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Akufo-Addo cuts sod for first ever machine tooling centre construction

President Nana Akufo-Addo has laid the foundation stone for the construction of Ghana's first Foundry and Machine tooling centre at the Atomic Energy Commission...

Man trapped in bitumen barrel in attempt to steal from employer

A 25-year-old man, identified as Emmanuel Gyimah, has reportedly been trapped in a bitumen barrel in an attempt to steal from his employer. He is...

The Big Agenda: Private School proprietors angry over selective school reopening

Following the order by President Nana Akufo-Addo that all basic school pupils, apart from Junior High School 2 pupils, should continue to stay home...

Three men who robbed NPP campaign team arrested

Police in the West Gonja district of the Savannah Region has arrested three suspected armed robbers on the Damongo-Kotito road. The suspected robbers had...

MP for Odododiodioo Nii Lantey Vanderpuye beaten to pulp [Video]

Odododiodoo MP Nii Lantey Vanderpuye is accusing some operatives of the National Security Secretariat of brutalising him. According to the former Sports Minister, two operatives...

Airport re-opening: Government defends decision to charge arriving passengers $150 for PCR test

Deputy Health Minister Dr Bernard Okoe Boye has defended government’s decision to charge arriving passengers at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) $150 for Covid-19...

Coronavirus: KIA to welcome international arrivals today

The Kotoka International Airport (KIA) is expected to receive its first set of arrivals into the country as it begins operations today, Tuesday, 1...

Court to ascertain whereabouts of Ofankor landlord

The Abeka District Court has appealed to the family of Benjamin Okyere, the tenant who was murdered in cold blood by his landlord to...

GWCL warns water vendors, house owners

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has reiterated its caution to water vendors, landlords, and landladies to desist from selling water to consumers during...

My husband impregnated my friend – Woman tells why she drinks alcohol

Bernice, a mother of one and an alcohol addict has said her friend gave birth with her husband leading her to alcoholism. According to her,...

GES begins Education on school selection procedure

The Ghana Education Service (GES) is to begin this year’s sensitization on the guidelines for school selection into the Senior High School on Tuesday...

Police arrest men stopped by CSIR workers from demolishing bungalows

Some agitated workers of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have prevented some men from carrying out what they describe as illegal...

Buaben Asamoa shreds Mahama

Yaw Buaben Asamoa, the National Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), at a press conference has described former president John Dramani Mahama...

Dzifa Gomashie reveals what she misses about being a Minister

Former Deputy Minister of Tourism under the erstwhile National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has revealed what she misses about her position. After four...

Rawlings mourns with late Edem Kodjo’s family in Togo

Former President Jerry John Rawlings was in Lome, Togo on Sunday, August 30 to commiserate with the family of Édouard Kodjovi Kodjo, popularly known...

NSS releases postings for 2020/2021

Management of the National Service Scheme (NSS) has released postings of some 86,478 graduates from accredited tertiary institutions to be enrolled for Service for...

Sarkodie shares his first encounter with a racist

Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie has shared a racist encounter he had with an immigration officer while attempting to enter Germany with an Italian visa. He said...

4ft snake pulled from a woman’s throat (Watch)

Horrifying footage shows the moment a 4ft snake was removed from a Russian woman's mouth after it slithered inside her while she slept.  The reptile...

Catholic priest slumps and dies while preaching (video)

A Catholic priest reportedly slumped and died on the altar during a Sunday mass in Deido, a town in Cameroon. Rev. Fr. Jude, the Spiritual...

Persons exempted from mandatory testing as airport reopens [Read]

It has emerged that some persons will be exempted from the mandatory COVID-19 testing as the airport reopens to international traffic. Children under the...

Man, 44, jailed for chopping off another man’s ear over girlfriend

The Circuit Court in Accra has sentenced a 44-year-old man, Joseph Mensah Amartey, to a six-month jail term after chopping off the ear of...

Covid-19: This is how much travellers will pay for testing as airport reopens

As the Kotoka International Airport reopens to international traffic on Tuesday, September 1, 2020, travellers will bear the cost of coronavirus testing. Each...

Mechanic in shock after discovering dead body in his shop

A fitting shop owner was left numb after a 56-year-old man was found dead in front of his workplace on Sunday evening. Residents of Tapa...

Man jailed for escaping quarantine through hotel window

An Australian man, who used a ladder to repeatedly sneak out of his quarantine hotel to see his girlfriend, has received a six-month jail...

Fumigation exercise at Terminal 3 ahead of Airport reopening [photos]

Ghana's main airport, the Kotoka International Airport (KIA), is being disinfected less than 24 hours ahead of international flight resumption. This comes after KIA was...

Danish Govt presents vehicle, IT equipment to Immigration Service

The Danish Government, through the International Centre for Migration Policy Development, has presented a vehicle and Informationa Technology equipment to the Ghana Immigration Service...

Association of Private Schools replies Akufo-Addo over reopening of schools [listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Why the Association of Private Schools wants to embark on a demo against government The Ghana National Association of Private Schools says it...

Old Saints Association congratulates Dr. Henry Benyah

The Accra Chapter Old Boys of St. John's School, Sekondi (Old Saints) have congratulated Dr. Henry  Benyah on his appointment as chairman of the Volta ...

NCCE urges community members to find local solution to local problems

The Ayawaso East Municipal office of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has admonished community members to find local solution to local problems.Emmanuel...

SEC giving unnecessary excuses for not paying customers – PRO for collapsed fund managers

Public Relations Officer (PRO) for the collapsed 53 investment firms, Charles Nyamah, has said the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), is unwilling to pay...

Concerned Voters Movement endorses Agyapa Royalties Deal

The Concerned Voters Movement (CVM) has endorsed the Agyapa Royalties deal as a perfect agreement to advance the course of Ghana's socio-economic and infrastructural...

Akufo-Addo takes decision on academic year for nursery, primary pupils

The Ghana Education Service (GES), after extensive consultations, has postponed the resumption of the academic year for schools to January 2021. This includes pupils in...

Rapper Eno Barony releases Game Of Thrones song to address VGMA award snub [Watch]

Rapper Eno Barony has released a new song after she won no award at the recently held Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA). The song,...

Checkout KIA’s new installation ahead of Tuesday resumption of flight

President Akufo-Addo on Sunday, August 30,2020 visited Kotoka International Airport to ascertain the facility’s readiness in the reopening of the Air borders. Ghana’s...

6 things you must know about international flights to Ghana during COVID-19

President Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo has announced six measures that have been put in place at Ghana's Kotoka International Airport to prevent the importation...

Akufo-Addo inspects work at Kotoka International Airport ahead of September 1 reopening

President Akufo-Addo has inspected work at the Kotoka International Airport as the facility gears up for reopening on Tuesday, September 1, 2020. This...

JHS 2 pupils, SHS 2 students to report to school on this date

The Government of Ghana has announced the reopening of schools for Senior High Schools (SHS) continuing students who were not able to complete their...

Full text: Akufo-Addo’s 16th address to the nation on measures to fight coronavirus

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has addressed the nation on the measures his government is taking to combat the spread of the novel Coronavirus...

Sumpini saga: Five include chief arrested

Police in the Savannah region have arrested five people including the Dagomba chief of Sumpini and his linguist for their alleged role in the...

Coronavirus: Resort turns luxury swimming pool into fish pond

The Covid-19 pandemic is forcing tourism businesses to think outside the box in order to stay afloat. Case in point, a Kerala hotel and...