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Check out when Tamale Interchange will be completed

The contractor working on the Tamale Interchange has indicated that the project is about 80% complete.The project will be fully completed by the...

Rent Control reacts to ‘office locked over non-payment of arrears’ report

The Rent Control Department has reacted to reports purporting that one of their offices has been closed down by landlord over non-payment of rent.The...

Another Police officer found dead in hotel room, leaves ‘suicide’ note

A Lance Corporal, identified as Sarah Adjei of the Quarter Master stores at Nkwakwa Divisional Headquarters, has been found dead in a hotel room.According...

Collapsed galamsey pit kills 2 SHS students at Asiakwa

Two teenagers have died after an illegal mining (galamsey) pit collapsed at Asiakwa, a suburb of the Eastern Region.The victims have been identified...

Armed robbers attack passengers on Obuasi highway

Robbers attacked passengers plying the Obuasi-Adasni Asokwa Highway, Saturday night.The unidentified armed men robbed some passengers of a Leyland container with registration number ...

1D1F: Akufo-Addo commissions Savelugu rice factory, technology solution centre

President Nana Akufo-Addo has commissioned the GH¢7.3 million Savelugu rice processing factory, as part of his two-day tour of the Northern Region.The factory is...

9 arrested following renewed clashes between feuding factions at Teshie

Nine persons have been arrested following renewed clashes between two feuding factions of the Teshie Traditional Council.Speaking to JoyNews, Deputy Public Relations Officer for the Greater...

University of Ghana lauds govt for free campus WiFi

The Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, has commended the government for providing free WiFi to the University...

Ya-Naa sends message to Akufo-Addo

The Overlord of Dagbon, Ya-NaaAbukari II, says the outstanding leadership qualities exhibited by President Nana Akufo-Addo has brought peace to Dagbon, and repositioned the...

Farmer found dead in his room

A 56-year-old farmer has been found dead in his room at Nkwanta Eduaful in the Mfantseman Municipality in the Central Region.It is not immediately...

Greater Works conference ends with declaration for younger generation

The annual Greater Works Conference organised by the International Central Gospel Church has ended in Accra with a call on young Africans to fulfill...

Property of police constable killed by lover moved to Obuasi [Video]

The property of Police Constable Sandra Asiedu, alleged to have been killed by her lover, has been transferred from Damongo to Obuasi in the...

Sad scenes from one week observation of police constable stabbed by lover [Video]

The one-week observation for female police constable, Sandra Asiedu, reportedly stabbed to death by her lover has been held.The solemn event is being held at...

Husband leaves wife and kidney diseased child for another woman

Single mum of six, Gifty Dzodze, has cried out to Ghanaians to support her child who has a kidney problem. The family’s living condition...

‘Aboboyaa’ on highways to be banned

As part of the 'Let’s make Accra work' agenda, Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has engaged government officials within the capital to conclude...

2 dead in mining pit at Akyem-Asiakwa

Two persons have been confirmed dead after a tree hit them in a mining pit at Akyem-Asiakwa in the Eastern Region.The deceased, whose names...

Speaker commiserates with family of police outrider killed in accident [Photos]

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has visited the family of the police outrider killed in his convoy at Juaso in the Ashanti Region.The rider,...

Nana B lands new appointment

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed the National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, as the Board Chairman of the...

Four injured in violent clash at Koforidua PROTOA station

One person fell unconscious while three other persons sustained severe injuries during a violent clash at a lorry station in Koforidua, the Eastern Regional...

UTAG reacts to NLC’s injunction

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has expressed disappointment in the National Labour Commission (NLC) over an injunction against their strike.UTAG members are...

NLC secures injunction against UTAG

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has secured an interlocutory injunction to compel the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) to call off their strike.The...

Driver who caused Bagbin’s convoy accident under police guard in hospital

The driver, who caused a motor accident that killed a dispatch rider at Juaso in the Ashanti Region, has been placed under police guard.The...

Kwame Sefa Kayi gets top appointment

Host of Kokrokro morning show on Peace FM, Kwame Sefa Kayi, has been appointed a board member of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA).In some...

UG reacts to $165m judgment debt claim

The University of Ghana (UG) has debunked claims that it has been slapped with a $165m judgment debt by a New York Court for...

Pastor Mensa Otabil advocates industrial revolution for Africa’s youth

“This is the most important moment for Africa’s economic emancipation and the entrepreneurial empowerment of its young men and women," Pastor Mensa Otabil has...

Parliament breaks silence on Alban Bagbin’s accident

The Director of Public Affairs of Parliament, Kate Addo, has confirmed an accident involving Speaker Alban Bagbin's convoy at Juaso in the Ashanti Region.According...

Manasseh Azure’s message to Kissi Agyebeng over appointment as Special Prosecutor

Senior journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has taken to his Facebook platform to congratulate Kissi Agyebeng on his appointment as Special Prosecutor.Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo,...

We will make Ghana ungovernable if … GNAT

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has called on President Nana Akufo-Addo to set up a commission as part of measures to address...

Teshie disturbances: 9 people arrested

Nine persons have been arrested by the police at Teshie in the Greater Accra region, following a chieftaincy dispute which has resulted in a...

Farmer loses 36 sheep, other animals to suspected arsonist

A farmer at Kusanaba near Bawku West District in the Upper East Region has lost 36 sheep and several guinea fowls, among others, to...

Lighthouse Case: Fresh revelations as judge urges out-of-court settlement

Within 20 minutes, Justice Frank Aboadwe Rockson, delivered two rulings against Lighthouse Chapel International (LCI). He also awarded GH₵6,000 as cost against the church.The church was...

What Liberia Camp will be used for after demolition on this date… [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · What Liberia Camp will be used for after demolition on this dateThe District Chief Executive (DCE) for Gomoa East, Solomon Darko-Quarm, has...

Pregnant woman killed; baby removed with one leg chopped off at Ekumfi [Photo]

A pregnant woman, believed to be in her 30's, has been killed, her baby has also been removed with one leg chopped off at...

Gomoa chiefs welcome demolition of Liberia Camp

Chiefs of Gomoa Fetteh in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region have lauded the District Security Council (DISEC) on the decision to demolish the...

Hackman Owusu Agyemang reveals NPP’s major mistake

Chairman of the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) Council of Elders, Hackman Owusu-Agyemang, has opened up on what he describes as the party's major mistake. According to...

Brave taxi driver knocks down armed robber

The bravery of a taxi driver, identified as Kofi Seidu Emmanuel, has foiled a car robbery attempt.He knocked down one of the members of...

School Feeding Program sends strong warning to caterers who are not cooking for children

The Ghana School Feeding Program (GSFP) has sent a strong warning to caterers who are not cooking for children.The program says their attention has...

I will suppress and repress corruption – Special Prosecutor

JoyNews/AdomNews · I will suppress and repress corruption - Special ProsecutorThe newly appointed Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyabeng, has vowed to suppress and repress corruption...

Islamic school for the blind under construction in Accra and Kumasi

The construction of an Islamic School for the blind is underway in Accra and Kumasi.It will provide quality education for visually impaired children in...

Man who slit his throat after killing pregnant wife passes on [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Man who slit his throat after killing pregnant wife passes onA 35-year-old man, who murdered his pregnant wife and subsequently slashed his...