GENERAL NEWS

Amnesty International, the world-renowned human rights advocacy group, has questioned the basis of the death sentence a Sekondi High Court has pronounced on the two convicted persons in the murder case of the four kidnapped Takoradi girls. Samuel Abotsey, Campaign Coordinator of Amnesty International Ghana, could not comprehend why Ghana …

Two suspected recruitment scammers are in the grips of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) in Tema for allegedly defrauding about 30 unsuspecting victims of more than GH¢250,000.00. The suspects are 46-year-old Awuah Forson, and his 71-year-old accomplice, Ekow Hackman. The issue came to light after one of the victims became …

  A 10-room-self-contained flat at Tamanja, a suburb of Yeji in the Pru East District in the Bono East Region has been razed down by raging fire. According to reports, the fire, which started around 5:30pm Sunday, destroyed several property in the house. The fire nearly trapped a woman who …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed the Spokesperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana, Mrs. Sylvia Naa Adaawa Annoh as Ghana’s Ambassador to Denmark, MyNewsGh.com has confirmed. While initially some people had said the Sylvia N. A. Annoh on the list of Ambassadors released by the Government was a …

A young man has taken advantage of the benevolence spirit of celebrated broadcaster Nana Aba Anamoah. The guy went to seek help from the GHOne General Manager with a story that he needs $12,000 for a surgery and even produced a medical report.   According to Nana Aba Anamoah, she …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has presented a list of nominees to the Council of State to be considered for ambassadorial roles in his second term. Among these are former Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Hajia Alima Mahama, who has been named to head Ghana’s mission in Washington DC, United States …

  About 50 residents of a home at Old Tafo in Kumasi are counting their losses after a fire gutted their home and other property valued at thousands of cedis. Although no fatalities were recorded, the residents told JoyNews’ Mahmud Mohammed-Nurudeen the fire consumed all household items including foodstuffs. One resident, …

Today, 6th March 2021 marks 64 years since Ghana gained independence from British colonial rule. Unlike the usual parade and march-past at the Black Star Square, today’s celebration was held at the forecourt of the Jubilee House due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. In his address, President Nana Addo …

A 48-year-old farmer has been made to ‘sprinkle blood’ in the Nkyease Community in the Wassa Amenfi East Municipality for having sexual intercourse with his fourteen-year-old daughter. This was a ritual to cleanse the community of any possible effect the incest could bring to the community. The accused, known as …

The Asona-Minta traditional Council has summoned former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress Koku Anyidoho over what they described as “unlawful divorce” of wife, Jennifer Boahemaa Yeboah. Jennifer Boahemaa Yeboah accused Koku Anyidoho of throwing her out of their matrimonial home. She also accused her husband of abandoning her at the hospital after …