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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...

Ghana Immigration Service to construct new headquarters

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) is set to embark on massive developmental infrastructure across the country. The Greater Accra Regional Commander of GIS, DCI Mrs...

Court dissolves 19-year-old marriage between Septuagenarian and 52-year-old wife

An Ado-Ekiti Customary Court on Thursday dissolved a 19-year-old marriage between 72-year-old Adeniyi Adeyemi and his 52-year-old wife, Folasade. The marriage was dissolved on grounds...

Kamala Harris: First woman to get US presidential powers briefly

US Vice-President Kamala Harris will become the first woman to briefly be given presidential powers as Joe Biden undergoes his regular health check. President Biden...

COVID-19: Our airports are safe ahead of Christmas

The Senior Vector Control Officer at Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL), Enoch Mintah, has reassured Ghanaians of his outfit's preparedness to contain any ensuing danger...

ESPA calls for environmental service providers in Northern Ghana to join umbrella organisation

Executive Secretary of the Environmental Service Providers Association (ESPA), Mrs Ama Ofori Antwi, has called on all environmental service providers including waste management companies...

Farm labourer jailed over indecent assault

A 20-year-old farm labourer has been sentenced to nine months imprisonment by the Tepa District court for indecent assault. Kwadwo Ayaama was said to have...

BECE: Boy drowns while jubilating with friends

A 14-year-old boy has allegedly drowned while jubilating with friends who had just completed their Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). This unfortunate incident occurred at...

GNFS engages drivers on proper preventive measures against fire outbreak

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), Kwame Nkrumah Circle Division, on Friday, November 19 held an educational programme for drivers at the Ghana...

World Children’s Day: UNICEF unveils new mural designed by pupils

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Ghana on Friday, November 19, unveiled a new mural designed by school children across Ghana. Under the theme 'A...

Jealous woman jailed for pouring acid on boyfriend over mistaken cheating fears

A jealous woman who doused her sleeping boyfriend with acid because she mistakenly believed he was having an affair has been jailed for 14 years. Esther Afrifa,...

2022 Budget: Police to meet FixTheCountry convenors over demo

The Ghana Police Service has scheduled to meet convenors of the FixTheCountry Movement over their decision to protest on Friday, November 26, 2021. The meeting...

FixTheCountry Movement to demonstrate over 2022 Budget

The convenors of the #FixTheCountry Movement say they will demonstrate on November 26, to register their dissatisfaction with the 2022 Budget. In a statement on...

What this invigilator did to a BECE candidate will shock you [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · BECE candidate eases on self after invigilator denies access to washroom A 15-year-old Basic Education Certificate (BECE) candidate was embarrassed at Mankessim Methodist...

4 men arrested for using Instagram account to lure, rape & rob women in Accra

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has arrested four men for alleged robbery and rape of women at Adentan and...

Female passenger dies as container falls on bus

The Federal Road Safety Corps at Anambra said an accident involving two vehicles at Amansea junction, by Awka-Enugu Expressway, claimed the life of a...

62-year-old woman scammed by fraudster who pretended to be her daughter

A gran lost more than £6,500 after a fraudster posed as her daughter on WhatsApp. Grandmother Teresa Griffiths believed the texts from the messaging app were from her...

We are charting a new path – IGP on Policing in Ghana

The Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has declared his intention to transform the Ghana Police Service from an infamous institution to one...

Lady, 21, who bathed ex-lover’s girlfriend with acid sentenced

The Bole District Magistrate Court, presided over by His Worship, Edward Essel, has convicted and sentenced 21-year-old Hannah Bayiri who poured acid on her...

Joe Mettle’s wife shares powerful motherhood tips, drops 1st photo after giving birth

Selassie Dzisa, the ever-beautiful wife of award-winning Ghanaian gospel music sensation, Joseph Mettle, famed as Joe Mettle, has dropped a photo online. In the...

Woman shares disturbing tale of how her 3-month-old baby was stolen

A 23-year-old mother-of-three has cried out after her youngest child was stolen by a strange man. Fatimah Kabiru was doing laundry when the incident occurred...

Your directive on road tolls an empty boast – Bagbin tells Roads Minister

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has described as an empty boast a directive by the Roads and Highways Minister, halting the payment of...

Deputy Minister challenges Alban Bagbin on road tolls directive [Listen]

Deputy Minister for Roads and Highways, Stephen Jalulah, has said the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has no right to give a directive nullifying the...

Nurse jailed for using dying patient’s bank card to go on spending spree

A hospital nurse was jailed for 14 months yesterday after she went on a spending spree with a dying patient’s bank card. Leanne Wallace, 40,...

Mahama signs book of condolence for Dzifa Attivor

Former President John Mahama has signed a book of condolence opened for his former appointee, the late Dzifa Attivor by her family. The former Minister...

Teacher accused of Satanism after snakes appeared in classroom

A school teacher from Chipinge has slapped Chimana Secondary School Development Committee (SDC) and village heads with a $5 million defamation lawsuit after they...

Teen brothers accused of stealing eye drops for visually impaired father regain freedom after 9 months in prison

Two teenage brothers have regained their freedom after spending nine months in prison in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. The duo, who are 17...

Good news for newly-trained teachers

The Ministry of Finance has given financial clearance for the recruitment of over 16,000 newly-trained teachers by the Ghana Education Service (GES). “Financial clearance is...

Ghana, South Africa Match: No Ghanaian stabbed to death – High Commission

The High Commission of Ghana in South Africa has denied reports that a Ghanaian has been stabbed to death following the outcome of the...

Budget 2022: School Feeding National Coordinator reacts to expansion

The National Coordinator of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP), Gertrude Quashigah has lauded the government’s pronouncement to increase the number of beneficiary pupils...

Ken Ofori-Atta opens up on his health status [Listen]

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has opened up about his struggles with ill-health in recent times. Speaking in an interview on Accra-based Metro TV,...

Final year student narrates 29-day ordeal with kidnappers

A victim of kidnap from Bassa in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger, Rufai Galadima, on Thursday related the agonising 29 days he spent...

How GIHOC won hearts at 2021 IAFT in South Africa

Thousands of participants who attended this year’s Intra-African Trade Fair 2021 (IATF), in Durban South Africa, could not do away with, say, a visit...

Annor Dompreh defends Roads Minister over Bagbin’s directive

The Majority Chief Whip in Parliament, Frank Annor Dompreh, has said the Roads and Highways Minister, Kwasi Amoako-Atta, acted rightly by directing the cessation...

Ken Ofori-Atta declares presidential stance

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has settled a debate on whether or not he has any presidential ambition. According to him, he is not...

John Mahama’s daughter-in-law’s stylish photos get fans talking

Asma Mahama, the daughter-in-law of former president John Mahama, has set tongues wagging with her latest photos. Asma, who is originally from Algeria, is...

Two children and two women killed in horror house fire

Two women and two children have tragically died in a fire at a house in south-east London, the fire service has said. Six fire...

Prophet arrested for allegedly raping 8-month-old pregnant woman during revival

The police in Ondo State, Nigeria have arrested a prophet identified as Festus James for allegedly raping an eight-month-old pregnant woman at Agbabu village via...

Four suspected kidnappers arrested at Mion

Police in the Northern Region have arrested four suspected kidnappers at Kpilijini, a village in the Mion District after a team laid ambush on...

Tema drivers resist toll removal; propose alternatives to govt [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Tema drivers resist toll removal; propose alternatives to govt Though a section of the public is happy about the closure of toll booth...