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Hot Audio: PURC jubilate over sacking of boss

Workers of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) could not contain their joy as the boss exits his office on Friday following a sack...

Top 3 female lawyers honoured

Three distinguished female lawyers have been honoured for their various roles in the maritime boundary dispute between Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire at the Special...

PHOTOS: Indian Hemp found in pastor’s garden

A Kenyan pastor, reverend Timothy Njoya has sparked excitement among social media users after he ‘found’ marijuana growing in his garden.The controversial man of God gained a...

Chief gives over 100 acres land to govt for hospital project

The Chief of Ahanta-Akatakyi in the Ahanta-West District, Nana Bozza IX has said he is prepared to lease over 100 acres of land to...

Wassa Akropong: Chinese ‘killer’ will face the law – Deputy Minister assures

Government is assuring of justice following the killing of a 29-year-old Nana Buah by a Chinese illegal miner at Wassa Akropong in the Western...

Gov’t rolls out nine regulatory measures following gas explosion at Atomic Junction

President Akufo-Addo has introduced nine safety measures to be implemented following the fatal gas explosion at Atomic Junction in Accra.The nine safety measures were introduced after...

Journalist forced to kneel in sun for 3hours, arrested for criticising chiefs

A journalist with Rivers FM at Wassa Akropong in the Western Region has incurred the wrath of traditional leaders after he criticised them for...

Health service staff in custody for forgery

Two workers of the Ghana Health Service in the Volta Region have been picked up by the Police in Ho for forgery.Bright Paul Yebbi,...

Begoro Science Resource Centre abandoned; students’ performance drops

Students of the Begoro Presbyterian Senior High School and other schools in the catchment area have been without a functional science laboratory since 2011,...

2 Nigerians arrested for selling ‘dangerous’ drugs at Ashaiman

The Ashaiman District Police Command has arrested two Nigerians for dealing in what they believe to be harmful drugs without a licence.According to a...

PURC Executive Secretary sacked

The Executive Secretary of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Samuel Sarpong, has been sacked amidst pressure from staff union.A letter signed by the...

PHOTOS: Road Safety Ambassador honoured

The National road safety Ambassador, Gabby Adu Gyamfi has once again been honoured by the chief and people of Akyem KadeThe Chief of Akyem...

£350k scandal: Asantehene is innocent – Sacked bank official

The sacked official of the Ghana International Bank in the UK Mark Arthur has said the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu is innocent in the...

Family invades court over bail to accused driver

Court proceedings at the Suhum Circuit Court was on Thursday disrupted by bereaved family members over a bail granted to an accused driver who...

Juju man remanded into Prison Custody

The Apam District Magistrate Court has remanded a 45 year old man, Mallam Yaa Wudada into prison custody for allegedly killing people for rituals...

245 suspected criminals, prostitutes arrested in Kumasi

The police in Ashanti Region have arrested 245 suspected criminals and sex workers at various criminal dens in the Kumasi.Joy News’ reporter Nana Yaw...

Judge flees courtroom attack

The presiding judge at the Suhum Circuit Court in the Eastern Region, Oglie Korkovitey, on Thursday, 12th October, fled the courtroom after an irate...

Atomic Gas explosion report 90 percent completed – GNFS

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) is expected to submit to government its report on last Saturday’s gas explosion at Atomic Junction in Accra...

Hot video: How ‘mad’ people survived Atomic junction explosion

In the heat of pandemonium following a gas explosion at Atomic junction in Accra, some mentally derailed people who were sleeping just behind the...

House of Chiefs blame corruption, indiscipline for gas disasters

The National House of Chiefs is blaming corruption and indiscipline for last Saturday’s gas explosion in Accra, and other disasters that continue to devastate...

PHOTOS: Goviefe Todzi road in deplorable state

Residents of Goviefe Todzi in the Volta Region say they are finding it extremely difficult to send their farm produce to the markets due...

PHOTOS: Angry youth protest over Dam MOU

After those catastrophic demonstrations that led to the destruction of ECG offices and injuries, the Youth of Yilo and Manya are up in arms...

Photos+Hot audio: Land guards gun down 2, three missing at Fetteh Kakraba

Two people are reported to be in critical condition at Winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital whiles three others missing in a bush at Fetteh-Kakraba...

Three armed robbers caught on CCTV jailed 75 years

It was a heartbreaking experience for Hafiz Ali’s father after he witnessed his son being jailed 25 years by the Accra Circuit Court for...

‘Most Ghanaians can’t afford GHC3 a day’

A senior Research Fellow and Head of Economics Division of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), Dr. Charles Ackah has revealed...

$2m worth of gold flushes through Swiss sewers each year

Scientists reported that about millions of dollars worth of gold and silver float through Switzerland's sewer systems every year.A study by environmental chemists Eawag...

DJ in court over possession of boiled wee

A Disc Jockey who was allegedly found with a quantity of boiled leaves and dried ones suspected to be cannabis sativa on Wednesday appeared...

GNAT cautions teachers against absenteeism

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) in the Assin North Municipality has scaled up its engagements with stakeholders to significantly reduce teacher absenteeism...

Govt withdraws Zongo Development Fund

The Government of Ghana has withdrawn the Zongo Development Fund bill from Parliament for further consideration.The withdrawal was announced on the floor of Parliament...

Wassa Akropong: Chinese ‘killer’ remanded for alleged murder of Ghanaian

A Takoradi District Court on Tuesday remanded a Chinese man into police custody for allegedly shooting and killing one Nana Buah, 29 at Wassa...

Tamale prostitutes in trouble

Commercial sex workers operating within the Tamale metropolis have up to October 30, 2017 to quit their illegal business or incur the wrath of...

Court demands JBs autopsy report

An Accra Circuit Court has ordered the Pathology Department of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital to furnish the Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department...

Nigeria Teachers fail exam set for pupils

Thousands of primary school teachers in Nigeria's northern Kaduna state are to be sacked after failing the exams they set for their six-year-old pupils.State...

How I was raped by a Catholic Priest – Woman narrates

Rape is a bitter pill which no woman or man would want to experience (Yes, men are raped too).A number of women on the...

“Chichinga” seller denied me purchase – Kojo Yankson

Host of joy FM’s Super Morning Show, Kojo Yankson says he was denied “chichinga” when he approached one seller to purchase some.Kojo was...

Hot Audio: Chief chases ‘juju man’ out of town

Chief and elders of Gomoa Ankamu in the Central Region have given a fetish priest few days ultimatum to pack his belongings and leave...

NCA to descend hard on seven radio stations

The National Communications Authority (NCA) says it will crack the whip on seven radio stations for defying its orders to cease operations following the...

Peabo explosion: I made enemies in my own party – Annor Dompreh

The Member of Parliament for Nsawam Adoagyiri, Frank Annor Dompreh has revealed the fight for compensation for the victims of the Peabo explosion has...