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Jane Naana’s powerful sermon at Perez Dome

Running mate of the National Democratic Congress, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, gave off a powerful sermon when she made a stop at the Perez...

Ken Agyapong reacts to Martin Amidu’s resignation [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Ken Agyapong reacts to Martin Amidu’s resignation Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central is not surprised at the resignation of Special...

Full letter: Why Martin Amidu resigned

Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, has given reasons why he resigned. Mr Amidu shocked Ghanaians when he announced his resignation on Monday, November 16, 2020. In...

What Rawlings should have done before his death – UG lecturer reveals

Dr Ebenezer Ayensu of the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, has bemoaned the fact that former President Jerry John Rawlings could not...

Rawlings: Dignitaries who have signed book of condolence so far

Dignitaries have trooped in to the Accra International Conference Centre to sign book of condolence as they mourn former president Jerry John Rawlings. The latest...

Just In: Martin Amidu resigns!

Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, has reportedly resigned from his position. In a letter addressed to President Nana Akufo-Addo, he is reported to have said President...

Bishop Obinim seriously sick

Lawyers for the head pastor of the International God’s Way Church (IGWC), Bishop Daniel Obinim, have told the court that their client is seeking...

JoyNews’ Kwetey Nartey wins Journalist of the Year at Ghana Cocoa Awards 2020

JoyNews’ Investigative Journalist, Kwetey Nartey, has been crowned Journalist of the Year 2020 at the just ended Ghana Cocoa Awards held Friday, November 14...

WASSCE 2020: Results of PRESEC’s NSMQ star Daniel Kekeli Gakpetor pop up

The 2020 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results of Daniel Kekeli Gakpetor have popped up on social media. Mr Gakpetor was a student...

Kwaku Bosom warns Akufo-Addo over Rawlings [Audio]

Renowned spiritualist, Nana Kwaku Bosom, has cautioned President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to abide by the words of the late former President Jerry John...

I resigned due to our differences – Rawlings’ appointee

A former Minister of Trade and Industry under the erstwhile Jerry John Rawlings administration says she resigned from her position because of her opposing...

Deputy Minister chased out of community [Video]

The Deputy Defence Minister and Member of Parliament (MP) for Nkoranza North in the Bono East Region, Major (Retired) Derrick Oduro, was over the...

What Rawlings said in his last social media post

Late former President Jerry John Rawlings, in what is believed to be his last social media post, sent a message to President-elect of the...

Asiedu Nketia reveals how Rawlings made sure his cousin was prosecuted for shooting a woman [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Asiedu Nketia reveals how Rawlings made sure his cousin was prosecuted for shooting a woman General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress...

2020 WASSCE results better than 2016 – Report

The provisional results of the 2020 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) show, on average, a 12.7% increase in performance compared to the...

Why Asiedu Nketia thinks Rawlings died a happy man [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Why Asiedu Nketia thinks Rawlings died a happy man The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has addressed...

One shot in mobile money robbery attack at Walewale [Video]

One person was shot last night by men believed to be armed robbers after they attacked a mobile money operator at Walewale. The...

People involved in Rawlings’ era should write their memoir – Prof Sutherland-Addy

Former Deputy Secretary for Culture and Tourism during the Rawlings administration has advised people who worked with the late head of state in the...

Why my work on sacked PPA boss delayed – Amidu reveals

The Special Prosecutor has given an update in the case of sacked CEO of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), Adjenim Boateng Adjei. In a press...

Chiefs eulogise ex-President Rawlings

Togbega Atakora Tsedze VII, Paramount Chief of Alavanyo Traditional Area, has credited ex-President Rawlings with the country’s sustainable democracy. "The Fourth Republic has lasted for...

Prof. Gyampo makes shocking revelation about coronavirus cases in Ghana

Senior lecturer at the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana, Prof. Ransford Yaw Gyampo has made a shocking revelation about COVID-19 cases...

Volta region chiefs eulogise Rawlings

Paramount Chief of Alavanyo Traditional Area, Togbega Atakora Tsedze VII, has credited former President Jerry John Rawlings with the country’s sustainable democracy.      “The...

Five killed in fatal head-on collision on Obuasi-Dunkwa road [Photos]

Five people have died after a Toyota Hilux pick-up and a Mercedes Sprinter bus collided they were travelling in was involved in an accident on...

Bright SHS teachers granted bail

A Koforidua Circuit Court presided by Justice Mrs. Marian Afoh, has granted bail to five teachers and two drivers of Bright Senior High School...

Trailer truck catches fire on Accra-Tema motorway [Video]

A trailer truck has caught fire on the Accra-Tema Motorway near the Ashaiman overhead Sunday dawn. Eyewitnesses say the truck was heading towards Accra when...

Two domestic workers jailed seven years for stealing

Two domestic workers have been sentenced to seven years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court for stealing $14,000 and GH¢10,500 belonging to their mistress. Dorcas...

Shocking: Woman found alive in Effia Nkwanta Hospital morgue

The family of a 40-year-old woman who was declared dead and sent to the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital mortuary in Sekondi is still in...

CIMG: The Multimedia Group wins big

The Multimedia Group Limited took a total of four awards at the 2020 edition of the Chartered Institute Of Marketing, Ghana (CIMG) awards. This year’s...

Full text: Togbe Afede’s speech before National House of Chiefs election

The Paramount Chief of Sefwi Anhwiaso Traditional Area, Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi II has been declared the new President of the National House Chiefs. The development...

Woman rises from death at Effia Nkwanta morgue

The family of a 40-year-old woman who was declared dead and sent to the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital Mortuary in Sekondi is still in...

Book of Condolence for Rawlings opens on Monday

The state will open a Book of Condolence for the late former President Rawlings on Monday, November 16, the government has announced. The Book will...

No one-week observation for Rawlings

The Office of Former President Jerry John Rawlings says there will be no one-week ceremony held in his honour. This was announced in a press...

Commandant, farewell – Akufo-Addo on loss of best friend Rawlings

For the loss of a friendship that was blossoming, President Nana Akufo-Addo has penned a message to reveal how heartbroken he was over the...

Check out Rawlings’ favourite beans joint in Ta’di [Video]

'Eleven, Elven' is a popular beans joint in Takoradi, established over 50 years ago and has fed a lot of mouths in...

Flags fly half-mast in Hohoe and Ho, in honour of Rawlings

Flags at various decentralised institutions in Hohoe are flying at half-mast to mourn the death of former President Jerry John Rawlings.President Nana Addo Dankwa...

I pleaded with doctors to kill me -The badly burnt pregnant woman who delivered twins

Seated under a mango tree in front of a dilapidated structure is 37-year-old, Adwoa Yeboah. Disfigured. All her ambition is simply how she will feed...

Chief Imam reacts to Rawlings’ death

National Chief Imam, Sheikh Dr Usman Nuhu Sharubutu, has expressed shock over the demise of the longest-serving leader of the nation, Jerry John Rawlings. He...

Kwesi Pratt’s ‘strange reaction’ to Rawlings’ death

Seasoned journalist, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, shocked Ghanaians when he extended a rather strange and terse message of condolences to the family of the late...

GAF holds minute silence in memory of late Rawlings

The Ghana Armed Force today, held a minute silence in memory of late former President Rawlings during the commissioning of new officers into the...

Nana Konadu not receiving treatment after catching Covid-19

Joy News can confirm that reports of former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings receiving treatment after contracting Covid-19 are untrue. The NDP flagbearer...