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Supreme Court strikes out law that allowed govt to impose restrictions during Covid-19 pandemic

The Supreme Court has in a unanimous decision declared as unconstitutional the law that allowed government to impose restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic. Parliament in...

11 million SIM cards risk deactivation: crowds besiege NIA centres for Ghana Card

About 11 million active Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards yet to be re-registered with the Ghana Card risk disconnection and deletion tomorrow as the...

Rampaging youth destroy property at Obuasi over detention of illegal miners

Property running into thousands of Ghana cedis have been destroyed by some irate youth of Obuasi who went on a rampage on Tuesday, May...

‘Ghost’ snake sends shivers through town as 4ft reptile is seen slithering in street

A 4ft-long albino snake is not an everyday find just off a bustling high street in a seaside town in North Wales. When her...

Confirmed: Ghana to play USA in a friendly in October

The Black Stars of Ghana will face the United States of America (USA) in an international friendly on October 17, 2023, the Ghana Football...

Kasoa: 16-year-old girl battles for life after allegedly being impregnated by stepfather and assaulted for seeking abortion

JoyNews/AdomNews · MAN IMPREGNATES DAUGHTER A 16-year-old girl, whose identity is being withheld, is fighting for her life at Kasoa Mother and Child Hospital. It is...

OccupyGhana expresses shock as gov’t reverses stance on Public Officers Act

The government has faced strong criticism from OccupyGhana, a pressure group, for yielding to the demands of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and introducing...

Driver fatigue cause of fatal Gomoa Okyereko crash – NRSA

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) says preliminary investigations point to driver fatigue as cause of the accident that occurred at Gomoa Okyereko in...

Charges filed against police officer accused of murdering romantic partner

The Ghana Police Service Inspector, Ahmed Twumasi, accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend in Adum, Kumasi, has been officially charged with murder by the...

Renowned Ghanaian writer Prof. Ama Ata Aidoo passes away

The family of Prof. Ama Ata Aidoo announced her passing in the early hours of Wednesday, May 31, 2023. The esteemed writer, known for her...

Suhumhene reinstates his Benkumhene

The Suhumhene, Osabarima Ayeh Kofi, has reinstated the Benkumhene of the Suhum traditional area, Nana Opeabre Awuah Asiedu, who was suspended in February this...

Fire burns Madina-Ritz junction again

There has been another fire outbreak at Madina-Ritz Junction in the La Nkwantanang-Madina Municipality. The fire, which started around 11pm on Tuesday, has gutted a...

Ghanaian Real Estate Developers set to showcase Property in Toronto Canada

Ghana’s leading property developers are set to participate in the premier and only African real estate exhibition in Canada. Tagged the Africa Property Market...

Gomoa Okyereko accident: Fire Service gives update on passengers in critical condition

Central Regional Commander of the Ghana National Fire Service, ACFO 1 John Amarlai Amartey, has provided an update on the Okyereko Accident, stating that...

2023 AFCONQ: Ghana coach announces strong squad for Madagascar game

Chris Hughton has named a Black Stars squad for next month’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Madagascar. The Black Stars will be hosted...

Gomoa Okyereko accident: How this family of 6 survived horrific crash [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · GOMOA ACCIDENT Stephen Nyame, a man who miraculously escaped unharmed with his wife and children, has opened up about the horrifying crash that...

Head porter jailed 60 months for attempting to use 5-year old girl for money ritual

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a 29-year-old head porter to 60 months imprisonment for presenting a five-year-old girl for money ritual at Pokuase...

$9k found in Gomoa Okyereko accident car, handed over to police

An amount of $9,000 dollars has been retrieved during a rescue mission after a gory accident at Gomoa Okyereko which claimed the lives of...

Gomoa Okyereko accident: Grim state of Yutong bus revealed after crash

New details have emerged about the recent tragic accident involving a Yutong bus and a fuel tanker, resulting in the loss of 16 lives...

Head of local govt service advocates for partisan district assembly elections

Head of Local Government Service, Dr Nana Ato Arthur, has called for the election of Assembly Members to be done on partisan lines in...

AngloGold Ashanti gives update on trapped illegal miners

Operators of the Obuasi mine, AngloGold Ashanti Ghana have shared insights regarding reports of illegal miners trapped underground in remote areas of the mine. About...

Busload of family of lady allegedly murdered by police officer storms court [Photos]

Kumasi's Asokore Mampong District Court witnessed a poignant scene as a busload of relatives arrived seeking justice for the tragic death of a 26-year-old...

Mother of missing former IGP’s bodyguard seeks closure after 14 years

Elizabeth Teiko Odonkor, a 69-year-old woman, continues to seek answers from the Ghana Police Service regarding the disappearance of her son, L/Cpl Michael Adamtey...

Afenyo-Markin reacts to Gomoa Akyereko accident, recounts near-death experience

Deputy Majority Minister, Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, has reacted to the gory accident at Gomoa Akyereko on the Accra-Cape Coast highway in the Central Region. Speaking...

Supreme Court convicts NDC’s Kpessa Whyte for contempt

A lecturer at the University of Ghana, Prof Michael Kpessa Whyte, has been convicted for the offence of contempt of court by the Supreme...

Obuasi mine shaft tragedy: 6 miners rescued, arrested

Seven illegal miners, who are among the over 300 trapped in the one of the shafts owned by AngloGold’s Obuasi Mines, have successfully exited. The...

Contempt charges: Kpessa-Whyte cautioned and discharged after pleading guilty

The Supreme Court has cautioned and discharged Professor Michael Kpessah-Whyte after considering his apology and the mitigating prayer of his lawyer. This follows his conviction...

Supreme Court convicts Prof Kpessah-Whyte for contempt

University of Ghana lecturer, Professor Michael Kpessah-Whyte, has been convicted of contempt of court by the Supreme Court. He was convicted on his own...

JUSAG suspends strike for 2 weeks

The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG),has suspended its five-day old strike for two weeks.  The suspension is to pave way for further engagement...

Afenyo-Markin: Disregard those who claim MPs are wealthy

Deputy Majority Minister, Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, recently addressed a prevalent misconception regarding the wealth of parliamentarians. Contrary to popular belief, he emphasized that legislators are...

Renowned Economist Dr Joe Abbey passes on

Renowned Economist, Dr. Joe Abbey is dead. Joy Business is learning that he passed on over the weekend. Dr. Joe Abbey until his demise was the...

More details about St Monica’s SHS student’s death emerge

The recent sudden death of a 17-year-old student of the St Monica’s Senior High School (SHS) at Mampong in the Ashanti Region has been...

Ghana Immigration Service Promotes Officers for heroic rescue mission

Four officers of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) have been promoted for their bravery and selflessness during a daring rescue mission. The officers risked their...

Otumfuo destools chief of ‘Antoa’

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has ordered the destoolment of the chief of Antoa, a popular town in Asanteman. Nana Kwame Owusu Agyeman, who...

About 2.4 million Ghanaians are living with diabetes  

Physician Specialist at International Maritime Hospital (IMaH) in Tema, Dr Zuleila Fuseini, has stated that there are about 2.4 million Ghanaians, constituting 8.3 percent...

Pensioner Bondholders to resume picketing on Thursday

The Finance Ministry will once again see members of the Pensioner Bondholders Forum picket at its premises on Thursday, June 1. In a statement announcing...

Ghana’s ambulance not for sale in Dubai – National Ambulance Service

The National Ambulance Service (NAS) has debunked claims that an ambulance belonging to the Government of Ghana is being sold at Sharjah in Dubai. A...

Ghana Authors & Publishers apologise over controversial history textbook

The Ghana National Association of Authors and Publishers has admitted the contents of a history book which attempted to explain some disadvantages of the...

Over 300 illegal miners trapped in AngloGold Obuasi mine shaft

Approximately 300 individuals involved in illegal mining operations have become trapped in one of the shafts owned by AngloGold's Obuasi Mines, located in Anwiam...

ECG begins phase two of nationwide revenue mobilisation exercise

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has launched a new nationwide initiative to increase revenue, building on the success of a month-long campaign that...