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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...

NDC directed by Supreme Court to make tough decision in Voter Register case

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has withdrawn its case at the Supreme Court challenging the power of the Electoral Commission over the compilation of...

Final year university students to report to campuses on Monday

Vice Chancellors of the various public universities have affirmed the readiness of their respective institutions to welcome all final year students back to campus...

Driver in Dompoase accident that killed 35 people jailed!

A Circuit Court in Cape Coast in the Central Region has sentenced Mark Mireku, the driver involved in the Dompoase accident which claimed the...

John Dumelo dredges big gutter that causes flood at West Legon whenever it rains [Photos]

Actor and politician, John Dumelo, has shared photos on his Instagram page as he commences a construction project to dredge a big gutter at...

Good news for stranded Ghanaians in UK

Ghana’s High Commission to the United Kingdom will, on June 17, 2020, preside over the evacuation of stranded Ghanaians willing to fly back to...

Police uncover ‘wee’ enclave in Volta Region

The Drug Law Enforcement Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ghana Police Service has recently uncovered hundreds of acres of farmland dedicated...

This is how much Ghanaian-UK returnees will pay for quarantine daily

It has emerged that stranded Ghanaians in the United Kingdom to be evacuated amid the border closure will pay between GH¢500 to GH¢600 daily...

Covid-19 ‘ends’ Queen Elizabeth’s reign as monarch of England

The Queen's reign is 'effectively over' due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with the virus 'practically putting Charles on the throne', a royal biographer has...

Quickly fix chaotic, snail-paced UNIPASS – Pharmaceutical Industry to gov’t

The Chamber of Pharmacy, Ghana and the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Ghana, have expressed qualms about the difficulties associated with import clearance at Ghana's...

George Floyd vigil organiser charged

Leader of Economic Freedom Fighters Movement, Ernesto Yeboah, has been charged with the offence of failing to notify the police of a special event. He...

Arrested Apostle Agyei has tramadol in his urine – Police drug test results claim

An alleged drug test conducted by the police on self-acclaimed pastor, Apostle Kwabena Owusu Agyei of the Hezekiah Apostolic Prayer Ministry reveals an abuse...

Overloaded truck falls at Pokuase [Video]

A cargo truck heading towards Achimota in the early hours of Wednesday was filmed falling off onto the left side of the...

Heavy security at Supreme Court over NDC vs EC court case [Photos]

There was heavy security at the premises of the Supreme Court Thursday prior to the hearing of the case between the opposition National Democratic...

Kennedy Agyapong reveals his ‘love’ for this popular female broadcaster

Assin Central Member of Parliament(MP), Kennedy Agyapong, has expressed his admiration and reverence for acting General Manager of GHOne TV, Nana Aba Anamoah. According to...

How Ghana paid tribute to George Floyd

In our series of letters from African writers, Ghana's Elizabeth Ohene writes that George Floyd, whose killing has sparked a global debate about race...