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Govt intervenes as Swollen Shoot Virus affects 2,000 hectares of farms at Sehwi

The Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus Disease (CSSVD) is a viral disease that affects cocoa production which was first reported in the 1930s in the...

Missing twin: Couple takes 37 Military Hospital to task

When a couple in Accra walked into the 37 Military Hospital Maternity Unit, they were expecting twins, but they were stunned to be handed...

Wendy Shay Concert: One remanded for robbery

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded into Police custody, Thomas Atiah, aka Tom Lee Sparta, for allegedly robbing some patrons of Wendy Shay concert. Three...

I’m waiting for Kwabena Adu Gyamfi to drag me to court – Ablakwa replies Rev Kusi Boateng

North Tongu Member of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has welcomed a legal action threat from the Executive Secretary of Board of Trustees, National Cathedral,...

Lazy ‘Gold for oil’ deal will plunge Ghana into debt crisis – John Jinapor

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Mines and Energy Committee, John Jinapor, has criticised government’s “Gold for Oil” approach to solving the constant fuel price hikes. Mr...

All SHS students to receive free tablets – Bawumia

Government will distribute free electronic tablets to all Senior High School (SHS) students nationwide, Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has announced. The tablets, the...

Man going through divorce rams truck into wife’s home [Video]

An estranged husband whose wife says they are going through a divorce was captured on camera repeatedly ramming a dump truck into his partner’s...

Lunatic attacks father with cutlass at Abaase Tumfokro

A 65-year-old farmer, Daniel Nsowah,  is battling for his life at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital after his son inflicted cutlass wounds on him...

Police vehicle transporting suspects runs over a motorcyclist killing him instantly

One person has been killed in an accident involving a police vehicle at Basunu in the West Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region. The unidentified...

Family finds body of missing son at the morgue

The body of a 20-year-old man who was reported missing from his home at Zanlerigu in the Nabdam District of the Upper East Region...

Eight arrested in connection with Buipe disturbances granted bail

The eight suspects who were arrested in connection with disturbances at Buipe in the Savannah Region have been granted bail. This was on the...

Court remands Nigerian over alleged human trafficking

A 26-year-old Nigerian man charged with human trafficking has been remanded by an Accra Circuit Court. Osahenvimwen Raymond was charged for receiving 18 trafficked people...

Self-acclaimed pastor arrested for defrauding SDA church members [Audio+Photo]

JoyNews/AdomNews · SDA Church members defrauded The Awutu Bawjiase District Police Command has arrested a self-style pastor for allegedly defrauding some members of the Seventh...

Evangelist ,75, missing after house-to-house outreach at Kormantse

A 75-year-old Jehovah's Witness Evangelist is nowhere to be found after embarking on house-to-house evangelism at Kormantse-Kokodo near Mankessim in the Central Region. The...

Police investigate allegation of some officers planting ‘wee’, cocaine in people’s vehicles

On the allegation of police planting “wee” and cocaine in people’s vehicles during patrols, the police administration has initiated investigations and asked for public...

Upper Manya Krobo District worker dies after fainting in office

The Upper Manya Krobo District works Engineer has died after fainting whilst in office at the district assembly Tuesday, January 17, 2023. According to sources,...

High Court re-orders Dr Mac-Palm, nine others to file disclosures

The Accra High Court trying Dr Frederick Mac-Palm and nine others for treason, on Monday re-ordered the accused persons to file their disclosures.  The accused...

Pastor jailed 519 years for defrauding over 100 people

An Accra Circuit Court, presided over by Evelyn Asamoah, has sentenced a Reverend Minister, Edward Buabeng, to a total of 519 years imprisonment. Rev Buabeng was handed down the sentence yesterday, after having...

Bawumia upbeat about gold for oil deal following successful delivery of test shipment

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has been explaining why Ghana is currently pursuing an IMF bailout and how to change the status quo. The gold...

Demolition to take place on encroached state lands in these areas…

The government, through the Lands Commission, is in motion to demolish some of the state lands encroached by some unknown armed men in some...

Students uncover body in shallow grave near school park in Wa

Pupils of the St. Aiden Anglican basic school in Wa in the Upper West Region on Tuesday afternoon were thrown into a state of...

Titus-Glover defends Rev Kusi Boateng [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · TITUS ON OKUDJETO Former Member of Parliament for Tema East Constituency, Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover, has classified the recent investigations on the National Cathedral...

MoMo transaction: Good news for Vodafone cash customers

A new directive by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has introduced new mobile money transaction and wallet limits. Customers with daily transaction limits of ¢1,000,...

Man who survived 438 days lost at sea explains how imagining sex, food helped him survive

A man who was lost at sea for 438 days said imagining sex and food helped him to survive. José Salvador Alvarenga had been fishing for sharks in Mexico for decades,...

The issues that led to Dag Heward-Mills’ resignation from National Cathedral Board

The National Cathedral Project has been one of the controversial public issues, since the project was first announced by President Akufo-Addo. Apart from the questions...

Rev Kusi Boateng reacts to Okudzeto Ablakwa’s allegations

Executive Secretary of Board of Trustees, National Cathedral, Prophet Victor Kusi Boateng, has dismissed claims of criminality against him by North Tongu Member of...

Suspect who stole Meek Mill’s phone granted 15k bail

The 33-year-old scrap dealer who allegedly stole US rapper, Meek Mill's phone has been granted bail in the sum of GH¢15,000 with two sureties...

Recruitment scam: Electoral Commission warns public

The Electoral Commission has reacted to an alleged recruitment advert being circulated on social media. According to the Commission, it is not undertaking any recruitment exercise...

National Cathedral: We can’t continue paying $40k to contractors without money for construction – Dag Heward-Mills

The founder of the LightHouse Chapel International, Bishop Dag Heward-Mills, has berated the continuous paying of $40,000 monthly to the contractors of the National...

Immigration Officer, okada rider shot at Aflao

An argument between a Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) officer and a motorcycle rider (Okada) at the Aflao Beat 9 Border Post over the nationality...

Check out this religion that removes six teeth to gain ‘ticket to Heaven’

The wonders of Christianity is unending; multiple churches and doctrines sprout up each day, but this sect has got humanity in chokehold. Founded some generations...

Two Fire Officers injured in line of duty as building collapses

Two firefighters stationed at Apramdo have been badly injured in line of duty after a building collapsed on them. The incident occurred at midnight on...

National Cathedral: Dag Heward-Mills makes shocking revelation as former trustee

The controversies surrounding the National Cathedral project do not seem to be ending anytime soon.  This is because more allegations are being made against the...

Man in court for selling broken tiles as phone

A self-professed phone trader, Mustapha Hamidu, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly selling packed broken tiles as phones. He has been charged...

Court refuses to halt coup plotters’ trial

An Accra High Court refused to stay proceedings in the trial of 10 persons arraigned before it for attempting to violently overthrow the Nana...

Three shot in land guard attack at Awutu Papaase

Three construction workers have been injured after suspected land guards shot them at Awutu Paapase Number 2 in the Central Region. The armed land guards,...

Man in court for selling broken tiles as phones

A self-professed phone trader, Mustapha Hamidu, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly selling packed broken tiles as phones. He has been...

Man arrested for setting wrong house on fire, killing family of 7

A magistrate court in Kenya on Monday, January 16, 2023, allowed police to detain a man accused of arson attack which left seven members...

Govt blackmailing investors – Adongo 

Member of Parliament(MP) for Bolgatanga Central Constituency, Isaac Adongo, has accused government of blackmailing bondholders. He claimed that investors know they have to comply with...

Schoolgirl dies after being bitten by snake in classroom

A Zimbabwean Form 6 school girl has died after she was bitten by a black mamba while in class. The now-deceased student, Melody Chiputura,...