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Listen: Why police officers still take bribe: IGP’s take

Inspector-General of Police (IGP), James Oppong-Boanuh, has given a diagnosis of the growing police unprofessional conduct on the road including the acceptance of bribes. READ:...

Couple found dead in their matrimonial home

A shoemaker, Kweku Barfo, 34, and his trader wife, Rosina Arthur 26, were last Thursday found dead in their matrimonial home at Winneba. Chief Superintendent...

Western Togoland brouhaha is recipe for tribal war – Antwi-Danso warns

The Director of Academic Affairs of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Dr Vladmir Antwi-Danso, has said the secession campaign ...

Rev. Obofuor’s church members arrested!

Five members of the Anointed Place Chapel, a church founded by Francis Antwi, popularly known as Rev. Obofuor, have been arrested after they attacked...

Listen: IGP breaks silence on ACP Agordzo’s coup case

Inspector-General of Police (IGP), James Oppong-Boanuh, has spoken for the first time about the treatment meted out to senior police officer ACP Dr Benjamin Agordzo. READ:...

Audio: IGP justifies use of water cannons on law students

The decision by the police to use water cannons to disperse law students who were protesting to demand reforms to legal education in Ghana...

Geberit supports a noble cause for street children

It was a colourful, sporty charity event over the weekend when Geberit supported Chance for Children foundation for the “Fun and Run 4 Street...

Police launch ‘Operation Father Christmas’

The Ghana Police Service on Tuesday launched the 2019 edition of its 'Operation Father Christmas' ahead of the Christmas festivity to ensure a safe...

Audio: Local Govt Service condemns attack on staff by Rev. Oborfuor’s men

Head of the Local Government Service has described as barbaric and unacceptable, attacks on staff of the Tema West Municipal Assembly by youth of...

Police battle ready for criminals before, during and after Christmas – IGP

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), James Oppong-Boanuh, has promised a crime-free country before, during and after the Christmas festivities. To demonstrate his commitment, the Ghana...

Audio: To whom much is given, much is expected – Minority leader tells NPP

Leader of the Minority Caucus in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, has criticised the current government for comparing its economic performance to that of the John...

Tema residents embark on demo against Traditional Council [Audio]

Residents of Tema in the Greater Accra Region in the early hours of Tuesday hit the streets to register their displeasure against the role...

Listen: Windstorm halts businesses in Somanya

Most businesses in the Eastern Regional town of Somanya have grounded to a halt following last Monday’s windstorm that wreaked havoc to several property. The...

Let’s support our own – Deputy Trade Minister to Ghanaians

Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah, has called on Ghanaians to patronise made in Ghana goods. The comment follows news of local...

Church members attack Local Authority Task Force over building permit [Video]

Officials of the Tema West Municipal Assembly have been allegedly attacked by some church members of the Anointed Chapel International in the Tema West...

Ghana finalises visa-free agreement with South Africa Wednesday

A government delegation is in South Africa to finalise discussions on and sign an agreement that will guarantee all category of Ghanaian travellers visa-free...

Angry Muslim youth storm Yeji Hospital morgue to demand body of colleague [Audio+Photos]

Some angry Muslim youth in Yeji in the Bono East Region have stormed the Yeji Hospital to demand the body of their colleague who...

Zylofon Media reacts to fire outbreak at office premises

Media company, Zylofon Media, operators of Zylofone TV have officially reacted to a fire outbreak that engulfed its office premises Monday evening. Director of Communications...

One-year-old boy drowns in abandoned manhole

A one and a half year-old boy has drowned in an abandoned manhole filled with water at Akyem Osiem in the Eastern Region. Father of...

Fire guts Zylofon TV

The property housing Zylofon TV has been gutted by fire Monday evening. JoyNews’ Maxwell Agbagba reported that two fire engines provided by the Ghana National Fire Service...

Papavi tricks government

Interesting details are emerging about how Charles Kormi Kudzordzi, also known as Papavi, has applied an assortment of tricks to push his so-called Western...

Amnesty International Ghana to probe sexual harassment on campuses

Amnesty International Ghana, a non-governmental organisation, has told JoyNews it intends to conduct research to establish the veracity of sexual harassment claims on university campuses. The Coordinator...

13 LBCs drag GRA and COCOBOD to court

Some 13 Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs) have filed a lawsuit against the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD). READ THIS: Govt sets...

Akwamuhene intervenes to get destooled Kwahu chief reinstated

A sub-chief at Kwahu Obomeng in the Eastern region, Nana Effah Pinamang III, who was recently destooled by the Kwahu Paramount Chief, Daasebre Akuamoah Agyapong II,  has...

Photos: Windstorm causes havoc in Somanya

An unusual strong wind is said to have wrecked havoc at Somanya in the Eastern region. READ: To cancel or not: Akufo-Addo to take...

PIWC Sakomono Women’s Ministry supports Nungua new Life Orphanage

The Women’s Ministry of the Pentecost International Worship Centre, (PIWC) in Sakumono in the Teshie Nungua area of the Church of Pentecost has donated...

GRA, COCOBOD sued over VAT

The Ghana Revenue Authority and its Commissioner-General, Ghana COCOBOD and its CEO have been sued by some Agricultural companies over the imposition of Valued...

‘Wake-keeping’ banned at Akrofuom

‘Wake-keeping’ — a vigil kept over a corpse the night before burial has been banned in the capital of Adansi-Akrofuom District of...

Police hospital to undertake mass burial

The Police Hospital in Accra will embark on a mass burial of some one hundred and twenty unidentified and unclaimed bodies, a statement by...

Speaker advocates comprehensive affirmative action bill

The Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye, has challenged government to draft a comprehensive affirmative action bill that will achieve the...

NDC calls for arrest, prosecution of Osafo-Maafo

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called for the arrest and prosecution of Ghana's Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Maafo. The party's demand, according to its General...

120 unclaimed bodies for mass burial

At least 120 unidentified and unclaimed bodies are due for mass burial as part of routine measures to decongest Police Hospital Mortuary, the...

AG, Akufo-Addo must intervene in Domelevo, EOCO tussle – Lawyer

Private legal practitioner, Yaw Oppong, has asked for the Attorney General and the President's intervention in the feud between the Auditor General, Daniel Domelovo...

‘Wake-keeping’ banned at Akrofuom

‘Wake-keeping’ — a vigil kept over a corpse the night before burial has been banned in the capital of Adansi-Akrofuom District of the Ashanti...

Pai Katanga chieftaincy killings: The sad inside story [Audio]

Spokesperson for two of the people who were shot and killed at Pai Katanga, a community in the Oti Region, Frank Agyari, has detailed...

Be satisfied with your wife’s ‘bobby-stand’ or ‘bobby-sleep’ – Agyinasare to husbands

Husbands must be satisfied with the breasts of their wives only – be they firm or saggy, Bishop Charles Agyinasare has told Christians. The Presiding...

This powerlifting grandma, 82, made an intruder regret breaking into her home

A man broke into the Rochester, New York, U.S. home of an 82-year-old grandmother. It didn't end well -- for him. Willie Murphy said she...

Manasseh’s book reveals John Mahama planned to resign before Mills’ death

The latest book by freelance investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has revealed that before former President John Evans Atta-Mills died, his Vice-President, John Mahama,...

Auditor-General sues EOCO

Auditor General, Daniel Domelevo, is challenging the legality of an ongoing investigation by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) into alleged procurement breaches at the...

Anas scoops two awards at 2019 Ghana NiBs Innovations Awards

Ace Ghanaian Investigative reporter, Anas Aremeyaw Anas was on Friday, November 22nd, at the maiden Ghana NiBs Innovations Awards, recognised for his outstanding contribution...