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Aliu Mahama to renovate Yendi Hospital mortuary

Construction works are to begin this week on the Yendi Government Hospital mortuary in the Northern Region to keep it in good shape to better serve...

Agric Ministry to launch ‘Planting for Export and Rural Development’

Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, Kennedy Osei Nyarko, has hinted of the Ministry’s plan to introduce a new initiative to boost crop production...

Anas leads 32 West African journalists to visit Ahmed Suale’s grave site

Some 32 journalists from across West Africa, on Wednesday, visited the burial site of Ahmed Husein Suale, the undercover journalist with Tiger Eye P.I...

Listen: 40 in court over failure to use Adentan-Madina footbridges

The Adentan-Madina Police on Wednesday arraigned about 40 people before the Madina court for failing to use the Adentan-Madina footbridges. The court charged the offenders...

3 Ghanaians pick awards for outstanding performance at Gambia School of Law

The Ghana National Association of Law Students has congratulated three Ghanaian students who were recently honoured by the Gambia School of Law. According to the...

Akufo-Addo confers Ghanaian citizenship on 126 diasporans

President Nana Akufo-Addo conferred Ghanaian citizenship on 126 Diasporans, who have lived in Ghana for many years.  Speaking after the conferment ceremony on Wednesday, he said, “I am...

Non-Ghanaians, non-journalists can apply for information under RTI Law

Non-Ghanaians, citizens and journalists can apply for information at public and private offices that undertake public functions or are funded by the public purse...

Driver’s mate battles for his life after speed race

A driver’s mate is in critical condition after he sustained serious injuries in an accident at Asomdwee, a suburb of Mankessim in the Mfanteman...

Owners of land behind Trade Fair excited by latest Supreme Court ruling

The family which owns vast tracts of land behind the La Trade Fair in Accra is celebrating as gratifying, a Supreme Court judgment last...

Audio: Man stabbed in the scrotum over land dispute

A 40-year-old man is fighting for his life after being stabbed in the scrotum over an alleged land dispute. READ: Y’asem Nie: Over 400 trained...

Audio: Akua Donkor reacts to Supreme Court ruling

Leader of the Ghana Freedom Party, Akua Donkor, is dissatisfied with the Supreme Court's decision to dismiss her writ against President Nana Akufo-Addo and...

EOCO’s GH¢ 550,000 share of GH¢ 2m donation not well thought out – GNPC Board Chair

Board Chairman of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Freddie Blay, says the GH¢550,000.00 budgeted by the Corporation to be given to the...

We never beat up TWMA staff – Obofuor’s church

It is not true that some members of the Anointed Palace Church attacked officials of the Tema West Municipal Assembly (TWMA), including the...

Salary publication of bank CEOs to fight cronyism – Economist says

Dr Lord Mensah, a senior lecturer at the Department of Finance of the University of Ghana, has commended the Bank of Ghana’s decision to...

South Africa visa-free starts in 6 countries except Ghana

Out of seven countries that South Africa announced that it was granting visa-free status to, Ghana is the only country that is yet to...

Steve Harvey meets ex-president Kufuor, Asantehene Otumfuo

American TV star and comedian, Steve Harvey, is back in Ghana after he was in the news recently for visiting the West-African country in...

Woman survives after lorry lands on her car

A 26-year-old woman is being treated for serious injuries after a lorry landed on top of a car in the coastal town of Port...

Power restored to most areas after Tuesday blackout – GRIDCo

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) says power supply has been restored to most areas, after Tuesday’s blackout while efforts are currently underway to...

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...