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Trader remanded for allegedly stealing gold

A 26-year-old trader has been remanded into Police custody by the Nkawie Circuit Court for allegedly stealing GH₵40,000.00 worth of gold at Kobeng, near...

Akufo-Addo fulfills pledge to fund surgery of conjoined twins

President Nana Akufo-Addo has fulfilled his pledge to fund the surgery to separate the twins conjoined at the head. This follows a campaign by JoyNews, led...

AR Fire Service adopts measures to reduce fires in markets

The Fire Service in Ashanti Region is adopting measures to reduce the turnaround time in firefighting within markets in the region. The measure is aimed...

Painter allegedly defiles 6-year-old girl at Sowutuom

A 45-year-old painter, John Arthur, is in the grips of the police after he allegedly defiled a six-year-old girl at Sowutuom in the Greater...

Health Centres in Ashanti Region benefit from safe disposal of vaccine vials

The fourth (4th) phase of the waste management of used Covid-19 vaccine vials is underway in the Ashanti Region. The six-day (August 31, 202 -...

Man butchers wife, commits suicide by hanging [Video]

A man believed to be in his late 40’s is alleged to have butchered his wife who is also believed to be in her...

Residents send strong warning to govt over Fulani herdsmen

Hundreds of Wusuta residents have given government and the Inspector-General of Police one week to call the illegal activities of Fulani herdsmen to order or...

GES detects ‘ghost names’ in ‘one teacher one laptop’ project list

The Ashanti Regional Ghana Education Service (GES) says it has detected ghost names on the one-teacher one laptop project list. Thie situation, according to management,...

R. Kelly trial: First male accuser testifies to sexual abuse

R. Kelly's sex trafficking trial entered its eighth day on Monday, with a male accuser testifying that the star promised him fame in exchange...

Director of Prisons pulled out

The Ghana Prisons Service (GPS) has organised a farewell ceremony for the immediate past Director of Prisons (DOP) in charge of Finance and Administration,...

3 suspects picked up over 13-year-old boy’s beheading

The Aveyime Divisional Police Command has picked up three suspects in connection with the beheading of a 13-year-old boy at Aflorkope Dove in the...

Germany to give Ghana 1.5 million AstraZeneca vaccines

The government will receive 1.5 million vaccines out of the 70 million doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines granted to Africa by the German...

Tamale records second flood in 3 days; more residents displaced [Video]

Several homes in parts of Tamale have been inundated after heavy rainfall on Monday, August 30, 2021. The downpour lasted about three hours, affecting areas...

National Cathedral: I always pray for your forgiveness – Chairman of Board of Trustees to critics

Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral, Apostle Opoku Onyinah, has expressed reservations about criticisms the construction has evoked. According to him,...

Managers of National Cathedral revealed

It has emerged that the Board of Trustees would manage the National Cathedral when completed by the expected February 2024 timeline. The Chairman, Apostle Opoku...

Chief Imam has shown the way – National Cathedral Trustees Chair to Christians

JoyNews/AdomNews · Chief Imam contribution to National Cathedral good The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral is shocked at the donation...

Suhum-NPP clash: Man slashed in the head at funeral speaks

The 51-year-old Bernard Amoani, who was slashed in the head during a funeral in the Suhum Constituency of the Eastern Region, has recounted what...

Check out how much Ghana needs to complete National Cathedral

JoyNews/AdomNews · Checkout how much Ghana needs to complete National Cathedral Ghana needs about $250 million to complete the National Cathedral project, Chairman of the...

Ashanti Region receives 70,300 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine

The Ashanti Region will be administering 70,300 doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine effective September 1, 2021. The region has a backlog of about 1,000...

Patrons will relive biblical experience in National Cathedral [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Patrons will relive biblical experience in National Cathedral Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral Project has mounted a spirited...

Why the negative focus on Sir David Adjaye? – Gabby quizzes

A member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has expressed worry about the attacks on the popular architect, Sir David Adjaye. Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko...

Chief Imam, Mahama latest photos warm hearts [Watch]

The latest photos of the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu and former President Mahama have set social media buzzing. The photos were taken...

Fire destroys nurses, police quarters at Bompata [Photos]

Fire has destroyed some seven rooms occupied by nurses and police officers at Bompata in the Asante Akyem South Municipality of the Ashanti Region....

Massive reaction as IGP Dampare is spotted in heavy traffic [Photo]

The Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, was spotted in traffic without using the services of motorcade or sirens to beat...

Awutu Bereku festival turns bloody as gunshot blows off 9-yr-old’s head [Video]

A 9-year-old boy has been shot dead during a festival ritual in Awutu Bereku in the Central Region. Two others are said to be in...

Traders to meet Kumasi City Market managers over threat to suspend electricity tariffs payment

Managers of the Kumasi City Market are meeting traders over their intent to suspend the payment of electricity bills from Monday. The City Market has only two meters serving all traders...

Trailer crushes motorcyclist to death

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of a motorcyclist at the Animasaun area on Ota-Idiroko road in Ogun. The Sango-Ota Unit...

17 suspected criminals arrested at Donkorkrom [Audio+Photos]

JoyNews/AdomNews · 17 suspected criminals arrested at Donkorkrom The Police Anti-robbery squad deployed to curb increasing robbery cases in the Eastern Region has arrested 17...

Funny Face involved in accident [Video]

Comic actor, Funny Face, known in private life as Benson Nana Yaw Boateng, has escaped death in a near-fatal accident on the Accra-Kumasi Highway. The...

Soldier allegedly commits suicide at Burma Camp [Photo]

A serving military officer with the Army Recruit Training School at Shai Hills, WO II Robert Doku, has allegedly committed suicide. WO Doku's body was discovered...

Check out where to get 2nd dose of AstraZeneca vaccine from Aug 31 to Sept. 4

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) will from Tuesday, August 31, begin the administration of the second dose of AstraZeneca vaccines to persons 18 years...

G20 Compact with Africa has been very beneficial to Ghana – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has said since signing the G20 Compact, Ghana has systematically tackled the structural challenges which have inhibited its drive towards becoming...

Goat thieves arrested at Savelugu [Photos]

Police at Savelugu have intercepted an Opel Astra with registration number BA 1538-12 loaded with goats suspected to have been stolen. The suspects were arrested...

Man allegedly shoots sibling on their way to hunting

A 45-year-old hunter has allegedly been shot dead by his brother while on their way to hunting in the Okyerekrom Forest near Nyinahin in...

Proprietor of Bright Star International School shot dead by unknown assailants

The proprietor of Bright Star International School at Kwamekrom has been shot dead by unknown gunmen at Pokrom in the Akuapem South Municipality of...

Woman beaten to pulp for allegedly stealing chicken

An elderly woman in N'wa-dzekudzeku village outside Giyani in Limpopo, South Africa was brutally beaten by her neighbours after being accused of stealing their chicken. A...

COVID-19: Ghana’s death toll hits over 1,000

Ghana's confirmed COVID-19 deaths have passed one thousand, with active cases in all 16 regions. Data from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) COVID-19 update page...

Scores displaced as parts of Tamale get flooded [Photos]

Several areas in the Tamale metropolis and its surrounding communities have been flooded after a few hours of rainfall on Friday night. The situation has...

Two dead, 23 injured as bus crashes into shops and somersaults [Photos]

A Bawku-bound Yutong bus with registration number GT 5524-16 on Saturday morning crashed at the Zebilla Custom Barrier. According to some passengers, the bus began...

3 more bodies retrieved in North East region after torrential rains

Three more persons have drowned at Kunufor in the Chereponi district of the North East Region.  The incident occurred on Friday, August 27, when the victims,...