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HOT VIDEO: ‘Mad man’ beaten mercilessly after terrorizing Awutu Breku residents

Residents and drivers at Awutu Breku in the Central Region have been subjected to harassment by a rampaging mad man in the area. Some victims...

Hot audio: 'Komenda Sugar Factory never produced sugar'

The revamped Komenda sugar factory in the Central region never produced even a cube of sugar. Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, Robert Ahomka...

Review Of Book: THE MFANTSIPIM DREAM

Title of Book:                     ‘THE MFANTSIPIM DREAM’ Author:                                MAGNUS REXDANQUAH Reviewed by:                    ENIMIL ASHON   One does not point at the father’s village with the left...

Photo:'Dwarfs' arrested for selling marijuana

A 43-year-old woman, Alaba Mulika and her 16-year-old daughter, Olamide, have been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly trading in cannabis. The...

MP to cover funeral cost of slain Alajo mechanic

Deputy Interior Minister, Henry Quartey has pledged to cover the funeral cost of the mechanic, Yaw Boadi who was shot at Alajo. Speaking to colleagues...

PHOTOS: Hajj pilgrims stranded at Tamale

Hundreds of Muslims embarking on the Hajj pilgrimage are stranded in Tamale due to an emergency at the destination country – Mecca. About 500 pilgrims...

Over 3,000 public workers to lose salaries over SSNIT biometric registration

Over 3,000 government workers are yet to complete their registration unto the SSNIT biometric database, which will affect payment of their salaries. A Deputy Minister...

WAEC says it has not released BECE results

The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has refuted rumours that it has released the 2017 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). It said its systems had...

PHOTO: The doctor who records sexual encounters with women

Police have arrested one Faith Mensah Tekpor said to be a serial confident trickster. He poses as a Medical Doctor with several names such as...

Minister orders closure of illegal mining pits in Talensi

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu has ordered for the permanent closure of all illegal mining pits in Gbane mining...

Hot audio: Family of Alajo garage shooting victim invoke Anto Nyama on police

Family of victim shot and killed at Alajo in Accra have invoked the dreaded Ashanti deity, ‘Antoa Nyama’ on any police officer who will...

Hot audio: We will help you to flush out illegal miners if… – Galamseyer to gov’t  

The man whose earthmoving equipment was torched by some angry youth at Abekoase in the Atiwa district of the Eastern Region some months ago...

Kofi Annan led 'demo' over food at Mfantsipim

Soft-spoken and reserved to a fault, Kofi Annan's personality hides an interesting detail of his student days at Mfantsipim School in the Central Region. There...

VIDEO+PHOTOS: Drivers threaten strike over potholes on Eastern corridor road

Prior to the 2016 elections in December, the erstwhile President John Dramani Mahama highlighted his administration’s commitment to opening up the Eastern stretch of...

Hot Audio: Galamsey taskforce deny shooting illegal miner at Sefwi

The anti-galamsey task force known as Operation Vanguard (OV) has denied shooting a miner at Sefwi-Ankra in the Juaboso District of the Western Region...

PHOTOS: Victim of Alajo garage shooting dies

A hospitalised victim of a shooting incident at Alajo in Accra has died, a family source has confirmed to Joy News. The victim, Richard Yaw...

Hot Audio: American-based Ghanaian drowns at Boti Falls

An American-based Ghanaian has drowned at Boti Falls in the Eastern region. The victim, Jeremiad Bediako is believed to be in his 30s. Brother of the...

PHOTOS: Artisans at Alajo demonstrate over killing of colleague

A group of artisans in the Accra suburb of Alajo today besieged the frontage of the JoyFM building demanding justice following the fatal shooting...

Viral VIDEO: Galamsey operator weeps, curses gov't while watching excavators burn

The video of a galamsey operator crying out loud and cursing the government while watching his two excavators burn has gone viral on social...

29 'born again' Christians return their certificates to WAEC for cheating

Twenty-nine born again Christians have returned their results slips to the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) after they had confessed of engaging in examination...

Atuabo Gas Plant critical to Ghana’s transformation – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo, has described the Atuabo Gas Plant as a critical piece of infrastructure that will aid in the transformation of the Ghanaian economy,...

My mum sold my sight to buy witchcraft – Blind Man confesses

Nana Awuku, a sixty three (63) year-old man at Adweso in Koforidua has revealed that his mother, Abena Asantewaa exchanged his soul with blindness...

Audio: Techiman chiefs bare teeth at ‘fake’ financial institutions

Chiefs and people of Techimantia in Tano South District of Brong Ahafo Region have vowed to deal ruthlessly with any financial institution whose aim...

Hot audio: Baby boy survives after mother buried him alive

A two-month-old baby escaped death after his mother buried him alive in an uncompleted building at Elmina-Bantuma in the KEEA municipality in the Central...

Girl, 4 dead after drinking mother’s akpeteshie

A four-year-old girl drank herself to death after she mistook her mother’s locally made liquor to water. The deceased who name was only given as...

Health training institutions over producing than required – NMC

The Nurses and Midwifery Council (NMC) has revealed that health institutions in the country are churning out products more than required for consumption by...

EOCO seizes expired drugs

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has seized expired and unregistered confectionaries and some pharmaceutical products worth thousands of Ghana Cedis, from two...

HOT VIDEO: Man explains how a mechanic was shot at Alajo in ‘Patua’

A middle aged mechanic was shot in the stomach during an argument at Alajo in Accra. The incident occurred at an auto mechanic shop in...

Ghana Police to be number one in Africa – IGP

THE Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr David Asante-Apeatu, has started moves aimed at making the Ghana Police Service the best in Africa and...

Delta 13 case adjourned to Sept. 5

The KMA Circuit Court presided by Mary Nsenkyire has adjourned the case involving the 13 members of the Delta Force, a vigilante group within...

President Akufo-Addo extends IGP’s tenure

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended the tenure of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr David Asante Apeatu, by two years, after...

First Lady donates food items towards Homowo

Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, the First Lady, has made donations of food items to three paramount stools in Accra towards their Homowo Festival on Saturday,...

Adjena health centre battles snakes, scorpions and blackout

Health workers and patients at Adjena health centre of the Asuogyaman district in the Eastern region continue to live dangerously due to snakes and...

EU builds 224 houses for workers

The European Union (EU) Ambassador to Ghana, Mr William Hanna, has paid a day's working visit to Golden Exotic Limited (GEL). The visit was to...

Hot audio: Man impotent after sleeping with ghost

A 36-year-old man says he is abnormally unable to achieve an erection or orgasm after sleeping with a ghost. Daniel Addo revealed that his ordeal...

Small Scale mining the preserve of Ghanaians – Akufo-Addo

The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has stressed that the laws of Ghana indicate that citizens and not foreigners...

Church urges nationwide dialogue on towing levy

The Kumasi Diocesan Methodist Church is urging nationwide dialogue on the mandatory towing levy to deepen public understanding of the policy. It indicated that majority...

Photo: Mechanic shot during argument at Alajo

A  middle aged mechanic has been shot in the stomach during an argument at Alajo in Accra. The incident occurred at an auto mechanic shop...

Photos+Audio: Gomoa Ojobi residents demonstrate against illegal sand winning

Residents of Gomoa Ojobi in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region have declared war against illegal sand winning in the area. According to...

Weekend hacks; 5 relaxing ways to enjoy the best weekend

When Friday comes, the shout of “Thank God it’s Friday” is usual in offices and workplaces. It is an ecstatic feeling especially for the corporate...