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Two ‘okada’ riders die in tragic accident

Two persons died on the spot on Sunday after they collided head-on with their motorbikes at Wenchi. The deceased were from Wurompo Akete to...

BBC Africa Eye: Lady P and the sex worker sisterhood – Abused, trafficked or killed?

n Sierra Leone, sex workers are often seen as immoral outcasts to be shunned and avoided, even though their profession is legal.   BBC Africa Eve...

‘Self-medication adding to risk of COVID-19 morbidity’

The acting Director of the Ghana Infectious Diseases Centre (GIDC), Dr Joseph Adjetey Oliver-Commey, has advised the public against self-medication and rather seek early...

Family, colleagues of murdered ambulance driver demand justice

Family of the murdered ambulance service driver, who was shot by suspected armed robbers while on official duty, is calling for an expedited investigation...

I talk to my children about s3x every day – Okyeame Kwame

Rapper Okyeame Kwame says he educates his two children, 11-year-old Sir Bota Nsiah-Apau and nine-year-old Sante Nsiah-Apau, about sex every day. According to him, he...

Man, 60, bribes girl, 14, with GHS5 to defile her

Family members of the 14-year-old-girl who was allegedly defiled by a 60-year-old are demanding justice at the Awutu Ofaakor Circuit Court in the Central...

Coronavirus: 7 more deaths recorded; active cases now 6,411

Seven more persons have succumbed to the deadly coronavirus, according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS). The service, in its latest update, indicated that 765...

Coronavirus: Case count at Akosombo Int’l School shoots up again

Some 37 more Covid-19 cases have been recorded at the Akosombo International School, the Executive Director of National Schools Inspectorate Authority (NaSIA,) has disclosed. Dr...

KNUST loses research scientist and advocate for traditional medicine

Management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has expressed shock at the demise of Professor George Kuffour, a renowned research...

Supreme Court plays Mac Manu’s tape

A video tape of the Campaign Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in last year’s elections, Peter Mac Manu, in which he was...

Driver trapped dead as saloon car collides with articulated truck

A driver of a saloon car has died after his car crashed head-on with an articulated truck on the Teacher Mante New Town Community...

Mixed feelings greet announcement of demise of Osu Mantse

Sources close to the Osu Palace have expressed displeasure at the swift media reports that Nii Okwei Kinka Dowuona VI, President of the Osu...

Tipper truck kills beautiful girl in kitchen

A tipper truck has crushed a 22-year-old Senior High School leaver, Anita Asieduwaa Ama Nkrumah, to death. The beautiful lady was in a kitchen...

Meet Abena, the young girl who lives at the cemetery with her boyfriend (Video)

https://www.youtube.com/embed/SZY0GimLxM8 Many find love at functions such as funerals and other social events. But, young Abena found love at a place no one will think...

Joyce Bawah Mogtari: We shall someday be heeded, and everybody will think it was always so

On January 20, 2021, the world witnessed a spectacle as never before. Billions stayed glued to their TV sets while others watched via the internet,...

Volta Region records 281 active cases of coronavirus

Ho Municipal recorded some 89 active cases followed by Hohoe with 71 active cases, denoting 15 out of the 18 districts having seen active...

Coronavirus: Fears of workers at Ministry of Justice allayed

Amid surging coronavirus cases across the country, the Estate Officer at the Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Justice, Ms Selasi Agbesi,...

Hairdresser arrested for locking up police, ECG officials

A 28-year-old owner of a hairdressing salon at Amakom in Kumasi, Akwasi Asiamah, is in the grip of the police for locking up a...

Why I killed my wife and child – Evangelist confesses

Chukwuemeka Obijofa, a 28-year-old man, who claimed to be an ordained evangelist, has explained why he killed his wife and four-year- old son with a shovel in...

Ambulance driver shot by armed robbers has passed

The ambulance driver, who was shot by armed robbers while conveying a pregnant woman in labour, has died at the Korle-bu Teaching Hospital in...

Three arrested for illegal mining, 4 excavators set ablaze in Western North Region

Some three persons have been apprehended for engaging in illegal mining activities in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai forest reserve in the Western North Region. Head...

Chaos in church as pastor refuses to wed couple for being 5 minutes late [Video]

Church members and wedding guests in a church in Port Harcourt engaged in a verbal fight when the pastor refused to wed a couple...

Owusu Bempah names big pastors who see him for prophetic help

Founder and Leader of Glorious Word and Power Ministry, Apostle Isaac Owusu Bempah, has named some senior pastors in Ghana who he says criticise...

Don’t breach new Covid directives – Christian Council appeals to church leaders

The Christian Council of Ghana has appealed to Christians to observe the fresh Covid-19 safety restrictions in churches. This is in reaction to the new...

Coronavirus: Dr Omane Boamah’s letter to the President

Good morning Mr President, Trust you are all doing very well. Over the past two weeks, I have been requesting the Government to publish the Vaccine...

Coronavirus: Why children, pregnant women, others will not be vaccinated

The Director-General of the Ghana Standards Authority, Prof. Alexander Dodoo, has revealed that children, pregnant women, people with allergies and underlying health conditions, and...

Woman mauled to death ‘by dog she rescued’

Woman, 25, chewed to death by her rescue dog that attacked her on her sleep A 25-year-old woman was savaged to death by her family's...

Coronavirus: Popular business mogul tests positive

The Director of Strategy and Business Operations at Dalex Finance, Joe Jackson, has tested positive for Covid-19. The business mogul disclosed his medical status in...

Kwaku Azar reacts to Muntaka’s gaffe

I read somewhere (see below) that Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak, the honorable MP for Asawasi has retracted his allegation against members of the Supreme Court.When...

Palmer-Buckle’s surprise video and battle with covid-19 [Watch]

The Catholic Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Coast, the Most Reverend Charles Gabriel Palmer-Buckle, has revealed that he is undergoing treatment for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...

IGP sends troops to Tamale-Bolga highway over robbery

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), James Oppong-Boanuh, has deployed armed men from the counter-terrorism and other units of the Ghana Police Service to Walewale...

Rev. Obofour and wife surprise daughter with latest iPhone on her birthday

Leader and Founder of the Anointed Palace Chapel, Rev Obofour, and his wife, Bofowaa, have surprised their daughter, Lawrensa Antwi, as she turns seven...

Osu Mantse, Nii Kinka Dowuona IV has died

President of the Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs, Nii Okwei Kinka Ďowuona IV, has died. JoyNews’ sources indicate that the Osu Mantse died on...

Sad news hits Nadia Buari

Ghanaian actress, Nadia Buari, has sadly lost her step-mother. Popularly known as Auntie Betty, she was loved by many of the actress' colleague celebrities. This was evident...

Abuakwa North Assembly sends strong warning to families over corpses

The Abuakwa North Municipal Assembly in the Eastern Region has directed bereaved families not to bring corpses to homes before burial. The Assembly has directed...

Nyankomasu bullion van robbers arrested at Kasoa [Photo]

Two robbers, who attacked a bullion van, and killed a policeman at Nyankomasu have been arrested at Kasoa. They were arrested in a police operation...

Rawlings’ death: Konadu, children’s mood as Parliament calls on them [Photos]

A Parliamentary delegation, led by the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu, on Friday, called on the family of the late Former President...

Muntaka apologises to Supreme Court over bribery allegation

Member of Parliament (MP) for Asawase, Mohammad Mubarak Muntaka, has unreservedly apologised to the Supreme Court of Ghana over allegations of bribery he made...

Man who bit policeman’s finger remanded

A suspect, Eric Awutey, who reportedly bit a police officer’s finger in an attempt to resist arrest, has been remanded into police custody by...

Chainsaw operator jailed 5 years for stealing

A 27-year-old chainsaw operator has been sentenced to five years imprisonment by the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly court for unlawful entry and stealing at Kwadaso...