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BBC Eye’s Sex for grades: Guilty lecturer finally sacked

The University of Abuja in the Nigerian capital has dismissed one of its lecturers, Boniface Igbeneghu, over sexual harassment after he was captured in...

Angola recovers $5bn of stolen funds

Angola's justice minister says the country has so far this year recovered more than $5bn (£3.8bn) stolen from the state. Francisco Queiroz said this included $3bn...

Assembly Elections: Voters’ phones seized for taking photo of ballot sheet after voting

A presiding officer at Sempe Mantse We at Jamestown has confirmed the seizure of four mobile phones from voters who attempted to take photos...

Bawumia cuts sod for construction of GH¢35m watermelon factory

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has cut the sod for the construction of a GH¢35 million watermelon processing factory at Walewale in the...

Women protest naked over unlawful detention of children

Over 100 women between 50 and 80 years of age from Agubia Community in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State stripped naked, in...

5 arrested for fighting at Towobotom polling station

Five persons are in the grips of the Akyem Oda police command for engaging in a free for all fight at the Towobotom polling...

CJ Vetting Brouhaha: Dep. Speaker, Minority Chief whip call each other names on live radio [Listen]

First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu and Minority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mubarak has branded each other liars over the decision of parliament's Appointments...

Health Alert: The 16 dangerous tomato paste brands you shouldn’t buy from today

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has listed and called for the withdrawal of some 16 dangerous tomato paste brands currently on the market. The...

Father chops off daughter’s leg during confrontation with wife

A father missed his target and chopped off the leg of his 21-month-old baby girl at Kojo Armah, near Agona Swedru, in the Central...

Deplorable State of Aowin Roads: Chief readies his head as ‘ultimate sacrifice’

Following decades of unheeded calls for their roads to be fixed by central governments of old and new, the chiefs and people of Aowin...

NESTF takes charge to ensure security

The National Election Security Task Force (NESTF) is set to support the Electoral Commission (EC) to ensure security at polling and coalition centres throughout...

Uncle kidnaps, kills 7-yr-old nephew after collecting ransom

A four-man kidnap syndicate has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and killing a seven-year-old boy. The boy, Abdulmalik Musa, was killed after...

Maj. Mahama case: Court dismisses bail application of Assembly Member

An Accra High Court hearing the case of the alleged murderers of the late Major Maxwell Mahama has dismissed a bail application for one...

Unemployed man convicted for stealing insecticide

The Enchi District Magistrate Court on Monday imposed a fine of 1,200 Ghana cedis on a 21-year-old unemployed man who broke into an agrochemical...

Who is your lawyer? – Court quizzes Kasoa Cop Killer

The Kaneshie District Court on Monday demanded to know the actual lawyer of Eric Kojo Duah, the man who allegedly shot and killed two...

Business goes viral for letting employees take days off to deal with hangover

If you’ve ever had to go to work with a splitting headache after an alcohol-fueled long night on the town, you can probably appreciate...

Video: Zoe Outreach Embassy pastor ‘beaten’ by angry customers

The Head Pastor and founder of Zoe Outreach Embassy, Pastor Kelvin Kwesi Kobiri, was nearly assaulted by some aggrieved customers of Zoe investments. READ:...

Video: Couple with 3 children with rare abnormal growth left devastated

The abnormal condition of three children with growth disorder in Asante-Akyem North District of the Ashanti Region has left their parents devastated. Doctors at the...

NaCCA begins third Common Core Programme (CCP) review workshop

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has began the 3rd review workshop on the Common Core Programme (CCP)for Junior High School (JHS)...

JoyNews’ Seth Kwame Boateng grabs 3rd Master’s degree from University of Leeds

One of the country’s decorated journalists, Seth Kwame Boateng, has graduated with a third Master’s degree from the University of Leeds in the United...

Court places injunction on Mpakadan Inland Port construction

An on-going dispute between chiefs and elders of Ajena and the chief of Akwamu over the ownership of land earmarked for the construction of...

Zambia legalises Marijuana production

The Zambian government has finally approved a proposal to legalise the production of Marijuana. The production of Marijuana in Zambia will, however, be restricted to...

Jospong Group holds 2019 annual thanksgiving ceremony

Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies, Dr Joseph Siaw Agyapong, and the entire staff of the company, together with stakeholders in the...

School bus conductor crushed to death

Conductor of Pentecost Preparatory School in Koforidua, Eastern region, was crushed to death while attempting to jump on the moving vehicle. The 55-year-old deceased, identified...

President ‘sacks’ U.S. Ambassador for defending gay couple

Zambian President Edgar Lungu wants the United States (US) Ambassador to leave the country after the diplomat criticised the African state for sentencing a...

Fuel price hike possible due to continuous cedi depreciation – IES warns

Energy think tank Institute for Energy Security (IES), has warned of a possible increment in the price of fuel by the end of December...

Policeman shoots driver’s mate

Lance Corporal Frank Amoako has been placed in police custody by the Western Regional Police Command for allegedly shooting a driver’s mate...

Listen: Middle Belt Authority reveals major challenges of $1 million per constituency projects

The Chief Executive Officer of the Middle Belt Development Authority, Joe Danquah, has revealed two major challenges hindering the implementation of the $1 million...

Accra to become hub of artists – First Lady

First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo says it is her dream to see the nation’s capital, Accra, become the hub for artists on the continent of...

List of ‘One Million One Constituency’ projects outlined by MBDA boss [Video]

The Middle Belt Development Authority (MBDA) has outlined a number of projects that have been completed under government's 'One Million One Constituency' initiative within...

Metro Mass drivers embark on sit-down strike [Video]

Some passengers have been left stranded following a sit-down strike embarked upon by Metro Mass Transit drivers in Cape Coast in the Central Region.  The...

Listen: Man who raped pregnant woman put before court

Lukeman Sanche, a 25-year-old accused of raping a seven-month-old pregnant woman, is to be put before court today, Monday, December 16, 2019. The alleged rape...

Mankessim shootings: Police accused of demanding GH¢ 2,310 from family of deceased [Audio]

The family of Kofi Yamoah, a man shot and killed during the ‘outdooring’ of a Queenmother at Mankessim in the Central region has appealed...

Robbers attack hospital; rob patients, staff of valuables

A gang of robbers have been arrested following an invasion into a private hospital in Ogun State, Nigeria in an attempt to steal. The three...

Insane video of church members drinking pastor’s bath water infuriates Ghanaians

A video of members of a so-called church drinking their church leader's bath water has angered the Ghanaian public. The video, which became an instant...

‘Home alone’ boy escapes burning house

An eight-year-old boy Nana Kwame left home alone, on Friday morning escaped a deadly fire outbreak in his family apartment unhurt in Saki. Nana Kwame...

Newlyweds commit suicide over wedding debt

Two families in Kisumu are mourning their two children who, together, committed suicide four days after their beautiful wedding. According to sources, the new couple...

Woman delivers in tricycle over lack of ambulance

A 21-year old woman in labour has been compelled to deliver in a tricycle due to the lack of ambulance at Kpaglaghi in...

Police raid ‘Facebook fetish priests’

Police have arrested two ‘fake’ Fetish priests who allegedly use social media especially Facebook to defraud inspecting members of the public under the guise...

Striking teachers still absent in schools in Kumasi

Majority of striking teachers in most basic and senior high schools in the Kumasi Metropolis, have not yet resumed work despite the National Labour...