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CLOGSAG calls for removal of Western North Regional Minister

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) has asked the President, Nana Akufo-Addo, to terminate the appointment of the Western North Regional...

More shocking details emerge about suspect who killed, hid girlfriend’s body in fridge [Listen]

It has emerged that the man, who allegedly killed his girlfriend and hid her body in a double-decker fridge at Ho-Fiave in the Volta...

Ghana to introduce new mercury-free extraction machines – Abu Jinapor reveals [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Ghana to introduce new mercury free extraction machines – Abu Jinapor reveals The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has...

Good news for Ghanaian youth [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Good news for Ghanaian youth The government is set to start an initiative dubbed #YouStart which will address the massive youth unemployment, Minister...

Two in court over MPs’ immunity

The vexed issue of immunity granted to Members of Parliament (MPs) not to appear in a court when performing their official functions has ended...

Yilo and Manya Krobo residents protest over introduction of prepaid metres

Aggrieved residents of Yilo and Manya Krobo municipalities of the Eastern Region have hit the streets against plans by the Electricity Company of Ghana...

Chief Justice turns down MP’s request for Law School admission documents

The Chief Justice has turned down a request by South Dayi Member of Parliament (MP), Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, to release details of a probe into...

His sharp mind helped me resolve critical NDC issues – Mahama mourns Tsikata

Former President John Mahama has paid a glowing tribute to late former Head of National Security, Captain Kojo Tsikata. "I will always remember as President,...

Mobile Banker jailed for stealing Ghc61K from 31 accounts

The Asamankese Circuit Court in the Eastern Region has sentenced a 27-year-old mobile banker to nine years -two months imprisonment for stealing Ghc61,840 cash...

Four dead, scores injured in fatal crash on Cape Coast Highway [Photos+Video]

Four persons have been reported dead with scores injured in a fatal accident at Esuehyia on the Ekumfi-Cape Coast Highway in the Central Region. https://youtu.be/85_NBZW23HY The...

All set for anti-MoMo tax demo

Economic Fighters League (EFL), a pressure group, is set to demonstrate over the electronic levy in the 2022 Budget read by the Minister of...

GES sets date for School Placement for JSS graduates

The Ghana Education Service (GES) says this year’s computerised school selection for Junior High School (JHS) graduates will commence on November 29, nationwide. A statement,...

Clean Ghana: More compost, recycling plants crucial – Deputy Speaker of Hungarian Parliament

The Deputy Speaker of Parliament in Hungary, István Jakab, has underscored the need for Hungary and Ghana to work closely to ensure that more...

Woman slaps Police Commander

A 58-year-old woman, Akua Saa, has been arrested for allegedly slapping the Kyebi District Police Commander, Chief Superintendent Magnus Reindorf Sam, for preventing the...

Obuasi house owners convert toilets into bedrooms for rent

Some households in the Obuasi Municipality of Ashanti Region are converting their toilet facilities into bedrooms for rent.  This has gotten the Municipal Assembly to...

Tollbooths not market centres – Majority Leader to ‘angry’ hawkers [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Tollbooths not market centres - Majority Leader to 'angry' hawkers Majority Leader and Suame Member of Parliament (MP), Osei-Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, has reacted to...

Police on manhunt for suspect who killed, hid girlfriend’s body in fridge

The Volta Regional Police is on a search for a man who is suspected to have killed his girlfriend and kept her body in...

14-year-old, 4 others arrested for robbery at Ejura

The Ejura District Police Command has arrested five persons, including a 14-year-old juvenile over robbery attacks on highways linking Nkoranza and Techiman in the...

GES to start nationwide public education on 2021/2022 School Placement

Management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced a planned education and sensitisation programme for parents and other stakeholders of candidates who will...

We will surprise the country with a very hurting news – Drivers union [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · We will surprise the country with a very hurting news - Drivers union A group of commercial transport operators, known as the True...

Woman dies as truck hits motorcycle from behind

An accident on Sunday night involving a truck and a commercial motorcycle has led to the death of its unidentified female passenger at Joju...

I believe in God, but I don’t take everything in the Bible – Prince Kofi Amoabeng

Co-founder of defunct UT Bank, Prince Kofi Amoabeng, has disclosed his stance on God and the main instructional manual for Christianity, the Bible. According to...

PassionAir includes Wa and Ho to its existing routes

Ghanaian airline, PassionAir, has included two additional destinations, Ho and Wa, to its existing routes. The airline, currently operating scheduled domestic and charter operations at...

Withdrawal of corporal punishment may embolden students to misbehave – CHASS

President of the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS), Yakubu Abubakar, says the level of indiscipline in Senior High Schools had gotten...

Shocking footage shows bloody street brawl breaks out as onlookers cheer

Shocking footage shows two men clashing in a daylight street fight, armed with weapons as onlookers film the bloody brawl. The footage shows a brutal...

Massive reactions as Opambour drops E-levy tax song [Watch]

The General Overseer of Ebenezer Miracle Worship Centre, Prophet Ebenezer Adarkwa Yiadom, has expressed his dissatisfaction with the government's Electronic Taxation levy through a...

Nurse goes missing on scuba dive with friend

A British nurse has gone missing on a scuba dive with her friend. Louise Houslip, 37, is feared to have been swept away by a...

NLA partners Kotoko with GH¢ 1,000,000 sponsorship deal, ‘Atena’ game

The Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) Samuel Awuku and other Management members of the Authority, together with Management of Kumasi Asante Kotoko...

Why I will not re-establish a bank – Kofi Amoabeng

The Chief Executive of defunct UT Bank, Captain Prince Kofi Amoabeng (Rtd), has revealed that he will not establish a new financial institution. Captain Amoabeng...

Parents grateful as IGP enrolls teenagers stripped and paraded in new schools

The two teenagers stripped naked and paraded on the streets of Akuapem-Adawso in the Eastern Region have been enrolled in new schools with the...

Somanya residents demonstrate over ‘killer’ electricity bills

Angry residents of Somanya in the Eastern Region on Monday, 22 November 2022, demonstrated to register their displeasure at the government over humongous electricity...

Taxi driver allegedly shot dead by Fetish priest at Ntroaku

A taxi driver has lost his life after a stray bullet hit him at Ntroaku in the  Adansi North District of the Ashanti Region. The...

High Court to rule on ACP Agordzo’s interdiction in 2022

The General Jurisdiction 4 Division of the High Court will on January 14, 2022, rule on the interdiction of ACP Dr Benjamin Agordzo. The Senior...

Akufo-Addo back from leave

President Nana Akufo-Addo is expected to resume work today, November 22, 2021, after going on a seven-day leave. The President started his leave on Saturday,...

LGBTQI+: PPAG denies supporting same sex marriage

The Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG) has refuted rumours in sections of the Ghanaian society that it supports the legalisation of same sex...

Beyi W’ano: Mango farmers chase Lands Commission over compensation

A group of about nine mango farmers at Somanya in the Eastern Region is up in arms with the Lands Commission over unpaid compensations....

Agogohene made Planting for Food and Jobs Ambassador

The Chief of Agogo, Nana Akuako Sarpong, has been made an ambassador to the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) programme, in recognition of...

Ken Ofori-Atta’s wife justifies E-levy [Video]

The wife of the Finance Minister, Angela Ofori-Atta, has entreated Ghanaians to bear with government introducing the electronic transaction levy. She told JoyNews in an...

Yellow Fever: Central Region on high alert

The Central Region is on high alert following the outbreak of yellow fever in parts of the country, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has...

FDA cautions animal rearers to stop using antibiotics as growth promoters

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) is cautioning people who rear animals to stop using antibiotics as growth promoters in food producing animals. In statement...