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Owoo family not only beneficiaries of Achimota Forest land – Sir John’s boy tells Abu Jinapor

A former Operations Manager at the Forestry Commission, Charles Owusu has dared the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources to make public the names...

Stonebwoy reacts to Sir John’s will making rounds on social media

Dancehall musician, Stonebwoy has joined Ghanaians sharing their views and sentiments on the will of former Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo...

Sir John’s ‘Michael Owusu’ trends on Twitter

Some Ghanaians on social media are earnestly looking for a certain ‘Michael Owusu’. This is because his name has popped up in a document, purported...

Video flashback: Sir John warned chiefs against selling the Ramsar lands he willed to his sisters

“We have also put out a number of publications in the dailies, alerting people that the Forestry Commission has not given any chief or...

#AccraFloods: Floodwater destroys documents at Lands Commission [Photos]

Hundreds of documents, computers, and scanners at the Head Office of the Lands Commission in Accra have been destroyed by flood waters. The basement of...

President of Mozambique arrives in Ghana for a state visit

President of the Republic of Mozambique, Felipe Jacinto Nyusi has arrived in Ghana for a four-day state visit. President Nyusi was received on arrival by...

You are simply guests; you can’t bless same sex marriage – Sam George warns Spanish Embassy

Ningo-Prampram Member of Parliament (MP), Sam George has warned the Spanish Embassy over alleged plans to bless a gay marriage. According to him, the Embassy...

One dead, 5 arrested in renewed clashes at Kandiga-Doba

At least one person has died with five suspects arrested in connection with a renewed clash between Doba and Kandiga in the Kassena-Nankana Municipal...

Sisters abandoned in separate public toilets reunite after 32 years

Two sisters have been reunited decades after they were abandoned by their mum in hospital toilet cubicles 18 months apart. Siblings Natasha and Lee-Ann found...

65-year-old electrocuted to death during heavy downpour

A 65-year-old pensioner, Openyin Ebow Takyi has met his untimely death after he was electrocuted at Breman Asikuma in the Asikuma Odoben Brakwa District...

Otumfuo pays medical bills of 30 women detained at KATH

It was a moment of joy for the nursing mothers detained at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) for non-payment of bills. The nursing...

Russian soldier sentenced to life in prison for war crime

A court in Ukraine has jailed a Russian tank commander for life for killing a civilian at the first war crimes trial since the...

Liverpool confirm signing Fabio Carvalho from Fulham

Liverpool have signed Fabio Carvalho from Fulham with the forward set to officially join on July 1, 2022. The 19-year-old played a key role in...

Lilwin stuns fans with photos from his beautiful traditional wedding

Ghanaian actor, Kwadwo Nkansah, popularly known as Lilwin, has stunned many with adorable photos from his traditional marriage. The actor has officially tied the knot...

Ghana Health Service issues public alert on Lassa Fever outbreak

The Ghana Health Services (GHS) has cautioned all Divisional Directors, Regional Deputy Directors of the Service and public health care facilities of the likelihood...

Ghana records $1.33bn trade surplus in April 2022

Ghana recorded a trade surplus of $1.33 billion in the first four months of 2022, higher than the $1.107 billion recorded in the entire...

World facing monkeypox outbreak- WHO cautions

The world is facing "formidable" challenges, including Covid, the war in Ukraine and monkeypox, the head of the World Health Organization has warned. Tedros Adhanom...

Alan Kyerematen celebrates mother’s 102nd birthday

The Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen, has taken to social media to celebrate his mother as she turns a year older. Victoria Kyerematen...

Full details: Achimota Forest lands, gold businesses and guns in Sir John’s will

When President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo signed an executive instrument declassifying parts of the Achimota Forest as a forest reserve, many Ghanaians greeted the...

Free SHS: Leave debate to politicians – Akufo-Addo urges students

President Nana Akufo-Addo has urged beneficiaries of the free senior high school (SHS) policy to concentrate on their studies and come out to be...

FDA gives update on Mawarko food poisoning case

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has assured it will make the reports of the suspected food poisoning at Marwako Fast Food Limited available...

Visually impaired couple tie knot in beautiful ceremony [Photos]

Two visually impaired lovers got married in a wedding ceremony that attracted over 15 Catholic priests and government functionaries in Anambra state, Nigeria.  Thankgod Ohaeri, a...

Former NDC MP passes on [Photos]

Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Sawla-Tuna-Kalba constituency, Donald Dari Sodiitey, has passed. Mr Sodiitey passed on on Sunday, May 22 at Tamale Teaching Hospital...

Suspend all Hearts of Oak games – Ghana Health Service instructs

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has recommended that all games involving Hearts of Oak be suspended due to an outbreak of "Influenza A subtype...

Achimota Forest: Govt probes portions allegedly captured in Sir John’s will

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources says it has launched investigations into claims that the late former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the...

Chaos in KALISCO as ‘town boys’ clash with students during jams

A group of outsiders invaded the Kalpohin Senior High School in Tamale and clashed with the students having an entertainment session last night. The clash...

Ghanaians involved in terrorist attacks in Sahel region – Intelligence reports reveal

JoyNews/AdomNews · Intelligence reports reveal involvement of Ghanaians in terrorist attacks – Oppong Nkrumah Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, says intelligence picked by the country’s...

Ballistic experts in Nkoranza to investigate death of Albert Donkor

The Police administration has deployed a forensic team, including ballistic experts to the Bono East Regional town of Nkoranza to probe circumstances that led...

Akufo-Addo cuts sod for University of Engineering And Agricultural Science at Bunso

President Akufo-Addo, on Friday, cut a sod for the commencement of the construction of the University of Engineering and Agricultural Sciences (UEAS), at Bunso,...

Microsoft appoints former UG student as Chief of Staff

A past student of the University of Ghana (UG) has landed a new job with tech giant Microsoft as the Chief of Staff. Abigail Amoakoa...

We are on top of terrorism threats – National Security Ministry assures

The National Security Ministry has assured Ghanaians that there is nothing to fear amidst the growing terrorism threats. According to the Deputy National Security Coordinator,...

Nkoranza clashes: Police sends SOS message to residents

The Ghana Police Service is cautioning persons seeking to exploit the Nkoranza clashes for their own interests to desist from the act. The Police said...

Tolon SHS temporarily closed down after fire outbreak at dormitory

The Tolon Senior High School has been temporarily closed down after fire ravaged parts of the girls’ dormitory on Thursday, May 19. According to the...

Adwoa Safo blushes as son delivers powerful speech in school [Video]

Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo is an elated mother as her son, Kelvin Ohene Safo-Agyapong, excels. Kelvin, one of the two...

Relocating Cheddar’s tigers to take 2 months – Wildlife

Director of Operations at the Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission, Luri Kanton has said that the relocation of the two tigers in a...

God never said anywhere in the Bible our wives should take our surnames – Clergyman

A clergyman, Bishop Yaw Owusu-Ansah is advising men not to force their wives to take their surnames. The Accra Regional Overseer of the Resurrection Power...

Our church not shrouded in mystery — Latter-Day Saints

The leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in West Africa has debunked the assertion that the church is a mystical...

Instant justice cases increase in Bono Region

Mob justice is gradually becoming a common practice in the Bono Region and the situation has resulted in the loss of lives despite the...

Parts of Accra flooded after Saturday’s rains [Videos+Photos]

Following almost 4 hours of rain, parts of Accra and other urban centres in the Greater Accra Region, including North Kaneshie, Kwame Nkrumah Circle...

The Makers Electronics wins ‘Outstanding Customer Service’ Award at WABEA 2022

One of the fastest-growing retail brands in electronic and home appliance products in Ghana, The Makers Electronics Company Limited, has won the Outstanding Customer...