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Court to rule on motion to auction NAM1’s property Wednesday

The Financial and Economic Division of the High Court will on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, make orders regarding the property of Nana Appiah Mensah,...

Joy as man and wife pursuing same course graduate from UG

It is all joy when a student completes school regardless of the level of education. It is considered an essential phase in the lives...

Covid-19: Ghana’s death toll rises to 1,347

Data from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) reveals that the country’s Covid-19 related death is on the rise. Analysis conducted by MyJoyOnline.com shows that four...

Minority joins calls for withdrawal of semester-based academic calendar

The Minority in Parliament has expressed utmost disapproval with the new policy that changes the trimester to a semester-based academic calendar and has called...

GBA suspends former IBF champ Richard Commey indefinitely

The Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) has suspended former IBF lightweight champion Richard Commey following series of disrespect and misconduct against the GBA. A release by...

It may take 4 to 10 years to win fight against galamsey – Abu Jinapor [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · It may take 4 to 10 years to win fight against galamsey – Abu Jinapor Despite the strides made by the government...

Nestlé Ghana temporarily removes Ideal milk, Carnation Tea Creamer from shops

Nestlé Ghana has announced the temporal removal of all Ideal Evaporated Milk and Carnation tea creamer off the shelves. This follows the recent recall of...

Ato Forson pleads not guilty to charge of causing €2.3m financial loss to the state

Former Deputy Finance Minister, Cassiel Ato Forson, has pleaded not guilty to the charge of causing a €2.3 million loss to the state. Two other...

Ghana College of Pharmacists launches 10th-anniversary celebration

The Ghana College of Pharmacists has officially launched its 10th-anniversary celebration at an event that was held on Thursday, January 13, 2022, at the...

Opuni files another motion against Justice Honyenuga

The Accra High Court hearing the GH¢217 million financial loss case against the former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr...

Our members are losing their lives over govt’s inability to pay debt – NAIS president

The National Association of Institutional Suppliers (NAIS) has revealed how some suppliers have lost their lives due to the government's inability to pay off...

AMA opens books of condolence in memory of former late Mayors [Photos]

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has opened books of condolence at its head office in memory of the late former Mayors; Nat Nunoo-Amarteifio and...

Burial date for former Accra Mayor, Nat Nuno-Amarteifio announced

The family of the late former Mayor of Accra, Nat Nunoo-Amarteifio, has announced arrangements for his final funeral rites. A burial service will take place...

Head of Local Govt Service begs CLOGSAG over intended strike

JoyNews/AdomNews · Nana Ato Arthur gets CLOGSAG The Head of Local Government Service, Dr Nana Ato Arthur, has appealed to the Civil and Local Government...

COVID-19: We must intensify disinfections at Airports

A Senior Officer of the Vector Control Unit, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Abel Djangmah, has reiterated the need to continuously intensify the ongoing monthly disinfection...

Eduwatch backs teacher unions to oppose new academic calendar

JoyNews/AdomNews · Eduwatch backs teacher unions to oppose new academic calendar Education Think Tank, Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), is backing teacher unions opposing the new...

Gambia massacre: Coalition rejects ‘woefully-inadequate’ compensation for 2005 victims

Compensation packages proposed for victims and families of victims of the 2005 state-sponsored massacre of Ghanaians in The Gambia have been rejected. The Gambian authorities,...

One out of four marriages registered at AMA in 2021 collapsed

A total of 79 customary marriages were dissolved in the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) in 2021, according to Assembly data. The Assembly in 2021 registered...

Family of chief who died by suicide denies claims he lost ¢120k to betting

The family of the 76-year-old chief in the Ashanti Region, who allegedly died by suicide, is fighting claims he killed himself after losing some...

UG-UTAG continues strike despite NLC directive

The University of Ghana’s chapter of the University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (UG-UTAG) has refused to call off its strike action. This is in direct...

Azumah Nelson’s younger brother passes on

Boxing legend Azumah Nelson has lost his younger brother, Joseph Awudu Nelson, who passed away last week after battling sickness for some time. He...

Unions in Education oppose semester-based academic calendar

Some unions in the basic education sector have called on the Ghana Education Service (GES) to immediately withdraw the new policy changing the trimester...

Majority Caucus wades into Speaker Bagbin’s military guards brouhaha

The Majority Caucus in Parliament has described as untruthful and unfortunate, the comments by the Minority caucus on the withdrawal of the Speaker’s security. The...

Obasanjo mourns with Mahama [Photos]

Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has paid a courtesy call on former President John Dramani Mahama. This was to commiserate with him following the...

Over 300 construction workers sacked for allegedly attacking project manager [Audio]

Over 300 construction workers have been sacked at Assin Fosu by SHIMIZU DAI-NIPPON JV, a Japanese firm working on the Assin Fosu-Assin Praso stretch...

UTAG leadership meets after NLC declared strike illegal

The leadership of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) met on Monday to deliberate on the declaration of its strike as illegal by...

Water shortage threatens marriages at Kpandai

Residents of Wiae, a suburb of Kpandai District in the Northern Region, are calling on the government to, as a matter of urgency, come...

How a gym receptionist died from ecstasy poisoning at festival

A gym receptionist, who vowed with a friend to get ‘off their heads’ at a music festival, died from ecstasy poisoning, an inquest revealed. Kelsey...

Six injured as thugs attack mourners during funeral at Kwahu Ataaso

https://youtu.be/FlTnQIBcoUY Six persons have sustained various degrees of injuries after thugs allegedly attacked mourners during a funeral at Kwahu Ataaso in the Eastern Region. The...

€2.37m financial loss suit: NDC gurus storm court to support Ato Forson

The High Court in Accra has deferred the hearing of the case in which the former Deputy Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, and...

Oil palm dealers send message to govt

The Oil Palm Development Association of Ghana (OPDAG) has called on the government to, as a matter of urgency, exempt them from the 50%...

CLOGSAG sets date for nationwide strike

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) has declared its intention to embark on an indefinite strike. The industrial action is to begin...

Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ emotional message to Ghanaians

Ace investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has evoked emotions with his message to mark the third anniversary of his colleague, Ahmed Suale's death. It’s...

COVID-19: Ghana records 7 more deaths in 48 hours

Statistics from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) indicate that in 48 hours, seven more individuals have died in the country’s fight against the Covid-19...

NDC former executive passes on

Former Constituency Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Alhaji Jamoni has passed on. He passed on in the early hours of Monday, January 17...

Former Attorney General bags Masters Degree

Former Attorney General, Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong, has graduated from the University of Ghana (UG). She bagged Masters degree in Economic Policy as part of...

Pastor allegedly steals congregant’s ¢40k, sets house on fire

A pastor with the Mega Word Chapel International, Kenneth Mensah, has allegedly set ablaze the house of one of his congregants after stealing an...

163 teenage mothers return to classroom

One hundred and sixty-three teenage mothers who got pregnant when schools were closed as a result of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in...

NIA suspends Ghana card registration over machine theft

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has suspended its ongoing registration and issuance of cards at the Kpeshie Zonal Centre in Accra. The suspension follows an...

Radio Ada petitions National Media Commission

Radio Ada, a community-based media outlet within the Ada East District of the Greater Accra Region, has petitioned the National Media Commission and National...