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Three herdsmen shot dead, another injured at Nkawkaw Zongo barracks

Unknown assailants have shot and killed three Fulani herdsmen at Nkawkaw Zongo in the Eastern Region. One person also sustained injuries in the shooting incident,...

Apam SHS places second at 2025 World Robofest Championships

Apam Senior High School (SHS) has made Ghana proud by placing second in the Time Trial Senior BottleSumo Classic at the prestigious 2025 World...

I’m bringing back the red line – Accra Mayor vows to decongest Accra streets for good

The Mayor of Accra, Michael Allotey, says he is reviving the Red Line initiative to tackle the chaos on the city’s streets and promises...

Market women hold key to solving Accra’s street trading problem – Mayor

Mayor of Accra, Michael Allotey, says the solution to the city’s persistent street trading problem lies in empowering the very people often blamed for...

Gov’t reclaims Asenayo Forest Reserve from illegal miners

In ongoing efforts to clamp down on illegal mining activities and protect Ghana’s forest reserves and water bodies, the government has achieved another significant...

It’s a big risk, like a lottery – GPRTU PRO on 15% fare reduction [Audio]

The Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), Abbas Ibrahim Moro, has shed light on the recent decision to reduce...

Tema–Mpakadan railway inactive six months after official opening

Six months after the official opening of the 97.7-kilometre Tema–Mpakadan railway on Friday, November 22, 2024, the much-publicised service remains inactive, dashing commuters' hopes...

Tuesday’s rains flood Odorkor–Kwashieman road

Tuesday's downpour has led to severe flooding along the Odorkor Junction–Kwashieman road, rendering the entire stretch impassable and causing significant traffic congestion. Motorists navigating the...

JoyNews responds to UG, UTAG’s claims of unprofessional reportage over A-G report

JoyNews has responded to accusations of unprofessional reporting levelled by the University of Ghana (UG) and the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG-UG) following...

Resign honourably! UTAG-UG to Auditor-General over “unethical” audit report

Teachers at the University of Ghana (UG) have called for the resignation of Auditor-General Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu following a recent audit report that implicated...

Togolese robbery suspect referred for psychiatric evaluation after allegedly eating his own faeces

A Togolese robbery suspect has been referred to the Accra Psychiatric Hospital for a comprehensive mental evaluation after exhibiting signs of coprophagy — a...

Man accused of killing lover holds intense prayers in court

Timilehin Ajayi, a gospel singer standing trial for the gruesome murder of his alleged girlfriend, 24-year-old NYSC member Salome Adaidu, stunned onlookers in court...

FDA struggles to enforce recall of banned alcoholic drink

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) is facing significant enforcement hurdles in its efforts to remove the banned Grand Chateaux Sangria Forte from the...

FDA destroys GH¢522k worth of expired products in Upper East

The Upper East Regional Office of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has safely disposed of expired, unwholesome, unregistered, and non-conforming regulated products worth...

Narawa Mining denies allegations of illegal mining

Narawa Mining Company has refuted claims linking Alfred Mahama, brother of President John Mahama, to its operations, insisting he is not involved in any...

Sam George demands apology, retraction from NPP activist over alleged Lexus gift

The Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, is demanding an apology and retraction from New Patriotic Party (NPP) activist P.K....

Photos from Accra’s decongestion exercise

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), in collaboration with the Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly, on Tuesday, May 20, embarked on a decongestion exercise aimed at...

Child Rights questions gov’t over street children round-up in recent operation

Child Rights International (CRI) has strongly objected to the recent evacuation operation carried out by the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) on May 16, 2025,...

Political interference undermining ECG’s debt recovery efforts – PUWU

The Public Utility Workers Union (PUWU) has expressed concern over persistent political interference that is undermining the effectiveness of the Electricity Company of Ghana’s...

Flood displaces hundreds in Awutu Senya East [Video]

More than 400 residents in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region have been displaced following severe flooding caused by heavy rains...

Energy Ministry rejects calls for load-shedding timetable

The Ministry of Energy and Green Transition has dismissed the Minority in Parliament's call for the publication of a load management timetable amidst ongoing...

Sky Train Scandal: Ameyaw-Akumfi fails to appear in court over medical emergency

Former Board Chairman of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF), Prof. Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, failed to appear before the High Court on Tuesday, May 20,...

Greater Accra Market Association endorses AMA’s CBD decongestion campaign

The President of the Greater Accra Market Association (GAMA), Mercy Naa Afrowa Needjan, has declared strong support for the Accra Metropolitan Assembly’s (AMA) ongoing...

Ghana may take years to end flooding – NADMO warns

The Ga East Municipal Director of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Seth Kofi Osei Kissi, has cautioned that Ghana’s battle against flooding —...

Tema Site Three residents protest ‘forceful’ eviction by TDC [Listen]

Residents of Tema Community One Site Three have embarked on a protest against what they describe as a forceful eviction by the Tema Development...

Shrine erected on waterway in Nungua demolished

The Krowor Municipal Assembly has demolished a shrine constructed in the middle of a Coastal Road that also serves as a waterway in Nungua...

Flood displaces residents, shop owners in Bibiani

Several residents, traders, and shop owners in New Compound, Dansoman, and New Town—suburbs of Bibiani in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western...

I pushed for my appointment as Board Chair at SEC – Dr. Anane Antwi

The new Board Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr. Adu Anane Antwi, has disclosed that he actively sought the appointment to...

Manhyia South MP calls for immediate suspension of electricity tariff hike [Audio]

Manhyia South Member of Parliament (MP), Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has called on the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) to immediately suspend the implementation...

Adom News gets results: Former MP commissions mechanised borehole in Agotime-Kpetoe

Former Member of Parliament for Upper Manya Krobo in the Eastern Region, Jeff Kavianu, and his brother, Engineer Joshua Kavianu, have commissioned two new...

Prophet installed as new chief of Srogboe, pledges development

The founder and leader of Hossan Church of All Nations, Rev. Dr. Wisdom Setor Ahadzie, has been installed as the new chief of Srogboe,...

Ayariga condemns murder of NHIA Director in Nangodi, urges calm

The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central and Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, has strongly condemned the brutal killing of Mohammed Seidu Akugri, the Bongo...

Wajah-Akura: The community residents hang phones on trees for signal [Photos]

Residents of Wajah-Akura, a farming community in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region, are calling for urgent intervention to address the lack...

Asante Akyem Central MCE nominee receives 100% endorsement from Assembly Members

Nominee for the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) position in Asante Akyem Central, Rev. Ebenezer Ekow Aidoo, has been unanimously confirmed by members of the...

AMA begins decongestion operation in Accra CBD today

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), in collaboration with the Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly, will today, May 2025, commence a major decongestion exercise in the...

Compassion over wealth: Alhaji Agongo fulfills GHS500,000 pledge to Ghana Medical Trust Fund

In a country where the monthly minimum wage hovers around GHS450, imagine facing medical bills of GHS8,400 every month just to stay alive. This is...

World Vision supports vulnerable children in Krachi West

As part of an initiative aimed at uplifting the lives of vulnerable children, the Kete-Krachi cluster of World Vision has made a significant donation...

National Security officials storm Lakeside after deadly floods [Video]

Officials from the National Security Service visited Lakeside in the Adentan Municipality of the Greater Accra Region following Sunday’s deadly flood, which claimed three...

IGP orders major raid on illegal mining hub at Wassa Gyapa

The Inspector General of Police has ordered a major raid on illegal gold mining operations in Wassa Gyapa, following persistent reports by JoyNews on...

GPRTU announces 15% transport fare reduction

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has announced a 15% reduction in transport fares, effective Saturday, May 25, 2025. The decision follows a meeting...