Female passenger dies as container falls on bus
The Federal Road Safety Corps at Anambra said an accident involving two vehicles at Amansea junction, by Awka-Enugu Expressway, claimed the life of a...
62-year-old woman scammed by fraudster who pretended to be her daughter
A gran lost more than £6,500 after a fraudster posed as her daughter on WhatsApp.Grandmother Teresa Griffiths believed the texts from the messaging app were from her...
We are charting a new path – IGP on Policing in Ghana
The Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has declared his intention to transform the Ghana Police Service from an infamous institution to one...
Lady, 21, who bathed ex-lover’s girlfriend with acid sentenced
The Bole District Magistrate Court, presided over by His Worship, Edward Essel, has convicted and sentenced 21-year-old Hannah Bayiri who poured acid on her...
Good news for newly-trained teachers
The Ministry of Finance has given financial clearance for the recruitment of over 16,000 newly-trained teachers by the Ghana Education Service (GES).“Financial clearance is...
Ghana, South Africa Match: No Ghanaian stabbed to death – High Commission
The High Commission of Ghana in South Africa has denied reports that a Ghanaian has been stabbed to death following the outcome of the...
Budget 2022: School Feeding National Coordinator reacts to expansion
The National Coordinator of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP), Gertrude Quashigah has lauded the government’s pronouncement to increase the number of beneficiary pupils...
Ken Ofori-Atta opens up on his health status [Listen]
The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has opened up about his struggles with ill-health in recent times.Speaking in an interview on Accra-based Metro TV,...
Final year student narrates 29-day ordeal with kidnappers
A victim of kidnap from Bassa in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger, Rufai Galadima, on Thursday related the agonising 29 days he spent...
Ken Ofori-Atta declares presidential stance
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has settled a debate on whether or not he has any presidential ambition.According to him, he is not...
Tema drivers resist toll removal; propose alternatives to govt [Audio]
JoyNews/AdomNews · Tema drivers resist toll removal; propose alternatives to govtThough a section of the public is happy about the closure of toll booth...
Family of General Acheampong meets Asantehene [Photos]
The family of Ghana’s former head of state, Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, has paid a courtesy call on the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. ...
COP26 Summit: Youth Bridge launches #PlantToOwnATree campaign
The Youth Bridge Foundation on Thursday launched its youth #PlantToOwnATree Campaign at the Ghana Pavilion as part of Ghana for Climate Change Day at...
UG Pro-Vice-Chancellor sets committee to probe SRC election day violence
The Acting Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana in charge of students and academic affairs, Professor Daniel Frimpong Ofori, has set up a committee...
Convert toll booths into police barriers to keep us in business – Hawkers plead
Residents of Offinso in the Offinso South District of the Ashanti Region are predominantly farmers and petty traders.Some of the petty traders, who deal...
Nana Obiri-Yeboah Institute supports 5 schools at Asante Akyem North [Photos]
The Nana Obiri-Yeboah Institute, on November 3, 2021, embarked on a Birthday Book Project within five schools in the Asante Akyem North District.The...
Why MoMo agents are unhappy about 1.75% tax [Listen]
JoyNews/AdomNews · Why MoMo agents are unhappy about 1.75% TaxMobile Money Agents Association of Ghana, has expressed dissatisfaction over the new electronic transaction tax...
Tamale Muslim youth group rallies support for Anti-LGBTQI+ bill, warns sex workers
A Tamale-based Muslim youth group, Almukhali Suna, has rallied strongly behind the Anti LGBTQI+ bill in parliament, seeking its immediate approval.The group, at...
Police Recruitment: Check out screening results, exams date for qualified applicants
The Ghana Police Service has released the results of the screening and documentation exercise for the medical professionals and lawyers who applied to join...
Support Africa to tackle youth unemployment – UN General Assembly urged
The United Nations (UN) Eminent Peace Ambassador in Ghana, Bishop Dr Sam Owusu, has appealed to the General Assembly to help Africa tackle youth...
Woman survives after her car was crushed by 18-wheeler truck
A woman survived a horror crash with only minor injuries after an 18-wheeler truck ran over her car and crushed it.The 46-year-old woman was...
NUGS commends General Legal Council for admitting 499 students
The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS), has hailed the General Legal Council (GLC) for rescinding an earlier decision not to admit some 499...
Napo makes strong case for hawkers over toll removal
Energy Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh has waded into the government's decision to abolish tolls on all public roads and bridges.According to him, hawkers...
Ghana Prisons Service sends important message to govt [Audio]
The Ghana Prisons Service has urged the government to extend the ongoing moves to digitalise the economy to the prisons.Director General of the Service,...
E-Levy: Anyone who transacts over Ghc100 a day is not poor – Ursula Owusu
The Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, says anyone who transacts more than 100 Ghana Cedis on Mobile money a day cannot...
‘Pragya’ has killed our business – Taxi drivers bemoan
Drivers at Brekum, a suburb of the Bono Region, say the introduction of tricycles (Pragya) has destroyed their taxi business in the region.Their comments...
Napo reacts to MoMo tax
Energy Minister Dr Mathew Opoku-Prempeh has said a lot of education is required on the e-levy that has been introduced in the 2022 budget...
Road toll collectors will not lose their jobs – Deputy Finance Minister
A Deputy Finance Minister has disclosed that those assigned to various toll booths will be reassigned.Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Thursday, Dr John...
Road toll removal: Kasoa residents delighted; hawkers ask for extension
Residents at Kasoa have expressed delight over the government’s decision to scrap road tolls.Speaking to JoyNews’ David Andoh, the residents, including motorists, praised the government's...
1,000 girls benefit from ICT training in North East Region [Photos]
About 1,000 girls have benefitted from training in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) held at Gambaga in the North East Region.The beneficiaries were...
Richard Ahiagbah lands top appointment at Jubilee House
A former Executive Director of the Danquah Institute, Richard Ahiagbah, has been appointed the Deputy Director of Research at the Jubilee House.Mr Ahiagbah,...
NHIA gives waiver for card renewals and registration
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has given a waiver on waiting periods for persons who renew or register for their National Health Insurance...
Headteacher dies in fatal head-on collision
The headteacher of Sekyikrom D/A school in the Denkyembour District of the Eastern Region has died in an accident on Wednesday, November 17, 2021....
Heads of Junior High Schools at Akuapem South barred from BECE centres
Heads of Junior High Schools in the Akuapem South Municipality of the Eastern Region have been barred from Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) centres...
Police gun down 2 robbers, one other arrested
The patrol team of the Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested one suspected armed robber with two others shot dead in an intelligence-led operation.Reporting...
GNFS calls for inclusion in UN Peacekeeping missions
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has called for the consideration of its personnel in United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations.The Acting Chief Fire Officer,...
Bench warrant for former MASLOC CEO over GH¢93m case
An Accra High Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Microfinance and Small Loans Centre...
Stop collecting road, bridge tolls from today – Roads Minister directs
Roads and Highways Minister, Kwasi Amoako-Attah, has directed that toll collection at the various toll booths across the country must be halted effective Thursday,...
I cried when I was posted to the NSS – Award-winning filmmaker
Award-winning filmmaker and Chief Executive Officer of Farmhouse Productions, Ivan Quashigah, has shared why he cried when he was posted to the National...
Govt to install CCTV camera systems nationwide – Ofori-Atta
Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Ken Ofori-Atta, has revealed that the government will pursue a policy to expand surveillance capabilities to combat criminal...