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Arrest of Apostle Agyei: Sign of intolerance and totalitarianism – Sammy Gyamfi

National Communications Officer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi has aired his dissatisfaction about the arrest of Apostle Kwabena Owusu Agyei. The Apostle...

Rev Joel Duncan-Williams sends message to ‘sick’ brother [Video]

A video circulating online has Rev. Joel Duncan Williams, the Head Pastor of Firm Foundation Action Church asking his brother, Daniel Duncan-Williams, also known...

Akufo-Addo acknowledged at George Floyd’s burial in Houston, Texas [Watch]

The family of George Floyd has expressed appreciation to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Ghanaians for the show of support and solidarity. The family...

Duncan-Williams breaks silence on son’s nude videos on social media

Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, the General Overseer of Action Chapel International, has reacted to his son, Daniel Duncan-Williams' actions and outburst on social media. In a...

92-year-old woman commits suicide

Chiefs and people of Kwame Peprakrom, a farming community in the Upper Denkyira East Municipality of the Central Region were thrown into a state...

Biakoye DCE orders man’s arrest for defying nose mask wearing order [Video]

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Biakoye District in the Oti region, Comfort Atta, on Sunday ordered the arrest of a young man for...

Ghana’s coronavirus case count now 10, 201

Ghana’s coronavirus case count has moved up again. This time by 291 new confirmed cases, bringing the total cases in the country, as at...

Talk is cheap – Judge says as he remands pastor over threats

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded Apostle Kwabena Owusu Agyei who threatened the President and Mrs Jean Mensa to two weeks in police custody....

This was what transpired in Apostle Kwabena Agyei’s house [Inside story]

Boamah Darko, a key witness in the arrest of Apostle Kwabena Owusu Agyei, has narrated what actually transpired in his residence. He was arrested on...

Five die at Okaikoi North in Tuesday’s downpour

Five persons, including a baby, lost their lives in the Okaikoi North Constituency, a downpour four-hour in the early hours of Tuesday. About 300 people...

Body of 25-year-old man washed ashore

The lifeless body of a 25-year-old man has been washed ashore at the Alan beach in Takoradi. Identified as Carlos Dobge, the deceased’s body was...

Why did US Democrats wear kente to honour George Floyd?

When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, and other top Democrats took a knee Monday on Capitol Hill to honor...

Coronavirus: Police to patrol churches and mosques in Kumasi

The Kumasi Divisional Police Command has announced plans to deploy personnel to the various churches and mosques within its jurisdiction as adherents are preparing...

4 perish in road crash at Akatsi

Four persons are reported dead in a gory motor accident on the Akatsi-Tadzewu road in the Volta Region on Monday. Three of them, two males...

Hot Video: Apostle Kwabena Owusu Agyei speaks after Rambo-style arrest

The beleaguered pro-National Democratic Congress man of God, Apostle Kwabena Owusu Agyei, has spoken for the first time after his Rambo-style arrest. In a one-minute,...

NPP Chairman curses himself over constituents’ allegations [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · NPP chairman curses himself over constituents' allegations New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman for the Fomena constituency, Akwasi Nti, has invoked curses upon himself...

Listen: ‘Wee’ found on NDC’s pastor Adjei not planted

JoyNews/AdomNews · Wee found on Apostle Owusu Adjei not planted The media is being called upon to validate that indeed marijuana, popularly known as 'wee',...

Is there a defence for ‘NDC’s Apostle’? – Prof Gyampo quizzes

Professor Ransford Gyampo, a senior political science lecturer, has cautioned against the possible defence of Apostle Kwabena Owusu Agyei by some Ghanaians, particularly those...

Govt to train 26,000 entrepreneurs – GH¢50m earmarked for programme

The government has started the process to train 26,000 young entrepreneurs across the country under the third phase of the Presidential Business Support Programme...

Gender Ministry to commemorate children’s AU Day

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection in collaboration with United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and other international agencies on June 16, 2020...

Rescind decision on Samuel Binfo – NPP leadership told

Two constituency executives of the New Patriotic Party in Adansi Asokwa in the Ashanti Region have called for the immediate reversal of an announcement...

Televise NDC and EC’s court case on Voters Register – MP appeals to CJ

Member of the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament, Rockson-Nelson E.K. Dafeamekpor, has appealed to the Chief Justice, Annin Yeboah, to broadcast...

Woman loses rabbit farm to Accra floods [Video]

A young woman, identified only as Bridget, has narrated how Tuesday dawn’s downpour has affected her rabbit farm at Agape-Ablekuma, a suburb in the...

Pastor who threatened Jean Mensa arrested on live radio [Video]

The Bureau of National Investigations has arrested Apostle Kwabena Owusu Adjei of the Hezekiah Apostolic Prayer Ministry for threatening the Chairperson of the Electoral...

Two-year-old boy drowns in Veronica Bucket

A two-year-old boy has died after he got drowned in a Veronica Bucket over the weekend. The unfortunate incident, which occurred around 7:30am at Boadi near Kumasi,...

Man who sold ‘yam phone’ as iPhone on Tonaton busted (Video)

A young man, believed to be in his twenties, has been busted for selling a ‘yam’ phone instead of an iPhone to a prospective...

This is why Kennedy Agyapong will stop s3x halfway [Watch]

Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, says he will stop sex halfway to return to work if the need arises. To him, he...

Check out the interesting meanings of the beautiful colours in Ghana’s Kente cloth

Democrats, led by a group of black lawmakers, unveiled sweeping legislation on Monday to combat police violence and racial injustice, two weeks after George...

Reverend Obofour hails Kennedy Agyapong in latest video [Video]

The leader and founder of Anointed Palace Chapel, Reverend Obofour, has, in a new video showered praises on Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy...

Prophet Nigel Gaisie caught in Kennedy Agyapong’s web [Video]

After several weeks of making life unbearable for Bishop Daniel Obinim, Kennedy Agyapong has redirected his energy towards Prophet Nigel Gaisie. The Assin Central...

One dead as military, NADMO move to rescue Accra flood victims [video]

One person has been confirmed dead after flooding near Odawna in Accra in Tuesday’s morning’s downpour. This was confirmed by Lt. Col. Mfum...

Fishers bycatch rare marine mammal in Afram River

Fishers in Nketepa, a fishing Community in Kwahu East District of the Eastern Region on Saturday June 6 bycaught a rare marine mammal in...

Parts of Accra flooded after Tuesday’s downpour

Some parts of Accra have been flooded following Tuesday night’s rains. The downpour, which lasted for hours, has left many people around the Kwame Nkrumah...

SHS three student arrested for kidnapping

An 18-year old final year student of Eguafo Senior High school (SHS) in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo- Abrem (KEEA) Municipality of the Central Region is in...

Coronavirus: Death toll hits 48 as Ghana’s case count nears 10,000

More than 200 new coronavirus cases have been recorded, the Ghana Health Service has confirmed. Four new deaths have been confirmed, bringing the total tally...

Zoomlion begins disinfection of all military barracks, other facilities

Zoomlion has started a nationwide disinfection of all military barracks, schools, mosques, offices and other facilities in a bid to curb the spread of...

Tema Interchange is handiwork of Mahama not yours – Kwakye Ofosu to Akufo-Addo

Deputy Communications Minister, Felix Kwakye Ofosu has chided President Akufo-Addo for not crediting former president John Mahama for being the brain behind the Tema...

177 Germany-based Ghanaians flown back

Some 177 Ghanaians resident in Germany were on Monday, 8 June 2020 airlifted from Accra back to Germany despite the world grappling with the...

COVID-19: Commonwealth partners Joy FM in e-learning platform

The Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council has partnered Joy FM to introduce specially designed accredited courses to increase the knowledge and employability of Ghanaians...

I was a heavy drinker, smoker – Prophet Oduro

Head pastor of the Alabaster International Ministries, Prophet Kofi Oduro, has disclosed that he used to be a notorious gang leader. According to him, his...