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Projects in Green Book ‘partly exist’ but are not unprecedented – Pius Hadzide

Deputy Information Minister, Pius Enam Hadzide, says the Mahama administration’s much bragged about projects partly exist but are not unprecedented. According to him, there is...

UTAG president in trouble

The University of Ghana (UG) Chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) says it has initiated proceedings to impeach its national president,...

Duncan-Williams grateful to Ghanaians amid son’s outburst [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Archbishop Duncan-Williams grateful to Ghanaians amid son’s outburst The General Overseer of Action Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, has expressed gratitude to Ghanaians...

Siblings of dead breast cancer patient don’t want to sign death certificate – Pastor [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Sibling of dead breast cancer patient gives flimsy excuse to not sign death certificate After being rejected by family members and meeting her...

Today in history: Designer of the Ghana flag born

Today in History, exactly 98 years ago, on 13th June, 1928, Madam Theodosia Salome Okoh Affectionately known as 'Dosia, Mama Maa' or simply 'Maa,'...

Woman who survived horrific shooting now lives with her intestines hanging outside her belly (Photos)

A mother-of-two, Takieyah Reaves, from Newark, New Jersey, now lives with her intestines hanging out of her abdomen after surviving a horrific nightclub shooting. Reaves,...

NLA, GRA set to launch VAT raffle

Two Government Revenue Mobilization Institutions, the National Lottery Authority (NLA) and the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) are set to launch the Value Added Tax...

Ken Agyapong turns ‘preacher’, names his church in latest audio [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Ken Agyapong turns pastor The desire to liberate Ghanaians led astray by false prophets has pushed the Member of Parliament for Assin Central...

Opuni trial: Court directs defence to move application for stay on June 18

An Accra High Court hearing the case of Dr Stephen Opuni, the former CEO of COCOBOD and two others has adjourned hearing of an...

Isaac Adongo writes: UNIPASS/ICUMS is a messed manual system; stop the huge revenue theft

The Government of Ghana led by H.E Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo Addo has deliberately deployed a weak so-called Integrated Customs Management System (ICUM) through Unipass...

Photos from late Peace FM presenter’s one-week

The one-week celebration of Despite Media’s former employee, Kwadwo Wiafe, has been held at Tabora near Lapaz in Accra. Kwadwo Wiafe, a presenter with Neat FM...

Success of partial reopening of schools to determine next line of action – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has said the success or failure of the partial reopening of schools for final year students will inform the government’s next line...

COVID-19: Trustees of national fund call for support as Ghana’s cases soar

The Board of Trustees for the COVID-19 National Trust Fund is calling for more support as Ghana’s cases surge. According to the Board, though many...

State of emergency declared in Nigeria over surge in rape cases

Following a surge in cases of rape and violence against women and children, Nigerian governors have declared a state of emergency. There have been concerns over how...

Woman recounts how daughter was gang-raped at Kokrobite [Video]

A-50-year-old woman, identified as Maame Nyarkoah, has recounted the struggles of her daughter who was gang-raped while menstruating. According to the frustrated mother,...

CID invites Hot FM presenter, others over radio interview

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has invited three Hot FM employees, who were with Apostle Kwabena Owusu Adjei at...

EC hit with fresh suit at Supreme Court over Voters Register

A man, identified as Mark Takyi-Banson, has filed a suit against the Electoral Commission (EC) and the Attorney-General, Gloria Akuffo. The suit, among others, seeks...

Fire guts KGM Industry at Spintex [Photos+Video]

Plastic manufacturing company, KGM Industry, which is located on the Spintex road in Accra, has been destroyed by fire. The fire, which started...

Dompoase accident: Road Safety Authority lauds court for jailing driver

Management of the Ghana Road Safety Authority has lauded the sentencing of one of the drivers involved in the fatal accident at Dompoase. The driver,...

Customs Officials at Elubo deny challenges with ICUMS

Customs officials at the Elubo land border – one out Ghana’s six land borders - have denied claims of challenges faced by...

COVID-19: Infected persons in Parliament, including journalists defying orders to stay away [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · COVID-19: Infected persons in parliament defying orders It has emerged that some people who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in...

Pastor narrates how doctors rejected breast cancer patient over fear of dying in their hands [Watch]

Pastor Obiri Yeboah, the man of God who was the one taking care of late Agnes Dogboe, a breast cancer patient, has made shocking...

Sister of late breast cancer patient speaks on family deserting her [Video]

Selina Kpebi, the blood sister of late Agnes Dogbe, who recently died of cancer, has denied assertions by the media that her...

Building collapse kills one; injures two at Gomoa Jukwa [Photo]

A 4-year-old boy, Kofi Baa, has met his untimely death following the collapse of his family's one-bedroom at Gomoa Jukwa. Two others are said to...

10 shops burnt to ashes at Sefwi Juaboso [Video+photos]

About 10 shops have been burnt to ashes at Sefwi Juaboso in the Western North region. The cause of fire, which started around 10:00 pm...

Landlord of breast cancer patient speaks after her death [video]

The landlord of the 43-year-old mother with breast cancer has denied allegations that he tried to evict her when her condition got...

Breast cancer patient dies days after crying out for help

After just seven days, the woman JoyNews raised ¢60,000 to cater for her breast cancer treatment, has died. Agnes Dogbe, 43 was battling the disease...

Prophet Nigel Gaisie speaks amid Ken Agyapong’s allegations (Video)

Prophet Nigel Gaisie has broken his silence for the first time after Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, took him to the cleaners....

One of 4 police officers charged over George Floyd’s death released from prison

One of the four former Minneapolis police officers who were charged over the death of George Floyd has been released on bail. The former police...

State houses are affordable, buyers have 25 years grace period – State Housing Company MD

The Managing Director of the State Housing Company, Kwabena Ampofo Appiah, has dismissed reports that State houses are not affordable.Ghana is said to have...

NDC vs EC: Supreme Court sets date for judgement

Ghana’s apex court, the Supreme Court, has adjourned the case between the Electoral Commission (EC) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC). The Supreme Court was...

COVID-19: 45 health workers isolate at Winneba

It has emerged that about 45 health workers of the Winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital have been asked to self-isolate pending the outcome of...

Angry NPP supporters threaten to burn house of disqualified aspirant [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Disgruntled NPP constituents threaten to burn disqualified aspirant’s house Disgruntled New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters in the Bekwai constituency have threatened to burn...

Coronavirus: Bodies will soon litter our streets – MP warns

Ranking member on Parliament’s Health Committee, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh is predicting bodies of COVID-19 patients may soon liter the streets of Ghana. This, he explained...

NIA begins distribution of Ghana cards in Kumasi

The National Identification Authority (NIA), on Thursday began the distribution of the Ghana cards to applicants who could not obtain their cards during the...

Coronavirus should not scare you from hospitals – Dr Sereboe

The Director of the National Cardiothoracic Centre has said Covid-19 should not scare people from accessing health facilities when they are sick. Dr Lawrence Sereboe...

Two suspected robbers killed, others on the run in Kumasi

A gun battle between suspected armed robbers and a police patrol team on Tuesday night at Santasi, a suburb of Kumasi, led to the...

Covid-19 era: Nasty health centre causes anger at Tapa Abotuase [Video+Photos]

The Tapa Abotuase Reproductive and Child Health Centre in the Oti region, expected to be a place of healing and comfort, is now a...

Rawlings commends Scholarship Secretariat for localising award process

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has commended the Scholarship Secretariat for decentralizing the scholarship process. In a meeting with some representatives of the Secretariat, the...

Stop talking; you are causing tension – Supreme Court to lawyers in voters’ register case

The Supreme Court has told lawyers in the case relating to the compilation of new voters’ register to avoid granting media interviews. The Court said...