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MoFA pilots PFJ markets for Civil and Local Government workers

The direct sale of foodstuffs by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture at it premises begins today.  The food items will be sold to civil...

Apostle Nyamekye’s response to critics who think Church of Pentecost is ‘Pro-NPP’ [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · APOSTLE NYAMEKYE ON CRITICS OVER NPP Chairman of the Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, has said the Church is not sympathetic to...

How hundreds got stranded on Accra – Kasoa road after Thursday’s downpour

A 30-minute downpour that hit Weija Barrier and its environs in the Ga South Municipality has caused severe flooding on the Accra – Kasoa...

MTN to increase data prices November 14

The biggest telecom operator in the country, MTN Ghana has announced that beginning November 14, 2022 the prices of all its data bundles will...

Aisha Huang’s tears flow as bail is declined, trial proceeds

En Huang, aka Aisha Huang, a Chinese alleged galamsey kingpin, on Wednesday broke down when an Accra High Court turned down her application for...

New GES boss is a pupil teacher, he can’t lead us – Teacher Unions

The three striking Teacher Unions say the newly appointed Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Dr Eric Nkansah, is a non-professional pupil teacher.This...

Pot with snake and headless vulture discovered at Sehwi Essam market

Market women of Essam-Debiso were left in utmost shock after a pot containing some items believed to be for ritual purposes was discovered. The pot...

Police swoop allegedly leaves one dead; over 100 arrested [Video]

https://youtu.be/D6-Xeqyn08s A young man has been reported dead in a swoop led by the Northern Regional Police Command at Aboabo Market. Over 100 suspected criminals...

Mother who dumped baby in public toilet remanded

The Awutu Bereku District Court has remanded into Police custody, a 26-year-old mother, Barikisu Amadu Maria who dumped her four-day-old baby boy into a...

There will be positive signs after 3-day prayer and fasting – Apostle Nyamekye [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · NYAMEKYE ON FASTING Chairman of the Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, has defended the decision by the church to declare a three-day...

20 illegal sand winners arrested; 5 excavators seized in Ga South

A Joint Military and Police operation has led to the arrest of 20 illegal sand winners in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater...

3 Police officers committed suicide from 2020 to date – Interior Minister

From 2020 till date, three Police officers have committed suicide, the Minister of Interior, Ambrose Dery, has disclosed.  He said the three suicide incidents were...

High transport fare hinders HIV patients’ access to care – Study reveals

A study by the Kintampo Health Research Centre (KHRC) has identified transportation cost as hindrance to HIV management. The findings published in the 2022 edition...

Nana Agradaa’s lawyers beg court

Lawyers for Patricia Asiedu, popularly known as Nana Agradaa, have asked the Accra Circuit court 10 to vary the bail conditions given to the...

Reform of UN Security Council long overdue – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has once again called for the reformation of the Security Council of the United Nations, describing the current structure as an...

Man beaten for speaking to JoyNews on ‘galamsey’ activities at Odumasi

A man, who spoke to JoyNews on illegal mining in homes at Odumasi, has been attacked and subjected to severe beating by a section...

We won’t call you ‘honourable’ again if… – Sam George to NPP MPs

The Ningo-Prampram MP says the Minority Caucus will not accord the honourable title to colleagues on the Majority side should they fail to vote...

Man arrested for challenging Minister’s order

A 42-year-old farmer has been arrested for challenging a directive of the Ashanti Regional Minister for farmers to stop drying their cocoa beans on...

CLOGSAG backs striking teacher unions

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) is backing the three teacher unions who are striking over the appointment of Dr...

We won’t support you – NPP MPs tell Minority on Vote of censure against Ofori-Atta

The Majority in Parliament has reiterated they will not support the Minority in its Vote of Censure against Ken Oofir-Atta's removal as Finance Minister....

GSS reacts to claim of underreporting inflation figures [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · GSS dismisses claim of underreporting inflation figures The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has dismissed claims asserting that it is underreporting inflation figures. This...

KMA warns public against payment for Kejetia Central Market shops

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has cautioned the general public against paying monies to persons who come with promises to allocate shops at the...

People’s Forum: Sefwi Debiso cocoa farmers to smuggle product to Cote D’Ivoire

Cocoa farmers at Sefwi Debiso in the Bia West District of the Western North Region have decided to ‘smuggle’ their cocoa products to Cote...

Three injured in fatal accident on Kasoa Highway

Three persons have sustained severe injuries in an accident that occurred on the Mallam-Kasoa highway. The accident, which happened on the Ngleshie Amanfro bound...

Chinese woman found dead in hotel room in Tema

A female Chinese national has been found dead in a room at Aristocrat Hotel in Tema Thursday morning. According to reports, she was found lying...

Northern Region tops COVID-19 vaccination

The Acting Northern Regional Director of Health Service, Dr Braimah Baba Abubakari, has revealed that the region topped the COVID-19 vaccination exercise nationwide with...

Ghana Law School SRC reacts to directive to submit social media handles

The Students’ Representative Council (SRC) of the Ghana School of Law says an admonition by the Director of the school for students to live...

You will be sent to the graveyard if – Defense Minister to political party vigilantes

Political party vigilantes have been urged not to gamble with their lives ahead of the 2024 general election. This is because the security agencies are...

Fire consumes shops in Tamale

Fire has grazed down some shops and their content in the Tamale metropolis in the Northern Region Wednesday afternoon. The fire outbreak, which started around...

Attributing high food prices to fuel hikes highly exaggerated – Agric Minister

The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has said that the price hikes in fuel have been exaggerated to be the...

Why more Ghanaian youth are resorting to visa lottery

Ghana has faced difficult times in the past, but it appears that things have gotten worse as the economy continues to deteriorate and the...

Respect demands of your electorate – Cardinal Turkson

JoyNews/AdomNews · Respect demands of your electorates; failure to do so is deprivation of justice - Cardinal Turkson Chancellor of the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy of...

Ghanaian YouTuber’s call to the Bar on hold for ‘lack of good character’

Ghanaian YouTuber, Elorm Ababio, popularly known as Ama Governor, will not be called to the Ghana Bar on Friday when her colleagues formally join...

Angry Minister blasts man for drying cocoa beans on highway [Video]

A yet-to-be-identified cocoa farmer has incurred the wrath of the Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, for drying cocoa beans on a newly-constructed road...

No coup in Ghana – Defense Minister assures

The Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul, has given an assurance that there would not be a coup d’état in the country. According to him, although there...

No inherited project abandoned; 1,314 completed since 2017 – GETFund

The administrator of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) has reiterated no project inherited from the erstwhile administration has been abandoned. According to Richard Ampofo...

NDC Council of Elders mourn with Ofosu-Ampofo [Photos]

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Council of Elders has commiserated with the National Chairman, Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, over the death of his mother. Mr Ofosu-Ampofo...

Ghana needs $400m to import fuel every month

The Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul, has revealed that an amount of 400 million dollars is needed on a monthly basis to import fuel into...

26-year-old mother who dumped baby in public toilet arrested

The Gomoa Dominase District Police Command has arrested a mother who dumped her two-week-old baby in a public toilet. The 26-year-old mother, Maria Bakusu, committed...

How Francis Sosu got an innocent remand prisoner freed

Abena Nyamekyne’s story is one that will shock many. She was simply remanded for two weeks into prison custody without any court hearing. The...