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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...

Tema ECG disconnects 310 customers

The Tema Region of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has disconnected 310 customers, mainly for non-payment of electricity consumed. The disconnections were done as...

Don’t treat us like animals; we have rights – Ghanaian LGBTQI advocate

Director of LGBTQ+ Rights Ghana and a humanist, Alex Kofi Donkor has intimated that persons who express different sexuality either than what is familiar...

Axim attack and extortion: ‘I’m an informant’ – Prime suspect replies Police

The prime suspect in the alleged case of police attack and extortion in the Nzema East Municipality of the Western Region, Kwame Ato Asare...

Nanton MP was speeding – Driver whose car was hit recounts incident

The person whose car was hit by the Member of Parliament for Nanton, Mohammed Hardi Tuferu on Friday night has narrated the circumstances that...

Nanton MP was stitched up in Parliament’s washroom – Majority Chief Whip reveals

The Majority Chief Whip, Habib Iddrisu, has shockingly revealed that the Member of Parliament for Nanton, Mohammed Hardi Tuferu, was stitched up in Parliament’s...

Fire guts building at Bantama

Properties worth thousands of Ghana cedis have been lost in a fire at Bantama in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti region. The fire...

7 injured in ‘fight over woman’ during wake keeping

Seven persons have sustained injuries in a machete fight at Twifo Abodom in the Central Region after an alleged attempt by a gentleman to...

GAF warns against fraudulent recruitment advertisement

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has cautioned the general public against fraudulent 2023/2024 recruitment advertisements link. GAF has said it is not conducting...

It’s not a good practice to disclose your will before your death – Lawyer

Private legal practitioner, Albert Gyamfi has advised the general public against revealing the contents of their will before their death. Speaking on The Law, on JoyNews, he explained...

Be motivated by yourselves; inspired by successful alumni – YEA boss tells students

Chief Executive Officer of the Youth Employment Agency(YEA) Kofi Baah Agyepong has told students of his Alma Mater, Kumasi Senior High School (SHS) and...

Late Christian Atsu makes shortlist of 100 Most Impactful Changemakers

Late Ghanaian footballer, Christian Atsu has been named among the 100 Most impactful Changemakers for the year 2022. The annual list announced by Humanitarian Awards...

Importers and Exporters Association vow to block new taxes [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Importers And Exporters Association Vow To Block New Taxes The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana (IEAG) have vowed to resist the three...

Mahama murder: Police ignored leads to arrest killers, free my client – Lawyer to jury

Lawyers of the Second Accused person, Asabke Alangde, who is standing trial together with Gregory Afoko, has accused the police of ignoring leads that...

Fuel prices fall; Goil, Star sell at ¢12.65, ¢11.69 per litre

Some Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have begun reviewing prices of petroleum products downwards at the pumps from today. The expected price reduction should have commenced...

Ursula Owusu honours mum with library, tech hub at Akim Oda [Photos]

Minister of Communication and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu Ekuful, has constructed a library and technology hub in honour of her mother, Christiana Akua Birago Diawuo....

Mahama commiserates with Kojo Antwi, Azumah Nelson [Photos]

Former Ghanaian boxer Azumah Nelson and Ghanaian musician, Kojo Antwi have visited former President John Dramani Mahama. The legends visited Mr Mahama at his...

Withdrawing money from a deceased’s account to organise funeral is a criminal offence – Lawyer

A private legal practitioner, Albert Gyamfi, has described the act of family members withdrawing money from the bank account of a deceased to organise...

NSS personnel get January allowance

The National Service Personnel Association (NASPA) has confirmed the payment of January allowance. In a statement, the association urged personnel to get their E-zwich...

Bui Sugar Limited to employ over 6,000 people

The facility, which is expected to begin full production by the end of 2024 is being done through an equity agreement between Bui Sugar...

Middle aged man found hanging dead at Hamile

A man believed to be in his 40s has committed suicide in Hamile in the Upper West Region. He was found hanging on a tree...

Police officers beg illegal miners over bribe

Some police officers attached to the Axim District Police in the Western Region have been humiliated by suspected illegal miners, commonly called “galamseyers.” The galamseyers...

CEO of Ready Oil enstooled chief of Akyem-Muoso

The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Ready Oil Limited has been enstooled as the chief of Akyem-Muoso in the Eastern region. Known in private...

ECG owes Bui Power Authority $612 million

The Electricity Company of Ghana owes Bui Power Authority (BPA), the managers of the Bui Generating Station more than US$612 million, Mr. Samuel Kofi...

Former KNUST SRC Pesident, others acquitted of misappropriation allegations

Management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has acquitted some former executives of the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) of allegations of...

4 arrested for attacking police in Western region

The police say they have arrested four persons who arrested for attacking police in Western Region in a viral video. According to them, the allegation...

Superintendent Effia Tenge gets top position

Superintendent of Police, Effia Tenge who announced her resignation from the Ghana Police Service on April 1, 2023, is set to start a new...