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Man shoots visually impaired father dead

A 30-year-old man has shot to death his 70-year-old visually impaired father whose name has only been given as Jorvuon. The incident occurred on Monday...

Man shot dead after being mistaken for animal

A 35-year-old man, Clement Blay, has been shot dead after he was mistaken for spurfowl (Akokohwedie) at Sehwi Amoaya. The suspect, Kwadwo Asoah, is...

Truck kills final-year student on motorcycle, rider unhurt

A final-year student of the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Blessing Kalu, has been killed by a truck in Umudike Oboro in the Ikwuano...

Man gets stroke after judge pronounced his sentence

An unemployed driver, Emmanuel Appiah, has been struck by stroke after he was sentenced to three years imprisonment by a court in the Central...

Man who allegedly shot and killed his wife remanded in police custody

The Atebubu Magistrate court, presided over by His Lordship Joseph Twumasi, has remanded a 45-year-old farmer, Yaw Muntom in Police custody for allegedly shooting...

19-year-old man sentenced to 30 years imprisonment for robbery

The Techiman Circuit Court, presided over by His Lordship Justice Alexander Graham, has sentenced a 19-year-old Motorking rider to 30 years imprisonment. The convict, Bawa...

Two killed as driver rams into partying crowd

Two people died on Saturday at Abura Tetsi in the Abura Asebu Kwamankese District of the Central Region after a driver drove into a...

COCOBOD sets records straight on GHS23.9 million expired fertilisers

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) says approval was duly granted for some fertilisers and agrochemicals valued at GHS 23.9 million which was written off...

Mother, children found dead in their room [Video]

A mother and her two children, who are yet-to-be-identified, have been found dead in their room at Akyem Ntronang in the Birim North District...

I went into drug trafficking to feed my 8 wives and 50 children – 96-year-old

A 96-year-old retired soldier, Pa Joseph Owherhi, has been arrested in Suleja area of Niger state by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement...

Six marijuana dealers arrested in police raid

The Asikuma District Police at the weekend arrested six people for allegedly dealing in a substance suspected to be Indian hemp at Breman Brakwa...

Trader fined for heaping refuse in her premises

A trader, Bernice Agbemavor, has been fined for accumulating refuse in her shop. She pleaded guilty to the charge and was subsequently convicted on...

RCC partners Zoomlion for greening in Ashanti Region

The Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) has launched a new strategy to drive environmental cleanliness and restore Kumasi to its pride as the Garden...

Akufo-Addo woes German investors

“We will continue to create and maintain the conducive investment environment that not only guarantees the safety of investments but good returns as well....

Hawa Koomson sends message to naysayers over her English

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Awutu Senya East, Hawa Koomson, says she is not perturbed about the mockery over her spoken English. According to...

I pat myself on the back – Hawa Koomson on achievements at …

Former Minister for the Special Development Initiative now Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mrs Mavis Hawa Koomson, says she pats herself on the back...

Kasoa shooting: Case against Hawa Koomson dropped

JoyNews/AdomNews · Kasoa shooting: Case against Hawa Koomson dropped Police have dropped charges against Member of Parliament (MP) for Awutu Senya East, Mavis Hawa Koomson,...

I was forced to thumbprint documents I didn’t read – Kaaka’s brother alleges

Brother of the murdered social media activist, Baba Iddi, is reported to have disclosed to his family that he was forced by the Police...

Two brothers shot while separating fight, one in critical condition

A man is battling for his life after a fellow man shot him and his sibling while separating a fight at Afigya Kwabre. The suspect,...

Information Minister sends important message to media practitioners

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has asked media practitioners to eschew misleading reports about the economy, especially during this Covid-19 era, since that drives...

Police Hospital to start second phase of mass burial exercise

The Ghana Police Hospital is to commence the second phase of a mass burial exercise for unidentified dead bodies by the close of work...

Ejura committee was an incubator of fake news, attack dog on media – Kaaka’s family

The family of Ibrahim Kaaka Mohammed, the social media activist who was murdered, has taken a jibe at the Justice Koomson Committee, which was...

Nursing mother dead, two in critical condition in accident on Kasoa-Cape Coast Highway [Photos]

A 39-year-old nursing mother has been reported dead with her baby and driver in critical condition in an accident at Gomoa Mpota on the...

Pius Hadzide lands new appointment

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed a former Deputy Information Minister, Pius Enam Hadzide Pius Hadzide as the Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth...

Kaaka’s murder: Family sends important message to Chief Imam

The family of late ‘Kaaka Macho’, a murdered social media activist at Ejura, is asking the Chief Imam to assist in the release of Kaaka's...

I slacked a lot and I’m sorry – Elikem Kumordzie tells Pokello in latest post

Ghanaian celebrity tailor, Elikem Kumordzie, has asked his ex-wife, Zimbabwean socialite, Pokello Nare, to forgive him after their failed marriage. In his latest post...

Savelugu Police intercept two containers of Rosewood

The Savelugu Police in the Northern Region have intercepted two containers of rosewood at Diare on the Tamale-Bolgatanga highway. Police sources indicated the rosewood, which...

Acting IGP yet to respond to our request for a meeting – Kaaka’s family

The family of ‘Kaaka Macho’, a murdered social media activist at Ejura, says its request to meet with the Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP)...

Seven guests perish in accident while returning from wedding [Photos]

Seven female wedding guests have died in an auto crash in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. It was gathered that the accident,...

Bystanders filmed while people perished – Survivor of accident that killed 10 [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Bystanders filmed while we perished - Survivor of Gomoa Mampong accident that killed 10 A male survivor of Sunday's accident on the...

Abesim killing: Psychological Association commends police

The Ghana Psychological Association has commended the Ghana Police Service for its swift support in the area of psychological support and counselling for affected...

Woman loses 5 children in horrific fire incident on her birthday

A St. Louis mother desperately tried to save her five children after a devastating apartment blaze on her birthday.   The fire broke out in the...

Man allegedly beats 7-year-old son to death over fish

An artisan, Saviour Aniefok, has allegedly tortured his seven-year-old son, Nathaniel, to death at his residence at Amen Compound, in the Shangisha area of...

IGP, senior officers visit 4 personnel who were injured on duty [Photos]

Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, on Tuesday led a high-powered delegation to visit four officers in the Bono Region. These personnel...

Residents face 12 months jail term for blowing nose without tissue, spitting

Leaders in Nairobi are introducing new rules and regulations they say will keep Kenya’s capital clean and hygienic. The new rules and regulations were introduced...

Man who went missing found dead with hand in rat hole [Photos]

A middle-aged man, Rockson Kwasi Nsiah, who went missing for about a week, has been found dead at Biadan of the Bono Region. Mr Nsiah...

Nigeria: Two police officers shot at checkpoint

Two police officers manning a checkpoint have been killed by suspected armed robbers. A source said the robbers were riding on a motorcycle and on...

Man stabs friend to death over Bluetooth player [Photos]

A young man, believed to be in his 20s, has allegedly stabbed his friend to death at Nkawkaw Zongo in the Eastern Region. Reports...

Lands Ministry takes steps to ban production of Chang-fa boats

 The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources is taking steps to ban the use and assembly of Chang-fa boats, which float on water bodies...

Police Hospital to hold mass burial

The Police Hospital in Accra will embark on a mass burial of some unidentified and unclaimed bodies. According to a statement, signed by the Head, Public Affairs,...