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Pay or Die documentary: Deputy Minister-designate for Health demands probe [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Pay or Die documentary: Deputy Minister-designate for Health demands probeDeputy Minister-designate for Health, Mahama Asei Seini, wants the Health Ministry to probe...

Prison tales: Former Chief Prison Officer reacts to ex-convict’s claims [Audio]

Most crimes being perpetrated by convicts in prison happens at the blindside of prison officers, Assistant Chief Prison Officer (Rtd), Paul Samuel Baba, has...

John Dumelo sends message to Ayawaso West MP over robbery attacks at Achimota-GIMPA

Actor cum politician, John Dumelo, has taken to social media to share his sentiment after several robbery attacks at the Achimota-GIMPA stretch in Accra.The...

Prison: Another ex-convict drops bombshell [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Prison tales: Another ex-convict drops bombshellAnother prison inmate has implicated prison officers in aiding convicts grow from bad to worst. Agya Kumi ,...

Kennedy Agyapong delivers powerful sermon [Watch]

Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has proved he is not only equipped with leadership skills but with the word of...

Sir John’s funeral attendees on ‘watch list’

Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare says persons who participated in the funeral of the late CEO of Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie,...

V/R NDC chases Akufo-Addo over poor roads; cites UHAS road as evidence

The Volta Regional branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is unhappy with the state of roads in the region.Even more worrying is the...

Ibrahim Mahama shares grass to grace story [Video]

Chief Executive Officer of Engineers & Planners, Michael Ibrahim Mahama, has shared the story of how he moved from a place of 'nothing' to...

2021 Census Enumerators chase Govt over dog bite allowance

Some of the Enumerators of the 2021 population and housing census especially those operating in the urban areas in the Eastern Region are demanding...

Nkrumah’s overthrow: Former lady-in-waiting to Fathia Nkrumah shares chilling story

A Lady-in-waiting who served former first Lady Fathia Nkrumah has shared chilling a story of what the first family went through after the overthrown...

Covid-19: 382,000 people have been fully vaccinated – Dr Nsiah Asare

Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr. Anthony Nsiah Asare, has stated that about 382,000 people have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19.However, 900,000 people have received...

Gory accident at Sawla, one in critical condition

One person is said to be in critical condition after a gory accident at Sawla.According to reports, the Toyota Hilux with registration number...

TUTAG to proceed with strike despite NLC order

The Technical University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has indicated that it will proceed with its strike action tomorrow, Monday, June 14, despite an order...

258 young entrepreneurs apply to be amplified

Amplified, a social marketing project by the Ministry of Information that seeks to highlight and promote young Ghanaian entrepreneurs has shortlisted 258 young entrepreneurs,...

9 illegal miners arrested at Amansie South District

Nine illegal miners have been arrested by District Security Council of the Amansie South district of the Ashanti Region.The miners were arrested along the...

Police shoot one of 2 robbers on Fiesta Royale-GIMPA road

Police shot and injured one of two culprits involved in the attacking and robbing at the GIMPA-Fiesta Royale road at Achimota in Accra on...

HIV positive Joyce Dzidzor Mensah drops bombshell

Former HIV/AIDS Ambassador, Joyce Dzidzor Mensah, has dared Ghanaian men to take her to court if they feel she infected them with HIV.Miss Mensah,...

First-ever banana plantation in Upper West

A banana plantation, believed to be the first-ever in the Upper West Region, has been developed by a former Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University...

Covid-19: World Bank supports Ghana with $200m for vaccines

World Bank has approved a $200 million Ghana COVID-19 Emergency Preparedness and Response Project Second Additional Financing to procure and deploy COVID-19 vaccines for...

Checkout FDA’s five keys to food safety

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has urged the public to observe the “five keys to food safety” to ensure the food they consume...

Kwaku Baako reacts to controversial Sputnik vaccines deal

The Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide has raised red flags on the government’s move to procure some Sputnik vaccines in order to attain...

Death of 11-month-old girl: Caregiver remanded again!

The Adentan Magistrate Court has asked the police to continue holding the caregiver who was arrested over the death of an 11-month-old baby girl.Clara...

Police petitions Forestry Commission for lighting on Achimota-GIMPA road

The Accra region police has petitioned the Forestry Commission to provide lighting on the Achimota-GIMPA road to prevent the recurrence of criminal activities in...

TUTAG declares nationwide strike

The Technical University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has declared a strike action effective Monday, June 14, 2021.The strike, according to the Association, is...

Suhum: Let’s give life to the last man in our constituency – MP urges as he leads tree planting exercise

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Suhum Constituency, Hon Oboafo Kwadjo Asante, has urged his constituents to uphold the President's initiative of planting five...

UN Security Council: Ghana wins crucial election

Ghana has been elected onto the United Nations Security Council after voting on June 11, 2021.This will be the fourth time the country has...

SIGA boss calls on state-owned entities to partake in Green Ghana project [Video+Photos]

The Director General of the State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA), Stephen Asamoah-Boateng, has charged all State owned-Entities (SOEs) to plant trees.He made the...

Akufo-Addo plants ‘tree of life’ to mark Green Ghana Day [Video+Photos]

The event happened at the Jubilee House where state dignitaries converged to mark the occasion Friday afternoon.The Green Ghana initiative is aimed at planting over...

Asiedu Nketia defends Ken Attafuah

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has run to the defence of the Executive Secretary of the National Identification...

Zoomlion, Forestry Commission plant over 600,000 trees in Accra

As part of the national tree planting exercise and to green the country, waste management company, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, has partnered the Forestry Commission...

New twist to Ghana’s Sputnik V vaccines purchase

Government has amended the price at which it is buying Russia’s Sputnik V vaccines from supplier, S. L. Global Limited.In an amended agreement sighted...

21 arrested for allegedly pushing LGBTQI agenda granted bail

Ho High Court 2, presided over by His Lordship Justice Yaw Owoahene-Acheampong, has granted bail to some 21 persons suspected to be members of...

Chief Imam plants tree, endorses Green Ghana Project

The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Usman Nuhu Sharubutu, has urged all persons who planted trees today, in commemoration of Green Ghana Day, to ensure...

Shai Osudoku MP supports needy students

About 30 students from the Shai Osudoku constituency, who have challenges in financing their education, have benefitted from bursaries from their Member of Parliament...

Small-Scale Miners burn property of Chinese ‘galamseyers’ [Video]

Members of the Concerned Small-Scale Miners Association, have set ablaze property belonging to some suspected Chinese galamseyers.The operation, which took place on Friday...

Fisheries Ministry, Commission announce 2021 closed season

The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development and the Fisheries Commission, have announced July 1 to July 30 as the date for the 2021...

Pigfarm daylight robbery victim reported dead

JoyNews' checks have revealed that the 34-year-old man, who was gunned down at Pig Farm in Accra, has passed away.The unidentified victim was shot...

June 11 declared National Drinking Day

The Ghana Drunkards Association has announced Friday, June 11 as a National Drinking Day.According to the Association, the celebration is to control the high...

‘My soul will now be at peace when I die’

“One day when I’m not around, my soul will be at peace because I know my daughter has a secured future because of this...

Landlords jailed over failure to construct household toilets

The La Magistrate’s Court has convicted four landlords over their refusal to construct household toilets for their tenants.The four; Mary Tagoe, Doris Lamptey, Nii...