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Why top pastors are afraid to voice out on LGBT+ issues in Ghana – Prophet Kumchacha drops details [Video]

Ghanaian prophet and founder of Heaven’s Gate Ministry, Nicholas Osei popularly known as Kumchacha has revealed what he says is the reason some popular...

How Kufour’s birthday worked wonders for lottery stakers [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · How Kufour's birthday worked wonders for lottery stakers During the National Lottery Authority (NLA’s) 60th anniversary celebration, some people won lotto with former...

Businesses risk collapse over new tax bills – Tax analyst [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Businesses risk collapse over new tax bills The Lead Tax and Regulatory Partner at Deloitte- Ghana, George Ankomah has said the three new...

Land guards attack, burn office at Ashalaja

Tension is brewing at Ashalaja in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region after suspected land guards stormed Nii Akwanor Royal Family...

Ghanaians react to new ‘Digital Transport Fee’ for Uber and Bolt

Ghanaians are up in arms on social media with ride-hailing applications over a development which is affecting their cost of using the services. Over the...

How did the policemen land at Axim galamsey site? Peter Toobu on viral video

Member of Parliament for Wa West, Peter Lanchene Toobu has questioned the grounds on which some police officers went on an operation at a...

Traders Advocacy Group reacts to new taxes

President of Traders Advocacy Group Ghana (TAGG), David Kwadwo Amoateng has expressed his displeasure about the passage of the three new taxes. He explained that,...

School Feeding caterer replies Mahama [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · School Feeding caterers reply Mahama The Ashanti Regional Organiser of the School Feeding caterers, Mercy Ofosu Mensah has slammed former President Mahama over...

Three scams to avoid this Easter season in Ghana

As Easter approaches, the Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has issued a public alert warning the public to be cautious of online scams that may...

Interior Ministry declares April 7 and April 10 statutory holidays

The Ministry of Interior has declared Friday, April 7, 2023, and Monday, April 10, 2023, as public holidays. A press statement signed by Interior Minister...

Opuni, Agongo trial to re-start from scratch – New presiding judge rules

The trial of former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni, and businessman Seidu Agongo, will re-start...

Lady apologizes to male friend after accusing him of rape several times

A young man, identified as Richard Osita, has called out his female friend, Bella Nwoko, who falsely accused him of rape. According to Richard, his...

Police officer drowns in abandoned Asanko mine

A Police officer with the Ashanti South Police Command has been confirmed dead after he fell into an abandoned mine at Asanko Gold Ghana...

51 persons remanded over attack on Golden Star Wassa Limited

Fifty-one persons who allegedly attacked employees of Golden Star Wassa Limited (GSWL) and destroyed several properties belonging to the company have appeared before District...

‘Water is death’ for residents of Nantong-Zuo

On February 23, 2022, Fuseini Zakaria passed away in his home at Nantong Zua in the Tamale South Municipality of the Northern Region. Per Islamic...

Tamale High Court revokes bench warrant for Savelugu MP

The Tamale High Court has rescinded its decision to issue a bench warrant for the Savelugu MP, Jacob Abdulai Iddrisu. The Court presided over by...

Ashanti Regional Minister ‘fights’ school feeding caterers

Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, chastised and disregarded caterers under the school feeding programme who besieged the Regional Coordinating Council. The caterers picketed at...

Tears as KNUST final year student passes on

Students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have been thrown into a state of mourning following the death of a...

Manager remanded over power theft

A 35-year-old manager has been remanded by an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly stealing electricity worth GH¢8,390 at Shiashie in Accra. Philip Emmanuel Yankey was...

Fair Wages and Salaries Commission to reward whistleblowers

The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) has promised to reward persons who volunteer information on payroll irregularities in public sector institutions. The Commission...

Lemonade Finance puts smiles on faces at Nyamedua Orphanage

Lemonade Finance in collaboration with its brand ambassador, Delay on Saturday, April 1, 2023, put smiles on the faces of children at Nyamedua Orphanage,...

UG wants ‘Old Vandal’ judge removed from case, injunction quashed

The University of Ghana (UG) is seeking to remove the judge hearing the substantive case between it and some of its all-male Commonwealth Hall....

Tamale tanker drivers declare sit-down strike

Water tanker drivers in the Tamale metropolis have declared a sit-down strike in protest of the increasing price of water, urging the government to...

Commonwealth Hall case: UG wants ‘Old Vandals’ judge removed from case

The University of Ghana (UG) is seeking to remove the judge hearing the substantive case between it and some of its all-male Commonwealth Hall. The...

GES announces Easter break for SHS students

Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed heads of all Senior High Schools/Senior High Technical Schools (SHS) to break students on Thursday, April 6,...

Assault of Latif Iddrisu: AG says IGP does not want to settle

A representative of the Attorney General, Nancyrita Twumasi Asiamah, has told an Accra High Court that the Inspector General of Police (IGP), says he...

NPP communicator arrested for power theft

The Odumase-Krobo police detained an aspiring assembly member for Mampong Electoral Area in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality of the Eastern region for allegedly...

Tipper truck crushes motor rider to death on Awutu Bereku road

A 30-year-old motor rider, Ebo Timothy has met his untimely death after he was crushed by a tipper truck with the registration number GN...

Three new tax bills were more important than my life – Nanton MP

The Member of Parliament for Nanton, Mohammed Tuferu, says voting for the new tax bills on Friday was more important to him than his...

 Immigration officer shot dead; two others critically injured

An immigration officer has been shot dead at Bawku in the Upper East Region. Two other officers are fighting for their lives at the...

Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire to pay Ghana GH¢31 million for lotto numbers

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) is to generate GH¢31 million royalties in 2023 from Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire from the use of Ghana's lotto...

I tried to rescue Major Mahama – Accused claims, but prosecution disputes it

One of the 14 persons accused of killing Major Maxwell Adam Mahama claims he rather tried to rescue the military officer during his alleged...

Axim: Police officer was smart enough to plead – Toobu on officer attacked in viral video

Member of Parliament for Wa West, Peter Lanchene Toobu, has described a policeman as smart for pleading for his life while being attacked by...

NLA on course to settle GH₵15m unpaid wins – Sammi Awuku

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) says it is on course to settle a debt of over GH₵15 million of unpaid wins. According to the Director–General...

NLA boss reveals why toilet facility was closed 4 days after commissioning [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · NLA Boss reveals why toilet facility was closed 4 days after commissioning The Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) has recounted how...

Why NLA staff don’t partake in games [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · AWUKU ON STAFF NLA GAME The Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Samuel Awuku, has said management, staff and Board at NLA...

1000 Ghanaian youth to benefit from $100m work-study in USA fund

Ghanaian students will have the opportunity to work and study legally following the launch of the SOS-Nekotech USA-Canada Master's Degree Work-Study Program. The...

School Feeding caterers in Ashanti region withdraw services over unpaid arrears

Caterers on the School Feeding Programme in Ashanti Region have withdrawn their services over unpaid arrears. The decision comes a day before the reopening of...

Aliu Mahama speaks on Muslim marriages and divorce bill

The new chairman of Parliament’s Muslim Caucus is pushing for an urgent passage of a Muslim marriage and divorce law. A few weeks ago, the...

Politicians urged to adapt to the law  

A justice of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany Justice Dr. Sibylle Kessal-Wulf says the relations between the national constitutional organs must be influenced...