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Accra Mayor sends strong message to businesses

The Mayor of Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), Elizabeth Tawiah Sackey, has warned that the Assembly will deal with institutions that fail to pay levies...

Choreographer kills himself after sexual misconduct

A former Royal Ballet choreographer killed himself after feeling humiliated over allegations of sexual misconduct against him, an inquest heard. Liam Scarlett, 35, who was...

4 vehicles involved in road traffic crash near Suhum [Photos]

Four vehicles have been involved in a road traffic crash on the Accra-Kumasi bound carriageway at Kyekyewere near Suhum. The Ghana Police Service made this...

Adultery is a more serious threat to family than LGBT – Akoto Ampaw

Private legal practitioner, Akoto Ampaw, says the gravest threats to the family and value systems in Ghana are adultery and the impregnation of teenagers...

Man jailed 20 years for defiling 9-year-old daughter; says he only did it thrice

The Kumasi Circuit Court has sentenced a 28-year-old driver, Prince Kofi Yeboah, to 20 years in prison for defiling his nine-year-old biological daughter. Appearing...

Ato Essien cries in court as he recounts formation, successes of Capital Bank

The founder of the defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien, who has been accused of collapsing the bank, shed tears at the Accra High...

Fuel smuggling is a huge menace to Ghana’s development – NPA CEO

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has touted fuel smuggling as one of the menaces to...

Laws on road traffic offenses to be reviewed

Roads and Transport Minister, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, has stated that the Ministry has started a review of the Road Traffic Act 2004 and the...

Former Kumasi Mayor, Kojo Bonsu donates to Ho Female Prison

The former Mayor of Kumasi, Kojo Bonsu, on Thursday paid a visit to the Ho Female Prison in the Volta Region of Ghana. He did...

We want fire-free Christmas – Fire Service

Assistant Chief Fire Officer 1, Nuhu Gibril, Accra Regional Commander of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), says the Command is working towards a...

Glasgow: Presidency sets records straight on number of delegation

The Presidency has responded to allegations that it took a delegation of 337 people to Glasgow for the recent Climate Change summit. Director of Communications...

NADMO distributes relief items to tidal wave victims

Some relief items have been delivered to some displaced residents in the three coastal districts affected by tidal waves in the Volta Region. The...

Presidency replies Catholic Bishops over ‘corruption in govt’

The Director of Communications at the Presidency says the Catholic Bishops’ Conference’s criticisms about the government’s mismanaging the public purse lack facts. At a press...

Some of the things you do are disgusting – Kofi Boakye takes on celebrities

The Director-General in charge of Legal and Prosecution for the Ghana Police Service, COP Kofi Boakye, has chided Ghanaian celebrities for their sense...

There is a plan to arrest Sosu and John Mahama – Murtala Muhammed [Video]

The Minority in Parliament has warned that it will resist any attempt by the police to intimidate Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina Constituency,...

Police officer mysteriously dies at ‘counter back’

A young police officer, whose name is given as Corporal Balatignan K. Kwesi, has died behind the Police counter. He was on duty at...

Irate youth attack Qnet office, invade Police station

Some irate youth of Nkenkaasu in the Offinso North District of the Ashanti Region have attacked Qnet agents’ office at Asikafo Amantem in the...

Police charge radio presenter, 3 others in Rev. Owusu Bempah’s case

The police have added four more accused persons to the Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah's case where he is alleged to have threatened to kill self-acclaimed fetish...

Driver in court for allegedly sexually molesting and impregnating 13-year-old

A 43-year-old driver, Samuel Nana Appiah, accused of defiling a 13-year-old girl at La, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. The victim is currently...

Shisha not alternative for cigarette – FDA

Head of the Tobacco and Substances of Abuse Department of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Dr Mrs Olivia Agyekumwaa Boateng, says the use...

Driver unions call for removal of tollbooths

JoyNews/AdomNews · Driver unions calls for removal of tollbooths Some driver unions in the country are calling for the removal of tollbooths across the country. They...

Adom FM presenter apologises to mother on live TV [Video]

https://youtu.be/oTsKd0lO2Wc Host of Adom FM’s live worship, Kwabena Idan, has rendered an unqualified apology to his mother over what he describes as a waste of...

Exclusive: AG gives GLC options to admit 499 law students [READ]

The 499 students, who were denied admission to the Ghana School of Law, can now heave a sigh of relief following a directive from...

Tidal waves: We received only 7 mattresses from NADMO – Assembly member

A member of the Keta Municipal Assembly has indicated that only seven student mattresses were presented to victims of the Keta tidal waves by...

Court orders arrest of female coup suspect

The High Court in Accra has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Warrant Officer II (WO11) Esther Saan, the only female among...

Remains of nurse killed in accident on Sawla-Damongo road moved to Kumasi

The body of a 33-year-old male nurse, Benjamin Kwarteng, who was killed in an accident on the Sawla-Damango road has been moved to Kumasi....

Police investigate case of suspected arson at St Charles SHS

Police in the Northern Region are investigating a case of suspected arson at the St Charles Senior High School (SHS) to bring closure to...

Security service recruitment: MP warns fraudsters

Deputy Minister for Defence and Member of Parliament (MP) for Atwima Kwanwoma Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Kofi Amankwaah Manu, has warned against fraudsters who...

Soldier burnt to death while pursuing petrol smuggler on motorcycle

Two persons, including a soldier, identified as Sgt. G Abdullahi, have been burnt to death while pursuing a petroleum smuggler on a motorcycle on...

Banished to Gambaga witch camp: The sad story of a 12-year-old

A 12-year-old has been banished to live her life in the cold outskirt of her Bolga town after she was accused of practicing witchcraft. Her...

Female pupil found locked up in headmaster’s office [Video]

A video evidence of a female pupil coming out of a headmaster's office after being unlocked has gone viral after being shared online.  The headmaster of...

Owusu Bempah, 7 others granted bail

An Accra Circuit Court has granted founder of Glorious Word Power Ministry International, Reverend Owusu Bempah and seven others, bail to the tune of...

Why removal of fuel taxes is not a sustainable solution – MP explains [Audio]

Chairman of the Roads and Transport Committee in Parliament, Kennedy Osei Nyarko, has expressed his opinion on high fuel taxes in Ghana. According to him,...

GES sends strong warning to candidates ahead of first BECE paper

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has cautioned candidates writing the upcoming Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) to refrain from cheating in the exams. The...

How robbers plucked out my eyes because I had no money – Man shares harrowing story [Video]

The life of Dr Michael Ebonhor changed drastically on July 20, 1995, when a gang of robbers attacked his hostel and plucked out his...

Modernise chieftaincy institutions to enhance domestic tourism – Council of State member urges

The Northern Regional Representative of the Council State, Chief Zunglana Mahamoud II, has called on sub-chiefs in Ghana to modernise chieftaincy institutions to enhance...

Kumasi, Takoradi, other areas to experience thunderstorms tonight – Ghana Meteo

The Ghana Meteorological Agency has alerted that there might be late afternoon to evening thunderstorms over the middle sector on Wednesday, November 10. Some areas...

Fake doctor nabbed at Peki [video]

A joint operation by the Drug Enforcement Unit of the Ghana Police and the Food and Drugs Authority has led to the arrest of...

First Lady commission’s hostel for children with cancer [Photos]

First Lady Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo has commissioned a 52-bed hostel facility for child cancer patients at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. The facility called...

Offinso: Illegal chainsaw operator jailed

The Offinso Circuit Court has sentenced a 32-year-old Chainsaw Operator, Agyenim Boateng, to six months imprisonment with hard labour. Boateng who hails from Apagya in...