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Manasseh Azure reacts to charges against former PPA boss [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Manasseh On Charges Against Former PPA Boss Award-winning investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni is satisfied with the results his contract for sale documentary...

Achimota Forest saga: Owoo family breaks silence

The Owoo family in Accra, have expressed their displeasure about the ongoing public discourse on the alleged declassification of the Achimota Forest in Accra. According...

Bulgarian Embassy Land case: Govt sets up committee to find amicable solution

Following the recommendations of the Sole Inquirer to find a lasting solution to the Bulgarian Embassy land case, the government through the Ministry of...

Five dead in fatal accident at Begoro [Photos]

Five persons have been reported dead in a gory accident along Begoro-Osiem road in the Eastern Region. The accident involved a Benz bus with...

#Justice4Albert: Minority to file motion in Parliament

The Minority in Parliament is set to file a motion for a parliamentary inquiry into the killing of Albert Donkor in Nkoranza. The Ranking...

Ashanti Region tops hypertension case in Ghana

The Ashanti Regional Health Directorate is worried over the growing prevalence of cases of hypertension recorded in the region. The region topped the Ghana...

Tigers scare Ridge residents

Some residents at Wonda World Estates, Avenue Lincoln near the British High Commission at Ridge in Accra, have expressed worry over the presence of...

Everything I have done, I inherited it – Abu Jinapor on Achimota Forest declassification

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, says the acreage of the Achimota Forest to be returned to the Owoo family...

Communications Ministry worried about low enthusiasm to register SIM card

The Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation (MoCD) has expressed worry about the low enthusiasm attached to the SIM card registration, despite extending the initiative...

Achimota forest saga: Owoo family was compensated with £4000 – Inusah Fuseini

Former Lands Minister, Inusah Fuseini says the Owoo family, the allodial owners of the land that serves as the Achimota Forest Reserve was duly...

Nkoranza clash: Suspect who broke jail re-arrested

The Police have re-arrested a murder suspect who escaped from lawful custody during the Nkoranza youth-Police brawl. The Police in giving an update on the...

ECG to undertake planned maintenance works in parts of Greater Accra

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that it will undertake planned maintenance works to improve service delivery in some areas in the...

3 SHS students injured after school building collapsed on them during downpour

Three students of Akyem Wenchi Salvation Army Senior High School (SHS) in the Denkyembour district of Eastern region have been injured after a building...

Number of migrants in Ghana revealed

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has said 476,400 migrants live in Ghana, while over one million Ghanaians live abroad. “These foreign migrants living...

Nkoranza: MP punches holes into police statement on death of suspect in custody

JoyNews/AdomNews · Nkoranza South MP slams police over statement on Albert Donkor's death The Nkoranza South Member of Parliament (MP), Emmanuel Agyekum, has cast doubt...

Achimota Forest saga: ‘I certainly will not buy lands from the Owoo family’ – Abu Jinapor

The Lands and Natural Resources Minister says he is not interested in buying portions of the Achimota Forest Reserve released to the Owoo family. Samuel...

Kwabena Agyepong finally breaks silence on his ‘I’m eating fufu in Kumasi’ comment [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Kwabena Agyapong finally breaks silence on his 'I'm eating fufu in Kumasi' reports Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena...

Mother of 19-year-old boy shot in Nkoranza clash breaks down [Listen]

The mother of 19-year-old Victor Owusu killed in Tuesday’s clash between police and youth of Nkoranza wants justice. Victor, a final year student of the...

UG has the best scientists in Ghana – AD Scientist Index 2022 Version 2

The University of Ghana (UG) has been ranked the highest tertiary institution in Ghana by the Alper-Doger (AD) Scientific Index 2022 Version 2. Additionally, the...

Catholic priest in Nkoranza threatens to invoke deities on police for ‘killing’ nephew

A Catholic priest in Nkoranza has threatened to invoke dreaded deities on police after his nephew died in their custody. Reverend Father Mathias Sarkodie said...

How the dismissed PPA CEO cleared all the funds in his “frozen” bank accounts

Information available to The Fourth Estate indicates that the dismissed chief executive officer of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), Adjenim Boateng Adjei, has withdrawn all the money from...

Nkoranza South MP makes fresh demand over death of Albert Donkor [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Nkoranza South MP Calls For Independent Probe over death of Albert Donkor The Member of Parliament (MP) for Nkoranza South constituency, Emmanuel Kwadwo...

Akufo-Addo consoles UAE over death of former Dubai president

President Nana Akufo-Addo has conveyed the condolence of government and Ghanaians to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the death of its President. Sheikh Khalifa...

Keep calm – Minister tells Nkoranza youth

The Bono East Regional Minister, Kwasi Adu Gjan, has said thorough investigations will be conducted into the death of Albert Donkor to ensure such...

Police and military increase presence in Nkoranza amidst heightened tension

Security presence in Nkoranza has been increased following heightened tensions between some irate youth and the Police in the community. According to JoyNews’ correspondent, Ohemeng...

Justice4Albert: Minister exposes persons behind attacks on Nkoranza police station [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Justice4Albert: Minister exposes persons behind attacks on Nkoranza police station Bono East Regional Minister, Kwasi Adu Djan has said the irate youth group...

Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom drops classy photos

Founder of Group Nduom, Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom has shared classy and fresh looking photos which has caused a frenzy on social media. The presidential...

Motor rider in critical condition after huge billboard falls on him

A motor rider is in critical condition at the Eastern Regional Hospital in Koforidua after a huge billboard collapsed and crushed him during a...

Mahama, NDC sign book of condolence for former Dubai president

The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia on Tuesday, May 17, joined Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang to sign a...

Rawlings Foundation announces activities for 43rd anniversary of June 4

The J.J. Rawlings Foundation has announced activities in commemoration of the 43rd anniversary of the June 4 uprising. An exhibition and theatre performance has...

Emergency workers demand Police escort after cases of fatal attacks on ambulances

Emergency workers in the country have called on government to provide Police escorts for them, following recent robbery attacks they faced while transporting patients...

I was stripped down for a road traffic offense – Barker-Vormawor claims  

Convener of the #FixTheCountry Movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor has recounted his ordeal in the hands of the police after he was arrested and charged with...

School Feeding caterers send strong message to guardians as they withdraw services

Caterers on the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) are urging parents to start packaging food for their children. This is because they have resolved to...

Togo opens land border with Ghana

Togo on Monday night opened its land border with Ghana, coming more than 50 days after Ghana reopened its land borders to neighbouring countries. The metal gates...

Ghanaians cautioned against travelling to northern Mali

The Foreign Affairs Ministry has cautioned Ghanaians against embarking on trips to the Gao Region of Northern Mali and its environs. Commercial transport operators...

Mahama makes bold statement as he drops old photo of his NSS days  

Former President, John Dramani Mahama has asked the government to pay personnel of the National Service Scheme (NSS) their allowance arrears. Mr. Mahama said the...

46-year-old woman arrested with drugs at Kotoka Airport

Officers of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) have intercepted substances suspected to be narcotics in separate operations in Accra and Woe in the Volta...

Gunshots fired as Nkoranza youth clash with police; 1 dead, 9 others injured

One person has been confirmed dead whilst nine persons, including three in critical condition, are receiving treatment for gunshot wounds at the St. Theresa’s...

Achimota forest to be revamped into a world-class asset – Lands Minister

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor has said plans are afoot to upgrade the Achimota Forest, into a world class...

Brave MoMo vendor saves the day in robbery attack at Kasoa

A brave Mobile Money (MoMo) vendor has reportedly chased and apprehended two armed robbers who made away with his GHC118,000. This incident happened at Kasoa...