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Catholic archbishop wants gov’t to deduct tithe from monthly salary

Kampala Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga has fronted a controversial proposal that seeks to have the central government deduct 10% from people’s monthly salary and...

Woman burns 12-yr-old houseboy with hot pressing iron for drinking her 7up

There are bosses and then there are psychopaths. A bottle of 7up is just N100, and in no world would that be enough reason...

Audio: COCOBOD reacts to expired subsidised fertilizer story

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has justified the government’s decision of sharing subsidised fertilizer among cocoa farmers for free a few days more to...

Audio: How KNUST student faked death to escape brutality from campus security

A student leader at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has given a chilling account of how a student brutalised by...

Photos: Student burns himself with fire while trying to copy a ‘god’

A student at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, has accidentally burnt himself with fire while trying to imitate the 'Sango' god at a school...

CCTV cameras pick KNUST ‘bad boys’

Students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, who destroyed several properties in the school during a violent demonstration,...

PHOTOS: Nigerian man kills poisonous snake devouring all his chickens

A Nigerian man, who goes by the name Mr Chukwuemeka, has killed a poisonous snake that has been devouring all the chickens in his...

PHOTOS: Woman armed with knife storms kindergarten, slashes 14 kids

A 39-year-old woman stormed a kindergarten in China and attacked children, leaving at least 14 injured, with many in critical condition. The woman, identified only by...

Photos: 93-year-old woman marries her 86-year-old lover in US

A 93-year-old woman, Dorothy Williams, is in love again after she married Richard Rola, an 86-year-old man, two decades after she lost her first...

Woman arrested after stabbing her friend in the neck over a man

A lady has been arrested for stabbing her friend in the neck over a man. The accused identified as Ludivin Kamga, was said to have...

Video: KNUST lecturers hit streets over council dissolution, VC removal

Members of the Teachers & Educational Workers Union of Ghana (TEWU)  and lecturers of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have...

“In KNUST, the palace guard is more royal than the prince” – Student who held one-man protests reveals

The student who held a one-man protest against the inhumane treatment of students at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has...

Audio: KNUST students react to ‘sacking’ of VC

Students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) are on cloud nine after their Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Obiri Danso has been asked...

Mike 2: The story of Adom FM presenter who was a barber and taxi driver [Photos]

Determined to achieve his dream of becoming an influential radio presenter in Ghana, Micheal Boateng did not allow his small beginning as a barber...

KTI students make u-turn; apologize for attempted demonstration

Students of Kumasi Technical Institute have apologized to the Ghana Education Service and school authorities for ‘bad behavior’ over an intended demonstration. Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon...

Breaking: KNUST VC asked to step aside

The Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Prof. Obiri Danso has been asked to step aside. Deputy Minister of Education,...

Dean called us ‘dim-witted, security men called us ‘cockroaches’ – KNUST students

More details are emerging about what students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) students say is a culture of abuse...

Woman charged with pretending to be a witch

A 27-year-old Toronto woman has been charged with pretending to practice witchcraft. In Canada, it is actually legal to practice witchcraft, but if you are...

5-year-old boy drowns in manhole at Begoro

A 5-year-old boy has drowned in an uncompleted manhole at Begoro in the Fanteakwa District of the Eastern Region. The incident occurred at Abase, a...

KNUST saga: My daughter, 15 others escaped getting burnt to death – Parent

A parent of a student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) who narrowly escaped death before a violent demonstration on...

Three victims of Japekrom shooting buried amidst heavy security

The three natives of Japekrom who died during a shooting incident at Drobo in the Jaman South District of the Brong Ahafo Region, have...

Audio: Five Nigerian women busted in Tarkwah for sex trafficking

Five Nigeria women have been arrested at Tarkwah in the Western region for trafficking ladies for prostitution in the mining community. READ: Motorcyclist dies in...

JHS pupil stabs classmate to death as teasing backfires

14-year-old student of West Ridge Junior High School in Sekondi/Takoradi has been stabbed to death by his classmate. The tragic incident happened Thursday, October 25...

Tarkwa-Nsuaem MP supports Ghana Education Service with Ghc50,000

The Member of Parliament for Tarkwa-Nsuaem Constituency in the Western Region, Mr. George Mireku Duker has donated motorbikes and ICT tools valued at 50,000...

Cowbellpedia 2018: Glorious Jesus, Conquerors emerge winners in quiz competition [photos]

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) in partnership with one of the country's leading milk powder brands, Cowbell organized a quiz competition for...

Bernard Avle’s GJA award ‘well deserved’ – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has sent in hearty congratulations to Citi FM’s Bernard Avle for being named the 2017 Journalist of the Year. Akufo-Addo said Mr. Avle’s...

Motorcyclist dies in crash with tipper truck on Tema motorway

A tipper truck on Saturday morning crashed a motorcyclist to death at the Tema motorway roundabout. The motorcyclist who was said to be using the...

Photos: CAC pastor pays wife dowry after 46 years of marriage

84-year-old Pastor and founder of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) Odi-Ajaye Zone, John Olusola Ojo, recently went to pay the dowry of his wife, Olabisi, 70, after...

Ghana has stronger education system than Palestine – Ambassador

The Palestine Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Abdulfatah A.K. Alsattari says Ghana has a stronger educational system compared to that of his country. According to him,...

Photos: Seven GJA awards leave Joy News in seventh heaven

Wide smiles caked on the faces of journalists gathered at Kempinski Hotel in Accra, marked the return of the annual award ritual. For a dragging-rights...

Full Results: Hanna Bissiw, Pablo now lead NDC women, youth  

A former Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr Hanna Bissiw, has been elected the National Women’s Organizer of the opposition National Democratic Congress...

Bernard Avle is 2017 GJA Journalist of the year

37-year old Bernard Koku Avle has been adjudged the 2017 PAV Journalist of the Year at a ceremony organised by the Ghana Journalist Association. After...

Boy drugs and rapes 14-year-old girl

An 18-year-old boy has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit court for defiling a 14-year-old girl at Kaneshie, Accra. Samuel Otoo,...

Liberia to partner with Ghana Journalists Association

A high-powered Ghanaian and Liberian delegation is currently in Beijing for the  China 2018 Seminar for Renowned Commentators & Columnists of Africa which started earlier...

4 injured after truck slams into garage

More than a dozen cars are wrecked beyond repair after a Formed Police Unit armoured vehicle rammed into a garage where the cars were...

Police officer arrested over death of his lover in hotel

Inspector Friday Ogbeifun, a policeman attached to Border Patrol Unit, Ilaro, Ogun State, is currently undergoing investigation over the circumstances surrounding the death of his lover...

Man breaks into home, makes eggs, bathes

An Alabama woman says a man broke into her house and made himself breakfast, took a bath, and washed his clothes. Mary Royster tells WAAY-TV she came...

Government gives in; includes UTAG, TEWU on KNUST interim council

Government has yielded to pressure and reconstituted the seven-member interim governing council for KNUST following the declaration of strike by lecturers at the university. On...

795 police officers promoted

The Minister of Interior, Ambrose Dery, says some 795 Police officers whose promotions are long overdue have been approved. Mr. Dery said the Police Council...