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Sad as man dies just weeks after marrying love of life

A popular dad of two known throughout one town as a "gentle giant" tragically died suddenly only one month after marrying his partner. Michael James Leicester, from Warrington,...

Akufo-Addo accepts resignation of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs Minister

President Nana Akufo-Addo has assented to the resignation of Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ebenezer Kojo Kum, from office. Mr Kum also Member of...

Okudzeto Ablakwa kicks Rev. Kusi Boateng’s writ upon service by bailiff [Video]

Member of Parliament for North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa is seen in a viral video confronting a bailiff attempting to serve him a...

Rev. Kusi Boateng sues Okudzeto Ablakwa

The Secretary to the Board of the National Cathedral Secretariat, Rev Kusi Boateng, has filed an order of injunction against the MP for North...

Ablakwa reacts to Rev. Kusi Boateng’s injunction

The North-Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has responded to Reverend Kusi Boateng’s injunction against him.  The MP says he has instructed his lawyers to take...

84 students inducted into Ghana School of Law, Kumasi campus

The Ghana School of Law has revealed intentions to expand legal education to train more lawyers and other judicial officers to improve the administration...

One shot dead, shop burnt at Afram Plains over cattle [Audio+Video]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Afram Plain Clashes A 54-year-old farmer, Kwasi Ahoku, has been allegedly shot dead at Maamekrobo in the Kwahu Afram Plains South District of...

Asking for sex before jobs can collapse your business – Spiritualist [Video]

Brother Peter Hammond, a spiritualist, has cautioned business owners to never trade employment for sex. According to him, it is one unfortunate act that...

Bawku killings: Ayariga petitions CHRAJ, demands ¢3.5 compensation

Bawku Central MP Mahama Ayariga has petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to investigate alleged killings of civilians by the...

Virginity is a pride you must keep – Eastwood Anaba to overly horny Ghana Youth

Founder and leader of Eastwood Anaba Ministries, has said virginity is a pride that must be preserved. He says virgins should not let people who...

Concerned UG Students Association embark on ‘YÉ›abrÉ› mo 2.0’ demo [Video]

https://youtu.be/xJTa5fG9JLY Scores of University of Ghana (Legon) students have besieged the streets of Accra in recognition of a demo dubbed Yɛabrɛ mo 2.0 demo. The demonstration...

Jihadists may have infiltrated Bawku – Upper East Regional Minister

The Upper East Regional Security Council has raised concerns that jihadists may have infiltrated the town of Bawku leading to an escalation of the...

Two remanded for exhuming corpse at New Edubiase [Video]

https://youtu.be/iwfKJL-zhdQ The New Edubiase Magistrate Court has remanded two persons two weeks into police custody for exhuming a corpse at the New Edubiase cemetery in...

Akpaloo shades Osofo Kyiri Abosom over his pre-marital escapades [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · AKPALOO ON KYIRIBONSAM The Founder and Leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Kofi Akpaloo, has taken a swipe at reverend Christian...

Ablakwa punches holes in NIA’s statement on Rev Kusi Boateng’s Ghana Card

North Tongu Member of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has refuted claims by the National Identification Authority (NIA) that he said they issued two Ghana...

Rioting students of Krobea Asante Vocational Institute granted bail

The Asokore Mampong District Court has admitted some students of Krobea Asante Technical and Vocational Institute facing charges of vandalism to GH¢2,000 each bail...

Failure to resolve Opuni trial in six years simply unacceptable – AG

The Attorney-General (AG) and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has expressed his dissatisfaction over the six-year trial of former COCOBOD CEO, Stephen Opuni. In...

Bawku is a complete war zone – Security analyst [Audio]

A security analyst, Dr Adam Bonaa, has described the capital town of the Upper East Region, Bawku as a complete war zone. He said...

Court issues bench warrant for arrest of economist

An Accra Circuit Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of an Economist, who allegedly took GHS475,500.00 from an unemployed woman under the pretext...

Gregory Afoko had no acid splashes on his tracksuit – Witness tells court

A Senior brother of Gregory Afoko who is standing trial for allegedly pouring a substance believed to be acid on the late Upper East...

Ghanaian-American councilwoman killed in New Jersey

A 30-year-old councilwoman in the borough of Sayreville, New Jersey, was found shot to death in her car on Wednesday, according to authorities. Eunice Dwumfour,...

West Hills Mall death: Shop manager remanded

A 29-year-old shop manager has been put before the Sowutuom District Court for allegedly causing the death of one Shadrack Allu at West Hills...

Security man shot as armed men raid stone quarry [Photo]

A Security man has been shot and is in an unconscious state after four armed men raided Hao-xin Stone Quarry at Awutu Kwei  in...

GAF denies killing seven innocent people at Bawku

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has refuted allegations that soldiers deployed to Bawku to restore calm and maintain order have killed seven locals. The allegations...

Angama Tuagyan has no capacity to ban Okoben Mining Company – Elders of Griwa

Principal Kingmakers and accredited elders of Amankrapanyin family have called on the general public, particularly the citizens of the area to disregard the reports...

Aggrieved customers of defunct Gold Coast Fund threaten to sue govt

Some aggrieved customers of defunct Gold Coast Fund Management have threatened to sue government over their locked-up funds. The company, which operated under the registered...

Gay activist installed as chief incurs wrath of Traditional Council

The Yamoransa Nkusukum Traditional Council in the Central Region has annulled the installation of gay activist, Davis Mac Iyalla, as Amankorehen of the area. The...

West Hills Mall gives security surveillance details about death of musician’s brother

The management of West Hills Mall in Accra has given its account of incidents leading to the death of a 32-year-old man, Shadrach Arloo,...

Why I couldn’t attend Legon Presec – Seth Terkper

Amongst the many senior high schools in Ghana, the Presbyterian Boys Senior High School, Legon, is regarded as one of the most prestigious second-cycled...

CTVET Director clears air on outdated curricula

Director General of the Commission for Technical and Vocational Educational Training (CTVET), Dr Fred Kyei Asamoah, has dismissed reports that the curricula for schools...

Court quashes suspension of Kuapa Kokoo President after months of litigation

A Kumasi High Court has quashed the suspension of the President of  Kuapa Kooko Cooperative Cocoa Farmers and Marketing Union. Fatima Ali was suspended by...

Military men intervene after UDS security holds NEDCo staff hostage

There is heavy military presence at the University of Development Studies (UDS) City Campus at T-Poly after some security personnel held staff of NEDCo...

Debt Exchange: Govt cutting our heads; our necks will be chopped off too – Abraham Koomson 

Secretary General of the Ghana Federation of Labour, Abraham Koomson, has said organised labour has lost trust in the government over the Debt Exchange...

GES puts internal transfers on hold

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has with immediate effect directed that all internal transfers be put on hold. This was contained in a circular...

Ghana’s School of Shame: My statement was ‘photoshopped’ – Dr Adutwum

The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has clarified his comments on JoyNews feature series ‘Ghana’s Schools of Shame’. It was reported that the...

Three shot dead in gold shop robbery

A robbery gang has shot and killed people at Wassa Ntwetwena in the Wassa Amenfi East Municipality in the Western Region. The incident occurred on...

23 arrested at Agbogbloshie for selling foodstuffs under unhygienic conditions

Public Health Officers from the Accra Metropolitan Assembly(AMA) have arrested some 23 traders at the Agbogbloshie market for selling foodstuff on bare floors and...

GPRTU hints of new transport fares

The Head of Communications for the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), Abass Ibrahim Moro, has hinted at a possible increase in transport fares...

Ghana to get War College

President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced plans to establish a War College in Ghana. The construction of the college expected to commence this year...

Nkwanta North DCE begs for sanitary pads for school girls

School girls in Junior and Senior High Schools in the Nkwanta North district of Oti region miss about a week of school each month...