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First batch of HIV drugs set for release on Friday as GRA Commissioner-General steps in

The first batch of drugs for the fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria is expected to leave the Tema Port by the close of...

Gborbu Wulormo’s marriage: Social Welfare to release minor to parents on this date

Child Rights International (CRI) has announced that the 13-year-old girl, who was married to the 63-year-old Gborbu Wulomo, is set to be reunited with...

3 tricycle robbers jailed 60 years by Asokwa Circuit Court

The Asokwa Circuit Court in Kumasi has sentenced three persons who mastered the craft of robbing tricycles to 60 years imprisonment between them. A 25-year-old...

Fire outbreak at Jamestown destroys about 500 wooden structures

A fire outbreak has destroyed some 500 wooden structures at Gbagbasete, a suburb of Jamestown in Accra. The fire, which began around 2 p.m, rapidly...

Massive shake-up at SSNIT; Osafo-Maafo’s son gets top job

President Akufo-Addo has relieved Dr. John Ofori Tenkorang of his duties as the Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT). Dr. Tenkorang...

You are a humble and listening leader – GUTA president tells Mahama

President of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), has praised the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, characterising him as...

We’ll not interfere in December polls – Henry Quartey assures

Minister of Interior, Henry Quartey, has pledged that security services and relevant stakeholders will ensure a free and fair elections in December. He made the...

Dr Adutwum marks 60th birthday with school children [Photos]

The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has urged students to take advantage of the various interventions being implemented by the government to sharpen...

Farouk Aliu named NPP parliamentary candidate for Yendi

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has officially named the incumbent Yendi MP, Farouk Aliu Mahama, as its parliamentary candidate for the constituency in the...

Funny Face granted GH¢120,000 bail

Comic actor, Benson Nana Yaw Oduro Boateng popularly known as Funny Face has been granted a GH¢120,000 bail by the Kasoa-Akweley District Court. Joynews' legal...

Dumsor: Printing press operators struggle to stay in business due to erratic power outages

Call it 'dumsor' or 'dum sie sie', as the Energy minister, Matthew Opoku Prempeh chooses to call it, there is no denying that the...

Check out lovely photos as Education Minister celebrates double birthday with son

Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum is celebrating a double birthday with his son, Nana Yaw Junior, today, April 9. The Minister who...

Keche Andrew loses mother

Keche Andrew, one-half of the popular music duo Keche, is mourning the loss of his beloved mother, Mrs. Gladys Cudjoe (Nee De-graft Asmah). The celebrity's...

High Court grants application seeking expeditious hearing of Anti-LGBTQ bill case

An Accra High Court has granted an application for abridgement of time for the hearing of the case seeking to compel President Akufo-Addo to...

Security Analyst raises concerns over recent missing manhood scare

Security analyst, Dr Adam Bonaa has warned of dire consequences if the recent scare of missing genitals is not dealt with immediately. According...

GWR: Meet the new oldest man in the world [Video]

111-year-old John Alfred Tinniswood from England is now the world’s oldest living man, following the death of 114-year-old Juan Vicente Pérez (Venezuela). 112-year-old Gisaburo Sonobe from Japan...

EC sets date for Ejisu by-election

The Electoral Commission(EC) has set the by-election in the Ejisu constituency of the Ashanti region to April 30, 2024. The by-election follows the death...

Kwesi Yankah: A season of vanishing genitals

In the past three weeks, fear and panic have gripped parts of Ghana. A legend of vanishing male genitals has been circulating, with a...

Ghanaian cocoa farmers receive $47 more than Ivory Coast – COCOBOD

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), is insisting that the recent farmgate price increment for cocoa farmers is a good deal. According to the Public...

Nkwanta South MCE relocates traders on street, pavement [Photos]

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Nkwanta South in the Oti Region has moved traders to the market center after several months of misunderstanding...

Former MP’s family officially inform Speaker about his death

The family of late former Member of Parliamen for Ketu North, Modestus Ahiable has formally informed the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin of his...

Missing manhood: Three arrested at Dansoman for false claim

Three people have been arrested at Dansoman Shaibu for attacking and beating a 16-year-old boy over an allegation of stealing someone's manhood. The...

Otumfuo gets new traditional bodyguard [Photos]

In a traditional ceremony at the Manhyia Palace, a significant appointment was made as Nana Kwame Amo was installed as the new Otumfuo Tromoo...

Boy, 16, battling for his life after alleged manhood theft at Dansoman

A 16-year-old boy is battling for his life after being attacked and beaten to pulp for allegedly stealing someone's manhood at Dansoman Shaibu in...

Mind your utterances towards Ghanaians – Domelevo to Opoku Prempeh

Former Auditor-General Daniel Domelevo has cautioned Energy Minister Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh to be mindful of his remarks towards Ghanaians. Mr Domelevo labelled some of...

Final funeral rites of popular broadcaster Wofa KK announced

The final funeral rites of late broadcaster, Martin Kwabena Kwakye, aka Wofa K.K., has been set for April 27, 2024. This came to light...

SEC directs 9 companies to submit 2023 financial statement

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given nine listed equities on the local bourse, up to April 30, to submit their audited financial statements...

Two JHS pupils drown in abandoned galamsey pit at Abasewa

Two Junior High School(JHS) final year pupils have died after falling in an abandoned galamsey pit at Dunkwa-Abasewa in the Upper Denkyira East District...

Global Fund suspends shipments to Ghana

Ghana faces a potential health crisis after the Global Fund suspended shipments of essential medical supplies due to delays in clearing previous donations stuck...

Western GPRTU suspends fare increase

The Western regional branch of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has suspended a planned increment in transport fares in the region. The...

Digitisation saved millions of cedis for Ghana – Bawumia 

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia says digitisation has saved the country millions of cedis.  He said for example, the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT)...

EC to hold IPAC meeting today

The Electoral Commission (EC) has scheduled an Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting to address some pending issues for Tuesday, April 9. In a statement,...

EC sets dates for voters’ registration exercise, includes SALL

The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that the voters' registration exercise is scheduled to take place nationwide from May 7 to May 27, 2024....

‘My 20-year marriage slipping through my fingers’ – Popular comedian opens up

Nigerian comedian and actor Ayo Makun, popularly known as AY, has taken to Instagram to address recent rumours surrounding his marriage with wife Mabel. In...

I’ve served Ejisu constituency than any of the aspirants – Dr Aaron Prince Duah [Listen]

Dr. Aaron Prince Duah, a contestant in the upcoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primary in the Ejisu Constituency, has emphasized his unparalleled service...

Ghana fully prepared to host Commonwealth Games – Mustapha Ussif

Ghana's Youth and Sports Minister, Mustapha Ussif, has expressed the country's readiness to consider hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games following the withdrawal of original...

Henry Fitz replies Serwaa Amihere

Henry Fitz has broken his silence after being accused of blackmail by broadcaster Serwaa Amihere, stating his innocence and issuing a stern warning following...

Ghanaian makeup artist’s Guinness World Record attempt thwarted, vows to try again

Dela Gomey, a Ghanaian nurse and makeup artist, has faced disappointment in his attempt to set a Guinness World Record (GWR) for the Most...

See moment couple gets engaged during total solar eclipse [Video]

In a heart-warming moment captured live on CNN, a couple exchanged engagement vows amidst the awe-inspiring backdrop of the total solar eclipse in Stowe,...