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Photos: Customs to destroy over 1000 pieces of used imported mattresses 

The Customs Division of Ghana Revenue Authority is expected to destroy over 1000 pieces of imported used mattresses this week. This follows successful burning of...

Student Loan increased to 50% by gov’t

The government through the Ministry of Education has increased the financial allocations of students enrolled on the Student Loan Trust Fund programme by 50...

Kakum National Park road develops 998 potholes 18 months after construction

Joy news has taken a painstaking effort to count all the potholes that have developed on the Cape Coast – Kakum National Park road...

First Lady, others to be honoured by the Royal Philharmonic Choir

The Royal Philharmonic Choir, Ghana, in collaboration with Malaika Media Network is set to honour First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, former Chief Justice, Georgina Theodora...

Photos: KEEA Health Centre turns away patients

The only Health Center at the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) Municipality in the Central region which serves over 2000 people has stopped admitting patients. Thus, for the...

Couple accuses Ridge Hospital of stealing baby

A young couple in Accra has accused nurses at Ridge Hospital of stealing their new born baby after delivery. The husband, John K. Gabulja said...

Ghana Beyond Aid: Akufo-Addo inaugurates 13-member committee to develop charter

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday inaugurated a 13-member committee to develop a Charter for the ‘Ghana beyond Aid’ vision of his administration. The Committee...

Pastor remanded for defiling minor

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded into Police custody a Pastor for allegedly defiling a 13 year old girl at Chorkor, a suburb of...

Woman murdered in Effutu Municipality

A 40-year old woman was on Wednesday found murdered some twenty five metres away from her house at Dayaaso a suburb of Winneba in...

Gov’t sets up Interim Committee to run Ghana Football

The Government of Ghana has put together a 5-member committee to  manage the nation’s football after the High Court granted a 10-day injunction on...

Road traffic accidents have killed 1,008 commuters between January and May 2018 – Report

This represents a 10.5% increase over the same period in 2017, where 912 commuters lost their lives through road traffic accidents. A summary of Road...

Cocoa to disappear in 40 years if climate change ‘runs rampant’

The Convener of Mission 2020, a global initiative pushing for urgent action on climate change, Christiana Figueres, has warned that cocoa is likely to...

JHS graduates urged to use time wisely

The Deputy Director of Jackson Educational Complex which runs the Jackson College of Education, Mr Daniel Ebo Jackson , has advised Junior High School...

Mahama asks Bawumia difficult question over cedi depreciation

Former president John Mahama appears to have teased vice president Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia over the depreciation of the Ghana Cedi against the dollar in...

Nigerien couple arrested for GHC16K robbery

A Nigerien man, Jamal Mahamadu, 28, and his 27-year-old wife, Naser Mahamadu have been arrested by the Police in Brong Ahafo region after they...

Banks ordered to release account details of Nyantakyi, GFA

The Financial Intelligence Centre has written to all banks and non-bank financial institutions in Ghana to provide information on banking details of former president...

Boy, 10 dies of snake bite

A 10-year-old boy has died after a snake bit him at Tranan, a village in the Dormaa Central District of the Brong Ahafo region. This...

Opuni Trial: Court orders AG to hand all evidence to him within 7 days

An Accra High Court has handed the Attorney General, Gloria Akuffo seven days to give former COCOBOD Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr. Stpehen Opuni...

Ghana excluded from 2026 World Cup vote

Ghana have been excluded from today’s voting to elect a host for the 2026 World Cup after failing to send a representative to the...

Accountant in court over fraud

An Accountant has been put before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly defrauding a Kumasi-based mechanic of GH¢19,100.00 under the pretext of clearing two vehicles...

Boxer Emmanuel Tagoe stripped of IBO title

Ghana’s Emmanuel Tagoe has been stripped of his IBO lightweight belt for failing to comply with the body’s rules. Tagoe was mandated by IBO to...

Two churches charged with illegal electricity connection

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in collaboration with the police have arrested 12 people including two churches in Kumasi for illegally connecting to...

Historic: North Korean media celebrates Trump’s meeting with their leader

North Korea has celebrated the Trump-Kim summit as a great win for the country, with state media reporting that the US intends to lift...

Photos: 10 dead in accident on Suhum road

Ten people including a two-year-old girl are feared dead in an accident at Asuboi on the Suhum-Nsawam road in the Eastern Region. This was after...

Provide comprehensive report on Dr Obengfo’s health – Court

A District Court in Accra has ordered the Medical Director of the Ridge Hospital to furnish it with a comprehensive health report on Dr...

Maj. Mahama: Prosecution presents it’s second witness

The Prosecution in the trial of the alleged murderers of the late Major Maxwell Mahama on Tuesday presented its second witness. Madam Esther Tawiah, a...

Bizzare: Hunter, Buffalo fight to death

The Oku community in the Sekyere Central District of the Ashanti Region are struck with grief and fear after a hunter's corpse was found...

N/R: Three-week-old baby needs GH₵10,000 for surgery

The parents of a three-week old baby are hoping to raise funds to save their little boy's life. Mohammed Timtoni Fuseiniare, according to doctors at...

Real Madrid gets new coach

Real Madrid have announced that the Spain head coach Julen Lopetegui will take over as manager at the Bernabéu after 2018 World Cup in Russia. Lopetegui...

All set for Asempa FM’s Fathers Day fun fair 2018

The premises of Asempa FM, and for that matter the Multimedia Group, will be painted blue  on Sunday June 17 as the leading sports...

JUST IN: Friday declared holiday by Interior Ministry

The Interior Ministry has declared Friday, June 15, 2018, as a public holiday. A statement released by the Ministry says the holiday is to mark...

Three notorious armed robbers jailed 60 years each

The Koforidua Circuit Court A presided over by Her Honor Mrs Janet Animah Maafo has convicted three notorious armed robbers to 60 years imprison...

Nyantakyi’s apology letter shows no remorse – Sports Analyst

A renowned Sports Journalist, Kofi Appiah, has asked Ghanaians to reject the apology of Kwasi Nyantakyi because it has no grain of remorse. According to...

Court bans GFA activities for 10 days

A High Court in Accra has placed an interim injunction on all Ghana Football Association (GFA) activities with immediate effect. The order of the court,...

Ghana’s first oil contract was not for profit – Petroleum Commission

The Petroleum Commission says Ghana’s first generation oil contract at the Jubilee Fields was purposely to attract investors and not to make profit. A Consultant...

CSIR predicts hunger in next five years if …

Director-General of the Center for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Professor Victor Kwame Agyemang has predicted that Ghana could face hunger in the next...

PHOTOS: Winner of “Twellium National Quran Recitation Competition” gains free visit to Mecca

Winner of this year's  Twellium National Quran Recitation Competition (TNQRC) will be presented with a free ticket to visit Mecca for the impending Hajj,...

Probe into death of 70-year-old denied hospital bed begins

Health authorities have launched investigations into reports that a 70-year-old man died in his car after being turned away by seven hospitals due to...

Hospital bed shortage: Accra has 3,400 beds for five million residents

There are just about 3,400 hospital beds in Accra, serving the health needs of the over 5 million population. These beds are found in the...