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Fisheries Ministry, Commission announce 2021 closed season

The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development and the Fisheries Commission, have announced July 1 to July 30 as the date for the 2021...

Pigfarm daylight robbery victim reported dead

JoyNews' checks have revealed that the 34-year-old man, who was gunned down at Pig Farm in Accra, has passed away. The unidentified victim was shot...

June 11 declared National Drinking Day

The Ghana Drunkards Association has announced Friday, June 11 as a National Drinking Day. According to the Association, the celebration is to control the high...

‘My soul will now be at peace when I die’

“One day when I’m not around, my soul will be at peace because I know my daughter has a secured future because of this...

Landlords jailed over failure to construct household toilets

The La Magistrate’s Court has convicted four landlords over their refusal to construct household toilets for their tenants. The four; Mary Tagoe, Doris Lamptey, Nii...

Akufo-Addo, others join forces to plant 5 million trees under maiden Green Ghana Day

President Akufo-Addo is expected to join the nation today to mark the maiden Green Ghana Day. The initiative is aimed at planting over 5 million trees...

Suspected thief lynched at Barekese

A 17-year-old boy has been beaten to death for allegedly stealing a television set at Barekese in the Ashanti Region. The incident happened in the...

Moment woman beat a thief who snatched her bag [Video]

A video making rounds on social media shows the moment a thief narrowly escaped mob attack after snatching a woman's bag. The 'inexperienced' thief was,...

Wee-laced with drink: Adom FM’s Jerry Justice, Asempa, DJ Awaana, others share harrowing experiences [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Alcohol abuse: Jerry Justice shares his experience As part of the campaign to educate the youth against alcohol abuse, some presenters of Ghana’s...

Wee laced with drink: How an intoxicated pastor could not officiate his brother’s wedding [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Pastor shares his alcohol abuse experience The dream of officiating his brother's wedding was dashed after his fruit drink was mixed with Indian...

Shocking details emerge about death of student who went missing

Priscilla Tsegah, a 23-year-old who was found dead after going missing, was allegedly stabbed to death by her female friend in a hotel where...

‘Pay or Die’ exposé: Keta MP wants health officials exploiting pregnant women punished

JoyNews/AdomNews · Keta MP calls for the punishment of health officials exploiting pregnant women Member of Parliament for Keta, Kwame Gakpey, is urging the Ministry...

Revealed: Govt to purchase Sputnik V vaccine at $26 per dose

More controversies keep coming up regarding government’s procurement of Russia’s Sputnik V for Covid-19 vaccination in the country. In a document sighted by Myjoyonline.com, the...

Over 20 injured in accident at Potsin

Over 20 persons have been injured in an accident at Tonisco junction, Potsin, on the Kasoa-Cape Coast Highway. Over 10 passengers are in critical condition...

Fire destroys several shops, property at Tishigu [Photos]

Fire has destroyed over five shops and other property worth thousands of cedis at Tishigu in the Northern regional capital, Tamale. The fire incident...

Covid-19: Check out how much has been made from KIA testing

An amount of $17.3 million was realised between September and December 2020, from covid-19 testing at the Kotoka International Airport. According to the Transport Minister,...

Five policemen arrested for allegedly robbing student at gunpoint

An Accra Circuit court has granted bail to five policemen who allegedly robbed a student of GH¢ 20,000 at gunpoint at East Legon in...

Pay or Die: The agony of pregnant women in hospitals [Full Report+Video]

Pregnant Nana (Not her real name) is rushed to the Maternity Unit of the 37 Military Hospital in labour. She is a National Health...

Parliament moves to ascertain allegation of dust pollution against cement factory in Weija

The Parliament Select Committee on Environment Science and Technology has paid a working visit to Panbros Salt Industries and Empire Cement, a new cement...

Gbese Mantse lifts ban on noisemaking

The Gbese Mantse, Nii Ayi-Bonte II has beaten the Odadao twin drums to signify the lifting of the month-long ban on drumming and noise-making...

27-year-old roofing sheets agent jailed for fraud

A Kumasi Circuit Court has committed a 27-year-old roofing sheet agent to one year imprisonment for fraud. Jones Addai, in his caution statement following arrest,...

No single subsidised fertiliser in the market – PFAG cries

The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) is decrying the lack of subsidised fertilisers in the market to help them grow their crops. Addressing a...

I don’t mind going to jail for Sir John’s sake – NPP man

Charles Owusu, a Personal Aide of late Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie aka Sir John, says he wouldn't mind going to jail for the latter's sake....

Judiciary is concerned about impact of illegal mining – Chief Justice

The Chief Justice has called for a stronger partnership between the Judiciary and the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources to salvage the country...

Sir John’s ‘boy’ arrested for allegedly breaking Covid-19 rules

Aide to the late General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sir John has been granted GH¢30,000 bail following his arrest by the...

Full story: 3-year-old girl allegedly killed by stepmother in Accra [Video]

The case of the murder of a three-and half-year-old girl, allegedly by her stepmother, rocked the nation on May 17, with many demanding punishment...

Asuboi residents descend on tricycle rider for alleged kidnapping

A tricycle rider narrowly survived lynching by some Asuboi residents in the Offinso North District of the Ashanti region over alleged kidnapping. According to eyewitnesses,...

Three children battling for lives as parents die in fire outbreak

Three children are battling for their lives with their parents dead in a fire outbreak at Adjei Kojo in the Tema West Constituency of...

Islamic Group deploys Arabic instructors as census ambassadors

The Mamprugu Islamic College of Education in the North East Region has deployed many of its Arabic instructors to help Muslim communities in the...

Ato Essien fails to meet court deadline

Lawyers for the founder of defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien, have failed to comply with a court order to file some documents. These are...

Attempt to eliminate Akufo-Addo: Lawyer makes shocking revelation

Bede Tukuu, Counsel for Lance Corporal Ali Solomon, accused of planning to overthrow President Akufo-Addo, has told the High Court that his client was...

This is how much it will cost to correct errors on Ghana card

The National Identification Authority (NIA) says persons with errors on their Ghana cards would have to pay GHS 30 to effect the corrections. Corporate Affair...

Galamsey fight: 3 Illegal miners jailed 45 years, fined GH¢720,000

Three illegal miners have been sentenced to a total of 45 years and also fined GH¢720,000 for undertaking small-scale mining operations without license. The three...

Woman squeezes husband’s balls in fierce tussle [Video]

A woman only identified as Barikisu has been accused of squeezing her husband's testicles so hard that his balls almost popped out. The incident, according...

Video captures daylight robbery at forex bureau at Osu [Video]

Armed robbers, in a broad daylight operation, attacked a forex bureau near the Police Headquarters at Osu in Accra. The robbers, amid the firing of gunshots,...

Former Minister passes on [Photos]

A former Central Regional Minister, John Ernest Ekuban, has reportedly passed on. Mr Ekuban was also the first Member of Parliament (MP) for Cape Coast constituency on...

Ghana’s Sputnik V vaccine middleman an ex-convict; wanted for fraud – Norwegian newspaper alleges

JoyNews/AdomNews · Ghana’s Sputnik V vaccine middleman an ex-convict; wanted for fraud It has emerged that one of Ghana’s intermediaries negotiating for the procurement of...

Why govt can’t deal with Sputnik V producers directly [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Why govt can't deal with Sputnik V producers directly Government's inability to procure the Sputnik V vaccines directly from the Russian government has...

Assin North MP yet to be served a week after court’s order

The Assin North legislator, Joe Gyakye Quayson, is yet to be served a week after a High Court in Cape Coast ordered his service,...

Teachers to boycott class as residents turn school into toilet facility [Video]

Teachers at Mosama Primary School, Sankore in the Asunafo South District of the Ahafo Region, have threatened to boycott teaching as residents in the...