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Provide boats, life jackets for learners who travel on water – Report on the 9 children who drowned at Wiaboman

The Weija-Gbawe Municipal Education Directorate has recommended provision of boats to convey all learners who cross the estuary to school on daily basis from...

How Okudzeto Ablakwa’s exposé is affecting National Cathedral fundraising  

The National Cathedral Secretariat has said the actions of Member of Parliament for North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, is stalling the progress of...

Enough of the promises – Dr Kokofu slams Mahama

A former Member of Parliament for Bantama, Dr Henry Kwabena Kokofu, has advised Ghanaians to disregard promises made by former President John Mahama. Speaking on...

Why Dr Mensa Otabil exited National Cathedral Board revealed

The National Cathedral Secretariat has set the records straight on the exit of Dr Mensa Otabil from its Board of Trustees. According to reports, he...

Lightning kills 15-year-old girl at Odumase

The tragic death of a 15-year-old student of the Odumase St. Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Primary and Junior High School in the Sunyani...

ECG drags 2 electricians to court for fraud, forgery

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has dragged two electricians to court for using the bar code of a dead employee to defraud unsuspecting...

3 dead, four seriously injured as tipper truck rams into mechanic shop

A tipper truck which rammed into a mechanic shop has killed three apprentices at Akorabuokrom in the Atwima Mponua District of the Asante Region. The...

Asantehene leads discussions with British Museum over regalia taken from Ashantis

The Asantehene Otumfuo, Osei Tutu II, last Thursday held discussions with the leadership of The British Museum about regalia items taken from the Ashantis,...

Concerned drivers react to 10% fare reduction directive

The chairman for concerned drivers, William Osei, has reacted to the 10% reduction in fares directive. According to him, the new directive is unfair as...

Govt needs $120m to complete National Cathedral – Executive Director

JoyNews/AdomNews · Why National Cathedral project has stalled The Akufo-Addo government needs to a whopping 120 million dollars to complete its flagship National Cathedral project. Construction...

Erastus Asare Donkor: The scare of covering the Ejura violence

How did the camera turn into a gun at Ejura in 2021? How did the media become the cause of the violence they were...

Science, technology and innovation are keys to Africa’s development – Dr Micheal Owusu

The Chief Operating Officer of KGL Group, Dr Michael Owusu, has said Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) are key components Africans need to foster...

Galamsey pit collapse: 7 dead, 5 rescued, many remain trapped at Birim North

Only five miners out of suspected 30 who were trapped under an illegal mining pit that caved in on Monday at Korley Teye in...

Family pleads for justice as deceased house is demolished at Mpraeso

The town of Mpraeso in the Kwawu South District has been plagued by the threat of violence ever since a family preparing for their...

Family head shot dead by unknown assailants at Bortianor[Photos]

Unknown assailants have tragically taken the life of Kpakpo Allotey, the head of the Kwame Anu family at Bortianor, located in the Ga South...

KATH surgeons perform complex limb malformation operation

A multidisciplinary team of surgeons, anesthesiologists, pediatricians and nurses led by Dr Dominic Konadu-Yeboah, Senior Specialist in Trauma and Orthopedic, have performed a six-hour...

Transport fares to go down by 10 percent from May 17

Users of public transport will enjoy a 10 percent reduction in fares by 10% effective Wednesday, May 17, 2023. This comes on the back on...

AC Milan can reach Champions League final – Pioli

AC Milan manager Stefano Pioli believes his side can reach the Champions League final, despite trailing Inter Milan 2-0 after the semi-final first leg. The...

Hajia4real extradited and charged with fraud, money laundering

Famous Ghanaian Social Media influencer and singer, Mona Faiz Montage, known as Hajia4real, has been charged and extradited from the UK to the USA. The...

Gifty Anti receives special recognition from Golden Africa Ghana on Mothers’ Day

Mothers, the extraordinary beings they are, deserve appreciation every single day. In celebration of Mothers' Day, renowned broadcaster Oheneyere Gifty Anti was bestowed with...

New flesh-eating drug turning people into zombies hits LA

Los Angeles officials are trying to stop the spread of the flesh-eating drug xylazine that has taken over the city. The 'zombie drug', a veterinary tranquilizer approved in...

Major Oquaye laid to rest at Military Cemetery

The remains of the wife of the former Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Oquaye, were laid to rest at the Military Cemetery at Tseadoo...

COP Kofi Boakye (retired), Gabby, 90 others sworn in as notaries public

Commissioner of Police (retired), Kofi Boakye, Gabby Asare Otchere Darko and 90 others have been sworn in as a Notaries Public of the Supreme...

Nhyira FM treats widows and single mothers to a party on Mothers’ Day [Photos]

In celebration of this year’s Mothers’ Day, two hundred (200) widows and single mothers in the Ashanti region were treated to a party at...

Driver dies after being trapped in a truck with bags of cashew nuts

Firefighters from the Ejisu Fire Station were on Sunday, 14 May 2023, dispatched to respond to a twin accident and fire incident involving a...

2 lynched, one amputated for stealing mobile phone at Ahanta West

Two persons have been lynched at Beaho in the Ahanta West Municipal District of the Western Region for allegedly stealing a mobile phone. The two...

Suspected funeral poisoning: 3 more mourners hospitalised

Three more mourners have been hospitalised following a poisoning incident at Agou, a farming community in the Nkwanta South municipality of the Oti Region. This...

Mother weeps after son gains admission to PRESEC

The Presbyterian Boys Senior High School, Legon (Legon PRESEC) is arguably one of the best Senior High Schools (SHS) in Ghana, and many parents will...

Immigration Officer saves two police officers from lynching [Photos]

A swift intervention by an Immigration officer, AICOII Nurideen Abdul Ganiu, stationed at Sehwi Wiawso in the Western North Region, saved two police officers...

Bortianor-Faana boat disaster: Parental negligence to blame

Communications team member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Twum-Barima, has criticised the “negligent” parents of the victims of the Bortianor-Faana boat disaster. To him,...

Snakes take over dilapidated classrooms at Atobiase

Teachers and pupils of Atobiase M/A Basic School in the Upper Denkyira East Municipality of the Central Region are living in fear over snakes...

I hope King Faisal win FA Cup – Assistant coach

Assistant coach of King Faisal, Godwin Ablordey, says he is hoping and praying his side clinches the 2022/23 MTN FA Cup title. The Insha Allah lads...

Rousing welcome for Otumfuo, Lady Julia [Photos]

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and his wife, Lady Julia, have returned to Ghana after a visit to the United Kingdom (UK) where they...

Fuel prices to fall again

Prices of petrol, diesel and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) are expected to fall marginally again at the pumps from tomorrow, May 16, 2023, for...

ECG goes cashless

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that it will be going cashless from Thursday, May 11, 2023. This means that all 300 ECG...

Two charged for contempt, insulting the court

The Tamale District Court has slapped two men with two charges for disrespecting the court. The duo, Ahmed Abdul Fatawu Yamba, aged 32 and Nana...

Ban on noise-making and drumming in Accra starts today

The one-month ban on all forms of noise-making and drumming in Accra takes effect today, May 15, 2023. The ban is part of preparations for...

Ghana to receive first tranche of IMF cash by Friday

The first tranche of International Monetary Fund (IMF) cash to support the country’s balance of payment is expected to hit the Bank of Ghana’s...

‘Money spraying’ NDC MP aspirant invited by Special Prosecutor

The Office of the Special Prosecutor has invited the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament aspirant for Ejura Sekyeredumase over a suspected case...

22 hospitalised after alleged food poisoning at a funeral

Twenty-two people from Agou, a farming community in the Nkwanta South of the Oti Region, have been hospitalised due to an alleged food poisoning. The...