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Chief Imam orders prayers for Turkey

The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, has directed all imams across the country to allocate a portion of their Friday sermons for...

Delay’s passionate appeal to Christian Atsu’s club

Ghanaian broadcaster, Deloris Frimpong Manso, commonly known as 'Delay', has made a strong appeal to Turkish Super League side Hatayspor to find Christian Atsu. Her...

Five feared dead in renewed clashes at Bawku

Joy News has learned that at least five people have been killed in fresh shootings at Bawku in the Upper East Region. The shootings are...

There must be fairness in police operations – Kofi Adams

Member of Parliament for Buem, Kofi Adams, has asked the Ghana Police Service to be fair and firm in its operations. This comes after Razak...

Meet the lady who became a lawyer after 11 years

Studying to become a lawyer at the minimum takes three to six years. There is a Bachelor of Laws degree programme and two years...

Illegal miners encroaching section of Accra-Kumasi highway arrested

Two illegal miners have been arrested for engaging in illegitimate mining five meters away from the Accra- Kumasi highway at Anyinam in the Eastern...

Fraudulent payment for school placement traced to Education Minister’s access

A fraudulent payment made for the placement of a student into a category “A” school in 2022 was traced to the login access of...

4 killed as earthquake hits Indonesia

At least four people were killed when a floating restaurant collapsed into the sea during an earthquake in Indonesia today. The Cirita Cafe in Jayapura, Papua crumbled as the...

Agric Ministry reacts to reports on agreement to import pork from USA

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has denied publications that it has entered into an agreement with a third party for the importation...

Claims Opuni’s trial has delayed for six years false – Honyenuga

A Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Clemence Jackson Honyenuga, conducting the trial of Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni has hit back at critics saying...

Anyinam youth clash with police over arrest of 2 ‘galamseyers’

There was pandemonium at the Anyinam police station in the Atiwa East District of the Eastern region after the arrest of two illegal miners...

Weapons banned in renewed Bawku curfew

The Minister for the Interior has, by executive instrument, renewed the curfew hours imposed on the Bawku Municipality and its environs in the Upper...

I regret being a Deputy Minister; I’ll never in my life accept it again – Appiah-Kubi

JoyNews/AdomNews · I Regret It; I'll Not In My Life Ever Accept An Appointment As A Deputy Minister - Appiah - Kubi Member of Parliament...

New twist to former MASLOC boss’ case

Moves by state prosecutors to have a former boss of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, tried in absentia have...

Airports Company ordered to release Frontiers Healthcare Service Ltd contract to Joy News

The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has been ordered by the Right to Information Commission to release its contract with Frontiers Health Services to...

Tears flow as another KNUST student passes on

Mourning has taken over the campus of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) following the demise of a level 400 student. The Land...

All you need to know about the 2023 academic calendar for SHS, basic schools

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the 2023 academic calendar for all Senior High Schools (SHS), Senior High Technical Schools, Junior High...

Police arrest 14 in connection with disturbance at NPP elections at Enchi

The Police on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 arrested 14 persons for threatening to disturb the re-run of some positions in the New Patriotic Party's...

Akufo-Addo swears in 21 new High Court judges

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday inducted into office 21 new High Court judges, reiterating his call on the Judiciary to apply the laws fairly,...

Withdraw Covid-19 expenditure report from your website – AG tells Auditor-General

The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Godred Dame, has expressed reservations about the publication of the audit report on government’s expenditure on Covid-19. The Attorney-General...

Deal with perpetrators of Bawku conflict as pure criminals – Nitiwul to military

The Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul, has urged the personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) to deal ruthlessly with perpetrators of the Bawku conflict.  The...

Let’s pray KT Hammond, Stephen Amoah don’t exchange blows at Trade Ministry – MP

JoyNews/AdomNews · Let’s Pray KT Hammond, Stephen Amoah Don’t Exchange Blows At Trade Ministry – MP Tamale Central Member of Parliament (MP), Murtala Mohammed, has...

Brave driver crashes motor rider who snatched his iPhone to death

A fatal accident has taken place at the Kwabenya Musuku roundabout in the Dome-Kwabenya Constituency, Greater Accra Region, due to reported road rage. According...

Downsize govt to cut cost – Pentecostal and Charismatic Council to govt

The Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) has said there is an urgent need to downsize government machinery and cut down on expenditure to...

Debt Exchange: We are testing Ofori-Atta’s Christianity – Individual bondholders

Individual pensioner bondholders have been persistent in their call for the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, to exempt them from the debt exchange programme, with...

KNUST researchers develop transportable-container kiosk

Metal container kiosks are used for commercial and sometimes residential activities in Ghana. Most often they’re transported from one location to another. However, the materials used...

SIGA buses CEOs and Board Chairs to annual stakeholder conference

The CEOs and Board Chairs of Specified Entities are currently convening at Kwahu-Nkwatia in the Eastern Region for the 2023 Annual Stakeholder Engagement. Enroute...

Unpublish ‘premature’ COVID-19 report – AG to Auditor-General

The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has protested what he says is a premature publication of the report of the special...

Full text: A-G protests Auditor-General’s COVID-19 expenditure report

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND MINISTRY OF JUSTICEP. O. Box MB 60, Ministries, AccraDigital Address: GA-110-05877th February, 2023 THE AUDITOR-GENERALACCRA,GHANA.Attn: Mr. Johnson Akuamoah-Asiedu. Dear Sir, RE:...

We will hold you responsible if Ablakwa is harmed – Ras Mubarak to Akufo-Addo

Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Kumbungu, Ras Mubarak, has called on Ghanaians to hold President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the National Security...

Govt must help in finding him – Atsu’s twin appeals

Following contradictory news about the safety of Ghanaian footballer, Christian Atsu Twasam, in Turkey, his twin sister has asked the Government of Ghana to...

MTN “Save a Life Campaign” back after 2-year break

MTN Ghana Foundation has announced the comeback of its annual blood donation exercise dubbed “Save a Life” after a two-year break due to the...

Merqury Quaye to headline first DJ concert in Ghana on March 5

Disk jockey Merqury Quaye has announced the first-ever DJ concert in Ghana. The host of the drivetime show on Hitz 103.9 FM will take to...

Agradaa charged over nude pictures

Embattled founder of the Heaven Way Champion International Ministry, Patricia Asiedua, also known as Nana Agradaa, has been arraigned again and charged for sharing...

Police on manhunt for grave robber after corpse stolen

Police in South Africa have launched an investigation and appealed for witnesses following the theft of a corpse from a grave in the northern...

Asabee reacts to his appointment as Chieftaincy Minister-Designate

Minister-designate for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Stephen Asamoah Boateng, has expressed his gratitude for his appointment by President Nana Akufo-Addo. To Asabee as he...

VRA, NEDCo staff begin ‘Ayuba must go’ strike

Staff of the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDco) have begun a sit down strike to demand the removal of Osmani Ayuba as Managing Director of NEDCo. As...

AMA taskforce arrests sanitation offenders at Agbogbloshie

Environmental Health Officers from the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) have effected several arrests of sanitation offenders in the Agbogbloshie market. Over 20 traders were whisked...

Exclude pension funds from Debt Exchange – Titus-Glover appeals to Akufo-Addo

Former Member of Parliament for Tema East, Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover, has appealed to President Nana Akufo-Addo to intervene for the exclusion of Pension...

NDC hands over Suame Constituency Youth Organiser to Police [Photos]

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has finally handed over the Suame Constituency Youth Organiser in the Ashanti Region to the Ashanti Regional Police Command. The...