Mother and son perish in ghastly accident at Asokore Mampong [Photos]
A middle-aged woman and her son have been killed in a vehicular knockdown at Asokore Mampong in the Ashanti Region.The accident occurred when the...
Boy, 16, drowns after allegedly insulting river god
A lifeless body of a 16-year-old boy has been retrieved from River Boafo at Nkwanta in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region.The deceased,...
Aker Energy halts Ghana oilfield devt over involvement of Russian firm
Norway's Aker Energy has put on hold its Pecan oilfield development in Ghana amid concern the project could face sanctions over the war in...
3 OWASS students granted bail for robbery
The Kumasi Metropolitan Circuit Court on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, granted bail with five sureties each to three students of the Opoku Ware School...
NIA clears air on Ghana Card artwork
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has urged the general public to disregard a Facebook post by Honorary Vice President of policy think tank, Imani...
Fire outbreak: 14 lives lost in Ashanti Region since beginning of 2022
Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Ghana National Fire Service of the Ashanti Regional Command, D.O. III Peter Addai, has said the Ashanti Region...
Man allegedly kills 62-year-old uncle over plantain [Video]
https://youtu.be/brT7FJRAkooA 46-year-old man, identified as Kwaku Fokuo, has allegedly killed his uncle in an argument over plantain theft at Apitikooko, a suburb of Obuasi...
Heir apparent to Yaa Naa passes on
Dagbon has been plunged into mourning following the announcement of the untimely death of the heir apparent to the Dagbon Skin, the Mion-Lana, Naa...
National Security sends important message to Krobo residents
The National Security Ministry has urged residents of the Lower Manya Krobo and Yilo Krobo municipalities to cooperate with security agencies and the Electricity...
Veteran journalist Harruna Atta loses wife
Veteran journalist, Abdul-Rahman Harruna Atta, has lost his wife, Nana Yaa Agyemang.The sad event is said to have happened on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 in...
Chief of Staff sues Larry Dogbe for defamation
Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare has sued Managing Editor of the Herald Newspaper, Larry Dogbe for defamation.She wants an Accra High Court to...
Police rescue woman kidnapped by armed robbers at Abuakwa-Asenemaso
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has rescued a woman allegedly kidnapped by armed robbers who robbed her family apartment at Abuakwa Asenemaso.Police say the...
Public Accounts Committee to invite Attorney-General
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament will invite the Attorney-General (A-G) to appear before it to give an update on the cases referred...
Divorce could have saved her – Brother of woman killed over sex at Awutu Mankomeda cries [Listen]
JoyNews/AdomNews · Divorce could have saved her - Brother of woman killed over s3x at Awutu Mankomeda criesA family at Awutu Mankomeda in the...
Robbers attack house; flee with female resident and other valuables
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has launched an intense anti-robbery operation to arrest two robbers who attacked two families in a house at Abuakwa...
PassionAir reacts to ‘abusive incident’ at Kumasi Airport
Local airline operators, PassionAir, has confirmed an 'abusive incident' that occurred at the Kumasi Airport on Monday.The airline says its attention has been...
Nzema Chiefs defend Council of State member caught in OSP’s web
Seven paramount chiefs of the Nzema Traditional Council have fought off calls for Council of State member, Eunice Jacqueline Buah Asomah-Hinneh, to resign as...
Papa Kwesi Nduom fills eyes of Ghanaians with tears
Chief Executive of Groupe Nduom, Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, has left social media users in tears with his latest post on his grace to...
About 838 changfans decommissioned on Offin River [Photos]
Deputy Lands and Natural Resources Minister in charge of Mines, George Mireku Duker, has decommissioned about 838 changfans and tools being used by illegal...
Pastor cries on TV for forgiveness from best friend he accused of sleeping with his wife
A pastor has apologised to his best friend for accusing him of having an affair with his wife.Speaking on Joy Prime, Rev Isaac Appiah...
Akuapem Kyidomhene marks Silver Jubilee with plans ahead
Akuapem Kyidom subdivision under the able leadership of Osabarima Ansah Sasraku III will attend a thanks-giving ceremony tomorrow, Thursday, August 18.The occasion is...
GRA queries Customs Staff Association Secretary for participating in JoyNews discussion ‘without approval’
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has queried the National Secretary of the Customs Staff Association, Gift Emmanuel Kofi Tsamah, for participating in a media...
Managers of fuel stations fill my tank for free if I meet them– Nana Aba Anamoah
Media personality Nana Aba Anamoah has said she doesn’t pay to fill her tank at the fuel pump when the station managers make her...
Man allegedly kills wife over disagreement on condom during sex
The Awutu Ofaakor district police command has arrested one Gideon Tetteh for allegedly murdering his wife over a misunderstanding during sex.The 57-year-old man tied...
Pregnant woman pours urine on husband over alleged cheating [Video]
A 30-year-old woman has ‘showered’ her husband with her urine, accusing him of cheating.According to Afia Adjeiwaa, a neighbour complained of her husband’s advances...
Opoku Ware management confirms its students were involved in Kumasi robbery
Authorities of Opoku Ware Senior High School (SHS) in Kumasi have confirmed three students arrested for alleged robbery are students of the school.The students,...
Man who impregnated 3 daughters undergoes purification rites [Photos]
The traditional authorities at Assin Andoe in the Assin South District of the Central Region has performed a purification rite for Opanin Kwame...
Ellembelle MP, 2 others sue Chief of Defence Staff, Adamus Mines
Ellembelle Member of Parliament (MP), Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has filed a civil rights suit at the Accra High Court against Adamus Resources Limited Mines...
Ridge Hospital doctor cries out after his backpack was stolen while he was in operating room [Video]
A medical doctor at the Ridge Hospital has cried out on social media after his backpack was stolen while he was busy in the...
Three Opoku Ware SHS students arrested for robbery
Three final year students of the Opoku Ware Senior High School (SHS) have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a robbery incident in Kumasi.Sources at the Ashanti Central...
Coup trial: ACP Agordzo files criminal appeal against orders to open defence
Lawyers of the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Dr Benjamin Agordzo have filed a criminal appeal to challenge the High Court’s order for him...
4 remanded over 80 hectares cannabis farm
The Donkorkrom Magistrate Court has remanded four suspects who were arrested for cultivating about 80 hectares of cannabis in a forest reserve in the...
N&MC reacts to viral video of student nurse threatening to kill patients
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (N&MC) has condemned a viral video of a lady in a nursing uniform threatening to kill her patients over...
Former PURC PRO questions timing for utility tariff increase
Former Director of Public Relations and External Affairs of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Nana Yaa Jantuah, has questioned the timing for tariff...
Parliament was not transparent in passing Narcotics Control Commission Act – Supreme Court
The Supreme Court says Parliament did not act transparently in the passage of the Narcotics Control Commission Act. Specific reference is made to portions...
Wassa, Aowin residents face unemployment as Samatex company risks shut down over ‘galamsey’
Timber Workers Union (TWU) fears residents of Wassa Amenfi, Aowin and Samreboi would face mass unemployment as one of the biggest companies, Samatex Timber...
Pharm.D house officers to quit housemanships
Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D) graduates of 2021 have announced plans to halt their services effective Monday, August 29, 2022.The decision, according to them, is related...
BoG to hold emergency MPC meeting over economic woes
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) will on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, hold an emergency Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on Ghana's recent economic...
Utility tariffs: Ghanaians willing to pay a little more to avoid ‘dumsor’ – Gabby
A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is optimistic that Ghanaians are willing to pay more utility tariffs to enjoy the services...
Akufo-Addo appoints Miracles Aboagye as Executive Secretary of IMCC on Decentralisation
President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed Dennis Miracles Aboagye as the Executive Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee (IMCC) on Decentralisation.The appointment is an additional...