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4 arrested over illegal mining

The Nzema East Municipal Security Council, led by the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Frank Okpenyen, has arrested two Chinese nationals and two Ghanaians for...

Five feared dead, others injured in gory accident at Suhum [Photos]

Five persons are feared dead with others injured in a gory accident at Suhum Omenako on the Accra-Kumasi Highway in the Eastern Region. Reports indicate...

Road accidents claim 200 lives in June alone – MTTD

Information available to the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service suggests 200 more people died in June alone. From January...

KNUST to rusticate students found culpable in Conti-Katanga clash – URO

Students found culpable in the clash between Continental and University Halls during the Student Representative Council (SRC) Vetting of the Kwame Nkrumah University of...

Ejura: Why Minister thinks Police water cannon driver must be rewarded

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, says the driver of the police water cannon used during the Ejura riots must be rewarded. According to him,...

JoyNews’ Erastus Asare Donkor gives account of Ejura killing incident [Video]

JoyNews’ Erastus Asare Donkor has appeared before the Three-Member Committee investigating the shooting incident that occurred at Ejura Sekyedumase. The incident occurred on Tuesday, June 29...

Man, 32, jailed 15 years for car snatching

 A man, who robbed a taxi driver of his Toyota Vitz vehicle after slashing his arm with a broken bottle, has been sentenced to...

Ejura probe: Minister declines pleas to reveal source of video in his possession

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, has declined pleas by the three-member committee to disclose the source of a video In his possession. According to...

Obuasi Police gun down robber, another arrested

The police at Obuasi in the Ashanti Region have killed an armed robber and arrested another in an operation on the Obuasi-Hia road in...

Judicial Service chases court registrar implicated in Anas expose’

The Judicial Service is after a former Court Registrar who was among over 105 judicial staff caught on camera by investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw...

March for Justice Demo: NDC presents petition at Jubilee House

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has presented a petition at the Jubilee House as hundreds of supporters joined in a protest on Tuesday. The demonstration dubbed,...

Full text: NDC’s ‘March for Justice’ petition to Akufo-Addo

March For Justice Accra Protest.6th July, 2021. PETITION TO PRESIDENT AKUFO-ADDO BY THE NATIONAL YOUTH WING OF NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS The framers of the 1992 Constitution were...

March for Justice: Confusion as NDC demonstrators enter Parliament House (Watch)

The opposition National Democratic Congress' (NDC) March for Justice demonstration was nearly marred when the charged demonstrators got to the main entrance of Parliament. Police...

Ejura shooting: Simon Osei Mensah has a message for politicians

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, has cautioned politicians to be truthful in their dealings with the citizens. According to him, it is important...

Takoradi Market Circle pulled down

Contractors working on the redevelopment of the central business district of Takoradi, popularly Known as Market Circle, have pulled down the structures after a...

Menzgold case adjourned over NAM 1’s cough

The Chief Executive Officer of Menzgold Ghana Limited Nana Appiah Mensah has been taken ill and has been asked to see his doctors. Nana Appiah...

Disruption of meeting at Pantang Hospital by suspected land guards; The inside story [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Disruption of meeting at Pantang Hospital by suspected land guards; The inside story Management of Pantang Psychiatric Hospital has reacted to the disruption...

Thieves break into Takoradi Harbour District Court

Clerical and other electrical gadgets at the Takoradi Harbour District Court in the Western Region have been stolen. Staff, who went to work on Monday morning, discovered...

Makola fire reignites hours after firefighters doused it

Fire has reignited at Makola hours after officers from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) doused the blaze late Monday evening. Joy News’ Manuel Koranteng...

Filling Station robber arrested

Police have arrested one Iwejuo Anthony alias Chibona, who together with others attacked and robbed Pacific Filling Station at Krokowhe near Ashalaja in the...

Multiple murders in Ashanti Region spark concern as another lifeless body is discovered

The Mampongteng Police in the Ashanti Region has discovered another lifeless body on Saturday dawn. This brings to three, the number of persons found dead,...

I reserved one room for juju to boost my business – Man recounts

Born again Christian, Joshua Koku Makafui, has shared his life’s journey and what caused him to resort to black magic (juju). To begin, Mr Koku...

Energy Minister gets top UN appointment

The Minister for Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh has been invited by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) to serve on its Mission...

Economic Fighters League won’t ‘March for Justice’

Pressure group, Economic Fighters League (EFL) will not be part of the upcoming demonstration by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) dubbed “A March...

14-year-old boy loses feet in horrific sawmill accident

A 14-year-old boy has had his foot amputated in a horrific accident at a sawmill in Asankran-Breman in the Amenfi West district of the...

Fix Komenda Sugar Factory demo suspended

Members of the Concerned Citizens of Komenda Traditional Area have suspended the ‘Fix Komenda Sugar Factory’ demonstration slated for Tuesday, July 6. The decision follows...

Good news for staff, management and patients of Pantang Hospital

The government says it will provide Pantang Hospital and its environs with 24-hour security to address the issue of attacks on staff and patients. Both...

I saw Macho Kaaka’s brother drag his body into the dark – Woman makes shocking revelation

An Ejura Sekyeredumase woman has shockingly recounted how she witnessed the murder of social media activist, Macho Kaaka. According to her, the incident occurred around...

Theft of Best Farmer’s vehicle: Obuasi police institute mandatory inspection of all pickup trucks

The 2020 National Best Cocoa Farmer, Nana Kwabena Ponkoh II, has been robbed of his Toyota Hilux pickup truck offered him as his reward.According...

Lands Ministry: Outright ban on export of rosewood

Whereas the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources (hereinafter called 'the Ministry') is responsible for ensuring the sustainable management and efficient and effective utilisation...

Man found dead at Pankrono Estate

A middle-aged man has been found dead at Pankrono-Estate at Old Tafo in the Ashanti Region under circumstances the residents describe as strange. According to...

How NIA intends to register Ghanaians living abroad [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · How NIA intends to register Ghanaians living abroad unto the scheme The National Identification Authority (NIA) is urging Ghanaians living abroad to bear...

Owusu Bempah invokes curses on Agradaa, others [Video]

The Founder and Leader of the Glorious Word and Power Ministry, Rev. Owusu Bempah, has invoked curses on former fetish Priestess Nana Agradaa now known...

One injured as youth factions clash at Ntonsu [Photos]

One person has reportedly been injured in a violent clash involving youth factions at Ntonsu in the Kwabere East District of the Ashanti Region. Reports...

Makola Market fire disaster in pictures

The inferno started around 9:00am on Monday, July 5, 2021, in one of the shops in the building near the Makola Market Complex and...

Ejura: Committee to start investigation into disturbances on Tuesday

A three-member committee, chaired by an Appeal’s Court judge, Justice George Kingsley Koomson, will on Tuesday begin a public hearing into the shooting and...

Good news for Agbogloshie scrap dealers

The government has acquired a 10-acre land at Kofi Kwei in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region for the relocation of...

First Lady signs book of condolence in honour of Osu Mantse, Nii Kinka Dowuona IV [Photos]

First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has signed the book of condolence opened in memory of the late Osu Mantse, Nii Okwei Kinka ÄŽowuona IV. Nii Dowuona IV,...

Chief and people of Kandiga boycott census

The Chief and people of Kandiga, a community in the Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region, say they are not participating in...

How to check 2021 WAEC results of BECE private candidates

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results of the 2021 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for private candidates. The examination is...