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Prophet Nigel Gaisie runs away from Stacy Amoateng

The Founder and Leader of Prophetic Hill Chapel, Prophet Nigel Gaisie, has dismissed claims of revealing Stacy Amoateng's HIV status to Mzbel. According to the...

Kennedy Agyapong advises Mahama on his children [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Kennedy Agyapong advice's Mahama on okada business Tough-talking politician, Kennedy Agyapong, has condemned former President Mahama's decision to legalise the activities of commercial...

Otumfuo helped me to access HIPC Fund from IMF -Kufuor

Former president John Agyekum Kufuor has recounted how his negotiations for fiscal support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after Ghana was declared a...

Dome Faase violence: Over 50 youth arrested

Over 50 irate youth of Dome Faase near Obom in the Greater Accra region, accused of assaulting two soldiers over a piece of land...

Meet the new CEO of the Forestry Commission after demise of Sir John

The then Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Forestry Commission, J.M. Allotey, has been sworn in as the substantive Chief Executive of the...

Obom chief renders unqualified apology after assault on military personnel [listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Obom chief renders unqualified apology after assault on military personnel Chief of Obom traditional area in the Obom Domeabra Municipality, Nii Addo Omankrado,...

Twitter lady sparks debate after saying boyfriends must save GHS 15 a day for their girlfriends

A twitter user by name @CutenessLady has told men to save GHS 15 a day for the ladies they are dating. According to the lady,...

GES to review ban on phones, other gadgets in schools

Deputy Minister of Education in-charge of Basic and Secondary Education, Dr Yaw Adutwum, has hinted of plans to review policies on the use of...

Accept monies offered you by politicians but vote against them – Mahama

Former president and flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, has told Ghanaians to accept and spend monies offered them by politicians...

‘Hot meal’ for students shore up attendance in Cape Coast schools

Barley 48 hours of the commencement of President Akufo-Addo’s directive for one hot meal to be provided for all Junior High School (JHS) students...

Armed policemen interrupt Okada riders’ press briefing

Armed Policemen stormed the Ashaiman Sakasaka Park to prevent Okada Riders Association from holding a press briefing. The Police failed to announce the intent of...

The Big Agenda: Okada riders to decide Mahama’s fate in December elections

The Okada Riders Association of Ghana will, after series of meetings, determine the fate of the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John...

Checkout Gender Ministry’s message as Ghana celebrates Children’s Day

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, as Ghana celebrates National Children's Day is congratulating all stakeholders who have delivered on their role...

Trotro passengers will soon pay fares through mobile money – Dr. Bawumia

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, has disclosed that ''trotro'' passengers will soon be able to pay their transport fares...

Furnace explosion in Tema injures nine

A furnace explosion at the United Steel Company Limited on Monday, August 24 at the Freezone Enclave in Tema has injured nine persons and...

John Jinapor punches holes into Agyapa Royalties deal

Former Deputy Power Minister, John Jinapor, has urged the government to take concerns the Minority has raised over the Agyapa Minerals royalties in good...

Military assault at Obom, the inside story

JoyNews/AdomNews · Military assault in Obom, the inside story Member of Parliament (MP) for Domeabra-Obom constituency in the Greater Accra region, Sophia Karen Ackuaku, is...

MoE, Zoomlion commended for disinfecting universities in Ahafo, Bono and Bono East

The Ministry of Education (MoE) and Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL) have been commended for the on-going second phase disinfection exercise in tertiary institutions in...

NIA targets one million in Greater Accra mop-up

The National Identification Authority (NIA) says it is targeting some one million persons in its Ghana Card registration mop-up ongoing in the Greater Accra...

Jane Opoku-Agyeman enstooled development queen mother

Running mate to John Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress, Prof Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has been enstooled the Development Queen mother of Yankye...

Police killed in Kintampo accident

A police officer Sgt Solomon Amuure, 42, has lost his life after a DAF cargo truck with registration number 11 JP 9534 fell on...

Why this 38-year-old woman dumped her baby in public toilet will shock you

A 38-year-old woman has been arrested by police at Drobo for allegedly dumping her day-old baby boy in a public toilet at Baateakwa in...

Bawumia speaks on weight gain [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Bawumia On Why He Has Gained Weight Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has opened up on his weight gain which has sparked controversy...

I ‘slept’ with cattle, camel for days in exchange for T&T – Lady traveler

A lady adventure traveler has narrated her ordeals in the Arabian regions and Mauritania when she decided to have a feel of desert life. Traveling...

PNC announces filing fees after resolving impasse

The People’s National Convention's (PNC) Council of Elders has resolved an impasse that rocked the party ahead of its national Delegates Congress. There were...

Bawumia explains what he meant by ‘arresting cedi depreciation’

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has given explanations to what he meant by 'arresting the cedi depreciation' in the run-up to the 2016 December...

Okada riders hail Mahama [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Okada riders attack roads safety advocates over Mahama’s legilisation comment Some okada riders have slammed the President of Road Safety Advocate, Ghana for...

Too many criminals around Akufo-Addo making corruption fight difficult – A Plus

Controversial musician, A Plus. says there are too many criminals around President Nana Akufo-Addo which makes the fight against corruption very difficult. This, the NPP-affiliated...

Inclusion of Adentan astroturf was an error – Oppong-Nkrumah

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, says the inclusion of the Adentan astroturf as a completed project was an error. According to the Information Minister, the team...

Ekow Ewusi Foundation puts smiles on faces of commercial drivers with Covid-19 Fuel Relief

Commercial transport owners in the Cape Coast Municipality and other towns in the Central region have benefited from free fuel through the Ekow Ewusi...

NPP’s Cape Coast airport manifesto promise doesn’t make economic sense – Lecturer

A senior lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS) has said the promise by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to construct an...

Bawumia lied, Akufo-Addo can only put his name to Tamale interchange not 5 projects – Kwakye Ofosu

Former Deputy Information Minister, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, says Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia lied to Ghanaians on the number of road projects the Akufo-Addo...

Africa to be declared free of wild polio in ‘milestone’

Africa is to be declared free from wild polio by the independent body, the Africa Regional Certification Commission. Polio usually affects children under five, sometimes...

Cape Coast does not need an airport now – Prof. Gyampo

An Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Ghana says constructing an airport does not fulfil a major need of the people...

Samuel Atta Mills escapes death

Member of Parliament for Komenda Edina Equafo Abirem (KEEA), Samuel Atta Mills, is reported to have been involved in an accident on Monday, August...

Tears flow as Prof. Opoku-Agyemang visits bereaved family of murdered NDC financier [Photos]

The Vice Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has paid a visit to the family of the late financier...

NDC sets date for manifesto launch

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) will on Monday, August 31, 2020, launch its manifesto ahead of the December polls.   The party’s Communications Officer, Sammy...

NSMQ bounces back

The Management of Primetime, the organisers of Ghana’s most-watched television quiz programme, says the 2020 edition of National Science and Maths Quiz will kick start on September 8,...

Nigeria’s economy enters negative growth

Nigeria’s economy has entered a negative growth as confirmed in a new report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday, August 24.  The country's Gross...

NPP youth wing threatens party!

The youth wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) at Krachi-Chumuru in the Oti region has vowed not to engage in any party activity...