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I will soon be invisible – Henry Quartey

"I will soon be invisible once the names of the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) are out," says Greater Accra Regional Minister,...

Married woman leaves husband to live with her rapist while the case is still in court

A woman, who was allegedly raped by her customer, has abandoned her husband to live with the rapist before the court hearing the matter...

Supreme Court judge, Justice Samuel Marful-Sau passes on

A Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Marful-Sau, has passed on, a source has confirmed to JoyNews. He was 64. Justice Marful-Sau was a member...

Health Minister goes on leave

The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, is currently on a two-week leave to enable him to attend to some personal issues. Sources at the presidency...

Mahama mourns after being hit with sad news

Former President John Dramani Mahama and some National Democratic Congress (NDC) party faithful have joined the family of the late Lionel Kukondap Molbila to mourn...

Police make shocking revelation about robbers who engaged in gun battle with personnel [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Police make shocking revelation about robbers who engaged in gun battle with personnel The Acting Director-General, Public Affairs Unit of the Ghana Police...

Ghana’s Embassy in UAE reacts to Dubai visa-free travel

Ghana’s Embassy in the United Arab Emirate (UAE) has revealed the visa waiver agreement between the two countries is yet to take effect. Parliament on...

Health Minister writes to Sheikh Al Maktoum to refund money for non-supplied doses

The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has written to Sheikh Al Maktoum with whom he signed a deal to procure Sputnik V vaccines, to...

Job scam hits Labour Ministry

An ongoing recruitment scam, which began in January this year, has seen a number of desperate job seekers falling victim to it. The Ministry of...

Fire guts house of actress Beverly Afaglo [Videos]

Fire has gutted the house of Ghanaian actress and television presenter, Beverly Afaglo. It destroyed the entire building and all its contents, leaving only its...

Senior Staff Association-Universities of Ghana calls off strike

The Senior Staff Association-Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG) and the Federation of Universities Senior Staff Association (PUSSAG) have suspended their industrial strike action with immediate...

Don’t compare me to others – Minister warns

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has urged Ghanaians to desist from comparing him to his colleagues in the other 15 regions. According to...

Motor rider dies in crash with bus at Peduase

The driver of a Toyota Hiace bus has crashed a motor rider to death on the Peduase- Aburi road in the Eastern Region. The driver,...

YEA sends message to GRNMA over Community Health Workers

The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has urged the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwifery Association (GRNMA) to eschew any fear of displacement, competition, or adulteration...

‘Operation clean your frontage’ to make Accra clean – Minister

JoyNews/AdomNews · ‘Operation clean your frontage’ to make Accra clean – Minister Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, is optimistic of a clean Accra with...

By-law for motorbikes to be passed in Accra

A by-law on the use of motorbikes in the local assemblies within the Greater Accra Region will soon be operational. This will regulate the use...

More trouble for Agyeman-Manu as OccupyGhana joins calls for his resignation

The job of Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, is on the line due to incessant calls on him to resign following revelations in the report...

Man slumps and dies at Weija-Gbawe

Residents at Weija-Gbawe in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region have been thrown into a state of shock after a man...

Man who went missing found dead in river [Photo]

A 22-year-old man, who was declared missing on Saturday, August 7, 2021, has been found dead in river Onwah. The body of the deceased was...

Power of Eight: 665 Ghanaian tourists visit Africa, Asia and Europe

At least, a total of six hundred and sixty-five (665) Ghanaians have been scheduled to visit parts of the world through 'The Power of...

Man stabs wife to death over divorce threat

The Police at Bibiani are on a manhunt for one Emmanuel Okyere Baffour for allegedly stabbing his wife, 26-year-old Joyce Johnes Afi Jassika, to...

1D1F: Chief hails Akufo-Addo for starch factory at Prang

The Paramount Chief of the Prang Traditional Area in the Pru West District of the Bono East Region, Nana Kwadwo Nyarko III, has expressed...

Gifty Oware-Aboagye shares rare photo of husband

The Deputy Executive Director of the Ghana National Service Scheme (NSS), Gifty Oware-Aboagye, has taken to social media to eulogise her husband. As a woman...

Confirmed: Dampare, Hotel Manager detained as more secrets leak over policewoman’s death

Police at Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region have arrested one Timothy Dampare and Richard Nimo in connection with the death of one Lance Corporal...

UTAG tightens strike

Members of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) in 13 public universities are demanding that the national strike continues. The association and its members...

Meet the lawyer who has been appointed as Consul of Jamaica to Ghana

The Government of Jamaica has appointed Isaac Emmil Osei-Bonsu, a legal practitioner, as the first Honorary Consul of Jamaica to Ghana. The Honorary Consul...

Two arrested in connection with policewoman found dead in hotel room

Two persons have been arrested in connection with the death of Lance Corporal Sarah Adjei who was found dead in a hotel room. The suspects,...

Covid-19: Ghana records 30 deaths in seven days

As many as 30 people have succumbed to the novel coronavirus in just seven days, that is according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS). The...

Covid-19 vaccine: Govt receives over 177,000 doses of Johnson and Johnson [Photos]

The government has taken delivery of 177,600 doses of the single-shot Johnson and Johnson Covid-19 vaccine. The procurement was done under the African Vaccine Acquisition...

Akufo-Addo commissions Kintampo Court Complex, Feeder Roads building at Prang

President Nana Akufo-Addo, on Sunday, August 8, at the commencement of his two-day working visit to the Bono East Region, commissioned a fully furnished...

Check out when Tamale Interchange will be completed

The contractor working on the Tamale Interchange has indicated that the project is about 80% complete. The project will be fully completed by the...

Rent Control reacts to ‘office locked over non-payment of arrears’ report

The Rent Control Department has reacted to reports purporting that one of their offices has been closed down by landlord over non-payment of rent. The...

Another Police officer found dead in hotel room, leaves ‘suicide’ note

A Lance Corporal, identified as Sarah Adjei of the Quarter Master stores at Nkwakwa Divisional Headquarters, has been found dead in a hotel room. According...

Collapsed galamsey pit kills 2 SHS students at Asiakwa

Two teenagers have died after an illegal mining (galamsey) pit collapsed at Asiakwa, a suburb of the Eastern Region. The victims have been identified...

Armed robbers attack passengers on Obuasi highway

Robbers attacked passengers plying the Obuasi-Adasni Asokwa Highway, Saturday night. The unidentified armed men robbed some passengers of a Leyland container with registration number ...

1D1F: Akufo-Addo commissions Savelugu rice factory, technology solution centre

President Nana Akufo-Addo has commissioned the GH¢7.3 million Savelugu rice processing factory, as part of his two-day tour of the Northern Region. The factory is...

9 arrested following renewed clashes between feuding factions at Teshie

Nine persons have been arrested following renewed clashes between two feuding factions of the Teshie Traditional Council. Speaking to JoyNews, Deputy Public Relations Officer for the Greater...

University of Ghana lauds govt for free campus WiFi

The Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, has commended the government for providing free WiFi to the University...

Ya-Naa sends message to Akufo-Addo

The Overlord of Dagbon, Ya-NaaAbukari II, says the outstanding leadership qualities exhibited by President Nana Akufo-Addo has brought peace to Dagbon, and repositioned the...

Farmer found dead in his room

A 56-year-old farmer has been found dead in his room at Nkwanta Eduaful in the Mfantseman Municipality in the Central Region.It is not immediately...