Joy FM early-morning news bulletin

Asantehene directs chiefs at Bekwai to collaborate with security agencies to deal with illegal miners destroying the area at an alarming rate

Rescuers have been working through the night to save scores of passengers who were stranded after a pontoon that was ferrying them across the Volta Lake broke down last night.

President Akufo Addo's representative at the Ministry of Finance, Ken Ofori Atta, has flown out to the United States to seek medical review after suffering post-COVID-19 complications.

Education Minister-designate, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, says schools will remain open in spite of the surge of COVID-19 cases recorded in schools. The nominee said that the military has been engaged to ensure the distribution of PPE to all schools, arguing that the schools are currently the safest place for students.

COVID-19 is becoming the leading cause of mental health disorders in Ghana; 50,000 people in Ashanti Region to be profiled for COVID-19 relief packages.

Parliament's Appointments Committee begins vetting of President Akufo Addo's ministerial nominees this morning. As part of strict COVID-19 protocols which have been introduced to curb the spread of the virus, only four persons will be allowed to accompany the nominee.

On Thursday, Speaker of Parliament - Alban Bagbin - introduced new measures to slow the spread of the virus in the house after confirming that 15 MPs and some other staff of Parliament have tested positive.

At least 14 persons are in the hospital after being injured in Wednesday's deadly collisions between two commercial buses. The incident occurred at Sakrewa, a farming community near Fufulso in the Savannah Region

Legal team for NDC 2020 Presidential Candidate - John Mahama - is urging the Supreme Court to compel the EC to allow them to inspect the election results summary and collation sheets used to declare the election results