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49% of Ghanaians to stop using e-transactions due to E-Levy – Afrobarometer report

Majority of Ghanaians are not confident at all that government will use the 1.5 per cent currently being charged on Electronic Transactions (E-levy) to...

Some senior high schools in Ashanti Region receive food items from local suppliers

Some senior high schools in Ashanti Region have received at least 20 bags of maize and bags of cassava flakes as they look forward...

Akufo-Addo has released $500m to complete Bonkrah Inland project – Wontumi

The Ashanti regional chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Bernard Antwi Bosiako, has claimed that the government has released 500 million dollars for the...

Multi-Pac Ltd awards winners in ‘Win Big Promo’ draw in Accra

Multi-Pac limited, one of Ghana's leading beverage manufacturer and producers of 5-star energy drink and Perla mineral water among other range of products, have...

Chairman Wontumi makes revelation about his re-election [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Chairman Wontumi makes revelation about his re-election The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, has said...

Actor gets 16 years imprisonment for sexually assaulting colleague’s daughter

An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Thursday convicted the embattled Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, alias Baba Ijesha, of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old minor. Baba Ijesha’s rape trial...

Tsatsu Tsikata sends strong message to Supreme Court over Gyakye Quayson

Lawyers for the embattled Assin North Member of Parliament, James Gyakye Quayson, on Wednesday, filed a supplement to their statement of the case in...

Dr Bawumia blames Mahama’s govt for economic woes

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia says part of Ghana’s current economic challenges can be blamed on “the previous government.” In a speech at the Accra...

NIA registers over 16.9 million Ghanaians

The Head of Operations at the National Identification Authority (NIA), Colonel Peter Kwame Ghansah (Rtd), has disclosed that 16,936,934 Ghanaians have been registered by...

‘Assin North MP’ makes fresh demands

Restrained Assin North Member of Parliament, James Gyakye Quayson, has written to the Supreme Court requesting that it hears his case before it proceeds...

‘Blood Contractor’ expose’ leads to discovery of blood sale syndicate at Ridge Hospital

Dr Emmanuel Srofenyo, the Medical Director of the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, popularly know as Ridge Hospital, has disclosed that he received additional information...

Food shortage in SHS: Students resorting to barter trading – GNECC

The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) has revealed that following the shortage of food in Senior High Schools (SHS), students are now resorting...

Full ruling: Why High Court refused to keep Sir John’s assets frozen

On Tuesday, an Accra High Court dismissed a request by the Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng to grant him the mandate to freeze assets of...

Black Sherif joins Burna Boy on stage at concert in UK

Ghanaian artiste Black Sherif has had the opportunity to join Nigerian superstar Burna Boy on stage to perform their feature song. This was during Burna...

I wasn’t academically sound in school – Popular actor reveals

Popular Ghanaian actor and media personality, Kwaku Manu, has recounted his experience during his school days. According to him, his academic performance wasn’t one to...

Akufo-Addo hits dance floor with French Ambassador

President Nana Akufo-Addo turned heads with his dance moves on Thursday night. During this year’s France National Day celebration, the President honoured the France Ambassador, Ann...

High Court judge supports mother of two to return to school

A 26-year-old mother of two children in Cape Coast has been given a major support by a Cape Coast High Court judge to return...

87% of public sector workers earn less than ¢3000 as basic salary – SSNIT

It is emerging that 87% of public sector workers earn less than ¢3000 as basic monthly salary. This was revealed at a stakeholder engagement forum...

Ghana’s debt would have been sustainable if not for Covid-19, Russia-Ukraine war – Bawumia

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has indicated that Ghana’s debt to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) would have be within the sustainable threshold of some...

Government agrees on 15% COLA with organised labour effective July 1

After a back and forth between striking labor unions and government the two parties have now agreed on a 15% Cost of Living Allowance...

Foreigner who chased, assaulted car park attendant at airport arrested

A female foreigner has been arrested for assaulting a car park attendant at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) on Wednesday. The suspect is said to...

I will choose Ghana Card over 1,000 road interchanges – Bawumia

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has declared his choice for the Ghana card over road interchanges in the country’s quest for development. According to...

Sit-down strike at GRA’s Customs Division over promotion

The Acting Commissioner General of the Customs Division of Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has held a crunch meeting with some senior officers to call...

Driver who crashed Bibiani MCE, driver to death charged

The articulated driver who crashed the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai and his driver to death last Tuesday has been charged. He was charged with...

Ken Ofori-Atta must take a personal decision to resign – Kwadwo Mpiani

A former Chief of staff under the Kufuor administration has called for the resignation of some Ministers. Kwadwo Mpiani is firm in his conviction the...

Cristiano Ronaldo: Chelsea end interest in Manchester United forward after signing Sterling

Chelsea have ended their interest in signing Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese international, 37, wants to leave the club and has been linked...

Free SHS is a revolutionary policy – IMF resident rep

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has described the Akufo-Addo government’s major flagship programme, Free SHS as a revolutionary one. As such, the fund said it...

Ministers, MPs should be compelled to send their kids to public schools – Teacher

A teacher, Emmanuel Afful, has suggested some solutions to the woes of the country’s public education system. According to him, one of the surest ways...

Why I will not go back to Michy – Shatta Wale [Video]

Dancehall musician Shatta Wale says he cannot go back to dating his baby mama, Michelle Diamond, popularly known as Michy. Speaking on Daybreak Hitz on...

1,300 killed in road crashes this year

At least 1,300 people died in 7,687 reported road accidents between January and June this year, statistics from the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA)...

Full text: Bawumia’s speech on Ghana’s IMF return

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has addressed Ghanaians on the country’s decision to seek economic assistance from the International Monetary Fund. He spoke at...

Food shortage: Some SHSs are yet to receive food supplies from Education Ministry

Reports reaching JoyNews are that there is an anxious wait for food supplies in senior high schools across the country as students are hungry and forced...

23-year-old jailed for biting off man’s finger

A 23-year-old man identified as Mohammed Abubakar, has been sentenced to three months imprisonment by an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun state for biting off...

Shocking as CCTV footage captures children dancing on tracks in front of oncoming train as adults watch

Two young children dance on railway tracks as a train thunders past at more than 125mph while two adults watch in shocking CCTV footage. The boys were...

CIMG launches Ghana Customer Satisfaction Index 2021 Report 

The Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana (CIMG), last Friday, officially unveiled the Ghana Customer Satisfaction Index (CIMG-CSI Report, 2021), dubbed 'The Coffee-Table Publication.' The...

GES bans two SHSs at Jaman over inter-school competition riot

The Jaman North Education Directorate has slapped both Nafana Presby and Sumaman Senior High Schools (SHS) with an indefinite ban on all social gatherings...

IMF blames Covid-19, Russia-Ukraine war for Ghana’s economic woes

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has disclosed that Ghana’s debt situation has been worsened by the combined effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the...

List of worker unions on strike, others imminent

July seems to be an unending one for the government. The myriad of disturbances in the labour space has worsened as deliberations so far are...

NDC outdoors digital payment platform, releases timetable for internal elections 

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has released its internal elections timetable to elect new leaders for the next years. The event was also used to...

Poverty can trigger mental illness – Dr Akwasi Osei

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Mental Health Authority (MHA), Dr Akwasi Osei, has scored the state of Mental Healthcare in Ghana five (5)...