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Akufo-Addo, Bawumia, others mourn with Kufuor [Photos]

The final funeral rites of Rebecca Akosua Addo Dodoo, a sister of ex-President John Agyekum Kufuor has been held. The solemn ceremony took place...

14 people including 2-year-old burnt in ghastly accident on Accra-Takoradi road [Video]

Fourteen people have reportedly been burnt to death in an accident at Asem Asa, a community at Tarkwa on the Accra-Takoradi Highway. The accident, according...

You’re free from criminal charges: AG drops case against UCC’s contractor

The Attorney General (AG) in Cape Coast in the Central Region has dropped a case involving Managing Director of Barony Construction and Tacoa Construction...

Okada rider shot by passenger at Assin Dunkwa

A 30-year-old commercial motorcycle rider, Kwame Prah, has been shot by a passenger he was travelling with at Assin Dunkwa near Assin Fosu. The suspect...

Latest twist to Assin North MP’s court case

A Court of Appeal in Cape Coast has struck out the appeal by embattled Assin North MP James Gyekye Quayson for non-compliance with court...

Two dead, others injured in accident on Accra-Kumasi highway [Video]

Two persons have been reported dead with others injured in an accident at Osino in the Eastern Region on the Accra-Kumasi Highway. The accident...

Massive clean-up of landing sites along Volta Lake begins

The Ministry of Transport, in collaboration with ZOIL (ECOZOIL), has launched an exercise to clean all landing sites along the Volta Lake. The exercise, which...

Wife chops off husband’s manhood after she caught him flirting with his niece

After catching him on spy camera demonstrating “strange” behaviour with his own niece, an enraged wife fully hacked off her husband’s penis. After the girl...

Fisheries Ministry contemplates additional one-month closed season for fishing fleets

The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MoFAD) is considering an additional one-month closed fishing season for all fishing fleets to help replenish the...

Thieves burgle New Times Corporation offices [Photos]

The Police have commenced investigations into a burglary at the New Times Corporation (NTC) premises near the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange (Circle) in Accra on...

EU supports TVET with €17m

The Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector has received a further boost, with the European Union (EU) investing €17 million in the...

Police nab 8, on manhunt for another in gold robbery

The Police are on a manhunt for a self-styled security man, identified only as Jonathan, who allegedly aided in a robbery attack on his...

Checkout how many of the trees planted under Green Ghana project survived

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources says 5, 950,000 trees, representing 85 per cent of seven million trees planted in 2021, survived. The Ministry...

Takoradi online drivers on strike

The Sekondi-Takoradi branch of the Ghana Online Drivers Association (GODA) has urged service providers to reduce their commission charges per trip on online drivers....

ECG to undertake planned maintenance works in Tema

The Electricity Company Ghana (ECG) has announced that it will undertake planned maintenance works to improve service delivery in the Tema Region. Areas to be...

Cedi depreciation cause of fuel hikes – Togbe Afede

The Paramount Chief and the Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State, Togbe Afede XIV, has attributed the prevalent hike in the prices of petroleum products...

Sex workers in Accra increase charges [Video]

Traditional commerce seems not to be the only sector suffering Ghana’s economic meltdown. One of the oldest professions, sex work is also bearing the brunt...

Police arrest 8, hunt for killer in gold robbery

The Police are on a manhunt for a self-styled security man, identified only as Jonathan, who allegedly aided in a robbery attack on his...

Farmer allegedly commits suicide in Police cells after killing his wife

A 60-year-old farmer has allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in the Agona Duakwa Police cells after he reported himself to the Police for...

Bawumia inaugurates first Islamic Nursing Training school [Photos]

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Saturday inaugurated the first Islamic Nursing Training College in Ghana. Dr Bawumia was joined by the leadership of...

Akufo-Addo to address Ghanaians on economic challenges

President Nana Akufo-Addo is expected to address Ghanaians on measures taken to address the current economic challenges. Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, disclosed this in...

Teacher, 38, found dead in gutter [Video]

https://youtu.be/wcKhL5em0sU A 38-year-old teacher of Atobiase D/A basic school in the Adansi South District of the Ashanti Region, Francis Abu, has been found dead in...

NIA opens another premium centre for issuing Ghana Card

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has opened a new premium registration centre at the premises of the Head Office of CAL Bank on Independence...

‘Online’ drivers park cars in protest in the Western Region

Members of the Ghana Online Drivers Association (GODA) in the Western Region are giving ride-hailing app companies up to Wednesday, March 23 to address...

SSNIT exposes employees and employers over salaries

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has observed a worrying phenomenon of employees conniving with their employers to under-declare salaries. This has resulted...

Rainstorm destroys homes, schools, other property in Obogu community [Photos]

A rainstorm has wreaked havoc in the Obogu community in the Asante Akyem South District in the Ashanti Region. The storm lasted nearly three hours...

Work hard so we get more money in our next attack – Robbers tell victims

Some drivers and commuters travelling from Assin Fosu towards Kumasi direction suffered the full brunt of armed robbers at Assin Endwa in the Assin...

Women activist makes strong case for head of Births and Deaths Registry

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Afia Radio Sunshine in Cologne, Afia Pokuaa, has dismissed calls for the removal of Henrietta Lamptey as head of...

Zoomlion supports keeping Ashanti clean agenda with 13 garbage trucks

In support of the “Keeping Ashanti Region Clean and Green” agenda, Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL) has presented 13 brand-new state-of-the-art waste collection trucks to...

Beyi W’ano: MCE to order ‘shoot to kill’ cattle destroying Bono forest reserves

JoyNews/AdomNews · Sunyani West MCE to order shoot to kill cattle destroying forest reserves As part of efforts to save forest reserves in the Bono...

Govt needs to be more honest with Ghanaians – Dr Obed Asamoah

A former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr Obed Asamoah, has called on government to be 'more honest' following the numerous complaints by Ghanaians. According...

GPRTU to increase transport fares by 20 percent

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has revealed that it hopes to adjust transportation fares upwards by 20%. According to the Union, the decision...

National Service Scheme reacts to reports of arrears owed personnel

The National Service Scheme (NSS) has reacted to claims that it owes personnel three months arrears in allowance. It said personnel have been paid up...

ECG takes on two companies for engaging in power theft

Two companies, Samnort Company Limited and Concrete Jungle Coffee Club and Wellness, have been caught in the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG)’s web for...

Finance Minister to address Ghanaians on measures to revive economy

President Nana Akufo-Addi has approved a number of decisions aimed at mitigating the impact of the global economic difficulties in Ghana. In view...

Telecom engineering workers threaten to quit over poor conditions of service

Members of the Telecom Engineer Workers Association of Ghana (TEWAG) have bemoaned poor conditions of service despite their numerous risks. According to the group,...

Suspected thief lynched at Gomoa Buduburam

A man suspected to be a thief has been lynched at Gomoa Buduburam Obolo Estate road in the Gomoa East District of the Central...

Why is govt paying my children’s school fees? – Association of Bankers CEO quizzes

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Association of Bankers, John Awuah, has called on the government to review some of its flagship programmes,...

Osu Kinkawe Dzaase suspends 3 members for ‘subversive’ acts

The Osu Kinkawe Dzaase has suspended three persons indefinitely from the Dzaase for allegedly purporting to install a non-royal as the Osu Mantse. The persons...

12 suspected commercial sex workers arrested in Ho

A joint operation by personnel from the Police Intelligence and Operations Units in the Volta Region on Saturday led to the arrest of 12...