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Bawumia supporters in UK commission borehole for Banso basic school

United Kingdom-based (UK) supporters of New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential hopeful, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia have commissioned a bore-hole facility for Banso D/A basic school...

Economic situation worse – Minority tells Ofori-Atta, BoG Governor

The Minority in Parliament has rubbished claims by the government that the economy is recovering after close to a year under an IMF support...

Immigration Service warns motor riders in Ketu South

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has warned the Motor Riders Association in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta region against assisting in potential...

ECG MD reacts to JoyNews’ expose on illegal meter sale

The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama, says he is saddened by the sale of illegal meters sale...

Ghana has only 14 registered dialysis centres – HeFRA

There are only 14 registered dialysis centres in the country, the Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA) has said. Out of the 14, seven are...

Girlfriend of Kikibees owner arrested as police probe his death

The police have arrested one person in connection with the murder of businessman, Bennet Adomah Agyekum, owner of the famous restaurant Kikibees, in the...

Parliament petitioned to stop indiscriminate sale of lands

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has been petitioned to intervene in the indiscriminate sale of lands in the Tema metropolis. The 9-page petition accused the...

Unemployed man mounts search for passenger who left over GH¢100k in taxi

https://youtu.be/jRji7-cyvsk?t=980 An unemployed man, Dela Anim is looking for a passenger who left over GH¢100,000 in a taxi he boarded. This comes a year after...

Dialysis crisis: Maker’s House Chapel to support Korle-Bu, 37 Military Hospital renal units

The Maker’s House Chapel International (TMHCI) will visit the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) and the 37 Military Hospital on Tuesday to financially support their...

Lifestyle factors that raise breast cancer risk

The Founder of Breast Care International (BCI), Dr. Beatrice Addae Wiafe, has highlighted some common causes of breast cancer. The health professional advised young women...

I have no real estate business – Cecilia Dapaah insists

Former Sanitation and Water Resources Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, has refuted allegations by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) that she has an...

NMC has failed journalists – Sulemana Braimah

Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Sulemana Braimah has expressed his disappointment in the National Media Commission (NMC) following an attack...

Prof Frimpong Boateng’s take on UTV attack

The immediate-past Environment Minister, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has condemned the invasion of the studios of Accra-based UTV by some thugs on Saturday, September 7. The attackers...

Attacks on journalists: Gov’t has done it part – Oppong Nkrumah

Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has blamed the National Media Commission (NMC) for not taking any action on the attacks on journalists in...

NPP condemns attack on UTV

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has dissociated itself from the invasion of the United Television (UTV) studios by thugs alleged to be members...

52% of females in SHS sexually assaulted in 2 years – Report

A report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Girls Excellent Movement (GEM) has revealed that 51.9% of females in SHS  were sexually assaulted between...

Money received in late brother’s name was for his kids’ fees – Cecilia Dapaah

Former Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah has strongly contested allegations made by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) regarding funds received from a...

Good news for NSS personnel

Management of the National Service Scheme (NSS) has assured personnel that allowances for September 2023 will soon hit their accounts. In a statement dated October...

Attack on UTV: Expedite prosecution of 16 persons arrested – PRINPAG

The Private Newspapers and Online News Publishers Association of Ghana (PRINPAG) has urged the police to expedite action on the 16 persons arrested for...

Apologize for failing to clear antiretroviral drugs from ports – Minority to Health Ministry

The Minority in Parliament has demanded an unqualified apology from the Ministry of Health (MoH) for its failure to clear donated antiretroviral drugs at...

Cecilia Dapaah replies OSP

Former Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Dapaah has described as misleading claims by the Office of the Special Prosecutor that she is involved in real estate...

JoyNews exposes cartel that forged documents to sell unapproved meters so customers enjoy free electricity

JoyNews investigations have uncovered a cartel including staff of ECG and security guards who forge documents to sell off unapproved meters to prospective consumers...

Ghana card issuance to newborn babies to begin in November – Bawumia

The Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has announced that the policy of issuing National Identification card popularly known as Ghana card to new born...

Government plans comprehensive redesign of E-Levy

Government has unveiled plans for a substantial overhaul of the Electronic Transfer Levy as part of its Medium Term Revenue Strategy. This move signifies a...

GJA condemns “barbaric” attack on UTV

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has condemned the attack on United Television (UTV) and has called on the Ghana Police Service (GPS) to prosecute...

Attack on UTV a violation of freedom of the media – Alan Kyerematen

Presidential aspirant, Alan Kyerematen has condemned the alleged invasion of the studios of UTV by some individuals, on Saturday evening, during the broadcast of...

NDC condemns ‘shameful NPP invasion’ of UTV

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has condemned in no uncertain terms the invasion of the United Television (UTV) studios by thugs last night. The group...

Information Ministry condemns attack on UTV

The Ministry of Information has condemned the attack on UTV studios during a live broadcast on Saturday evening. A press statement signed by the Minister of...

National Media Commission reacts to attack on UTV

The National Media Commission (NMC) says it is concerned about the increasing use of violence against media practitioners and journalists. This follows an attack on...

Bawumia celebrates 60th birthday with Kumasi Children’s Home [Photos]

Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia celebrated his 60th birthday with children at Kumasi Children’s Home. He donated assorted food, drinks, toiletries and other items worth...

School bus catches fire at Akatsi Agbedrafor junction

A bus carrying student athletes from second cycle schools in the lower mid zone of the Volta region caught fire at Akatsi Agbedrafor junction...

BoG Governor, deputies commiserate with Kufuor, family [Photos]

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana and his Deputies have signed the book of condolence to commiserate with former President John Agyekum Kufuor...

Barber jailed 10-years for threatening the life of Obuasi Bitters CEO

A 35-year old barber has been sentenced to 10-years imprisonment in hard labour after he pleaded guilty to two counts of threat of death...

Approach sex as a man, not as a pastor – Family Life Coach advises pastors

Family life coach and consultant, Allan Akomeng Mensah has advised pastors to approach sex with their wives as men and not with a missionary...

Police arrest 16 persons for allegedly invading UTV studios

The Ghana Police Service have arrested 16 people who allegedly went to disrupt normal programming at the premises of UTV studios. The arrest, according to...

Woman crashed to death at Gomoa Dominase, another in critical condition

A woman identified as Efua Mbrewa has died in an accident involving a vehicle of the University of Cape Coast (UCC). Another person is...

Advocacy group reveals challenges with Ghana’s immunisation programme

Mercy Amokwando, a prominent advocate of "Hope for Future Generations," has highlighted the importance of prioritising immunisation in Ghana. Miss Amokwando has asserted...

Upper East: JoyNews’ Albert Sore is 2022 GJA Journalist of the Year

JoyNews’ Upper East Regional correspondent, Albert Sore has been adjudged the Journalist of the Year in the region by the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA). ...

Govt to settle Korle Bu hospital’s 4million debt

Chief Executive Officer of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr. Opoku Ware Ampomah says the government has indicated its willingness to settle the four...

Theresa Kufuor dedicated her life to God and Ghana –  Nandom Naa

The Paramount Chief of the Nandom Traditional Area, Naa Professor Edmund Nminyem Delle, Chiir VIII, has described the late former First Lady, Theresa Kufuor,...