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Accra to lose nation’s capital city status if…

The presidential candidate of the Liberal Party of Ghana, Kofi Percival Akpaloo, has promised to relocate the nation's capital city from Accra. Mr Akpaloo said...

The Big Agenda: Lecturer predicts future of Nana Konadu’s NDP

"Neither Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings' National Democratic Party (NDP) nor any so-called third force has the chance of winning election 2020. "Not even the Convention...

‘Welcome to Western Togoland’ billboard causes stir at Somanya, Akuse

A billboard, believed to have come from the Volta Separatist Group, has been sighted at Somanya in the Eastern region, Thursday. For travellers heading towards Somanya...

This is how much govt has generated in 2 days from Covid-19 testing at KIA

Government has generated a total of $37,050 from Covid-19 testing of travellers coming into Ghana since reopening the Kotoka International Airport on September 1. According...

Uganda’s ugliest man marries a second wife [photos]

Is this love or not? A Ugandan comedian named Ssebabi recently got married to his second wife in a grand style. The bride and...

Coronavirus: Ghana’s active cases now 856 with 280 deaths

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says the country’s active Covid-19 cases have significantly dropped to 856. According to the GHS, Ghana has also recorded some...

Chairman Wontumi flaunts gold bars during live interview [Video]

Ashanti Regional New Patriotic Party Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as ‘Chairman Wontumi’, has flaunted his wealth.  Chairman Wontumi has, over the years,...

Three police officers narrowly escape death in robbery chase

Three police officers on the Kasoa Oklu Nkwanta checkpoint in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central region narrowly escaped death after an...

Killer of SDA caretaker arrested!

Police in the Ashanti region have arrested two ex-convicts, believed to have robbed and killed two people in separate robbery incidents in Kumasi and...

A prayer warrior has revealed to me that I am Ghana’s next president – Kofi Akpaloo

Flagbearer of the Liberal Party Ghana (LPG), Kofi Akpaloo, has asserted that he will be Ghana's next president. His optimism of being Ghana's next...

‘No performance, no pay for Ministers’

The presidential candidate of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Kofi Percival Akpaloo, has promised to remunerate ministers of his government on the basis...

This story of 130-year-old woman who died after chasing her GHc 34 will break your heart [video]

Obaapanin Mary, a 130-year-old woman in Ghana, has passed on days after she fell during an attempt to retrieve GH¢34 that was owed her...

Parents in Kumasi send important message to Akufo-Addo

Some parents in Kumasi are asking the government to reconsider its decision to suspend the reopening of schools until early next year. According to them,...

45-year-old farmer shot dead at Abrikasu-Ntaabeni

A 45-year-old farmer, Kwabena Ntarban, has been shot dead at Abrikasu Ntaabeni in the Jaman South Municipality of the Bono region. According to the deceased's...

Poverty made my wife bury our baby alive – Man weeps

A man, whose wife buried their newborn baby at Ajumako Ebowkurase of the Central region, has recounted how the incident happened. According to him, the...

All-knowing CSOs: Prof Gyampo replies Elizabeth Ohene

Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Ghana and Head of the Youth Bridge Research Institute, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has responded to...

Coronavirus in Africa: Overcrowding might explain mystery of low death rate

Is there a link between poverty, crowded accommodation, and Africa's bafflingly low infection and death rates from the pandemic? As the number of infections dips...

Sidney’s ‘papa no’ hit song faces court injunction

JoyNews/AdomNews · Court places injunction on the release of video of the song titled "Papa no" by Sidney A private individual, identified as Abdul Ganiu...

The Big Agenda: Kofi Akpaloo clears air on being ‘NPP’s puppet’ [Video]

Paying unemployed graduates GHC 400, fixing all bad roads, making university education free and regularising galamsey, are among the eight thematic areas Kofi Akpaloo's...

Rawlings to speak at wife’s party’s national conference

Former President Jerry John Rawlings is set to speak at the national delegates conference of the National Democratic Party (NDP). The conference of the party,...

Kill me but don’t destroy my cannabis farm – Suspect to police

A 42-year-old cannabis farmer, Clement Akor, has begged the Nigerian National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to take his life instead of destroying his...

Barbados Embassy in Ghana to open in October

Minister of Health and Wellness, Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic, announced on Monday that Barbados has established an embassy in Ghana and the opening is...

GRIDCo explains intermittent outages

The main operator of the electricity grid, Ghana Grid Company, has attributed recent intermittent power outages to challenges with some of its key transmission...

AIT holds 15th graduation for 286 students

A total of 286 students, who completed their studies in the 2019/2020 academic year at the Accra Institute of Technology (AIT), have been awarded...

Ato Forson defends Mahama over ‘ethnocentric sentiments’

Member of Parliament for Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam in the Central region, Cassiel Ato Forson, has jumped to the defence of former President John Mahama after the...

Ato Forson draws ‘thin line’ between Agyapa Royalties and Ghana Gold Company

Deputy Finance Minister, Cassiel Ato Forson, has denied assertions by members of the ruling New Patriotic Party that seem to suggest that Ghana Gold...

Agyapa Royalties grossly undervalued, worth more than $1 billion – Ato Forson

Member of Parliament for Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam, Cassiel Ato Forson, has said the controversial Agyapa Royalties deal has been grossly undervalued by the government. According to him,...

Gender Ministry to empower alleged witches

JoyNews/AdomNews · Gender Ministry to empower ‘witches’ The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, has hinted it intends to re-brand witches camps in Northern...

Girl stabbed to death at Subrisu

An 18-year-old girl believed to be mentally challenged has been stabbed to death by unknown assailants at Subrisu, in the Kwahu West Municipality of...

Premature ejaculation saves woman from being raped

A woman is thanking her lucky stars after her neighbour failed to rape her due to premature ejaculation. The 32-year-old man, who cannot be named...

TB Joshua sends message to Lionel Messi

Founder and Leader of Synagogue Church of All Nation, Prophet TB Joshua, has added to the list of football lovers who are unhappy with...

Okada riders stage protest to demand legalisation [Video]

Some angry Okada riders at Kasoa in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central region, have staged a protest on the legalisation of...

NCCE sensitises Ghanaians on lynching of aged women

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has condemned the branding of elderly women as witches and lynching of women in the Savannah region. The...

Runaway father of triplets returns after mother receives financial help [Video]

A 'prodigal' husband, who took to his heels when his wife was delivered of triplets, has found his way back home after she received...

Pregnant woman cut open to death at her ‘baby shower’ [Photos]

A young pregnant woman has been found dead with her baby cut out of her body after she was allegedly lured by an old...

Terrifying moment as kite drags child into air [Video]

It was a terrifying moment as a kite swept a toddler off her feet into the air during a festival in Taiwan. The toddler was caught...

Why closing down witch camps is near impossible – Gender Minister explains

JoyNews/AdomNews · Gender Ministry to provide safe haven for alleged witches The Gender Minister says it will not be an easy task for her sector...

Minority to write to London Stock Exchange on Agyapa Royalties listing

The Minority Spokesperson on Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson has revealed the intention of the Minority Caucus to write to the United Kingdom Financial Conduct...

Armed robbers invade stone quarry, kill worker, bolt with GH¢40,000

Three men armed with locally manufactured guns attacked the Adaklu-Abuadi stone quarry, near Ho, on Saturday. The robbers shot and killed one worker at the...

Woman discovers her late husband was actually her biological father

As a child, Valerie was brought up by her maternal grandparents, who raised her as their own. Then, when she was eight or nine, Valerie...