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Defence Minister leads delegation to Yaa-Naa over ‘war-mongering’ reports

The Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul, has led a delegation to the Gbewa Palace of the overlord of Dagbon, Yaa-Naa Abukari Mahama II, to have discussions...

Ayariga backs Minority’s quest to demand accountability over COVID- I9 expenditure

The Founder of All People’s Congress (APC), Hassan Ayariga, says the Minority’s request for accountability regarding COVID-19 expenditure is necessary. Speaking on Joy News, he...

Baby killed and dumped at Kasoa Walantu [Photo]

Residents at Kasoa Waluntu in the Central Region have been thrown into a state of shock and mourning following the murder of a baby. The...

IGP Dampare to meet Shatta Wale’s colleagues, others

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Dr George Akuffo Dampare will later today meet players in the Creative Arts Industry. The meeting has been...

The extra amount a teacher earns when made a housemaster [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · The extra amount a teacher earns when made a housemaster The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers, Angel Kabonu, has revealed...

Fake military officer arrested over enlistment fraud

The Suhum Police have arrested a 32-year-old man for impersonating a Military Officer to defraud a desperate young man seeking to be enlisted into...

African Swine Fever kills over 2,000 pigs at Ejura [Photos]

More than two thousand pigs have died after contracting what veterinary officers say is African swine fever. The incident, which occurred within a three-week period,...

Our hands are tied – NAGRAT on indiscipline in schools [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Our hands are tied - NAGRAT President On Indiscipline In Schools The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) says the government is partly...

Teacher calls for uniformity in discipline regulation across schools

Vice President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) is calling on the government to institute a uniformed regulation that will help check...

GPRTU, other transport operators to embark on strike on Thursday

The coalition of private transport operators has declared a strike for drivers to begin on Thursday, November 11 at 3:00 pm. The unit, comprising the Ghana...

One killed, two injured in Apam accident [Photos]

One person has died on the spot while two are in critical condition in an accident at Gomoa Bewadze on the Winneba - Apam...

2020 polls: NDC petitions IGP Dampare

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has petitioned the Inspector General of Police to investigate the alleged printing of one million extra ballot papers by...

Salakope tidal wave: Good news for Keta affected victims

The Director-General of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Eric Nana Agyemang Prempeh, has indicated that a team from his outfit has been deployed...

499 law students admission: Minority wants AG removed from office

The Minority in Parliament has filed a motion to remove the Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, from office. According to the National Democratic Congress (NDC)...

Motor operator arrested for robbing, raping passenger

The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested a motorbike operator, Dordzi Dzidefo, for alleged robbery and rape. He was arrested at his hideout at...

Ballot stuffing: Let’s meet at ECOWAS, I won’t run away from witness box – Mahama tells EC

Former President John Mahama has expressed readiness to cooperate with a probe into an allegation of one million ballot sheets stuffed during the 2020...

We have no regret prohibiting corporal punishment – Education Ministry

The Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Education, Kwesi Kwarteng, has disclosed that the Ministry of Education has no regret for prohibiting corporal...

Leave our girls alone – MP tells men who chase adolescent girls

Member of Parliament (MP) for Asokwa Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Patricia Appiagyei, has cautioned opportunistic men who make sexual advances at adolescent girls...

Alleged coup: Court summons doctor of Ogbojo Polyclinic

A three-member panel of the Accra High Court, presided over by Justice Afia Serwah Asare-Botwe, has subpoenaed a doctor of the Ogbojo Polyclinic to...

Landlords who demand more than 6 months rent advance will be jailed

The Rent Control Department has reminded landlords of the stern punishment that awaits them should they flaunt the six-month rent policy. Rent Control Officer, Emmanuel...

Asantehene must speak on LGBTQ+ matter – Foh-Amoaning

Executive Secretary of the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values, Moses Foh-Amoaning, has appealed to the Asantehene to declare...

Bruised body of unidentified man discovered at Kasoa

The body of a man, believed to have been murdered and dumped, has been discovered at Kasoa Walantu, a suburb of the Auwtu Senya...

Central Region records decline in teenage pregnancy

The Central Region has seen a significant reduction in teen pregnancies as it recorded 10,301 cases in 2020 against 10,914 cases in 2019. Statistically, the...

9 burnt to death, 11 others injured as 4 vehicles collide

Nine persons were killed and 11 others injured in an auto crash on Kutigi-Mokwa Road in Niger State on Monday. The Sector Commander of the...

Anlo State to hold special commemorative durbar for Rawlings

The Anlo State, will on Friday, November 12, 2021, hold a special durbar to mark the first anniversary of former President Jerry Rawlings' death....

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...

Govt urged to pay more attention to road crashes

Road safety issues in Ghana require more attention and urgency, just as the government’s fight against the Covid-19 outbreak. According to Dr Raphael Awuah, the...

Man who killed friend he saw in a dream dating his fiancee yet to be charged – Police

Police prosecution has completed investigations in the case of a 47-year-old palm wine tapper accused of murdering two people at Wawase in the Afigya Kwabre South...

Works and Housing Ministry reacts to havoc caused by strong waves at Keta

The Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has disclosed that the Finance Ministry will allocate funds for the construction of the second phase...

Govt warns against fake UN grant

The government, through the National Security, has cautioned the public to disregard information on some social media platforms instructing prospective Ghanaian students and business...

Man arrested after side chick dies during marathon sex

A 48-year-old butcher, identified as Segun Taiwo, has been arrested in connection with the death of his 50-year-old lover, Abimbola Olusola, whose corpse was...

EPA ready to work with Zoomlion, others to clean Ghana

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has expressed its willingness to partner Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), particularly its subsidiary company, Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL),...

GRIDCo speaks on Monday’s ‘nationwide dumsor’

The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has blamed the widespread power outages (dumsor) experienced in most parts of the country on Monday night on “significant...

Release mobile phones of Shatta Wale to him – Court orders police

The Accra Circuit Court 4 has ordered the police to release mobile phones belonging to Shatta Wale and his teammates, which are still in...

Catholic Bishops worried about corruption in Akufo-Addo’s govt

The Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference has called on President Nana Akufo-Addo to take immediate steps to halt the wanton dissipation of the country’s resources...

COP26 Summit: Govt reacts to accusations of ‘overloading’

The government of Ghana has denied reports making rounds that it paid for over 300 delegates to attend the COP26 Summit in Glasgow, Scotland. According...

Three jailed 10 years each for possessing narcotics

The Asamakese Circuit Court has sentenced three persons each to 10 years imprisonment for possessing narcotics without lawful authority. The convicts include Kwadwo Gyimah, Kwadwo...

We are grateful – Bawumia family to Akufo-Addo

The family of Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia Monday called on President Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House, Accra, to express their appreciation for his...

MASLOC CEO advocates passage of Affirmative Action Bill

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Abibata Zakariah has made a case for the immediate passage of the...

Roji donates food, other items to the less privileged in Accra [Photos]

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Roji 1 Hair Saloon, Jemmy Sarkodie, has donated food and drinks to over 500 people in Accra as part...