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Labianca case: Special Prosecutor’s findings not surprising – GII

The Programmes Manager of Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) is not surprised about the Special Prosecutor’s claim of alleged corrupt activities involving Labianca Group of...

Family of UEW driver who crushed Apostolic pastor to death speaks

The family of the driver of the University of Education Winneba (UEW), Ajumako Campus, who crushed an Apostolic Pastor at Ajumako Techiman to death,...

Govt reacts to claims foreigners have Ghanaian passports

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has started investigations into claims that some foreign nationals in the United Arab Emirates and other...

Scores displaced in fire outbreak at Adjiringanor [Photos]

Fire has completely destroyed over 200 wooden structures at Adjiringanor, East Legon in Accra.The incident, which occurred on Friday night, has left scores...

Man arrested for allegedly mixing corn dough with poisonous substance [Photos]

A 35-year-old man, Felix Yawso, has been arrested for allegedly mixing a poisonous substance with corn dough that his mother sells in the market....

Mensah Sarbah Hall alumni to replace stolen bust

Alumni of the Mensah Sarbah Hall are taking steps to erect a statue in honour of John Mensah Sarbah in replacement of the bust...

The new Ashanti Regional Hospital at Sewua [Photos+Video]

https://youtu.be/nSCCsuLr9TUThis is the Ashanti Regional Hospital, located at Sewua in the Bosomtwe District.Physical works on the 250-bed capacity hospital have been completed awaiting the provision of...

Machine explosion kills SHS student at Abesim

A vulcanising machine explosion has killed an 18-year-old Senior High School (SHS) male student at Alaska Junction, Abesim near Sunyani in the Bono region....

We use torchlights to learn at night – Krobo Girls SHS students [Video]

https://youtu.be/_OAcbZWd6jsJust like townfolks in the Yilo and Manya Krobo municipalities, students of Krobo Girls Senior High School (SHS) at Odumase are suffering the brunt of...

GJA condemns ban on Radio Ada

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has described the decision by the Ada Traditional Council to ban Radio Ada from providing coverage of the Asafotufiami Festival...

Abirem North DCE speaks ‘on death, rape of 3 mentally challenged women’

District Chief Executive (DCE) of Abirem North, Raymond Nana Damteh, has refuted claims that some women with mental challenges were raped and killed under...

John Mensah Sarbah’s bust still missing at UG

The bust of John Mensah Sarbah has not been found a week after it was vandalised and stolen during a clash between students affiliated...

Transport operators in Takoradi angry

Joint Transport Operators in Takoradi, led by Metro Mass Transit Limited, have accused the Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko Mensah, of abusing his...

Jealous boyfriend allegedly inflicts cutlass wounds on co-worker over chop money

A road construction labourer is currently in critical condition at the Our Lady of Grace Hospital at Breman Asikuma after a co-worker inflicted cutlass...

Farmer chops off his scrotum while asleep

A farmer at Assin Akomfode in the Central Region is in critical condition after accidentally chopping off his scrotum while asleep.According to the farmer,...

IGP aims to reduce police response time to 10 minutes

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, is attempting to bring down the average police response time to ten minutes.This commitment...

Qualified family members to replace police officers who die in line of duty – IGP

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare has revealed that officers who die in line of duty will be replaced by qualified...

Railway Workers Union threatens to seize Accra to Tema route from August 22

The Railway Workers Union has threatened to seize running the Accra to Tema and Takoradi to Tema routes from Monday 22nd August, 2022, if...

Prepaid meters in Lower Manya Krobo MP’s house missing

JoyNews/AdomNews · I had 250 worth of credit on my prepaid meter - Lower Manya Krobo MPPrepaid meters installed at the residence of the...

Economic problems could trigger unrest if… – Nunoo-Mensah

A former Chief of Defence Staff has warned that riots may break out in Ghana if immediate action is not taken to address the...

Mother burns 4-year-old daughter in hot water over missing sandals

A four-year-old girl is in critical condition after her mum dipped her in hot water for misplacing a new pair of sandals she bought....

Krobo ‘dumsor’: Odumase residents charge phones in mortuary [Video]

https://youtu.be/HYTRyPzKuFwIt has emerged that some residents of Odumase in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality now charge their phones in the mortuary due to the...

Police investigate dumping of 8,000 tree seedlings

The Asante Mampong police are investigating circumstances under which over 8,000 seedlings of different tree species were dumped at a public refuse site at...

Electrical technician fined GH¢5,400 for illegally installing ECG meters

An electrical technician, Henry Teye Adjirackor, was on Thursday sentenced to a fine of GH¢5,400 by the Circuit Court in Accra, for illegally installing...

35-year-old foreign national arrested on suspicion of being a terrorist

A 35-year-old foreign national is in the grips of the Zabzugu police on suspicion of being a terrorist.According to the youth in the town,...

National Cathedral Board of Trustees reacts to resignation reports

The Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral project has dismissed reports of some members resigning.According to the Executive Secretary of the Board, ...

French Ambassador enstooled queen mother of Osu [Photo+Video]

Ambassador of France to Ghana, H.E. Anne Sophie Ave, has been enstooled as Development Queen mother of Osu in Accra.Madam Ave will serve under...

I lost GH¢50,000 in business investment; 60% of my friends caused my downfall – Businessman reveals

Businessman, Ronald Nii Awuley Adiko, has disclosed that his business that collapsed caused him to lose all of his startup capital in a year.He...

Akufo-Addo is playing games with the security apparatus to ‘break the 8’ – Martin Amidu

Former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, has accused President Nana Akufo-Addo of scheming to capture the National Security apparatus towards the agenda of getting the...

I slept in a train and mingled with drunkards in Germany – Ghanaian

Germany-based Ghanaian, Richmond Yankey, has said he had to befriend German drunkards and slept in a train because he had no one to host...

Abandon expensive plan to relocate AMERI Plant to Kumasi – CSOs to Energy Ministry

The Alliance of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) working on Extractives, Anti-Corruption, and Good Governance has urged the Ministry of Energy to abandon plans to...

Afigya Kwabre East residents bare teeth at NPP govt and MP for failing to construct town roads

It is the voting powerhouse of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), amassing over 80,000 votes in the last general election.But Mampongteng, capital of...

UDS student attacked over comments about Regional Minister’s dressing on social media

Police in the Northern Region are investigating an alleged assault on a female student of the University for Development Studies (UDS).The student, was assaulted...

Three mentally challenged women raped and killed in 3 months at New Abirim

There has been a disturbing trend in New Abirim in the Eastern Region which has left residents in fear.Over the past three months, some...

Zoomlion threatens legal action against IMANI Africa’s Bright Simons

Zoomlion Ghana Limited has threatened legal action against Vice President of IMANI AFRICA, Bright Simons.This comes on the back of allegations that Zoomlion is...

86-year-old man shares what has kept him strong and what is killing the youth

Abraham Gbodzi is an 86-year-old who has been working as a sewing machine repairer for 63 years, and he shares some secrets about what...

Self-acclaimed evangelist arrested with skeletons [Photos]

A 45-year-old self-acclaimed evangelist, Osofo Elijah, has been arrested with skeletal parts at Buoku Nkwanta in the Wenchi Municipality of the Bono Region.The assemblyman...

Man cuts off daughter’s fingers with blade for begging

A 53-year-old man has been arrested by the police for physically abusing his seven-year-old daughter.The father, who the girl stays with, reportedly cut parts...

Ambulance staff found hanging dead in his room [Video]

https://youtu.be/wqsxh_uVFwgA 38-year-old staff of the National Ambulance Service, Famous Afeku, has allegedly committed suicide at New Edubiase in the Adansi South District of the...

Bossman Asare explains why NDC lost 2020 election petition case

Deputy Chairman in charge of Corporate Services at the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Bossman Asare, has said the National Democratic Congress (NDC) was not...