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Fitch downgrades Ghana’s creditworthiness to deeper junk status

International ratings agency, Fitch Ratings, has downgraded Ghana’s creditworthiness to further junk status. In its latest report on Ghana, it said “Fitch Ratings downgraded Ghana’s Long-Term...

Fuel prices to fall between 7.1% and 10.8% from February 16

The prices of petrol and diesel are expected to drop significantly between 7.1% and 10.8% at the pumps, from Thursday, February 16, 2022. However, that...

Accommodation crisis: Students clash with police at UG

Some aggrieved students have clashed with police at the forecourt of the Commonwealth Hall at the University of Ghana as they tried to access...

IMF appoints Resident Adviser to Bank of Ghana

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has appointed Leonard Chumo, Resident Adviser in financial sector supervision, to the Bank of Ghana (BoG). He is expected to...

Turkey: Atsu’s family visits quake site, his shoes found, more help needed

The management of Christian Atsu has provided an update on the ongoing rescue mission in Turkey to locate the player from the tragic earthquake. The...

Nana Yaa Jantuah likens Akufo-Addo’s govt to ‘Ali Baba and the 40 thieves’ story [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Nana Yaa Jantuah likens Akufo-Addo's govt to Ali Baba And The 40 Thieves General Secretary of the Convention People's Party (CPP), Nana Yaa...

Sophia Akuffo replies Gabby Otchere-Darko [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Sophia Akuffo Replies Gabby Former Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, has replied Gabby Otchere-Darko for criticising her for joining her colleague pensioners to picket the...

UEFA Champions League knockout round: Live commentary returns on Asempa FM and Adom FM till June

After months without action, the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League resumes this week, starting Tuesday, February 14, with the competition in the knockout stages on...

Debt exchange: Martin Kpebu hints at Arab Spring if…

JoyNews/AdomNews · Martin Kpebu hints of Arab Spring over debt exchange Convener of the Individual Bond Holders Association of Ghana (IBHAG), Martin Kpebu, is warning...

Debt exchange brouhaha – Martin Kpebu hails Sophia Akuffo as Yaa Asantewaa

JoyNews/AdomNews · Martin Kpebu hails Sophia Akufffo as Yaa Asantewaa Former Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, won the hearts of many when she joined a group...

Turkey-Syria earthquake: Christian Atsu’s partner calls for equipment to aid rescue

The partner of footballer Christian Atsu, who has been missing since the earthquake in Turkey on Monday, has called for equipment to be sent...

Mahama reacts to Sophia Akuffo’s debt exchange outburst

Former President John Dramani Mahama has blamed the prevailing economic challenges in the country on President Nana Akufo-Addo’s "arrogance" and the "incompetence" of his...

Former Chief Justice threatens to sue govt over debt exchange

Former Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, has said that if government goes ahead to include the pensioners in the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme, she can...

Politicians calling each other corrupt is low standard for us – Kumbuor

A Visiting Scholar at the Ghana School of Law, Dr Benjamin Kumbuor, has criticised politicians for being mediocre when fighting corruption in the country. According...

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...

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...

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...

EC to lay new CI before Parliament

The Electoral Commission (EC) is to lay before Parliament the new Constitutional Instrument (C.I), which is expected to regulate continuous voter registration in the...

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...

West Hills Mall incident: Sister of deceased curses police over narcotics claim [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · PERTEUAL DIDIER ON WESTHILL MALL INCIDENT Popular gospel musician, Perpetual Didier, has cursed the Ghana Police over their latest statement on the death...

Why majority leader has stopped taking fuel allocation

Majority Leader Osei Kyei Mensa Bonsu says he has stopped taking his fuel coupon allocation as a cabinet minister in response to the country’s...

State of all 53 persons who ate ‘poisoned’ waakye at Oyibi revealed

All 53 people who experienced symptoms of foodborne disease after eating ‘waakye’ or plain rice and tomato stew from a food vendor at Oyibi in...

Ghana’s Ambassador to Turkey gives update on nationals after earthquake

Ghanaians in the affected areas of Turkey's February 6, 2023 earthquake will be evacuated in the coming days, Francisca Ashietey-Odunton, Ghana's Ambassador to Turkey,...

West Hills Mall incident: Deceased died of obstruction of airway by foreign body… – Pathologist

A Ga East Municipal Pathologist has given the cause of death of Shadrach Arloo as asphyxiation and obstruction of airway by a foreign body. Shadrach...

‘KyerÉ› wo dÉ”’: Win big in Adom FM’s special Vals Day promotion

Valentine just got better with Adom 106.3 FM! With exactly a week left to commemorate the special, love-filled day, Adom FM has rolled out...

Akufo-Addo makes changes to Ministerial appointees

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has announced to the House names of ministerial nominees from President Nana Akufo-Addo listed for appointments. This comes...

Christian Atsu is receiving treatment – GFA confirms

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has confirmed that Christian Atsu is currently receiving treatment after being rescued from the wreckage caused by an earthquake in Turkey. The...

Illegal miners block Birim River

Illegal miners have restricted the free flow of the Birim River on the outskirts of Akyem Aboabo to enable them to carry out their...

Turkey earthquake: Ghanaian students recount horror

A rescue operation is underway across much of southern Turkey and northern Syria following a huge earthquake that has killed more than 2,300 people. The...

Over 1,000 dead as huge earthquake topples buildings in Turkey and Syria

A powerful earthquake has struck in south-eastern Turkey, near the Syrian border, killing more than 1,000 people as they slept and trapping many others. The...

Medical doctor cries on Joy FM over debt exchange [Video]

A medical doctor and financial advisor got emotional on Monday morning when addressing the government’s ongoing Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). Dr Yaw Perbi, while...

Ex-Ghana winger Christian Atsu trapped under rubble after earthquake in Turkey

Former Ghana, Chelsea and Newcastle winger, Christian Atsu, is reportedly trapped under rubble after the tragic earthquake in Turkey. Turkish publication Star claims a search-and-rescue operation is underway...

Good news as $1 now ¢10.40

The Ghana cedi continued its recent gain against the US dollar, starting the week on a positive note. Checks by Joy Business at the forex...

Overlord of Gonjaland passes on

The Overlord of Gonjaland, Yagbonwura Tuntumba Boresa I, has passed on after a 12-year reign. The 90-year-old chief died on the dawn of Saturday, February...

Two remanded for exhuming corpse at New Edubiase [Video]

https://youtu.be/iwfKJL-zhdQ The New Edubiase Magistrate Court has remanded two persons two weeks into police custody for exhuming a corpse at the New Edubiase cemetery in...

Ablakwa punches holes in NIA’s statement on Rev Kusi Boateng’s Ghana Card

North Tongu Member of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has refuted claims by the National Identification Authority (NIA) that he said they issued two Ghana...

Failure to resolve Opuni trial in six years simply unacceptable – AG

The Attorney-General (AG) and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has expressed his dissatisfaction over the six-year trial of former COCOBOD CEO, Stephen Opuni. In...

NDC leadership announces new date for meeting with Minority Caucus

The leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has scheduled a meeting with its Members of Parliament (MPs) over the changes in leadership to...

Bawku is a complete war zone – Security analyst [Audio]

A security analyst, Dr Adam Bonaa, has described the capital town of the Upper East Region, Bawku as a complete war zone. He said...