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Policeman who left rifle in ‘trotro’ needs mental examination – Ex IGP’s Secretary

JoyNews/AdomNews · Policeman Who Left Rifle In 'trotro' Needs Mental Examination - Ex IGP's Secretary Retired police officer and Member of Parliament for Wa West,...

GTS, MASLOC Regional Manager to spearhead economic projects in Upper West Region

One of the topmost Israeli-owned technology firms in the world, Gulf Technology Systems (GTS), and the Upper West Regional Manager for Microfinance and Small...

Family sues 37 Military Hospital over death of 48-year-old man

The 37 Military Hospital has been sued together with a doctor, the Chief of Defence Staff and government by family of a 48-year-old man...

I care less – Chief who fell from palanquin breaks silence

JoyNews/AdomNews · I care less - Chief who fell from palanquin breaks silence Gay right activist, Davis Mac Lyalla, who fell from Palanquin during his...

Mahama supports Ayorkor Botchwey’s Commonwealth Secretary-General bid

Former President John Mahama has said he will support Ghana’s Foreign Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, in her bid to contest as Secretary-General of the...

Let’s invest in lower-category senior high schools – Parents

A concerned parent has called on government and relevant stakeholders to invest in the transformation of lower-category senior high schools (SHS) in the public...

Telecel sends SoS message to Vodafone workers over sale

Management of Telecel group has assured the staff of Vodafone of no layoffs as it takes over the company. This follows the National Communications...

‘Okada’ riders besiege Police station over missing colleague

A number of Okada Riders at Assin Manso in the Assin South District of the Central Region have staged a wild protest demanding the...

Part of school building caves in after learner driver rams into it [Video]

https://youtu.be/IYC4zN1Nhro Part of a classroom of the Pomposo D/A Junior High School in the Ashanti Region (JHS) has caved in after a female learner driver...

Over 17, 000 jobs created over the last 4 months – YEA boss

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), Kofi Baah Agyepong, is convinced the Akufo-Addo led government is very sensitive to...

Agenda 111: Contractors given over $1m each for no work done – Akandoh alleges

JoyNews/AdomNews · Akandoh drops bombshell on Agenda 111 Government has paid over $1 million to contractors as mobilisation for the Agenda 111 hospital projects. However, not...

Joy News’ Latif Iddrisu vs IGP trial commences after 5 years

Five years after the life-threatening assault on Joy News’ multiple award-winning journalist Latif Iddrisu, an Accra High Court will kickstart the trial of the...

SHS computerised placement for sale [Full Video]

The Education Minister and the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) were the only ones given access and passwords to approve protocol placement...

My wife has left because I had a child with another woman – Osofo Kyiri Abosom

JoyNews/AdomNews · Osofo Kyiri Abosom On Issues With Wife Founder and Leader of the Ghana Union Movement (GUM), Christian Kwabena Andrew, popularly known as Osofo...

Gulf Technology Systems, Ghana to collaborate on agricultural, industrial projects

Leading UAE-based Israeli technology company, Gulf Technology Systems (GTS) and the Government of Ghana through the Western Regional Coordinating Council are set to collaborate...

Man charged for selling broken tiles as phones

The self-styled phone trader who allegedly sold packed broken tiles as phones has been admitted to bail in the sum of GH¢10,000 with two...

Policeman who left rifle in ‘trotro’ after allegedly taking GH¢100 bribe interdicted

The Ghana Police Service has interdicted an Inspector who left his rifle in a commercial vehicle. In a press statement dated January 28, the Service...

Ghana free from sleeping sickness

Ghana has eliminated gambiense Human African Trypanosomiasis, commonly known as Sleeping Sickness, as a disease of public health concern. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director...

 NSS person crushed to death on his way to church

A National Service person identified as Isaac Dokyi alias Bullet has been crushed to death by a speeding car on his way to church...

Alleged drunk G-Wagon driver breaks into fence wall [Photos]

On Saturday dawn, a driver of a Benz G-Wagon vehicle with registration, ODUMA 1 – 21, drove into a fence wall of a house...

GAF warns public over usage of military uniforms

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has issued a warning to civilians who wear military uniforms. It has hinted that it is embarking on stringent measures...

Oyibi food poisoning: Yellow Sisi’s husband cries

The husband of a popular waakye joint at Oyibi, Yellow Sisi Special Waakye, has bemoaned the possibility of his wife bouncing back to her...

Adrobaa school bus accident: One more pupil dies 2 months on

Another pupil of the DS Elite Academy has been confirmed dead two months after they were involved in an accident. A old Benz school car...

Gay rights activist falls off palanquin during installation as chief [Video]

The popular gay rights activist, Davis Mac Iyalla, who has been installed Amankorehen of the Yamonransa Nkusukum Traditional Area in the Central Region fell...

Exclusive: The Fourth Estate uncovers fraud in computerised school placement

When the Ministry of Education set up a resolution centre at the Bediako Conference Room of the GNAT Hall in Accra, it was meant...

Suspected thieves involved in accident in front of police station

Some suspected thieves were involved in a crash while transporting farm animals they had stolen from Nkwawkaw. Information received indicates that the suspects had stolen...

Over 4,000 Burkinabes seek asylum in Bawku West District 

At least 4,000 Burkina Faso nationals are seeking refuge in some parts of the Bawku West District of the Upper East Region, following terrorists’...

Fire destroys 3 houses, five vehicles at Kwadaso

Fire has gutted three houses in the Kwadaso-Siloam community in the Ashanti Region. Residents say the fire started around 7am on Saturday. When personnel of the...

Be calm – Govt begs teachers over Tier-2 pension arrears

Deputy Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, Bright Wireko-Brobby, has appealed to teacher unions in the country to exercise restraint as government works around...

Teachers going on pension will suffer – GNAT Sec on Tier 2 arrears

The General Secretary of Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Thomas Musah, says pensioners are having a hard time due to the unpaid tier...

Sad scenes as Policeman, family killed in house fire are buried

A burial ceremony has been held for Sergeant Owusu Asante Baafi who together with his wife Abena Akyaa and their four-month-old baby died in...

Loaded tipper truck drifts off, smashes into structures as driver bolts [Video]

Some residents swiftly missed death when a tipper truck driver veered off at Akroso off the Winneba-Akim-Oda road in the Eastern Region. The driver of...

Ayawaso West Wuogon MP supports basic schools

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayawaso West Wuogon, Lydia Seyram Alhassan, has donated educational items for distribution to schools in the constituency. This was...

16-year-old boy arrested for stealing

A 16-year-old boy is in the grips of the Bole Police for stealing his grandmother's GHS60.000 at Jama, a farming and fishing community in...

Wa SHTS students call for a break over fire outbreaks

Students of the Wa Senior High Technical School (Wa SHTS) are agitating to be allowed to go home following three consecutive fire incidents. The...

Akufo-Addo appoints 13-member National Ambulance Service governing board

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed a 13-member governing board of the National Ambulance Service. The Board, to be chaired by Nana Wiafe Ababio, is...

Samira Bawumia donates over 200,000 books to basic schools

The Second Lady, Samira Bawumia, says the Samira Empowerment Humanitarian Project (SEHP), has through the library in a box project, donated over 200,000 books...

Schoolgirl discovers she’s 3 months pregnant while donating blood [Video]

Shika, (not her real name), is in Senior High School (SHS). She is currently in her first trimester of pregnancy. Her pregnancy was not planned....

WSA partners GTS WSA for water supply and sanitation infrastructure projects in Africa

Water & Sanitation for Africa (WSA) and Gulf Technology Systems (GTS) have entered into a full cooperation agreement to collaborate on water supply and...

I’m not against debt restructuring but…- Mahama [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · I’m Not Against Debt Restructuring - Mahama Former President John Mahama has said he is not against the government's debt restructuring programme since...