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Presby Church prays for peace at Bawku as midwifery college, hospital partially shuts down

The Presbyterian Church of Ghana has appealed to residents of Bawku in the Upper East Region to allow peace to prevail in the area. A...

Ask Bawumia to step aside as Chairman of the Economic Management Team – Ablakwa charges Akufo-Addo

The Member of Parliament for the North Tongu Constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has asked President Akufo-Addo to ask the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia...

Bawku unrest: MPs demand interdiction of three police officers

Members of Parliament (MPs) from the Kusaug Traditional area in the Upper East Region are demanding an immediate interdiction of three police personnel for...

First-ever Tamale Interchange to be commissioned on March 29

President Nana Akufo-Addo will commission the Tamale Interchange Project on March 29, 2022, an announcement from the presidency has revealed. The Northern Region is benefiting...

Teacher drowns during rainstorm at New Edubiase

The body of a 38-year-old teacher, has been found in a drainage at Aburaso within New Edubiase in the Adansi South District following a...

Police direct investigation into viral video in which a suspect is being assaulted

The Police Administration has directed the Police Professional Standards Bureau (PPSB) to investigate a video intercepted in which a suspect in handcuff is captured...

Sir John’s son eulogises late father on his 70th birthday

Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Yaw Amoateng Afriyie, has eulogised his late father, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, who...

Beyi W’ano: Chiefs, farmers ‘fingered’ in Bono forest reserves destruction [Watch]

The Berekum Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Kofi Adjei, has blamed sub-chiefs and farmers over the destruction of forest reserves and farms by cattle in...

#FixTheCountry Movement triggers RTI Law to demand police records on inmates’ feeding, healthcare

The #FixTheCountry campaigners are demanding information on police activities regarding the nutrition and health of inmates be made available to them. This comes after they...

Five persons to testify against Takoradi Mayor

Four Police officers and one civilian would appear before the Takoradi Habour Circuit A on May 5, 2022, as witnesses to testify in the...

Nine lotto ‘frausters’ in court for advertising “winning” lottery numbers on social media

Nine persons have been put before an Accra Circuit for allegedly advertising “winning” lottery numbers on social media to deceive the public. The accused persons...

Agyapa deal: ECOWAS Court orders AG to pay $750 for late filing of defence

The Attorney General (AG) has been ordered by the ECOWAS Court to pay $750 to Transparency International for late filing of its defence in...

Rubber penis in family planning kit sparks row

A rubber penis in family planning kits used by local health workers has led to a controversy in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. Opposition...

NSS pays January allowance to personnel

The National Service Scheme (NSS) has announced the payment of January 2022 allowance to personnel. The outfit has, therefore, explained all personnel who filled,...

Help us identify the bodies – Police tell relatives of Asem Asa accident victims

The Motor Transport and Traffic Directorate of the Western Region Police Command has called on families whose relatives travelled from Tarkwa to Accra on...

Calls on Bawumia to speak on economy sign of confidence in him – Aide

Spokesperson of the Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has said the numerous calls for his boss to speak on the economy signifies the confidence...

Aviation Expert speaks on unfavourable COVID-19 testing regime at KIA

Ghana’s unfavourable COVID-19 testing regime at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) could drive away international travellers and consequently affect the airport’s status as the...

Man’s tragic death after nurse told him ‘not to believe everything he reads on Google’

A heartbroken wife has shared how her husband died just 48 hours after a nurse told him not to "believe everything he reads on Google ". Alison...

Man grabbed for staking GH¢1m company funds on sports betting in Accra

An Administrative Officer with Kabfam Company Limited has been remanded into police custody for allegedly stealing over GH¢ 1 million from his employer. According to...

Immigration officer killed near Nandom while on duty

An officer with the Ghana Immigration Service has been shot dead by unknown assailants at Kokoligu, a village between Nandom and Hamile in the...

Lotto ‘fraudsters’ on GH¢2.7m bail

Nine persons have been put before an Accra Circuit for allegedly advertising “winning” lottery numbers on social media to deceive the public. The accused...

GWCL shuts down Weija Plant; check out affected areas

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has announced that it will temporarily shut down the Weija Headworks today (Wednesday, March 23, 2022) following a...

‘I caught my teen son watching pornography and screamed at him’

Dear Coleen, I found my 15-year-old son watching porn the other night and didn’t handle the situation too well. I basically screamed at him and he...

Truck driver, mate survive ghastly accident that killed 14 on Takoradi-Cape Coast highway [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Tipper Truck driver, mate survive ghastly accident that killed 14 Takoradi-Cape Coast highway It has been revealed that a tipper truck driver and...

Kabfam staff grabbed for staking GH¢1m company funds on sports betting

An Administrative Officer with Kabfam Company Limited has been remanded into police custody for allegedly stealing over GH¢ 1 million from his employer. According to...

Covid-19: Fully vaccinated persons to be exempted from mandatory test at the airport

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has hinted at cutting out the Covid-19 test requirement at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) for persons who have...

We will name, shame and prosecute the corrupt -Special Prosecutor

Special Prosecutor Kissi Adjabeng says his office is determined to crack down on corruption through prosecutions and asset recoveries. A new corruption league table...

Head of Public Sector Reforms proposes dismissal of ‘alcoholic workers’

Head of Public Sector Reforms, Thomas Kusi Boafo, has proposed the dismissal of 'alcoholic public sector workers' because their productivity is negligible. According to him,...

One injured in stampede at NIA head office over Ghana Card registration

One person has been injured in a stampede at the National Identification Authority (NIA) headquarters in Accra over the Ghana Card registration. The incident...

Nigeria scraps pre-departure Covid tests

The Nigerian government says fully vaccinated travellers coming into the country will no longer be required to take a pre-departure PCR Covid-19 test. This is...

Unemployed lady rejects ¢2,500 job offer due to ‘long distance’

As unemployment remains a topical issue in Ghana, a story of how a lady dashed away a ¢2,500 job offer has left social media...

Security man at Kumasi Girls’ Senior High School found dead

A 43-year-old security man at the Kumasi Girls' Senior High School in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti region, Kofi Akai, has been found...

Delayed allowance: Okudzeto Ablakwa donates salary to NSS office

North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has donated his two months salary to the National Service Scheme (NSS) District Office. The...

SIM registration deadline extended

The Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation has announced an extension of the deadline for the ongoing SIM card re-registration. The exercise was initially expected to...

Kindness is fading; people aren’t giving enough alms due to economic hardship – Beggars lament

Begging for alms has become a pain for many street beggars in the country’s capital due to the current economic hardships and the high...

Accra-Tema Motorway accident causes heavy traffic

A mild gridlock is being experienced on the Accra-Tema Motorway this afternoon. An articulated truck carrying bags of flour is currently stuck on the road...

TUC demands removal of taxes on fuel products

The Trades Union Congress (Ghana) has demanded that government suspends all taxes and levies on fuel products with immediate effect. According to the Union, fuel...

Court orders landlord to refund GH¢6,500 to prospective tenant

The Sunyani District Court ‘A’, on Monday, ordered one Mr Samuel Oteng, a landlord at Asuakwaa in the Sunyani Municipality, to refund an amount...

Asokwa Magistrate Court grants bail to 13 NPP members who unlawfully locked up party’s office

The Asokwa Magistrate Court in Kumasi has granted bail to 13 members of the New Patriotic Party to the tune of ¢15,000 apiece with...

One feared dead, driver in critical condition in Gomoa Dabenyin accident

A commercial bus conductor, known in local parlance as 'mate', is feared dead while his driver is in a critical condition following a road...