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Otabil closes Greater Works Conference with prayer for government

General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church has prayed for God’s protection for the nation’s Executive, Legislature and Judiciary.Pastor Mensa Otabil also prayed...

Amenfi West MCE, taskforce raid brothels [Photos]

The Amenfi West Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) in the Western Region, Lord Nana Tandoh, has led a taskforce to raid dozens of structures believed...

Take Baptism of children seriously – Eastwood Anaba

Reverend Eastwood Anaba, the President of the Eastwood Anaba Ministries (EAM), says the baptism of children is a critical aspect of their Christian life,...

Dr Anyah picks Africa’s most respected CEO award in Mauritius

Dr Felix Anyah, the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman of Holy Trinity Spa and Health Farm at Sogakope in the Volta Region as...

Man lynched at Fetteh Kakraba

A man, believed to be in his late 20s, has been lynched at Fetteh Kakraba in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region....

Man inflicts cutlass wounds on co-worker for giving fiancée GHC20

A 30-year-old man, Akwesi Amissah, has allegedly inflicted cutlass wounds on his co-worker after he accused him of going after his fiancée.The incident...

GPRTU vehicle towing policy to take off in October

Effective October, this year, all drivers under the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), will be required to subscribe to a mandatory vehicle towing...

Two escape death as moving vehicle burns beyond recognition [Video]

https://youtu.be/_dCF2lfH4eITwo persons on board a 4X4 moving vehicle have escaped death after it caught fire on the Nkawkaw-Abirem road in the Eastern Region.The victims...

Akufo-Addo cuts sod for Yendi dual road project

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Monday, August 8 cut the sod for the commencement of the Yendi Dualisation road Project, at...

Akufo-Addo, Ya-Na, commend Farouk Aliu Mahama for Yendi City Project Initiative

President Akufo-Addo and Ndan Ya-Na Abukari II, King of Dagbon has commended Alhaji Farouk Aliu Mahama, Member of Parliament (MP) for Yendi for his...

Central Region has potential to produce enough rice to feed Ghana – Minister

The Central Regional Minister, Justina Marigold Assan, has said the region has the potential to produce enough rice to feed the country and boost...

Tamale, Yendi water project to kick start by October – Akufo Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has confirmed that the construction of the Tamale and Yendi water projects will kick start by October later this...

Mahama calls for national economic dialogue over CCC+C downgrade

Former President John Mahama has called for a national dialogue to help salvage Ghana's ailing economy.Mr Mahama believes the national platform will bring together...

Businessman jailed 15 years for car theft

The Ofaakor Circuit Court has sentenced Hayford Boateng, 38, a businessman, to 15 years imprisonment for stealing a car, valued at GHS120,000, at Kasoa...

‘Faeces in sachet water’ research finding inaccurate – FDA

Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has debunked claims that sachet water on the market is contaminated with faecal matter.The Authority said the outcome...

Two suspects arrested over murder of Tweneboa Kodua SHS student

Police at Amansie West district have arrested two suspects including a minor in connection with an alleged robbery and murder of a 16-year-old student...

Ellembelle DCE absolved of involvement in illegal mining

A Minerals Commission investigative report has cleared the District Chief Executive (DCE) for the Ellembelle District, Kwasi Bonzoh, of any involvement in the alleged...

Ibrahim Mahama’s aircrafts fly Tamale’s children closer to their dreams

The aircraft sitting at peace on the greenery in eerie quietness seems at odds with the thatch-roofed mud houses of Jenna village.It’s almost like...

Court strikes out case against businessman declared wanted by police

An Accra Circuit Court has struck out a case against a businessman, Alhaji Ahmed Nii Oti Vanderpuije, who was declared a wanted person by...

More funds needed to reconstruct Apiate community – Rev. Dr Joyce Aryee

The Apiate Support Fund has accrued GH¢45 million as of yesterday, August 8, 2022.The amount is, however, GH¢25 million short of the GH¢70 million...

ECG uncovers 1,000 illegalities

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has uncovered over 1,000 illegalities carried out by some customers during the first week of meter auditing in...

Power crisis: Yilo Krobo District Hospital suspends admissions

JoyNews/AdomNews · Yilo Krobo District Hospital suspends admissionsThe Yilo Krobo District Hospital has suspended admissions due to the power crisis in the area.The decision...

Corpses in mortuaries at Yilo, Manya Krobo decomposing – Youth Activist alleges

Families in the Yilo and Manya Krobo municipalities say operators of mortuaries are asking them to come for the remains of their loved ones.The...

Police ASP, 2 others die in dawn accident on Afloa-Tema highway

An Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Mary Esinam Ahiafianyo, and two others have been confirmed dead after they were involved in an accident on...

Okyeman taskforce refutes land guard allegation

The Okyeman Land Protection Force has refuted claims by the Greater Accra Scrap Dealers Association that the Ofori Panin Fie has land guards terrorising...

Latest on children whose parents died under bizarre circumstances at Atwima

Two children of a couple who died in mysterious circumstances at Atwima Maakro are receiving therapeutic treatment from psychologists, who have pleaded with the...

My wife falsely accused me of rape, had me arrested two months after arriving in Germany – Man reveals

Salifu Abubakari has been living in Germany for almost three decades, but he had to flee the country a few months after bringing his...

SLTF partners ADB/Ghana.gov for electronic collection of loans

As part of initiatives to make repayment of student loans as convenient as possible for borrowers, the Students Loan Trust Fund in collaboration with...

My son was only helping a church member not a relative – Mother of 18-yr-old who died in fire

The mother of an 18-year-old student who died in a fire at Kronum-Afrancho in the Ashanti region says her son was at the factory...

Akufo-Addo reacts to calls for reshuffle

President Akufo-Addo has dismissed calls for him to reshuffle his ministers. According to him, there is no justification for the demand, insisting most of his...

I have no plans to reshuffle my ministers – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has shot down calls to reshuffle his appointees, saying he has no plans to do so.According to him, the performance of...

Why I will never go the Supreme Court – Sammy Gyamfi

National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi has explained why he will never take his case to the Supreme Court.Mr...

Robber busted after stabbing victim to death

A 30-year-old suspected armed robber, Karim Kadir, has been arrested by the Trede Police for allegedly stabbing his victim to death at Ampabame No....

Tweneboa Kodua SHS student allegedly stabbed to death

The police at Jacobu in the Ashanti Region have launched investigation into circumstances leading to the stabbing to death of a final year student...

Chinese man who went missing in Kwahu dam found dead [Video]

A Chinese national who went missing after his car plunged into a dam at Kwawu Esaase in the Kwawu West Municipality of the Eastern...

Special Prosecutor recovers GH¢1m from Council of State member’s company

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has cited a company belonging to a member of the Council of State for influence-peddling in the...

Armed men allegedly attack Palace of Okuapemhemea

A group of armed men have reportedly broken into the Palace of the Okuapemhemea and disrupted the 40-day remembrance of the family head, Barima...

Akufo-Addo begins 2-day tour of Northern Region

President Akufo-Addo, will from today, August 8, begin a two-day tour of the Northern Region.He is expected to inspect and commission a number of...

Family of man who died in police custody demands justice

Family of a young man who allegedly died in police cell at Akropong-Kokoben in the Ashanti Region is demanding justice.They maintained that, their son...

Krobo ECG transformer thief arrested

A 42-year-old man who specialised in stealing and destroying transformers belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in the Krobo areas of the...