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Sad news hits Dag Heward Mills

Founder and Leader of Lighthouse Chapel, Bishop Dag Heward-Mills, is bereaved. The eldest child of the Bishop, David Heward-Mills, has been reported dead. He passed...

7 persons confirmed dead, 13 others rescued after boat capsised on Volta Lake

The Eastern Regional Police Command has confirmed that seven people died after a boat sailing to Havorkope in the Kwahu Afram Plains North District...

Over 30 people feared dead in a capsized boat on the Volta Lake

Over 30 people have reportedly died in a capsized boat moving from Dzemeni to Havorkope in the Kwahu Afram Plains North District of the...

Apiate explosion: Mining truck driver sacked with one month pay, recounts ordeal [Listen]

A mining truck driver, who was transporting explosives that were involved in an accident and later exploded at Apiate near Bogoso, in the Western...

Angry residents of Amansie block roads; burn tyres over poor roads [Photos]

Residents of Pakyi No. 1 and 2 in the Amansie West District of Ashanti Region, have embarked on a demonstration to register their anger...

Bawumia hosts 14 best BECE students from Afigya Kwabre North; commends MP for hard work

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has commended some 14 Senior High School entrants in the Afigya Kwabre North Constituency of the Ashanti Region...

Live responsibly and safely in this Easter season – Akufo-Addo cautions

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appealed to Ghanaians to act responsibly and safely during this Easter Celebration despite the lifting of the Covid-19 restrictions. He said...

Fuel station manager jailed for stealing over GH¢398K

A 30-year-old fuel station manager of the Kwahu-Tafo branch of Infin Ghana Limited has been jailed 120 months in hard labour by the Mpraeso...

PURC commences major tariff review process

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has kick started processes leading to the 2022 major tariff review. This was made known to JoyNews during...

Fire Service launches ‘Operation Prevent Fires, Save Lives and Property’ ahead of Easter festivities

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has launched an initiative dubbed ‘Operation Prevent Fires, Save Lives and Property’ to better protect the general public...

Supreme Court details why it stopped Assin North MP from discharging parliamentary duties

The Supreme Court says its decision to restrain the embattled Assin North MP James Gyakye Quyason from discharging his parliamentary duties is in the...

Fishing season starts in July to August, 2022

The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development in collaboration with the Fisheries Commission has announced that it will observe the 2022 closed season from...

Why you should own a post office box [Read]

The Managing Director of the Ghana Post Company Limited, Bice Osei Kuffour, has explained why every person should own a post office box. He said...

We are ready to host outdoor Easter Convention—GPCC confirms

President of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC), Reverend Professor Frimpong Manso, has said churches under the council are ready to host this...

Husband of late ‘Ekwueme’ hitmaker denies beating his wife to death

The husband of late gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu has denied having a hand in her death. According to the popular singer’s family, Peter Nwachukwu assaulted...

Police announce holistic security measures for Easter celebrations

The Ghana Police Service has announced stringent measures have been put in place to provide security coverage nationwide for the 2022 Easter Celebrations. All regional...

Ghana Bar Association backs CJ’s ‘call senior lawyers’ cases first’ directive

The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has backed a directive of Chief Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah for trial court judges to strictly adhere to the...

Energy Minister donates to Apiate Support Fund

The Minister for Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh on 13th April, 2022, donated an amount of GH¢20,000 to the Apiate Support Fund. This was disclosed by...

Peasant farmers blame fertiliser shortage on govt debt owed suppliers

Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana is warning of possible food shortage due to shortage of fertilisers. According to reports, government has failed to pay suppliers...

Pastors begged my daughter to return to her marriage after separation – Osinachi Nwachukwu’s mother

The mother of late gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu, has made some revelations about the singer’s marriage. Speaking with BBC Igbo, Madam Madu said that Peter...

Truck falls on saloon car on Accra-Kasoa Highway

An accident involving a truck and a saloon car at the Jayee University stretch of the Accra-Kasoa road has caused heavy traffic on the...

Chati M/A Basic School to get 6 ultra-modern classrooms

Chati M/A basic school in the Nkwanta South Municipal in the Oti region is set to get six (6) unit ultra-modern classrooms after the...

Two suspected meter sellers granted bail

The New Abirem Magistrate Court has granted bail to two suspects standing trial for allegedly possessing illegal meters and attempting to distribute them to...

A father, child drowned on their journey from Brazil to the USA – Ghanaian tells the story

USA-based Ghanaian, Nana Buckman, has recounted a sad story of how they journeyed through Central America to the United States.In an interview on SVTV...

Osinachi’s husband warned children against speaking about her being abused – Nigeria’s Women Minister

Nigeria’s Women Affairs Minister, Dame Pauline Tallen, has revealed that accounts from late singer Osinachi Nwachukwu’s children show they witnessed their father assault their...

Meet lawyers of Odartey Lamptey’s ex-wife

Many people have praised the good work done by the lawyers hired by Gloria Appiah, the ex-wife of football legend Odartey Lamptey to push...

Govt declares April 15 and 18, as public holidays

Government, through the Ministry of Interior, has declared Friday, April 15, as a public holiday. Monday, April 18, has also been declared as a statutory...

Lebanese who threatened shop owner’s life arraigned

The Lebanese man who was arrested on Wednesday for threatening the life of a shop owner at Osu over parking space was arraigned today. The...

Deputy Education Minister dines with St. Johns Grammar SHS students

A Deputy Minister of Education, Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, has dined with students of the St. John’s Grammar Senior High School in Accra. Patricia Quarshie,...

Akufo-Addo officially informed about passing of former First Lady, Emily Akuffo

The family of the late Mrs Emily Akuffo, former First Lady of Ghana and wife of former Head of State, General F.W. K. Akuffo,...

John Jinapor hints of massive ‘dumsor’

Former Deputy Energy Minister, John Jinapor, is predicting doom for Ghana’s electricity supply chain. According to him, the country may be plunged back into darkness...

Gunmen raid community at Yendi, 9 killed

Nine persons have been killed in an attack at Zacholi, a suburb of Yendi. Four others were also injured in the attack. Several homes were...

ECG meter thieves granted GH¢20,000 Bail

The New Abirem Magistrate Court in the Eastern Region on Tuesday granted bail to two suspects standing trial for allegedly possessing illegal meters and...

Police offer psychological support to shop owner threatened by sword-wielding Lebanese

The Police Hospital under the instruction of the IGP, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has provided the male shop owner threatened by a Lebanese at...

EC can declare Assin North seat vacant – Attorney-General

The Attorney-General (AG), Godfred Yeboah, says the Electoral Commission (EC) can declare the Assin North Constituency seat vacant following the Supreme Court’s ruling. On Wednesday...

Assin North MP’s case: Details of Supreme Court ruling

The Supreme Court on Wednesday, April 13, ruled that Assin North MP, James Gyakye Quayson, can no longer perform Parliamentary duties until a substantive...

ECG loses $400m to illegal connections

Energy Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, has disclosed that the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) loses about $400 million to illegal connections. Sharing the data at...

Chip-embedded passports to replace biometric ones

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has revealed that plans are underway to upgrade the Ghanaian biometric passports to...

Apiate explosion: 31 housing units will be ready by May 1

Deputy Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Benito Owusu-Bio, has announced that 31 housing units comprising 110 rooms will be ready for displaced residents of...

Oti Region records the highest number of modern slavery cases

The 2021 Population and Housing Census figures disclosed that Oti region is in the lead with the highest number of Child Labour cases with...