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Astro turfs, buildings taking over places of shelter in times of earthquake -NADMO boss [Photos]

The Director-General of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Eric Nana Agyemang Prempeh, has revealed Ghana's capital, Accra is losing out on open spaces...

Thief leaves emotional message after raiding Pentecost church at Bogoso

A thief, who broke into the auditorium of the Church of Pentecost-English Assembly in the Bogoso District of the Western Region, left a touching...

Colts football must return one way or the other – Dede Ayew

Black Stars captain, Andre Ayew, has called for the return of juvenile football. Popularly known as colts, juvenile football was vital in producing some of...

Spiritualist causes arrest of boy, 13, in attempted money rituals

A 13-year-old boy is currently in the grips of the Police at Akyem – Bunso in the Fanteakwa North District of the Eastern Region...

Alleged coup trial truncated after accused person was rushed to hospital

The Hearing of the case in which some 10 persons are standing trial for their alleged involvement in an attempted coup was truncated after...

ECG allays fears after military deployment in meter installation

The deployment and presence of military personnel in the Krobo district in the Tema region by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has sparked...

National Cathedral registered as private entity – Ablakwa insists

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has contradicted the claim by the Secretariat of the National Cathedral of Ghana that...

Planting for Food and Jobs has been 100% effective – Agric Minister

The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has scored the government’s Planting for Food and Jobs policy a 100%. According to him,...

Dede Ayew wins big at 2022 Calcio Trade Ball

It was a night of absolute bliss, glamour and class at the Calcio Trade Ball event by the football talent agency group ArthurLegacy when...

Central region floods due to climate change – NADMO boss

The Director-General of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Eric Nana Agyemang Prempeh, has said none of the flood disasters that ravaged many communities...

Cameroon FA boss Samuel Eto’o pleads guilty to £3.2m tax fraud

Former Cameroon forward Samuel Eto'o has pleaded guilty to a £3.2m tax fraud relating to his image rights while playing for Barcelona. The four-time African...

Baby dies after being snatched by monkey

A one-month-old baby boy has died in Tanzania after being snatched from his mother by a monkey which had gone into their house, authorities...

Ryan Gigs steps down as Wales manager

Ryan Giggs has resigned as Wales manager "with immediate effect". The former Manchester United winger, 48, stepped away from his role in November 2020 after...

Bobrisky throws lavish housewarming party in ₦400 million mansion

Nigerian social media star, Bobrisky, marked this year's Fathers' Day with the grand opening of her estimated 400 million naira mansion in the presence...

Woman shares sad tale of how jealous husband plucked out her eyes, fingers

Marriage does not always have a 'fairytale happy ever after' ending and a Kenyan woman identified as Moureen Omolo is one of the many...

Father who attempted to use daughter for rituals faces off with journalists in court

There was drama at the District Court in Accra (Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit) hearing the case involving a 47-year-old businessman, who allegedly...

Fight breaks out as wife disrupts husband’s wedding to another woman [Video]

Commotion took over Jordan Church in Sierra Leone when a legally married woman disrupted the wedding of her husband and another woman. The small ceremony,...

Phone repairer jailed for posting lady’s nude pictures on social media

A 22-year-old phone repairer has been sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for sharing intimate pictures of a Lebanese woman on social media. Appearing before an...

Maginal farmers to get $24.98 million agric assembling plant

Ghana is to establish an assembling plant for agricultural equipment. To be sited at Essienimpong in the Ashanti Region, the $24.98-million project will start immediately. This...

Man involved in racist videos exposed

A Chinese filmmaker wanted by Malawi as part of an investigation into allegations of racism and child exploitation has been arrested. Lu Ke was a...

Roads Minister tours bridges in Central Region [Photos]

The Roads and Highways Minister, Kwasi Amoako-Attah, has started touring bridges and roads in some parts of the Central Region. This visit follows the collapse...

Court denies man who attempted to use daughter for money ritual bail

The Domestic Violence and Support Centre Court in Accra has declined to admit Evans Kyekyeku Oppong, the Netherlands-based Ghanaian businessman who allegedly took his...

Man reports to Police after butchering two women at Atobra

A man, whose name has been given as Godfred, is in the grips of the police after he allegedly murdered two women at Atobra...

Tamale Police Barracks School Headmaster indicted for alleged embezzlement of over ₵200k 

Joy News has sighted an audited report indicting the Headmaster of the Police Barracks KG/Primary and Junior High School in the Tamale Metropolis, Ibrahim...

National Cathedral: Sole sourcing contract to David Adjaye illegal – Kobina Ata-Bedu

A Procurement expert, Kobina Ata-Bedu, has questioned the basis on which the architectural design contract for the National Cathedral was sole-sourced to Sir David...

Woman ‘marries’ ragdoll her mum made for her – and ‘starts family’ with him

A woman claims to have fallen in love with and married a homemade ragdoll - and the pair now have a 'baby' together. Meirivone Rocha Moraes says...

Truck carrying tomatoes involved in accident at Alajo [Photos+Video]

https://youtu.be/M3XQXNrnLIQ A truck carrying tomatoes has overturned at the Alajo intersection of the Circle-Nsawam road. The accident, which occurred in the early hours of Monday,...

Japanese court rules ban on same sex marriage constitutional

Japan's ban on same-sex marriages does not violate the constitution, a district court in Osaka has ruled. The ruling dealt a blow to gay couples...

I became homeless – Nana Yaa Jantuah recounts life after quitting PURC

The General Secretary of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Nana Yaa Jantuah, has disclosed how painful it is to be incorruptible. The former Director of...

Akufo-Addo’s support to farmers unmatched – Agric Minister

The Akufo-Addo government’s support for farmers in the country is unmatched since the inception of the Fourth Republican Constitution, the Minister of Food and...

Encroachers given 48 hours to vacate CSIR lands [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Encroachers Given 48 - Hour Vacate CSIR Lands The Greater Accra Regional Security Council has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to illegal developers on...

Man allegedly killed, dumped in block factory at Gomoa Aprah

Residents of Gomoa Aprah near Buduburam in the Central Region are living in fear as a body of an unidentified man was discovered in...

Four more officers interdicted over Islamic SHS chaos

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has interdicted four more officers for their roles in the disturbances at Islamic Senior High...

Accra-Tema motorway to get 3 interchanges

The government is to construct three interchanges and a number of footbridges for pedestrian crossings on the Accra-Tema motorway. This is to ensure the safety...

MTTD gets new speed detection devices

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) with support from the Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) has presented six new TruCAM II, speed detection...

Film director arrested over alleged sexual assault

Oscar-winning director Paul Haggis has been arrested in southern Italy on suspicion of aggravated sexual assault, Italian news agencies have reported. Brindisi prosecutors said he...

20 Togolese nationals arrested for unlawful assembly at Hohoe

The Hohoe Divisional Police Command has arrested 20 Togolese nationals for assembling for an unlawful purpose. The 20 persons arrested are all men aged...

Akufo-Addo leaves for Brussels and Kigali

President Nana Akufo-Addo has left Ghana to attend the 15th Edition of the European Development Days Forum in Brussels, Belgium. He will also be at...

Family of passenger who died at Kotoka Airport breaks silence

A cousin of a middle-aged male passenger who met his untimely death at the Kotoka International Airport on Friday, June 17 has revealed circumstances that made...

Muslim group hits the street over Hajj fees [Photos]

A group calling itself Patriotic Muslims Front has taken to the street to register its displeasure with the 2022 Hajj fees. The protesters converged...