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Why Guan district is missing in MMDCEs list – Dan Botwe explains [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Why Guan district is missing in MMDCEs list - Dan Botwe explains The Minister for Local Government, Dan Kwaku Botwe, has revealed why...

MPs, Samia Nkrumah, Obaapa Christy, others mourn with Jomoro MP [Photos]

The one-week observation for Mary Affo Danyi, the mother of Jomoro Member of Parliament (MP), Dorcas Affo-Toffey, has been held. The solemn ceremony took place...

Prosecution to amend charges against Owusu-Bempah; case adjourned

Prosecution in the case in which Rev Isaac Owusu-Bempah, the General Overseer of the Glorious Word Ministry International, is standing trial has served notice...

Registrar General’s Department to remove 220 firms from Companies Register

The Registrar Generals Department has finalised the move to strike out about 220 institutions from the list of Company Register, beginning October 1, 2021. This...

Johnson Sirleaf, Tanzania President, others named 2021 Influential Women in Africa

Former Liberia President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Tanzania President, Samia Suluhu Hassan, have been named in the list of top 100 most influential women...

My husband beats me, says I eat too much – Woman tells court

A 23-year-old woman, Firdausi Sulaiman, on Monday dragged her husband, Haruna Haruna, before a Sharia Court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, seeking divorce...

Tears as family buries four children who died after meal

Tears flowed on Saturday as four of the seven children who died after allegedly eating Suya were buried in Umuahia, the Abia State capital. The four victims...

Maid forced to drink peppered hot water

A 10-year-old maid, who was reportedly hurt with hot water by her employer, Esther David, will be taken to Abuja for surgery. Our correspondent learnt...

How these two married police officers ignored call-outs to an assault to have s3x in car

Two Surrey Police officers ignored call-outs to a burglary and a hospital to have sex in a squad car while on duty, a disciplinary...

Gifty Anti’s take on MMDCE list

Veteran Ghanaian journalist, Oheneyere Gifty Anti, has expressed disappointment in the female representation contained in the list of MMDCEs released by the President. According to...

Nigerian kidnappers free 10 SHS students after collecting ransom; 21 remain in captivity

Bandits in northern Nigeria released 10 more students kidnapped two months ago from a Baptist school. Another 21 still remain in captivity despite a pledge to release all hostages,...

This deplorable road leads to a GRA office at North Industrial Area Accra [Photos]

The road leading to the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) in Accra has got social media users wondering if it motivates citizens enough to go...

Man arrested with 656 ATM cards at Kotoka Airport

The National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) has arrested a 42-year-old man for possessing 656 ATM cards at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). The suspect, Bachir Musa...

Trigger-happy police officer kills man, 25, hours to sister’s wedding

A 25-year-old man, Moses Adam, has passed on after he was hit by a stray bullet fired by a police officer in Benin City,...

Akufo-Addo gifts Anglican Church a Pajero car [Photo+Video]

President Nana Akufo-Addo has gifted the Sefwi Wiaso Anglican Church a brand new registered Pajero Mitsubishi. The car gift was to honour the promise he...

MMDCE list: Demonstrators hired – Ben Ephson

The disgruntled grassroots members of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), who are demonstrating against President Nana Akufo-Addo’s list of Metropolitan, Municipal, and District...

Gunman kills six at Russian University [Video]

A gunman has killed six people at a university in the Russian city of Perm, officials say. The assailant walked on to the campus on...

Rwandan court finds real-life ‘Hotel Rwanda’ film hero guilty on terror-related charges

A Rwandan court on Monday found Paul Rusesabagina, a one-time hotel manager portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood film about the 1994 genocide,...

YPYC partners MTN PULSE for 2021 transform Africa conference, role model awards

For the third year running, telecommunications giant, MTN, has partnered with Youth development-oriented (NGO), Young Professionals & Youth Coalition (YPYC), for the 2021 ...

Rwanda: The mysterious deaths of political opponents

The death of former Rwandan lieutenant Revocant Karemangingo, a critic of President Paul Kagame, is the latest addition to a list DW has compiled...

Huge crocodile found roaming streets of Techiman [photo]

In a shocking incident, a huge crocodile was seen roaming on the streets of Dagomba Line, a suburb of Techiman in the Bono East...

Kojo Bonsu reacts to Sam Pyne’s appointment as Kumasi Mayor – [Audio]

A former Mayor of Kumasi, Kojo Bonsu, has reacted to the appointment of the New Patriotic Party's Ashanti Regional Secretary, Sam Pyne, as the...

Tema Motorway users to experience one-month disruption in traffic flow

The Ministry of Roads and Highways has announced a one-month traffic interruption from the Flower Pot Roundabout on the Spintex Road onto the Tema Motorway. This will...

CCTV captures man in police uniform breaking into home [Video]

A Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) footage has exposed a man purported to be a police officer who broke into a resident's home. In the video, which...

AYo Ghana enhances customer experience

AYo Intermediaries Ghana Limited, a leading microinsurance company, has increased its maximum premium from GH¢ 4 to GH¢ 6 to give more to its...

Female prayer warrior leaves church to marry fetish priest

Though there is the perception that she is not compatible with her husband, a Nigerian prayer warrior says she does not regret marrying her...

Oko Vanderpuije sends important message to Accra Mayor nominee [Audio]

Former Mayor of Accra, Alfred Oko Vandepuije, has congratulated Accra Mayor nominee, Elizabeth Sackey on her appointment. However, the Ablekuma South Member of Parliament (MP) has...

Rev Owusu Bempah, 4 others to reappear in court

The leader of the Glorious Word Power Ministries International, Reverend Isaac Owusu Bempah, is expected to reappear in court later today, Monday, September 20,...

Rev Owusu Bempah meets Bawumia after his arrest [Photos]

The Founder and Leader of Glorious Word Power Ministries International, Reverend Isaac Owusu Bempah, on Sunday, September 19, 2021, paid a courtesy call on...

Akufo-Addo reacts to Ama Benyiwa Doe’s demise with some great words

President Nana Akufo-Addo has joined scores of Ghanaians to mourn the death of former Central Regional Minister, Ama Benyiwa Doe. This follows news of her...

Popular footballer expecting 4th child with his ex-wife’s niece

Brazilian striker Hulk has announced the niece of his ex-wife is pregnant with his fourth child. He confirmed Camila Sousa was expecting in an Instagram post which...

Phone thief sentenced to 4 years imprisonment

The Ashaiman District Court has sentenced Prince Agbeko, a 22-year-old Forklift Apprentice to a total of four years imprisonment in hard labour, for stealing...

WAEC, Education Minister to be hauled before Parliament

The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Education Committee, Peter Nortsu-Kotoe, has stated that he is expecting the Minister for Education and officials of the West...

Former KMA Mayor, Osei Assibey gets new appointment

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed immediate past Mayor of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Osei Assibey Antwi, as the Executive Director of the National...

Mahama pays glowing tribute to Ama Benyiwa Doe

Former President John Mahama has paid a glowing tribute to National Democratic Congress (NDC) stalwart, Ama Benyiwa Doe. The NDC 2020 presidential candidate has described...

Marry each other – Nigeria’s IGP appeals to police officers

The Inspector-General of Police of Nigeria, Usman Baba Alkali, has called on officers and men of the Force in the country to get married...

Police arrest 4 for causing mayhem at Jamestown

The Ghana Police Service has arrested four persons in connection with Saturday's commotion at Jamestown, Accra. The four have been identified as Salaami Abubakari, 36,...

Proprietor’s 10 dogs maul 2-year-old pupil to death in school compound

A pupil at Global Growth Academy, Amokpo, Umuanunwa, Nteje in the Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State has been eaten by 10 dogs...

Boy, 15, gets USB cable stuck in his p3nis after inserting it to measure its length

A 15-year-old boy had to be rushed to the hospital after he inserted a USB cable into his pen*s and it got stuck. The unidentified...

Carpenter gets five years imprisonment for setting rival’s room ablaze

A 28-year-old carpenter has been sentenced to five years imprisonment by an Adentan Circuit Court for setting the room of his rival ablaze. Emmanuel Agyekum,...