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Gay debate not about religious beliefs – Akoto Ampaw

Private legal practitioner, Akoto Ampaw, has mounted a spirited defence for his position on the debate regarding the bill to criminalise homosexual activities. According to...

Two allegedly killed over memory card

Two families are grieving the loss of their loved ones after their people were killed in separate incidents for demanding their memory cards. In...

Motor rider falls to death from Pokuase Interchange; another injured

A young man died on the spot on Saturday, October 9, 2021, while another was injured after they both fell from the third route...

Chairman of Islamic Education Unit Council passes on

Chairman of the Ashanti Regional Islamic Education Unit Council has passed on, JoyNews' checks reveal. Dr Sheikh Osman Bawa Hafiz Aransah, known as Olando,...

Siblings drown in abandoned swimming pool in Kumasi

Two siblings under age four have allegedly drowned in an abandoned swimming pool at Appiadu New Site in Kumasi. Berlinda Idan was three years...

2022 WCQ: Black Stars return to winning ways with impressive 3-1 win against Zimbabwe

The senior national team, the Black Stars, have returned to winnings ways in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Milovan, who was named the new...

Fire destroys boys dormitory of Nhyinahin Catholic SHS

Fire has completely destroyed the boys dormitory of the Nyinahin Catholic Senior High School (SHS) in the Ashanti Region. Report indicates the incident...

Man steals sachets of cerelac and hides them in his pants [Video]

https://youtu.be/vTdau6yhujk A middle-aged man has been busted after stealing seven sachets of cerelac when he thought no one was watching. The incident reportedly occurred at...

Okudzeto Ablakwa mourns as ‘brother’ passes on

North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, is mourning the death of a friend turned brother. According to him, the deceased has...

Jealous husband allegedly kills wife’s ‘lover’

Police in the North East Region have commenced investigations into the death of a farmer at Kpentaung, a farming community in the Bunkpurugu-Nakpanduri district....

Ghana receives Pfizer covid-19 vaccines from US [Photos]

Ghana has taken delivery of over 1.3 million doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine donated by the United States (US) government through the COVAX facility....

Jachie-Pramso SHS student found dead in uncompleted building

A 19-year-old male student of the Jachie-Pramso Senior High School (SHS) in the Ashanti Region has been found dead in an uncompleted building. ...

Man found dead in bush after being reported missing

A 38-year-old man, Akwasi Broni, has been found dead at Sefwi Aboabo, a suburb of Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality in the Western North Region....

SHS student fakes own kidnap to extort money from ‘stingy’ mum

A Senior High School 3 (SHS) student in Abia State, identified as Obinna Nwatu, has been arrested by the police for faking his kidnap to...

Veteran Nollywood actor arrested over outfit

The Nigerian army has confirmed that it arrested actor Chiwetalu Agu for wearing an outfit bearing the flag of the proscribed Indigenous People of...

Anti LGBTQI+ bill: Obiri Boahen worried over silence of NPP MPs [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Obiri Boahene surprised majority of NPP MPs aren't openly supporting on Anti LGBTQ+ bill Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP)...

39 MMDCEs confirmed by assembly members in Ashanti Region sworn in [Photos]

The Ashanti Regional Security Council has sworn in 39 out of 43 Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) into office. They were sworn into...

All the photos you need to see from Dampare’s swearing-in

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Friday, sworn into office Dr George Akuffo Dampare as the substantive Inspector-General of Police (IGP). This was at a short ceremony at...

Catholic Church sets up medical units to ‘rehabilitate’ homosexuals [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Catholic Church sets up medical units to rehabilitate homosexuals President of the Catholic Bishops Conference, Most Rev Philip Naameh, has revealed that the...

Man’s attempt to rob the same bank two days in a row ends in disaster

A hapless robber has been arrested after reportedly trying to hold up a bank less than 24 hours after his successful first raid at the same...

Repented gay man makes shocking revelation [Listen]

After claiming to have had affairs with males for two decades, Aaron Adjetey Akron has disavowed the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+)...

Police officer hit by car and dragged 30m down the road by driver

An off-duty police officer was hit by a car while cycling and dragged 30 metres down the road. Sergeant Stephen Carr was left needing skin...

Robbers kill 30-year-old taxi driver; bolt with car

A 30-year-old taxi driver, Kwame Osei Banaman, has been shot dead with his 2021 Toyota Vitz taxi stolen at Greda Estate in Accra. Police sources...

Bride sues wedding venue managers after slipping on dance floor

A bride is suing an award-winning wedding venue for £150,000 after she slipped on its hi-tech ‘twinkling dance floor’ and broke her elbow. Cara Donovan,...

Man who was reported missing found dead at the beach

A 28-year-old man, identified as Papa Kwame, who went missing for about three days, has been washed ashore. The deceased reportedly drowned while...

Guan District inaugurated [Photos]

The Guan District made up of the Santrokofi, Akpafu, Likpe, and Lolobi (SALL) traditional areas in the Oti Region has been duly inaugurated. This...

Body of missing woman found buried in a concrete wall beneath staircase [Photos]

A mum's body was discovered buried in a staircase after a building boss noticed a bad smell. In response to the construction site manager's concern, police smashed...

Dadwen Traditional Council performs ritual for pastor caught having sex in bush

A 45-year-old self-styled pastor has been paraded at Dadwen in the Adansi North district for having sex in a bush. Kwabena Offin and his partner,...

Phone snatchers arrested after victim knocked them down with his car [Video]

Phone-snatching thieves have been apprehended after their victim foiled their operations due to his bravery. The thieves, who were on a motorbike, are said to...

Bus conductor jailed for possessing 27 rolls of ‘weed’

A driver’s mate, Akwasi Duku, has been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment after he was caught with 27 rolls of ‘weed’. Suspect Duku said he...

AMA Assembly members promised ‘winning bonuses’ after approving Elizabeth Sackey as Accra Mayor

Assembly members of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly have been promised ‘winning bonuses’ after they gave 100 per cent approval to President Nana Akufo-Addo’s nominee...

Adopt healthy eating – UG Prof urges Ghanaians

A Professor at University of Ghana’s Nutrition and Food Science Department, Matilda Steiner-Asiedu, has urged the public to adopt a healthy eating lifestyle. According...

Jumia Ghana embarks on blood donation exercise

Ghana experienced a shortage of over 111,000 units of blood in 2020, representing more than 39.7% of national demand. This means that thousands of...

Ex porn actress arrested for allegedly stabbing her son 9 times

A former adult film actress has been arrested for killing her two-year-old son and dumping his corpse onto a checkout counter in a Lidl...

Ingratitude is a killer, thank your wife after sex – Pastor [Video]

Popular Nigeria clergywoman, Funke Felix-Adejumo, has urged married men to be grateful and thank their wives each day after having sex with them. According to...

Suspected thief electrocuted in attempt to steal transformer cables

A suspected thief met his death on Tuesday while allegedly vandalising an electric cable on Eric Moore Road, in the Surulere area of Lagos...

Akufo-Addo swears in Dampare as substantive IGP [Photos]

President Nana Akufo-Addo has sworn into office Dr George Akuffo Dampare as the substantive Inspector-General of Police (IGP). This was at a short ceremony...

Suspected gay incurs wrath of traditional leaders at Nkoranza [Photos+Video]

A 21-year-old man, suspected to be a homosexual, has incurred the wrath of the Nkoranza Traditional Council in the Bono East Region. Information...

Why I wept before Dzamefe Commission – NDC’s Adu Asare recounts ordeal [Video]

https://youtu.be/xTlDc8VN3WU Former Member of Parliament for Adentan Constituency, Kojo Adu-Asare, has for the first time opened up on why he broke down and wept when...

SHS student designs excavator that uses water instead of fuel

A Ghanaian student, known as Essifie Abraham from the Takoradi Technical Institute, has built an excavator that uses water as a power source. While demonstrating...