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JB Danquah’s murder trial put on hold

The substantive case in which Daniel Asiedu is facing trial over the murder of JB Danquah-Adu has been put on hold for a mini-trial.This...

Scrap SSNIT – TUC tells govt 

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has called for the total overhaul of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT). The Union insists the trust...

Two drivers arrested over fake currency notes

Two drivers have been arrested by the youth of Gindabuor, a community on the Sawla-Wa highway in the Savannah region for dealing in fake...

Elon Musk to countersue Twitter to blow up $44bn deal

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is planning to file a counter-lawsuit against Twitter soon to ditch the $44 billion agreement to buy the social media giant,...

Barcelona completes signing of Lewandowski from Bayern Munich

Barcelona have signed Poland striker Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich on a four-year contract worth 50m euros (£42.6m). The 33-year-old had one year left on...

Dortmund striker Sebastien Haller diagnosed with testicular tumour

Borussia Dortmund striker Sebastien Haller has left their pre-season training camp in Switzerland after a tumour was found in his testicle. The 28-year-old Ivory Coast...

Elon Musk to stand trial in october over Twitter’s lawsuit

A US judge has ordered that Twitter's lawsuit against Elon Musk go to trial in October, a blow to the world's richest man who...

Netflix loses millions of subscribers

After enjoying a long reign as the king of streaming, Netflix faces a tough fight to keep its crown. It lost almost 1m subscribers between...

Suspect admits to killing J.B. Danquah-Adu

Daniel Asiedu, popularly known as Sexy Don Don, the prime suspect in the murder of the then Member of Parliament ( MP) for Abuakwa...

16 injured in Metro Mass Transit bus accident

Sixteen people are currently receiving treatment at the Tamale Teaching Hospital after a Metro Mass Transit bus they were travelling in was involved in...

Uber to pay $2.2m to disabled riders over wait fees

Uber has agreed to pay more than $2m (£1.68m) to settle claims brought by the US government that its wait time fees discriminated against...

Horrific video captures moment plane crashed in Somalia

A turboprop plane carrying 36 passengers and crew flipped on its back and caught fire after crash-landing Monday at the main airport in Somalia’s...

New canteen commissioned for University Basic School

A newly built canteen has been commissioned for the pupils of University Basic School, Legon. The event was arranged on July 19, 2022 at the...

Where is Atta Mills’ body? – Family angry with govt [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Family angry with govt after Koku Anyidoho 'tampers' with grave Family of former President John Evans Atta Mills is furious with government for...

AMA sanctions street preachers for making noise, operating without permit

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has issued notices to 10 street preachers and five persons engaged in the sale of products using public address...

Commuters on Accra-Tema railway welcome reopening of service

Commuters on the Accra- Tema railway line have welcomed the resumption of the rail services. The rail service resumed on Monday following a JoyNews Tracker report Derailed, which...

UK heatwave sees temperatures above 40C for first time

The UK has recorded temperatures of over 40C (104F) for the first time. Thermometers hit 40.3C at Coningsby in Lincolnshire, at 16:00 BST, well above...

NPA, Ministry of Energy tour SIGMA Ghana

Officials of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) and the Ministry of Energy have toured the facilities of SIGMA, Ghana, a multinational company with 24...

Public confidence in economy drops to 2014 levels – Afrobarometer survey

Majority of Ghanaians have lost confidence in the economy as half of them fear for the worse, according to the latest Afrobarometer survey. About 87...

WHO experts to assist Ghana fight Marburg virus

The World Health Organisation (WHO) will in the coming days deploy a team of experts to assist Ghana fight the outbreak of the Marburg...

Bride shot dead on her wedding day, 2 guests injured

A 24-year-old bride has been shot dead at her wedding ceremony after a stray bullet from a celebratory gunfire hit her in the head. Mahvash...

I tested my husband twice before bringing him to the US – Lady reveals

US-based Ghanaian, Sandra Quaye, has revealed that when her then-boyfriend proposed love to her, she gave him two tests to pass before accepting it,...

Half of Somalia’s population hungry as drought bites

The worst drought in four decades is raging through the Horn of Africa. The World Food Programme says up to 20 million people in Kenya,...

I want more – World’s most fertile woman with 44 children

The World's most fertile woman, Mariam Nabatanzi is craving to welcome more babies after birthing 44 children. Nicknamed Mother Uganda or Mother Africa, 38-year-old Mariam...

UK to experience hottest day as it swelters in heatwave

The UK is set to see its hottest day on record, with temperatures on Tuesday expected to reach up to 42C (107.6F). A high of...

Funeral held for 4-year-old girl killed in Russian strike

Beautiful and serene in a crown of white flowers, 4-year-old Liza Dmytrieva, who was killed by a Russian missile strike, was buried Sunday in...

Man nearly set ablaze over alleged theft [Photos]

A 30-year-old man, Michael Amanor, has escaped being set ablaze for allegedly stealing a 32-inch TV set at  Kasoa Amusukope in the Awutu Senya...

Why irate Suame Magazine artisans threw sachet water at Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu and entourage

Artisans at Suame Magazine in Kumasi have been reacting angrily to the visiting Member of Parliament of the area, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu and his entourage,...

Film director to serve six years in jail

Award-winning Iranian film maker Jafar Panahi, who was detained in Tehran last week, has been ordered to serve six years in jail, Iran's judiciary...

Ambulance Service admits charging ¢600 to convey pregnant woman who died in transit

Chief Executive of the National Ambulance Service (NAS) has admitted officers demanded GH₵600 from the husband of a pregnant woman who died whilst in...

Woman buys lookalike doll for her partner to control his high libido

A woman who got tired of her boyfriend's high libido bought him a sex doll that looks exactly like her .Charlotte Grey, 23, could...

Woman arrested for faking kidnapping

Police in India's national capital Delhi have arrested an American woman for allegedly staging her own kidnapping. The 27-year-old woman faked her abduction to "blackmail"...

Titus-Glover’s message to Nana B after losing NPP’s National Organiser race

JoyNews/AdomNews · Titus Glover's message to Nana B after losing NPP's National Organiser race Defeated National Organiser hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Daniel...

Microsoft launches drone training platform

Microsoft has launched a platform to train the artificial intelligence (AI) systems of autonomous aircraft. Project AirSim is, in effect, a flight simulator for drones,...

Netflix sued over cruel working conditions

A contestant on the second series of Netflix show Love Is Blind is suing the streaming service over alleged breaches of labour laws. Jeremy Hartwell...

Ukraine war: Eastern shelling kills six

Six people have been killed in shelling in an eastern Ukrainian town as Russia eyes its next major offensive. Five bodies were found in the...

Ghanaian woman shot dead in US

The police have confirmed the death of a Ghanaian woman, 41, who was shot dead by unidentified persons on Cambridge Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. According...

Bawumia blaming NDC for going to IMF comical – Mahama

Former President John Mahama has described Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s statement blaming Mr Mahama’s administration, partly, for the need to seek assistance from...

Police arrest a gang of six robbers in Bono East Region

The Ghana Police Service says it has arrested six suspected robbers at Techiman in the Bono East Region.  The Police said the arrest followed an...

I am not vindictive – NPP General Secretary-elect

With the exception of one regional chairman, 15 regional chairpersons of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) openly campaigned against the candidacy of Justin Frimpong...