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Hit-and-run driver charged with murder of teacher

An unlicensed driver has been arrested and charged with the murder of a 27-year-old teacher of De Youngsters School in Adenta. According to the police,...

COVID-19: Health Minister sends message to those yet to receive second jab

Government on Wednesday assured persons yet to receive the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine not to despair as efforts are directed at procuring...

Check out the 12 Ministerial and Deputy Ministerial nominees approved by Parliament

Parliament has, by consensus, approved 12 of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s 40 nominees for Ministerial and Deputy Ministerial Appointments who have been duly...

Time for new presidential jet — Defence Minister

The Minister of Defence, Dominic Nitiwul, has said the time is ripe for the nation to acquire a new and befitting presidential jet. This is...

ECG cautions customers over mobile money fraud

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has cautioned its customers about some fraudulent activities by some faceless persons regarding the payment of electricity bills. In...

Ex-convict bags 12 months for stealing goat

A 26-year-old mason, who returned from prison three months ago, has been jailed again for stealing a goat. Samsudeen Mohammed is to serve 12 months...

Oti Region: Vanished penis returned to owner but yet to function

A 52-year-old farmer in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region has had his vanished penis returned to him after it had mysteriously...

Prison inmate makes shocking revelation [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Prison inmate makes shocking revelation Prison officers have been accused of aiding and abetting inmates to perpetuate crime while in their custody. An inmate,...

Two Dansoman robbery suspects arrested

Police in Accra Region have arrested two persons who attacked and snatched a motorbike with registration number M-21-GW-490 from its rider at Tungah Children's Park,...

One reported dead as fire guts 23-storey building

A 56-year-old man has reportedly been burnt to death after fire ravaged a 23-storey building. The victim, identified as Kwadwo Fordjour, died in the incident...

Sputnik-V deal: I put my head on the chopping block – Agyemang-Manu

JoyNews/AdomNews · Health Minister defends purchase of Sputnik-V vaccines The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, is taking ultimate responsibility for the brouhaha surrounding the government’s...

Kumasi: Robbers shoot businessmen, bolt with gold, cash

 Two businessmen have been shot and robbed of their gold and money at Manso-Mosekrom in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti region. Per eyewitnesses'...

Africa should create a better future for children – Rebecca Akufo-Addo

Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo has asked African societies to use the Day of the African Child as an opportunity to reflect on ways to create...

Gun-wielding men break silence on viral video [Watch]

A group of young-men captured on a viral video brandishing guns and issuing threats to Ghanaians have cleared the air. These young men claim to...

Husband of woman killed in bullion van robbery attack breaks silence

The husband of a 40-year-old woman, who was killed by armed robbers in the bullion van attack at James Town in Accra, says he...

MTN Bright Conversation: Joyce Aryee calls for a change in national psyche

The Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Reverend Dr Joyce Aryee has called for deliberate efforts by Ghanaians to...

Kennedy Agyapong’s daughters celebrate father on his birthday [Video]

Controversial Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, on June 16 celebrated his birthday. Being his 61st birthday, a private birthday party was thrown...

Murder of wife of GNPC boss’ driver: Police requests CCTV footage

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has requested CCTV footage to facilitate its investigations into the murder of Madam Pokuaa Sarpong, also known as Nana...

Papers for 2020 WASSCE were leaked – Africa Education Watch

JoyNews/AdomNews · Papers for 2020 WASSCE were leaked – Africa Education Watch Investigations by Education Think Tank, Africa Education Watch have revealed that question papers...

4 local pharmaceutical companies ready to undertake local packaging of Covid-19 vaccines

At least four local pharmaceutical manufacturers are ready to provide the Ghanaian market with Covid-19 vaccines. This is according to the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana...

Agbogbloshie onion sellers want a spiritualist to kill me – Minister cries

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, says he has uncovered a plot by some onion sellers at Agbogboshie here in Accra to have...

Pest and Vector Control Association launched to regulate activities

Practitioners in the pest and vector control business have launched an  Association to regulate their activities. The Association termed ‘Pest and Vector control Association of...

Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to be available in Ghana by August

Ghana is expected to receive its first batch of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines in August. This follows the approval by Ghana’s Food and Drugs...

Liebherr Ghana commits to green restoration

Liebherr Ghana Limited has supported the global call for action to ‘restore the planet’ with the provision of some 2,000 tree seedlings to local...

JoyNews’ Clean Ghana Campaign resumes [Photos]

The Clean Ghana campaign, an environmental sensitisation initiative between JoyNews and Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), which was suspended last year due to the Covid-19...

Businessman accused of killing wife granted bail

Business Executive Prince Charles Dedjoe, accused of spousal murder, has been granted bail by an Accra High Court, General Jurisdiction Division. Dedjoe was granted bail...

Kasoa ‘teen killers’ to be charged with murder

The Attorney-General’s (AG) Department has advised that the two accused persons involved in the killing of 11-year-old Ishmael Mensah for alleged money ritual purposes at Lamptey...

Nana Agradaa fined for operating TV channel without licence

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced Patience Asiedua, popularly known as Nana Agradaa, to a fine of ¢36,000 to operate a television channel without...

CCTV footage gives out Bantama, Buokrom Estate Junction mobile money robbers

Two people have been arrested in connection with a daylight robbery of mobile money (MoMo) shops at Bantama and Buokrom Estate Junction in Kumasi.Residents...

Civil society, policy-makers sleeping on breast cancer scourge – Dr Wiafe Addai

The President and Founder of Breast Care International (BCI), Dr Beatrice Wiafe Addai, has cautioned against the current reticence of civil society and policy-makers...

Charles Dedjoe’s injunction against burial of late wife thrown out

An Accra High Court has thrown out an interim injunction filed by Prince Charles Dedjoe, a business executive, against the burial of his late...

Health Minister sets records straight on Sputnik-V deal

Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has debunked media reports claiming the government has entered into an agreement to purchase COVID-19 vaccines for $26 dollars per...

Health Ministry, NHIA to probe ‘Pay or Die documentary’

The Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, is set to probe Pay or Die documentary conducted by Francisca Enchill of Corruption Watch. According to him, this will...

Suspected motorbike thieves beaten to pulp [Video]

Two young men have been beaten to pulp in a botched robbery operation which reportedly occurred at Dansoman. While it is not clear if the...

Energy Ministry takes delivery of new electric chargeable car [Photos]

The Energy Ministry has taken delivery of Ghana’s first chargeable vehicle which runs 100 percent on electricity. The Marketing Manager of Hyundai Motors and Investment...

Notorious kidnapper arrested after appearing to collect ransom [Photos]

The Savannah Regional police command has arrested an alleged kidnapper, Issah Barugojo, at Busunu in the West Gonja Municipality when he appeared to collect...

Fathia had a difficult marriage with Nkrumah – Sekou Nkrumah reveals

Dr Sekou Nkrumah, one of the sons of Dr Kwame Nkrumah, has revealed his mother, Fathia had a difficult marriage. According to him, it was...

Sputnik V vaccines: Dr Kofi Amoah raises questions

Business magnate, Dr Kofi Amoah, is asking for more clarity on the purchase of Sputnik V vaccine. He said the government must provide more information about the...

You sign your death warrant as bullion van driver – Man shares experience

JoyNews/AdomNews · Bullion van driver shares experience A bullion van driver has shared occupational hazards of the job following a robbery attack at James Town...

Everyone dies in the end – Sad message bullion van policeman left on WhatsApp pops up

The last WhatsApp Display Picture (DP) of the policeman killed in the daylight robbery attack at Korle-Bu has popped up and broken many hearts...