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Otumfuo’s charity foundation now Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Foundation

The Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Charity Foundation (OOTCF) has announced that it has changed its name to the Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Foundation (OOTIIF). As...

Covid-19 kills 4 in Sunyani West Municipality – MCE reveals

The Sunyani West Municipality of the Bono Region has recorded four deaths out of 97 Covid-19 cases recorded in the Municipality. The Municipal Chief Executive...

Akufo-Addo presents 40 vehicles to NADMO

JoyNews/AdomNews · Akufo-Addo presents 40 vehicles to NADMO The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Friday, 19th March 2021, presented 40 vehicles...

ECG to upgrade worn-out electricity network in Tema

The Electricity Company Ghana (ECG) Tema North Manager, Shirley T. Asomani-Wiafe, has assured residents in the Tema metropolis of the commitment to upgrade and...

Minister to ‘wage war’ against politicians, other siren abusers

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has announced plans to roll out an initiative that seeks to deal with political elites and other...

NPP activist jailed!

A Koforidua Circuit Court has sentenced a 45-year-old unemployed man to five years imprisonment in hard labour for defrauding over 40 people. The convict, Edmond...

Kwabena Duffuor, Kofi Amoabeng petition Parliament

A former Finance Minister, Dr Kwabena Duffuor and former Chief Executive Officer of UT Bank, Kofi Amoabeng have petitioned Parliament over the Bank of...

One-year-old baby shot in the head by Texas police

One-year-old Legend Smalls, who was accidentally shot by a Texas police officer, reportedly had part of his skull removed in order to relieve the swelling...

Bawumia launches Countdown to Census 2021

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has launched a publicity and preparation campaign dubbed '100 Days Countdown to the 2021 Population and Housing Census'...

This is how much 2021 population census will cost govt…

It has emerged that it will cost the government some GHS521 million to conduct the 2021 population and housing census. However, the government has so...

Rastafarian Council to petition CHRAJ over ‘Achimota SHS snub’

The Rastafarian Continental Council of Ghana is set to petition the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) after two students with dreadlocks...

GWCL reacts to overbilling claims

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has rejected claims that water bills in the country have shot up after the free water initiative commissioned...

Majid Michel drops lovely message, photo to mark wedding anniversary

Renowned Ghanaian actor and evangelist, Majid Michel, has dropped a lovely photo and message to warm hearts on social media. His post on Twitter was to...

Meet the 69-year-old serial stowaway who has taken 30 flights without ticket or passport

Many people say the enjoyment went out of flying long ago, but Marilyn Hartman hasn’t let the nightmare of airports and airlines dampen her...

Gabby Otchere-Darko sends harsh message to NPP flagbearer hopefuls

New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwart, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has slammed persons jostling for flagbearership position in the party for the 2024 elections. According to Mr...

This country has just been named the happiest in the world

To say the past year has been a difficult one for people across the globe is something of an understatement. Not only has the Covid-19...

517 deaths recorded in road accidents between January and February 2021

A total of 517 persons died through road accidents between January and February this year, the Ghana Police Service has said. This is a significant...

Veronica Bucket inventor shares intriguing story about its origin

The term ‘Veronica bucket’ has gained popularity since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in Ghana. Due to its function - providing running water to...

Unapproved textbooks: the regulatory gap that needs plugging – Dr Prince Hamid Armah writes

These reports have been very disturbing to all of us. As a country, our schools and education system were from the get go, not...

Over 15 persons, including Apam SHS students in critical condition after gory accident

Many have been left seriously injured after an accident involving three cars at Gomoa Okyereko Junction on the Kasoa-Winneba Highway. According to the Dominase District...

Achimota SHS allegedly denies two Rastafarians admission

Authorities at Achimota Senior High School (SHS) in Accra have allegedly denied admission to two Rastafarian students. A disgruntled parent, identified as Raswad Menkrabea, who...

Meet the 80-year-old female tractor operator who worked under Kwame Nkrumah

An 80-year-old Nkrumaist, Comfort Boko Mensah, has urged political leaders to always seek the interest of the people and the country first other than...

Roads Minister ‘sweet talks’ residents in Ashanti Region

Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako Atta, has said some sweet words to residents in the Ashanti Region over their road projects. Mr Amoako-Atta, who...

Court adjourns Essikado-Ketan parliamentary election petition

A Sekondi High Court has adjourned an election petition filed by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Essikado-Ketan in the 2020 elections. The...

Widow accused of bewitching her blind grandchildren wants to give them her eyes

A 62-year-old widow, Abena Asanewa, who lives at Obuasi Amankyem in the Ashanti Region, has her grandchildren abandoned in her care by their...

Date for 2021 population census announced

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has scheduled the 2021 Population and Housing Census for Sunday, June 27, 2021. The census was expected to take place...

Man reported dead shows up at his funeral [Photos]

A popular Anamabra man, who was falsely declared dead, stunned his community members when he showed up at his funeral. The man, identified as Aiza...

House girl convicted over stolen pistol with 15 rounds of ammunition

A 23-year-old house girl, who stole her master’s pistol with 15 rounds of ammunition, has been sentenced to a fine of  GH¢12,000.00. Shellter Fiagbor, in...

3 bodies identified in Sawla accident which killed 8 Thursday

Three bodies in Thursday’s gory accident at the outskirts of Sawla have been identified by their families. This leaves five more waiting to be claimed...

Shocking: Bride shows up with wings at her wedding [Video]

A Nigerian bride stunned many and made headlines on social media after a video of the unique outfit she wore on her wedding day...

Sad moment as Ali Ahmed Maikano is laid to rest [Photos]

It was a sad moment when top Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ali Ahmed Maikano was laid to rest. The deceased was reportedly travelling to his...

Baby-harvesting in Ghana: EOCO busts 4, retrieves 3 babies [Audio]

An alleged baby harvesting syndicate has been busted by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) and the Medical and Dental Council after thorough...

Jilted boy allegedly burns girlfriend [video]

Two sisters, 18-year-old Emelia Adomaa and 14-year-old Portia Sadia who live in Dormaa in the Bono Region of Ghana have suffered severe burns after...

Nigel Gaisie escapes death in ghastly accident [Photos]

General Overseer of the True Fire Prophetic Ministry, Prophet Nigel Gaisie, has survived a ghastly accident that reportedly claimed two lives. Reports indicate the...

Over 40 photos that confirm Apam is a town in pain and sorrow

The Central Region town of Apam was on Tuesday, March 17, thrown into a state of wailing and agony when the drowned 13 teenagers...

Fraud alert: Police caution public against new mobile money fraud

The Ghana Police Service is warning Ghanaians against the emergence of a mobile money fraud that is sweeping through the country. In a press release...

My wife denies me s3x – Man, 80, seeking divorce tells court

An 80-year-old retired lecturer, Muritala Haroon, has asked a Customary Court sitting in Mapo, to dissolve his 52-year-old marriage on grounds that his wife, Afsat, still...

10-month-old baby buried at Gomoa Nyanyano

Residents of Gomoa Nyanyano in the Gomoa East District of Central Region have been thrown into a state of shock after they discovered the...

Victims of Bagre Dam Spillage disaster receive relief items

About 300 victims of the Bagre Dam Spillage disaster at Bazua in the Upper East Region have received relief items from the government. In February...

Photo drops as Diana Hamilton ‘switches back’ to nursing

Award-winning gospel musician, Diana Hamilton, has decided to return to her nursing career as the world continues to battle the coronavirus pandemic. Mrs Hamilton,...