Police at Axim in the Evalue-Ajomoro-Gwira Municipality of the Western Region have arrested two suspects who allegedly contracted nine Ghanaians and a Chinese to embark on illegal mining activities on the Okoben Mining Company Limited gold concession at Dominase. The two suspects are the Chief of Ablebo, Nana Miensah, and one Ramsey, who is alleged to be a National Security ...

Japan’s inflation rate has jumped to a fresh 41-year high as businesses pass on higher costs to their customers. Core consumer prices for last month rose by 4% from a year earlier, double the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) target level. It puts further pressure on the central bank to put up its interest rates to help ease the rising cost ...

JoyNews can confirm that the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST) has today, Thursday, January 19 started selling petroleum products procured under the gold for oil barter arrangement. Reports indicate that GOIL and other Bulk Oil Distribution Companies have taken delivery of fuel for the market. However, what is being sold today is only 20 percent of Ghana’s market ...

Gob3, a popular Ghanaian dish of boiled black-eyed peas, has featured in many survival tactics, including boosting quality sperm for continuous propagation of the human race. As discussed on 3FM with Helen Ampofo, a clinical nutritionist explained the science behind the benefits of eating delicious Gob3 for more than satisfying our taste palates. He detailed the nutrient presence in beans, ...

The Ghana Stock Exchange has approved a request by the Ghana Association of Banks on behalf of the listed Banks for the filing of 2022 audited Financial Statements to be extended by one month to April 30, 2023. This will enable the eight banks work effectively with their external auditors to achieve the audit objectives. The banks are Access Bank ...

The former head of the presidential cabinet in Tunisia was sentenced in absentia to 14 months in prison on Tuesday in connection with audio recordings containing derogatory remarks towards President Kais Saied, according to media reports. A series of sound recordings attributed to Nadia Akacha evoking the backstage of the Palace and meetings of President Saied with foreign dignitaries had ...

Braving stressful waits, red tape and repeated visits, Nigerians are rushing to pick up their voting cards for next month’s presidential election, where three main candidates are vying to replace President Muhammadu Buhari. Nearly 10 million new voters have been registered for the February 25 ballot, of whom 84 percent are young people aged under 34 — a key block ...

The last time British actor Idris Elba was in Davos during the World Economic Forum, it was to perform as a DJ at a party with R&B superstar Mary J. Blige. Almost a decade later, the versatile artist is back in the Swiss Alpine village with his wife, Sabrina Dhowre Elba, in a very different role: as an advocate for ...

Arsenal (Gunners) fans still celebrate in song the glory years when they enjoyed title victory on enemy territory at Tottenham in the double-winning year of 1971 and again under Arsene Wenger in 2004. And Arsenal supporters of a different vintage were singing again after an outstanding, mature display in a 2-0 win at Spurs gave them a formidable eight-point advantage ...

Dancehall act, Shatta Wale is upset with actress Nana Ama McBrown adding TV hosting to her calling. In an Instagram video, he said the United Showbiz hostess on UTV is not qualified to present. He is therefore, asking the producers of the show to decide on her. “Nana Ama McBrown is an actress, Nana Ama McBrown doesn’t know anything about ...