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Ghanaians in Ukraine directed to seek shelter after Russia attack

Ghanaian nationals have been directed by the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration to seek shelter after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched...

Residents of Oforikom take on MCE over poor roads and bridges

Poor roads and collapsed bridges are major concerns of residents of the Oforikrom Municipality in the Ashanti Region. Bridges constructed over huge drains within...

Hearts midfielder Gladson Awako, others begin GFA coaching course

Accra Hearts of Oak midfielder, Gladson Awako and former Black Stars goalkeeper, Sammy Adjei, are among 42 persons taking the Ghana Football Association’s (GFA)...

11 injured in accident on Yeji road

An accident at No.1, a suburb of Yeji in the Bono East Region, has left 11 passengers injured. The Sanyong mini-bus, heading to Kumasi, was...

Farmer allegedly butchers 3-year-old daughter, injures wife over soap

A 25-year-old farmer at Yezesi in the Mamprugu/Moadugri District of the North East Region is in police grips for allegedly butchering his three-year-old daughter to...

Assin North MP’s Case: Tsatsu Tsikata cites petitioner for contempt

Assin North Member of Parliament (MP), Joe Gyaakye Quayson, has cited the petitioner in his case for the contempt. He argues that Michael Ankomah Nimfah...

Komenda Sugar Factory acquires 20,000 acres for plantation

Negotiations are almost complete to enable the Board of Directors of the Komenda Sugar Factory to acquire 20,000 acres of land suitable for growing...

UCC announces commencement date for 2021/2022 academic year

The Executive Committee of the Academic Board of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has decided that academic activities resume from Monday, February 28. This follows...

Court throws out former PPA boss’ case

An Accra High Court has dismissed an application by a former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), Adjenim Boateng Adjei....

Chief Justice probes court shooting

Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, has confirmed the shooting incident that occurred in court on Wednesday, February 23. A statement issued by Justice Cynthia Pamela A. Addo, Judicial Secretary...

Hearts of Oak to battle Asante Kotoko for President’s cup in March

The Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) has confirmed that the 2022 edition of the annual President’s Cup will be a repetition of the Super...

Shooting in courtroom: Prison officer injured; judge takes cover

Fear, panic and pandemonium gripped the Law Court Complex in Accra Wednesday when a prison officer accidentally discharged his weapon in a courtroom. The...

1 dead as bees invade church during service

A year-old child has been reported dead after a swarm of bees invaded the Wasa Ateiku SDA church whilst service was ongoing. According to the...

Govt approves Black Stars technical team for World Cup qualifiers

The government has approved the newly formed Black Stars technical team for the upcoming World Cup playoff next month, Joy Sports understands. The Ghana Football...

Military-led taskforce goes all out to burn excavators on illegal mining sites [Photos]

A security taskforce against illegal mining, led by the military, is combing the Ntoboroso community and other areas in the Atwima Mponua District of...

National Cathedral will enhance Ghana’s spiritual growth, social cohesion – Asantehene

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has lauded the government for its decision to construct a National Cathedral, saying the edifice will contribute significantly...

2 robbers jailed 50 years for stealing taxi

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced two labourers to 25 years each in prison for stealing a taxi cab and an amount of GH¢350...

He is sleeping on his job – Opare Addo takes swipe at Attorney General

National Youth Organizer of the National Democratic Congress, George Opare Addo, has criticized the Attorney General (AG) over unaccounted COVID funds since 2020. He claimed...

NUGS calls for evacuation of Ghanaian students amidst Ukraine-Russia conflicts

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has called on government to consider the immediate evacuation of Ghanaian students from the Ukraine-Russia region, following...

State pursues Alex Mould, another over ‘missing’ former MASLOC CEO

State prosecutors are pursuing the two sureties who satisfied the bail conditions of the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Microfinance and Small Loans...

Metro Mass security coordinator jailed 10 years

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a security coordinator of Metro Mass Transit Company Limited, Lawal Fuseini, to a 10-year jail term for blackmailing...

UTAG strike: UG lecturers vote against suspension of strike

The University of Ghana (UG) branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), has voted against a decision by the National Executive Committee...

3 suspected robbers arrested during ‘fortification’ ritual

The Western North Regional Police Command has arrested three suspected robbers while they were allegedly fortifying themselves with what is believed to be the...

Man hangs himself at Abrewankor

A man has committed suicide at Abrewankor in a small settlement at the Bole- Sawla highway in the Bole district of the Savannah Region. The...

Metro Mass staff jailed 10 years for blackmailing former MD

A security coordinator at the Metro Mass Transit Company Limited, Lawal Fuseina, has been handed a 10-year prison term for blackmailing his former Managing...

Use fit for purpose vehicles in transporting cash – IGP after foiled robbery attack

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akufo Dampare, has renewed calls for the use of armoured vehicles in the transport of bulk cash...

UTAG Strike: I cannot betray my colleagues – Prof Gyampo

Secretary to the University of Ghana Chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), Prof Ransford Gyampo, has dismissed claims that he has betrayed...

We’ll stop teaching if… – UTAG-KNUST

The General Secretary of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG-KNUST), Dr Eric Abavari,...

Opuni fails to remove Justice Honyenuga again

The Supreme Court has dismissed yet another application by Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni which sought to recuse the trial judge hearing his alleged corruption...

Court sets date to rule on UTAG strike

The Labour Division of the Accra High Court will on March 9, 2022, rule on the legality of the strike embarked by the University...

Hundreds witness first ever boxing bout at Tafo

Hundreds of people spent sleepless nights to witness the first-ever boxing competition organised at Tafo in the Ashanti Region. The maiden occasion was electrified with...

Two injured in gory accident at Okponglo [Photos]

Two persons have reportedly been injured in a multiple-vehicle accident at Okponglo on the Legon-Madina road. The incident is said to have occurred on Tuesday...

Prison officer accidentally fires gun in court hurting himself in the process

There was pandemonium at the Law Court Complex in Accra when a prison officer inadvertently fired his weapon in a courtroom. Sources tell Joy News,...

W/R: Tension as pig head in basin is found at basic school at Mpintsin

Teachers and pupils of the Mpintsin AME Zion Basic School in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis of the Western Region were left in a state of...

Police release fresh update on attempted bullion van robbery at Industrial Area

The Ghana Police Service has assured the general public of plans to arrest the perpetrators of a bullion van robbery that occurred on Tuesday. In...

Two teenagers arrested for stealing tricycle

Two 19-year-olds have been nabbed and handed over to the Damongo police for stealing a tricycle in Tamale. The two unemployed suspects, Iddrisu Abdul Mushid...

Kelyvn Boy remanded over alleged assault on baby mama

Afrobeat star, Kelvyn Boy, has allegedly been remanded into police custody by an Adentan Circuit Court for allegedly assaulting the lady he has been...

No man can understand women because God put Adam to sleep before he created Eve – Pastor

A senior pastor has asserted that any man who wants to understand women is only building a castle in the air because it is...

NIA pushes for extension of sim card registration

The National Identification Authority (NIA) is pushing for an extension of sim card registration exercise arguing the situation has brought unnecessary pressure on the...

KNUST lecturer pleads not guilty to kidnapping his wife as court issues bench warrant for two accomplices

A KNUST lecturer standing trial over his missing wife has pleaded not guilty to kidnapping and deceit of a public officer when he appeared before a...