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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...

NPP suspends primaries in 3 constituencies

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced the suspension of the upcoming primaries in the Dormaa Central, Kwadaso and the Krachi West constituencies. According...

Akufo-Addo is biggest enabler and promoter of corruption – NDC

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says President Nana Akufo-Addo is the biggest enabler and promoter of corruption in his government. Speaking at the launch of...

Minister sends message to dying breast cancer patient’s landlord [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Minister sends message to dying breast cancer patient’s landlord Minister for Special Development Initiative, Mavis Hawa Koomson, has described as disturbing and worrying...

GSS to announce new date for population, housing census

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) says the National Census Steering Committee will announce a new date for the commencement of the National Population and...

How woman faced rejection at hospitals over breast cancer

 It has emerged that Agnes Dogbe, a 43-year-old woman, who is facing eviction from her home over cancer in her left breast also faced...

Set educational standards for political power seekers – Afaglo appeals to Ghanaians

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Marrer Ghana Limited and Susatgad Boat Building and Fishing Industries, Novihoho Afaglo, says it is high time Ghanaians...