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Dollar has broken jail – Sam Korankye-Ankrah

The Founder and General Overseer of the Royal House Chapel International, Most Rev Sam Korankye-Ankrah, has bemoaned the government’s failure to address the country’s...

Four fined over disturbances during NDC election

Four persons arrested in connection with the disturbances that occurred during the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Constituency elections at Adansi North have been convicted. They...

Tema residents to experience 5 hours blackout on Wednesday

Residents at Tema in the Greater Accra Region are to expect total darkness on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, ahead of the funeral of their...

I don’t regret my decision on Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election – Ofosu-Ampofo

National Chairman of the Opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu- Ampofo, has said that he still stands by his decision to pull the...

Police pounce on ‘wee’ suspects

Four persons suspected to be peddlers and users of narcotic drugs, also known as ‘wee’, have been arrested at Kotei in Kumasi. The suspects included...

Koku Anyidoho offers powerful prayer for Akufo-Addo amidst economic crisis

The founder of the Atta-Mills Institute, Koku Anyidoho, has offered powerful prayers for President Nana Akufo-Addo asking God to redeem Ghana from the current...

I dreamt of participating in NSMQ in class 4 – Prempeh College contestant

Lionel Sefa Boakye Yiadom was in class four when he started dreaming of representing Prempeh College at the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ). He...

GUTA raises alarm over benchmark value increment

 The Ghana Union of Traders Associations (GUTA), says it has come to the notice of the members of the trading community that the Ghana...

200 mental health patients abandoned at Accra Psychiatric Hospital

The Accra Psychiatric Hospital has 200 patients at the facility who have been abandoned by their relatives. A Psychiatrist at the facility, Dr Nana Adobea...

Police arrest suspects in Dzorwulu land dispute

The Police have arrested suspects Nana Owusu Banahene and James Quainoo in connection with some disturbances at Dzorwulu Accra, over a disputed land. The suspects...

Men in NPP now boys – AFAG Vice President on economic hardships

A pro-New Patriotic Party (NPP) pressure group is up in alms with the Akufo-Addo government over the current economic conditions. According to Alliance for Accountable...

Nerasol Ghana honoured at GIITA awards

Nerasol Ghana and its boss Mr. Samuel Ofori-Gyampoh received recognition at the 12th Ghana Information Technology & Telecom Awards (GITTA) 2022 held at Mövenpick...

Its time for a lean govt – OccupyGhana tells Akufo-Addo

Pressure group OccuppyGhana is demanding that President Nana Akufo-Addo runs “a lean and mean government” to fix the current economic hardship in the country. In...

Police probe disturbances at Dzorwulu

The Ghana Police Service is appealing for calm following a shooting incident at Dzorwulu, a suburb in Accra Monday evening. A man is seen in...

Aluminium glaziers to lock up shops over price hikes in raw materials

The Professional Glaziers Association of Ghana has served notice to lockup shops over what they described as continuous outrageous price hikes of raw materials. They...

National Cathedral: Never mind the difficult time; some people will still support – Rev Dr Joyce Aryee

A member of the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral project, Rev Dr Joyce Aryee, has expressed confidence that the current economic crisis...

Suspects in Nkwanta South shooting slapped with fresh charges

Four suspects arrested in connection with a shooting incident at Nkwanta South in the Oti Region have been slapped with fresh charges. This was after...

IGP to meet Media Coalition Against Galamsey over petition against Wontumi

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, will on Thursday, October 27 meet with the Media Coalition Against Galamsey, over the latter’s...

GAF undertakes social intervention projects

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) is currently embarking on social intervention projects in some deprived communities in the northern parts of Ghana. The project is...

Ashaiman markets, shops to be closed for funeral of late Tema Mantse

The Ashaiman Divisional Council has announced a two-day closure of all shops and market centres in the Municipality. The closure, which is scheduled for Friday,...

Reassign Ofori-Atta and Adu Boahen – AFAG says in 8 proposals to Akufo-Addo

Pro-New Patriotic Party (NPP) pressure group, Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG), has called on President Nana Akufo-Addo to reassign Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta and...

National Cathedral Secretariat opens call centre

The National Cathedral Secretariat has announced the opening of a call centre to facilitate communication with the general public. Member of the Board of Trustees,...

New GES boss pledges to work with all stakeholders

The newly appointed Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Dr Eric Nkansah, has assured the government of his readiness to work very hard...

Govt issues deadline for registration of all excavators

All excavator owners and operators have been given up till November 2, 2022, to register with their Metropolitan, Municipal or District Assemblies (MMDAs). The directive...

Man petitions Supreme Court to allow him marry another wife

A Ghanaian, Samuel Ampomah, on October 18, 2022, prayed a seven-member panel of the Supreme Court, presided over by Justice Baffoe-Bonnie, to order the...

UAE bans Ghana, 19 others from visiting Dubai

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced a visa ban on nationalities from 20 African countries seeking to visit Dubai, according to DW Africa. The...

Akufo-Addo to address Ghanaians on ‘ailing’ economy

President Nana Akufo-Addo is expected to address Ghanaians on the prevailing economic crisis, Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has said. The address, according to the...

Govt not sleeping on the job – Oppong Nkrumah

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has reiterated the government's commitment to stabilise the cedi. According to him, they are still working and the right approaches...

Minority backs calls for removal of new GES boss

JoyNews/AdomNews · Minority backs call for removal of new GES DG The Minority in Parliament has waded into the controversy surrounding the appointment of Dr...

Jospong Group wins big at 40 Under 40 awards

Four industrious young men and women from the camp of the Jospong Group of Companies have been nominated and awarded at the just ended...

Unless there is delay, no bail for Aisha Huang – Judge

The Accra High Court has reaffirmed its stance not to grant bail to alleged Chinese galamsey kingpin, En Huan a.k.a. Aisha Huang. According to the...

Mankessim murder case: Two more bodies exhumed

It has emerged that, the first accused person in the Mankessim murder case, Christopher Ekow Clarke Quansah, has led the police to exhume two...

Nana Agradaa granted ¢150,000 bail in second case

A Circuit Court has granted the founder of the Heaven Way Church, Patricia Asiedua aka ‘Nana Agradaa’, bail in the sum of ¢150,000.  The bail is...

Company behind popular ‘Remember Me’ NABCO advert sets records straight

Riverblade Intuition, the company behind the popular Remember Me Nations Builders Corps (NABCO) political advertisement has cleared the air on what it described as...

Your pride will bring you down – Pastor to Akufo-Addo

Controversial man of God, Prophet Kofi Oduro, has criticised President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for what he described as the President’s recent arrogance. According to...

Aisha Huang case: Court orders Attorney-General to submit evidence

The Attorney General has been ordered by an Accra High Court to submit the full complement of the evidence it intends to rely on...

Customer Service Summit reveals the fact, the myth and experience

As part of deepening knowledge and practice of customer service, some leading customer service experts shared their rich and vast experience with the audience...

Railway workers cry over no money to buy fuel

Workers at the Ghana Railway Company Limited are crying foul over challenges which may lead to a total shutdown, if not checked. Already, a passenger...

Keep believing in me – Akufo-Addo appeals

President Nana Akufo-Addo has asked the citizenry to have faith in him to turn the country’s current economic crisis around. According to him, he has...

People who insult Akufo-Addo are witches – Okyenhene

JoyNews/AdomNews · People who insult Akufo-Addo over economic hardship are uncivilised, witches - Okyehene The Paramount Chief of Akyem Abuakawa Traditional Area says Ghanaians who...