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GHS to embark on cholera vaccination for children in Accra Metro 

The Ghana Health Service has announced a cholera vaccination campaign targeting children across the Accra Metropolitan area. This initiative is part of efforts to combat...

2025 Independence Day celebration to be held at Jubilee House

The 68th Independence Day celebration parade on 6th March 2025 is scheduled to take place only at the Jubilee House. According to the Minister for...

Boy, 4, drown in a water pit at Berekum-Amangoase  

The demise of a four-year-old boy has thrown the Berekum-Amangoase neighbourhood into a state of grief and shock. The Ghana News Agency (GNA) gathered from...

Ken Ofori-Atta is seeking medical care abroad – Lawyers tell OSP

The legal representatives of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta have responded to the Office of the Special Prosecutor’s (OSP) directive for their client to...

Communication Minister seeks opinion from A-G on key ministry contracts

The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology, and Innovations, Sam George, has formally requested legal advice from the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr....

Old Tafo MP threatens legal action over revocation of last-minute public sector appointments

Old Tafo Member of Parliament (MP) Vincent Ekow Assafuah has threatened to take legal action against the Mahama administration over the revocation of last-minute...

GNAT demands justice, compensation for Asuoso SHS teacher stabbed in eye

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) is demanding justice for Ishmael Famous, a teacher at Asuoso Senior High School (SHS) in Offinso North,...

IGP Dampare’s personal interest in Kotoko fan murder case impressive – Sports Minister

The Minister for Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, has expressed admiration for the personal interest Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr. George Akuffo Dampare...

CCTV images of alleged raid in Ken Ofori-Atta’s home emerge

CCTV images have surfaced, capturing the moment a group of individuals allegedly raided the private residence of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta on Tuesday,...

I’m willing to cooperate with OSP’s GH¢1.3bn UPPF probe – Mustapha Hamid

Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has expressed his willingness to cooperate with the Office of...

OSP’s full statement on ongoing probe against Ken Ofori-Atta and others

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has officially declared former Finance Minister Ken Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta a fugitive of the law, after he...

Court to rule on March 4 whether Kusi Boateng must testify in defamation suit against Ablakwa

In the ongoing defamation case between Kwabena Adu Gyamfi, also known as Victor Kusi Boateng, and Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the High Court is set...

Terrifying moment phone explodes in woman’s pocket [Video]

A cellphone exploded in a woman's pocket inside a busy supermarket in a terrifying scene that was caught on video. Security camera footage showed the...

Government orders audit of frequency authorizations

The Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology, and Innovations has launched an audit of frequency authorizations issued or renewed in the past 60 days. Acting on...

Ghana Water Limited suspends November 2024 recruitments following Chief of Staff’s directive

Ghana Water Limited (GWL) has suspended all recruitments made in November 2024, in compliance with a directive from the Chief of Staff ordering the...

Jackie Appiah, manager graduate with Master’s degrees

Celebrated Ghanaian actress Jackie Appiah and her manager, Samira Yakubu, have achieved new academic milestones by earning Master of Arts degrees in Communication Studies...

Mahama orders probe into National Service ghost names scandal

President John Dramani Mahama has directed the National Investigations Bureau (NIB) to probe the operations of the National Service Authority following the discovery of...

Gulumpe residents forced to share water with livestock

Residents of Gulumpe in the Kintampo Municipality are facing severe water shortages, forcing them to travel long distances to fetch water from a dam...

OSP investigates alleged GH¢1.3 billion embezzlement at NPA

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has officially launched investigations into an alleged embezzlement of GH¢1.3 billion from the National Petroleum Authority (NPA). During...

Stop mass dismissals of public servants – Mpraeso MP to Mahama

The Member of Parliament for Mpraeso, Davis Ansah Opoku, has urged President John Dramani Mahama to reconsider a directive that revokes appointments and recruitments...

Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show beats Michael Jackson’s world record

Kendrick Lamar‘s Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show is officially the most-watched halftime show performance of all time, Roc Nation, Apple Music and the NFL...

NDC member petitions leadership over Jasikan MCE vetting process

A concerned member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Buem-Jasikan Municipality of the Oti Region has petitioned the party's national executives to...

Full list of OSP’s cases against Ken Ofori-Atta

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has declared former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta a wanted fugitive. At a press conference on Wednesday, Special Prosecutor...

SIC Insurance MD Hollistar Duah-Yentumi hands over to James Agyenim-Boateng

The Managing Director of SIC Insurance PLC, Ms. Hollistar Duah-Yentumi, has officially handed over leadership to her successor, Mr. James Agyenim-Boateng, following an exceptional...

Mahama appoints new SSNIT leadership, revokes Osafo-Maafo’s appointment

President John Mahama has made significant leadership changes at the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), appointing Kwesi Afreh Biney as the new...

Raid in Ofori-Atta’s home was staged – OSP reveals

The Office of the Special Prosecutor has denied any involvement in the raid at the residence of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta. The Special Prosecutor,...

Performance of Council of State abysmal – Samson Anyenini

Legal practitioner and JoyNews' Newsfile host, Samson Lardy Anyenini, has expressed his dissatisfaction with the performance of the Council of State, stating that it...

Akwaboah calls for censorship of explicit songs on airwaves

Singer-songwriter Akwaboah has called for stricter regulations on the kind of songs that make it to the public airwaves. According to him, the increasing promotion...

Stop the hypocrisy; you grabbed and shared more state lands – Nitiwul jabs NDC [Video]

Former Defence Minister Dominic Nitiwul has said the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is guilty of grabbing and sharing more state lands. The Bimbilla Member of...

OSP declares Ken Ofori-Atta wanted [Video]

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has officially declared former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta wanted and a fugitive. Speaking at a press conference on...

Council of State has become weak – Inusah Fuseini

Former Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Inusah Fuseini, has stated that while the Council of State is an important institution designed to aid...

Ashanti Regional Police Commander transferred

The Ashanti Regional Police Commander, DCOP Frank Abrokwa, has reportedly been removed from his post. Joy News has gathered that DCOP Abrokwa has been reassigned...

2Face confirms affair, reveals plans to marry new lover

Nigerian music icon Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Face, has confirmed his romantic relationship with Edo State lawmaker, Honourable Natasha Osawaru, amid his ongoing...

NPP MPs support victims of Suame Magazine fire

Some New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament (MPs) in the Ashanti Region have come together to support victims of the recent fire outbreak...

There should be no re-run in Ashanti Region – Former Council of State member

A former Eastern Regional Representative of the Council of State, Nana Somuah Mireku Nyampong III, has called on the Electoral Commission (EC) to rule...

Sammi Awuku challenges government’s directive on post-election appointments

Sammi Awuku, a prominent political figure, has issued a strong call to President Akufo-Addo to reverse a recent directive that he argues could set...

Kwakye Ofosu justifies revocation of last-minute public service appointments

Minister of State for Government Communication, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has accused the former Akufo-Addo-Bawumia administration of bypassing due process in making last-minute public service...

Botswana introduces monthly allowance for newborn babies

The Government of Botswana has announced a series of new social welfare initiatives aimed at improving the lives of its citizens, with implementation set...

COCOBOD Case: I spent two nights in EOCO cells – Seidu Agongo

Businessman Alhaji Seidu Agongo has revealed that he spent two days in the custody of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) following accusations...

Police on manhunt for thugs who disrupted the Kumasi Council of State elections

The Ghana Police Service has launched a manhunt for suspected thugs who stormed the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council to disrupt the Council of State...