceiving his wife that she had a stillbirth. The 40-year-old...

Child labour: 3 Million minors locked up

The traffic lights are meant to regulate the movement of vehicles and maintain order at road intersections, but for 13-year-old Razak, who makes his...

Yilo Krobo: One shot, 3 sustain machete wounds in renewed chieftaincy dispute [Photos]

There is escalating tension in the Yilo Krobo Traditional area following a renewed chieftaincy feud which has led to one person being shot while...

Convict shot dead in attempt to escape on his way to prison

Police in Accra have shot and killed a convict who tried to escape while being conveyed to prison. The incident happened on Friday morning,...

GES receives financial clearance to recruit over 16,000 teachers

The Ministry of Education has received financial clearance to enable the Ghana Education Service (GES) to recruit 16,850 newly trained teachers. This was contained...

NDC’s Sylvester Mensah’s daughter ties the knot [Photos]

Yvonne, the daughter of former Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance, Sylvester Mensah, has tied the knot. The colourful ceremony, according to Mr Mensah,...

We should reconsider how people are enrolled into Law School – UTAG President

National President of the University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (UTAG), Prof. Solomon Nunoo, has called for a review of existing policies about legal education....

Toilet Day: Over 1,500 residents register for household toilets in Greater Kumasi

The Greater Kumasi Sanitation Project, an intervention by city authorities, to reduce open defecation in parts of Ashanti Region, is yielding positive results. Through the...

Sammy Gyamfi proposes ways Ghana can recover from economic hardship

The National Communications Officer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has proposed ways Ghana can recover from economic hardship instead of the...

It is sad news for Ghana – NDC mourns Captain Kojo Tsikata

A founding member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Captain Kojo Tsikata, has passed on. Though the cause of death is not immediately known, the...

Fire breaks out near Paris opera house as smoke engulfs city

A huge fire has broken out near Paris' iconic opera house according to reports on social media. Images and videos shared on social media show smoke...