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Man jailed over sexual assault of woman in the bush

An Asamankese Circuit Court has convicted a 38-year-old unemployed to 30 months imprisonment for indecently assaulting a farmer. Stephen Anane Ayitey was also convicted...

5 dead, 14 including Immigration officer injured in Kintampo-Techiman accident

Five persons have been confirmed dead and 14 others injured in a crash that happened on the Kintampo-Techiman road, close to the Tuobodom Senior...

Ofosu-Ampofo, Boahen’s trial adjourned to February 17

The trial of Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo and Anthony Kwaku Boahen, National Chairman and a Communication Director, respectively, of the National Democratic Congress has been adjourned...

COVID-19 booster vaccination starts today

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) will begin the administration of booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines from today Thursday January 20, 2022. The move forms part...

COVID-19: 3 more deaths recorded by GHS

In 24 hours, three more lives have been lost in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the recent data released by the...

Chief Imam condemns deadly clash between Nima and Maamobi youth

National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu has condemned in no uncertain terms, the deadly clash between the youth of Nima and Maamobi. The violent...

Lands Minister bemoans lack of technology in Ghana’s international timber trade

The Lands Minister has bemoaned the lack of deployment of technology in the country’s external timber market. Samuel Abdulai Jinapor said Ghana has the capacity to do more in...

Court orders sale of NAM1 properties

The Financial and Economic Crimes Division of the Accra High Court presided over by Justice Afia Serwaa Asare Botwe has granted express permission to...

Butchers in Bolga on strike

Butchers operating in the Bolgatanga Municipality of the Upper East Region have embarked on an indefinite strike over efforts by the Municipal Assembly to...

GPRTU threatens to increase transport fares over fuel hikes

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has said it will increase transport fares should government fail to reduce fuel prices at pump stations as...

Nima clash: Police places ¢20k bounty on leaders’ heads

The Police has placed a GH¢20,000 bounty on the heads of the leaders of the two groups involved in violent clashes at Nima on...

Nima clash: Two more suspects arrested

The Ghana Police Service has announced that two more persons have been arrested in connection with the clash at Nima in the Greater Accra...

Question Nima Police over bloody brawl – Security analyst charges

Security Analyst, Dr Adam Bonaa, has reacted to the brawl that occurred at Nima yesterday, January 18. The analyst with more than 20 years of...

GJA cautions media over Asantehene-Dormaahene conflict

The Ghana Journalists’ Association (GJA) has urged journalists to be ethical and responsible in their coverage of the ‘simmering conflict’ between the Asantehene Otumfuo...

Stray bullet hits Okada rider in Nima clash

An okada rider was hit by a stray bullet during the clashes at Nima, a suburb of Accra on Tuesday, January 18, reports indicate.Police...

Woman found dead at Prayer camp

A woman has allegedly been murdered at a prayer camp near Suhum in the Eastern region. The deceased, yet to be identified, was...

Ghana gets $80m annually from lotteries – NLA boss

Ghana generates annual revenue of $80 million from lotteries, the Director-General of the National Lotteries Authority (NLA), Sammi Awuku, has said. According to him, NLA...

I’m under pressure to give lotto numbers – NLA boss cries

JoyNews/AdomNews · Sammy Awuku under pressure to give lotto number The Director-General of the National Lottery Authority, Sammi Awuku, says he is under pressure to...

COVID-19: Pregnant women can now be vaccinated – GHS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says based on local and international evidence; it is now safe for Covid-19 vaccines to be administered to pregnant...

I have been receiving death threats – NLC boss cries [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · I Have Been Receiving Death Threats - NLC Boss Cries The Executive Secretary of the National Labour Commission (NLC), Ofosu Asamoah, is alleging...

My husband and I run shift on boxer shorts – Lady discloses

A young couple who gave their names as Afia Boadiwaa and Peter have washed their dirty linens on-air in Kumasi-based Nhyira FM's studio. The wife,...

Owusu Bempah fails to show up for trial, case adjourned to Feb. 2

The case of assault and misconduct against some police officers involving the General Overseer of the Glorious Word Power Ministry International, Rev Owusu Bempah,...

Bird Flu: 8,400 animals destroyed in Bono Region

The Bono Regional Directorate of Agriculture has confirmed that two locations in Sunyani have recorded cases of Avian Influenza also known as Bird Flu....

Teshie motor rider arrested with a loaded gun, dollars in random traffic check

Members of the special anti-robbery task force in Accra have arrested a motor rider who was in possession of a loaded pistol and a...

CDC members chase pastor over alleged financial malpractices

The leadership of the Christian Divine Church (CDC) at Tarkwa has laid a legal complaint against the Chairman, Apostle Ebenezer Boahene over alleged financial...

Dele Momodu meets Mahama [Video]

Nigerian journalist and publisher of Ovation Magazine, Dele Momodu, on Tuesday visited former President John Mahama. Mr Momodu's visit was to commiserate with him following...

Nima violence: We are in control – Police assures residents

The Ghana Police Service has assured residents of Nima in Accra that it is in control of situations and will not give room for...

Find out if your area will be affected by ECG’s maintenance works

Power to some parts of Accra will be disrupted on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, as the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) begins a planned...

7 arrested over bloody gang clash at Nima

Seven persons have been arrested over a shoot-out at Nima on Tuesday during a clash between two gangs. The Police, in a video posted on...

Okyenhene bereaved

A sister of Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has passed on, an official statement by Secretary of the Akyem Abuakwa state has revealed. According to...

What Asantehene said in reply to Dormaahene’s recent historical narratives

What the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II said in relation to recent historical narratives by the Dormaahene, Oseadeyo Agyeman Badu II, and the paying of allegiance...

Man left unconscious as bees invade Awutu Jeikrodua

One person has been hospitalised after being attacked by a swarm of bees at Awutu JeiKrodua in the Awutu Senya West District. Reports from Adom...

Radio Ada attack: 65-year-old receptionist shares how she faced off with hoodlums

Joy News sources have revealed that before about eight hoodlums could make their way to Radio Ada's studios and other offices to carry out...

Police in Ashanti Region closing in on car snatching syndicate

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has assured that it is closing in on a car theft syndicate whose members steal vehicles temporarily parked with...

Juaboso MP offers ¢100k scholarship to over 50 students [Photos]

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Juaboso in the Western North Region, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has offered scholarships worth ¢100,000 to needy but brilliant...

Education Ministry secures 60 million cedis to support SHS teachers [Audio]

Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has announced that the Ministry has secured 60 million cedis to support all teachers in Senior High...

Foreign Affairs Ministry reacts to UK newspaper publication to evacuate migrants

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has dismissed reports which suggest a liaison with UK authorities to evacuate migrants. The Ministry, in a...

GES invites Education Unions over controversial semester-based calendar

The Ghana Education Service (GES) is inviting the Union of Education leaders to a meeting to further deliberate on the issues raised concerning the...

Sad news as US-based Ghanaian woman slumps and dies at airport

A Ghanaian resident in the United States of America (USA) has collapsed and died at Dulles International Airport, MyNewsGh.com can confirm. It has been established...

French Ambassador pays courtesy call on NLA boss [Photos]

The French Ambassador to Ghana, Anne Sophie Ave, has paid a courtesy call on the Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Sammi Awuku. This was...