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Withdrawal of corporal punishment may embolden students to misbehave – CHASS

President of the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS), Yakubu Abubakar, says the level of indiscipline in Senior High Schools had gotten...

Shocking footage shows bloody street brawl breaks out as onlookers cheer

Shocking footage shows two men clashing in a daylight street fight, armed with weapons as onlookers film the bloody brawl. The footage shows a brutal...

Massive reactions as Opambour drops E-levy tax song [Watch]

The General Overseer of Ebenezer Miracle Worship Centre, Prophet Ebenezer Adarkwa Yiadom, has expressed his dissatisfaction with the government's Electronic Taxation levy through a...

Nurse goes missing on scuba dive with friend

A British nurse has gone missing on a scuba dive with her friend. Louise Houslip, 37, is feared to have been swept away by a...

NLA partners Kotoko with GH¢ 1,000,000 sponsorship deal, ‘Atena’ game

The Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) Samuel Awuku and other Management members of the Authority, together with Management of Kumasi Asante Kotoko...

Why I will not re-establish a bank – Kofi Amoabeng

The Chief Executive of defunct UT Bank, Captain Prince Kofi Amoabeng (Rtd), has revealed that he will not establish a new financial institution. Captain Amoabeng...

Parents grateful as IGP enrolls teenagers stripped and paraded in new schools

The two teenagers stripped naked and paraded on the streets of Akuapem-Adawso in the Eastern Region have been enrolled in new schools with the...

Somanya residents demonstrate over ‘killer’ electricity bills

Angry residents of Somanya in the Eastern Region on Monday, 22 November 2022, demonstrated to register their displeasure at the government over humongous electricity...

Taxi driver allegedly shot dead by Fetish priest at Ntroaku

A taxi driver has lost his life after a stray bullet hit him at Ntroaku in the  Adansi North District of the Ashanti Region. The...

High Court to rule on ACP Agordzo’s interdiction in 2022

The General Jurisdiction 4 Division of the High Court will on January 14, 2022, rule on the interdiction of ACP Dr Benjamin Agordzo. The Senior...

Akufo-Addo back from leave

President Nana Akufo-Addo is expected to resume work today, November 22, 2021, after going on a seven-day leave. The President started his leave on Saturday,...

LGBTQI+: PPAG denies supporting same sex marriage

The Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG) has refuted rumours in sections of the Ghanaian society that it supports the legalisation of same sex...

Beyi W’ano: Mango farmers chase Lands Commission over compensation

A group of about nine mango farmers at Somanya in the Eastern Region is up in arms with the Lands Commission over unpaid compensations....

Agogohene made Planting for Food and Jobs Ambassador

The Chief of Agogo, Nana Akuako Sarpong, has been made an ambassador to the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) programme, in recognition of...

Ken Ofori-Atta’s wife justifies E-levy [Video]

The wife of the Finance Minister, Angela Ofori-Atta, has entreated Ghanaians to bear with government introducing the electronic transaction levy. She told JoyNews in an...

Yellow Fever: Central Region on high alert

The Central Region is on high alert following the outbreak of yellow fever in parts of the country, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has...

FDA cautions animal rearers to stop using antibiotics as growth promoters

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) is cautioning people who rear animals to stop using antibiotics as growth promoters in food producing animals. In statement...

4 notorious robbery suspects busted at Weija

The police have arrested four suspected notorious robbers who operate within Weija in the Ga South Municipality of Accra and its environs. The suspects have...

Missing armoury: Auditor-General drops bombshell

Five AK47 rifles and 100 rounds of ammunition have gone missing from the armoury of the Tamale Police Station; this is according to the...

Alban Bagbin mourns with Dzifa Attivor’s family [Photos]

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, on Friday led a delegation to commiserate with the family of late former Transport Minister, Dzifa Attivor. The National Democratic...

AIDS Commission warns against unprotected sex as HIV soars in Eastern Region

The acting Eastern Regional Technical Coordinator of the Technical Unit of the Ghana AIDS Commission, Ebenezer Appiah Agyekum Abrokwa, has disclosed that HIV infection...

Over five communities at Kumbungu protest over bad roads

Over five communities in the Kumbungu District of the Northern Region, including Dalun and Nawuni Monday, demonstrated against the government over the abandoned Kumbungu...

Bawumia’s Executive Secretary installed chief

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s Executive Secretary, Augustine Blay, has been installed Boafohene of Sefwiman for his immense contribution to Ghana’s digitalisation agenda and...

Teachers raise red flag over ‘1 teacher 1 laptop’ initiative

JoyNews/AdomNews · Teachers raise red flag over 1 teacher 1 laptop initiative Some concerned teachers are raising issues about the 'one-teacher one laptop' initiative by...

35-year-old Fire Officer who died in rescue operation laid to rest [Video]

The final funeral rites for the late Fire Officer Joseph Baidoo has been held at Ntranoa, a farming community close to Ankaful Prison Quarters...

Amoako Atta’s reasons for abrupt halt of toll collection is an insult to road users – IMANI boss

The Chief Executive of IMANI Centre for Policy and Education, Franklin Cudjoe, says the Road Minister’s justification after he was reprimanded by Parliament for...

Tsikata’s family breaks silence on his death; announces burial plans

The family of Captain Kojo Tsikata has confirmed the death of the former National Security Head under late Rawlings' Provisional National Defence Council. The...

Child labour: 3 Million minors locked up

The traffic lights are meant to regulate the movement of vehicles and maintain order at road intersections, but for 13-year-old Razak, who makes his...

Yilo Krobo: One shot, 3 sustain machete wounds in renewed chieftaincy dispute [Photos]

There is escalating tension in the Yilo Krobo Traditional area following a renewed chieftaincy feud which has led to one person being shot while...

Convict shot dead in attempt to escape on his way to prison

Police in Accra have shot and killed a convict who tried to escape while being conveyed to prison. The incident happened on Friday morning,...

We should reconsider how people are enrolled into Law School – UTAG President

National President of the University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (UTAG), Prof. Solomon Nunoo, has called for a review of existing policies about legal education....

Toilet Day: Over 1,500 residents register for household toilets in Greater Kumasi

The Greater Kumasi Sanitation Project, an intervention by city authorities, to reduce open defecation in parts of Ashanti Region, is yielding positive results. Through the...

Sammy Gyamfi proposes ways Ghana can recover from economic hardship

The National Communications Officer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has proposed ways Ghana can recover from economic hardship instead of the...

Ghana Immigration Service to construct new headquarters

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) is set to embark on massive developmental infrastructure across the country. The Greater Accra Regional Commander of GIS, DCI Mrs...

COVID-19: Our airports are safe ahead of Christmas

The Senior Vector Control Officer at Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL), Enoch Mintah, has reassured Ghanaians of his outfit's preparedness to contain any ensuing danger...

ESPA calls for environmental service providers in Northern Ghana to join umbrella organisation

Executive Secretary of the Environmental Service Providers Association (ESPA), Mrs Ama Ofori Antwi, has called on all environmental service providers including waste management companies...

Farm labourer jailed over indecent assault

A 20-year-old farm labourer has been sentenced to nine months imprisonment by the Tepa District court for indecent assault. Kwadwo Ayaama was said to have...

BECE: Boy drowns while jubilating with friends

A 14-year-old boy has allegedly drowned while jubilating with friends who had just completed their Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). This unfortunate incident occurred at...

GNFS engages drivers on proper preventive measures against fire outbreak

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), Kwame Nkrumah Circle Division, on Friday, November 19 held an educational programme for drivers at the Ghana...

World Children’s Day: UNICEF unveils new mural designed by pupils

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Ghana on Friday, November 19, unveiled a new mural designed by school children across Ghana. Under the theme 'A...