It was an interesting scene to behold when all three living former presidents – Jerry John Rawlings, John Agyekum Kufuor and John Dramani Mahama – joined incumbent President Akufo-Addo to celebrate 25th Anniversary of the 4th Republic. The three living Johns joined the man who broke the chain of the Johns at the well-attended religious event in Accra yesterday. The ...

Armed robbers on Saturday ‘attacked’ Nollywood comedian, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, at his Lagos residence, carting away about N14.3m (about $39611) cash as well as properties. Mr Ibu reported the matter to the Lagos state police at the weekend. According to him, his wife was at home when the robbers invaded his house. “According to my wife, ...

Actress Christabel Ekeh has revealed that she has always harboured the thought of posing nude for the cameras. Nude pictures of the actress surfaced on the internet mid-2017 with many suggesting that the actress, who is of Ghanaian and Nigerian descent, was psychologically unstable. When JoyNews’ MzGee reached out to Christabel, she confirmed leaking the pictures and argued that she ...

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast is suggesting a nationwide restriction on the use of WhatsApp during working hours. Prof George K.T Oduro believes it is one of the ways to ensure teacher productivity as the nation struggles to improve the quality of education, stressing equitable investment in education will be meaningless and probably not yield the desired ...

WBO top fighter Isaac Dogboe (18-0, 12 KOs) believes referee Tony Weeks stopped the bout in the fifth round against his opponent Cesar Juarez to prevent excessive damage on the Mexican’s face in the fight which took place on Saturday night at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra. According to Dogboe, Juarez started bleeding from round three and so he ...

Rapper Edem has disclosed that while growing up as an artiste, his first ever pay he received for performing at a show was GHC 150. The artiste who is a strong advocate for better remuneration of Ghanaian artistes made this known when he engaged in a Q&A session on Twitter with his fans. A follower who was curious about the ...

A rights group says Ghanaians who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) are effectively “second-class citizens” because they are criminalised and not protected from violence and discrimination. In its report, Human Rights Watch (HRW) quotes an unnamed 40-year-old lesbian from Cape Coast, who says: The government should recognise that we are human beings, with dignity, not treat us as ...

A plane travelling from Chicago to Hong Kong was forced to make an unscheduled landing in Alaska after an incident involving faeces. United Airlines flight 895 rerouted to Anchorage after a passenger allegedly smeared excrement in two of the aircraft’s lavatories. The man is also said to have tried to flush his shirt down the loo. Further details about the ...

The Paramount Chief of the Builsa Traditional area, Naab Azagsuk Azantilow, has expressed worry at the penchant of parents in his jurisdiction to give their children local names that are alien to their ethnic group. According to him, parents should endeavor to offer indigenous names that are identical with the people. Speaking during the annual Fiok festival of the area, ...

LIVERPOOL midfielder Gini Wijnaldum has hailed Philippe Coutinho, becoming the first player to react to his move to Barcelona. Since Liverpool and Barcelona reached an agreement over a £142million deal, no player from Anfield has given their response to the move. The Liverpool squad has since flown to Dubai for some warm-weather training ahead of their clash with Manchester City ...