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Princess Shyngle loses father a year after brother’s passing

Ghana-based Gambian actress Princess Shyngle has taken to social media to mourn her dad, who passed away August, 16, 2022. According to the actress,...

Demise of Chairman Mobila has created big vacuum – NDC National Chairman

The National chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, has described the death of the Northern Regional Chairman, Ibrahim Mobila, as...

Public Accounts Committee to invite Attorney-General

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament will invite the Attorney-General (A-G) to appear before it to give an update on the cases referred...

Divorce could have saved her – Brother of woman killed over sex at Awutu Mankomeda cries [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Divorce could have saved her - Brother of woman killed over s3x at Awutu Mankomeda cries A family at Awutu Mankomeda in the...

Robbers attack house; flee with female resident and other valuables

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has launched an intense anti-robbery operation to arrest two robbers who attacked two families in a house at Abuakwa...

PassionAir reacts to ‘abusive incident’ at Kumasi Airport

Local airline operators, PassionAir, has confirmed an 'abusive incident' that occurred at the Kumasi Airport on Monday. The airline says its attention has been...

Biden signs climate, tax and health bill into law

US President Joe Biden has signed a $700bn (£579bn) bill that aims to fight climate change and healthcare costs while raising taxes mainly on...

Egypt central bank governor quits amid inflation rise

The governor of Egypt's central bank, Tarek Amer, has resigned more than a year before the end of his second term in office. The move...

Tanzania offers internet on Africa’s tallest mountain

Tanzania's state telecommunications firm has installed high-speed internet connectivity on the slopes of Mt Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, through a national broadband project. Information Minister...

Man sued after lover injects herself with his HIV+ blood to prove her love for him

The family of a teenage girl, who injected her boyfriend's HIV-positive blood into her body to prove her love for him, has sued their daughter's boyfriend. Last...

Nzema Chiefs defend Council of State member caught in OSP’s web

Seven paramount chiefs of the Nzema Traditional Council have fought off calls for Council of State member, Eunice Jacqueline Buah Asomah-Hinneh, to resign as...

Former Sports Minister against Asamoah Gyan’s Black Stars return

Former Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports, Edward Omane Boamah, is among the few who oppose Asamoah Gyan's wish to return to the Black...

Papa Kwesi Nduom fills eyes of Ghanaians with tears

Chief Executive of Groupe Nduom, Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, has left social media users in tears with his latest post on his grace to...

About 838 changfans decommissioned on Offin River [Photos]

Deputy Lands and Natural Resources Minister in charge of Mines, George Mireku Duker, has decommissioned about 838 changfans and tools being used by illegal...

Samuel Eto’o to visit Ghana ahead of World Cup build up

A Qatar Legacy Ambassador, Samuel Eto’o and Supreme Committee and Legacy delegation, are visiting Cameroon, Senegal and Ghana – the sub-Saharan African countries competing...

Pastor cries on TV for forgiveness from best friend he accused of sleeping with his wife

A pastor has apologised to his best friend for accusing him of having an affair with his wife. Speaking on Joy Prime, Rev Isaac Appiah...

Akuapem Kyidomhene marks Silver Jubilee with plans ahead

Akuapem Kyidom subdivision under the able leadership of Osabarima Ansah Sasraku III will attend a thanks-giving ceremony tomorrow, Thursday, August 18. The occasion is...

GRA queries Customs Staff Association Secretary for participating in JoyNews discussion ‘without approval’

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has queried the National Secretary of the Customs Staff Association, Gift Emmanuel Kofi Tsamah, for participating in a media...

Elon Musk sends social media into frenzy with joke about buying Man Utd

It was news no-one expected, and for a while it sent social media and the football world into a frenzy. Was the world’s richest man...

Managers of fuel stations fill my tank for free if I meet them– Nana Aba Anamoah

Media personality Nana Aba Anamoah has said she doesn’t pay to fill her tank at the fuel pump when the station managers make her...

Cuba relaxes foreign investor rules amid crisis

Cuba says it will allow foreign investors into its wholesale and retail trade for the first time in 60 years. The move is a major...

Three shot dead at Bawku

Three persons met their death at Bawku on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, in a manner that is believed to be a targeted shoot and...

The story of two biological sisters who share the same husband

When a Congo woman, identified as Goreth, decided to share her possessions with her younger sister, she never imagined that would include her future...

Woman charged with murder after kiss with inmate during visitation

A woman, who shared a kiss with a prisoner during a visitation in Tennessee, has been charged with murder after the inmate died shortly...

Man allegedly kills wife over disagreement on condom during sex

The Awutu Ofaakor district police command has arrested one Gideon Tetteh for allegedly murdering his wife over a misunderstanding during sex. The 57-year-old man tied...

Pregnant woman pours urine on husband over alleged cheating [Video]

A 30-year-old woman has ‘showered’ her husband with her urine, accusing him of cheating. According to Afia Adjeiwaa, a neighbour complained of her husband’s advances...

Opoku Ware management confirms its students were involved in Kumasi robbery

Authorities of Opoku Ware Senior High School (SHS) in Kumasi have confirmed three students arrested for alleged robbery are students of the school. The students,...

Man who impregnated 3 daughters undergoes purification rites [Photos]

The traditional authorities at Assin Andoe in the Assin South District of the Central Region has performed a purification rite for Opanin Kwame...

Ellembelle MP, 2 others sue Chief of Defence Staff, Adamus Mines

Ellembelle Member of Parliament (MP), Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has filed a civil rights suit at the Accra High Court against Adamus Resources Limited Mines...

Ridge Hospital doctor cries out after his backpack was stolen while he was in operating room [Video]

A medical doctor at the Ridge Hospital has cried out on social media after his backpack was stolen while he was busy in the...

Three Opoku Ware SHS students arrested for robbery

Three final year students of the Opoku Ware Senior High School (SHS) have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a robbery incident in Kumasi. Sources at the Ashanti Central...

Coup trial: ACP Agordzo files criminal appeal against orders to open defence

Lawyers of the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Dr Benjamin Agordzo have filed a criminal appeal to challenge the High Court’s order for him...

4 remanded over 80 hectares cannabis farm

The Donkorkrom Magistrate Court has remanded four suspects who were arrested for cultivating about 80 hectares of cannabis in a forest reserve in the...

N&MC reacts to viral video of student nurse threatening to kill patients

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (N&MC) has condemned a viral video of a lady in a nursing uniform threatening to kill her patients over...

Former PURC PRO questions timing for utility tariff increase

Former Director of Public Relations and External Affairs of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Nana Yaa Jantuah, has questioned the timing for tariff...

Parliament was not transparent in passing Narcotics Control Commission Act – Supreme Court

The Supreme Court says Parliament did not act transparently in the passage of the Narcotics Control Commission Act.  Specific reference is made to portions...

U-20 WWC: Ghana won’t make it past group stage – Head Coach

Head coach of Black Princesses, Ben Fokuo, has dismissed any chances of his team progressing to the knock-out stage of the U-20 Women’s World Cup...

Wassa, Aowin residents face unemployment as Samatex company risks shut down over ‘galamsey’

Timber Workers Union (TWU) fears residents of Wassa Amenfi, Aowin and Samreboi would face mass unemployment as one of the biggest companies, Samatex Timber...

Pharm.D house officers to quit housemanships

Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D) graduates of 2021 have announced plans to halt their services effective Monday, August 29, 2022. The decision, according to them, is related...

BoG to hold emergency MPC meeting over economic woes

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) will on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, hold an emergency Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on Ghana's recent economic...