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Mahama asks for prayers for Christian Atsu

Former President John Dramani Mahama has asked Ghanaians to continue lifting up prayers for ex-Black Stars player, Christian Atsu.  Christian Atsu is reportedly trapped under...

U/E Regional Minister calls for all guns at Bawku to go silent

The Upper East Regional Minister, Stephen Yakubu, is demanding immediate silencing of guns at Bawku. He sought for peace to reign in the region. “We have...

Horrific videos from Turkey’s massive earthquake

News is still coming in from across Turkey following a massive 7.7 earthquake that hit the country on Monday, February 6, 2023. Multiple reports confirm...

Couple nearly lynched at Kasoa for allegedly stealing mobile phones

Two persons, believed to be husband and wife, escaped lynching when they were nabbed stealing items at Kasoa CP in the Awutu Senya East...

Four out of 6 who inserted stick into an*s of teenager jailed

Six persons including a 79-year-old man, Francis Amoako, who inserted a stick into the anus of a 16-year-old boy at Agogo in the Asante...

Suame traders fume; resist planned demolition of market

Traders in the Suame Municipality of the Ashanti Region are protesting alleged plans to demolish their market space. The agitated traders claim the local assembly...

Rejoinder: Statement made by one Alu Menza III

The Gwira Traditional Council has responded to a press statement issued by Alu Menza III regarding the supposed withdrawal of the mining license granted...

Road Safety Authority to regularise operations of shuttles for private schools

The National Road Safety Authority is working with stakeholders to regularise the activities of shuttles for private schools. The Director for Regulations, Inspection and Compliance...

Bawumia leads 40 NPP MPs to Alhaji Jawula’s funeral

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is leading some New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament to the funeral of the late Lepowura Alhaji MND...

Medical doctor cries on Joy FM over debt exchange [Video]

A medical doctor and financial advisor got emotional on Monday morning when addressing the government’s ongoing Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). Dr Yaw Perbi, while...

Individual Pension Bondholders picket at Finance Ministry

Individual Pension Bondholders are picketing at the Ministry of Finance on Monday February 6,2023 to demand their total exemption from the ongoing Domestic Debt...

CHRAJ dismisses case against Francisca Oteng Mensah

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has dismissed allegations of conflict of interest against the Deputy Minister of Gender, Children and...

Good news as $1 now ¢10.40

The Ghana cedi continued its recent gain against the US dollar, starting the week on a positive note. Checks by Joy Business at the forex...

Gold-for-Oil: NPA to regulate prices

To ensure that the prices of petroleum products imported under the Gold-for-Oil (G4O) programme reflect at the pumps to benefit consumers, the National Petroleum...

Okudzeto Ablakwa needs to be punished – Lawyer 

Private legal practitioner, Maurice Ampaw, has expressed his surprise at North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa’s “disrespect of the law”. This...

Police Inspector handcuffs man over GH¢2 ‘akpeteshie’ debt

A cobbler, Frank Kofi Adu, at Suma Ahenkro near Sampa in the Jaman North District of the Bono Region was handcuffed by a policeman,...

Emile Short’s autobiography to be launched

The first Commissioner of Ghana’s Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice, (CHRAJ), Justice Emile Short, has put pen to paper, and the result...

University of Ghana justifies 20 percent fee charges

The University of Ghana has justified the 20 percent adjustment made to Academic Facility User Fees for the 2022/2023 academic year. The University said the...

Toyota Camry falls into Alajo drain

A Toyota Camry that fell into the Alajo Drain has been removed. The car with number plate DV161L, according to residents, fell into the drain...

Police Inspector who handcuffed man over GH¢2 ‘akpeteshie’ debt interdicted

The Ghana Police Service has interdicted one of its personnel, Inspector Kennedy Mantey Ampofo, over professional misconduct. The Inspector stationed at the Sampa District...

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...