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Abesim murder case: Accused fit to stand trial – Court rules

A Kaneshie District Court will start committal proceedings against Richard Appiah, the footballer who allegedly murdered two minors at Abesim and froze their body...

Motor rider burnt to death in gory accident on Haatso-Atomic road

A yet-to-be-identified motor rider has reportedly been burnt to death in a fatal accident on the Haatso-Atomic road in the Greater Accra region. The incident...

Carlos Ahenkorah incurs wrath of Adjei Kojo residents

A group calling itself the concerned citizens of Adjei Kojo has threatened to prevent Member of Parliament for the Tema West Constituency, Carlos Ahenkorah,...

Farmer found dead at Tei Nkwanta

A farmer, Ebenezer Tettey-Wayo, 41 years of age, has allegedly committed suicide at Tei Nkwanta near Koforidua in the Eastern Region. The victim was...

It’ll be a good thing to enter a nolle prosequi in Quayson’s case – NPP guru

A former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Nii Ayikoi Otoo, has joined calls for the prosecution of Assin North MP-elect, James Gyakye Quayson to...

Kwabena Agyepong wins 3rd Ghana Chicken Festival contest

New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential hopeful, Kwabena Adjei Agyepong, over the weekend won the 2023 Ghana Chicken Festival competition and called on the government...

I won’t intervene if you are caught in illegal mining – MP cautions constituents

Member of Parliament (MP) for Atwima Kwanwoma, Kofi Amanankwah-Manu, has made it clear that he will not intervene on behalf of anyone caught engaging...

28 batches of FanYogo recalled over poor texture

FanMilk has recalled 28 batches of FanYogo following consumers concern over their poor texture. According to FanMilk, while the products are totally safe for consumption,...

Renovated Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park to be re-opened to the public today

The renovated and redeveloped Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park will be re-opened to the public today, July 4, 2023. This is after President Nana Nana Addo...

OSP completes Charles Bissue, Adu Boahen probe

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has concluded investigations into allegations of corruption against a former Minister of State at the Ministry of...

ECG can’t pay 100% for power it buys – John Jinapor

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Mines and Energy Committee, John Jinapor, has faulted the Chamber of Independent Power Producers and the Electricity Company of Ghana...

TUC to meet NLC today over strike against Sunon Asogli 

Leadership of Organized Labour of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) will today, July 4, meet the National Labour Commission (NLC), following the former’s planned...

Complete development projects initiated by your predecessors – Dormaahene   

Paramount Chief of Dormaa Traditional Area, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II, has urged successive governments to endeavour to continue and complete development projects initiated...

Energy Minister to be honoured at 14th MTN Pulse Africa Role Model Awards

Energy Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, popularly known as ‘Napo’, is scheduled to receive an honourary award at the 14th MTN Pulse Africa Role Model...

Bullion van attack: Two suspects remanded

The Kaneshie District Court has remanded into Police custody two persons for their alleged involvement in the attack of a bullion van, which led...

NSMQ reacts to death of 2021 Ketasco finalist James Lutterodt

The National Science & Maths Quiz (NSMQ) has been deeply saddened by the sudden passing of James Lutterodt, one of the bright contestants who...

GWCL to shut down Weija treatment plants; check out areas to be affected

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has announced the shutdown on Tuesday, July 4 of two of the three treatment plants at the Weija...

Dormaa chief should be sacked as a justice of the High Court – Sam Okudzeto

The Dormaahene, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II, should be sacked as a justice of the High Court for making public utterances on matters pending...

2021 NSMQ Ketasco star dead

James Lutterodt, a notable participant in the 2021 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ), has sadly passed away. James, along with his teammates Francisca Lamini...

Former Power Minister sends important message to ECG boss

Dr. Kwabena Donkor, a former Power Minister, is offering advice to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) on the importance of improving efficiency to...

Wendy Shay concerned about excessive import duties; urges Akufo-Addo to take action

Rufftown singer Wendy Shay has passionately reached out to President Nana Akufo-Addo, expressing her worry over the steep import duties imposed on vehicles and...

ECG, IPPs agree on payment plan

JoyNews is learning of an agreement reached between the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Chamber of Independent Power Producers (IPPs) for a...

We haven’t given IPPs any money; we’ve only reached an agreement – ECG

The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has disclosed that monies have not yet been paid to the Independent Power Producers...

NDC member killed, another injured in gory accident

A Deputy Youth Organizer aspirant of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Amenfi East Constituency of the Western Region, Maclean Jacob Asaah, has...

Your comments might affect your promotion – Majority Leader on Dormaahene’s call for discontinuance of Gyakye Quayson’s case

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has advised the Dormaahene, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II, who is also a High Court judge to...

AG rejects Dormaahene’s ‘unhealthy’ comment on Gyakye Quayson’s case

The Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has expressed concern regarding comments made by individuals in high positions that could potentially impact the ongoing criminal...

Judges should cause arrest of lawyers who bribe them – GBA PRO

Judges have been urged to report lawyers who try to bribe them to rule in favour of their clients to the police. According to the...

GNAT donates life jackets to teachers; urges govt to improve access to education

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has called on the government to remove all barriers preventing equal access to education in the country. The...

Parliament likely to debate anti-LGBTQ+ bill this week

Parliament is expected to debate the bill on the Promotion of Proper Sexual Human Rights and Ghanaian Family Values also known as the anti-LGBT...

President Akufo-Addo to commission redeveloped Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park on Tuesday

The redeveloped Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, with a cost of $3.5 million, is set to be commissioned on July 4, 2023, by the President...

Alban Bagbin enskinned chief at Nadowli Kaleo

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has been enskinned at Takpo as Naa Sunoyong Maalo Bagbin I, Tinmaali Naa of Takpo Traditional Council at...

Always be battle ready against evil spirits – Agyinasare tells Christians

Founder and Presiding Bishop of Perez Chapel International, Archbishop Charles Agyinasare, has admonished Christians to always be prepared for spiritual warfare against evil spirits. He...

Gyakye Quayson is the Joseph of NDC – Apostle Amoako Attah

Founder and Leader of Parliament Chapel International, Apostle Francis Amoako Attah, has revealed a powerful revelation about the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of...

GBA urges judges not to be intimidated by attacks or threats

The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has condemned pronouncements and commentaries that tend to intimidate, threaten, and attack the personality of judges over their judgements and rulings. It...

Address human rights abuses – Rev. Opuni Frimpong tells lawyers

The immediate past General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, Rev. Dr Kwabena Opuni Frimpong, has called on the Ghana Bar Association (GBA)...

Stray bullet hits woman during coronation at Amosima

The Safohene of Amosima community in the Abura Asebe Kwamankese in the Central Region, Kweku Apagya, has been apprehended by the Amosima police over...

3 dead, 17 injured in accident on N1 highway

A tragic accident which occurred at Water Works on the N1 highway in the Greater Accra Region on Sunday has claimed the lives of...

Halt Gyakye Quayson’s trial – Dormaahene to Akufo-Addo

Dormaahene and President of the Bono Regional House of Chiefs, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II, has appealed to the President, Nana Akufo-Addo to intervene...

NLC summons TUC over intended strike against Sunon Asogli

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has summoned the Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC) to appear before it on Tuesday, July 4, for a hearing...

24-year-old Okada rider shot dead in robbery attack

A robbery gang has killed a 24-year-old Okada rider and bolted with his motorbike at Kwarfokurom near Nsawam in the Eastern Region. The 24-year-old deceased...