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Man jailed 20 years for defiling baby

A 31-year-old man, who defiled a one-year, seven-month-old baby at Madina Social Welfare, has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment with hard labour by...

Police confirms complaint of assault on GHOne TV presenter by alleged Chief Imam’s security

The Police have confirmed that a case of assault has been lodged against persons alleged to be associated with the National Chief Imam, Sheikh...

Catholic priest takes a wife; says God didn’t make a mistake creating man and woman

An ordained Kenyan Catholic priest has taken the unusual step of getting married. In the Catholic tradition, priests are supposed to commit to a life...

Akosombo Dam Spillage: Desist from drinking water from Volta Lake – FDA Warns 

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has warned the public, especially people living along the Lower Volta to desist from drinking water from the...

Saglemi Housing Contractor found dead

The contractor who executed the controversial Saglemi Affordable Housing Project, Andrew Clocanas, has reportedly died at his Airport Residential apartment. Reports say his remains...

Chief arrested over alleged attempted sodomy of 17-year-old boy

Police in the Ashanti Region have arrested the chief of New Akrofuom, Nana Kwaku Amoah, in the Adansi Asokwa district for allegedly attempting to...

Ticking Time Bomb! Kusasis and Mamprusis deepen conflict on social media with animal labels

In 1992, Rwandan politician Leon Mugesera referred to Tutsis as “Inyenzi”, meaning cockroaches. This insulting, dehumanizing language triggered a genocide, which happened in 1994...

Galamsey fight: I was confident of Akufo-Addo’s support but I was wrong – Frimpong-Boateng

Former Environment Minister, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has expressed his disillusionment with the lack of support from President Akufo-Addo in the battle against illegal small-scale...

JK wins Adepam Season 3

In a thrilling finale of Adepam Season 3, JK, representing the Central Region, clinched the prestigious title, leaving the female contestants disappointed once again. This...

One dead in Makango floods, hundreds displaced

One person has been reported dead in the Makango floods in the East Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region, while two persons, who drowned...

Akosombo Dam spillage: I can’t even eat – Businessman who lost ¢200k cries

A businessman who lost about ¢200,000 worth of products due to the Akosombo Dam spillage said he urgently needs the state to come to...

Akosombo Dam spillage: Displaced single mother of 3 calls for help

Benedicta Atigodo, a single mother of three, has been displaced by floodwaters in Mepe, a town in the North Tongue District of the Volta...

Over 200 shops destroyed in fire outbreak at Makola

Over 200 shops have been destroyed in a fire outbreak at the Makola Mall opposite the Ghana School of Law in Accra. The fire, whose...

We remain JoyNews, beware of imitations!

JoyNews, a brand of the Multimedia Group, has become aware of a website named joynewsroom.com.  We wish to state that the website is neither part...

Asantehene replies Dormaahene

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has replied the Dormaa chief, Oseadeayo Agyeman Badu II on his recent pronouncements about the powers of the...

Renowned lawyer Akoto Ampaw passes on

Veteran Ghanaian lawyer and human rights, activist, Anthony Akoto Ampaw has passed on. Accra-based Asaase radio confirmed this in a post on X formerly Twitter. According...

Poisoned for Gold: Ten major rivers in Ghana polluted with heavy metals – Test reveals [Video]

Tests conducted on ten major rivers across the country have revealed high levels of dangerous heavy metals. The Oda, Ankobra, Tano, Offin and six others...

Anti-galamsey taskforce commander shot in Eastern region

The Commander of the Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners Task Force, Patrick Don-Chebe has survived gunshots by galamsey operators during their routine...

Gyakye Quayson’s contempt case against K.T Hammond dismissed

An Accra High Court says it does not find Trade Minister, Kobina Tahir Hammond guilty of contempt following some comments made regarding the outcome...

Akosombo dam spillage: Flood victims resort to using polluted water

There is danger ahead for thousands of residents in parts of the Volta region affected by the floods caused by spilled waters from the...

National Cathedral Secretariat reacts to Duncan-Williams, Eastwood Anaba’s resignation

The National Cathedral Secretariat has refuted the basis for the resignation of Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams and Rev. Eastwood Anaba from the Board of Trustees. In...

We’ll not increase the level of Akosombo dam spillage –  VRA

The Volta River Authority (VRA) has indicated that it would not increase the level of spillage of water in the Akosombo Dam.  It...

Man weeps after life sentence for stabbing 19-year-old [Video]

Michael Tetteh, a factory hand has been sentenced to life imprisonment for stabbing Patrick Gyasi, an okada rider with a broken bottle during a...

GMeT warns of more rains in lower Volta Basin area

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMeT) is warning of more rains in the flood-affected areas due to the spillage of the Akosombo and Kpong Dams. According...

Duncan-Williams, Eastwood Anaba resign from National Cathedral Board

Two eminent clergymen and members of the Board of Trustees of the controversial National Cathedral project have announced their resignation. The two, Archbishop Duncan Williams...

Mepe Floods: Adom Brands of MGL partner MDA to mobilize relief items for victims

Adom Brands, comprising Adom FM, Asempa FM, Adom TV, and Adomonline under the Multimedia Group Limited, has forged a partnership with the Mepe Development...

Ghana Police Service cannot do anything to me – COP Alex Mensah (RTD)

Retired Commissioner of Police, COP George Alex Mensah, has stated that the Ghana Police Service cannot punish him over the alleged plot to get...

Adom Praiz 2023 takes gospel music to new heights with ‘Choirs’ Edition’ launch

In a jubilant celebration of faith and harmony, Adom FM has unveiled the 14th edition of Adom Praiz and this year, it's all about...

Maternity, paternity Bill presented to Parliament

A Private Member’s Bill proposing an amendment to extend maternity leave from three months to four months has been laid in Parliament.  The Bill, which...

Airbus scandal: I will quit politics if… Kwaku Boahen

Former Deputy Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kwaku Boahen, has dared the #Fixing The Country Movement over their planned picketing at...

Former MMDCEs petition President Akufo-Addo over salary arrears

A group calling itself ‘Coalition of Immediate Past MMDCEs’ has petitioned President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo over what they say is ‘delay in the...

Fire guts SIMMS SHS boys dormitory

The boys' dormitory of SIMMS Senior High School (SHS) at Fawoade in the Kwabere East District of the Ashanti region has been gutted by...

Soldier being investigated for alleged fraud found dead  

A soldier with the 48 Engineer Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) who was being investigated for alleged fraud has been found dead. The...

No Bra Day: 5 surprising benefits of going braless

Truth be told, women share a complicated relationship with bras. While a nice bra can offer a good fit and shape, on other days, bras...

KIA Covid tests: Frontiers Healthcare Services gained $84m while Ghana got under $7m

After a year-long legal battle initiated by JoyNews under the Right to Information Act, the extent of the revenue imbalance that has favoured Frontiers...

Aisha Huang’s case: Court sets December 4 to deliver judgement

An Accra High Court has fixed December 4, 2023, to deliver its judgement in the case of En Huang, aka Aisha Huang, an alleged...

Ato Essien jailed

An Accra High court has sentenced founder of defunct capital bank, William Ato Essien to 15 years in prison in hard labour. Mr Essien was...

Cecilia Dapaah case: OSP petitions Chief Justice to remove trial judge

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has petitioned the Chief Justice to remove Justice Edward Twum from Cecilia Dapaah's case.  In a Facebook post...

Akosombo Dam spillage: Mepe, Battor and many North Tongu towns in distress

The overflow of water from the Akosom Dam has led to the displacement of hundreds of individuals in the Mepe and Battor areas of...

Alan, Bawumia exchange pleasantries at Theresa Kufuor’s one week observation [Video]

It was a beautiful moment when Vice President, Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia, met former Trade Minister, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen at the one-week observation of...