The Ringway campus of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) has temporarily been closed down. This follows a confirmation of two of its staff members testing positive for COVID-19.# A memo issued by Management on 25 January 2021 indicated that “there would be a temporary closure of the Ringway campus …
Read More »2 dead, over 20 injured after bus crashed into Nasia bridge in North East Region
Two persons have died after a vehicle travelling from Kumasi to Bawku crashed into the Nasia bridge in the North East Region. JoyNews correspondent Eliasu Tanko explained that the incident occurred when the driver encountered a herd of cattle while on the stretch in the West Mamprusi district in the …
Read More »Trader faces Court for robbery and spraying pepper into victim’s eyes
Solomon Antwi Agyei, a trader, who allegedly sprayed pepper into a mechanic’s eyes before robbing him of a Honda Civic Accord vehicle, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. Agyei 35, and Yaw Osei, his accomplice now at large, had told the complainant, a 55-year-old auto mechanic, that they wanted …
Read More »Biden Adds South Africa To COVID Travel Bans
The Biden administration has renewed Trump-era Covid-19 travel bans on non-US visitors from Brazil and most of Europe, including the UK and Ireland. The White House also imposed a new ban on South Africa over its virus variant. Former President Donald Trump had ordered the bans to end on 26 …
Read More »I would have slapped the hell out of Cecilia Marfo – Kumchacha
Ghanaian preacher, Nicholas Osei, popularly known as Prophet Kumchacha, has reacted to how Cecilia Marfo slapped Brother Sammy some time ago. Some years ago, the veteran Gospel musician and Prophetess, who was supposedly in the spiritual realm slapped Brother Sammy at an event. During a discussion on UTV which has been sighted …
Read More »Allow me to demonstrate further that your ruling was contrary to law – Mahama to Supreme Court
Lawyers for 2020 NDC Presidential Candidate John Dramani Mahama have filed fresh documents attacking the Supreme Court’s ruling on his interrogatories for the Electoral Commission. They argue that the court’s ruling was characterized by a lack of due regard to the law or facts relating to the election petition. The …
Read More »Comedian Waris rushed to hospital
Ghanaian comedian Abdul Waris Umaru better known as Comedian Waris has been rushed to the hospital following a health scare. The popular Ghanaian comedian shared a photo of himself in a hospital bed looking quite gloomy. Comedian Waris had some drip sticking to his hand as he lay on the …
Read More »Supreme Court resumes Election Petition hearing today
The Supreme will be resuming hearing of the presidential election petition filed by the Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama, today Tuesday, January 26. On Monday, January 25, Mr Mahama has filed another application at the Court to among other things, replace portions of his original statement of …
Read More »VIDEO: Rawlings lies in state at the Accra International Conference Centre
The mortal remains of former President Jerry John Rawlings is lying in state at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC). The body the late former President, who rose to the rank of Flight Lieutenant and a pilot in the Ghana Air Force, was dressed in Ghana Air Force ceremonial uniform (light blue) …
Read More »VIDEO: Drama as thief gets stuck on rooftop
It was a mission impossible for a young thief when he got trapped in the roof of the building he intended to raid. In a video that has since gone viral, the young man was captured on top of the building while residents wait for him below. It is said …
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