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Six escape death in gory accident on Ntotroso-Kenyasi road

Six people escaped injury following a collision between a Toyota Hilux and an Isuzu truck on the Ntotroso-Kenyasi road in the Ahafo Region. The accident...

Assin South: Okada rider and pillion die in tragic accident

A tragic accident at Assin Kyinso in the Assin South District of the Central Region has claimed the lives of an okada rider and...

Family blames hospital at Kasoa for death of 35-year-old during childbirth

The family of a 35-year-old woman, Vivian Otoo, who died during childbirth, is up in arms with workers at the Mother and Child Hospital...

Three herdsmen shot dead, another injured at Nkawkaw Zongo barracks

Unknown assailants have shot and killed three Fulani herdsmen at Nkawkaw Zongo in the Eastern Region. One person also sustained injuries in the shooting incident,...

Empress Gifty sues Agradaa; demands GH₵20 million

Ghanaian gospel musician Gifty Oppong Adorye, known in showbiz as Empress Gifty, has sued Evangelist Patricia Asiedu (Nana Agradaa) of Heavens Way Church for...

JoyNews responds to UG, UTAG’s claims of unprofessional reportage over A-G report

JoyNews has responded to accusations of unprofessional reporting levelled by the University of Ghana (UG) and the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG-UG) following...

Togolese robbery suspect referred for psychiatric evaluation after allegedly eating his own faeces

A Togolese robbery suspect has been referred to the Accra Psychiatric Hospital for a comprehensive mental evaluation after exhibiting signs of coprophagy — a...

Sam George demands apology, retraction from NPP activist over alleged Lexus gift

The Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, is demanding an apology and retraction from New Patriotic Party (NPP) activist P.K....

Tema Site Three residents protest ‘forceful’ eviction by TDC [Listen]

Residents of Tema Community One Site Three have embarked on a protest against what they describe as a forceful eviction by the Tema Development...

I pushed for my appointment as Board Chair at SEC – Dr. Anane Antwi

The new Board Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr. Adu Anane Antwi, has disclosed that he actively sought the appointment to...

National Security officials storm Lakeside after deadly floods [Video]

Officials from the National Security Service visited Lakeside in the Adentan Municipality of the Greater Accra Region following Sunday’s deadly flood, which claimed three...

GPRTU announces 15% transport fare reduction

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has announced a 15% reduction in transport fares, effective Saturday, May 25, 2025. The decision follows a meeting...

I am sorry – Bawumia apologises to NPP members over 2024 election defeat

Former Vice President and 2024 presidential candidate of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has publicly apologised to party members for...

Court of Appeal dismisses NAM1’s bid to halt Menzgold trial

The Chief Executive Officer of the defunct Menzgold Ghana Limited, Nana Appiah Mensah, also known as NAM1, suffered a significant legal blow on Monday,...

Ken Ashigbey calls for arrest of Amenfi East MP [Audio]

The Convener of the Anti-Galamsey Coalition, Ken Ashigbey, has called for the immediate arrest of Amenfi East Member of Parliament, Nicholas Amankwah, following reports...

Three confirmed dead in Adentan flood

Three people have been confirmed dead in the Adentan Municipality in the Greater Accra Region following a heavy downpour on Sunday, May 18, 2025. The...

Galamsey happening near Police barrier in Wassa Japa [Listen]

Environmental journalist with the Multimedia Group, Erastus Asare Donkor, has raised alarm over ongoing illegal mining activities—popularly known as galamsey—occurring in close proximity to...

Anti-galamsey taskforce seizes 4 excavators at Samreboï

In a major operation against illegal mining, a special police team has intercepted and seized four excavators, two of which were allegedly being escorted...

Custom Officer, 2 others arrested as NACOC seizes 53.6kg of cannabis

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) on Sunday, May 18, 2025, intercepted 92 slabs of suspected cannabis weighing 53.6 kilograms at the Kotoka International Airport...

Ga Traditional Council summons 15 churches for flouting ban on noise-making

The Ga Mashie Traditional Council has summoned 15 churches, including Calvary Baptist Church and Lighthouse Chapel, to appear before it for questioning after allegedly...

Police impound fuel tanker filled with cocoa beans

The police in the Volta Region last Tuesday (May 13) intercepted a petrol tanker traveling from Madina in Accra to Jasikan, which was found...

Notorious robber who terrorised Accra’s elite communities captured in Togo – Police

The Ghana Police Service has confirmed the arrest and extradition of a notorious armed robbery suspect, Adinda Abdul Mujibu, who had been on the...

Ghanaian pilgrim dies while performing Hajj in Makkah

A Ghanaian pilgrim has died while performing this year’s Hajj in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. The deceased, identified as Hajia Yussif Hawabu,...

Dada KD was turned away by 3 hospitals due to absence of doctors – Manager 

The manager of Ghanaian highlife icon Dada Kweku Duah, affectionately known as Dada KD, has opened up on heartbreaking circumstances that led to his...

Highlife musician Dada KD passes on

Celebrated Highlife musician Nana Kwaku Duah, popularly known as Dada KD, has passed on.He died on Friday, May 16, 2025, aged 56.In May 2020,...

Vice President Opoku-Agyemang has recovered, she’s set to resume duties – Mahama

President John Mahama has announced that Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang is set to return to Ghana after making a full recovery from...

Crows are causing power disruptions in Ashanti region, ECG rolls out preventive measures

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says crows are increasingly disrupting power supply in the Ashanti Region by damaging critical transmission infrastructure. According to the...

Three injured after explosion at vulcanizer shop in New Nkusukum

Three people sustained various degrees of injuries after an explosion involving a vulcanizer machine and are currently receiving treatment at the Roman Hospital in...

Kasoa sanitation crackdown: 7 arrested for littering as MCE issues warning

Seven individuals have been arrested by the sanitation taskforce of the Awutu Senya East Municipal Assembly for various sanitation offences in Kasoa. The suspects are...

National Security reportedly storms former GIHOC boss’ home

National Security operatives have reportedly stormed the residence of the former Managing Director of GIHOC Distilleries, Maxwell Kofi Jumah, in an attempt to recover...

Some members dead; others battling critical health conditions – Rotational Nurses and Midwives

About five rotational nurses and midwives in Ghana have died, while six others are critically ill in various hospitals due to financial hardship arising...

Police officer who resigned to campaign for Mahama confirmed Akuapem North MCE

Police Detective Corporal John Evans Ayerakwa Kumordzie, who resigned from the Ghana Police Service in 2019 to campaign for President John Mahama, has been...

CSO files Supreme Court suit to stop Chief Justice removal

The Centre for Citizenship, Constitutional and Electoral Systems has filed an application at the Supreme Court to keep suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo in...

Father arrested for stabbing teen daughter over pregnancy

A 45-year-old farmer, Kwabena Asiedu, has been arrested by the Bibiani District Police for allegedly stabbing his 18-year-old daughter, Susana Asiedu, also known as...

25-year-old man brutally attacked over late father’s property at Akyem Maamaso

A 25-year-old man, Emmanuel Agyekum, is battling for his life at the Abirem Government Hospital after being brutally attacked by two individuals believed to...

Six convicted in Tamale payroll scandal; over GH₵106,000 recovered

Six individuals have been convicted by the High Court in Tamale for their involvement in a payroll corruption scheme within the Ghana Education Service...

Two senior officers interdicted after NSA uncovers payroll fraud ring in Birim North

The National Service Authority (NSA) has uncovered a major payroll fraud scheme in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region. Two senior officers—the District...

Committee probing Chief Justice’s removal to begin hearings today

The five-member committee appointed by President John Mahama to investigate petitions against Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo will begin its hearings today,...

Sammy Gyamfi Gift Saga: Mahama’s response is a slap on the wrist – Prof Appiagyei-Atua

An Associate Professor at the University of Ghana School of Law says President John Mahama’s handling of a recent cash-gifting controversy involving the acting...

Sammy Gyamfi is a shining star who made an error – Adongo

National Democratic Congress (NDC) stalwart Isaac Adongo has come to the defence of Sammy Gyamfi following public criticism over a viral video showing the...