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COVID-19: Take your own destiny into your hands – Akandoh
Ranking member on Parliament’s Health Committee, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has stated that Ghana will struggle to bring the rising Covid-19 cases under control "unless...
COVID-19: Nigeria records first confirmed case of deadly Delta variant
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has detected a confirmed case with the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant, also known as lineage B.1.617.2.
A statement released...
Tokyo Olympics will be held without spectators – Games minister
Organisers of the Tokyo Olympics agreed on Thursday to ban fans from the events under a COVID-19 state of emergency.
“We reached an agreement on...
Thief leaves emotional apology note after stealing from policeman [Photo]
A thief in Madhya Pradesh's Bhind city stole valuables from the home of a policeman and left behind a note of apology to the...
Covid-19: Parliament approves additional $200 million loan
Parliament has approved an amount of US$200 dollars as additional financing for the Ghana COVID-19 Emergency Preparedness and Response Project.
The Financing Agreement is between...
Premier League stadiums to be full capacity next season
Football stadiums in England are set to return to full capacity from July 19 after the UK government announced plans to ease the remaining...
Covid-19: UK to scrap wearing of face masks, distancing rules
Face masks will no longer be legally required and distancing rules will be scrapped at the final stage of England’s Covid-19 lockdown roadmap, Boris...
Covid-19: Delta variant has been in Ghanaian communities for months – NDC challenges govt’s...
The Minority in Parliament says the government’s claim that the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 was detected in a Ghanaian community on July 2, 2021,...
Ghana proposing Africa’s first social bonds with $2bn sale
Government plans to issue green and social bonds worth up to $2 billion by November, becoming the first African country to sell loans to...
Delta variant fueling Africa third wave – WHO
Along with Alpha and Beta, Delta is fuelling an aggressive third wave across Africa, with case numbers climbing faster than all earlier peaks, according...
Alarm as 800 Ugandans get fake Covid-19 jab
More than 800 people and an undisclosed number of clients from several companies based in the Kampala Metropolitan Area received fake Covid-19 jabs last...
COVID-19: Checkout countries on Nigeria’s ‘Red List’
Nigeria is adding South Africa to its "red list" of countries for which there are stringent restrictions for arriving passengers, officials said during a...
COVID-19: Ghana’s death toll hits 794
Four more persons have succumbed to Covid-19, according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS).
The GHS, in its latest update, said the country’s death toll...
Akufo-Addo commends Upper East for management of COVID-19
President Akufo-Addo has commended the chiefs and people of the Upper East Region for the successful management of the COVID-19 pandemic in the area,...
Covid-19: Deadly Indian strain detected in Ghana
The most contagious Covid-19 variant, originating from India, has been recorded in Ghana.
Head of the West Africa Center for Cell Biology and Infectious Pathogens,...
Nana Frema Busia: Musings on Fatherhood controversies
Dear GodThe Alpha and the OmegaYou are Father extraordinaire like no otherYet the Man “Adam” in your mega image, Oh “brother”!
Political Fathers go AstrayAnd cause...
Tokyo Olympics: Ugandan tests positive for Covid-19 in Japan
A member of Uganda’s Olympic squad has become the first to test positive for Covid-19 on arrival in Japan for the competition due to...
Full text: Akufo-Addo’s speech at opening of 59 Ordinary Session of ECOWAS
I welcome Your Excellencies to your second home, Accra, Ghana’s capital, for the 59th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government...
COVID-19 Ambassadors unveiled!
COVID-19 National Trust Fund has inaugurated seven brand ambassadors to support the education and fundraising activities of the Trust Fund.
The Ambassadors are Israel Laryea...
COVID-19: Health Minister sends message to those yet to receive second jab
Government on Wednesday assured persons yet to receive the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine not to despair as efforts are directed at procuring...
I’m fully vaccinated but feel sick – should I get tested for Covid-19?
Imagine last night you developed a little runny nose and a sore throat. When you woke up this morning you started coughing and had...
Sputnik-V deal: I put my head on the chopping block – Agyemang-Manu
JoyNews/AdomNews · Health Minister defends purchase of Sputnik-V vaccines
The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, is taking ultimate responsibility for the brouhaha surrounding the government’s...
Health Minister sets records straight on Sputnik-V deal
Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has debunked media reports claiming the government has entered into an agreement to purchase COVID-19 vaccines for $26 dollars per...
I had an obligation to protect lives – Health Minister justifies Sputnik-V deal
The Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has justified government’s procurement of Sputnik-V vaccines despite concerns about the cost involved.
Government has come under intense pressure following...
Sir John’s funeral attendees on ‘watch list’
Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare says persons who participated in the funeral of the late CEO of Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie,...
Covid-19: 382,000 people have been fully vaccinated – Dr Nsiah Asare
Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr. Anthony Nsiah Asare, has stated that about 382,000 people have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
However, 900,000 people have received...
GTA outlines operational guidelines for cinemas and theatres amid reopening
The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has released a list of operational guidelines for cinemas and theatres after announcing the government’s plan to ease restrictions.
Cinema...
Fake alcohol brewers nabbed with hundreds of liquor [Video]
Workers of a brewery have been nabbed after they were exposed for producing fake liquor.
The factory reported to be located in Anamabra State, Nigeria,...
Why govt can’t deal with Sputnik V producers directly [Audio]
JoyNews/AdomNews · Why govt can't deal with Sputnik V producers directly
Government's inability to procure the Sputnik V vaccines directly from the Russian government has...
Euro 2020: Diego Llorente is second Spain player to test positive for Covid-19
Diego Llorente has become the second Spain player to test positive for Covid ahead of Euro 2020.
The Spanish FA (RFEF) said Llorente returned a...
100 former Prime Ministers and Presidents demand G7 vaccinate poorer countries
230 world leaders, including 100 former prime ministers, presidents and foreign ministers have issued an emotional plea calling on the G7 to pay for...
Japan to start vaccinating Olympic athletes from June 1
The Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) says it will start administering coronavirus vaccinations to about 600 Olympic athletes, along with about 1,000 coaches and support...
Old photo of Nigerian President dancing barefooted with woman causes stir
Nigerians on social media have reacted to an old image of young Buhari dancing with an unknown woman.The rare photo was shared on the...
5 reasons why some men masturbate [Read]
Medical Doctor and Clinical Psychologist, Dr Isaac Newman Arthur, has revealed five reasons why most men masturbate whether or not they have a partner.During...
Contractor locks down Getfund classroom block in Takoradi
Unit Classroom block awarded on contract by the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFUND), at the Methodist Senior High School at Kansaworodo in the Sekondi/Takoradi...
COVID-19: Ghanaians support India with 150 medical oxygen concentrators
Following the drastic surge in Covid-19 cases in India this month, some Ghanaians have, in a brotherly gesture, provided 150 medical oxygen concentrators to...
First man to get Covid-19 jab dies of unrelated illness
The second person in the world to get the Pfizer-BioNTech jab has died of an unrelated illness.
Bill Shakespeare, 81, received his first Covid vaccine...
More than 100,000 receive second jab in 5 days
More than 100,000 people have received their second dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine as of Sunday, May 23, data from the Ghana Health...
I used drink and drugs to numb pain of mother’s death – Prince Harry...
Prince Harry has said he drank heavily, took drugs and had panic attacks while struggling to cope with the pressures of royal life during his...
Imperial General Assurance donates COVID-19 preventive items to basic schools in Accra
Imperial General Assurance has donated COVID-19 preventive items to two basic schools in Accra.
The schools, St Peter’s Anglican Cluster of Schools and the...