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Abesim murder: Accused pleads not guilty to 2 counts of murder 

Richard Appiah, the draughtsman accused of killing two minors and keeping their bodies in a refrigerator at Abesim near Sunyani, has pleaded not guilty...

Ekosii Sen National Dialogue Series: Waste is wealth – KMA boss

The Metropolitan Chief Executive of Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Sam Pyne, has said waste is wealth, depending on how it is managed. Mr Pyne...

Okomfo Anokye cola tree: Suspect denies felling 300-year-old tree

A man suspected to have cut down the Okomfo Anokye historic tree has denied his involvement in felling the 300-year-old tree. The tree, planted centuries...

Ekosiisen National Dialogue Series: Kennedy Kankam calls for prosecution of sanitation offenders

The Municipal Chief Executive ( MCE) for Asokore Mampong, Kennedy Kankam, called for stringent enforcement on the prosecution of sanitation offenders in Ghana. Acknowledging...

Ekosii Sen National Dialogue Series: EPA to be transformed into an Authority

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Environment Protection Agency (EPA), Dr Henry Kokofu, has said the EPA Act is undergoing a review to...

Ekosiisen National Dialogue Series: Kumasi will reclaim Garden City status – Minister

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, has said work is in progress to reclaim the lost glory of Kumasi, particularly the Garden City title....

Prof Gyampo reacts to appointment of new Supreme Court judges

Senior political science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has expressed reservations about the appointment of three new judges to the...

Cult pastor found guilty over illegal film studio

Paul Mackenzie, the Kenyan man accused of leading a cult and being responsible for the deaths of more than 400 people has been found...

Policeman, SHS student on motorbike crashed to death

A policeman and a Senior High School (SH) student have been killed in a tragic motor accident at Niifio, a community near Suhum in...

Akosombo dam spillage: Volta NDC condemn inaction of Gender Minister

The Volta Regional National Democratic Congress (NDC) has taken on the Gender Minister over her silence on the devastation caused by the Akosombo and...

2023 BECE: WAEC to invite candidates suspected of cheating

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) is preparing to call candidates implicated in the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) to answer for their...

Agenda 111: Sefwi Bodi chief ‘fights’ contractor over shoddy work

The chief of Sefwi Bodi, Nana Kwasi Foli Ababio, has raised concerns about the quality of work being executed by the contractor in charge...

Don’t judge police officers by past perceptions – IGP

The Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare is urging the public to refrain from judging his officers based on historical perceptions. According to...

Asempa FM’s National Dialogue series on sanitation [Video+Photos]

The much-anticipated Asempa FM’s National Dialogue series on sanitation is currently underway at the Prempeh Assembly Hall in Kumasi. The event which is the fifth...

I am still a member of NPP – Hopeson Adorye

Former Security Coordinator at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA), Hopeson Adorye says he has split his allegiance between Alan Kyerematen’s Movement for Change and the...

Attacks on journalists: Police, judiciary responsible for lack of action – Oppong Nkrumah

The Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah says Parliament and the public must hold the Judiciary and the police accountable particularly in the wake...

Audit Service fined GH₵30k for failing to release data to Martin Kpebu

The Right to Information Commission has fined the Audit Service GH¢30,000 for failing to release data on recruitment to private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu. Kpebu...

Chief, three others remanded in murder case

Four suspects, who were arrested in connection with the murder of a 40-year-old man, John Coffie, alias Africa, at Mile 4 in the Aowin...

Who do you think you are? – Frances Essiam fires Sam George for calling Bawumia a ‘religious prostitute’  

A member of the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) communications team, Frances Essiam, has slammed Member of Parliament for Ningo-PrampramSam Nartey George for calling NPP's...

Gyakye Quayson’s lawyers considering options against judge overseeing his trial

Lawyers representing Assin North Member of Parliament, James Gyakye Quayson, state that they are contemplating their options against the High Court Judge presiding over...

One person arrested in connection with felling of Komfo Anokye’s historic cola tree

Information reaching JoyNews indicates one person has been picked up by the police to assist with investigations pertaining to the felling of Komfo Anokye’s...

If Bawumia chooses me as running mate… Nana Akomea

Former Okaikwei South Member of Parliament, Nana Akomea, says if the newly elected New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, selects him as...

Why Cecilia Marfo’s church has collapsed – Diana Asamoah reveals

Gospel singer, Diana Asamoah has revealed why the church of her colleague, Cecilia Marfo has collapsed. She claimed Madam Marfo deviated from the biblical teachings...

Ex-Black Stars player Agyemang-Badu reveals how he met his wife [Watch]

Former Black Stars midfielder, Emmanuel Agyemang Badu has shared a beautiful story of how he met his wife. According to him, she is one of...

Why this child psychologist thinks BECE is not necessary

Child psychologist, Dr. Peace Tetteh has said the cancellation of examination papers of Junior high School (JHS) students will affect their mental health. Her comments...

Comedian Kalybos to tie knot, shows off fiancé

Ghanaian actor and comedian, Richard Asante, popularly known as Kalybos will soon be off the market. He is set to wed his girlfriend on Saturday...

DDEP reminded me of the military regime – Sophia Akuffo

Former Chief Justice Her Ladyship Justice Sophia Akuffo has likened the government's announcement of the Domestic Debt Exchange Program (DDEP) to the era of...

Family places 100k reward on head of missing Lands Commission staffer

Senior Lands Administrative Officer and mother of two, Rhodaline Amoah Darko, has gone missing for more than two years. Her husband, Dr. Wilberforce Aggrey of...

3 things you do on the internet that could land you in jail

The internet is a place to have fun, learn, and share aspects of our lives with our digital community. But as you are having fun...

Man allegedly commits suicide following mother’s death

Police in Abofour, in Offinso, in the Ashanti Region, are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 35-year-old man. The deceased, Peter Boakye Yiadom,...

Meet the man to get world’s first eye transplant

Surgeons in New York say they have performed the world's first complete eye transplant on a man, although it is not certain he will...

Why Kwabena Agyapong believes Bawumia has a fantastic opportunity

A former flagbearer aspirant of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ing. Kwabena Agyei Adjapong, has stated that the party’s newly elected flagbearer, Dr...

Former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo’s take on LGBTQ

Former Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo has expressed her firm stance against the legalization of same-sex marriage in Ghana. Speaking on Accra based Starr FM...

Charles Bissue fined GH¢500 for inaction on OSP case

Former Secretary to the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Charles Bissue, has been fined GH¢500 by the Human Rights Court for failing to...

Child beggars on the rise in Accra

The phenomenon of child begging is on the rise in Accra lately as children have intensified the trade at busy intersections across the capital. Children...

Stan Xoese Dogbe: Bawumia’s candidacy: A recipe for disaster and degression

Vice President, Mahamadu Bawumia has been confirmed flagbearer of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP). Though not surprising, the outcome indeed leaves many citizens...

It is painful we cannot fight illegal mining – Asantehene

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has voiced his distress over the lack of progress in the fight against illegal mining, often referred to...

Let’s cut Bawumia some slack, the buck doesn’t stop with him – Kwabena Agyapong

A former General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Agyei Agyapong, has downplayed attempts by political opponents to blame the woes...

Cecilia Dapaah files injunction against OSP; wants further confiscation of her properties stopped

Former Sanitation Minister Cecilia Dapaah has filed an interlocutory injunction application against the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), seeking to stop the Office...

WAEC investigates suspected mass cheating; over 22,000 candidates’ scripts under scrutiny

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has disclosed that it is currently scrutinizing the scripts of 22,270 candidates in specific subjects due to reported...