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26-year-old welder arrested for stealing laptops and other valuables [Photos]

A 26-year-old welder, Ibrahim Achulo Jacob, has been arrested for robbing a worker of the Ghana Highway Authority at Damongo in the West Gonja...

Ghana recorded 266,000 abortions in 4 years

The first-ever model of unintended pregnancies and abortion rates for 150 countries has estimated that 266,000 abortions were done in Ghana between 2015 and...

All 132 people on plane that crashed in China are dead, official says

All 132 people aboard the China Eastern Airlines plane that crashed into a mountain in southern China are dead, a senior official in the...

KNUST launches four books on eye care for children and professionals

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has launched four books on eye care for children and professionals. The two English books...

Driver’s mate dead, others in critical condition after accident on Winneba Highway [Photos]

A driver's mate has died with three others in a critical condition after an accident at Bewadze on the Winneba-Apam Highway. The accident occurred...

Ghana’s First female Brigadier-General, Constance Emefa Edjeani-Afenu laid to rest

https://youtu.be/NpaF_N4NCq8 Ghana’s First female Brigadier-General, Constance Emefa Edjeani-Afenu, has been laid to rest in a solemn ceremony. Scores of high-profile personalities thronged the Garrison Methodist...

17-year-old SHS student attempts suicide after Taxi driver boyfriend broke up with her

A 17-year-old student of Ajumako Bisease Senior High School (SHS) is receiving treatment at Ajumako Government Hospital after an attempted suicide over a breakup...

Disaster looms on White Volta as commuters board canoes without life jackets

The lives of passengers and canoe operators on Zantani River (White Volta) in the Tolon District of the Northern Region are in danger as...

Man arrested for kidnapping 5-year-old at Walewale

Police in the Northern East Region have arrested a 26-year-old man for kidnapping a five-year-old girl at Walewale. The suspect, Solomon Awunibiliga, is said...

Dr Ayine wants Sam Okudzeto out of GLC Disciplinary Committee hearing against him

Former Deputy Attorney General, Dr Dominic Ayine, has through his lawyers, registered an objection to the participation of Council of State member, Sam Awuku...

Popular presenter passes on after short illness

Global Media Alliance, owners of Happy FM, has announced the death of one of its top radio presenters, Dr Cann. Born Francis Cann, the presenter,...

10 arrested in connection with bloody clash between Tarkwa ‘galamsey’ groups

Some 10 persons have been arrested in connection with the bloody clash between two galamsey groups near the Bonsaso River at Tarkwa of the...

TIS student manufactures electric off-road vehicle

A student of the Tema International School (TIS), Kevin Owusu Afriyie, has manufactured an electric off-road vehicle as part of his Middle Year Programme...

We got an entire building for lectures after admitting 10 students who failed exam – Former Law School Director

A former Director of the Ghana School of Law says his admission of some 10 students who failed the entrance examination paved the way...

I see our economy as a child with sickle cell – Stephen Amoah

A member of the Finance Committee in Parliament, Dr Stephen Amoah, has painted a picture of the current state of the country’s economy. Speaking...

New Central Regional Police Commander declares war on criminals

The new Central Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Alexander Kwami Amenyo, has resolved to clamp down on criminal activities in the...

Ghana to experience acute climate hazards – Report

Ghana is expected to experience more acute climate hazards such as flooding, as well as more frequent and intense drought, a report on Ghana’s...

Dan Botwe Impressed with work at Kumasi compost and recycling plant

The Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development (MLGDRD) has expressed satisfaction with operations of the Kumasi Compost and Recycling Plant (KCARP) which...

GES apologises to Osenso chief, elders over basic school pupils’ attack

The Wassa East District Educational Directorate has rendered an apology to the chiefs and elders of Osenso over the D/A basic school pupils' brutality. The...

GPRTU rejects ¢0.15 reduction in fuel prices

Commercial transport operators have rejected government’s decision to reduce fuel prices by ¢0.15, saying the amount is woefully inadequate. The Ghana Private Road Transport Union...

Jehovah’s Witnesses return to Kingdom Halls after 2 years of exclusive virtual meetings

After two years of meeting exclusively via video and/or telephone conferencing, Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ghana and around the world will resume in-person meetings at...

Akufo-Addo leads Ghana CEO Vision Project

President Nana Akufo-Addo will lead the maiden Ghana CEO Vision Project that seeks to pitch Ghana to the world as the keynote speaker. The...

Health workers rejecting postings to deprived areas worrying -Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has made a passionate appeal to healthcare professionals to accept postings to rural and deprived communities. Expressing concerns about the low number...

Akufo-Addo reacts to doctors refusing postings to deprived areas

JoyNews/AdomNews · ‘News of doctors refusing postings to deprived areas distressing’ – Akufo-Addo President Nana Akufo-Addo has described as distressing, the refusal by some doctors...

2022 WC playoffs: Jollof Derby ends goalless at Baba Yara Stadium

At the Baba Yara Stadium on Friday night, the Black Stars hosted their rivals, the Super Eagles of Nigeria in the first leg of...

Wa: Suspected gunman who allegedly killed 2 persons remanded into police custody for second time

The Wa Magistrate Court, presided over by Maxwell Maxbrain Titiriku, has remanded, for the second time, 61-year-old suspected gunman, into police custody. Alhaji Yunusah...

Nationwide Quarry Development Fund takes off [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · QUARRY FUND District Chief Executive of Gomoa East District Assembly, Solomon Darko Kwam, has disclosed that Quarry Development Fund has been set up in...

108-year-old woman who survived covid shares secret to long life

A centenarian who has lived through two world wars, outlived three monarchs and seen 25 Prime Ministers has shared her secrets for a long...

Her parents did not agree to our marriage but gave me $5,000 for the wedding – Japan-based Ghanaian

A Ghanaian based in Japan, Barnabas Young, has disclosed that his wife's parents did not agree because of his skin color but later gave...

Only 110 SHSs have produced medical students for Korle-Bu and KNUST in 8 years – Former UG VC

Out of the over 720 Senior High Schools in the country, only 110 of them have had their students make it to the two...

Man bitten by snake he thought was dead inside a wine bottle he bought for his son

A Chinese father had the shock of his life when a supposedly dead snake inside a jar of snake wine he bought a year...

Dumelo begins construction of food processing factory

Actor and politician, John Dumelo, has announced the construction of a food processing factory in the Guan District of the Oti region. The project, according...

Nato leaders gather for an emergency summit; US President Joe Biden is attending

US President Joe Biden joins fellow Western leaders in Brussels on Thursday for three summits on Russia's war in Ukraine, a month after the...

Prince William expresses ‘profound sorrow’ over slavery in Jamaica

The Duke of Cambridge has spoken of his "profound sorrow" over slavery during a speech at a dinner in Jamaica. Prince William said slavery was...

One dead, 4 injured in bloody clash involving ‘galamsey’ factions [Video]

https://youtu.be/xAks45Y9_fM One person has died with four others injured in a bloody clash involving galamseyers at Bonsa in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality of the Western...

Heightened euphoria ahead of Ghana-Nigeria play-off in Kumasi

It’s a day for the epic clash between Ghana and Nigeria in the World Cup first leg playoff at the Baba Yara Stadium in...

Shisha, other substances predisposing Ghanaians to Tuberculosis – GHS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it is concerned about the acceptance and widespread smoking of shisha in the country. The Service says it has...

Govt to establish $2bn fertiliser manufacturing plant by 2026

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture is partnering with OCP Group, a Moroccan fertiliser company, to set up a two-billion-dollar fertiliser manufacturing plant in...

Rawlings, Kojo Tsikata died with the truth – Kwabena Agyapong on judges murdered in 1982 [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Rawlings, Kojo Tsikata Died With The Truth - Kwabena Agyapong On Judges Murdered In 1982 Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party...

Former England and Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe retires at 39

Former Tottenham, West Ham and England striker Jermain Defoe has announced his retirement at the age of 39, with a standing as a Premier...