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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...

Audio: Tread cautiously – John Boadu tells anti-galamsey taskforce

Acting General Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) is urging the government’s anti-illegal mining task force, Operation Vanguard to tread cautiously and...

Hot Audio: Slain galamseyer family demands body for funeral

Family of illegal miner who shot dead Sunday is pleading with government to release their son’s corpse for burial. The body has been deposited at...

Audio: Operation Vanguard accused of setting mining equipment ablaze

The anti galamsey taskforce set by President Nana Akufo-Addo to stop galamsey activities in the country due to it dangers  has been accused again...

IGP charges police PROs to be on top of their job

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), David Asante-Apeatu, has advised personnel of the Public Affairs Directorate (PAD) of the Ghana Police Service to be dynamic...

PHOTOS: When Nana Addo visited Denkyira Obuasi

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo visited the site of the tragic killing of Major Maxwell Mahama, the soldier who was mistaken as an armed...

PHOTO: Accountant crashed to death

The Accountant of Begoro Salvation Army Clinic, Mr. Atibila met his untimely death last Friday afternoon after clashing his motor bike into a commercial...

First ever Volta TV station (V1TV) launched in Ho

Volta Region can now boast of its own TV station with well planned programs to go with including the news in both local and...

Public Accounts Committee probes Food and Drugs Authority

The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament headed by Dr James Klutse Avedzi has commenced a two-week public hearing to consider financial infractions and performance...

Denkyira-Boasi now called New Oboasi – Chief

The acting President of the Denkyira Traditional Council Nana Adjei has said his council has decided to change the name of Denkyira-Boase to New...

We can’t employ more public sector workers – Osafo Maafo

Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Maafo has disclosed that government does not have the capacity to employ more public servants. According to him, the sector is...

ECOWAS citizens trust made-in-Ghana goods – Osafo Maafo

It seems most countries within the ECOWAS sub-region have a high confidence in products especially pharmaceuticals produced in Ghana. Ghana’s Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Maafo...

Accountant dies in fatal motor accident

An Accountant of Begoro Salvation Army Clinic, Mr. Atibila met his untimely death last Friday afternoon after clashing his motor bike with a commercial...

Hot video: 'I lick my wife before going to preach'

The Founder and Leader of the Heaven's Gate Ministries, Nicholas Osei, popularly known as Prophet Kumchacha has once again made the shocking revelation about...

“Western rail line to be completed before 2020” – Joe Ghartey

The Minister for Railways Development, Hon. Joe Ghartey, has assured that before the end of President Akufo-Addo’s mandate in 2020, the rehabilitation and construction...