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Bodies of victims of Yeji boat accident retrieved

Bodies of the three persons who drowned in the Volta lake at Yeji have been found Thursday morning after persistent search. The bodies of three...

‘Gold Mafia’: Al Jazeera responds to Akufo-Addo’s letter

International media organisation, Al Jazeera, says it has replied to a letter from the Jubilee House which demanded an apology for its recent investigative...

Filling fuel tanks to brim is dangerous – NPA cautions motorists

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has cautioned fuel retail outlets and motorists against using ramps to aid the pumping of fuel into vehicles. It said...

PNC mourns with Edward Mahama

The People’s National Convention (PNC), has commiserated with Dr Edward Nasigre Mahama, its five-time presidential candidate over the death of his son, Ishmael. The unfortunate incident...

Woman killed as truck runs into traders in Kumasi [Video]

A trader at Dr Mensah market in Kumasi has been killed in a gory motor accident on Thursday morning. The 51-year-old cabbage vendor, Akua Serwaa,...

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, wife departs to Coronation of King Charles III [Video]

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has departed to the United Kingdom to witness the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla. Otumfuo’s departure...

Trader sentenced over threat of death

A 29-year-old trader, who threatened another trader with a sword, has been sentenced to 150 days imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court. Osman Boustani, charged...

He was like an angel – Mother of lady murdered at Nungua speaks [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Mother of lady murdered in Nungua speaks Mother of the 25-year-old lady allegedly murdered by her husband at Nungua in the Greater Accra...

Aduana Stars coach charged for criticising match officials

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has charged Aduana Stars coach, Paa Kwasi Fabin, over his criticism of the match officials who handled the match against...

People’s Forum: Gbestile residents angry over ‘abortion’ roads [Photos+Video]

Angry residents of Ghetsile in the Kpone-Katamanso Municipality of the Greater Accra region are up in alms against government over the poor state of...

Public confidence in 37 Military Hospital dwindling – GAF High Command

The high command of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has expressed concern about dwindling public confidence in the quality of healthcare delivery at the...

National Cathedral registered in the US using dead man’s details – Ablakwa alleges

North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has provided some new information on what he believes is dubious regarding the construction of the National Cathedral...

Lover allegedly kills girlfriend over another man’s photo on her phone

A jealous lover, Dominic, has allegedly killed his girlfriend at Dunkwa-on-Offin in the Central Region after seeing the photo of another man on a...

Taxi services to go digital – Bawumia

The Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia announced on Wednesday that commercial taxi drivers in the Greater Accra Region will soon be connected to a digital...

Adams Mahama murder: Asabke appeals death sentence

Convicted Asabke Alangde, who has been sentenced to death after a seven-member jury panel found him guilty, has filed a notice of appeal urging...

Al Jazeera Gold Mafia documentary: Akufo-Addo reaps what he sowed – Martin Amidu

- But in these cases, we still have judgement here; that we but teach Bloody instructions, which, being taught, return To plague the inventor; this even-handed justice Commends...

COVID-19 still here, observe protocol — Dr James Duah

The Deputy Executive Director of the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG), Dr James Duah, has implored the health system not to lose sight...

British High Commissioner urges journalists to be committed towards fight against mis-disinformation

British High Commissioner to Ghana, Harriet Thompson, has urged Ghanaian journalists to be bold and committed towards the fight against mis-disinformation. According to her, the...

Girls’ schools don’t take NSMQ as seriously as boys’ schools – Prof. Kaufmann

The quiz mistress of the popular National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ), who is also the Dean of the School of Engineering Sciences of...

Galamsey: Aisha Huang convicted

Galamsey queen, Aisha Huang, has been convicted after she changed her plea in the immigration offence she is facing at the High Court to...

National Cathedral Secretariat responds to Okudzeto Ablakwa’s latest exposé

The National Cathedral Secretariat has responded to the latest exposé by Member of Parliament for the North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. Mr Ablakwa in...

Gomoa Ajumako Traditional Council lauds Akufo-Addo for Justice Torkornoo’s appointment as CJ

President of the Gomoa Ajumako Traditional Area, Obrempong Nyanful Krampah XI, has lauded President Akufo-Addo for appointing Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo as the incoming...

PNC’s Edward Mahama loses son

Son of former flagbearer of the People's National Convention (PNC), Dr Edward Mahama, has passed on. The sudden demise of Naval Officer Ismail Mahama occurred...

Yeji: 3 drown in Volta Lake

Three people have reportedly died in the Volta Lake at Yeji in the Pru East District of the Bono East Region. According to reports, the...

Dagbon FM presenter attacked live on air

JoyNews/AdomNews · Dagbon FM presenter attacked A radio presenter with Dagbon FM in Tamale in the Northern Region, Sadiq Gariba, has been reportedly attacked live...

Couple welcome twins after 32 years of marriage [Photos]

A yet-to-be-identified couple have welcomed their twin children, a girl and a boy, after 32 years of childlessness. A photographer, Zibah Photography, who snapped the...

NHIS: Health Minister sends SOS message to service providers

Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has warned health service providers to refrain from charging patients for services already covered by the National Health Insurance...

Over 1,000 Burkinabe immigrants registered so far – Ghana Refugee Board

Executive Secretary of the Ghana Refugee Board, Tetteh Padi, says the board has registered over 1,000 immigrants from Burkina Faso. According to him, his outfit...

King Charles’ coronation: How would it happen in Ghana?

In our series of letters from African journalists, Elizabeth Ohene considers how the coronation of King Charles III would go if it were in...

Weija Dam spillage: NADMO sends important message to residents

The Weija-Gbawe Municipal Office of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has advised residents of the downstream section of the Weija Dam to relocate...

American Olympic gold medallist sprinter Tori Bowie dies aged 32

American sprinter Tori Bowie, a three-time Olympic medallist and former 100m world champion, has died aged 32. Bowie won 4x100m relay gold at the Rio...

Gyedu-Blay Ambolley apologises after losing defamatory suit filed by Okyeame Kwame

Highlife musician Gyedu-Blay Ambolley has apologised to Hiplife artiste Okyeame Kwame over claims that the latter received monies shared with artistes. This comes three years...

Nungua ‘wife killer’ remanded into police custody

A man, identified as Isaac Newton Kumah, accused of killing his 25-year-old wife, Eunice Ameh Narh, with a machete at Nungua has been remanded...

I doubt Hearts of Oak can win the Premier League, says club legend

Hearts of Oak legend, Mohammed Polo, has cast doubt on the club's chances of winning the ongoing Ghana Premier League title. The Phobians, after 29...

NDC flagbearer race: Duffuor’s message to naysayers over his age [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Kwabena Duffour's Message To Naysayers Over His Age Flagbearer hopeful of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr Kwabena Duffuor, has fought off assertions...

See how long it took NSMQ quiz mistress to get over bag theft incident

The Quiz Mistress of the National Science and Maths Quiz, Prof Elsie Effah Kaufmann, has disclosed how it took her about a year to...

National Cathedral: I’m happy to continue with the series of exposés – Okudzeto Ablakwa

Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has expressed his excitement about the verdict on the contempt suit filed against him by...

Nigeria launches probe into popular noodles brand

Nigeria’s Food and Drug Control Agency (NAFDAC) says it is taking “swift action” to investigate a popular brand of noodles over alleged presence of...

Student arrested for shooting eight schoolmates dead

A teenage boy opened fire in a school in the Serbian capital of Belgrade just after lessons began on Wednesday morning, killing eight children...

About 1.76m persons unemployed in quarter 3, 2022 – GSS

About 1.76 million persons were unemployed in the third quarter of 2022, the Ghana Statistical Service has revealed in its Quarterly Labour Statistics Report. Within...