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GHS trains health workers on Larval Source Management

The National Malaria Control Programme has organised a one-day training workshop in Larval Source Management (LSM) for key stakeholders in Bolgatanga in the Upper...

Amma Frimpomaa Dwumah donates on her birthday

Amma Frimpomaa Dwumah, a native of Odumase in the Bono Region, a philanthropist, and the Managing Director of SIC Life Savings and Loans, has...

I’ve settled NCA debts, paid 2-year advance – Agradaa

Patience Asiedua, popularly known as Nana Agradaa, has told an Accra Circuit Court presided over by Emmanuel Essandor that she has settled all outstanding...

Family of medical student who died in Cuba breaks silence

The family of 23-year-old Erasmus Klutse, a medical student who died in Cuba, has requested for privacy in this difficult moment. According to them,...

Body of medical student who died in Cuba to be flown in after autopsy

The remains of 23-year-old Erasmus Klutse, a Ghanaian medical student who died in Cuba is expected to be flown into the country after autopsy. The...

Nsoromma’s Abrantie made ambassador for HELEH CHECC

Latest winner of Adom TV's popular kids singing show, Nsoromma, has secured his role as the latest ambassador for HELEH Africa Foundation's latest health...

You can’t prosecute anyone – Kennedy Agyapong tells Special Prosecutor [Video]

Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, says he is certain the Special Prosecutor nominee, Kissi Agyemang, will not be able to...

Heavy rains to hit parts of Ghana today

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has announced that heavy rainfall will be experienced in some parts of the country. This morning, the rains are expected...

Ejura: Truck crashes overspeeding motor rider to death

A DAF articulated truck has crashed to death, beyond recognition, a man believed to be in his 40s at Ejura Mpaebo in the Ashanti...

Ibrahim Mahama wins Gabby Otchere-Darko’s heart

The founder of Danquah Institute, Gabby Otchere-Darko, has commended the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Dzata Cement, Ibrahim Mahama for his exploits. According to...

NDC reacts to arrest of Citi FM journalist by National Security operatives

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has condemned the arrest of a journalist with Accra-based Citi FM by National Security operatives. The journalist, Caleb Kudah, was...

Chiefs, locals, fighting military taskforce – Defense Minister reveals

The Defense Minister, Dominic Nitiwul has revealed that some chiefs and locals in areas where illegal mining is prevalent are fighting back the military...

Checkout prison infrastructure built by Church of Pentecost [Photos]

The Church of Pentecost has built and donated a prison infrastructure to the Ghana Prisons Service at Ejura in the Ashanti Region. The church is...

‘Galamsey’ fight: 28 excavators, 267 chanfans destroyed

The government's resolve to end illegal mining, known as galamsey in Ghana, is yielding results, Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul has said. The activities of the...

Birim North DCE under fire

District Chief Executive (DCE) for Birim North District Assembly in the Eastern Region, Remond Nana Damptey, is under fire over a certificate awarded him...

Citi FM journalist allegedly picked up by National Security operatives

A journalist with Accra-based Citi FM, Caleb Kudah, has reportedly been picked up by National Security operatives. According to sources, the operatives stormed the premises...

One feared dead in Legon underpass accident [Video]

One person is feared dead after four cars were involved in an accident that occurred at the University of Ghana underpass on the Adentan-Accra...

Ashanti Region: Fire kills eight in first quarter of 2021

The Ashanti Region has recorded eight deaths from 127 fire incidents in the first quarter of the year. Poor adherence to basic fire measures is...

Former Minister urges colleagues to patronise local healthcare following her experience

A former Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister, Mrs Elizabeth Agyemang, is urging colleague politicians and the general public who fly out of the country forhealthcare...

Police in Ashanti gun down one suspected robber

The police in Ashanti have gunned down a suspected robber after an alleged exchange of gun shots along the Anwiankwanta-Obuasi Highway. According to the Police,...

Koku Anyidoho comes face-to-face with man who threatened him on social media

Chief Executive Officer of the Atta Mills Institute, Koku Anyidoho, has finally unmasked the 'faceless' cyberbully who threatened him. Kind courtesy of the Criminal Investigations...

Bus operators face suspension as NRSA begins safety inspection

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has intensified efforts to address road accidents with daily inspection of vehicles at bus terminals. A team is dispatched...

Ga Traditional Council humbles Diana Asamoah [Photos]

After rendering a public apology on social media, gospel musician and evangelist, Diana Asamoah, has followed up in person to apologise to the Ga Traditional...

Galamsey: Activities of Operation Vanguard suspended

JoyNews/AdomNews · Galamsey: Activities of Operation Vanguard suspended The activities of any taskforce including Operation Vanguard and other taskforces in the fight against illegal mining...

Dr Adutwum engages former Education Ministers to share knowledge [Photos]

Eight former Ministers of Education in Ghana have called for the use of accumulated knowledge of all to help get the best for Ghana’s...

Dolait appreciates Chief Imam for role in peaceful business climate

Soticam Ghana Limited, distributors of Dolait Probiotic Yoghurt, has made some donations to the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, for his role...

Unidentified man knocked down to death at Oyarifa

The Ghana Police Service has appealed to the public to help locate the family of an unidentified man believed to be in 30s knocked...

Nigerian officials set to arrive in Ghana over traders’ conflict

A Nigerian ministerial delegation is set to arrive in Ghana to resolve the lingering conflict between Nigerian traders and Ghanaian authorities. The delegation, which has the task...

Irate Aflao residents embark on demo over poor roads [Photos]

Residents of Aflao in the Volta Region have embarked on a demonstration to register their displeasure over bad roads in the area. According to them,...

Women aren’t supposed to be asked when they’ll marry – Patience Nyarko [Video]

Gospel musician, Patience Nyarko, says it’s not apt when presenters ask female celebs when they will marry during interviews. According to her, she finds it...

Students of Takoradi Technical University reject certificate

Some students of the Takoradi Technical University (TTU) have rejected the Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering certificates issued to them by the University...

Multimedia Group journalist, Isaac K. Normanyo gets ‘Adansiman Bofuo’ award

A journalist with The Multimedia Group Limited, Isaac K. Normanyo, has been awarded the title ‘Adansiman Bofuo’ in the Ashanti Region. The title was bestowed...

Police gun down suspected robber, three others arrested

A suspected armed robber was gunned down by police officers of the Jacobu District Police Command on Tuesday May 11. The police also arrested three...

Ritual murder: Fetish priest incurs wrath of Amanase chief [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Ritual murder: Fetish priest incurs wrath of Amanase chief The Chief of Amanase, a community in the Ayensuano District near Suhum in...

Top security chiefs inducted into office

The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), Vice-Admiral Seth Amoama; the Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Rear Admiral Issah Adam Yakubu; and the...

Owusu Bempah apologises over #FixTheCountry comment

Head of Communications at Ghana National Gas Company, Ernest Owusu Bempah, has rendered an unqualified apology over attacks on celebrities who are part of...

Customs driver jailed for selling official vehicle

Wonder Ahiadzro, a driver of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Customs Division, who stole and sold a Toyota Land Cruiser at the cost of...

Court refuses to hear galamseyers’ case

The Kaneshie District Court has refused to hear the case of 11 alleged illegal miners (galamseyers) who were said to be mining in the Atewa...

Tears flow as Ghanaian medical student dies in Cuba

Ghanaian medical students in Cuba are calling on their government back home to come to their aid as they claim they live in terrible...

Over 10 make-shift structures razed down by fire at Krofrom

Over 10 wooden structures at Krofrom Market have been destroyed by fire. The wooden shacks served as homes and shops for the inhabitants. Currently, no...