The Works and Housing Minister, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has announced that the government has secured 4,500 acres of land to build more affordable houses to reduce the country’s housing deficit. According to him, under the National Affordable Housing Programme, a 4,500-acre land has been earmarked for affordable housing construction at Amasaman, …

A 35-year-old man, Akwasi Appiah, has allegedly shot himself dead at Sehwi Asanteman in the Akontombra District of the Western North Region. Sources say the sad incident happened shortly after the victim returned from his farm. Witnesses told Adom News’ Augustine Boah that the victim ignored neighbours and stripped naked. …

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources Samuel Abu Jinapor has watered down public expectation in the ongoing clampdown on illegal mining activities popularly known as galamsey. According to the Minister, the menace can never be eradicated. The Damongo MP argued that the ongoing fight is a process and not …

IMAGE COPYRIGHTAFPimage captionThe Somali government has been fighting al-Shabab for more than a decade Twenty-one men have been executed in Somalia’s semi-autonomous state of Puntland after they were convicted of being members of the Islamist militant group al-Shabab. They were sentenced by a military court in Galkayo and shot by …

  • Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko lock horns this afternoon • Manasseh is of the view that Kotoko cannot win the match • Both Hearts and Kotoko have 56 points Ahead of the biggest and most talked about football match in Ghana today Sunday, June 27, 2021, some …

Correspondence from Upper East • A suspected thief was arrested by a mob for attempting to steal a motorbike at a spare parts dealership shop • A police patrol team nearby saved the suspect from being lynched • The suspect is said to be on admission at a hospital receiving …

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that SA will move to level 4 on June 27 2021. Image: ELMOND JIYANE / GCIS All gatherings are prohibited, effectively immediately, except for funerals with a maximum of 50 people, said President Cyril Ramaphosa. The sale of all alcohol is banned and a curfew will be …

Three people, including a pedestrian, died when their car was engulfed in flames. Three people died, including a pedestrian, in a gut-wrenching road accident on the N2 in Gingindlovu, KwaZulu-Natal, on Saturday night. Zinhle Mali, Road Traffic Inspectorate (RTI) spokesperson said police are still investigating the cause of the accident. …

A makeshift bomb exploded inside a Catholic church in the city of Beni in DR Congo’s conflict-plagued east on Sunday, injuring two just an hour before a children’s Confirmation ceremony was due to be held. The head of police in Beni’s town hall Narcisse Muteba Kashale told AFP that the …

Watch the goal below:  • Don Bortey’s 2009 free-kick that hit the back of the net is trending on social media • The goal is said to be one of the most memorable in the history of the Hearts and Kotoko rivalry • Hearts and Kotoko are expected to lock …