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French Ambassador’s comment on Abu Jinapor warms hearts

Friendship is brewing between French Ambassador to Ghana, Anne Sophie Ave, and Minister of Lands and Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor. This was made known by Amb Sophie...

‘State not billed to pay your funeral expenses’ – Bagbin fired over ex-gratia

A former UN Senior Governance Advisor and CEO of JAK Foundation has taken on the Speaker of Parliament, Alban S.K. Bagbin over his justification...

Adwoa Safo spotted cruising in town [Photos+Video]

https://youtube.com/shorts/o_lgAJLIldE?feature=share Embattled Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament (MP), Adwoa Safo, has once again delighted fans and followers with her social media activity. Miss Safo, who is currently...

Togo declares state of emergency in North after jihadist attack

Togo’s government on Monday declared a “state of security emergency” in its northern border region to give the armed forces more flexibility to deal...

CCTV footage shows mood at Islamic SHS before riots

https://youtu.be/HVHOt1lo5cU Distressing Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) footage has shown the atmosphere at the Islamic Senior High School (SHS) before chaos involving the police erupted. The video...

I’ll spend the night on Tema motorway to ensure it’s opened to traffic tomorrow – Roads Minister

The Roads Minister says he will be spending the night on the Accra-Tema motorway to ensure it is reopened to traffic tomorrow. Kwasi Amoako-Atta said...

Joyce Blessing’s management reacts to viral video of her in drunk state

Management of gospel musician, Joyce Blessing, has urged the public to disregard a video of her in a drunk state which has gone viral....

2020 election: Court throws out NPP’s petition against Krachi West results

The Hohoe High Court has dismissed a petition from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) that sought to challenge the 2020 Krachi West Parliamentary election...

Two caterers clash over School Feeding Association position

Two caterers of the School Feeding Association have been involved in a squabble over presidential position. One Juliana Cudjoe has made claims to be the...

Maybe they’ll kill me – Ex Russia captain after opposing Ukraine war

Former Russia captain Igor Denisov has become one of the highest-profile athletes still living in the country to speak out against the war in...

Three soldiers, accomplice arrested

The Police on June 4, 2022 arrested three Military personnel and one other accomplice in connection with a robbery incident at Nsakina near Amasaman...

Ato-Forson trial: Health Minister to testify in court

The Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, is expected to appear and testify in court today, June 16, 2022, in the matter of the Republic against...

Rare encounter of gay lions goes viral [Video]

Same-sex behaviour in the jungle is very rare to see in the wild but not so strange when the animals are in captivity. An undated...

Former houseboy remanded for allegedly defiling master’s daughter

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded into Police custody a 25-year-old water supplier for allegedly defiling and impregnating a 13-year-old lawyer’s daughter in Accra. Michael...

Bawumia launches bank-wide mobile money service, GhanaPay

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, on Wednesday June 15, 2022, launched the GhanaPay Mobile Money Service in Accra. The GhanaPay is the first bank-wide...

National Cathedral funding: Govt must come clean – Christian Council

The General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, Dr Cyril Fayose, has called on the government to be transparent concerning the funding of...

Afram Plains records monkeypox cases

Residents in Afram Plains North have been urged to remain calm after two cases of the monkeypox disease were recorded in the area. The...

China vows to act over BBC expose of racist videos

A top Chinese diplomat for Africa has condemned a racist video exposed by the BBC’s Africa Eye investigation. The video showed black children in Malawi being...

Ukraine war: Thousands of civilians trapped in Severodonetsk

Thousands of civilians are trapped in the Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk with essential supplies running out, the United Nations is warning. Many of them are...

Armed robbers attack lotto agent, kills staff

Suspected armed robbers have raided the residence of Atsu Makafui Kumordzi, a popular lotto agent at Akatsi in the Volta Region. The gang of robbers...

Kidi, other top artistes to feature in Calcio Trade Ball All-Star game

The maiden edition of the Calcio Trade Ball All-Star game which is scheduled for Friday, June 17, will feature some of Ghana’s top musicians. With...

Motorway bridge repair: Minister confident of meeting Friday deadline

It is about 24 hours more for Accra-Tema Motorway to resume normal operations. For nearly two weeks, it witnessed heavy vehicular traffic after a few...

Komenda sugar factory: Carlos Ahenkorah drops bombshell

The chairman of the Trade and Industry Committee of Parliament, Kingsley Carlos Ahenkorah, has said the Komenda Sugar Factory could not have produced raw...

2 police officers promoted for arresting colleague for drug possession

The Ghana Police Service has promoted two of its personnel for effecting the arrest of a fellow policeman carrying substances suspected to be Indian...

Work on National Cathedral reportedly stalls

Construction work on the National Cathedral has reportedly stalled for the past three months. JoyNews sources disclosed that there is currently no work ongoing at...

Aflao: Somewhere in Volta Region where pupils trek 4 kilometres to school

Pupils at Aflao Kofi Kofe and other small communities in the Afadjato South District of the Volta Region are compelled to travel over 4...

Hajj Board explains why 2022 Ghanaian pilgrims have to pay extra money

The National Hajj Board has explained why Ghanaian pilgrims have to pay an additional GH¢7,000 within one week for the 2022 annual pilgrimage. Speaking on...

Grandmother gets married to 24-year-old man – and they are ready to have a baby

A granny has revealed she is ready to have a baby with her 24-year-old husband - adding to her brood of 17 grandchildren in...

NSS staff arrested for issuing fake GES appointments

A National Service person at the Yendi Senior High School (SHS) in the Northern Region, Ziblim Abdul Latif, is in the grips of the...

Coloured toys promoting homosexuality seized by Saudi authorities

Authorities in Saudi Arabia have been seizing rainbow-coloured toys and children's clothing, which they claim encourage homosexuality, state TV says. An Al-Ekhbariya report showed commerce ministry...

Ghana pays lowest salaries, sells petrol dearest and runs highest inflation in Africa

Ghana is about the most expensive country to live in in Africa. This is because, while inflation is zooming through the roofs, salaries are...

Konongo residents want urgent attention to put new hospital facility into operation

A 60-bed capacity hospital located at Konongo in the Asante Akim Central Municipality remains non-operational after completion in September 2021. This is because work on...

Akufo-Addo’s Minister caught in conflict? – Coming soon on JoyNews

A ¢12 million road contract assigned to a company owned by close associates of a Minister in the Akufo-Addo government. After 3 years, the road...

Drinking rainwater can be dangerous to your health – KNUST scientists warn

Children and adults are at risk of dangerous health effects from drinking roof runoffs. That is the conclusion of a research by the scientists at...

Paul Adom-Otchere declared an enemy of Asogli State

The Asogli State Council has described the host of Good Evening Ghana, Paul Adom-Otchere, as a ‘termite’ and ‘an enemy of the Council’. According to...

All 38 casualties in Islamic SHS incident discharged

All the 16 remaining students who were hospitalised after the Police brutality at the Islamic Senior High School on Monday, have been discharged. According to...

Abafour, Nkwaakwaa residents siphon fuel from overturned Burkinabe tanker [Photos]

Some residents of Abofour and Nkwaakwaa in Ashanti Region thronged the Kumasi-Techiman highway to siphon diesel after a Burkina Faso-registered tanker overturned, covering more...

Agric Minister charges banks to support farmers

The Ministry for Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has charged commercial banks in the country to contribute meaningfully to agriculture by making credit facilities available...

Police issues SOS message after parts of Accra gets submerged from hours of rainfall

The Ghana Police Service has cautioned commuters and motorists after hours of rainfall resulted in flooding in some parts of Accra. In a social...

Komenda sugar factory could not have produced raw sugar – Carlos Ahenkorah

The chairman of the Trade and Industry Committee of Parliament, Kingsley Carlos Ahenkorah has said the Komenda Sugar Factory could not have produced raw...