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WAEC reschedules two WASSCE papers

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has rescheduled the Physics and Business Management examination in the ongoing West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The papers...

WASSCE leakage: Check out schools being monitored by WAEC

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has published a list of 11 schools that it is monitoring following a tip-off of 'intents to cheat'...

Cop killed in accident on Wamfie-Dormaa highway

A police constable was killed on Monday in an accident on the Wamfie-Dormaa Highway in the Bono Region.Reports gathered by the Ghanaian Times indicated...

Abesim killings: Post-mortem examination on bodies conducted

Richard Appiah, 28, alleged to have murdered two children at Abesim in the Bono Region, made his second appearance at the Kaneshie District Court...

Beyi W’ano: MP sends message to residents whose houses have been destroyed through Tema -Mpakadan Railway Project [Video]

Member of Parliament (MP) for Asuogyaman in the Eastern Region, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, says efforts are underway to compensate residents whose houses have been...

Antwi-Danso sends strong message to Europeans over LGBTQI+ [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Antwi-Danso sends strong message to Europeans over LGBTQI+ Researcher and International Consultant, Dr Vladimir Antwi-Danso, has cautioned Europeans against imposing the rights of...

Man found dead in his room

A 45-year-old man, Abeiku Essel, has been found dead in his room at Anaafo Estate, a suburb of Mankessim in the Mfantsiman Municipality of...

ECOWAS summit: Ceremonial roads in Accra to be closed on this date…

The Ghana Police Service has announced that parts of the Liberation and Independence Roads in Accra will experience a temporal disruption of traffic flow...

Akufo-Addo’s message to Railways Ministry, Finance over completion of railway network

President Nana Akufo-Addo has charged the Ministry of Railway Development and the Finance Ministry to fast-track the completion of railway lines along the eastern...

Guinea coup: Ayorkor Botchwey reveals real state of Alpha Conde

Deposed Guinean President, Alpha Conde, is still shocked and coming to terms with the coup that toppled his government, Ghana’s Foreign Minister, Shirley Ayokor...

Rev. Owusu-Bempah granted bail!

The Founder and Leader of Glorious Word Power Ministries International, Reverend Isaac Owusu Bempah, has been granted bail of ¢200,000 with two sureties. That was...

13-year-old girl dies as boat capsizes at Gbeniyiri

A 13-year-old girl has drowned at Dagbebu-Gbeniyi while returning from the Gbeniyiri market yesterday, September 14. Elizabeth Kambatuu, a class 4 pupil of Sawla St...

Prophet Salifu Amoako begs for Owusu-Bempah

Chairman of the National Prophetic and Apostolic Council (NPAAC), Archbishop Elisha Salifu Amoako, has, on behalf of the Council, pleaded with the Acting Inspector-General...

GIS prevents 9 Ghanaians from entering Burkina Faso through unapproved routes

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has revealed that its patrol team prevented nine Ghanaians from exiting the country to Burkina Faso, through unapproved routes. In...

University student disappears after cult threat

A financial consultant, Oni Olajide, has lamented the disappearance of his son, Oluwanifemi, on the premises of Caleb University, in the Imota area of...

All the photos you need to see as Bawumia’s mother is laid to rest [Photos]

The mortal remains of the late Hajia Mariama Bawumia, mother of Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, have been laid to rest at Walewale in...

I’m focused on my son’s education at GIS – Ras Nkrabea reacts to AG’s appeal of Rastafarian students’ case

Father of one of the Achimota Rastafarian students, Ras Nkrabea, has reacted to the Attorney-General’s (AG) appeal of the High Court ruling which compelled...

Check out where Owusu-Bempah has been caged [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Check out where Owusu Bempah is been caged It has emerged that the head Pastor of the Glorious Word Power Ministries International, Rev...

GJA demands swift action against Owusu-Bempah’s men

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has called on the Police to take action against the men who assaulted some journalists on Monday, September 13,...

CETSED, Breast Care Int’l launch ‘The Driver and Breast Cancer’ Campaign [Photos]

The Centre for Transport Security Dialogue (CETSED) and Breast Care International(BCI) have launched “the Driver and the Breast Cancer” campaign. This is aimed at creating...

Popular radio presenter passes on [Photos]

Former morning show host of Akyeaa FM in the Nkoranza South Municipality, Nana Yaw Nketia alias The Unofficial Mayor, has died. Sources say he died...

School bus driver jailed for fondling 10-year-old pupil’s breast

A 41-year-old school bus driver, who fondled the breast of a 10-year-old girl on board a bus at Adentan, has been sentenced to 12...

Motor rider fined for knocking down 75-year-old pedestrian

A 20-year-old motor rider, who knocked down a 75-year-old woman with his uninsured motorbike, has been sentenced to pay a fine of GH¢1,800 by...

Owusu-Bempah’s church finally speaks on his arrest

Glorious Word Power Ministries International has broken its silence on events that led to the arrest of its leader and its aftermath. In a statement...

Akufo-Addo opens first presidential business summit [Photos]

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, opened the first-ever Presidential Business summit in Accra. The president, at the event, charged the private sector...

Residents stranded as flood takes over major roads at Bole

Flood has taken over Dakurpe-Kibilma Road after three days of heavy downpour in the Bole district of the Savannah Region. The flood has swept through...

Young men flee as accident exposes marijuana they were carrying

A group of young men, who were transporting marijuana to an unknown destination, were exposed after a car rammed into their faulty tricycle at...

Scores throng Walewale to mourn Bawumia’s mother [Video+Photos]

Walewale in the North East Region has been thrown into a state of mourning following the death of Vice President Dr Bawumia's mother, Hajia...

Thundery activities to take over parts of Ghana, check out affected areas

The Ghana Meteorological Agency has sent weather warnings as rains take over parts of Ghana, Tuesday morning. In a statement released, it alerted that thundery...

Former MP reacts to alleged involvement in ritual killing

Former Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ashaiman constituency, Alfred Agbesi, has denied allegations of facilitating ritual killing. His reaction comes after a taxi driver,...

Ejura murder: Family of Kaaka petitions Chief Imam

The family of murdered social media activist, Ibrahim Mohammed aka Kaaka Macho, has petitioned the National Chief Imam to help amplify their call for...

Lepers pray for Bawumia’s late mother

Lepers at the Weija Leprosarium have sympathised with Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on the loss of his mother, Hajia Mariama Bawumia. Hajia Bawumia passed...

Owusu Bempah back in cells after reporting sick at Police Hospital

The embattled Head Pastor of the Glorious Word Power Ministries International, Reverend Isaac Owusu Bempah, is back in cells to serve his one-week remand. This...

NPP has abandoned Prophet Owusu Bempah – Nigel Gaisie

General Overseer of the Prophet Hill Chapel, Prophet Nigel Gaisie, says he is saddened by the arrest and detention of colleague Reverend Isaac Owusu...

Samira Bawumia reacts to mother-in-law’s death

Ghana's Second Lady, Samira Bawumia has finally spoken on the sudden demise of her mother-in-law, Hajia Mariama Bawumia. She described the late mother of the...

Police render apology to media

The Ghana Police Service has rendered an apology over the ejection of journalists assigned to cover the case of Reverend Owusu Bempah on Monday. The...

Bagbin prays for Bawumia

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has commiserated with Vice President Dr Bawumia, following the death of his mother, Hajia Mariama. Mr Bagbin says...

Top businessman in trouble over $1m gold scam

An Accra Circuit court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a businessman, Alhaji Siba Yahaya, for allegedly defrauding some foreign investors...

Free SHS programme was implemented to simply win votes – Former Army General

Former Chief of Defense Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces, Brigadier-General Joseph Nunoo-Mensah, has said that the Free Senior High School Programme, was implemented...

Challenging Heights urges govt to fix challenges in Education sector to avert crisis

Non-governmental Organization (NGO), challenging heights is urging the government to release capitation grants to basic schools to avert a crisis. According to the NGO, the...