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Shadrach Arloo’s death: Mpataba residents invoke curses on ‘killers’

Some residents in Mpataba, in the Jomoro District of the Western region, have invoked curses on the alleged killers of Shadrach Arloo. A policeman and...

Taxi driver found dead in cocoa farm under mysterious circumstances

A 40-year-old taxi driver has been found dead in a cocoa farm at Agona in the Sekyere South District of the Ashanti Region. The deceased,...

Pensioner Bondholders Forum to picket at Finance Ministry

A group, calling itself the Pensioner Bondholders Forum, is set to picket at the Ministry of Finance to register their displeasure over government’s decision...

NDC congress violence: Police arrest two more suspects

The police have arrested two more out of the 16 declared wanted for the violence at the 10th National Youth and Women’s Conference of...

Korle-Bu doctors suspend planned strike

Doctors at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital have suspended their intended withdrawal of services over their 13th-month salary arrears. The group earlier threatened to withdraw...

Bawku conflict being fed by politicians – Antwi-Danso

Security expert, Dr. Vladimir Antwi-Danso, says the ongoing conflict in Bawku is partially being fuelled by political interference. Speaking in an interview on The Probe...

30 alleged sex workers granted GH¢150,000 bail

Thirty out of a total of 34 sex workers, who appeared before the Tema Magistrates court, were on Tuesday granted GH¢5,000 bail each with...

Overlord of Gonjaland passes on

The Overlord of Gonjaland, Yagbonwura Tuntumba Boresa I, has passed on after a 12-year reign. The 90-year-old chief died on the dawn of Saturday, February...

Speak on Shadrach Arloo’s death like you did for George Floyd – Jomoro MP to Akufo-Addo

Member of Parliament (MP) for Jomoro, Dorcas Affo-Toffey, is demanding firm action be taken by the government over the death of one Shadrach Arloo,...

Family of man allegedly murdered at West Hills Mall petitions IGP

The family of the late Shadrack Arloo who was allegedly killed by some Police officers at the West Hills Mall has petitioned the Inspector-General...

Bawumia urges Muslims to unite in fighting illiteracy, poverty and disease

The Vice President, Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia, says the common enemies of Muslims are illiteracy, disease, and poverty. These enemies, he said, require that all Islamic...

Fire officers rescue woman whose leg was trapped in gutter [Video]

Fire rescuers from the Akropong Fire Station responded swiftly following a distress call at 0518 hours to rescue a woman whose right leg was...

3-year-old boy dies after nurses allegedly refuse to attend to him

A three-year-old child has met his untimely death after nurses at the Breman Brakwa Polyclinic in the Central Region allegedly refused to attend to...

Three-day-old baby abandoned in bush rescued

A three-day-old baby boy, abandoned in a bush, has been rescued at Moree, a fishing community in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese District in the Central Region. A...

Former NSMQ ‘shark’ now lives in pain due to Bipolar disorder, needs help

In September 2022, JoyNews’ Mahmud Mohammed-Nurudeen travelled to Jirapa, Upper West Region to meet Ningwie Leonard Lanyeli, who was rumored to be suffering from...

Ablakwa vs Kusi Boateng: The courts shouldn’t impede Parliament’s work – Bright Simons

Vice President of the think-tank Imani Centre for Policy and Education, Bright Simons, has stated that the courts must not stand in the way...

Fred Amugi honoured by Delta Paper

One of Ghana’s renowned actors, Fred Amugi, has been honoured by one of the leading tissue producers in Ghana, Delta Paper Mill, which produces...

Domestic fires top incidents for last 10 years

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) is working on a new regulatory regime that will make it mandatory for private residential accommodation owners to...

3 cars catch fire in separate accidents at Winneba [Photos]

Two cars burnt to ashes while another one was partially burnt within three hours on Saturday, February 4, 2023. These incidents are said to have...

Encourage China to support our debt restructuring efforts – Akufo-Addo to Germany

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Friday urged Germany to “encourage” China, an ad hoc member of the Paris Club, to support Ghana’s debt restructuring efforts. He...

All you need to know about Gold for Oil programme

Introduction: 1. The Gold for Oil (G4O) Programme is an initiative of the Government of Ghana to use the existing Bank of Ghana (BoG) Domestic...

3 die in motorbike accident at Yaw Bronya

Three people have died in a motorbike accident at Yaw Bronya in the Bosome Freho District of the Ashanti Region. The deceased include two males,...

23 arrested at Agbogbloshie for selling foodstuffs on bare ground

Public Health Officers from the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) have arrested some 23 traders at the Agbogbloshie market for selling foodstuff on bare floor...

Audit Report: Sammy Gyamfi’s call for heads to roll premature – MP

Member of Parliament (MP) for Afigya Kwabre North, Collins Adomako-Mensah, has said calls for the dismissal of officials cited for misappropriation in the Auditor-General’s...

Afram Plains farmers living in fear as Fulani herdsmen lay ambush

Farmers at Maame Krobo in the Kwawu Afram Plains South District of the Eastern Region are living in fear as Fulani herdsmen have fled...

Three dead, others injured in fatal accident at Apedwa

Three persons have been confirmed dead in an accident at Akyem Apedwa-Kyebi road in the Eastern Region after a vehicle carrying wood sommersaulted. The accident...

Sad as man dies just weeks after marrying love of life

A popular dad of two known throughout one town as a "gentle giant" tragically died suddenly only one month after marrying his partner. Michael James Leicester, from Warrington,...

Akufo-Addo accepts resignation of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs Minister

President Nana Akufo-Addo has assented to the resignation of Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ebenezer Kojo Kum, from office. Mr Kum also Member of...

Okudzeto Ablakwa kicks Rev. Kusi Boateng’s writ upon service by bailiff [Video]

Member of Parliament for North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa is seen in a viral video confronting a bailiff attempting to serve him a...

Rev. Kusi Boateng sues Okudzeto Ablakwa

The Secretary to the Board of the National Cathedral Secretariat, Rev Kusi Boateng, has filed an order of injunction against the MP for North...

Ablakwa reacts to Rev. Kusi Boateng’s injunction

The North-Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has responded to Reverend Kusi Boateng’s injunction against him.  The MP says he has instructed his lawyers to take...

84 students inducted into Ghana School of Law, Kumasi campus

The Ghana School of Law has revealed intentions to expand legal education to train more lawyers and other judicial officers to improve the administration...

One shot dead, shop burnt at Afram Plains over cattle [Audio+Video]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Afram Plain Clashes A 54-year-old farmer, Kwasi Ahoku, has been allegedly shot dead at Maamekrobo in the Kwahu Afram Plains South District of...

Asking for sex before jobs can collapse your business – Spiritualist [Video]

Brother Peter Hammond, a spiritualist, has cautioned business owners to never trade employment for sex. According to him, it is one unfortunate act that...

Bawku killings: Ayariga petitions CHRAJ, demands ¢3.5 compensation

Bawku Central MP Mahama Ayariga has petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to investigate alleged killings of civilians by the...

Virginity is a pride you must keep – Eastwood Anaba to overly horny Ghana Youth

Founder and leader of Eastwood Anaba Ministries, has said virginity is a pride that must be preserved. He says virgins should not let people who...

Concerned UG Students Association embark on ‘Yɛabrɛ mo 2.0’ demo [Video]

https://youtu.be/xJTa5fG9JLY Scores of University of Ghana (Legon) students have besieged the streets of Accra in recognition of a demo dubbed Yɛabrɛ mo 2.0 demo. The demonstration...

Jihadists may have infiltrated Bawku – Upper East Regional Minister

The Upper East Regional Security Council has raised concerns that jihadists may have infiltrated the town of Bawku leading to an escalation of the...

Two remanded for exhuming corpse at New Edubiase [Video]

https://youtu.be/iwfKJL-zhdQ The New Edubiase Magistrate Court has remanded two persons two weeks into police custody for exhuming a corpse at the New Edubiase cemetery in...

Akpaloo shades Osofo Kyiri Abosom over his pre-marital escapades [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · AKPALOO ON KYIRIBONSAM The Founder and Leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Kofi Akpaloo, has taken a swipe at reverend Christian...