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Kwaku Azar mourns late Supreme Court judge

Private legal practitioner, Professor Kwaku Azar, has paid tribute to late Supreme Court Justice, Samuel Kofi Marfu-Sau, who passed on on Tuesday, August 10,...

Elizabeth Ohene lands new appointment

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed veteran journalist, Elizabeth Ohene, as the new Board Chair of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT). The board...

Women Empowerment: Let’s groom males to understand the needs of the girl child – Dr S.K. Frimpong 

An economist, philanthropist and a former lecturer at the University of Professional Studies, Dr S.K. Frimpong, has called on Ghanaians to holistically empower the...

Sputnik V vaccine: Sheikh Maktoum agrees to refund $2.4m to Ghana

The Dubai-based businessman, who was contacted by the Ministry of Health for the botched procurement of 300,000 doses of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine,...

Good news for students who cannot read or write

The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, says the government intends to institute measures to reduce the elective subjects of Junior High School pupils...

Okudzeto Ablakwa petitioned US Embassy over students visa appointments

The Member of Parliament for the North Tongu Constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has written to the United States (US) Ambassador to Ghana, Stephanie Sullivan,...

Teacher unions issue one-month ultimatum to GES over this… [Video]

Teacher Unions have issued a one-month ultimatum to the Ghana Education Service (GES) to address challenges the country's pre-tertiary education is faced with or...

Father Campbell shares touching life story [Video]

Immediate past Parish Priest of Christ the King Catholic Church in Accra has revealed that he worked as a labourer in a grocery shop...

Fertiliser shortage: Builsa South MP predicts food scarcity if…

Member of Parliament (MP) for Builsa South constituency, Dr Clement Apaak, is predicting food shortage if the government does not address fertiliser shortage across...

Kenyase residents block traffic in protest over bad road

Residents of Kenyase -Adwumam in the Kwabre East district of Ashanti Region have blocked the main Kenyase -Adwumam road in protest against its deplorable...

Two in court over bribery of National Security Officer

Two persons, who bribed a National security operative of ¢40,000 and CFA2,500,000 after their loaded trucks exceeded the axle weighing weight on the Accra-Tema...

Bird flu outbreak: 30 farms affected across Ghana

The Director of the Veterinary Services Directorate, Dr Patrick Abakeh, says 30 farms have so far been affected with the Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)...

Eagle Prophet creates chaos at Adum

A Kumasi-based popular Prophet, Randolph Oduro Gyebi, popularly known as Eagle Prophet, has been captured breaching road traffic regulations in the Kumasi Central Business...

Human rights advocate sues police, demands ¢20m for damages

The 2020 parliamentary candidate for the Effutu constituency has sued one Benjamin Ackah and the Ghana Police Service for alleged malicious prosecution and is...

Video of nurses being taught s3x positions goes viral

A viral video on social media gives an account of nurses being taught how to practice and master d*ggy style in the classroom. The nurses...

Tricycle riders directed to operate within catchment area

Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has dismissed claims that the Regional Security Council plans on placing a total ban on the operations of...

Robbery attack on gas filling station leaves one dead

A 54-year old security guard, Edem Kpodogah, with Makolives Gas Filling Station at Tegbi-Xekpa near Busco Junction, has been killed in an attack at...

COVID-19 should not stop breastfeeding – Dr Kuma-Aboagye

There is a decline in the exclusive breastfeeding rate which has dropped from 63 per cent in 2008 to 43 per cent in the...

AMA, Police arrest drivers for unlawful parking

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), in collaboration with the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service, has arrested about 35...

Chaos as chiefs halt ‘Okada’ operation

There was confusion at Akyem Akroso in the Eastern Region after the chief, elders, assembly members, and unit committee placed a moratorium on commercial...

Henry Quartey has this to say about support from colleagues [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Henry Quartey has this to say about support from colleagues The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has said that he is determined...

Learn how to speak – Henry Quartey fires ‘Aboboyaa’ Association President [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Learn how to speak – Henry Quartey fires ‘Aboboyaa’ association President The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has hit hard at the...

24-year-old man allegedly kills lover, 28, at Obuasi

A 24-year-old man, identified as Atta, has been arrested in connection with the death of his 28-year-old lover. The man, a machine operator, is said...

I will soon be invisible – Henry Quartey

"I will soon be invisible once the names of the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) are out," says Greater Accra Regional Minister,...

Married woman leaves husband to live with her rapist while the case is still in court

A woman, who was allegedly raped by her customer, has abandoned her husband to live with the rapist before the court hearing the matter...

Supreme Court judge, Justice Samuel Marful-Sau passes on

A Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Marful-Sau, has passed on, a source has confirmed to JoyNews. He was 64. Justice Marful-Sau was a member...

Health Minister goes on leave

The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, is currently on a two-week leave to enable him to attend to some personal issues. Sources at the presidency...

Mahama mourns after being hit with sad news

Former President John Dramani Mahama and some National Democratic Congress (NDC) party faithful have joined the family of the late Lionel Kukondap Molbila to mourn...

Police make shocking revelation about robbers who engaged in gun battle with personnel [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Police make shocking revelation about robbers who engaged in gun battle with personnel The Acting Director-General, Public Affairs Unit of the Ghana Police...

Ghana’s Embassy in UAE reacts to Dubai visa-free travel

Ghana’s Embassy in the United Arab Emirate (UAE) has revealed the visa waiver agreement between the two countries is yet to take effect. Parliament on...

Health Minister writes to Sheikh Al Maktoum to refund money for non-supplied doses

The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has written to Sheikh Al Maktoum with whom he signed a deal to procure Sputnik V vaccines, to...

Job scam hits Labour Ministry

An ongoing recruitment scam, which began in January this year, has seen a number of desperate job seekers falling victim to it. The Ministry of...

Fire guts house of actress Beverly Afaglo [Videos]

Fire has gutted the house of Ghanaian actress and television presenter, Beverly Afaglo. It destroyed the entire building and all its contents, leaving only its...

Senior Staff Association-Universities of Ghana calls off strike

The Senior Staff Association-Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG) and the Federation of Universities Senior Staff Association (PUSSAG) have suspended their industrial strike action with immediate...

Don’t compare me to others – Minister warns

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has urged Ghanaians to desist from comparing him to his colleagues in the other 15 regions. According to...

Motor rider dies in crash with bus at Peduase

The driver of a Toyota Hiace bus has crashed a motor rider to death on the Peduase- Aburi road in the Eastern Region. The driver,...

YEA sends message to GRNMA over Community Health Workers

The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has urged the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwifery Association (GRNMA) to eschew any fear of displacement, competition, or adulteration...

‘Operation clean your frontage’ to make Accra clean – Minister

JoyNews/AdomNews · ‘Operation clean your frontage’ to make Accra clean – Minister Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, is optimistic of a clean Accra with...

By-law for motorbikes to be passed in Accra

A by-law on the use of motorbikes in the local assemblies within the Greater Accra Region will soon be operational. This will regulate the use...

More trouble for Agyeman-Manu as OccupyGhana joins calls for his resignation

The job of Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, is on the line due to incessant calls on him to resign following revelations in the report...