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Man shoots brother to death after mistaking him for animal

A 57-year-old man has shot and killed his younger brother in a hunting tragedy at Sefwi Ampenkrom, a suburb in the Western North Region. Kwabena...

Three charged over 500 kg of cocaine allegedly imported from Britain

 Australian police on Wednesday said three people were charged as part of an investigation into the alleged importation of half a ton of cocaine...

Aggrieved lab workers at KATH declare sit-down strike

Members of the Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS) – Komfo Anokye Chapter have declared a sit-down strike with effect from Thursday, 20th...

Nobody is being targeted – Defence Minister on burning of mining equipment

Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul, has debunked claims that the burning of mining equipment has been targeted at some people in the country. According to him,...

Blood shortage hits Greater Accra Regional Hospital

There is a shortage of blood at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital. Pregnant women and accident victims have been the most affected with some of...

Father of final year JHS pupil who ‘committed suicide’ suspects foul play

The father of the 14-year-old female pupil, who allegedly committed suicide at Miracle Education Academy, has said he suspects foul play in his daughter's...

Church of Pentecost embarks on another project

The Church of Pentecost (COP) has published the schedule of an ambitious project to plant one million trees in May and June 2021. The Environmental...

Mother and daughter feared dead, another injured in accident at Amanfrom

A woman and her two-year-old daughter are feared dead, with another injured in an accident on the Accra-Kasoa highway. Information gathered indicated that the woman...

Teacher commits suicide at Assin Fosu

A 27-year-old teacher, Catherine Ansah, has allegedly committed suicide in her family home at Assin Fosu. According to Mary Panford, the teacher's grandmother she was...

Family photo of final year JHS pupil who ‘committed suicide’ pops up

A photo of a 14-year-old final year pupil of Miracle Junior High School (JHS) at Barkoniaba, who allegedly committed suicide, has popped. The photo captured...

Unidentified assailant shoots herdsman to death

A Fulani herdsman, identified as Abubakar Bukari, has kicked the bucket after he was shot by a yet-to-be-identified assailant. Mr Bukari is said to have...

How Kufuor met his wife, married at age 23

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has opened up on events that led to his marriage to his wife, Theresa Aba Kufuor. According to him, he...

Govt to dredge Barekese and Owabi rivers

The Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, has said plans are far advanced to dredge the Barekese and Owabi Rivers in...

Angry Gomoa chiefs call for demolition of Liberia Camp

Chiefs of Gomoa Fetteh in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region are with immediate effect calling for the demolition of the...

Taskforce set up to halt ‘illegal increase’ in transport fares

A joint taskforce has been set up to ensure compliance with existing transport fares despite the increment in fuel prices. This will still be in...

Last words of man who died after jumping out of moving taxi will break your heart

A man has been confirmed dead after jumping out of a moving taxi on the Bekwai-Awaso highway. Identified as Christopher Antwi, alias Minister, the...

What Attorney-General said after meeting Chief Imam

The Attorney-General (AG), Godfred Yeboah Dame, says the Chief Imam, His Eminence Sheikh Osman Sharubutu plays an important role in ensuring that Ghana remains...

Ursula Owusu announces timeline for sim re-registration

Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has announced the sim re-registration exercise will commence in June 2021. The exercise, according to her, forms...

Ghana Armed Forces to conduct anti-terrorism training

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) will from Monday, 24 to Friday, 28 May 2021, conduct an anti-terrorism training exercise code. The exercise dubbed Eagle Claws...

Housemistress opens up after final year JHS pupil ‘committed suicide’

The Housemistress of Miracle Junior High School (JHS) where a 14-year-old final year pupil, Leticia Kyere Pinaman, allegedly committed suicide, has spoken. Speaking on...

3 miners trapped underground at Anglogold Ashanti Obuasi mine

Three miners, believed to be working with AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi mines, are reported to have been trapped in an underground site after the mine...

GARCC, Security agencies begin decongestion of Accra

The Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council (GARCC), in collaboration with security agencies, Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), Ablekuma Central and Korle Klottey Municipal Assemblies, have...

School Feeding boss sacked

The National Coordinator of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP), Gertrude Quashiga, has been sacked. This was contained in a statement signed by Minister for...

Bishop Agyinasare shares video from London, says system is working 24/7

Founder and Leader of Perez Chapel International, Bishop Charles Agyinasare, is amazed at the COVID-19 protocols in the United Kingdom. In his view, the system...

Cancel Africa’s debt – Akufo-Addo to Bretton Woods Institutions

President Nana Akufo-Addo is calling for the restructuring of the global financial architecture so it can respond better to the needs of Africa, as...

Contractors who do shoddy work to pay more for maintenance – Roads Minister warns

Roads and Highways Minister, Kwasi Amoako Attah has warned contractors to desist from engaging in shoddy work or risk paying more for maintaining the...

Task Force to check illegal transport fares set up

A joint task force has been set up to ensure compliance with existing transport fares as leadership of the Road Transport Operators continue its...

Expect some symptoms after receiving second Covid-19 jab – GHS to Ghanaians

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has indicated that Ghanaians who are to receive the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccines may experience some side...

Double trouble for alleged baby thief as her pregnancy turns out to be fake

A woman, who is a member of a baby theft syndicate which was busted by the Sefwi Police, has been exposed for faking her...

Mother of final year JHS pupil who ‘committed suicide’ makes damning revelation [Video]

The mother of Leticia Kyere Pinaman, a 14-year-old pupil of Miracle Junior High School (JHS) in Sunyani, who was alleged to have committed suicide,...

Amaliba withdraws as lawyer for Assin North MP in dual citizenship case

Private legal practitioner, Abraham Amaliba, has withdrawn from representing the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin North in the ongoing dual citizenship case. In November...

6,000 university staff workers lay down tools

Over 6,000 members of the Senior Staff  Association in 10 public universities have declared an indefinite strike. They are protesting the government’s failure to pay accumulated Tier-Two...

Minister breaks silence over Otumfuo’s ‘stick to the script’ comment [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Ashanti Regional minister breaks silence over Otumfuo's 'stick to the script' comment The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, has dismissed reports that there...

DCOP Opare Addo’s contract has expired – National Security Coordinator

National Security Coordinator, Major General Francis Adu Amanfo (retd), says DCOP Opare Addo’s presence at the Ashanti Regional office of the National Security Ministry...

Six-year-old girl rescued from Alajo storm drain [Photos]

The timely intervention of passers-by saved a schoolgirl who fell into a storm drain at Alajo, a suburb of Accra, on Tuesday, May 18. She...

Adansihene denies involvement in galamsey

The Adansihene has debunked claims of his involvement in illegal mining within his area. Some youth recently alleged the chief, Opegyakotwere Bonsra Afriyie, is engaged...

Driver fined for destroying Akufo-Addo’s fence wall

A 46-year-old driver, who destroyed the fence wall of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo’s house at Nima, has been fined GH¢960.00. In default,...

I was traumatised by Police sirens – Koku Anyidoho on his National Security experience

Former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has revealed that he was traumatized by the blaring of sirens from vehicles driven...

Transport fares not up by 20% – GPRTU

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has said fares will not be increased until further notice. According to the Union, they are currently in...

Security is not our job but no lives must be lost in elections – EC Boss

The Electoral Commission (EC), has said it cannot be blamed for the violence that resulted in the death of some persons in the 2020...