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GES puts internal transfers on hold

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has with immediate effect directed that all internal transfers be put on hold. This was contained in a circular...

Exim Bank retrieves ¢48m debt owed by commercial banks

The Ghana Exim Bank says it retrieved over ¢47 million owed by various commercial banks between 2009 and 2022. According to the development bank, the...

Blakk Rasta slams Efya after ‘who is he?’ statement on live TV

Singer Efya is currently trending on social media after she asked who the popular Reggae artiste and radio host, Blakk Rasta, is. During a...

Ghana’s School of Shame: My statement was ‘photoshopped’ – Dr Adutwum

The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has clarified his comments on JoyNews feature series ‘Ghana’s Schools of Shame’. It was reported that the...

Three shot dead in gold shop robbery

A robbery gang has shot and killed people at Wassa Ntwetwena in the Wassa Amenfi East Municipality in the Western Region. The incident occurred on...

American superstar Jordin Sparks starstruck after meeting Stonebwoy [Video]

Dancehall act Stonebwoy has gained yet another fan kind courtesy his tour in the United States of America. Among other things, Stonebwoy has granted interviews...

Excitement as Beyonce considers staging global ‘Renaissance’ show in Ghana

It could be Africa’s time to experience Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ world tour as sources say she is considering bringing the anticipated show to Ghana. “These dates...

23 arrested at Agbogbloshie for selling foodstuffs under unhygienic conditions

Public Health Officers from the Accra Metropolitan Assembly(AMA) have arrested some 23 traders at the Agbogbloshie market for selling foodstuff on bare floors and...

GPRTU hints of new transport fares

The Head of Communications for the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), Abass Ibrahim Moro, has hinted at a possible increase in transport fares...

Ghana to get War College

President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced plans to establish a War College in Ghana. The construction of the college expected to commence this year...

Nkwanta North DCE begs for sanitary pads for school girls

School girls in Junior and Senior High Schools in the Nkwanta North district of Oti region miss about a week of school each month...

FIPAG reacts to Yaw Dabo’s ‘only lazy people watch movies for hours’ comments

The Film Producers' Association of Ghana (FIPAG) has chastised their member, Samuel Yaw Dabo, for his utterances they have described as offensive. The actor, in...

NIA replies Okudzeto Ablakwa over Rev Kusi Boateng’s Ghana card

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has set records straight on the name on a Ghana card issued to the founder of Power Chapel Worldwide,...

Bawku: Bodies of 10 people allegedly killed by soldiers released to families for burial

Bodies of the 10 civilians allegedly murdered by men believed to be military at Bawku have been released to their families for burial. Joy News...

PAC Chairman mad over continuous absence of COP Maame Tiwaa

Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, James Klutse Avedzi has expressed worry over the continued absence of the Executive Director of the Economic and...

Terrorists attack: More than 4,000 Burkinabes flee to Ghana

More than 4,000 Burkinabes, and some Ghanaians, have fled to seek refuge in Ghana following attacks by suspected terrorists and militants in Burkina Faso. The...

I’m a fixer not a talker – Education Ministry

The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has reiterated his commitment to improving the education system in Ghana. According to him, his zeal to facilitate...

Father and daughter die in gory accident at Ejisu-Onwe

An elderly man and his daughter died on the spot after the Mercedes Benz bus they were travelling in collided with a Tipper truck...

Francis Sosu seeks justice for family of man allegedly murdered by police

Private legal practitioner, Francis Xavier Sosu, is leading the family of the 32-year-old man who died due to alleged police brutality at West Hills...

Individual bondholders with old bonds will struggle to sell – John Kumah

Government has cautioned individual bondholders on the consequences of failing to sign on to the new terms of the Debt Exchange Programme. The Finance...

ECG can’t trace directors of 23 indebted companies

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) cannot trace the directors of 23 companies that are indebted to it to the tune of millions of...

Over 100 TVET institutions included in CSSPS

Director General, Commission for Technical Vocational Education and Training (CTEVT), Dr Fred Kyei Asamoah, says over 100 TVET institutions have been included in this...

Bride in shock as groom vanishes hours to wedding

A young lady in her twenties is yet to recover from the biggest shock of her life after her Indian fiancé bolted a night...

All you need to know about National Rental Assistance Scheme

Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso Boakye has given a breakdown of the National Rental Assistance Scheme. The Scheme, which is a key intervention...

GRA descends on Melcom over issuance of fake electronic VAT invoices

Managers for Melcom, Kasoa, North Kaneshie and Achimota branches have been picked up by the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) for...

PAC refers Ports and Harbour Authority to Attorney General

The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament (PAC) has once again dragged the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) to the office of the Attorney...

Sack Oppong Nkrumah – Sammy Gyamfi to Akufo-Addo

The National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress, Sammy Gyamfi, has called for the immediate dismissal of the Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah. Addressing...

Akufo-Addo presents 175 vehicles, communications equipment to Armed Forces

President Akufo-Addo on Wednesday presented 175 vehicles to the Ghana Armed Forces. At a ceremony at Gondar Barracks in Burma Camp, headquarters of the Armed...

Akufo-Addo’s bodyguard replaced

The Aide-De-Camp (ADC) of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Major General Bismark Onwona has been replaced. It follows his promotion to the rank of Major...

Police arrest 12 persons involved in robbery, murder cases

The Ghana Police Service has arrested 12 members of an organised crime syndicate for their involvement in a series of carjacking and robbery incidents.  The...

School Placement corruption: Abolish protocol list system – GII

The Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), an anti-corruption organization, has called for the abolishment of the “protocol list” system in secondary schools under the Computerized...

27-year-old man remanded over death of friend during heated argument

The Obuasi Magistrate Court has remanded a 27-year-old man, Barack Ahmed Amuquandoh, into a two-week police custody over the murder of a friend. The deceased...

Akufo-Addo designates Baffour-Awuah as Minister for Pensions [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Akufo - Addo Designates Baffour - Awuah As Minister For Pensions President Nana Akufo-Addo has designated the Employment and Labour Relations Minister, Ignatius...

Diana Asamoah sends strong message to Osofo Kyiri Abosom’s church members

Gospel singer Diana Asamoah was not mincing words when she addressed the ongoing controversy between Osofo Kyiri Abosom and his embattled wife. The founder of...

Richest people in Africa in 2023 (LIST)

Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote, whose fortune dropped $400 million to $13.5 billion over the past year, has emerged as the richest person in Africa...

Govt rolls out NHIA Free Elderly Care Policy

Government has activated a national programme known as the Free Elderly Care Policy. This instant healthcare policy, embedded in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)...

Housing Ministry sets records straight on National Rental Assistance Scheme

The Ministry of Works and Housing has clarified issues relating to the ownership of the National Rental Assistance Scheme (NRAS).  The Scheme was launched by...

NDC takes on govt over COVID-19 funds

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is accusing government of mismanaging funds meant for the country’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. This claim and several...

NEDCo staff call for removal of MD over ‘non-performance’

Staff of the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) has demanded immediate removal of the Managing Director, Osmani Aludiba Ayuba, over non-performance. One of the update...

How a Queen mother threatened chief over defilement case

Queen mother of Kutunse, Naa Joormo Akua Dedaa I, is calling for the prosecution of traditional leaders who settle defilement cases at their palaces. Her...