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National Anthem brouhaha: Akufo-Addo wasn’t angry at Henry Quartey – RCC

The Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council (GARCC) has dismissed reports that President Nana Akufo-Addo was angry at the Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, after the...

Osofo Kyiri Abosom claims to have destroyed countless deities, benefiting many

Christian Kwabena Andrew, popularly known as Osofo Kyiri Abosom, founder and leader of the Life Assembly Worship Centre, has made remarkable claims about his...

How to avoid romance scams

The Cyber Security Authority has cautioned the public against engaging in activities that expose them to romance scams. The Authority in a statement dated June...

‘Dead’ woman found breathing in coffin at own funeral

Mourners at the funeral of an elderly Ecuadorean woman were startled to discover she was still alive. Bella Montoya, 76, was declared dead last week...

NCCE urges Ghanaians to respect national symbols

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has raised concern over the increasing disregard for patriotic values among the citizenry. In a statement signed by...

Child labour: Over 400,000 children aged 5 to 17 engage in economic activities – GSS

The 2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC) report reveals that 419, 254 children aged five to 17 are engaged in economic activity in the country. Out...

GUTA congratulates Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has congratulated, the new Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, on her nomination and subsequent unanimous approval by...

Free SHS: Food suppliers to picket at Buffer Stock today over GH¢200m unpaid arrears

Members of the National Food Suppliers Association are expected to picket at the premises of the National Food Buffer Stock Company on Tuesday, June...

Roads Ministry announces traffic interruption over Motorway flyover construction

Vehicular traffic on a number of key routes in Accra is to be interrupted from Tuesday, June 13 to October 31, 2023, to make...

Checkout alternate routes for the Flowerpot roundabout

The Ministry of Roads and Highways has announced a disruption to traffic flow at the Flowerpot Roundabout from June 13 to October 31, 2023...

NPP flagbearer race: Let Bawumia run his own campaign – Kwabena Agyapong

An aspiring flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, has expressed concern about the unfair advantage that some contenders appear to...

2 in court for illegal possession of firearms, pepper spray at Kasoa

Kasoa Akweley District Court presided over by his Honor Stephen Ofori Akrasi has remanded two suspects for possession of firearm, pepper spray without lawful...

How President Akufo-Addo reacted after Mempeasem chief refused to stand for national anthem [VIDEO & PHOTOS]

A viral video of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo telling the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, to put the chief of Mempeasem in...

Lawyer clears air on ‘Charles Bissue will not turn himself in’ statement [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · BISSUE LAWYER DENIES Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah Esq, lawyer for Charles Bissue, the former secretary to the inter-ministerial committee on Illegal mining, has...

Green Ghana: Compassion Ghana Int’l calls for comprehensive monitoring tool

Compassion Ghana has called on the government to roll out a comprehensive monitoring tool to ensure the sustenance of trees planted as part of...

Mempeasem chief explains why he did not stand to observe national anthem at event

The chief of Mempeasem in Accra, Nii Torgbor Obodai Ampaw, has apologised for not standing up to observe the national anthem at last Friday's...

NPP govt embarking on Green Corruption, not Green Ghana

Afigya Sekyere East Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Suleman Abdullai, has classified the Green Ghana project as a corruption scheme by...

Police probe viral video on abuse of female victim

The Police have commenced investigation into a viral video believed to have originated from the Upper East Region. The video captured a female victim being...

Review the modus operandi of the police – Akwada tells IGP after Bortianor killing

The Executive Secretary of the Bureau of Public Safety, Dr Nana Yaw Akwada, has called on the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), to evaluate police...

We’re compelled to use polymer to treat water due to galamsey – GWCL

The Communications Director of Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), Stanley Martey, says they have been compelled to switch from alum to polymer for water...

Former Manso Nkwanta MP sues Frimpong- Boateng for defamation

Former Member of Parliament (MP) for the Manso Nkwanta constituency, Joseph Albert Qualm, has sued the former chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal...

Minister shocked over state of Pra River

Sanitation and Water Resources Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, has bemoaned the worsening state of the Pra River as a result of the illegal activities...

Moody’s upgrades Ghana’s local currency ratings to Caa3 from Ca, maintains stable outlook

Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) has upgraded the Government of Ghana’s local currency long-term issuer rating to Caa3 from Ca and maintained a stable outlook. Concurrently,...

Ghana to lose its oil discovery and marine resources – Environmental Justice Foundation

The Fisheries Programmes Manager at the Environmental Justice Foundation, Theophilus Boachie-Yiadom, has expressed concern about the high rate of solid waste such as plastics,...

I’ll be your trustworthy partner – Akufo-Addo to Chief Justice

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured new Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo that he will be a “dependable” and “trustworthy” partner. This, he...

Woman, 32, allegedly stabs her boyfriend to death over misunderstanding

A 32-year-old woman has allegedly stabbed her boyfriend to death at Ayigya Zongo in Kumasi of the Ashanti Region. The suspect, Jennifer Appiah, also known...

NPA given mandate to prosecute crimes in petroleum industry

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has been given the prosecutorial powers by the Attorney General to prosecute crimes in the oil supply chain in...

Dzifa Gomashie calls for closure of schools in Ketu South over flooding

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ketu South Constituency, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has called for the closure of schools at Klikor, Agbozume, and Aflao affected...

Charles Bissue ‘chases’ OSP for documents

Lawyers for Secretary of the defunct Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Charles Bissue, are demanding copies of documents forming the basis of the...

All the beautiful photos from Adom UEFA Champions League final

The 2023 edition of the Adom UEFA Champions League final came to a spectacular end on Saturday at T- Havana inside Tema. The event was...

Gertrude Torkornoo sworn-in as Chief Justice

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has sworn-in new Chief Justice, Gertrude Araba Essaba Torkornoo. The event was held on Monday, June 12, 2023 at the...

Over 50 commercial sex workers arrested in Koforidua

The Member of Parliament for the New Juaben South Constituency, Michael Kofi Okyere Baafi, has vowed to make commercial sex work operations an unprofitable...

Nogokpo : Land of beauty and harmony

NOGOKPO is a town along the ECOWAS (Tema-Aflao) Highway, in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region. The peace in the area is in total...

Court orders 37 Military Hospital to release report on death of 48-year-old man to family

An Accra High Court has ordered the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and the 37 Military Hospital to release an investigation report conducted on...

Illegal miners clash, one dead at Atewa Forest

One person has been found dead in Atewa Forest at Abuakwa South Municipality in the Eastern region after an alleged violent clash between two...

Chief Justice to enhance justice delivery through technology

The newly sworn-in Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo, has made a commitment to leverage technology to improve the efficiency of the Judiciary. Despite efforts made in...

Nungua Barrier, other areas to experience blackouts

Some suburbs in the Tema region of Accra will experience ‘dumsor’ from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm Monday, June 12, 2023, due to a...

Man to buy new mattress, paint room after he was caught with another man’s wife

A middle-aged man, Emmanuel Adjei, has incurred the wrath of Berekum traditional authorities after he was caught with another man's wife, Aisha Yakubu. Reports...

NPP suspends former Parliamentary Candidate

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has indefinitely suspended its former Sege constituency parliamentary candidate, Euince Lasi, for misconduct. This was contained in a statement signed...

Gold for Oil policy expected to save Ghana about $4.8 billion annually

The successes chalked so far by the government’s innovative, ‘Gold for Oil policy’ seem to have vindicated the positions of the Vice President, Dr...