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Ashanti region recorded 98 fire cases and 3 deaths in less than a month

The Ashanti Region has recorded three deaths in 98 fire incidents in January 2023. The latest incident of a police officer, wife and a child...

We’ll replace old fire tenders by June – Fire Service PRO

The management of Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has given assurance that by June this year, all obsolete fire tenders in possession of the...

Decision to include bondholders in Debt Exchange Programme autocratic – Afaglo

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Marrer Ghana Limited and Susagtad Boat Building, Novihoho Afaglo, has described government's inclusion of individual bondholders in the...

Information Ministry paid itself ¢151k as Covid-19 allowance for working during lockdown – Auditor-General

The Auditor-General, Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu, has directed that the Information Ministry refunds some ¢151,500 to its own management and staff without approval. This was revealed...

COVID-19: 26 ambulances bought for $4m yet to be supplied – Auditor-General’s Report

The Auditor-General’s report on Covid-19 has disclosed that the Ministry of Health agreed to buy 26 Toyota Hiace Deluxe ambulances for US$4,049,460.12 in December...

Two SHS students on motorbike involved in ghastly accident

Two students of Takoradi Senior High Technical School are in critical condition following a ghastly accident. The accident occurred on Monday morning while the two...

Pig kills butcher at slaughterhouse

A butcher died while trying to slaughter a pig in Hong Kong on Friday, the city’s police said. The 61-year-old butcher, who worked in the...

Massive reaction as Yul Edochie’s second wife features Pete, Yul Edochie in new movie

Yul Edochie's second wife, Judy Austin has caused a stir online again after the latter announced a new movie project dubbed ‘The God Father’. The...

Cristiano Ronaldo: Portugal forward makes competitive debut in Al Nassr win

Cristiano Ronaldo made his competitive debut for new club Al Nassr in their 1-0 win over Ettifaq in the Saudi Pro League on Sunday. The...

Dr Kofi Amoah has no respect, says ex-Black Stars coach

Former Black Stars coach, Kwasi Appiah, has described Dr Kofi Amoah, president of the now-defunct Normalisation Committee as a man who lacked respect for...

Fire guts 8 Wa SHS girls dormitory, 8 students hospitalised

Eight female students of the Wa Senior High Technical School (SHTS), who were traumatised after a fire gutted the girl’s dormitory block last Sunday...

Gifty Anti celebrates 53rd birthday with hot photos

Celebrated Ghanaian media personality, Oheneyere Gifty Anti, has turned heads on social media after she dropped stunning photos on her 53rd birthday. To mark her...

If you are not from a certain tribe in Ghana, they never support you – Jupitar

Ghanaian dancehall/Reggae musician Jupitar has bemoaned lack of support for some musicians who hail from a certain tribe in Ghana. According to him, celebrities,...

Next NDC govt will put National Cathedral project on hold – Sammy Gyamfi [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Whether or not NDC next govt will complete National Cathedral National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has said...

74-year-old woman declared best female farmer 2022

Her decision to practise the principles of integrated farming, where she combines crops and animal production, easily projects her as high and above her...

Man attacked over missing plantain

The life of a 32-year-old man at Nkawie Panin in the Ashanti Region is now hanging on a thread after he was attacked over...

2022 CHAN: Black Galaxies are determined to win the trophy – Dr Tony Aubynn

Dr Toni Aubynn says the Black Galaxies are determined to go all out to the final of the tournament of the ongoing 2022 African...

Ghana gets first-ever Tax Appeals Board

Ghana’s first-ever Independent Tax Appeals Board has been inaugurated. The board is responsible for the resolution of tax disputes. The 11-member board is chaired by Justice...

Dry season: Ghana Water Company issues alert

The Management of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has admonished water consumers to use water in moderation following the onset of the dry...

COVID-19: Over 1 million doses expired – Auditor-General

Over a million doses of vaccines received at the National Cold Room and issued to user facilities had expired at the various Districts and...

Hunter mistakenly shoots man and son while chasing grasscutter

A father and his son are receiving treatment at Gomoa Dawurampong Polyclinic after a hunter shot at them in broad daylight. The two were...

Man guns down ‘stubborn’ son

The Ahanta West District Police Command in the Western Region has launched investigations to unravel the circumstances under which a father gunned down his...

The beautiful wedding of Bawumia’s aide [Photos]

The spokesperson for the Vice President, Dr Gideon Boako, has tied the knot in a colourful white wedding. Dr Boako married her fiancée, Belinda on Saturday,...

Over 200 students stranded as fire destroys Wa SHTS dormitory

Over 200 girls of the Wa Senior High Technical School (SHTS) have been left stranded following a fire outbreak that razed portions of the...

Govt paid GH¢450k to Paramount chiefs – Auditor-General

The Auditor-General’s audit of Covid-19 expenditure has revealed that a sum of GH¢605,962 has been unaccounted for at the height of the pandemic. Breaking it...

Unidentified man found dead in gutter

A yet-to-be-identified man has been found dead in a gutter at Mpasatia in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region. The deceased, according...

Dansoman gets Circuit Court

The Judicial Service has inaugurated a new Circuit Court building at Dansoman in the Ablekuma West Municipality in the Greater Accra Region. Funded from the...

Dormaa Traditional Council officially announces death of Abesim chief

The Abesim Township in the Sunyani Municipality was in a state of grief and sorrow when the Dormaa Traditional Council announced the death of...

Man, 26, found hanging dead in his room at Ntinanko

A 26-year-old man, Kwabena Opoku, has allegedly committed suicide at Ntinanko in the Bekwai Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The deceased was found hanging dead...

Oforikrom residents demonstrate over death trap bridge, poor road condition

Poor roads and collapsed bridges are major concerns for residents of the Oforikrom Municipality in the Ashanti Region. Clad in red, the concerned youth...

Bawumia mourns Alhaji Jawula

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has mourned the late Lepowura Alhaji Mohammed Nuru-Deen Jawula in a glowing tribute. Dr Bawumia has described the deceased as...

Baby found dead on refuse dump at Sefwi-Bekwai

An unidentified baby girl, believed to be about two weeks old, has been found dead at Sefwi-Bekwai in the Bibiani Anwhiaso Bekwai Municipality of...

Education Ministry opens STEM SHS portal

The Ministry of Education has opened Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Senior High Schools (SHSs) portal for prospective students in the 2023 school...

‘Okada’ rider stabs colleague to death over passenger

Agorsor Christian, a 22-year-old commercial motor rider, has allegedly stabbed his colleague rider to death. The Ghana News Agency (GNA) reports the alleged act...

Man found dead on Bimbilla-Kpaturi road

The body of an unidentified man, believed to be in his thirties, was found on the Bimbilla-Kpaturi Road in the Northern Region on Sunday...

COVID-19: Bill for free water can’t be validated – Auditor-General

The Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA) has been asked to take immediate steps to assess an impending unvalidated payment of GH¢14.7 million in...

Woman delivers record-breaking giant baby

A woman has given birth to a giant baby weighing 16lb and measuring 2ft tall in Brazil.  Angerson Santos was welcomed into the world via...

Krobea Asante Technical and Vocational School shut down

The Krobea Asante Technical and Vocational School at Asokore in the Ashanti Region has been closed down. This is a directive of the Ghana TVET...

40 Krobea Asante Technical and Vocational School students arrested for vandalism

About 40 students of Krobea Asante Technical and Vocational School at Asokore in the Ashanti Region have been arrested for causing damage to school...

COVID-19: $81m worth of vaccines paid for not delivered – Auditor-General’s report

The Auditor-General has reported that $81m worth of vaccines paid for by government has not been delivered.  According to the A-G, government paid over $120m...