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2022 BECE, WASSCE: Govt owes WAEC GHS 21m – Apaak [Listen]

Parents, and students who will be expecting to write the 2022 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination ( WASSCE)...

EOCO arrests Nigerian man for allegedly defrauding Ukrainian businessman to the tune of $6.5 million

A Nigerian criminal syndicate, allegedly led by one Sunny Anwamini (Sam), has been arrested by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) for allegedly...

CAF Awards: Evelyn Badu, Doris Boaduwaa make final list of nominees

Black Princesses players, Evelyn Badu and Doris Boaduwaa were named in the final list of nominees for the 2022 CAF Awards to be staged...

We don’t have a culture of paying for music – GHAMRO CEO

The CEO of Ghana Music Rights Organisation (GHAMRO), Abraham Adjatey, has said that one of the challenges hindering the effectiveness of the royalty collection...

Lands Ministry to track mining excavators electronically

All excavators in mining concessions will be tracked electronically as part of major measures to clamp down on illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey,...

People’s Forum: Residents of Kasoa Adam Nana appeal for water, roads

Residents of Adam Nana, a suburb at Kasoa in the Central Region, are appealing for potable drinking water. The community relies on distant streams and...

US President Joe Biden tests positive for Covid

US President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing "very mild symptoms", the White House has said. The 79-year-old, who is fully...

Ghanaians celebrate Atta Mills on his birthday

Today marks exactly 78 years since the late Prof John Evans Atta Mills was born. In this light, Ghanaians have taken to social media to...

World Athletics Champs: Ghana’s Alex Amankwah disqualified from 800m heat

Ghana's performance in the 2022 World Athletics Championship has been below par. After failing to progress to the second round of the 100m and 200m...

John Dumelo donates boots, cutlasses to farmers in Guan district

Actor and politician John Dumelo has extended his benevolent hands to the farming community in the Guan district, the orphan constituency in the Oti...

Volta Lake identified as human trafficking hub

The Volta Regional Minister, Dr Archibald Letsa, says human trafficking remained a threat to the human resources of the country. According to him, Volta Lake...

Over 15.7 million Ghana Cards issued so far – NIA

The National Identification Authority (NIA) says it has issued over 15.7 million Ghana Cards to Ghanaians.  The Executive Secretary of the NIA, Prof. Kenneth Agyemang...

La Dade-Kotopon assembly closes down night club for promoting nudity

The La Dade-Kotopon Municipal Assembly (LaDMA) on Monday closed down Hyde Out, a popular nightclub at Abafum, Accra, for allegedly promoting nudity and indecent...

It would be nice to legalise marijuana – Amakye Dede 

Veteran musician, Amakye Dede, has supported calls for the legalisation of marijuana. According to him, he does not see anything wrong with smoking the plant. The...

Armed robbers attack filling station at Amasaman; fuel attendant killed

One person has died and three others injured after armed robbers attacked a fuel station at Amasaman 3 junction. The robbers attacked the four victims;...

Akufo-Addo encouraged me to become a lawyer, paid my fees – Justin Frimpong Kodua

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua, has revealed the role President Nana Akufo-Addo played in his decision to...

Learn to be democratic – Agogomanhene tells other chiefs

Nana Akuoko Sarpong, Omanhene of Agogo Traditional Area, has advised other chiefs to learn how to be democratic when handling local affairs. He frowned against...

Ato Forson authorised payment to ambulance supplier contrary to contract’s terms – Health Minister to court

Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, has accused a former Deputy Finance Minister, Cassiel Ato Forson, of authorising payments to an ambulance supplier contrary to clear...

Bonsu robbery: One suspect burnt to death

Irate youth have set an alleged armed robber ablaze in front of Bonsu Nkwanta Police Station in the Juaboso District of the Western North...

Govt to deploy speed boats to check ‘galamsey’ on water bodies

Government says it is going to deploy speed boats to fight illegal mining also known as galamsey on river bodies. According to the Ministry of...

What killed Atta Mills revealed [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Atta Mills’ brother discloses cause of death 10 years on Ten years on, brother of the late President John Evans Atta Mills has...

Woman who didn’t know she was pregnant gives birth in toilet

A 22-year-old woman had no idea she was pregnant until she went to the toilet, thinking she had a stomach ache, and saw a...

Russian pipeline resumes pumping gas to Europe

Russia has restarted gas supplies to Europe through its biggest pipeline, Nord Stream 1, following a 10-day maintenance break. There had been fears Moscow may...

US-Africa summit: African leaders to meet Biden in December

African leaders will meet President Joe Biden in Washington in mid-December for the first major summit organised by the US for the continent. A statement...

Ethiopia mass killing: Amnesty calls for probe

Rights watchdog Amnesty International has called on Ethiopian authorities to launch an "impartial" investigation into last month's killing of more than 400 members of...

Uganda rejects compulsory adult vaccines

A proposed new law to make vaccines compulsory for all adults in the event of a mass disease outbreak has been rejected by Uganda's...

2022 CAF Awards: Sadio Mané tipped to win African Player of the Year

Sadio Mané is set to be crowned Men’s African Player of the Year 2022 tonight in Morocco, Joy Sports understands. The Bayern Munich forward is...

Marburg virus: 50 out of 98 contacts traced discharged – GHS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says 50 out of 98 persons identified as contacts to the recent outbreak of the Marburg virus in the...

Ghana Police Service leads corruption league table

The Ghana Police Service is the most corrupt institution in the country, a research conducted by Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), together with other stakeholders,...

Dr Siaw Agyepong invites Akufo-Addo, Bawumia to late father’s funeral

A delegation from the bereaved family of the Founder and Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), Dr Joseph Siaw Agyepong, has...

Two Hajj pilgrims die in Mecca

They are both male and female the latter being the first to lose her life. According to the Director of the Medical Department of...

Nduom pays courtesy call on ex-President Kufuor

Chairman of Groupe Nduom, Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, has paid a courtesy call on former President John Agyekum Kufuor. This was to inform the former...

Man jailed 15 years for having sex with wife’s niece

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 53-year-old trader to 15 years imprisonment for defiling his wife’s 12-year-old niece at Afuaman near Ablekumah in...

Teens turning to TikTok and Instagram for news, Ofcom says

More teenagers are turning away from traditional media outlets and getting their news from social media, new research from Ofcom has shown. The number of...

Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly launches ‘Operation Paint Your Building’ campaign

The Sekondi –Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly under the leadership of the Western Regional Minister and acting Mayor of the Assembly, Dr Kwabenya Okyere Darko-Mensah, has...

Late President Mills slept in a room with leaking roof at the Castle – Samuel Atta Mills     

Brother of late President John Evans Atta Mills and Member of Parliament (MP) for Komenda Edina Eguafo Abrem, Samuel Atta Mills, has disclosed that...

2 SHS teachers remanded for rape, indecent assault at Asankrangwa

An Asankrangwa District Magistrate court has remanded two teachers of the Asankrangwa Senior High School (SHS) into Police custody for allegedly raping and assaulting...

Bibiani mine demonstration leaves 6 with gunshot wounds

The Bibiani Police command has begun investigations into a demonstration by the youth of Bibiani to stop Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyabi II, Chief of Sefwi-Anwhiaso...

CODA sets records straight over redevelopment of Asomdwee Park

The Coastal Development Authority (CODA) has set the records straight following the redevelopment of Asomdwee park. According to CODA, it has prioritised the renovation of...

Illegal meter peddler arrested

The police in Mamprobi have arrested Henry Teye Adjirackor, a technician, for illegally possessing, selling, and installing meters, and passing them off as meters...