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Photos: Family of three ambushed, burnt to death at Prampram

A family of three has been burnt to death in the early hours of Friday at Zutsokpo, a village near Prampram in the Greater...

Photos: Mahama mourns with Chief Imam

The former president, John Mahama on Thursday joined other mourners and well-wishers at an Adua for the late sister of the National Chief Imam,...

2 killed in gory accident, over 11 injured

Two(2) persons have been confirmed dead and over 11 have suffered varying degrees of injuries after a Tarkwa bound Ford passenger vehicle with registration...

Head of mental health services at US university commits suicide

The executive director of counseling and psychological services at the University of Pennsylvania died by suicide Monday morning in Philadelphia, officials said. Gregory Eells became the...

Photojournalist assault: Culprit not arrested because it is not murder – Police

The Jamestown police commander has been explaining why they are yet to arrest the assemblyman who assaulted a JoyNews photojournalist. Speaking on News Desk, a JoyNews...

No casualty in Accra-Nsawam train derailment

The technical team of the Ghana Railway Company Limited has described Thursday, September 12, 2019, train derailment as a minor one. The minor derailment occurred...

SHS girl goes naked as she twerks to Medikal’s ‘Wrowroho’

A female teen believed to be a student of Beposo Senior High School has gone viral for the wrong reasons. This was after she went...

Accra-Nsawam train derails from track

An Accra-Nsawam bound train suffered what the technical team from the Ghana Railway Company Limited described as a minor derailment on Thursday, September 12, 2019. The train...

Audio: Mobile money vendor killed by friend at Gomoa Nyanyarno

A mobile money vendor has allegedly been killed by his friend at Gomoa Nyanyarno in the Central region. The deceased, whose name was given as...

Assault on photojournalist: Accra Mayor apologises to JoyNews

The Accra Mayor has apologised profusely to The Multimedia Group team and especially the veteran photojournalist who was assaulted during the coverage of a...

Takoradi kidnappings: Police raid criminal dens, 217 suspects arrested

The Western Regional Police Command with support from other security agencies on Thursday, September 12, 2019, arrested 217 suspected criminals within the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. The...

World trapped in immoral, unethical capitalism – Rawlings

Former President Jerry John Rawlings says the world is still trapped in a phase of immoral, unethical and unconscionable capitalism which has contributed to...

Photos: 4 killed in Bolgatanga after building collapses on them

Four people died Thursday morning at Yorogo, a suburb of Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region after a building collapsed on them during a...

Kidnapped Nigerian university professor found dead

The decomposing body of a Nigerian university professor allegedly kidnapped last week by unknown gunmen has been found, five days after his abduction, the...

Ghanaian carpenters don’t have equipment to work with rosewood – Minister

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, has explained why impounded rosewood is not being used for furniture in the country. He said...

We are living in fear; military swoop not solution – Gomoa Buduburam chief cries

The joint police and military swoop at Gomoa Buduburam Thursday morning is not enough to guarantee security, Chief of Gomoa Buduburam, Nana Kojo Essel...

Joint Military/Police personnel invade Gomoa Buduburam

Personnel from the military and police have raided Gomoa Budumburam/Liberia camp in the Central region to round up suspected criminals. The Thursday morning swoop was...

We have achieved 85% success in galamsey fight – Lands Minister

The Minister of Lands and Mineral Resources, Kwaku Asomah cheremeh, has rated the success chalked by the government in the fight against illegal mining,...

Students Loan Trust owed GHS75m; names of defaulters to be published in newspapers

More than 55,000 people owe the Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) GH¢75 million, representing default in the repayment of the loans students took to...

NPP MP proposed increase in VAT to tackle sanitation challenges

The Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Environment, Science and Technology and Innovation has proposed an increment to the Value Added Tax (VAT). Yaw...

NAMDO issues death alert to motorists who ply this dangerous bridge

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has, in a statement, issued a death alert to motorists who ply the Sokode-Akforu –Bame road in the...

CLOGSAG to embark on nationwide strike

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) has served notice that it will embark on a nationwide strike if government...

Dep. Agric. Minister pledges support for visually impaired farmers

The Deputy Minister for Agriculture, George Oduro, has pledged support for the visually impaired family at Assin Larteh in the Central region who has...

Y’asem Nie: Trotro drivers share hustle in Accra [Video]

"I will never let my child or any family member choose driving as a profession." These were the words of a distraught commercial car...

Nigerian kidnapping suspect freed … Police say he was wrongly accused and beaten

Just five days after the rescue of two Canadians from the hands of Nigerian and Ghanaian kidnappers, another Nigerian, Ibrahim Azamal was arrested for...

Video: Elmina citizens curse Gov’t, BOG for collapsing Nduom’s businesses

A group calling itself the Concerned Citizens of Elmina have rained curses on government and the Bank of Ghana (BoG) for closing down GN...

Nkawkaw Stadium: Regional Minister chooses bush over maize farm [Audio]

Eastern Regional Minister, Eric Kwakye Darfour, is peeved at the decision to turn parts of the inner parameters of the Nkwakaw Sports Stadium into...

Stop TV, radio stations promoting ritual money – Adam Bona to NCA

Security analyst, Adam Bona, has urged the security services to deal with the rising cases of ritual killings in the country. At least two chiefs and...

2020 polls: Popular Islamic cleric and numerologist makes shocking revelations

Popular Ghanaian Islamic Cleric, Numerologist, Philosopher who in 2015 and 2016 predicted accurately with numbers that Donald Trump, Nana Akufo-Addo and Muhammadu will...

Audio: Myjoyonline cameraman assaulted at James Town

But for the intervention of police officers, Myjoyonline.com’s veteran cameraman, David Andoh would have been beaten to pulp by an angry mob. Mr Andoh was...

Late Ashanti chief’s funeral turns bloody as stray bullets hit 3

Three persons have been hit by stray bullets fired at the funeral of the Paramount Chief of Nsuta, in the Ashanti Region. The victims, Adusei Poku, 23, Abena...

Abused domestic help was locked in toilet room over missing GH¢5,000 – Police

The Accra Police Command has confirmed arresting four Nigerians who had reportedly assaulted their Ghanaian domestic help. Giving details of events leading to the arrest,...

I survived assassination attempt – Duncan Williams

The Presiding Bishop and General Overseer of the Action Chapel International (ACI) Arch Bishop Nicholas Duncan Williams has revealed that there was once an...

Saudi Arabia deports 22 Ghanaian house helps and driver

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has deported a total of 22 Ghanaians. According to a release issued by the Ghana Immigration Service and signed by...

Tema police bust alleged rape gang involved in raping Nigerian girls

The Tema Regional Police Command has busted two suspects who allegedly raped and robbed victims within the Ada Foah area of the Greater Accra...

Horror: Mad man murders and burns body parts of ‘landlord’ at Dansoman

A ‘mad man’ has gruesomely murdered a 59-year-old property owner at Tunga near Dansoman in the Ablekuma West constituency of the Greater Accra...

Video: Over 500 people displaced after heavy rains in Biakwaso

A heavy Monday night downpour at Biakwaso and Anwona in the Adansi Asokwa district of Ashanti Region has rendered over 500 people homeless. Information gathered...

‘Wee factory’ chief begs

The chief of Great Ametafor in the Shai -Osudoku Traditional Area of Accra, Nene Ogah Osuagbo I, who wanted government to build an Indian...

Video: Groom abandons bride on wedding day

A bride wallowed in tears when her would-be husband abandoned her on their wedding day over reasons unknown. The unidentified bride believed to be a...

Customary marriage not compulsory – Head of Marriage at Registrar General

The head of Marriage Division of the Registrar General’s Department, Mr Oladele Kwaku Aribike, says would-be couples can marry under the ordinance without necessarily...