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How a love for a fair lady ended this man in prison [Watch]
A 23-year-old prison inmate, Stephen Yatimi, ended up in prison after he stole a motorbike to sell to enable him to cater for his...
31,300 jobs to be created as govt rolls out 6 community mining schemes
The government has launched six community mining schemes in galamsey-prone areas of the country to address the menace.
The schemes are being rolled out in...
Soldier arrested for allegedly raping 18-year-old girl
A military man, identified as AB1 Abdul-Latif, has been apprehended by the Wassa Akropong District police command for allegedly raping an 18-year-old while on...
One robber shot dead, two arrested at Jacobu [Video]
The Jacobu Police in the Amansie Central District of the Ashanti Region has shot dead a suspected robber with two others arrested.
The incident,...
Ghana needs a rebirth to address critical issues that face us as a nation...
Celebrating Three Decades of Fourth Republican Dispensation in January 2023.
I have always been fascinated by the idea of the being ‘born again’ philosophy...
Mining pit victims identified
Seven out of the 10 persons who were reportedly killed after a mining pit collapsed on Wednesday evening at Wassa Esikuma near Wassa Nkran...
Ghana to introduce new mercury-free extraction machines – Abu Jinapor reveals [Audio]
JoyNews/AdomNews · Ghana to introduce new mercury free extraction machines – Abu Jinapor reveals
The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has...
We are going to see more burning of excavators – Deputy Minister hints
The Deputy Lands Minister in charge of Mining has reiterated the government’s commitment to eradicate illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey.
George Mireku Duker, interacting...
I don’t regret burning of excavators – Abu Jinapor
Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, insists he is in the right for the many initiatives taken by government to rid...
Akufo-Addo to launch Alternative Employment and Livelihood Programme for illegal miners
President Nana Akufo-Addo is expected to launch the National Alternative Employment and Livelihood Programme today in the Western Region.
The programme forms part of measures...
Kojo Bonsu meets with fishing communities at Axim
Former Kumasi Mayor, Kojo Bonsu, and his team have met with a group of fishing people in communities such as Nkekem, Everwere and Jomoro...
Siblings drown in abandoned swimming pool in Kumasi
Two siblings under age four have allegedly drowned in an abandoned swimming pool at Appiadu New Site in Kumasi.
Berlinda Idan was three years...
Tears as four children drown in sea at Komenda
The entire Dutch Komenda fishing community in the Central Region has been thrown into a state of mourning after four children got drowned in...
Small Scale Miners taskforce arrest 13 illegal miners, burn mining equipment
In an effort to complement the government's clampdown on illegal miners, the task force of the Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM)...
Covid-19 Effects: Over 22,000 students in Upper West fail to return to school
A total of 22,519 Kindergarten (KG), Primary and Junior High School (JHS) students in the Upper West Region have failed to return to school...
Full text: Sammy Gyamfi’s response to NPP’s press conferences on Mahama’s ‘Thank You’ tour
August 30, 2021
Good afternoon distinguished ladies and gentlemen of the media. On behalf of the National Democratic Congress, I welcome you to our headquarters...
Govt’s juicy plan for the mining sector [Read]
A Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker, says the government is poised to build local champions in the mining industry.
According...
Fixing Ghana is a collective responsibility – Chief of Chiraa to Ghanaians
The Chief of the Chiraa Traditional Area in the Sunyani West District of the Bono Region, Nana Afari Mintah, has told Ghanaians that Ghana...
Don’t compare me to others – Minister warns
The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has urged Ghanaians to desist from comparing him to his colleagues in the other 15 regions.
According to...
NPP top executive passes on
The New Patriotic Party's (NPP) Deputy Bono Regional Organiser, Kofi Darko, has passed on.
Reports indicate Mr Darko died in the early hours of Tuesday,...
Former MP dares NDC over Prof Frimpong-Boateng [Listen]
JoyNews/AdomNews · Former MP dares NDC over Prof Frimpong Boateng
Former Tema East Member of Parliament (MP), Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover, has challenged the National Democratic...
Doctor busted for clandestinely housing and treating robbery suspect
A doctor, George Dziblewo, based in Yeji of the Bono East Region, is in the grips of the police for allegedly housing a robbery...
Ghanaians should get ready for more judgment debts – A Plus
Musician cum politician, Kwame A Plus, has asked Ghanaians to get ready for many judgement debts after a Kumasi High Court slapped the government...
Police names robbery gangs’ top financier
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service is investigating the alleged financier of five robbery gangs busted by the Service.
Joseph Abrefa...
24 illegal miners arrested; 16 changfans burnt at Adansi Akrofuom
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The Adansi Akrofuom District Security Committee and the Bekwai Forestry Commission have arrested 24 illegal miners.
Reports indicate the miners, aged between 14 to 45,...
Five illegal miners grabbed at Buabenso
Five illegal miners have been arrested at Buabenso at Adansi Akrofuom of the Ashanti Region.
The Obuasi police acted upon a tip-off that a group...
Siblings arrested for flaunting guns in viral video begs
Three siblings from the Obuasi suburb of Gausu arrested for flaunting guns in a viral video on social media say they regret their action.
They...
They are my people but … – Bernard Monarh on gun-wielding men
Former National Chairman of the People's National Convention (PNC), Bernard Monarh, has expressed his disappointment in the young men who brandished guns on social...
Military men storm Bekwai forest, arrest illegal miners
The Bekwai Forestry Commission and the military, police and Adansi Akrofuom District Assembly Taskforce, have embarked on an operation on the Supuma forest reserve.
According...
All my girlfriends have left me after I went viral – Man seen flaunting...
Obour, one of the men in the viral video showing a group of men flaunting pistols and a pump-action gun, has spoken following their...
Two notorious illegal miners arrested [Photos]
The Bono Regional Security Taskforce has arrested two suspected notorious illegal miners at Wamfie in the Dormaa East District of the region.
Kofi Damoah, 36,...
Gun-wielding men break silence on viral video [Watch]
A group of young-men captured on a viral video brandishing guns and issuing threats to Ghanaians have cleared the air.
These young men claim to...
Men wielding guns warn Ghanaians on social media [Video]
A video of some gun-wielding men issuing threats on social media has sparked fears among Ghanaians.
In the video which has gone viral, the young...
25-year-old killed by hit-and-run driver
A 25-year-old man, Akwasi Joe, has allegedly been killed by a hit-and-run driver at MTC, a farming Community near Woromso in the Asutifi South...
9 illegal miners arrested at Amansie South District
Nine illegal miners have been arrested by District Security Council of the Amansie South district of the Ashanti Region.
The miners were arrested along the...
Four suspected highway robbers arrested
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested four suspects in connection with a highway robbery on the Nkawie-Kobeng road on Friday.
The armed men are...
Multimedia Group partners Labadi Beach Hotel to plant trees [Video]
As part of efforts to ensure Ghana recovers its green environment, the Multimedia Group has joined the rest of the country in planting trees...
Chief Imam plants tree, endorses Green Ghana Project
The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Usman Nuhu Sharubutu, has urged all persons who planted trees today, in commemoration of Green Ghana Day, to ensure...
Drama in court as Ghanaian wife of convicted Chinese illegal miner pleads for leniency
There was drama at the court complex in Kumasi when the Ghanaian wife of a convicted illegal Chinese immigrant stormed the venue with their...
Denkyira Breman chiefs purify land after mining pit collapse
The chiefs and people of Denkyira Breman in the Central Region where a mining pit collapsed have purified the land by pouring libation and...