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Two jailed 40 years for robbery, others remanded

Two persons, arrested by police in the Upper East Region for robbery, have been jailed a total of 40 years with hard labour. The suspects,...

Four landlords fined for failing to construct household toilets

The La Magistrate Court has convicted four landlords over their refusal to construct a household toilet.  The four, namely Mary Tagoe, Doris Lamptey, Asowah and...

Cannabis production applications flood Narcotics Commission

The Narcotics Control Commission has reminded all that the use of cannabis is illegal and a criminal offence in the country in spite of...

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...

Okada rider in critical condition after colliding with taxi

A commercial motor rider, identified simply as Nana Yaw, is battling for his life at the Nsawam Government Hospital after colliding with a taxi...

Adom FM gets results: Govt tackles congestion at Koforidua SECTECH

Students of Koforidua Senior High Technical School (SECTECH) who, hitherto, were sleeping on the floor, can now heave a sigh of relief. This follows the...

Many feared dead in gory accident at Afigya Kwabre

Many persons are feared dead with others injured in a gory accident at Soko in the Afigya Kwabere North District of the Ashanti Region. The...

Court orders deportation of 4 Chinese ‘galamseyers’ [Video]

A Kumasi High Court has convicted four Chinese nationals for their involvement in illegal mining activities on a 40-acre land of Obuasi-based Seidu Fanzia...

Retired teacher shoots himself dead at Ekumfi Aburam

A retired teacher, Emmanuel Abrokwa, has shot himself dead at Ekumfi Aburam in the Ekumfi District of the Central Region, Monday morning after returning...

Marijuana farming to be legalised in Ghana

Ghana has initiated processes to legalise the farming or cultivation of Indian hemp (weed) under license. In 2020, some countries in Africa, through their national...

Confusion rocks GES office over promotional exam results

Scores of teachers from far and near have thronged the premises of the Ghana Education Service (GES) over what they described as an attempt...

Afriyie-Ankrah bares teeth at Akufo-Addo over burning of excavators

The National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) Director of Elections, Elvis Afriyie-Ankrah, has expressed disappointment in President Nana Akufo-Addo over the burning of excavators. Mr Afriyie-Ankrah says...

McCarthy Hill residents threaten court action if cement factory project is not stopped

President of the McCarthy Hill Residents Association says they will have no option but to head straight to court for an injunction to stop...

Search for new VC: University of Ghana sued

The University of Ghana has been sued for some alleged irregularities in its search for a new Vice-Chancellor (VC). In a writ sighted by Joy...

PR Boys donate sanitary pads to school girls [Photos]

PR Boys, a marketing communications and events organisation, has donated sanitary pads to school girls at Otabikrom in the Asikuma Ododen Brakwa District of...

COVID-19: MP tests positive in Parliament

JoyNews/AdomNews · Parliament to roll out fresh measures to protect MPs from Covid–19 A Member of Parliament has reportedly tested positive for coronavirus. Parliament is...

Sir John’s funeral: #FixTheCountry campaigners to petition IGP over breach of Covid-19 protocols

#FixTheCountry convenor, Oliver Barker-Vormawor has promised to pursue a number of avenues to ensure that those responsible for breaching Covid-19 protocols at the funeral...

NHIA hastens investigations into cases of extortions

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) is on a manhunt for credentialled service providers who are demanding extra money (out of pocket payments) for...

Fire destroys part of Elmina fish market, two injured [Photos]

Two persons were Monday injured in an inferno, which burnt fresh fish and property worth thousands of cedis the Elmina Fish Market, leaving fishmongers...

Akufo-Addo launches National Security Strategy

President Nana Akufo-Addo has commissioned a newly-constructed building for the Ministry of National Security and launched the National Security Strategy document, the first such...

I have no interests in PDS – Agyapa Mercer dismisses claims

Deputy Minister Designate for Energy, Andrews Agyapa Mercer, has dismissed claims that he has interests in Power Distribution Services (PDS). Responding to questions about the...

Check out how much govt will spend to end double-track system by 2024

Government has revealed that it will spend more than ¢1.5 billion to end the controversial double-track system by 2024. According to the Education Minister, Dr...

Sir John’s funeral: GMA demands action against organisers, attendees

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) is with immediate effect calling on the police to investigate and deal with the organisers and attendees of Sir...

GH¢100 billion ‘Obaatanpa’ package: Govt places youth at centre – Finance Minister

The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, has commenced a series of engagement with the youth across the country aimed at igniting an entrepreneurial...

There’s no original reggae/dancehall artiste in Ghana – MUSIGA President [Video]

The acting president of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), Bessa Simons, says there is no recording artiste in Ghana who champions the reggae...

Man found dead at Walewale [Photos]

A man, believed to be in his 30s, has been found dead at Kambongnaayili, a village in the Walewale Municipality of the North East...

Sir John’s funeral: OccupyGhana bites govt over COVID-19 protocols

Pressure group OccupyGhana has condemned the complete disregard for public safety during the burial of the former Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission of...

Census Night: Questions to expect, 23 days to go

“What is your name? How old are you? Where is your hometown? Where did you sleep last night?” These are some of the questions...

Free SHS: Congestion forces Koforidua SEC TECH students to sleep on bare floor [Video]

Students of Koforidua Senior High Technical School (SECTECH) sleep on the small floor spaces in between beds due to congestion in their dormitories. This has...

TB Joshua’s death: Ayitey Powers cries uncontrollably; share their last conversation [Video]

Popular Ghanaian boxer, Ayitey Power, is still at sea following the death of the popular man of God, Temitope Balogun Joshua, known popularly as...

When late President Atta Mills met late TB Joshua [Video]

A video of when late President John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills visited the church of popular prophet, TB Joshua has gone viral. The popping up...

Probe Transport Minister over excavators found in forests, rivers – Govt told

The Alliance for Truth, Justice and Accountability Ghana (ATJAG), is calling for the Transport Minister, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, to be probed over excavators found...

One shot dead as notorious highway robbers block road, attack traders

Police in Kibi have arrested two people who attacked tomato traders and shot one person dead on the Bunso-Osiem highway in the Eastern Region. Reports...

Names of suspected narcotic dealers arrested at Ashaiman pop up

Police at Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region have arrested four suspected narcotics dealers. Police sources indicate they were arrested on 4th June 2021, conveying...

The Returned Bribe: Full story with video documentary

In April 2020, the Chief Executive Officer of COA FS, Samuel Ato Duncan, had an invitation to meet the Head of Legal Affairs at...

Man, 45, struck by thunder at Abakrampa

Opanyin Kojo, a 45-year-old man has been struck by thunder at Abura Abakrampa in the Abura Asebu Kwamankese District of the Central Region. An eyewitness...

Osu lifts ban on drumming and noise making

The ban on drumming and noise-making in the Osu Traditional Area has been lifted with a call for peace and unity among the people...

Why every Primary 4 pupil will write a National Standardised Test [Video]

The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei-Adutwum has disclosed that government in its quest to build a robust education system will introduce a National Standardised...

About 30 injured in accident involving three cars at Gomoa

Fifteen passengers are in critical condition while 14 other persons have sustained various degrees of injuries in an accident involving three vehicles at Gomoa. Per...

Two dead, others in critical condition in accident at Gomoa Dominase

Two persons have died with two others in a critical condition in a gory accident at Gomoa Dominase in the Central Region. The accident involved...