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Family holds Sir John’s one-week

Family of former Ghana Forestry Commission boss, Sir John, has scheduled his one-week celebration for today, Wednesday, July 8, 2020. The former New Patriotic Party...

Nigeria: Pastor rapes daughter for 5 years, commits 3 abortions

An Ogun State-based pastor, Oluwafemi Oyebola has been arrested by the state Police Command for raping his biological daughter. 44-year-old  Oyebola, who was in charge...

Nigerian commercial bus driver uses leaves as wiper; social media reacts [Video]

A video has surfaced on social media where a Nigerian commercial bus driver was captured wiping his windscreen with leaves attached to a ‘faulty’...

Kroll and Associates contract did not require parliamentary approval – Attorney General

The Attorney General’s Office says the contract handed international firm Kroll and Associates did not require parliamentary approval. This is contained in a statement of...

Covid-19: Finance Ministry shuts down

The Ministry of Finance has shut down its offices to allow ongoing mass testing of all staff working on site. To this effect, a memo...

This is the average number of Covid-19 cases Ghana records everyday

Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, has said that Ghana on an average basis records over 400 cases of Covid-19 a...

COVID-19: Bechem PRESEC confirms first case

Bechem Presbyterian Senior High School (PRESEC) has confirmed first case of COVID-19 in the school. Assistant Headmaster in-charge of domestics, Michael Boamah, speaking to Accra...

COVID-19: ‘BECE, WASSCE’ cancelled as Kenya annuls academic year

The Government of Kenya has annulled the academic year of 2020 for primary and secondary schools due to the continuous upsurge of numbers of...

Dr Duffuor’s powerful words to Prof. Opoku- Agyemang (Read)

Former Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Kwabena Duffuor, has blessed Prof Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang following her appointment as the running mate for...

Police calm protest in KNUST SHS following death of student after alleged neglect over Covid-19 fears

Armed police were brought in on Tuesday, July 7, 2020, to restore order after students of the KNUST Senior High School went...

Dead bodies, skeletons uncovered in ‘juju’ man’s house after raid

A shocking video online has captured moments security personnel uncovered dead bodies and skeletons during a raid in a 'Juju' man's house. Though the location...

Man hospitalised after being shot twice by unidentified person [photos]

A man, believed to be in his sixties, Kodjo Awutor, is confined to a hospital bed after unidentified persons shot him at Yeji in...

Joe Osei-Owusu’s Bekwai contender goes independent

A disqualified New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary aspirant in the just-ended primary of the Bekwai constituency of the Ashanti region says he ready is...

8 Covid-19 cases at Accra Girls SHS: 648 contacts identified

A total of 684 persons, believed to have come into contact with some eight persons who have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Accra...

Coronavirus: 150 doctors test positive

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) is appealing to Ghanaians to demonstrate a high sense of responsiveness in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. According to...

NPP USA branch supports Covid-19 fight with GH¢100,000

The New Patriotic Party (NPP), United States of America (USA) branch, has donated One hundred thousand Cedis (GH¢100,000) to support the fight against the spread...

Ursula Owusu-Ekuful reacts to selection of NDC’s vice presidential candidate

Ghana's Communications Minister and Member of Parliament for the Ablekuma West Constituency, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, who is a renowned gender advocate, has said that...

Woman commits suicide over failed lotto numbers

A middle-aged woman, Maame Tina, based in the Ashanti region, has committed suicide after her hopes in making more money out of a lotto...

Pirates of the Caribbean movie star denies ‘beating’ estranged wife

Hollywood star, Johnny Depp, has denied ever hitting his ex-wife Amber Heard as the star insisted it was her who had been violent towards...

Bad news for TikTok lovers as app faces another possible ban

The government of the United States (US) is considering banning TikTok and other Chinese social media apps over national security concerns. The Secretary of state, Mike Pompeo suggested the move...

Coronavirus fatality rate alarming in Zongo communities

Fatality rate of coronavirus in Zongo communities in Ghana is alarming, a renowned Islamic scholar has announced. Sheikh Anas Toffek Ibrahim told journalists at the...

Dwaso Nsem: You don’t need to be an economist to run the economy – Tetteh-Chai

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has responded to some assertions that Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has no background in economics and as such will...

I sold my ring, other valuables to see my children through school – NPP bigwig recounts [listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · I sold my ring, other valuables to see my children through school – NPP bigwig recounts Deputy Communications Director of the New Patriotic...

Dwaso Nsem: Panel members face-off over Prof Jane Opoku-Agyemang’s appointment

Theophilus Tetteh-Chai, the Greater Accra Regional Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and Mrs Joyce Zempare, the Deputy Communications Director of the New...

Thank you for choosing our unblemished daughter – Mahama lauded

The Komenda Traditional Council has lauded flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama on his choice of running mate. The Council, in...

COCOBOD to close offices after workers test positive for COVID-19

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has announced the closure of its Accra offices for a fumigation exercise from Wednesday, July 8 to Friday, July...

Couple remanded for drilling nail into 10-year-old maid’s head [Photos]

A Magistrate court in Nigeria yesterday remanded a couple, Jude Ozougwu, and his wife, Ifeoma Ozougwu in prison for allegedly brutalising their 10-year-old maid,...

Govt gives update on Akufo-Addo’s health

The Information Ministry has provided an update on the health of President Nana Akufo-Addo. Information Minister, Kojo Oppong- Nkrumah Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, told journalists...

Check out Ghana’s female running mates since the beginning of the 4th Republic

Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has become the seventh woman to be Vice-Presidential candidate since the beginning of the 4th Republic. Prof Opoku-Agyemang was confirmed on...

Police investigate suspected arson case which claimed three lives [photos]

The Ashaiman Divisional Police Command has taken over a suspected arson case in which three children were burnt beyond recognition at Katamanso No. 2...

Kenyan protesters set fire to police station after killing

Kenyan protesters set a police station on fire after an officer allegedly shot and killed a man for hawking fake hand sanitiser, according to...

A Plus reacts to Osafo Maafo’s Covid-19-positive status

Musician cum politician, Kwame A Plus, has reacted after the Information Minister, Kojo Oppong- Nkrumah, said at a press conference that the Senior Minister,...

Ghana driving Africa’s Covid-19 case count higher – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed Ghana is one of the countries driving the increase in Covid-19 cases in Africa. WHO says about 190,000...

Photo of huge bat with ‘human-size’ is giving people nightmares

A photo of a gigantic-looking bat has left social media users horrified - but it's not all quite as it seems. The images were shared...

Accra Girls teacher, spouse test positive for COVID-19

It has emerged that a teacher and spouse at Accra Girls' Senior High School have also contracted the infectious coronavirus disease. This means the...

Ghana records 7 new COVID-19 deaths as cases hit 21,077

Ghana has recorded 992 new COVID-19 cases which now puts the country’s case count at 21, 077, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) reports. Seven new...

Lady reportedly poisoned on her birthday over an iPhone 11

The death of a lady identified as Debby is trending on Twitter after she was reportedly poisoned by a friend on her birthday over...

Korle Bu suspends non-emergency surgical cases

The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has put non-emergency surgical cases on hold for the next two weeks.The hospital, in a statement released Monday, July...

Why the NDC settled on Prof Opoku- Agyemang as Mahama’s running mate

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has given reasons why it unanimously accepted Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang as John Mahama’s choice of running mate ahead...

When Jane Opoku-Agyemang endorsed Mahama’s candidature

A video on the internet has captured moments now running mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang endorsed John Mahama's...