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Bukom Banku arrested for assaulting Assemblyman

Bukom Banku, known for assaulting people at will, is in the custody of Jamestown police for yet another assault case He has assaulted...

180,000 jobs to be readied for the youth by April ending – Mustapha Hamid

Information minister, Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has reiterated that about 180,000 Ghanaians will be employed under the 'Nation Builder’s Corps' to address livelihood empowerment and graduate...

Fabewoso: Captain Smart weeps over growing graduate unemployment

Host of anti-corruption segment on Adom FM’s morning show, Captain Smart, has bemoaned what he describes as the graduate unemployment situation in the country. ALSO...

VIDEO: Why 40% of Ghanaians who apply for UK Visa are refused

Listen to Ambassador, Papa Owusu Anokmah below: Four out of every 10 Ghanaians who apply for a UK Visa are refused, according to Ghana's ambassador...

Family of aeronautic engineer who died mysteriously wants justice

Investigations are underway to unravel how a 34-year-old man was mysteriously killed on Good Friday at Akroso in the Eastern Region. The aeronautic engineer, Prince Kwabena...

PHOTOS: Another demo in Sokakope against the division of Volta Region

A group calling itself Tongu Youth in collaboration with the Coalition of Volta Youths have hit the streets of Sogakope in the South Tongu...

AUDIO: BA Minister declares war on galamseyers and chainsaw operators

The Brong-Ahafo Regional Minister, Kwaku Asomah-Kyeremeh, has declared war on illegal miners, popularly known as 'galamseyers', and illegal lumbering. He says his administration would strictly...

‘BLEOO 06’ donates to Pantang Hospital

The 2006 year group of the Accra Academy , known as ‘’Bleoo 06’’ on Easter Monday donated items worth over Ghc 15,000 to the...

Tarkwa-Nsuaem MP calls for river guards to fight galamsey

Member of Parliament for the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Constituency, George Mireku Duker, is calling for the establishment of river guards to secure the country’s river bodies. According...

Chief orchestrated video recording in Ejisuman SHS scandal – Report

The Nkosuohene of Ejisu, Nana Kofi Poku, has been found to have interfered in the day-to-day administration of Ejisuman SHS by a Committee...

Ejisuman SHS scandal: 'Eight teachers guilty of ‘sexual harassment'

The special committee investigating allegations of sexual misconduct against some teachers at the Ejisuman Senior High School has found eight of them guilty of...

Philanthropist donates to Kete Krachi prison

A philanthropist, Mr. Charles Owusu, on the occasion of his 40th birthday, has donated items worth GHȻ15,000 to the Kete-Krachi Local Prison in the...

50 Metro Mass workers sent home for lateness

Fifty workers of the Metro Mass Transit Limited headquarters in Accra were on Tuesday sent home for reporting to work late. This happened when the...

PHOTOS: Fisheries Minister installed queen mother at Dzelukope

Hundreds of residents in Keta, Dzelukope, and its environs abandoned picnic and other Easter events that characterized with the Easter festivities to witness the...

PHOTOS: Truth Missionary Baptist Church wins annual AWANA Quiz

Truth Missionary Baptist Church emerged winners of this years’ AWANA Bible Quiz after beating nine other contestants. The winners outperformed the Korle Bu Community Chapel Church...

HOT AUDIO: Prophet Nigel is my junior; he can't beat me to prophecies – Owusu Bempah

General Overseer of Glorious Word Power Ministry International, Reverend Isaac Owusu Bempah has questioned the genuineness of prophets who are predicting electoral victory for...

WAEC assures of no exam leakage as 380,000 students take WASSCE

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says it has dealt with all the loopholes that may result in leakages of exam papers as the...

I will divert earthquake in Ghana but… – Prophet

A Ghanaian prophet, Kwabena Tawiah, says he has prayed to divert a looming earthquake that was set to ravage the country to another part...

President Akufo-Addo pays glowing tribute to late Winnie Mandela

President Akufo-Addo has expressed his condolences to the family of the late Winnie Mandela, who died on 2nd April, 2018. In a Facebook post on...

Koku to visit CID HQ on Tuesday as his lawyers ‘wait patiently’

Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho, is expected to report at the headquarters of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID)...

Chicken in Thailand still alive 10 days after literally losing its head

A chicken from the Ratchaburi Province in central Thailand has been hailed as a “true warrior” for surviving more than a week after being decapitated. It...

My husband slept with a bishop's wife for money – Ghanaian woman reveals

Sleeping with another man’s wife knowingly or unknowingly attracts some curses or punishments but this becomes worse if the woman happens to be the...

Easter celebrations: Three drown at Tawala beach in Accra

Three persons are reported dead after they drowned at the Tawala Beach at La in Accra. The deceased were part of a youth fellowship team...

Drugs which killed three in E/R contaminated – FDA reveals

The Food and Drugs Authority has revealed that the medications administered to three persons in the Eastern region who later died was contaminated. In a...

Hot video: President Akufo-Addo's Easter message

In his Easter message to Ghanaians, he said: “we're committed to rule of respect for human rights.” He noted that Easter “is the basis of...

Hot audio: Car snatchers inflict cutlass wounds on driver, bolt with taxi

Three car snatchers on Thursday reportedly inflicted cutlass wounds on a commercial driver and snatched his taxi. According to reports, the three hired him from...

The meaning of Good Friday

Easter is a festival celebrated every year by millions of Christians across the globe as well as majority of Ghanaians who are also Christians. READ:...

The death of Christ still relevant – Apostle Opoku Onyinah

The Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Professor Opoku Onyinah has reiterated the relevance of the death of Christ. According to him, the power...

Photos: Three dead after mysterious injection

At least three persons have died after receiving injections at the New Senchi Health Centre, at Akrade in the Asuogyaman District, in the Eastern...

Kufuor wishes Akufo-Addo long life on his birthday

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has wished President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo long life as he celebrates his birthday. Mr Akufo-Addo is 74 years old...

BNI boss sacked

The Director of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) has been sacked, Joy News has learnt. William Akwasi Appiah was sacked Thursday in the heat...

HOT AUDIO+PHOTOS: Two injured as NPP members trade blows over School Feeding Programme

Listen to  Madam Ansah  Two people have been injured and receiving treatment at Nyanyano Health Centre in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region...

The true meaning of E-A-S-T-E-R

Easter is believed to be a Christian festival which marks the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. As ironic as it may seem, this...

HOT AUDIO: Woman cries for help as husband vanishes with 3 children

A 35-year old farmer, Gifty Azure, is crying for urgent support from the police and the media as her husband, Kwasi John, has vanished...

PHOTOS: Gov't renames Flagstaff House, Jubilee House

The name of the seat of the Presidency, has been is now officially known as Jubilee House. READ: Mahama fails to secure bail for Koku...

5 sailors held hostage by Nigerian pirates; Ghana navy rescue vessel

Five persons on board a Ghanaian fishing vessel which was reported missing on Monday in an alleged hijack by pirates, have been taken hostage, but the...

100 Photos from Put Ghana first DEMO; Rawlings' daughter, others participated

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Ghana-US military agreement: US is eyeing Ghana’s oil – Bernard Mornah

National Chairman of the PNC, Bernard Mornah, says a key reason why the USA signed the military pact with Ghana is because of Ghana's...

Ghana won't get 20 million dollars from US military agreement – Kofi Adams

National Organizer of opposition NDC, Kofi Adams, says there is no truth in assertions that Ghana will benefit 20 million dollars from the military...