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Providing nutritious meal is our topmost priority – School Feeding Coordinator assures

The National Coordinator of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP), Dr Mrs Gertrude Quashigah, has said that the government is committed to providing nutritiously...

Former NPP Women’s Organiser passes on in fatal accident [Photos]

A former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Women’s Organiser for the Bolgatanga Central constituency, Esther Lariba Atia, has died in a fatal accident. The accident reportedly...

Video of music producer ‘Sugar Tone’ looking wretched sparks waves of speculation

A video has popped up on social media showing veteran music producer, Sugar Tone, living like a destitute. In the video, Sugar Tone is seen...

Bawumia speaks at Nottingham University Africa Policy Dialogue

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, is expected to deliver the keynote address at the Africa Policy Dialogues organised by the University of Nottingham. The...

Alleged $5m bribe: Why Chief Justice was asked to expand panel hearing chief’s case

Court documents secured by JoyNews raise serious questions about bribery allegations levelled against Chief Justice Anin Yeboah. It had been alleged that the Chief Justice...

Manasseh Azure sends message to Gabby Otchere-Darko over LGBTQ+ bill

Senior investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has asked Gabby Otchere-Darko, a leading member of the incumbent New Patriotic Party, why the Western World aren't...

Afram Plains North MP hit with sad news [Photos]

Betty Nana Afua Krosbi Mensah, Member of Parliament (MP) for Afram Plains North Constituency, in the Eastern Region, has lost her mother. The mother, Mrs...

Francis Sosu reacts to ‘anti-LGBTQI bill’ comment that has landed him in ‘trouble’

Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina constituency, Francis Xavier Sosu, is of the view that he has been wrongly judged for his comments on...

Forest guard battling for life after being shot [Photos]

A 30-year-old forest guard, Adu Ameyaw, has been allegedly shot by a logger identified as Aduboffour at Ayum Forest Reserve, a government-restricted forest in...

UPSA confers honorary doctorate degree on Napo

The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) has conferred honorary doctorate degree on Energy Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, aka Napo. He was conferred with...

Promoters of ‘LGBTQ+ bill’ want Ghana blacklisted – Gabby Otchere-Darko

A leading member in the New Patriotic Party, Gabby Otchere-Darko, says politicians and citizens championing the anti LGBTQ+ bill against those vying for same-sex...

Alleged $5m bribery saga: How Ogyeedom Kwesi Atta tried without success to get CJ and Jones Dotse off his case

Documents in possession of JoyNews reveals the chief at the centre of the alleged $5 million bribe involving the Chief Justice (CJ), Kwasi Anin-Yeboah,...

30-year-old man dies after alleged assault

Adama Dauda, a man believed to be in his 30s has allegedly been beaten to death at Gindaboi, in the Sawla district of the...

Highway robbery suspect gunned down in shoot out with Police

A 30-year-old highway robbery suspect has been gunned down while four others escaped a cross-fire with Police at Danniwuri in the Sawla Tuna Kalba...

Why I handed over medical theatre to Brenase – Kojo Oppong Nkrumah

JoyNews/AdomNews · Why I handed over medical theatre to Brenase - Kojo Oppong Nkrumah Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has disclosed what motivated him to...

Ghana ranked No. 1 African country with fastest internet

Ghana has been ranked the Number One country in Africa with the fastest internet speed. In a global index for fastest internet speed, Ghana’s internet...

All the photos you need to see from the 9th wreath-laying ceremony for late Atta Mills

Former President John Mahama led members and sympathisers of the National Democratic Congress, as well as family of late Prof Atta Mills to observe...

The bedroom is our only source of entertainment – Father of 5 reveals

A farmer and father of five, Francis Agbavo, has revealed the only source of entertainment for the likes of him in the village. Mr Agbovo...

Ayitikope Murder: Church members mourn pastor and wife

Members of the Harmony with Jesus Ministry International have expressed disgust at the alleged murder of their founder and his wife by unknown assailants...

GIS intercepts 1,550 parcels of suspected cannabis at Klave border

The Honuta command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has intercepted 1,550 parcels of suspected cannabis at the Klave border enclave. According to the commanding...

Full text: Akufo-Addo’s 26th address on measures to fight coronavirus

Fellow Ghanaians, good evening. I have not come into your homes for some time, because I had hoped that the next time I did so,...

Chief appeals to Western North Minister over disputes

The chief of Sehwi Chira, Nana Marfo Payin, has pleaded with the Western North Regional Minister, Richard Ebbah Obeng, to improvise pragmatic procedures to...

Police gun down armed robber during shootout

Police at Tuna Zone in the Sawla District of the Savannah Region killed one armed robber near Danniwur during a shootout. Reports indicate that the...

Decomposed bodies of a pastor, wife found at Ayitikope

Residents of Ayitikope in the Akatsi South District of the Volta Region are yet to come to terms with the gruesome murder of a...

Emotional as parents of police officer killed in bullion van attack weep uncontrollably at his funeral

It was an emotional sight as parents and other relatives of the late Lance Corporal Emmanuel Osei, who was killed by some assailants during...

Policeman killed in bullion van robbery promoted to Lance Corporal

The late Constable General Emmanuel Osei, who was gruesomely murdered during a robbery attack on a bullion van, has posthumously been promoted to the...

I sold coconut for 29 years to build for my kids – Man shares his story

Kweku Frimpong is a middle-aged man who has been selling coconut for the past 29 years, he shared with SVTV Africa how he acquired...

‘Morale session’ at funeral of cop killed in bullion van robbery [Video]

Personnel from the Ghana Police Service lightened up the spirits of mourners at the funeral of their colleague, General Constable Emmanuel Osei. They trooped to...

Tears as hundreds bid farewell to policeman killed in bullion van robbery [Video+Photos]

Scores of people have trooped Nyanyano Kakraba to mourn policeman killed in Jamestown bullion van robbery. The final funeral rites of Constable Emmanuel Osei, who...

Covid-19: 100 students in 4 Senior High Schools among active cases in Kumasi

At least, four Senior High Schools in the Ashanti Region have recorded over 100 Covid-19 active cases as the upsurge in cases continue. Almost all...

COVID-19 death toll hits 819

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed that one more life has been lost in the fight against the coronavirus. As of July 19, 2021,...

Motor rider knocks down a nurse in Tema [Photo]

Betty Appiah, a 32-year-old nurse with the Tema Medical Centre, was on Wednesday knocked down by a motor rider on the Tema General Hospital...

Journalists involved in accident on Obuasi-Anwiankwanta road

One journalist is reported to be in critical condition at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), while seven others sustained minor injuries in an...

We’re not guilty – Western Togolanders

Eight of the remaining 26 persons who have been charged in the Western Togoland Restoration Front case have pleaded not guilty to eleven charges.The...

Homos3xuality is not a fundamental human right – Sam George [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Homosexuality is not a fundamental human right, prove otherwise if you dare - Sam George The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram is...

P3nis deformity most common congenital abnormality in Ghana

The Ghana Association of Urological Surgeons (GAUS) has revealed that hypospadias is the most common abnormality seen in children in the country. The condition in...

Deputy Trade and Industry Minister speaks on 1D1F progress

The Deputy Trade and Industry Minister, Michael Okyere Baafi, has revealed the progress of work under the government's One District, One Factory (IDIF) initiative. According...

Man shot dead over cocoa farm dispute

A 54-year-old farmer, Kofi Asare, has been shot dead over dispute on ownership of a cocoa farm. The alleged suspect has been identified as 37-year-old...

Fire destroys classroom blocks, assistant headteacher’s room

A fire outbreak has destroyed six classrooms, including the Assistant Headteacher's apartment of St. Lisbert International School at Abuakwa Dadiase in the Atwima Nwabiagya...

Samira Bawumia blesses teachers, pupils in Akuapem North Municipality [Photos]

The Second Lady, Samira Bawumia, has donated teaching and learning materials to pupils and teachers in the Akuapem North Municipality in the Eastern Region. Over...