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Thank you for choosing our unblemished daughter – Mahama lauded

The Komenda Traditional Council has lauded flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama on his choice of running mate. The Council, in...

COCOBOD to close offices after workers test positive for COVID-19

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has announced the closure of its Accra offices for a fumigation exercise from Wednesday, July 8 to Friday, July...

Couple remanded for drilling nail into 10-year-old maid’s head [Photos]

A Magistrate court in Nigeria yesterday remanded a couple, Jude Ozougwu, and his wife, Ifeoma Ozougwu in prison for allegedly brutalising their 10-year-old maid,...

Police investigate suspected arson case which claimed three lives [photos]

The Ashaiman Divisional Police Command has taken over a suspected arson case in which three children were burnt beyond recognition at Katamanso No. 2...

A Plus reacts to Osafo Maafo’s Covid-19-positive status

Musician cum politician, Kwame A Plus, has reacted after the Information Minister, Kojo Oppong- Nkrumah, said at a press conference that the Senior Minister,...

Accra Girls teacher, spouse test positive for COVID-19

It has emerged that a teacher and spouse at Accra Girls' Senior High School have also contracted the infectious coronavirus disease. This means the...

Ghana records 7 new COVID-19 deaths as cases hit 21,077

Ghana has recorded 992 new COVID-19 cases which now puts the country’s case count at 21, 077, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) reports. Seven new...

Korle Bu suspends non-emergency surgical cases

The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has put non-emergency surgical cases on hold for the next two weeks.The hospital, in a statement released Monday, July...

Why the NDC settled on Prof Opoku- Agyemang as Mahama’s running mate

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has given reasons why it unanimously accepted Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang as John Mahama’s choice of running mate ahead...

When Jane Opoku-Agyemang endorsed Mahama’s candidature

A video on the internet has captured moments now running mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang endorsed John Mahama's...

Social media reacts to Jane Naana Opoku-Agyeman’s appointment

Social media is currently buzzing for former Education Minister, Prof. Jane Naana Opoku- Agyeman following her appointment as John Mahama's running mate ahead of...

Covid-19 in schools: Sick or dead students cannot write exam – Govt told

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has called on the government to prioritise the lives of all final year students currently in school. The call by...

Rawlings speaks on Mills/Mahama leadership

Former President J.J. Rawlings says the National Democratic Congress, which he founded in 1992, abandoned its moral framework and took what it was not...

All you need to know about John Mahama’s running mate; Prof. Jane Opoku-Agyemang

Former Minister for Education, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has been nominated as the running mate of presidential candidate, John Dramani Mahama. Her appointment comes after...

Prof Jane Opoku-Agyemang was my choice, not the party’s – John Mahama

Contrary to reports that Prof Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, the now confirmed presidential running mate to John Mahama, was imposed on him, it has emerged...

Rawlings confesses to killing people who committed heinous crimes during his administration

Former President Jerry John Rawlings says he did not hesitate in executing people for committing atrocious crimes when he was the leader of Ghana. It...

Kumasi Metro Mass workers call off strike

Staff of the Kumasi Metro Mass Transit have rescinded their decision to continue with a sit-down strike which begun last Friday, July 3, 2020....

Court to finally declare Castro “The Destroyer” dead next year

Today in History, exactly 6 years ago, on 6 July 2014, popular Ghanaian hiplife recording artist and musician, Theophilus Tagoe, popularly known as Castro, disappeared. He disappeared...

Meet Ghana’s first female scientist

Dr Letitia Obeng is a First Woman Scientist in Zoology, and was the first Ghanaian woman to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in science,...

Halt voters registration now – 220 health workers write to EC

Some 220 Ghanaian health workers have written to the Electoral Commission (EC) to ask for a halt to the ongoing voters' registration exercise. The...

Kasoa: 1 injured, NPP vehicle vandalised in clash with NDC [Photos]

A vehicle belonging to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) at Kasoa in the Awutu Senya East Municipality has been vandalised by a group of...

Ridge Hospital speaks on 24-year-old woman who died of Covid-19

Health officials at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital have been cleared of any form of medical negligence following the death of 24-year-old Barbara Oforiwaa...

Rawlings reveals when he will shave his hair

Former president, Jerry John Rawlings says until the Covid-19 pandemic is over, he will not shave his hair or beard. The former president surprised many...

Coronavirus: Six Accra Girls SHS students test positive

Six students of the Accra Girls Senior High school have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Citi News sources at the school said some students...

Inside a COVID-19 treatment centre: Health worker shares traumatic experience

Many people all over the world have been quite anxious about the global pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus. Many have lost their loved ones,...

JoyNews Weekly Wrap: Voters’ registration, Carlos’ resignation, Domelevo’s leave and Sir John’s demise

The first week of July did not go down quietly as the new month ushered in a blend of the good, bad and controversial. On...

Kufuor not on admission at UGMC – Aide debunks Covid-19 reports

The Special Aide to former president, John Agyekum Kufuor has denied reports that the ex-leader is on admission at the University of Ghana Medical...

Man electrocuted in Tema Sakumono Estate

A 22-year-old electrician apprentice was electrocuted on a high tension pole in Sakumono, Tema West on Saturday. The man was identified as Kofi Owusu by...

Painter jailed 9 years over attempted defilement

A Cape Coast Circuit Court has sentenced a 56-year-old painter to nine years imprisonment in hard labour for attempting to defile a 10-year-old girl. John...

Worship from home – Otabil to ICGC members

Founder and General Overseer at the International Central Gospel Church, Mensa Otabil has urged members of his church to continue worship from home amidst...

Driver kills mother, 3 daughters and aged woman after winning ¢1200 lottery

Five persons have died at Tegbi in the Anloga District after being hit by a careless driver. According to eyewitnesses, the car moving at top...

Coronavirus: Ghana records 697 new cases, 5 more deaths

Ghana has recorded 697 new positive coronavirus cases bringing the total case count to 20,085, the Ghana Health Service has said. The number of active...

Pay your arrears to remain connected – ECG to customers

Mr Benjamin Quarcoo, the Western Regional Public Relations Officer of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has cautioned customers who were due for disconnection...

Coronavirus: Western North Region records 25 new cases

The Western North Region has recorded 25 new Covid-19 cases bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 127, with 82 recovered and discharged,...

Five injured after building collapses in Yeji

At least five persons have sustained injuries after a building collapsed on them in Yeji after a heavy downpour. Two people were said to have...

Koku Anyidoho visits Sir John’s family, signs book of condolence

 Former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress, Samuel Koku Anyidoho, has signed the Book of Condolence as he mourns late co-politician Kwadwo...

Police on manhunt for fertiliser smuggler at Saboba

Police at Saboba District are on a manhunt for a man who smuggled about 1,000 bags of government subsidised fertiliser for the Planting for...

2020 Hajj cancelled with monies to be refunded

The Ghana Hajj Board has announced the cancellation of the 2020 pilgrimage amid the coronavirus pandemic. As part of preparations, pilgrims pay for Hajj services...

Coronavirus: Akufo-Addo self-isolating after close associate tests positive

President Nana Akufo-Addo is taking a 14-day precautionary self-isolation measure after at least one person within his close circle tested positive for COVID-19. Information Minister,...

Jubilating lottery winner in Volta region kills 5

The first move of celebration by a 30-year-old unemployed, who won GH¢1,200.00 lottery, ended in the death of five people at Tegbi Vakpomda in...