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What John Boadu’s defeat means for Asiedu Nketia’s political future [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Wontumi predicts Asiedu Nketia’s political fortune The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, has claimed General Secretary...

Passengers rescued after a plane crush

A Jubba Airways plane has crashed during landing at Aden Adde Airport in Somalia's capital Mogadishu. All 30 passengers and crew on board have been...

One killed as death trap tree falls on road at Bubuashie [Photos]

At least one person has been killed after a weak branch of a huge tree fell onto the road at Bubuashie early Sunday morning. The...

6 hotels, other hospitality facilities closed down in Ahafo Region

The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has shut down six hotels and other hospitality facilities in the Ahafo Region for operating without licences. The affected facilities...

Missing lady found dead in a bizarre state

A 22-year-old young lady has been found dead in the bush at Sefwi Bosomoiso in the Sefwi Wiawso Municipality of the Western North region,...

I look forward to working with you – Bawumia to new NPP executives

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has congratulated the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) new national executives. Dr Bawumia said the party must now be united and...

Fantana finally opens up on enhancing her body

Singer and businesswoman, Francine Koffie, popularly known as Fantana, has finally disclosed how she got her recent curvaceous body. Speaking in an interview with Zionfelix,...

Bussing us to Accra to disenfranchise us is disheartening – TESCON tells NPP leadership

The tertiary wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has expressed its displeasure with the injunction which barred them from partaking in the just-ended...

Marburg virus kills two, 98 quarantined

Two people have died after contracting the deadly Marburg virus in Ghana, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed. Both cases were detected in the...

22,000 students can’t go to school in spite of free SHS

In spite of the free Senior High School (SHS) policy of the government, 22,000 students offered admission to SHS each year are unable to...

Goalkeeper crashed to death while chasing ball during Gomoa friendlies

A 17-year-old goalkeeper, identified as Yaw Abedi, from Gomoa Nglesi, has been crashed to death during a friendly match at Odumasi. He was run...

Sudan Protest: Sudan reopens border crossing

Sudan has reopened a key border crossing with Ethiopia that it closed last month after accusing Ethiopia of executing seven of its soldiers. A statement...

World Athletics Championships: Joseph Amoah to make amends in 200m heat

National 200m record holder, Joseph Paul Amoah, will run in the 200m heats at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Oregon. Joe Paul, who missed...

Our collapsing mud house uninhabitable – Mother of 10 cries

A mother who lives in extreme poverty is pleading for assistance to find her family a safe place to live. She lives in a mud-thatched...

New twist to late J.B. Danquah’s death

A knife allegedly used by Daniel Asiedu in stabbing J. B. Danquah Adu, late Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North, to death, has been...

Gabby reacts to calls for reshuffle in govt

Founder of Danquah Institute, Gabby Otchere-Darko, has asked the citizenry to be circumspect in their calls for a ministerial reshuffle. According to the New Patriotic...

Ghana’s mango export grows 28% to hit $64.6m in 2021

Ghana’s export of mangoes grew by 28% between 2020 and 2021. According to the Ghana Exports Promotions Center (GEPA), the total value of export in...

Adom TV launches season 2 of fashion competition ‘Adepam’

Season 2 of the much-anticipated Adom TV-produced talent show, Adepam has been duly launched. The launch which took place at the Silicon House, has given...

I never saw any bribery of delegates on the conference ground – Mac Manu

The Chairman of the NPP’s National Election Committee, Peter Mac Manu has stressed that the just-ended National Delegates Conference of the party, did not...

Railway Company to begin Tema-Accra train shuttle services

Management of Ghana Railway Company Limited (GRCL) will from today, Monday, July 18, 2022, resume the Tema-Accra passenger train service, which was suspended temporarily...

Why Ghana School of Law is called ‘Makola’ [Video]

The Director of Ghana School of Law, Yaw D. Oppong, has provided insight into what ‘Makola’ means. In an interaction on the JoyNews’ The Law...

GHS confirms Marburg Virus in Ghana

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it has confirmed the presence of the Marburg Virus Disease in the country. According to the Service, this is...

Celebrating the legendary Kwaw Ansah

Today, we celebrate a living legend, Mr Kwaw Ansah whose impact in the Ghanaian creative arts industry is unmatched. His passion for Ghana and...

Kwaw Ansah on the 8th floor: A personal tribute by Mr Enimil Ashon

On this day, I lower my cloth to waist level in the presence of greatness. It is the birthday of Mr Kwaw Panyin Tsir...

Tema-Accra railway shuttle service to resume work

Management of Ghana Railway Company Limited (GRCL) has announced that it will on Monday, July 18, 2022, resume the Tema-Accra passenger train service, which...

NPP Delegate Conference: Police arrest one person

The Police have arrested one person for impeding the election process at the ongoing New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Delegates Conference at the Accra...

NPP decides: JFK pulls surprise; beats John Boadu

Underdog, Justin Frimpong Koduah pulled a surprise at the just-ended national delegates congress of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) held at the Accra Sports...

Russia plans to launch a national oil trading platform to foil Western energy measures

Russia plans to create its own national oil benchmark in an attempt by the country to blunt Western sanctions and evade a possible price...

Xenophobia attack on the rise in SA – UN warns

UN experts have warned that attacks on foreign nationals in South Africa are on the increase and they've called for greater accountability. They say violence...

Chelsea sign Kalidou Koulibaly on four-year deal from Napoli

Chelsea have signed centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly on a four-year deal from Serie A side Napoli. The Senegal international, 31, joined Napoli from Genk in 2014...

Missionary jailed for defiling 14 year old girl

An American missionary has been sentenced to 10 years after a US court found him guilty of defiling a 14-year-old local girl under his...

SA drops pregnant police trainees

Two police trainees have been removed from the All Saints Police Academy in the Eastern Cape after it was discovered, midway through the programme,...

African Court appoints Ghanaian as Justice for human and people’s right

A Ghanaian, Justice Dennis Dominic Adjei, has been elected as a Justice of the African Court on Human and Peoples Rights. He will be based...

Immigration officer dies after building collapses on him while asleep

An immigration officer at Elubo in the Jomoro District of the Western Region, Francis Amankwa, has met his untimely death after his building collapsed...

Forestry Commission makes changes to its operations

There has been an operational shake-up at the Forestry Commission, with the movement of all 16 regional managers of the Forest Services Division. The Executive...

Demand of monkeypox vaccines outstrips supply

US health officials say they do not have enough monkeypox vaccines to cope with surging demand. The US has seen more than 1,800 cases so...

Reckless driver runs over Police Inspector

A Police Inspector with the National Highways patrols stationed at Ejura has been crashed to death.Inspector Micheal Saah, who was said to be riding...

About 60 per cent of building materials imported from Ukraine – Majority Leader on economic hardships [Video]

The Majority Leader in Parliament and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has reiterated that the war between Ukraine and Russia forms part of...

Ghana missions abroad face challenges with visa issuance

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has announced that Ghana missions abroad are “encountering serious system challenges” with the issuance of visas...

Govt committed to provide quality education – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to providing ease of access to quality education to enhance equal access to growth...