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Akufo-Addo officially informed about passing of former First Lady, Emily Akuffo

The family of the late Mrs Emily Akuffo, former First Lady of Ghana and wife of former Head of State, General F.W. K. Akuffo,...

John Jinapor hints of massive ‘dumsor’

Former Deputy Energy Minister, John Jinapor, is predicting doom for Ghana’s electricity supply chain. According to him, the country may be plunged back into darkness...

Gunmen raid community at Yendi, 9 killed

Nine persons have been killed in an attack at Zacholi, a suburb of Yendi. Four others were also injured in the attack. Several homes were...

ECG meter thieves granted GH¢20,000 Bail

The New Abirem Magistrate Court in the Eastern Region on Tuesday granted bail to two suspects standing trial for allegedly possessing illegal meters and...

Police offer psychological support to shop owner threatened by sword-wielding Lebanese

The Police Hospital under the instruction of the IGP, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has provided the male shop owner threatened by a Lebanese at...

EC can declare Assin North seat vacant – Attorney-General

The Attorney-General (AG), Godfred Yeboah, says the Electoral Commission (EC) can declare the Assin North Constituency seat vacant following the Supreme Court’s ruling. On Wednesday...

Assin North MP’s case: Details of Supreme Court ruling

The Supreme Court on Wednesday, April 13, ruled that Assin North MP, James Gyakye Quayson, can no longer perform Parliamentary duties until a substantive...

ECG loses $400m to illegal connections

Energy Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, has disclosed that the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) loses about $400 million to illegal connections. Sharing the data at...

Durban floods: South Africa floods kill more than 250

The death toll in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal has reached more than 250, after devastating floods wreaked havoc in the area. Local authorities...

Chip-embedded passports to replace biometric ones

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has revealed that plans are underway to upgrade the Ghanaian biometric passports to...

I am so much in pain – Sosu reacts to Supreme Court ruling

Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina, Francis Xavier-Sosu, has said he is saddened about the ruling by the Supreme Court on the matter of...

Apiate explosion: 31 housing units will be ready by May 1

Deputy Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Benito Owusu-Bio, has announced that 31 housing units comprising 110 rooms will be ready for displaced residents of...

Oti Region records the highest number of modern slavery cases

The 2021 Population and Housing Census figures disclosed that Oti region is in the lead with the highest number of Child Labour cases with...

Ursula Owusu hands over classroom blocks to constituents

The Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has commissioned classroom facilities for two educational institutions in her constituency. At the St Magaret Mary...

14 US universities chase PRESEC’s NSMQ finalist

The 2021 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) team for the Presbyterian Boys’ Senior High School (PRESEC) has gained admission to 14 prestigious universities...

Sword-wielding Lebanese arrested

The Greater Accra Regional Police Command has arrested Osman Brustani, the Lebanese who pulled out a sword and threatened to behead a Ghanaian trader...

Cable thief electrocuted

A young man, who attempted to steal a cable at the Bulk Supply Point (BSP) at Aflao in the Ketu South Municipality of the...

Assin North: Gyakye Quayson must suffer fate of Adamu Sakande – AG [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Gyakye Quayson Must Suffer Fate Of Adamu Sakande The Attorney General (AG) and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has expressed satisfaction with...

Bride loses breast cancer battle three days after marrying soulmate

A brave mum lost her fight with cancer just three days after marrying her soulmate. Grainne Fogarty Clinch, 36, and her new husband Paul tied the knot surrounded by her...

Masked men attack KNUST students

Some students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have been robbed in their hostel rooms at Ayeduase New Site in...

MP to file urgent question over Baker-Vormawor’s allegations of torture

Tamale Central MP says he will file an urgent question into the allegations by #FixtheCountry Movement Convener that the police tortured him while he...

Assin North constituents are better off without illegal MP Gyakye Quayson – Frank Davies

Lawyer for the petitioner in the case against the Assin North MP says the constituents are better off without a representation in Parliament because...

The Ghanaian artist melting glass waste into wonders

Michael Tetteh, Ghana’s only professional glassblower, clenched his teeth as he gripped a red-hot ball of molten glass, his burned and blistered hands bare...

When Kan Dapaah goes to sleep, we will all be in danger – Prof Gyampo

JoyNews/AdomNews · Ghanaians are losing confidence in the Judiciary - Prof Gyampo Senior lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo, says Ghanaians will be in...

Shanghai lockdown: iPhone maker halts operations at China sites

A major producer of Apple's iPhone has become the latest manufacturer to halt operations because of the lockdown in Shanghai. Technology company Pegatron says it...

John Boadu’s message to those jostling for his post [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · John Boadu Sends Message To Those Jostling For His Position The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, says he...

Photographer jailed 3 years for sexually assaulting actress

A West End photographer convicted of sexually assaulting an aspiring actress in his studio has been jailed. Pascal Molliere, 55, from Havant in Hampshire, carried...

COCOBOD CEO enstooled Nkosuohene of Sefwi Bankyease [Photos]

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has been enstooled as the Cocoa Nkosuohene of Sefwi Bankyease in the...

Ghana Post announces partnership with NLA, DVLA

The Managing Director of the Ghana Post Company Limited, Bice Osei Kuffour, has said he is keen on making the post office a stop...

Man Utd on brink of appointing Ajax boss Erik ten Hag

Ajax boss Erik ten Hag is on the brink of being confirmed as Manchester United's new manager. United say no deal has been done but...

One dead, four others injured as bus hits cow at Gomoa Potsin [Video]

An accident at Gomoa Potsin on the Kasoa- Winneba Highway in the Central Region has claimed the life of one person. https://youtu.be/Bw-gOBo75uo Four others are also...

Electricity, water tariffs to go up

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has confirmed that there will be an upward review of utility tariffs in the coming weeks. This follows proposals...

Man jailed 375 years for killing woman, 2 children over a Facebook post

A New Jersey man has been sentenced for brutally murdering three people and attempting to kill three others after becoming enraged over a Facebook...

NPP MP stayed in Parliament till final verdict of her case – Lawyer bemoans Assin North ruling [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Baba Jamal On Assin North case Lawyers for Assin North Member of Parliament (MP), James Gyakye Quayson, have expressed dissatisfaction over the Supreme...

Tropical Storm Megi: Rescuers race to find survivors as death toll rises

At least 53 people have been killed in landslides and floods after Tropical Storm Megi devastated the Philippines. Rescue crews were still looking for survivors...

Ukraine War: Biden accuses Russian troops of committing genocide in Ukraine

US President Joe Biden has accused Russian forces of committing acts of "genocide" in Ukraine. He said Russian President Vladimir Putin was trying to "wipe...

Man goes deaf after cockroach crawls into his ears while he slept

Ohio man lost hearing after a cockroach crawled into his ear while he was asleep at a Myrtle Beach-area hotel, according to a lawsuit...

Artist shares secrets behind realistic cake creations – from guitar to raw chicken

A man lying on a hospital bed with his legs and arms chopped up may not be the most appetising ­image but look closely...

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini to face trial for corruption

Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter and former Uefa president Michel Platini will go on trial in Switzerland in June to face corruption charges. Swiss prosecutors...

Lebanon Embassy reacts to video of national threatening Ghanaian man with ‘sword’

The Lebanon Embassy in Accra is calling for immediate action to be taken against one of its nationals captured in a viral video threatening...