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One shot dead, 6 injured in robbery at Gomoa Manso [Photos]

One person has been shot dead in a robbery at a sand winning site at Gomoa Manso in the Gomoa Central District of the...

Woman stabs lover to death after being denied grasscutter soup

Police at Abesim in the Sunyani Municipality have arrested Hilda Asumani, a 27- year-old hairdresser, for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend, Prince Yaw Aboagye, to...

Govt given 7 days to reconstitute expired university councils

The Minority in Parliament has given government a seven-day ultimatum to constitute new governing councils for all public universities across the country after their...

CLOGSAG threatens to strike over pension contributions

Members of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) say they will lay down their tools in two weeks if the...

NLC summons striking Universities’ Senior Staff

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has summoned the striking Universities' Senior Staff (SSA) to appear before it on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. The meeting has...

Drama in court as Ghanaian wife of convicted Chinese illegal miner pleads for leniency

There was drama at the court complex in Kumasi when the Ghanaian wife of a convicted illegal Chinese immigrant stormed the venue with their...

Residents burn fetish priest’s houses over murder of 12-year-old boy

Residents of Ndowukope in the Akatsi North District of the Volta Region and their Assembly member have burnt a shrine and other houses belonging...

Akufo-Addo unveils 500 waste trucks as govt partners Jospong

The President, Nana Akufo-Addo, has announced that the next phase of Ghana’s waste management is to convert trash to energy. He indicated this will add...

Why lady poured salt in food lover’s mother cooked will shock you [Video]

A Kumasi-based woman, identified simply as Linda, has gone the extreme to prevent third party involvement in her relationship. Heavily pregnant Linda poured a full...

Alleged coup plot: Court told how accused persons were secretly filmed

An Accra High Court has been briefed on how the Defence Intelligence Department of the Ghana Armed Forces secretly filmed meetings of the alleged...

Afriyie-Ankrah’s take on Kissi Agyebeng as Special Prosecutor

The National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) Director of Elections, Elvis Afriyie-Ankrah, has expressed reservations about the nomination of Kissi Agyebeng as the next Special Prosecutor. According...

Three miners perish in gory accident at Ayanfuri [Photos]

Three workers at the Perseus Mining company have perished in a gory accident at Ayanfuri in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central...

Good news for #FixTheCountry campaigners

A Supreme Court panel, presided over by Justice Yaw Appau, has set aside a High Court order that indefinitely barred the fix the country...

What killed popular Ghanaian journalist

Popular veteran journalist, Sekyere Poproro Boateng, has passed on. Wofa Sekyere Boateng, as he was affectionately called, passed on on Monday, June 7, 2021, aged...

Ken Agyapong to lead demo against NIA boss [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Ken Agyapong to lead demo against NIA boss Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Professor Kenneth Agyeman Attafuah, has incurred the...

Two jailed 40 years for robbery, others remanded

Two persons, arrested by police in the Upper East Region for robbery, have been jailed a total of 40 years with hard labour. The suspects,...

Four landlords fined for failing to construct household toilets

The La Magistrate Court has convicted four landlords over their refusal to construct a household toilet.  The four, namely Mary Tagoe, Doris Lamptey, Asowah and...

Cannabis production applications flood Narcotics Commission

The Narcotics Control Commission has reminded all that the use of cannabis is illegal and a criminal offence in the country in spite of...

Denkyira Breman chiefs purify land after mining pit collapse

The chiefs and people of Denkyira Breman in the Central Region where a mining pit collapsed have purified the land by pouring libation and...

Okada rider in critical condition after colliding with taxi

A commercial motor rider, identified simply as Nana Yaw, is battling for his life at the Nsawam Government Hospital after colliding with a taxi...

Adom FM gets results: Govt tackles congestion at Koforidua SECTECH

Students of Koforidua Senior High Technical School (SECTECH) who, hitherto, were sleeping on the floor, can now heave a sigh of relief. This follows the...

Many feared dead in gory accident at Afigya Kwabre

Many persons are feared dead with others injured in a gory accident at Soko in the Afigya Kwabere North District of the Ashanti Region. The...

Court orders deportation of 4 Chinese ‘galamseyers’ [Video]

A Kumasi High Court has convicted four Chinese nationals for their involvement in illegal mining activities on a 40-acre land of Obuasi-based Seidu Fanzia...

Retired teacher shoots himself dead at Ekumfi Aburam

A retired teacher, Emmanuel Abrokwa, has shot himself dead at Ekumfi Aburam in the Ekumfi District of the Central Region, Monday morning after returning...

Marijuana farming to be legalised in Ghana

Ghana has initiated processes to legalise the farming or cultivation of Indian hemp (weed) under license. In 2020, some countries in Africa, through their national...

Confusion rocks GES office over promotional exam results

Scores of teachers from far and near have thronged the premises of the Ghana Education Service (GES) over what they described as an attempt...

Afriyie-Ankrah bares teeth at Akufo-Addo over burning of excavators

The National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) Director of Elections, Elvis Afriyie-Ankrah, has expressed disappointment in President Nana Akufo-Addo over the burning of excavators. Mr Afriyie-Ankrah says...

McCarthy Hill residents threaten court action if cement factory project is not stopped

President of the McCarthy Hill Residents Association says they will have no option but to head straight to court for an injunction to stop...

Search for new VC: University of Ghana sued

The University of Ghana has been sued for some alleged irregularities in its search for a new Vice-Chancellor (VC). In a writ sighted by Joy...

PR Boys donate sanitary pads to school girls [Photos]

PR Boys, a marketing communications and events organisation, has donated sanitary pads to school girls at Otabikrom in the Asikuma Ododen Brakwa District of...

COVID-19: MP tests positive in Parliament

JoyNews/AdomNews · Parliament to roll out fresh measures to protect MPs from Covid–19 A Member of Parliament has reportedly tested positive for coronavirus. Parliament is...

Sir John’s funeral: #FixTheCountry campaigners to petition IGP over breach of Covid-19 protocols

#FixTheCountry convenor, Oliver Barker-Vormawor has promised to pursue a number of avenues to ensure that those responsible for breaching Covid-19 protocols at the funeral...

NHIA hastens investigations into cases of extortions

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) is on a manhunt for credentialled service providers who are demanding extra money (out of pocket payments) for...

Fire destroys part of Elmina fish market, two injured [Photos]

Two persons were Monday injured in an inferno, which burnt fresh fish and property worth thousands of cedis the Elmina Fish Market, leaving fishmongers...

Akufo-Addo launches National Security Strategy

President Nana Akufo-Addo has commissioned a newly-constructed building for the Ministry of National Security and launched the National Security Strategy document, the first such...

I have no interests in PDS – Agyapa Mercer dismisses claims

Deputy Minister Designate for Energy, Andrews Agyapa Mercer, has dismissed claims that he has interests in Power Distribution Services (PDS). Responding to questions about the...

Check out how much govt will spend to end double-track system by 2024

Government has revealed that it will spend more than ¢1.5 billion to end the controversial double-track system by 2024. According to the Education Minister, Dr...

Sir John’s funeral: GMA demands action against organisers, attendees

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) is with immediate effect calling on the police to investigate and deal with the organisers and attendees of Sir...

GH¢100 billion ‘Obaatanpa’ package: Govt places youth at centre – Finance Minister

The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, has commenced a series of engagement with the youth across the country aimed at igniting an entrepreneurial...

There’s no original reggae/dancehall artiste in Ghana – MUSIGA President [Video]

The acting president of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), Bessa Simons, says there is no recording artiste in Ghana who champions the reggae...