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Notorious B.I.G’s crown fetches $600k at first-ever hip hop auction

The plastic gold coloured crown that American rapper Notorious B.I.G wore on the last photoshoot before his death fetched $600,000 at the first-ever hip...

Patapaa finally breaks silence on ‘food poisoning’

Ghanaian hiplife artiste, Justice Amoah, popularly known as Patapaa Amisty, has finally cleared the air on his alleged food poisoning. Reports were rife that the One...

I rejected GH¢100k, a car to join NPP’s campaign – Popular boxer

Ghanaian boxer, Ayittey Powers, has alleged that he was approached to take GH¢100,000.00 to join the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) 2020 campaign to retain...

Private schools welcome Mahama’s promise on Free SHS inclusion

The Conference of Heads of Private Second-Cycle Schools (CHOPSS) has welcomed the promise by former President John Mahama to include private schools in the...

The Big Agenda: UTAG vows to punish Legon lecturers for betrayal (Video)

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) may soon penalise its branch at the premier university - the University of Ghana, Legon. A press conference...

The Big Agenda: CSOs kick against EC’s GH¢ 100k filing fee

Some Civil Society Organisations (CSO) are calling on the Jean Mensa Electoral Commission (EC) to tell Ghanaians what ill it intends to cure by...

Checkout when free Wifi for second-cycle institutions begins

Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has disclosed that government would begin the roll-out of free Wifi for Senior High Schools (SHSs) in October, this year. She...

Kyekyewere accident: ‘Killer’ Burkinabe driver remanded

The Suhum Magistrate Court has remanded into Police Custody a 32-year-old Burkinabe driver who was driving the Articulated truck that crashed two buses killing...

Breaking stereotypes in a male-dominated newsroom – Joy News’ Araba Koomson tells her story

From 2007, Araba Koomson has risen through the ranks in a highly challenging newsroom of The Multimedia Group Limited to become an editor. But her...

VRA and NEDCo support Upper East flood victims

The Volta River Authority (VRA) and the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) have presented assorted food items worth about GH¢350,000 to the National Disaster...

Chinese government hands over medical supplies to Ghana

The Chinese Government on Wednesday presented its second batch of medical supplies, to the Ministry of Health, to support Ghana in the fight the...

Latest list of universities not recognised by Ghana’s Accreditation Board

The National Accreditation Board (NAB) in Ghana has reiterated its call to all educational institutions and employers to refer all academic and professional qualifications...

GETFund debts: Administrator recounts how someone collapsed while chasing money

The Administrator of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), Richard Ampofo Boadu, has revealed the total debt accrued when he assumed office. According to Mr Boadu,...

Adongo ‘spits venom’ about Akufo-Addo’s chair

The opposition National Democratic Congress’ campaign Spokesperson on Finance, Isaac Adongo, has asked President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to stop carrying his ‘chair’ around as it is...

Stop sending me ‘love letters’ – GETFund Administrator to scholarship applicants

Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) is warning prospective scholarship applicants to follow due process. GETFund Administrator, Richard Ampofo Boadu, bemoaned how some applicants address the...

Govt begins installation of streetlights; check out full list

The Ministry of Energy has commenced the installation and replacement of some 14,287 energy-efficient streetlights in several communities across Accra. The project, to be funded...

Interesting: Woman with lawyer father recreates childhood photo after being called to the bar

A lawyer and her father have gone viral after she recreated her childhood photo with him shortly after she was called to the bar. "I...

Ketu South: 16 BECE candidates pregnant

Some 16 candidates out of a total of 4,225 registered for this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in Ketu South Municipality are pregnant. The...

Why govt can’t grant private schools’ request to enroll Free SHS students – Dep. Minister

Deputy Minister for Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has said it will be difficult for the government to consider and grant the long-standing request...

Good news for teacher trainees as GES orders recruitment

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has given a nod for qualified trainee teachers who completed Colleges of Education in 2019 to be recruited. Applications...

BECE candidate with 4 kids, five grandchildren shares dream [audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Oldest woman writing BECE reveals why she is sitting for exams Elizabeth Yamoah, a 57-year-old woman, partaking in the 2020 Basic Education Certificate...

Snake used as face mask on bus [photo]

A man boarded a bus using a snake as a face covering. The commuter and his reptilian mask, which was wrapped around his neck...

UTAG National Executive Council clashes with UG branch over Public Universities Bill

The National Executive Council (NEC) of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has distanced itself from a press conference held by its University...

Rawlings hosts Malian military leaders [Photos]

Former President Jerry Rawlings has engaged leaders of the Malian military in a peace talk following a mutiny in the country. A four-man delegation...

Airport covid-19 testing: 16 travelers test positive

Some travelers have come out positive in the mandatory COVID-19 testing at the Kotoka International Airport. Some 16 out of the 6,976 tests conducted...

Deputy Education Minister gives tips on how to properly teach students [listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Deputy Education Minister schools teachers on how to properly teach students Deputy Minister for Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has shared some tips...

Deputy Education Minister recounts how pupil ‘insulted’ him in class

Deputy Minister for Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has given an account of how he was 'insulted' by a foreign pupil. Giving a narration of...

Presby Moderator’s description of Akufo-Addo’s govt will shock you

The Right Reverend Joseph Obiri Yeboah Mante, the Moderator of the General Assembly, Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG), has described President Nana Addo Dankwa...

Number of jobs lost in Ghana through coronavirus pandemic [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · job losses recorded through coronavirus pandemic It has emerged that Ghana has recorded a total of 11,657 Ghanaian workers who have lost their...

Ken Agyapong’s baby mama’s prayer over court summons will shock you[video]

Moira Araba Dawson-Williams, the baby mama of Assin Central Member of Parliament (MP), is on the moon after he was summoned for contempt. Her prayer...

Beyi W’ano: Why this school won’t reopen in 2021 [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Beyi W’ano: Why this school won’t reopen in 2021 The Esaase MA Primary School in the Upper Denkyira East District will not be...

I’ll ‘use’ my husband to bring little change if he wins – Empress Gifty

Gospel musician, Empress Gifty Adorye, says she is so far satisfied with the government’s work for the Creative Arts industry. She, however, says there’s still...

The Nigerian filmmakers risking jail with lesbian movie

Two Nigerian filmmakers face the prospect of imprisonment if they ignore the stern warning of the authorities and proceed with the release of a...

4 persons charged with murder of University of Ghana law lecturer Prof Benneh

Four persons, arrested in connection with the murder of Prof Emmanuel Yaw Benneh, a senior law lecturer at the University of Ghana, have been...

Corpse discovered at Kokofu

The dead body of a man, believed to be in his late 40s, has been found in a bush at Kokofu, a farming community...

Policeman, one other arrested for robbery

The Central Regional Police Command has arrested two persons for robbery, possession of narcotic drugs and ammunition without lawful authority. The suspects, a...

BECE candidate goes into labour at examination hall

A candidate, who was writing the ongoing Basic Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the Kwahu Afram Plains South District of the Eastern region,...

Bill Gates bereaved!

William Henry Gates II, better known as Bill Gates Sr, father of Billionaire Microsoft Founder, Bill Gates, has passed. Reports indicate he passed in his...

Families of Kyekyewere accident victims troop to hospitals to identify remains of relatives [listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Families of Kyekyewere accident victims troop to hospitals to identify remains of their relatives Families of individuals who died in the Kyekyewere accident...

NPP govt will provide ‘Okada’ riders decent jobs – CVM

Concerned Voter Movement (CVM) has stated that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government is committed to ensuring that every Ghanaian is employed in a...