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Falling bridge kills JHS student at Gomoa Nyanyano

A 17-year-old Junior High School (JHS) two pupil has met his untimely death after a dilapidated abandoned bridge fell on him and killed him...

GWCL starts exercise to recoup ¢800m arrears

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has started a nationwide revenue mobilisation exercise to collect all arrears owed by customers. The company is out to...

Cease collection of digital transport fees – DVLA to operators

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has directed digital transport operators to cease the implementation of the Digital Transport Guidelines. By this directive, operators...

Bawumia supports ailing businessman Bamed

Alhaji Ahmed Bandoh aka Bamed, whose leg was amputated at the Police Hospital recently, has received an amount of GH¢20,000 from Vice President Mahamudu...

I broke my virginity at 13 – Kweku Baako

Veteran journalist, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako has revealed he lost his virginity when he was 13-years-old. The Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper...

Joy FM to spend time with residents of Weija Leprosarium this Easter

This year, residents of Weija Leprosarium in Accra will be the beneficiaries of Joy FM’s Easter Soup Kitchen. Every year, Joy FM acknowledges God’s ultimate...

How are these Kumasi bachelors celebrating ‘iftar’ and ‘suhoor’ this Ramadan?

Young working single males are stressed for time and rarely prepare meals at home. Some depend on home deliveries, takeaways, and food joints to...

Man stabs elder brother to death over shirt and trouser

A 20-year-old man, Halifa Hamza, has stabbed his elder brother, Usman Hamza, to death with a pair of scissors in Kurna of Kano State,...

Cock loses court battle over noise pollution

A Nigerian court has ordered the slaughter of a rooster on Friday after a noise pollution complaint by neighbours, local media report. The court in...

Anti-witchcraft Bill to undergo pre-stakeholders engagement

A pre-stakeholder engagement on an Anti-Witchcraft Bill has begun in Accra as part of efforts to build support for the passage of the bill...

Black Stars goalkeeper Ati Zigi buys roasted plantain for Swiss Ambassador to Ghana

Black Stars goalkeeper, Lawrence Ati Zigi is trending on social media after he was spotted in town buying roasted plantain known in local parlance...

Kwahu Easter: Paragliding festival takes off Friday

The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has launched the 2023 edition of the Kwahu Easter Paragliding Festival which is scheduled to take place from tomorrow,...

Kyekyenkura farmlands takeover: Hundreds of farmers to lose livelihoods

Hundreds of subsistence farmers at Kyekyenkura in Ejura in the Ashanti region are set to lose their livelihoods as traditional authorities take over acres...

Govt not committed to disbursing allocated budget to School Feeding secretariat – Dr Ayifah

Deputy Country Director of SEND Ghana, Dr Emmanuel Ayifah, has accused the government of being unserious, and uncommitted to disbursing budget allocated amount to...

Nhyiaeso MP sets records straight on his ‘arrest’

Nhyiaeso MP and Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Stephen Amoah has debunked police reports that he has been arrested. In 2021, the MP...

GWCL recovers GH¢1.7m from Printex

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has retrieved GH¢1.7 million out of GH¢3.4 million debts owed by Printex. This action is part of a...

Supreme Court sets date to rule on Assin North case

The Supreme Court has fixed May 17, 2023, to deliver judgement in the case in the restrained Member of Parliament for Assin North James...

Former Deputy Bank of Ghana Governor passes on

A former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Emmanuel Asiedu-Mante, has died. Mr Asiedu-Mante died Monday night aged 81. He passed on at the...

All School Feeding caterers are NPP supporters; NDC will sack us if… – Caterer [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · NDC Will Sack School Feeding Caterers A School Feeding caterer in the Ashanti Region, Dorothy Ofori-Sarpong has said the National Democratic Congress (NDC)...

Nkwanta South jailbreaker attempts suicide

One of the suspects who escaped from police cells at Nkwanta South in Oti region has attempted suicide after he was re-arrested. The suspect, 20-year-old...

Andy Dosty slams Shatta Wale [Video]

Host of Daybreak Hitz, Andy Dosty has explained why he will not promote Shatta Wale's new album, Maali dancehall. According to him, the controversial...

UPSA reacts to video of student caning colleague in hostel

University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) says it has commenced a probe into a viral video of an altercation in its hostel. In a statement...

Punish Afoko, Asabke for Adams Mahama’s death – Prosecution urges jury

State Prosecutors have urged the seven-member jury trying Gregory Afoko and Asabke Alangde for the murder of the late New Patriotic Party (NPP) Upper East...

Police probe assault on game rangers in Kyebi

Police in the Eastern region have launched an investigation into the assault on two Kyebi Forestry Division game rangers. The two managers, Yaw Sakyi and...

Anti-LGBTQ Bill: France flags Ghana over respect for human right

Pressure is mounting on Ghana’s lawmakers to respect the rights of sexual minority groups especially homosexuals and lesbians as some European governments are expressing...

Information Minister celebrates birthday with donation to Nsawam Prison

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah celebrated his 41st birthday by making a generous donation to the Nsawam Prison. The donation, which was made on Wednesday,...

UPSA bans video games in hostels

Management of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) hostel has warned students against the use of video games. Despite a prohibition, management in...

Govt deploys 1,000 Special Forces to Bawku

About 1,000 Special Forces personnel have been dispatched to Bawku in the Upper East Region, where three immigration officers were shot at, one of...

NDC puts Dumelo, Fred Nuamah’s vetting on hold indefinitely

The Greater Accra Vetting Committee of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has indefinitely rescheduled the vetting of parliamentary aspirants for the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency. No reason has...

Ministers who live in govt bungalows must pay rent – Stephen Amoah

The newly sworn-in Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Stephen Amoah says that as part of cutting down on expenditure, officials that live...

Former NDA officials slapped with 11 fresh charges

The Special Prosecutor has filed 11 new charges against three former officials of the Northern Development Authority (NDA) and a private man standing trial...

Kikpande chief suspended over death of Mujipe chief

The Paramount Chief of Kikpande in the Kpembe Traditional Area in the East Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region, Kikpandewura Kanyiti I, has been...

TUC threatens strike over dismissal of Sunon Asogli workers

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has threatened to embark on strike action over the dismissal of three workers of the Sunon Asogli Power Ghana...

Burial date of man allegedly murdered at West Hills Mall announced

The family of Shadrack Arloo whose death occurred at West Hills Mall has set his burial for Saturday, April 15, 2023. The final...

Tarkwa Community Mining reacts to looming danger in Tarkwa

Tarkwa Community Mining (A'koon) has stated it cannot be solely blamed for the devastation caused in A'koon community. This comes on the back of a...

I don’t tolerate illegality – Minister on why he snubbed caterers [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · I don't tolerate illegality - Minister on why he snubbed caterers Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah has justified why he chastised School...

Kofi Boakye retires after over 3 decades of service as he turns 60

Popular police officer, COP Nathan Kofi Boakye retires today after more than 30 years in service. COP Boakye leaves office as the head of the...

CODEO calls for resignation of 2 new EC members

The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) has called on Dr Peter Appiahene and Hajia Salima Ahmed Tijani to immediately resign from the Electoral...

Immigration Service reacts to shooting of its officers at Bawku

The Ghana Immigration Service(GIS) has confirmed a shooting incident at Bawku which claimed the life of one of its personnel and left two injured....

Fetish priest injures 3 men in attack at Baniekrom

A 36-year-old fetish priest has allegedly injured three men at Baniekrom in the Ahafo Ano South West District of the Ashanti region. The fetish priest only identified...