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Missing pregnant woman in Takoradi found

The 29-year-old pregnant woman, who was reported missing in Takoradi on September 16, has been reportedly found at Axim in the Nzema East Municipality. The...

Ghanaians celebrate First President with #Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day

As the country celebrates the birthday of its first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, many people both young and old have taken to social media...

Achimota: Robbers attack woman in broad daylight, bolt with GHS 20,000

Some suspected armed robbers have attacked a woman and robbed her of money worth GHS20,000 which she had withdrawn from a bank. The incident happened...

Man injured as gas cylinder explodes during repairs

A 34-year-old gas repairer, Alhassan Musah, has been injured after a cylinder he was working on exploded at Awutu Bereku Zongo in the Awutu...

Sehwi residents attack 4 for bullying physically challenged woman

Some residents of Sehwi Asafo in the Wiaso Municipality have attacked four persons believed to be land guards for bullying a physically challenged woman. The...

Couple kidnapped four days to their wedding

Gunmen struck at Ekiti East Local Government Area on Sunday and abducted a would-be couple planning to get married next week, the police said...

Stray bullet kills pastor during morning devotion in his home

A head pastor of the Glorious Gospel Fire Assembly in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, has died after he was hit by a stray bullet. It is...

Govt to begin reclaiming mined-out areas in Ghana this year

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor, says the government will this year, begin a programme to reclaim and revegetate...

Kidnap suspects stab 2 policemen while trying to resist arrest

Two suspected kidnappers have reportedly stabbed two policemen and a vigilante at the Adagbabiri community in the Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The...

Man, 52, allegedly commits suicide over divorce

A 52-year-old driver, Francis Akwasi Kumi, has committed suicide by hanging at Akyem Achiese in the Achiase District of the Eastern Region after allegedly...

Students of Sawla SHS accused of occultism denied bail

Seven final-year students of Sawla Senior High School (SHS) in the Sawla Tuna Kalba District of the Savannah Region, who were arrested on Monday...

Former Hearts of Oak defender passes on

Former Hearts of Oak defender, Charles Vardis, has been reported dead. Reports indicate Mr Vardis, who is also a former Ghana U23 player, died on...

Dan Botwe sends message to supporters of disappointed MMDCEs

Minister for Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, Dan Botwe, says President Nana Akufo-Addo is not bound by the Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief...

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...