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Otumfuo commemorates gold coins launch with praise to the King

A host of dignitaries on Sunday, December 12, 2021, gathered at the Manhyia Palace to toast to the successes of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei...

COVID 19: GHS warns travellers over new protocols

Director-General of Ghana Health Services (GHS), Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, has warned travellers over new measures to avert a 4th wave in Ghana.  He announced that...

Nigerian pastor, wife arrested for conniving to defile chorister

A pastor and his wife, Peter and Elizabeth Taiwo, have been arrested for allegedly conniving to defile a 16-year-old choir member of the church. The...

Zoomlion donates GH¢50,000 to Ghana National Mosque complex project

The management and staff of Zoomlion Ghana Limited led by the Executive Chairman, Dr Joseph Siaw Agyepong, has donated GH¢50,000.00 to the National Chief...

COVID-19: Vaccination card not mark of ‘666’ – GHS

The COVID-19 vaccines have been scientifically proven to be safe, and the vaccination card is not a mark of “666”, the mark of the...

BBC Africa Eye uncovers Nigeria’s most-feared organised crime group, ‘Black Axe’

BBC Africa Eye investigates Black Axe, one of the most feared and powerful organised crime groups in Nigeria.   This highly secretive organisation – referred to as a “cult” in...

Peace FM loses another employee

The Despite Media Group is mourning the sudden demise of one of its employees. Emmanuel Atiemo, until his demise, was the IT technician working with Accra-based Peace FM. He...

Senyo Hosi proposes measures to stabilise fuel prices

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors, Senyo Hosi, has proposed some measures to be put in place to halt the...

Opuni files another application to remove Justice Honyenuga from his case

A former Executive Director of COCOBOD, Dr Stephen Opuni, has filed a new application at the High Court seeking the removal of Justice Clemence...

DOVVSU drops scary rape, defilement statistics

Statistics available at the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service indicate that 1,047 girls were defiled, while 305...

NLA boss Sammy Awuku hosts Hassacas Ladies in Fortune House

Hassacas Ladies, Ghana football’s female club that has recently taken the continent of Africa by storm, has been hosted by the Director-General (DG) of...

Man allegedly commits suicide after being exposed for sleeping with pregnant daughter

A 75-year-old man has allegedly poisoned himself to death to evade consequences for allegedly defiling his pregnant biological daughter. Kofi Wangara was found dead, in...

22-year-old man found hanging dead in a bizarre state

A 22-year-old man has been discovered hanging dead at Ajumako Ekwamasi. Residents of Ajumako Ekwamasi in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam district are in a state...

Kojo Bonsu pays homage to Asantehene on occasion of ‘Akwasidae’

Kojo Bonsu, a flagbearer hopeful of the National Democratic Congress, was among a host of dignitaries and well-wishers who joined the Asantehene, Otumfuor Osei...

Woman allegedly hacks husband to death at Mankessim

Residents of a suburb of Mankessim have launched a search for a woman who is on the run after allegedly hacking her husband to...

Christian leaders declare 3-day national prayer and fasting

Church leaders in the country have declared a three-day national prayer and fasting programme for unity, understanding, peace and prosperity of the country. The programme...

George Quaye petitions Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture over ‘Black Star Films’ name

Actor and show host, George Quaye, has led a group of stakeholders to petition the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture to scrap the...

COVID-19: Akufo-Addo condemns imposition of travel bans on African countries

JoyNews/AdomNews · COVID-19: Akufo-Addo condemns imposition of travel bans on African countries over Omicron variant President Nana Akufo-Addo has condemned the imposition of travel bans...

CETAG hints of indefinite strike next year

The leadership of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has indicated it's readiness to embark on a nationwide strike on January...

Togbega Gabusu VI laid to rest

Thousands of mourners joined the chiefs and people of the Gbi Traditional Area to lay to rest their Paramount Chief, Togbega Gabusu VI, over...

ECG staff in Yilo and Manya Krobo municipalities get police escort

Staff of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) will be given police escorts to work in the Yilo and Manya Krobo municipalities in the...

Man puts up his kidney for sale to raise cash for bride price

A Kenyan man has put up his kidney for sale to raise bride price to marry his dream girl.  The unidentified man claimed that his...

Migrants using children to beg for alms will be deported – Ms Dapaah

Migrants in the country who use their children to beg for alms on the streets will be deported, the Ministry of Gender Children and...

Covid-19: Ghana records 41 Omicron variant cases

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has disclosed that seven more persons infected with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 have been identified in the country....

COVID-19: About 75% of people who test positive at KIA unvaccinated – GHS

The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service ( GHS) has said that his outfit is committed to ensuring Covid-19 cases are reduced significantly with...

Covid-19: Airlines to pay $3,500 on each unvaccinated passenger

As part of efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Ghana’s health authorities and the Aviation Authority, have issued strict guidelines to airlines flying...

Banda chief appeals for military camp, police station

The chief of Banda in the Krachi Nchumuru District of the Oti Region, Nana Akwasi Omankuminte Il, is appealing for a military camp at...

Jubilation at Krobo as ECG restores power

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has restored power to Yilo and Lower Manya Krobo Municipalities in the Eastern Region. The power was restored at...

COVID-19: 364,832 vaccines administered in Eastern Region

Eastern Region has as of December 6 administered 364,832 doses of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines.Out of the figure, a total of 314,346 have received...

Road safety education without stringent enforcement is entertainment – Supt. Obeng

The Ghana Police Service has reiterated its commitment to ensuring road safety during the festive season. Speaking on Saturday, December 11, 2021, during Newsfile, the...

Free SHS: WASSCE results have put critics to shame – Akufo-Addo

The President, Nana Akufo-Addo, says he is proud of the performance of the Free Senior High School (FSHS) beneficiaries in the country. He said the...

‘What is happening to me’ by Usborne Books hasn’t been approved – NaCCA

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has stated that it has not approved the use of ‘What is happening to me’ by...

Christmas: FDA warns public against expired products

Head of Communications and Public Education for Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Rhoda Ewurabena Appiah, has advised Ghanaians to be cautious when purchasing items...

Mourners involved in fatal crash; six in critical condition [Photos]

Six persons are in critical conditions after a Ford transit bus crashed at Nkwanta South in the Oti Region. The driver, Denise Boafo, according to...

WAEC explains change of grades

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has explained that one of its platforms, ERESULTS.WAECGH.OR, used for checking of results experienced a technical hitch last...

Nurse shares most jaw-dropping deathbed confessions she’s heard – including murder

We all have our own secrets in life, but there are certainly some whose secrets are much darker than others. And if there's one person...

GIS deports 54 Nigerians

A total of 54 Nigeriens have been arrested and repatriated by the Bono East Regional Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS). The Bono East...

Armed robber exposed by fake defecation

A suspected armed robber has been exposed after he faked defecating in a bush at Kwahu Afram Plains in the Eastern Region. Suspect Tafa James...

Thanksgiving can change situations — Bishop James Saah

Presiding Bishop of Action Chapel International (ACI), Bishop James K. Saah, has charged Christians to make thanksgiving a ritual. He explained that, thanksgiving is like...

Heavy duty truck drivers ready for Operation Clean Your Frontage

Twenty-seven (27) heavy-duty truck drivers, who are part of the 58 drivers recruited for the Operation clean your frontage project have successfully passed out...