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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...

Man confesses to attempting to sell daughter for GHC 50,000

A 27-year-old man has confessed to attempting to sell his daughter but says she did so as a result of hardship. Frank Abisah, the suspect,...

Elephant invasion imminent – Wildlife

The Wildlife Unit of the Forestry Commission has cautioned communities within the Eastern Corridor to be on the lookout for an imminent ...

Chief killed by speeding bus [Audio]

A chief of Awutu Awin-Taso in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region, Nai Akufu, has been killed in a fatal road...

Police deployed to Pai Katanka after chieftaincy clashes

Calm has returned to Pai Katanka in the Oti Region after clashes on Saturday over suspected chieftaincy dispute. Three natives were reportedly shot dead with...

School bus with 15 occupants catches fire [Photos]

A bus carrying 15 pupils of Western Link Educational Complex at Wenchi in the Bono region has reportedly caught fire while going on a...

Junior Graphic’s Doreen Hammond is 2018 GJA Best Journalist

Ms Doreen Hammond, the Editor of Junior Graphic newspaper is the 2018 Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Best Journalist. In addition to winning Journalist of the Year, Ms...

Kwashieman Branch of The Lord’s Pentecostal Church Int. is 50 years; cuts sod for Jubilee Complex

The Kwashieman Branch of The Lord’s Pentecostal Church International had a colourful ceremony over the weekend to mark a 50-year journey of unbridled service...

Read: Otumfuo’s advice to gov’t about the Judiciary in Ghana

Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has urged the government to properly resource the Judiciary to enable it to deliver on its constitutional mandate. In a...

Ekumfi robbery: One suspect grabbed [Photos]

One suspect believed to be among the gang that attacked motorists on the Ekumfi Essakyir highway in the Central region has been arrested. It...