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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...

Tipper truck runs over okada rider on Tema Motorway

A commercial motorbike operator popularly known as ‘okada’ in the local parlance was on Saturday morning crashed to death at Tema Motorway roundabout. According to...

Anas, others to preach service leadership at Africa Youth Leadership Summit

Ace undercover investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, and other renowned good governance advocates in Ghana are set to preach on service leadership at the...

PHOTOS+AUDIO: Illegal miner drowns in operation vanguard chase

A 20-year-old illegal miner, Haruna Hadi, has drowned in River Offin after he went in search of gold near the River at Assin Asamang...

Nigerian female student, kid sister, jailed for human trafficking

Accra Circuit Court 5 has sentenced a Ghana-based Nigerian, Jennifer Chizoba Jeremiah to five years imprisonment with hard labour for human trafficking. The convict, 22...

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...

Police arrest suspected criminals at Avenor in Accra

The Accra Regional Police Command on Friday, October 26, arrested several people suspected to be armed robbers at Avenor near the Nkrumah circle in...

Laws needed to tackle fake news – Oppong Nkrumah

Information Minister-designate, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has suggested that the parliament of Ghana pass laws to curtail the circulation of fake news on social media...

Ghana Post GPS records 1.3 million digital addresses in one year

Head of Communications at Ghana Post, Ohemaa Serwaa Kobi, has revealed that 1.3 million digital addresses have been generated in a year. In an interview...

Photos: Gov’t-subsidised fertilizer goes for free as product expires in the next 25 days

The government-subsidised fertilizer which was made available for farmers to buy at the cost of Ghc 80 have now been shared among cocoa farmers...

Photos: Akufo-Addo presents 200 Toyota Camry vehicles to Ghana Police Service

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has presented 200 Toyota Camry vehicles to the Ghana Police Service in fulfilment of a pledge he made to...

We don’t recognize the new Interim Committee – UTAG

Members of the University Teachers Association (UTAG), say they do not recognise the Interim Governing Council put constituted by the government. President of UTAG-KNUST, Professor...

Video: Why I will not reply Sarkodie’s “advice” – Shatta Wale reveals

Shatta Wale, one of the most controversial artistes in Ghana, says Sarkodie’s recent “advice” diss song doesn’t call for a reply from him. According to...

I have not had erection for 2 years after soldiers brutalised me – Tamale victim

An 18-year-old boy says he has not been able to have an erection for the last two years after suffering intense abuse at the...

Lightning kills JHS student

A 14-YEAR OLD Junior High School (JHS) student of Papao Community Presbyterian JHS located at Kwabenya in the Ga East Municipal Assembly, was on...

Oppong Nkrumah hints of restructuring at GBC

Information Minister-designate, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has hinted of a possible change at Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) to make it more competitive. Mr Oppong Nkrumah told...