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Why NACOC didn’t sell GH¢50m worth of cannabis [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · NACOC ON BURNT CANABIS Acting Director, Public Affairs at Narcotic Control Commission (NACOC), Francis Opoku Amoah, says they decided to destroy the 50,000...

How NACOC deals with big donations from public [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · NACOC ON BIG DONATIONS The Narcotic Control Commission (NACOC) has explained how the commission deals with donations they receive from big people in...

PSG’s Messi doubtful for Champions League clash with Bayern

Paris St Germain forward Lionel Messi is a doubt for the first leg of their round of 16 Champions League game against Bayern Munich...

UCC lecturer receives $30k Google research grant for Artificial Intelligence

A lecturer at the Department of Mathematics at the University of Cape Coast has received a Google research grant of $30,000 to continue research...

Former CJ Sophia Akuffo joins bondholders to picket at Finance Ministry [Photos]

A former Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, on Friday, February 10, joined Pensioner bondholders to picket the Finance Ministry. This is the fifth time that members...

Ambulance deal: Ato Forson acted on Terkper’s authorisation – Lawyers

Lawyers for Minority Leader, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, have refuted claims by the prosecution that their client as Deputy Finance Minister authorised the establishment...

Why Debt Exchange Programme has not been a success – Financial Analyst

A Financial and Economic Analyst, Seth Ofori Twumasi, has indicated that the Finance Ministry has not shown any transparency in its Domestic Debt Exchange...

Ghanaian lady arrested in UK over stabbing, pouring hot water on rival

An 18-year-old Ghanaian woman residing in Royston, United Kingdom has been charged after a stabbing incident in South London. The alleged stabbing took place on...

Withdraw your letter to Auditor-General over Covid-19 report – NDC tells AG

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on the Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, to withdraw his letter to the Auditor-General over the publication...

COCOBOD Case: AG sends officers to Korle-Bu to monitor Agongo

Lawyers of Businessmen Seidu Agongo and Agricult Ghana Limited, the 2nd and 3rd Accused in the ongoing Ghana Cocoa Board trial have accused the...

Building contractor accused of fraud granted GH₵150k bail  

An Accra Circuit Court has granted a GH₵150,000.00 bail with two sureties to a 57-year-old building contractor accused of fraud. Wonder Abochie Kissina was...

Thousands offer to adopt baby pulled from Turkey-Syria earthquake rubble

Thousands of people have offered to adopt the baby girl who was born under the rubble of a collapsed building in north-west Syria, following...

I wanted to jump from the 7th floor – Atsu’s team mate speaks

Kevin Olivier Soni was almost killed in the earthquake that rocked Turkey on Monday, February 6. The Indomitable Lions midfielder, terrified, detailed the catastrophe that...

Couple with four children in court over child stealing

A couple, with four children, were on Monday put before an Adentan Circuit Court for allegedly stealing an abandoned day-old baby boy. Edward Nyarko -Affum...

Turkey Earthquake: Thermal camera confirms more people trapped near Atsu’s residence

Thermal cameras used at the residence of Ghanaian football player, Christian Atsu have confirmed that many people are alive under the rubble following an...

Alleged Coup Plot: Dr Mac-Palm, others to answer charges Feb 14

The 10 people accused of being part of a plot to overthrow the government will on February 14, 2023 answer the allegations raised by...

West Hills Mall death: Security Analyst proposes independent forensic autopsy

A Security Analyst with Global Intelligence, Samuel Nana Appiah, has proposed an independent forensic autopsy into the death of 32-year-old Shadrack Arloo at the...

Suame NDC Youth Organiser remanded

The Asokwa Circuit Court has remanded into police custody the Suame Constituency Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). The accused, Razak Koumpa Avoliya,...

Compete with the slay queens when it comes to appearance – Pastor tells wives

Men as God created them, are mostly enthused by what they see. Naturally, they are wired that way. However, most often, women get complacent after...

Let’s save Ghana – Former NDC MP begs Ghanaians over Debt Exchange [Video]

https://youtu.be/WAXpcwdSqro Former Member of Parliament for Adentan constituency, Kojo Adu Asare, has pleaded with the Individual Bondholders Forum to reach a consensus with government on...

Attempt to drag Education Minister into ‘School placement for sale’ scandal unfortunate – Kwasi Kwarteng

The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Education Ministry, Kwasi Kwarteng, has said that the attempt to associate the Minister with the fraudulent payment...

Trader, farmer remanded for kidnapping 37-year-old mason

The Circuit Court in Accra, presided over by His Honour Samuel Bright Acquah, has remanded three people for allegedly kidnapping a 37-year-old mason at...

DDEP: CPP’s Nana Yaa Jantuah weeps on live TV

Since its announcement on December 5 last year, government’s Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) has been met with fierce opposition and widespread public resistance. Apart...

Treasure Kids Newspaper relaunched to encourage young learners to read

Colourful and informative children’s newspaper, Treasure Kids Newspaper, has been reborn to assist young learners to achieve their academic goals. According to the curator and...

Family of man allegedly murdered at West Hills Mall to drag case to CHRAJ if…

The family of Shadrack Arloo whose death occurred at West Hills Mall has given the Ghana Police Service a seven-day ultimatum to reopen their...

Fire fighters commended for saving Sokoban-Ampayoo community from gas tanker explosion

Residents of Sokoban Ampayoo in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region have applauded personnel of the fire service for the swiftness in...

Illegitimate post-retirement contract for Commissioner-General of GRA creating tension; act – Prof Gyampo to Akufo-Addo

Political Scientist Prof Ransford Gyampo has detailed, unfair and illegitimate contract extensions for key officers at the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), including the Commissioner...

Woman arrested after her daughter wrote classwork about how ‘mum shot dad’

 A woman was arrested after her daughter wrote a story in her kindergarten class about her mother shooting at her father during a fight...

We are struggling to stay alive – Family who lives on ‘kenkey water’

Gagging on the stench of stale urine is inevitable around the home of Esther Tetteh and her family. The stench cannot be missed. The 42-year-old single...

Haruna Iddrisu sits with NPP MPs in Parliament [Video]

Tamale South Member of Parliament (MP), Haruna Iddrisu, on Thursday had difficulty finding a seat on the Minority side in the Chamber during proceedings....

Security analyst punches holes into police statement on West Hills Mall ‘brutality’

A Security Analyst, Paul Boateng, has said that many police statements regarding criminal cases that include them contain several fabrications. Mr Boateng, commenting on the...

Groom causes stir after refusing to join his bride cut their cake

A video of a groom whose head was glued to his phone when called to assist the bride in cutting the wedding cake has...

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...