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5 employees of K Ofori Enterprise remanded for allegedly siphoning ¢2.6m

Kwadwo Ofori Limited, a leading brand in the provision of building materials, have had five of its employees remanded for allegedly stealing building materials...

Boy, 7, battling for life as poo is stuck in bowel

A seven-year-old boy at Papa Agyei Village in the Abuakwa North Municipality in the Eastern Region is fighting for his life because poo has...

Meet Julia, a compassionate girl whose love for animals knows no bounds

She’s known for her absolute love and care for wounded animals. Her name is Julia, a 13-year-old Ghanaian-German girl who lives in Krefeld, Germany...

Clitocoins: Ladies offer sex as payment for car-hailing services

Ride-hailing services in Ghana have helped to transform the transport sector over the past few years and they continue to garner high patronage from...

Contractors will be paid before the end of year – Roads Minister

The Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Atta, says government would clear a “chunk” of outstanding debts owed road contractors before the end of the...

Police send fresh message on communication of prophecies

The Ghana Police Service says it has instituted 27th December every year as Prophecy Communication Compliance Day. The day, according to the Service, is...

Bawku clashes: Death toll now 18 as dozens flee out of fear

Dozens of people are fleeing troubled Bawku community following renewed chieftaincy issues which have resulted in the death of 18 persons and the destruction...

Soldiers asked to be mindful of duty to nation

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), Vice Admiral Seth Amoama, has reminded soldiers to demonstrate a high sense...

One reported dead in accident involving military vehicle

One person has been reported dead with another in critical condition in an accident involving a military vehicle at Bawku in the Upper East...

Bawumia visits Rev Owusu Bempah’s church [Photos]

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has visited the General Overseer of Glorious Word Power Ministry International, Reverend Isaac Owusu Bempah's church. This was on Sunday,...

MTN Ghana gifts hampers to Christmas babies at Korle Bu

MTN Ghana Foundation has gifted hampers to about 60 babies born during the yuletide at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. Mothers of babies...

Two poachers arrested at Mole National Park

Two poachers, Abdulai Osman and Sumani Fuseini, have been arrested by Rangers of Mole National Park in the West Gonja Municipality of the Savannah...

GNAT prepares about 500 teachers for promotion

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), has organised a training programme for about 500 of its members due for promotion in the Volta...

44 fire cases recorded on Christmas Day

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has said it has observed a sudden rise in fire cases during the Christmas festivities. In a statement, the...

40 prisoners freed as Church of Pentecost pays their fines

The Church of Pentecost has paid the fines of 40 inmates convicted of various crimes and serving in some of Ghana’s prisons. Chairman of the...

Seek help when you are going through difficulties – Lady Mae to Ghanaians

The Founder of Emerge New Woman, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Lady Mae, is appealing to Ghanaians to seek for help from right authorities when...

Electricity can shorten our happiness if we do not follow principles – ECG

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has called on the public to consider the precautious use of electrical power during the yuletide to help...

I have been through a lot in 2022 – Dag Heward Mills

Bishop Dag Heward-Mills, Founder and Presiding Bishop of the Lighthouse Group of Churches, has described the year 2022 as tough with difficult experiences. “I have...

Christmas: Passengers flood lorry terminals in Accra

Major lorry terminals in Ghana’s capital on the eve of Christmas got flooded with passengers travelling to other parts of the country for the...

Gory accident at West Hills Mall [Photo]

A trailer transporting wood pallets has crashed into a KIA mini truck at the West Hills Mall on the Kasoa-Accra Highway. The incident, according to...

Dag Heward-Mills opens up on how son’s death hit him

The Founder and Presiding Bishop of the Lighthouse Group of Churches, Bishop Dag Heward-Mills, has encouraged Christians to remain thankful and strong in the...

Mother dead, child and 1 other person in critical condition after Buokrom gory accident

A 40-year-old mother is reportedly dead after a Toyota tundra vehicle veered off the road and ran into a nearby shop at Buokrom Estate...

The Holyland: JoyNews visits Bethlehem, Jesus’ birthplace [Video]

As Christians mark the birth of Christ, thousands from all walks of life are on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem in Israel to spend time...

World suffering ‘famine of peace’, Pope says

Pope Francis has called for an "immediate end" to what he described as the "senseless war in Ukraine", in his annual Christmas Day message. Speaking...

Christmas babies: Five babies delivered on Christmas Day at KATH

It was profound joy and a memorable moment at the labour ward of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) as mothers welcomed their bouncy...

Akufo-Addo’s Christmas message to Ghanaians

President Akufo-Addo in his Christmas message to Ghanaians has prayed for the season to bring joy to all. He delivered the message on Saturday, stating...

Christmas Eve: Five vehicles crash in gory accident on Accra-Kumasi Highway

At least five vehicles reportedly crashed in an accident on the Accra-Kumasi Highway on Saturday, December 24, 2022. A viral video shared by Kofi TV...

GRA reacts to assault on man by ‘Custom officers’

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has condemned an assault on a yet-to-be-identified young man by some persons suspected to be Customs personnel. GRA says it...

Charles Bissue wants court to stop Special Prosecutor from investigating him

The former Secretary of the defunct Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) wants the court to prevent the Office of the Special Prosecutor from...

NSMQ’s Francisca Lamini scores straight As in first exams at Harvard

The memories of her exceptional individual performance from the 2021 edition of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ), when she represented her school,...

Tears as man dies, family injured in head-on collision at Abakam

A man, travelling with his family, died Thursday evening in an accident when his vehicle collided with an oncoming truck, with a foreign number,...

Bawku: 4 killed, 2 others in critical condition following fresh attacks

At least four more people have been killed in fresh attacks at Bawku in the Upper East Region. According to Joy News sources at least...

Man commits suicide by hanging at Kasoa Tollbooth

A young man has committed suicide by hanging at the banks of the Densu River, near the Kasoa Tollbooth, in the Ga South Municipality.  Horticulturists...

Aisha Huang’s accomplices slapped with fresh charges

State prosecutors have preferred fresh charges against three accomplices of En Huang, aka Aisha Huang, an alleged illegal miner standing trial for engaging in...

NSA Deputy Director General directed to refund allowances

Deputy Director General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Abdul Majeed Bawa, has been directed to refund allowances of accommodation and fuel he has...

COP Kofi Boakye spotted at Sammy Gyamfi’s wedding

Director of Legal and Prosecution of the Ghana Police Service, COP Nathan Kofi Boakye, was spotted at the marriage ceremony of Sammy Gyamfi, the...

Soldiers face incessant attacks from residents in galamsey communities

Soldiers deployed to clamp down on illegal mining operations have come under incessant violent attacks from affected communities.  According to the Central Command of the...

GRA shuts down Regal Chinese Restaurant at Osu [Photos]

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has closed down the Regal Chinese Restaurant at Osu, Accra. The development was as a result of non-compliance with its...

I wore a wet dress to write BECE – MP shares sad story

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina, Francis Xavier Sosu, has recounted the day he wore a wet uniform to write his Basic Education...

Man sues Ghana Police Service over alleged brutality

A civilian has sued the Ghana Police over an alleged manhandling by some personnel. According to the head of the Huahi Royal Family of Boadi...