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Photos: Family of three ambushed, burnt to death at Prampram

A family of three has been burnt to death in the early hours of Friday at Zutsokpo, a village near Prampram in the Greater...

Audio: Two persons electrocuted to death, others in critical condition at Tamale

Two persons have been reported dead with others in critical condition after they were on Thursday afternoon electrocuted at Tamale in the Northern region.According...

3 arrested for slashing wrist of hairdresser to rob her mobile phone

Three suspected armed robbers who allegedly slashed the wrist of a 26-year-old hairdresser to take her mobile phone in Sunyani, have been arrested.The victim,...

One dead, another injured in robbery attack

There is high tension at Fielmuo in the Sisaala West district of the Upper West Region following the shooting of two persons on the...

Photos: Mahama mourns with Chief Imam

The former president, John Mahama on Thursday joined other mourners and well-wishers at an Adua for the late sister of the National Chief Imam,...

2 killed in gory accident, over 11 injured

Two(2) persons have been confirmed dead and over 11 have suffered varying degrees of injuries after a Tarkwa bound Ford passenger vehicle with registration...

Court orders inquest into Nigerian billionaire’s death in Accra

The Kaneshie District Court 2 in Accra has ordered a judicial inquiry into the controversial death of Nigerian billionaire and philanthropist, High Chief Olu...

Audio: Man murdered by ex-wife, lover at Yeji

A 43-year-old man identified as Akwesi Philip has been allegedly murdered by his ex-wife and her lover at Yeji in the Pru District of...

Just in: Obrafuor partners Multimedia for ‘PaeMuKa@20’

Legendary Ghanaian musician, Michael Elliot Kwabena Okyere Darko, popularly known as Obrafour, has brokered a media partnership deal with the Multimedia Group for his...

Head of mental health services at US university commits suicide

The executive director of counseling and psychological services at the University of Pennsylvania died by suicide Monday morning in Philadelphia, officials said.Gregory Eells became the...

Photojournalist assault: Culprit not arrested because it is not murder – Police

The Jamestown police commander has been explaining why they are yet to arrest the assemblyman who assaulted a JoyNews photojournalist.Speaking on News Desk, a JoyNews...

No casualty in Accra-Nsawam train derailment

The technical team of the Ghana Railway Company Limited has described Thursday, September 12, 2019, train derailment as a minor one.The minor derailment occurred...

SHS girl goes naked as she twerks to Medikal’s ‘Wrowroho’

A female teen believed to be a student of Beposo Senior High School has gone viral for the wrong reasons.This was after she went...

Ghana Police to conduct nationwide swoops

The Ghana Police Service has served notice it intends to conduct swoops nationwide as part of measures to ensure total security in Ghana.“The preventive...

Police arrest 213 with condoms, marijuana in swoop

The Western Naval Command in a joint military-police operation around European Town and the Albert Busumtwi-Sam fishing Habour in Sekondi have arrested 213 suspects...

Accra-Nsawam train derails from track

An Accra-Nsawam bound train suffered what the technical team from the Ghana Railway Company Limited described as a minor derailment on Thursday, September 12, 2019.The train...

Woman narrates what she saw when she died during childbirth

A woman, who reportedly died during childbirth, has taken to her Twitter platform to share her experience on what the afterlife entails.According to the lady, identified as Oma Okechukwu,...

Audio: Mobile money vendor killed by friend at Gomoa Nyanyarno

A mobile money vendor has allegedly been killed by his friend at Gomoa Nyanyarno in the Central region.The deceased, whose name was given as...

Assault on photojournalist: Accra Mayor apologises to JoyNews

The Accra Mayor has apologised profusely to The Multimedia Group team and especially the veteran photojournalist who was assaulted during the coverage of a...

Takoradi kidnappings: Police raid criminal dens, 217 suspects arrested

The Western Regional Police Command with support from other security agencies on Thursday, September 12, 2019, arrested 217 suspected criminals within the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis.The...

World trapped in immoral, unethical capitalism – Rawlings

Former President Jerry John Rawlings says the world is still trapped in a phase of immoral, unethical and unconscionable capitalism which has contributed to...

Video: How Police-Military team arrested over 100 suspected criminals at Buduburam

A joint Police and Military team on Thursday morning stormed Kasoa Budumburam in the Central region and arrested over 100 suspected criminals.Information gathered by...

Photos: 4 killed in Bolgatanga after building collapses on them

Four people died Thursday morning at Yorogo, a suburb of Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region after a building collapsed on them during a...

Kidnapped Nigerian university professor found dead

The decomposing body of a Nigerian university professor allegedly kidnapped last week by unknown gunmen has been found, five days after his abduction, the...

Ghanaian carpenters don’t have equipment to work with rosewood – Minister

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh, has explained why impounded rosewood is not being used for furniture in the country.He said...

We are living in fear; military swoop not solution – Gomoa Buduburam chief cries

The joint police and military swoop at Gomoa Buduburam Thursday morning is not enough to guarantee security, Chief of Gomoa Buduburam, Nana Kojo Essel...

Joint Military/Police personnel invade Gomoa Buduburam

Personnel from the military and police have raided Gomoa Budumburam/Liberia camp in the Central region to round up suspected criminals.The Thursday morning swoop was...

We have achieved 85% success in galamsey fight – Lands Minister

The Minister of Lands and Mineral Resources, Kwaku Asomah cheremeh, has rated the success chalked by the government in the fight against illegal mining,...

Students Loan Trust owed GHS75m; names of defaulters to be published in newspapers

More than 55,000 people owe the Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) GH¢75 million, representing default in the repayment of the loans students took to...

Accra Children’s Book Festival cancelled for 2019

The Accra International Book Festival (AIBF) has confirmed the cancellation of the 2019 Accra Children’s Book Festival.The biggest children’s book festival in Ghana was...

Minister calls for Zoomlion’s IRECOP in Ashanti Region

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Hon. Simon Osei Mensah has placed a distress call for Zoomlion to speed up the process in establishing...

NPP MP proposed increase in VAT to tackle sanitation challenges

The Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Environment, Science and Technology and Innovation has proposed an increment to the Value Added Tax (VAT).Yaw...

Police to summon assemblyman who assaulted Joy News’ photojournalist

The Jamestown police have secured a warrant to arrest the assemblyman for the area after he assaulted Joy News’ photojournalist. Joseph Addo also known as Zola...

Mother sells twin babies to settle debt, buys new smartphone

A single mother in China was recently arrested after a police investigation revealed that she had sold her twin newborns for 65,000 yuan ($9,100)...

NAMDO issues death alert to motorists who ply this dangerous bridge

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has, in a statement, issued a death alert to motorists who ply the Sokode-Akforu –Bame road in the...

Ranking: Popular TV host names 5 powerful ministers who must be axed by Akufo-Addo [Video]

Adom TV journalist and co-host on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen show, Omanhene Kwabena Asante, has gone a step further with his demands on President...

CLOGSAG to embark on nationwide strike

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) has served notice that it will embark on a nationwide strike if government...

Dep. Agric. Minister pledges support for visually impaired farmers

The Deputy Minister for Agriculture, George Oduro, has pledged support for the visually impaired family at Assin Larteh in the Central region who has...

Audio: Killers of Gomoa Akraman chief performed rituals – Witness

A 35-year–old resident of Gomoa Akraman in the Gomoa East District of the Central region, who witnessed the murder of the Akraman Gyaasehene, has...

Man kills his brother for being too stingy

A 24-year-old man, Ebenezer Olorunleke, has been arrested by the Ekiti State police command for killing his brother and stealing his properties including a...