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After taking GH¢100 bribe, policeman forgets gun in ‘trotro’

A police officer has left his gun in the front seat of a trotro vehicle after allegedly taking GH¢100 bribe from the driver. According to...

Ministry of Education sends all-important message to parents on school placement

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has cautioned parents of prospective Senior High School students against payment of monies to secure their school placements. With the...

Fire destroys 3 houses, five vehicles at Kwadaso

Fire has gutted three houses in the Kwadaso-Siloam community in the Ashanti Region. Residents say the fire started around 7am on Saturday. When personnel of the...

Be calm – Govt begs teachers over Tier-2 pension arrears

Deputy Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, Bright Wireko-Brobby, has appealed to teacher unions in the country to exercise restraint as government works around...

Teachers going on pension will suffer – GNAT Sec on Tier 2 arrears

The General Secretary of Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Thomas Musah, says pensioners are having a hard time due to the unpaid tier...

Sad scenes as Policeman, family killed in house fire are buried

A burial ceremony has been held for Sergeant Owusu Asante Baafi who together with his wife Abena Akyaa and their four-month-old baby died in...

Loaded tipper truck drifts off, smashes into structures as driver bolts [Video]

Some residents swiftly missed death when a tipper truck driver veered off at Akroso off the Winneba-Akim-Oda road in the Eastern Region. The driver of...

Ayawaso West Wuogon MP supports basic schools

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayawaso West Wuogon, Lydia Seyram Alhassan, has donated educational items for distribution to schools in the constituency. This was...

Sex worker holds client’s manhood for failing to pay for services

A client has gotten to the wrong side of a sex worker after he failed to pay for services rendered by the lady of...

16-year-old boy arrested for stealing

A 16-year-old boy is in the grips of the Bole Police for stealing his grandmother's GHS60.000 at Jama, a farming and fishing community in...

Don’t jail me if I fail to pay GH₵20m in April – Ato Essien appeals

Founder of defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien, says he should not be jailed if he fails to pay GH₵20 million to the state...

2022 CHAN: Annor Walker confident of Black Galaxies chances despite Afriyie Barnieh’s absence for Niger clash

Ghana coach Walker Annor has revealed that his side has what it takes to emerge winners against Niger on Saturday in their quarter-final match-up...

Court remands accountant over ¢69k fraud

An Accra High Court has remanded a 45-year-old accountant, Fredrick Wundowah, for defrauding a trader to the tune of GH₵69,000.00. Mr Wundowah allegedly collected...

Aryna Sabalenka beats Elena Rybakina in three sets to win Australian Open title

Belarusian fifth seed Aryna Sabalenka won her first Grand Slam singles title by fighting back to beat Elena Rybakina in the Australian Open final. In...

Wa SHTS students call for a break over fire outbreaks

Students of the Wa Senior High Technical School (Wa SHTS) are agitating to be allowed to go home following three consecutive fire incidents. The...

Akufo-Addo appoints 13-member National Ambulance Service governing board

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed a 13-member governing board of the National Ambulance Service. The Board, to be chaired by Nana Wiafe Ababio, is...

Samira Bawumia donates over 200,000 books to basic schools

The Second Lady, Samira Bawumia, says the Samira Empowerment Humanitarian Project (SEHP), has through the library in a box project, donated over 200,000 books...

Schoolgirl discovers she’s 3 months pregnant while donating blood [Video]

Shika, (not her real name), is in Senior High School (SHS). She is currently in her first trimester of pregnancy. Her pregnancy was not planned....

WSA partners GTS WSA for water supply and sanitation infrastructure projects in Africa

Water & Sanitation for Africa (WSA) and Gulf Technology Systems (GTS) have entered into a full cooperation agreement to collaborate on water supply and...

I’m not against debt restructuring but…- Mahama [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · I’m Not Against Debt Restructuring - Mahama Former President John Mahama has said he is not against the government's debt restructuring programme since...

Oyibi food poisoning: Only 1 person died – FDA

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has disclosed that only one person died from suspected food poisoning at Oyibi Bush Canteen Junction, in Accra. This...

Krofrom gang violence: One suspect arrested

One suspect has been arrested in connection with the Krofrom reprisal gang attack. The attack resulted in the death of one person and a six-bedroom...

Gang burn down six-bedroom house in reprisal attack at Krofrom

A six-bedroom house has been burnt in the Krofrom suburb of Kumasi, Friday afternoon, in an alleged reprisal attack by a gang. The armed young men,...

Diasporan Investment key to Ghana’s economy – Alex Dadey

Executive Chairman of the KGL Group and Board Chairman of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, Alex Dadey has called on government to focus on...

Let’s castrate men who impregnate school girls – Queen mother

The paramount queen mother of Abura Asiebu Kwamankese in the Central Region has cautioned men who impregnate teenagers and end up stalling their education...

Court restrains traditional council from installing new chief at Old Yaakasi

The Enchi District Court has placed an order to restrain the paramount chiefs of Enchi, Nana Beyeman Tano Kwaw Benbuin III, Nana Enoku Panyin...

Ablakwa writes to GRA over Rev. Kusi Boateng’s alleged double TIN

North Tongu Member of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has filed a request at the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) under the Right to Information (RTI)...

FDA begins probe into alleged waakye poisoning at Oyibi

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has begun investigating the death of five persons at Oyibi in the Greater Accra Region after they reportedly...

Ghanaian students on govt scholarship stranded in UK over delayed stipends, fees

Some students on the Government of Ghana scholarship under the 'Ghana Scholarship Secretariat' are said to be stranded in the United Kingdom (UK) over...

GES commiserates with bereaved families of 8 drowned pupils

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has commiserated with the families of the eight pupils who drowned while crossing the Volta Lake from Atigagorme to...

Leaked tape: Ofosu-Ampofo, Kwaku Boahen to open defence

An Accra High Court has ordered the immediate former National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo and a Communications Officer...

Okudzeto Ablakwa reacts to ‘Ghana’s schools of shame’ documentary

Member of Parliament for North Tongu Constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has also reacted to the Joy News’ Ghana’s Schools of Shame documentary. According to...

Govt set to fix Kumasi-Mampong bridge [Photos]

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Attah, has assured the Paramount Chief of Mampong Traditional Area, Dasebre Osei Bonsu II, of the government’s...

2022 CHAN: We will win the trophy if we beat Niger – Black Galaxies chief

Chairman of the Black Galaxies, Dr Tony Aubynn, has assured the team will emerge as champions if they are able to beat Niger at...

Kenya pushes one-pub-per-town order to fight alcoholism

Kenya’s Vice President has ordered government administrators in the country’s central region to enforce a one-pub-per-town directive that was issued last week. Rigathi Gachagua also...

Court orders for pregnancy test of woman convicted in ¢50k theft before sentence

An Accra Circuit has deferred the sentencing of a 36-year-old woman who admitted to stealing GH¢50,000 belonging to her employer. The Court presided over by...

Woman arrested for enrolling as high school student

A 29-year-old woman has been arrested in New Jersey for allegedly posing as a high school student. The woman, identified by police as Hyejeong Shin,...

Court orders woman to refund millions after she refuses to marry man who paid her fees 

A woman, who backed out of marrying a man who had paid her school fees, has been ordered to refund shillings 9.4 million spent...

PHDC CEO leads community engagement ahead of the establishment of Africa’s first petroleum and petrochemical hub

The Chief Executive Officer of the Petroleum Hub Development Corporation (PHDC), Charles Owusu, has led his Operations and Technical Team to engage with the...

Suspected food poisoning: Waakye kills 5 including pregnant woman

Five people have reportedly died after eating a meal of rice and beans, popularly known as waakye, they bought from a food joint at...