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Thousands of baptisms rendered invalid after Catholic priest uses one wrong word for more than 20 years

A Catholic priest has resigned after a church investigation found he performed invalid baptisms throughout most of his more than 20-year career, according to Bishop Thomas...

A teen ate leftover rice and noodles; hours later, doctors amputated his legs and fingers

Hours after eating leftovers from a restaurant, a 19-year-old was admitted to the hospital with multiple organ failure and later had both his legs...

UTAG Strike: I cannot betray my colleagues – Prof Gyampo

Secretary to the University of Ghana Chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), Prof Ransford Gyampo, has dismissed claims that he has betrayed...

We’ll stop teaching if… – UTAG-KNUST

The General Secretary of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG-KNUST), Dr Eric Abavari,...

Opuni fails to remove Justice Honyenuga again

The Supreme Court has dismissed yet another application by Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni which sought to recuse the trial judge hearing his alleged corruption...

Court sets date to rule on UTAG strike

The Labour Division of the Accra High Court will on March 9, 2022, rule on the legality of the strike embarked by the University...

Hundreds witness first ever boxing bout at Tafo

Hundreds of people spent sleepless nights to witness the first-ever boxing competition organised at Tafo in the Ashanti Region. The maiden occasion was electrified with...

Two injured in gory accident at Okponglo [Photos]

Two persons have reportedly been injured in a multiple-vehicle accident at Okponglo on the Legon-Madina road. The incident is said to have occurred on Tuesday...

Prison officer accidentally fires gun in court hurting himself in the process

There was pandemonium at the Law Court Complex in Accra when a prison officer inadvertently fired his weapon in a courtroom. Sources tell Joy News,...

NDC allegedly looking for candidates to replace Assin North MP [Audio] – MP

JoyNews/AdomNews · NDC already scouting candidates to replace Assin North MP - Sylvester Tetteh The Bortianor-Ngleshie Amanfrom Member of Parliament (MP) has alleged the National...

W/R: Tension as pig head in basin is found at basic school at Mpintsin

Teachers and pupils of the Mpintsin AME Zion Basic School in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis of the Western Region were left in a state of...

Tension in NPP at Ho Central, Biakoye

There is simmering tension among members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Volta and Oti Regions with regards to polling station executive...

Hannah Tetteh appointed Special UN envoy for Horn of Africa

Former Foreign Affairs Minister, Hannah Serwaa Tetteh, has been named by the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to be his Special Envoy for the...

John Boadu sends message to polling station aspirants [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · JOHN BOADU ON VETTING General Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has said that no one would be unduly...

Police release fresh update on attempted bullion van robbery at Industrial Area

The Ghana Police Service has assured the general public of plans to arrest the perpetrators of a bullion van robbery that occurred on Tuesday. In...

Two teenagers arrested for stealing tricycle

Two 19-year-olds have been nabbed and handed over to the Damongo police for stealing a tricycle in Tamale. The two unemployed suspects, Iddrisu Abdul Mushid...

Excavator operator jailed 8 years for defilement

An excavator operator has been sentenced to 8 years imprisonment by the Cape Coast Circuit Court 1 for defiling a 12-year-old girl at Assin...

Kelyvn Boy remanded over alleged assault on baby mama

Afrobeat star, Kelvyn Boy, has allegedly been remanded into police custody by an Adentan Circuit Court for allegedly assaulting the lady he has been...

Juliet Ibrahim calls out men who marry their girlfriends only after discovering they are pregnant

Ghanaian actress, Juliet Ibrahim, has called out a certain category of men who only decide to get married after they discover that their girlfriends...

No man can understand women because God put Adam to sleep before he created Eve – Pastor

A senior pastor has asserted that any man who wants to understand women is only building a castle in the air because it is...

Adwoa Safo’s dismissal: John Boadu sets records straight [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · John Boadu Speaks On Adwoa Safo's Fate General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said the decision to declare the seat...

Dramatic moment of El Chapo’s arrest during church baptism

A dramatic video has shown the moment a fugitive member of El Chapo's cartel was apprehended at Mexican church during his Baptism José Bryan Salgueiro...

NIA pushes for extension of sim card registration

The National Identification Authority (NIA) is pushing for an extension of sim card registration exercise arguing the situation has brought unnecessary pressure on the...

Supreme Court orders substituted service on Assin North MP

The Supreme Court has ordered a substituted service on the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson....

KNUST lecturer pleads not guilty to kidnapping his wife as court issues bench warrant for two accomplices

A KNUST lecturer standing trial over his missing wife has pleaded not guilty to kidnapping and deceit of a public officer when he appeared before a...

Priest tortures two Ghanaian women accused of witchcraft

A video showing a Togolese priest torturing two Ghanaian women at his camp has sparked anger among authorities in the North East region. The two...

Why the NDC, E-Levy and Page 99 are trending

Members of Parliament belonging to the NDC Caucus have been vocal about their absolute disdain for the Electronic Transaction Levy. Since its introduction in Parliament...

‘I’ve called off my wedding because fiancé took my kids off the guest list’

A bride-to-be has been left seething after discovering her future husband deliberately left her own children off their wedding guest list, without first asking her permission. The...

Police foil attempted bullion van robbery at Industrial Area

The Ghana Police Service has foiled a robbery attack on a bullion van at the Industrial Area in Accra.The police in a short notification...

File complaint with party’s disciplinary committee if you want Adwoa Safo suspended – Obiri Boahen

The Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Obiri Boahen, has rejected calls for the outright suspension of Dome Kwabenya MP, Adwoa...

French ambassador enstooled as ‘Nkosuohemaa’ at Begho; visits Twene Amanfo SHS during ‘Thank You’ tour

The French Ambassador, Anne Sophie-Avé, together with her manager and team were in Kumasi and some parts of the Bono Region as part of...

E-levy, the new elephant in Ghana!

On the 17th of November, 2021, Ken Ofori-Atta, the Finance Minister, and the keeper of the Ghanaian purse on the authority of President Nana...

Hearts, Kotoko game: Sulley Muntari’s iPhone stolen while taking pictures with fans

Hearts of Oak spokesperson, Kwame Opare Addo, has confirmed that former Black Stars midfielder, Sulley Muntari's iPhone was stolen moments after Hearts of Oak...

I can be impartial; not neutral – Bagbin

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has said that as Leader of the House, he can only be impartial but he cannot be neutral. Speaking...

Adwoa Safo deactivates her Tiktok after backlash

Barely 24 hours after being accused of shirking her responsibilities to the people of Dome Kwabenya and engaging in fanciful activities on social media,...

2 dead, 1 injured in wall collapse

Two persons have been confirmed dead after a wall collapsed on some contractors who were working at a project site at Konkromoase in the...

Unpaid NABCo trainees better than unemployment association -Ambrose Dery [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Unpaid NABCo Trainees Better Than Unemployment Association -Ambrose Dery Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, has joined the clarion call to urge support for the...

Covid-19: We’re not letting down our guard – Zoomlion assures govt

Amidst uncertainties about whether coronavirus is out of the country or not, Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL), in collaboration with the government, has embarked on...

Doctor arrested for slapping patient repeatedly and laughing while she had seizure

An emergency room doctor in Florida was arrested this week after police say he repeatedly struck a semi-unconscious female using the patient’s own hand...

Coffin makers ordered to obtain permit

The Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has directed casket makers along the Mortuary Road, near the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, to obtain permits...