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Heavy security presence at Akyem Kukurantumi following disturbances over queen mother’s installation

There is heavy security presence at Akyem Kukurantumi in the Abuakwa North Municipality following disturbances over the installation of a new queen mother on...

Aker Energy submits Deepwater Tano/Cape Three Points Plan of Dev’t to Energy Minister

Aker Energy, the operator of the Deepwater Tano/Cape Three Points (DWT/CTP) block offshore Ghana has submitted a Plan of Development (PoD) to government today...

Tears as man allegedly murdered at West Hills Mall is laid to rest [Video]

A burial ceremony has been held for Shadrack Arloo whose death occurred at West Hills Mall following alleged police brutality. The ceremony took place at Mpataba in the Jomoro...

Finance Minister requests participation of pension funds in new proposed offer

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has urged the Board of Trustees of pensions funds to allow for pension funds to be included in government’s...

Tiwa Savage escapes alleged kidnap attempt, suspects arrested

Nigerian singer, Tiwa Savage has confirmed escaping from a security breach at her residence. This comes after reports went viral, on Friday, that some men...

Mobile phone thief forced to hit the gym after clearing gutters [Video]

https://youtube.com/shorts/FSGEv7hNqcE?feature=share Irate youth of Ayigbe town in the Weija Gbawe Municipality have apprehended 25-year-old man Yaw Abraham who stole a mobile phone. The incident reportedly...

New ‘Dansoman, Tuba’ deadly mosquito breed: No need to panic over Malaria

The National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) has given an assurance that even though a new mosquito breed detected in Tuba and Dansoman in Accra...

Former Sawla DCE laid to rest

A former District Chief Executive (DCE) of the Sawla district in the Savanna Region, Mandariwura Isaac Dramani Mumuni, has been laid to rest. He was...

No pastor is powerful; it’s just branding – Prophet Amankwaa

The General Overseer at the Brook International Ministry, Prophet Seth Okyere Amankwaa has claimed that all ministers of God are powerless. According to him, the majority...

Divine Mission Academy wins 2023 Luv FM quiz

Divine Mission Academy has emerged winner of the fourth edition of the Luv FM Primary Schools Quiz. The first-time finalist outsmarted 2022 champions, Manna International...

Finance Ministry to settle outstanding coupons by this date…

The Finance Ministry has assured all outstanding debts on coupons will be settled by April 28, 2023. This follows a petition to President Akufo-Addo by...

Shifting timelines to secure IMF deal is terrible – Prof Lord Mensah

JoyNews/AdomNews · Shifting timelines to secure IMF deal is terrible – Lord Mensah Economist Prof Lord Mensah has described as terrible the change of timelines...

Two injured as Akwatialine traders resist relocation

Traders at the Akwatialine in the Ashanti region are up in arms against the Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly over attempts to pull down their...

Gold Mafia: Money launderer claims Akufo-Addo is his friend and lawyer

A gold trader exposed in Al Jazeera’s Gold Mafia investigative documentary has alleged that President Akufo-Addo is his friend and lawyer. Al Jazeera’s latest investigation,...

Dr Anthony Akoto Osei goes home today

Late former Member of Parliament for the Old Tafo constituency in the Ashanti Region, Dr Anthony Osei Akoto, will be buried today, Saturday, April...

Man shot after running into robbery operation at Kasoa Akweley

A 26-year-old man is fighting for his life after he was shot in his waist by armed robbers at Kasoa Akweley New Town in...

 Driver, fined Gh¢14,400 for biting police man’s finger at Assin Fosu

The Assin-Fosu district court fined a 24-year-old commercial driver an amount of Gh¢14,400.00 or will serve nine months in prison for biting the fingers...

Alex Kyeremeh writes: Where are the 300-bed hostels for 46 Colleges of Education?

A year ago, the Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum announced to the applaud of Ghanaians, the construction of 300-bed hostels in all...

Motor rider, pillion dead; others injured in accident on Dunkwa road

Two persons have met their untimely death after a motorbike they were riding crashed with a KIA Rhino truck with registration number AW 6421-11....

Pregnant woman collapses after 2-year-old son drowns at Kasoa

A pregnant woman reportedly collapsed after her two-year-old son drowned in a manhole. The incident occurred on Friday at Kasoa Asempa Down in the Awutu...

All Ghanaians must reject same-sex marriage – Gomoa Ajumako chief

The Paramount Chief (Omanhene) of Gomoa Ajumako Traditional Area, Obrempong Nyanful Krampah XI, has supported the rejection of same-sex marriage in the country. He...

PBC Troubles: JoyNews explores factors accounting for steep decline in revenue

It’s a tale of uncertainty among staff of Ghana’s biggest indigenous cocoa-buying company, PBC Limited, as the company continues to post huge revenue losses. According...

Don’t use elevator on Tuesdays and Thursdays – Health Ministry directs staff

The Ministry of Health has restricted its staff from the use of elevators in the facility from the 1st to the 3rd floor. The Ministry...

Trader remanded over ¢147k GIS recruitment scam

A 47-year-old trader who is accused of collecting GH¢147,000 under the pretext of recruiting 27 persons into the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) but failed,...

Odumase JHS closed down after youth attack teachers for canning pupils

Odumase basic school in the Obuasi East district of Ashanti region has been closed down following a violent attack on teachers by irate youth. The...

NDC guru passes on

A former Municipal Chief Executive ( MCE) of Bolgatanga in the Upper East under the erstwhile Atta Mills administration, Epsona Harry Ayamga, has passed...

Intersection of law and finance is critical to sustainable development – Dr Agyemang-Budu

The Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration's Law Faculty is collaborating with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants - ACCA to improve the quality...

Prices of petrol to go up by 2%, diesel to drop by -5.58% – COPEC

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) is predicting a 2.01% increase in the price of petrol at the retail pumps from 16th April 2023. COPEC...

Group praises GES Director-General for recruitment

The Coalition of Backlog of Trained Teachers (CBTT) has expressed profound gratitude to the Director General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Dr...

Taxing sanitary pads means denying girls right to education – Dzifa Gomashie

The Member of Parliament for Ketu South in the Volta Region, Dzifa Gomashie has called on government to scrap taxes on sanitary pads. According to...

Man in critical condition after violent attack at Akropong Zongo

A 24-year-old man has suffered severe facial injuries and is battling for his life at the hospital after three people attacked him with machetes....

FDA arrests 9 persons in possession of unregistered products

Nine persons have been arrested by the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) in some parts of Koforidua, the Eastern Regional capital for selling unregistered...

Man, 25, sentenced for defiling friend’s 4-year-old daughter

A Jasikan Circuit Court has sentenced a 25-year-old man identified as Stephen Kwame Asamoah to 12 years imprisonment for defiling a four-year-old girl in...

Three suspects who escaped from Nkwanta police cells jailed

Three accused persons who escaped from the Nkwanta Police cells but were re-arrested from their hideout have been jailed. The three are to serve two...

Death trap bridge poses threat to Bibiani residents

Residents of Sehwi Bibiani in the Western North region are protesting against authority's failure to fix a broken footbridge in the area. The bridge, which...

Eastern Regional Library receives support from National Readers’ Association

The Eastern Regional Directorate of the Ghana Library Authority received support from the National Readers’ Association. The support which came in books worth over Gh¢72,000...

Court to deliver judgement on contempt case against Ablakwa on May 5

The contempt case against North Tongu Member of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa in relation to Rev. Victor Kusi Boateng/Kwabena Adu Gyamfi’s national cathedral scandal...

Man breaks up with girlfriend for deleting his video gaming characters

What would you do if your personal space was abused by your partner? Well, this unidentified man found himself in such a predicament when...

Tenant pours hot water on neighbor over GH¢18 electricity bill

An injured woman, Augustina Boniki is seeking justice as a neighbor who poured hot water on her is walking free. According to the 40-year-old trader,...

K Monsi Industries builds new classroom block for Tapa Amanya RC Primary School

K Monsi Industries, a Ghanaian manufacturing company based in the Oti Region, has recentlyconstructed a three-unit classroom block for Tapa Amanya RC primary school....