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Student allegedly dies while writing exams

A Level 200 Student of the Akenten Appiah Minka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development in the Ashanti Region collapsed and died while...

Passengers escape unhurt in accident on motorway [Photos]

A truck carrying a container loaded with goods overturned on its side following an accident on the Accra- Tema bound motorway on Saturday. JoyNews sources...

Akufo-Addo chairs Heads of State summit to find solutions to coup d’états

President Akufo-Addo is chairing an extraordinary summit of Heads of State in the West African sub-region to find a lasting solution to the recent...

NLA to host African Lottery Association Seminar in December

Ghana’s National Lottery Authority (NLA) has, for the first time since its establishment, won the bid to host the Seminar on Responsible Gaming by...

Egypt to provide 30 million Covid jabs to African states

The president of Egypt has promised to provide 30 million doses of coronavirus vaccine to African countries, in coordination with the African Union. Abdul Fattah...

Flooding: NADMO issues public alert

The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) has urged the public to pay close attention to weather forecasts. The Communications Director of the Organisation, George Ayisi...

Zoomlion celebrates World Environment Day

Zoomlion Ghana Limited has organised a massive clean up exercise at Madina in the La Nkwantanang Municipality in Accra to create public awareness on...

How my boyfriend beat me over fufu – Lady pastor shares story [Video]

Founder of Young Minister’s Ministries and Don’t give up foundation, Rev. Dr. Jennifer Donkor, has recounted chilling accounts of how she was brutalized by...

Wa flogging victims break silence

The two lovers, who were flogged at the Wa Naa’s palace over their leaked sex tape, have opened up about their ordeal and current...

Continued vigilance in border communities key — Kan Dapaah to security forces in the Upper East region

A delegation of key actors within the country’s security architecture, led by Albert Kan-Dapaah,  Minister for National Security, on 2nd June 2022, embarked on...

Our men are on the grounds – GIS on terrorism alert in Nankpanduri

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) says it has deployed more men as it intensifies vigilance at the borders. Speaking in an interview with JoyNews, Sector...

We are struggling to survive – ECG, GWCL

The Managements of the Electricity Company of Ghana and the Ghana Water Company Limited have indicated that they are overburdened with operational costs, therefore,...

Electricity tariff for commercial, industry too expensive – Energy Minister

The Minister of Energy, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has suggested a change in Ghana’s current tariff structure to boost industrialisation in the country. According to...

Checkout the number of workers at Office of the President

Staff of the Office of the President number up to nine hundred and ninety-five (995) as at 31st December, 2021. This is contained in the...

ECG cautions public against power theft

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has cautioned the public against illegal activities which disrupt electricity supply across the country. The state power distributor said...

God will not inhabit a cathedral built on lies, fraud and insensitivity – Manasseh Azure

Award-winning investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has added his voice to the raging public debate on the relevance of the National Cathedral and the...

31-year-old allegedly kills wife in Ada

The Ada Police Command in the Greater Accra Region has arrested David Ayornu, 31, popularly known as Rapper Bee for slashing the belly of...

No teacher trainee has impregnated 24 students, 4 teachers, headmistress -GES

Authorities of the Ghana Education Service in Asokore Mampong in the Ashanti Region have rejected claims by a news portal that a teacher-trainee, posted...

NADMO boss elected NALAG President

The Director-General of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Eric Nana Agyemang-Prempeh, has been elected as the President of the National Association of Local...

8 things we learnt from Newsfile

In Saturday’s edition of Newsfile, host Samson Lardy Anyenini, together with his panellists discussed some issues that made headlines during the week. They came, discussed...

State funeral for late Hajia Ramatu Aliu Mahama [Photos]

A state funeral has been held in memory of Hajia Ramatu, the wife of late former Vice President, Alhaji Aliu Mahama. The solemn ceremony also...

FixTheCountry Movement should not spoil their case – Okudzeto Ablakwa

Member of Parliament for the North Tongu Constituency, Samuel Okudzeto-Ablakwa, has advised the Convener of the FixTheCountry Movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, to be circumspect in...

Kissi Agyebeng will take corruption fight to another level – Former Attorney General

Former Attorney-General under President Akufo-Addo’s first term in office, Joseph Dindiok Kpemka, has expressed confidence in the Special Prosecutor to fight corruption in the...

Energy Minister calls for change in Ghana’s tariff structure

The Minister of Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has suggested a change in Ghana’s current tariff structure to boost industrialisation in the country. He made...

Prof Lydia Aziato appointed Vice Chancellor of UHAS

Professor Lydia Aziato, the first full professor within the nursing profession in Ghana has been appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Health and...

National Security Ministry issues alert over suspicious activities in North East Region

The Ministry of National Security has announced the movement of suspicious persons on the hills of Bunkprungu-Nankpanduri District in the North-East Region. Though the Ministry...

Former chicken seller with presidential ambitions

William Ruto’s childhood epitomises the lives of many poor Kenyans. He went to primary school barefoot, wearing his first pair of shoes at the age...

We can’t tolerate dust anymore – South Tongu residents ask govt to fix deplorable roads

Residents of Tefle, a community in the South Tongu District of the Volta Region have served notice they would be marching to Accra to...

June 3 disaster: Govt invests $200M to mitigate flood risk 

The government in collaboration with World Bank would be investing $200 million into a new project aimed at addressing the flood situation in Ghana....

NHIA is blessed to have Dr Okoe Boye as CEO – Kufuor

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has lauded President Akufo- Addo for appointing Dr Okoe Boye as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National...

Suspected robber killed, another on admission at Obuasi [Video]

https://youtu.be/TcZT1w9BOxM The Police have killed a suspected armed robber at Kunka Junction in the Obuasi Municipality of the Ashanti Region. Another suspect is said to be...

Why the Ahwoi brothers were suspended from Prempeh College

A former Minister of Food and Agriculture, Kwesi Ahwoi, has opened up on how he and his elder brother, Ato Ahwoi were suspended from...

Sad scenes as T.T. of ‘taxi driver’ fame is laid to rest [Photos]

The final funeral rites of veteran Ghanaian movie personality, Psalm Adjetefio, popularly known in showbiz circles as T.T., has been held. The solemn ceremony took...

28-year-old woman found hanging dead

A 28-year-old lady has allegedly hanged herself to death at Sehwi Antobia in the Juaboso district of the Western North region. The deceased, identified...

I’m unhappy; my husband and kids were excluded from the visa lottery – US-based Ghanaian

A US-based Ghanaian, Comfort Boampong, has revealed that after winning the US visa lottery, she realised that her husband and kids were excluded from...

2 Nigerians jailed 20 years, one committed robbery same day he arrived in Kumasi

Samuel Kalu, 22, and Ameka Okpala, 26, from Abia and Anambra States respectively, were unsuccessful and could not run with their booty of GH...

Man who attempted to kill daughter for money in police custody

The Ghana Police Service (GPS) has confirmed the arrest of the 42-year-old businessman who allegedly attempted to sacrifice his daughter for money. In a statement...

MTN Ghana launches Bright Scholarship Reloaded

MTN Ghana Foundation has launched the 25th anniversary edition of its Bright Scholarship scheme in Accra. Dubbed: 'Reloaded', it will offer 300 scholarships to needy...

‘Meko Bono’ homecoming & festival 2022 launched [Video]

The Ghanaian festival set to bring together indigenes of the Bono and Bono East regions in the diaspora and also to promote the rich...

National Cathedral: Akufo-Addo authorised release of ¢32m to Adjaye Associates as consultancy fee – Ablakwa

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu has alleged that government released an amount of GH¢32 million to Sir David Adjaye & Associates Limited...