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Popular songstress reveals sacrifices she made for NDC

Popular songstress, Mzbel, has revealed sacrifices she made for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). The singer, in an interview with Citi TV, disclosed she...

Docket on Ofankor landlord murder case forwarded to AG for advice

A duplicate docket and the autopsy report on Benjamin Okyere, the tenant allegedly murdered by his landlord over rent at Ofankor, has now been...

Self-styled military man arrested for impersonation

A 27-year old self-styled military man has been arrested at Nkrankwanta in the Dormaa West District in the Bono Region. The suspect, Isaac Owusu, was...

Meet Ghana’s first female scientist

Dr Letitia Obeng is a First Woman Scientist in Zoology, and was the first Ghanaian woman to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in science,...

Just in: SuperSport may not renew broadcast rights for EPL, UEFA

Reliable sources close to decision-makers inside SuperSport have said the company is seriously considering not renewing the broadcasting rights for the English Premier League...

Halt voters registration now – 220 health workers write to EC

Some 220 Ghanaian health workers have written to the Electoral Commission (EC) to ask for a halt to the ongoing voters' registration exercise. The...

Covid-19: Heavy security at Accra Girls SHS as parents troop there to withdraw their wards [photos]

There is heavy security presence at the Accra Girls Senior High School (SHS) as some parents have trooped there to withdraw their children following...

Kasoa: 1 injured, NPP vehicle vandalised in clash with NDC [Photos]

A vehicle belonging to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) at Kasoa in the Awutu Senya East Municipality has been vandalised by a group of...

My wife was not sitting at the Castle drinking tea – Rawlings

Former President Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings, recounting 20 years of ruling Ghana, says it was not an easy journey. According to him, he and...

Ridge Hospital speaks on 24-year-old woman who died of Covid-19

Health officials at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital have been cleared of any form of medical negligence following the death of 24-year-old Barbara Oforiwaa...

Rawlings reveals when he will shave his hair

Former president, Jerry John Rawlings says until the Covid-19 pandemic is over, he will not shave his hair or beard. The former president surprised many...

Coronavirus: Six Accra Girls SHS students test positive

Six students of the Accra Girls Senior High school have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Citi News sources at the school said some students...

Makeup artist slumps and dies while dancing at her birthday party

A young makeup artist reportedly slumped and died Saturday, July 4, while dancing at her birthday party. Deborah Tushima had been counting down to her...

Inside a COVID-19 treatment centre: Health worker shares traumatic experience

Many people all over the world have been quite anxious about the global pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus. Many have lost their loved ones,...

JoyNews Weekly Wrap: Voters’ registration, Carlos’ resignation, Domelevo’s leave and Sir John’s demise

The first week of July did not go down quietly as the new month ushered in a blend of the good, bad and controversial. On...

Kufuor not on admission at UGMC – Aide debunks Covid-19 reports

The Special Aide to former president, John Agyekum Kufuor has denied reports that the ex-leader is on admission at the University of Ghana Medical...

Man electrocuted in Tema Sakumono Estate

A 22-year-old electrician apprentice was electrocuted on a high tension pole in Sakumono, Tema West on Saturday. The man was identified as Kofi Owusu by...

Painter jailed 9 years over attempted defilement

A Cape Coast Circuit Court has sentenced a 56-year-old painter to nine years imprisonment in hard labour for attempting to defile a 10-year-old girl. John...

Worship from home – Otabil to ICGC members

Founder and General Overseer at the International Central Gospel Church, Mensa Otabil has urged members of his church to continue worship from home amidst...

Driver kills mother, 3 daughters and aged woman after winning ¢1200 lottery

Five persons have died at Tegbi in the Anloga District after being hit by a careless driver. According to eyewitnesses, the car moving at top...

Coronavirus: Ghana records 697 new cases, 5 more deaths

Ghana has recorded 697 new positive coronavirus cases bringing the total case count to 20,085, the Ghana Health Service has said. The number of active...

Pay your arrears to remain connected – ECG to customers

Mr Benjamin Quarcoo, the Western Regional Public Relations Officer of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), has cautioned customers who were due for disconnection...

Coronavirus: Western North Region records 25 new cases

The Western North Region has recorded 25 new Covid-19 cases bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 127, with 82 recovered and discharged,...

Five injured after building collapses in Yeji

At least five persons have sustained injuries after a building collapsed on them in Yeji after a heavy downpour. Two people were said to have...

Koku Anyidoho visits Sir John’s family, signs book of condolence

 Former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress, Samuel Koku Anyidoho, has signed the Book of Condolence as he mourns late co-politician Kwadwo...

Police on manhunt for fertiliser smuggler at Saboba

Police at Saboba District are on a manhunt for a man who smuggled about 1,000 bags of government subsidised fertiliser for the Planting for...

2020 Hajj cancelled with monies to be refunded

The Ghana Hajj Board has announced the cancellation of the 2020 pilgrimage amid the coronavirus pandemic. As part of preparations, pilgrims pay for Hajj services...

Coronavirus: Akufo-Addo self-isolating after close associate tests positive

President Nana Akufo-Addo is taking a 14-day precautionary self-isolation measure after at least one person within his close circle tested positive for COVID-19. Information Minister,...

Jubilating lottery winner in Volta region kills 5

The first move of celebration by a 30-year-old unemployed, who won GH¢1,200.00 lottery, ended in the death of five people at Tegbi Vakpomda in...

Ag. Auditor-General re-evaluates Osafo Maafo’s US$1M Kroll deal after Domelevo’s exit

The Auditor-General's (AG) office has expressed satisfaction about documents regarding Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Maafo's  $1 million Kroll deal. This comes a few...

Call Domelevo back – Lawyer urges Akufo-Addo

Lawyer Martin Kpebu has made a request to President Nana Akufo-Addo to review his decision on asking the Auditor-General to take accumulated annual leave...

I walked from Lomnava to Osu in search of job – Sam George

Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram Constituency, Sam Dzata George, has taken to social media to recount how hard life was for him before...

‘They induce us at 8 months’ – Church where babies are delivered, sold for millions exposed

One Mr and Mrs Chidi and Maureen Martins, who run a baby factory at a church, Grate Mercy Deliverance Ministry, in the Rumuolumili area...

Checkout full charge sheet of Hushpuppi’s crimes as he goes to court in the US

The United States (US) authorities on Friday, July 3, charged Nigerian fraudster, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi, to court in Chicago. The...

Hushpuppi’s best friend, Woodberry, allegedly chatted with an FBI agent without knowing

An alleged screenshot of how Hushpuppi’s best friend and partner Woodberry chatted with a Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) agent without knowing has popped...

ICUMS yields GH₵55.4 million in airport revenue

The newly introduced Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS), which began a month ago at the Terminal Three of the Kotoka International Airport (KIA), has...

Residents block road to protest against bad drainage system [Video]

Several communities in the Tamale Metropolis and Sagnarigu Municipality have been flooded following an hour downpour on Saturday morning, June 4, 2020. At Gumani, following...

Tears flow as late Peace FM’s Kwadwo Wiafe is laid to rest [Video]

It is a sad and heartbreaking moment as late Despite Media employee, Kwadwo Wiafe, is laid to rest today, July 4, 2020, at Tabora...

Nigeria records 12 deaths in 1 day as Coronavirus cases reach 27,564

The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday, July 3, released the latest updates of the deadly Coronavirus pandemic as it affects states...

Ghanaians can’t be misled by your lack of understanding of the law – Presidency fires back at Domelevo

The Office of the President has reiterated its directive for the Auditor-General (A-G) to proceed on his annual leave or risk being subjected to...