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Private developer destroys asphalted road to build behind President’s residence

In a rare and unusual move, a private developer has constructed a wall in the middle of an asphalted road blocking access to the...

Prof Avoke reacts after court orders UEW to reinstate him as VC

Prof Mawutor Avoke has reacted to the Winneba High Court’s order to the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) to have him reinstated as the...

UEW reacts to Avoke’s reinstatement order [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · UEW Reacts To Avoke's Reinstatement The University of Education, Winneba (UEW), has expressed dissatisfaction with a court order for the reinstatement of Prof...

Oti: YEA collaborates with regional council to reduce unemployment

The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has committed to collaborating with the Oti Regional Coordinating Council to reduce unemployment in the Region to the barest...

Bishop Obinim in trouble again

Head Pastor of the International God’s Way Church, Bishop Daniel Obinim, was arrested together with his driver for having fitted strobe lights and siren...

University administrators back UTAG strike

The Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA), has thrown its weight behind members of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), who are currently...

Stop harassing me on social media for visa – French Ambassador to Ghanaians

The French Ambassador, Anne Sophie-Avé, has made a passionate appeal to Ghanaians to desist from worrying her with the acquisition of visa. According to her,...

Driver who crushed female police officer to death arrested

The Central East police command has arrested the driver of the Toyota Hiace vehicle that ran over and killed a police officer at Gomoa...

More chaos in Christian Divine Church after embezzlement allegations

A group calling itself coalition for the legacy of John Taylor has called on the leadership of the church to ensure peace and unity...

Janga chief urges govt to abandon E-levy and create jobs

Paramount Chief for the Janga Traditional Area, Naa Seidu Nantogmah, has kicked against the passage of the controversial Electronic Levy (E-Levy), saying the jobless...

Court orders UEW to reinstate Avoke

The Winneba High Court, presided over by his lordship, Aboagye Tandoh, has ordered that Prof Mawutor Avoke, be reinstated as the Vice-Chancellor of the...

9 persons engaged in ‘galamsey’ and fraud funded political parties in 2020 polls – CDD study

A study by the Centre for Democratic Development Ghana (CDD) has revealed that nine individuals allegedly engaged in illicit activities funded political parties in...

Christian Teaching Hospital to be built at Nsawam – Annoh Dompreh hints

Member of Parliament (MP) for Nsawam, Frank Annoh Dompreh, has hinted on plans to build the first Christian Teaching Hospital at Nsawam to reduce...

UTAG strike: We’re willing to withdraw court case if … – NLC boss

The National Labour Commission (NLC) says it is ready to withdraw its legal action against the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) over their...

Facebook CEO says don’t screenshot your Facebook Messenger chats

Mark Zuckerberg has issued a reminder – and an apparent warning – to users of Facebook Messenger who screenshot their chats. The Facebook founder and CEO of...

Speedy vehicle kills policewoman at checkpoint [Photos+Video]

https://youtu.be/Tm1aOIJCOCg A Policewoman has been crushed to death while on duty at the Gomoa Potsin checkpoint in the Central Region. The deceased, identified as Comfort...

We’re on our way to the mortuary – Sammy Gyamfi on Ghana’s economy [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Sammy Gyamfi On Ghana's Economy Ghana's economy in the eyes of the National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress , Sammy Gyamfi,...

NPP man blames Amaliba for Assin North MP’s woes [Listen]

The Director of Research and Elections of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Evans Nimako, has hit hard at private legal practitioner, Abraham Amaliba, over...

E-levy: Govt to hold another Town Hall Meeting

The government will on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, hold another Town Hall Meeting on the Electronic Transactions Levy (E-levy). The event is scheduled to...

Fire destroys several shops, houses at Akyem Osiem

Several houses and shops have been destroyed in a fire outbreak at Akyem Osiem in Abuakwa North Municipality in the Eastern Region. The fire reportedly...

Truck crushes policeman to death at Twifu Mampong

A police officer stationed at Twifo Praso Police in the Central Region, Corporal Promise Adzinu, has reportedly been run over by a truck. The...

Apiate explosion: Abu Jinapor receives investigative committee report

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, on Tuesday received the report of a committee put together to independently investigate the...

Circle traders clash with Operation Clean Your Frontage taskforce [Video]

https://youtu.be/xiOPS7AZ8uI Traders around the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange (Circle) in Accra on Tuesday clashed with members of the Operation Clean Your Frontage taskforce. The irate traders...

I found six stabbed wounds on J. B. Danquah-Adu’s body – Pathologist

A pathologist at the Police Hospital, Dr Lawrence Edusei, says the body of late J. B. Danquah-Adu, former Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North...

USAG hints of protests over UTAG strike

JoyNews/AdomNews · UTAG strike: ‘We have paid fees and we demand to be taught’ – USAG to government The University Students Association of Ghana (USAG)...

8 persons allegedly involved in Nima-Maamobi clash granted bail

An Accra High Court 2 has granted bail to eight people who were allegedly involved in the Nima-Maamobi clash. The clash happened last month when...

Traders give KMA two weeks to relocate traders on pavements or face their wrath

Traders at the Racecourse market in Kumasi have served notice they will demonstrate against the Metropolitan Assembly if hawkers on pavements are not moved to...

Bawumia, Rawlings family, other bigwigs mourn with Chief of Staff [Photos]

The final funeral rites of Katakyie Charles Osei Bonsu, a brother of the Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Opare Osei has been held. The...

KGL Group signs 10-year partnership agreement with NLA in excess of ¢1bn

KGL Technology has signed a 10-year partnership agreement with the National Lottery Authority (NLA) effective January 2022. This agreement gives KGL Group the sole license...

UTAG Strike: NLC sets records straight on closure of public universities [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · NLC sets records straight on closure of public universities The National Labour Commission (NLC) has said there is nowhere in the law that...

NLC boss exposes UTAG’s weakness [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · UTAG Has Serious Leadership Crisi - NLC Boss The Executive Secretary of the National Labour Commission (NLC), Ofosu Asamoah, has stated the University...

Body of suspected thief discovered at Kasoa

The bruised body of a man suspected to be a thief has been discovered at Kasoa Methodist in the Awutu Senya East municipality of...

GetFund donates 150 vehicles to second cycle schools

In furtherance of the mandate to support quality education in Ghana, GETFund has facilitated the acquisition of 150 vehicles for presentation to senior high...

What Mahama said about Atta Mills at the launch of his Memorial Heritage

Former President John Dramani Mahama has said his former boss, John Evans Atta Mills was a good man. Mr Mahama said this during the launch...

NSS Digitalisation: Over 14,000 fraudsters exposed, Ghana saves Ghs112m

Executive Director of the National Service Scheme (NSS), Osei Asibey Antwi, says the Service saved government about ¢112 million it would have spent on...

Manfo: Somewhere in Ashanti region where residents trek in search of mobile network

Manfo is a community in the Ahafo-Ano North District of the Ashanti region where residents are still struggling with telecommunication services. Community members say network...

Tilapia sellers clash with Ga South taskforce during clean-up exercise [Video]

Tilapia sellers at Galilea, a suburb of Accra, clashed with officials from the Ga South Municipal Assembly on Monday. The agitation occurred when the municipality’s...

Don’t shun lepers – Bawumia appeals

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has urged the public not to stigmatise and ostracise cured lepers and people living with the sickness. Dr Bawumia said...

I will always choose my children over marriage – Mother of 2 [Video]

Single mother of two, Josephine Dansoa, has stated that no man will make her decide between marriage and her children because they are her...

Check out ECG’s new service connection charges

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has published its new service connection charges for the year 2022 in order to keep customers and potential...