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Woman who took DNA test after family row discovers she was swapped as a baby

A 19-year-old woman, who took a DNA test following a family dispute, discovered she had been swapped with another child at birth. The woman, from...

‘Beyi W’ano’: I’m NPP member, why suffer this way – School Feeding caterer cries [Audio]

Some caterers of the Ghana School Feeding Programme are up in arms with the government over the delay in payment of their money. According to...

NPP dares Mahama

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called on former president and 2020 National Democratic Congress (NDC) flag bearer, John Dramani Mahama to provide an...

Mahama stands by ‘Do or Die’ comment, tells critics to consult dictionary [Audio]

Former President John Mahama says he will not retract his 'Do or Die affairs' comment he made on Tuesday at Techiman describing it as...

3 teenagers arrested over murder of Oppong Memorial SHS student

Police at Asante-Bekwai in the Ashanti Region have arrested three teenagers in connection with the murder of a final year student of Oppong Memorial...

Former MP sends strong warning to Mahama

Former Tema East Member of Parliament (MP), Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover, has urged former President John Mahama to be cautious with his utterances. According to the...

English lecturer dismissed over alleged s3xual assault

The Governing Council of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has dismissed a lecturer at the Department of English Language in the Faculty of Art, who...

The woman who was served ‘Tuo Zaafi’ with p3nis-like meat [Video]

Social media users have been thrown into a state of disarray after a woman posted a video of p3nis-like meat she was served. In the...

Mixed reactions greet Mahama’s ‘do-or-die’ comment

Some Ghanaians have slammed former President John Mahama following a do-or-die comment he made on his thank you tour in the Bono Region. Speaking on...

National Science & Maths Quiz mistress named among ‘The Many Faces Of Physics’

Prof Elsie Effah Kaufmann, a Ghanaian academic and biomedical engineer, has been named as one of ‘The many faces of physics’ by IOP Publishing,...

Man abducts girl, 14, allegedly defiles her for five days

A 30-year-old carpenter at Okorase near Koforidua in the Eastern Region has been arrested by the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit of the...

Eastern Regional ECG warns customers overuse of illegal meters

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in the Eastern Region has cautioned residents in the region to be wary of unscrupulous people making frantic...

Integrated Recycling and Composting Plants will end heaps of refuse in towns, cities – Sanitation Minister

The Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources (MSWR), Cecilia Abena Dapaah, has underscored that the completion of the Integrated Recycling and Composting Plants (IRECOPs)...

Engage Now Africa’s all important message on Int’l literacy day

A non-governmental organization (NGO), Engage Now Africa, has called for more human-centred intervention programmes as the world continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic. The group...

Metro Mass MD reacts to allegations of ‘190 grounded buses’

The Managing Director of Metro Mass Transport Limited, Mr Albert Adu Boahen, has said the public-private transport company has between 180-190 buses fully functional...

Kwaku Bonsam speaks on blood money

Popular Ghanaian traditional priest, Kwaku Bonsam, has said he would have bailed Ghana out of indebtedness if there was anything like blood money. He stated...

Good news for Ghanaians as YEA holds maiden job fair

The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) is set to hold a maiden job and career fair that will provide a platform for numerous job opportunities. The...

Rice Millers Association calls for reversal of benchmark value reduction policy

Rice Millers Association of Ghana (RMAG) is calling for a reversal of the benchmark value reduction policy. This policy, they explained, enables Customs to...

Withdraw Anti-LGBTI bill – Amnesty International to Ghana

Amnesty International has urged the Ghanaian Parliament and government to immediately withdraw the proposed Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values...

Stop TB Partnership advocates for TB prevention to be made political priority

Stop TB Partnership is advocating for the prevention of Tuberculosis to be made a political priority in Ghana. According to the group, the curable disease...

PNC feud takes new twist; Chairman, David Apasera sacked

The People's National Convention (PNC) has sacked its 2020 Presidential candidate, David Apasera, and its National Chairman, Moses Danibaah, from office. This follows an extraordinary National...

Police send strong warning to residents who assault suspected thieves

District Police Commander for Kpandai Distric, DSP Richard Odartey, has issued a stern warning to residents who assault suspected thieves after they arrest...

YEA tackles unemployment with Work Abroad initiative

JoyNews/AdomNews · YEA Work Abroad programme The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) is set to roll out a ‘Work Abroad’ initiative to tackle youth employment in...

Tears as IGP visits family of 9-year-old killed during Awutu Bereku festival [Video]

Family members and residents at Awutu Bereku were thrown into a state of mourning after the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo...

Ghanaian man weds gay lover [Photos]

Another Ghanaian man has reportedly married his gay partner which has gone viral on social media In photos that have been widely circulated, a Ghanaian...

Premier Health Insurance wins Outstanding Health Insurance Company at MIGA 2021

Premier Health Insurance Company has been crowned the outstanding private health insurance company 2021 at the 8th prestigious Made in Ghana Awards (MIGA) ceremony...

Akufo-Addo applauds Western North Minister over ‘1 Child 1 Desk’ initiative

President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo has endorsed the Western North Regional Minister, Richard Ebbah Obeng's '1 school child, 1 study desk' initiative to provide...

Sefwi chief appeals to Akufo-Addo

The chiefs and elders in Bia West District of the Western North Region have appealed to the government for the construction of a Circuit...

1 Teacher 1 Laptop: Teacher groups petition CHRAJ over ‘inflated cost’

Two groups of teachers calling themselves Innovative Teachers and All Teachers Alliance Ghana have dragged the Education Ministry before the Commission on Human Rights...

Headmaster allegedly flogs SHS final year student over cardigan [Photos]

Mary Amoako, a final year student of Jachie Pramso Senior High School (SHS) in the Ashanti Region, has reportedly been flogged by the headmaster. Reports...

49-year-old man killed in accident on Akatsi-Wute road

Courage Ahianyevi Agbeko, a 49-year-old man, of Mafi Kpoviadzi in the Central Tongu District, died on the spot after the motorbike he was riding...

NLA embarks on registration of unlicensed lotto operators

The National Lottery Association (NLA) is set to commence the 2021 registration of unlicensed lotto operators and other related entities. The registration, which will start...

Ashaiman MUSEC commends residents on fight against crime

The Chairman of the Ashaiman Municipal Security Council (MUSEC) has commended residents on their support to fight crime in the area. According to the...

Mentally deranged man inflicts knife wounds on 2 persons at Gomoa Lome

A 26-year-old mentally deranged man went berserk last Monday morning and inflicted knife wounds on his niece and a 60-year-old woman at Gomoa Lome...

Tema: Dead body found floating under bridge

A man, whose identity is not immediately known, has been found dead and floating under a bridge at Tema Community 5. The body, believed to...

North Hills Int’l School wins best, innovative, well-coordinated and organised Private School of the Year

North Hills International School, a Cambridge and Ghana Education Service accredited school, located at North Legon in Accra, has been recognised as the Best,...

Kaaka’s murder: AG prepares committal proceedings against three people standing trial

The Attorney General’s office is preparing for committal proceedings against three people standing trial in the murder of social activist, Ibrahim Mohammed, in Ejura. The...

Girl,10, escapes death as uncle cuts her neck with machete

A 10-year-old girl, Mavis Ofori, is battling for her life after her uncle inflicted machete wounds on her neck at Gomoa Dego in the...

Night clubbing ends in anointing as patrons observe praises and worship [Watch]

A video in circulation has captured the bizarre moment the Holy Spirit descended on some patrons of a night club. The patrons, who entered the...

19 soldiers test positive for cocaine and cannabis in army’s ‘biggest ever drugs bust’

Some 19 soldiers face the boot after testing positive for cocaine and cannabis in the biggest drugs scandal to hit the Army.  The squaddies from...