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Supreme Court throws out Assin North MP’s application

The Supreme Court has in a unanimous decision dismissed an application filed by Assin North MP, James Gyakye Quayson. This was a review application that...

Why Anas is trending on Twitter

Ace Ghanaian investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, who has been on the low for months, is currently trending on Twitter. This comes a few hours...

Huawei donates to support students with hearing impairment at Mampong

Huawei Ghana has donated ICT devices and equipment worth ¢125,000 to facilitate the teaching and learning of students living with hearing loss at the...

Oppong Nkrumah trends on social media as he turns 40 today

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, is celebrating his 40th birthday today, April 5. Mr. Oppong Nkurmah, who also serves as the Member of Parliament for...

Looming danger: Children turn Tamale Interchange into playground

There is looming danger at the newly constructed Tamale Interchange, as some pedestrians, especially schoolchildren, have turned the dual-carriage interchange into a walkway and...

Samira Bawumia leads Zongo women to recite Quran to begin Ramadan

National Nasara Coordinator, Abdul Aziz Haruna Futa, has revealed that women in the Muslim community can equally take part in the recitals of the...

Mother of missing Lands Commission staff’s emotional appeal to Ghanaians

The mother of the missing Lands Commission staffer has made an emotional appeal for the state to assist in finding her daughter. Rhodaline Amoah-Darko, 33,...

Zoomlion wins Excellence Change Management Award

Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL) has been awarded Excellence Change Management Brand of the Year at the just ended 4th Africa Human Resources Innovation Awards...

I have been to hell and back – Odartey Lamptey recounts struggles with ex-wife [Audio]

Former Ghana international, Nii Odartey Lamptey, has said no man should go through what he experienced as far as his previous marriage was concerned. His...

GRA launches taxpayers’ portal & App

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has launched a Taxpayers’ Portal and App. The portal, GRA explains, makes it easier and more convenient for taxpayers...

JHS graduate attempts suicide for not getting school placement

JoyNews/AdomNews · My daughter nearly committed suicide for not getting placement - Father A Junior High School (JHS) graduate has contemplated suicide after unsuccessful attempts...

Outgoing US Ambassador bids Otumfuo farewell

Outgoing U.S Ambassador to Ghana, Stephanie S. Sullivan, has visited Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to officially inform him of her departure from Ghana. Ambassador...

Fate of Assin North MP to be determined on this date…

The Supreme Court has set April 13, 2022, to deliver its ruling on whether Assin North Member of Parliament (MP), James Gyakye Quayson, should...

‘Dumsor’ crisis looming: Former Power Minister warns

A former Minister of Power, Dr Kwabena Donkor, says Ghana risks returning to the dreaded days of erratic power outages known as ‘dumsor’ in...

GPRTU to announce new transport fares

The leadership of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has set Tuesday, April 5, 2022, to announce the percentage increase in transportation fares....

Shocking as GIS protocol list from Office of the President pops up

It has emerged that the presidency is breathing on the necks of officials of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) for protocol recruitment. A document available...

Shanghai Covid lockdown extended to entire city

Chinese authorities have extended their lockdown of Shanghai to cover all its 25 million people after a fresh surge in Covid cases. Until now, there...

Full video: Akufo-Addo’s explosive interview on BBC

President Akufo-Addo says the current woes of the country’s economy are due to the economic disruptions in the past two years caused by the...

Police officer arrested for brandishing weapon interdicted

The Ghana Police Service has announced the interdiction of one of its personnel seen in a viral video brandishing a gun. The suspect was...

28 robbery suspects arrested; 2 others shot dead in March

As a result of sustained, intelligence-led operations conducted across the country in the month of March 2022, the police arrested 28 robbery suspects. Two...

GH¢35m not sufficient to rebuild Apiate – Rev. Dr. Joyce Aryee

The Chairman of the Apiatse Support Fund Committee, Rev. Dr. Joyce Aryee, says the over GHc35 Million received as donations to the Apiate Support...

EOCO probes Zongo Fund

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has commenced investigations into allegations of financial impropriety levelled against the Zongo Development Fund (ZoDF) secretariat by...

Tidal waves: Housing units for victims to be ready in three months

JoyNews/AdomNews · 15-unit two bedroom house for Keta tidal wave victims to be ready in three months – Ketu South MCE Victims who were displaced...

Every economy is struggling – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has defended his management of the country’s economy by alluding to the economic situations prevailing in economies across the globe. According to him,...

Tidal waves: Ketu South MP fumes over neglect

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ketu South, Dzifa Gomashie, says the communities hit by tidal waves in the Keta municipality on Sunday, have been...

Cardinal Turkson gets top Vatican appointment again

Pope Francis on Monday appointed Cardinal Peter Turkson as the new chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social...

Odartey Lamptey reacts to court decision, reveals cost of East Legon mansion [Listen]

Former Black Stars player, Odartey Lamptey, has said he is elated after an Accra High Court granted him custody of his East Legon mansion. Speaking...

Police arrest 28 robbery suspects, shoot two others dead

The Ghana Police Service says it has conducted sustained intelligence-led operations across the country which has led to the arrest of some 28 suspected...

Drama as breathing man is brought to mortuary to be kept ‘by force’

There was drama at the Effiankwanta Regional Hospital mortuary in the Western Region where about four well-built men presented someone who was not dead...

Maggie Wealthy Foundation donates sanitary pads to school girls in North Dayi [Photos]

A non-governmental organisation, Maggie Wealthy Foundation, has donated sanitary pads to basic school girls in the North Dayi District of the Volta Region. The beneficiary schools...

District police headquarters commissioned at Trede to beef up security

A District Police Headquarters has been commissioned at Trede in the Ashanti region to beef up security in the area. Being one of the fastest...

Trede District Hospital project progressing, after suffering delays – DCE

Construction of the Trede District Hospital in the Ashanti region is progressing, but at a slow pace. That’s according to the District Chief Executive (DCE)...

Akufo-Addo spent over ¢3m to attend Bishop T. D. Jakes’ summit – Ablakwa alleges

The MP for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has alleged that President Akufo-Addo is back to his lavish spending as he continuous to patronise...

Elders of 4 Quarters of Osu, others must rise up to defend their inheritance – Nii Osiahene IV

Nii Osiahene IV, Osu Stool, has called on the Elders of the 4 Quarters, the discerning youth and all stakeholders interested in the well-being...

Gov’t asked to establish container terminal in Ketu North

Former special aide to late President Rawlings, Dr Donald Agumenu, has asked government to consider situating a container terminal at the Akanu border in...

Harmonise efforts and support  road safety mass media campaigns – Road Agencies urged

A one-day planning meeting on strategic communication to improve road safety in the city has ended with a call on road safety agencies to...

Why MD for Ghana Airports Company was dismissed – Transport Minister discloses

The Transport Minister, Kweku Ofori-Asiamah, has justified government’s decision in dismissing the former MD for Ghana Airports Company limited Mr. Yaw Kwakwa. According to...

NGOs to partner Adom News to create over 50 libraries annually in Oti Region

Africa Library Project U.S.A, as part of its initiative to improve the standard of education in the Oti Region, has collaborated with Michael Lapsley...

Odartey Lamptey trends after winning back East Legon mansion from ex-wife

Former Ghana international, Odartey Lamptey, has been trending on twitter for winning a case against his ex-wife, Gloria Appiah. An Accra Court has ruled that the...

Dr Duffuor, Ben Nunu Mensah, William Akufo, Mr Delarbi, others storm Fire Lady’s dad’s funeral

Former Finance Minister, Dr Kwabena Duffuor and speculated presidential candidate hopeful for the National Democratic Congress, stormed the funeral of Mavis Amanor's father's funeral. The...