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Bail is not for sale in court – Judge declares

Bail granted to accused persons in cases before the court are not for sale, a Circuit Court Judge has declared. Mrs Sedinam Awo Balokah said...

Mother, 2 children swept away by floodwater at Peace Town

A mother and her two children are feared drowned at Peace Town, a suburb of Ngleshie Amanfro in the Ga South Municipality of the...

I will discharge Nyantakyi if you don’t call your witness to testify – Judge warns

High Court Judge Justice Marie Louise Simmons has served notice of discharging former Ghana Football Association President Kwasi Nyantakyi if the state fails to...

Pensioner Bondholders Forum to resume picketing today over unpaid coupons

Members of the Pensioner Bondholders Forum will today resume picketing at the Finance Ministry following the government’s failure to pay four outstanding principals and...

Minority fears possible massive load shedding as IPPs threaten shut down

The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Mines and Energy Committee says he fears a massive load shedding may hit the country soon if the Independent...

Removal of taxes on imported sanitary pads will sink economy – AGI   

The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) says any policy measure by the government that seeks to remove taxes on imported sanitary pads at the...

Children can be total literate by age five or six – Prof Adei explains

The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Christian International High School, Prof Emeritus Stephen Adei, says with the right teaching methods, children can be literate...

Parts of Accra flooded after Wednesday’s rains

Torrential rains on Wednesday have left some parts of Accra flooded again. The heavy rains in the capital city which started in the morning have...

Gyakye Quayson case: Attorney General, Tsatsu Tsikata clash in court

There was a fierce clash between Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame and experienced legal practitioner Tsatsu Tsikata in court on Wednesday. Mr Tsikata hit the...

Fire consumes five-bedroom house at Pankrono estate

A five-bedroom house at Pankrono Estate in the Old Tafo Municipality of the Ashanti Region fell victim to a destructive fire that engulfed the...

Charles Bissue reports to Office of Special Prosecutor

Former Secretary of the now-defunct Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Charles Bissue, voluntarily appeared at the Office of the Special Prosecutor today, Wednesday,...

Bagbin pledges GH₵100k support to Medeama SC

The champions of the Ghana Premier League, Medeama Sporting Club (SC), received a generous pledge of GH₵100,000 from the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin. During...

Coach who assaulted female referee remanded

The Tamale District Magistrate Court has remanded Coach Iddrisu Suheiru Napari into police custody. The case has been adjourned to Monday, June 26, 2023. The first...

Ghana Link Chairman welcomes OSP’s request for ICUMS access

The Chairman of Ghana Link Network Services Ltd (Ghana Link), Dr. Nick Danso Adjei, has expressed as welcoming news by the Office of the...

Sherigu-Fulani disturbances: 18 accused discharged, others granted bail

A Bolgatanga Circuit Court has discharged 18 out of the 61 persons standing trial in the matter involving the Sherigu community and the State...

Alhassan Suhuyini organises free classes for Tamale North BECE candidates

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale-North, Alhassan Suhuyini, is organising free extra classes for the 2023 BECE candidates in the constituency.  According to him,...

Ghana Museums CEO lauds govt’s initiatives to improve tourism sector

Executive Director of Ghana Museums, Kingsley Ofosu Ntiamoah, has commended government’s effort and investment in improving the tourism sector. According to him, in the next...

Ghanaians donate sanitary pad, GHC1,000, others to school girl who went viral over torn uniform

In a remarkable act of compassion, Reindolf Botchway, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Damcity TV and a blogger, recently encountered a young school girl...

TOR senior staff back Torentco lease

The Senior Staff Union of Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has declared support for the ongoing negotiations by management to engage Torentco Asset Management (TAM)...

Stray dog bites 13 people in two days at Gomoa Dominase

A stray dog has bitten a total of 13 people within two days in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region, specifically at...

I regret taking a photo with Akufo-Addo – Yvonne Nelson

Actress Yvonne Nelson has expressed regret over a photo she took with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in 2016, she disclosed in her recently...

Six more Western Togoland secessionists convicted

Six more persons standing trial for being members of a prohibited organisation dubbed the Western Togoland Restoration Front (WTRF) have been found guilty by...

Bawumia meets Adentan, Madina and Dome Kwabenya delegates

The delegates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) from four constituencies in Accra are meeting Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia today Wednesday, 21 June...

No registered Ghanaian pilgrim died – Hajj Board

The Ghana Hajj Board has clarified that the reported death of Ghanaian citizen Zulfawu Isahaku during her pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia is...

Husband of woman impregnated by pastor breaks silence

John Baah, a husband whose wife is pregnant for a pastor at Awutu Bereku, has revealed that his wife accused him of using love...

Suhuyini ‘fights’ govt over planned demolition of Tamale timber market

The Member of Parliament for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini has described as insensitive plans by the government to demolish the Tamale Aboabo Timber Market...

Keta MCE reacts to premix allegations against him

The MCE for Keta, Emmanuel Gemegah, has debunked allegations about him abusing his power with sale of premix by some concerned youth group. He described...

Goodnews for teachers who failed licensure exams

Acting director of the Ashanti Regional National Teaching Council, James Obeng, has stated that prospective teachers who failed the Ghana Teacher Licensure Exams (GLTE)...

FIFA, CAF and GFA pay respects to Asamoah Gyan after retiring from football

Asamoah Gyan's retirement from football has shaken the core of the football world. The former Black Stars captain announced his retirement on Tuesday, June 20. Gyan...

Chaotic scene at Nkurakan as police officers are rescued from angry mob

The timely intervention by the Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) of the Eastern Regional Police Command prevented the youth of Nkurakan from lynching some personnel...

Ho Municipal Assembly cautions public on unauthorised use of road reservations

The Ho Municipal Assembly has expressed its displeasure about the inappropriate erection of permanent billboards and signposts on road reservations within the municipality. In a...

Check out Sarkodie’s new post amidst Yvonne Nelson’s controversy

Ghanaian rapper, Sarkodie, is not ready to comment about the allegations made against him by actress Yvonne Nelson. The rapper, born Michael Owusu Addo, has...

NDC will ensure Quayson doesn’t attend daily trial until… – Amaliba

The Director of Legal Affairs of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Abraham Amaliba, says the party has resolved that its parliamentary candidate for the...

Submarine with 5 passengers goes missing while touring Titanic’s wreck

A massive search and rescue operation is under way in the mid Atlantic after a tourist submarine went missing during a dive to Titanic's...

I teach at UPSA now – Muntaka

The Asawase MP, Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, seems to be enjoying the perks that come with losing his position as the Chief Whip of the...

NPP flagbearer aspirant withdraws from race

One of the aspirants in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primaries, Eric Sekyi Nketia, has withdrawn from the race citing unfair treatment meted...

We walk through River Anum to our farms and school – Residents of Anumso cry out

Residents of Anumso, a farming community in the Bosome Freho district of Ashanti Region, have cried out for a bridge over the River Anum. According...

Mother’s heartbreaking decision: Why I personally handed my son over to police for alleged murder of girlfriend [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · MOTHER OF MURDERER SPEAKS Nana Dede Klottey, the Suhum-Nifa Ankobiahemaa, has opened up about the heartbreaking decision to turn her own son over...

Boosting men’s health: Bayer AG, GIZ GmbH donate PSA testing devices, 2, 450 cartridges to 8 facilities in Accra

The Greater Accra Regional Director of Health Services, Dr Charity Sarpong, is excited to be leading a charge to bring attention to and support...

EBID signs 3 loan agreements worth $30 million and € 20 million with 3 companies

The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) continues its commitment to fostering economic growth and development in the ECOWAS region through strategic investments. Today,...