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19-year-old jailed eight years for defiling girlfriend’s friend

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a motor rider to eight years imprisonment for defiling his girlfriend’s companion at Agbogboloshie, Accra. Edward Mensah, 19, charged...

Irate youth vandalise NPP office, MCE’s property at Berekum [Video+Photos]

Some irate youth, believed to be members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), have vandalised the Berekum East NPP office. The vandals are reported to...

Manhyia North MP robbed [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · MANHYIA NORTH MP ROBBED The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for (MP) for Manhyia North Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Akwasi...

NCCE chairperson resigns [Listen]

The Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has resigned to take up a new role as ECOWAS ambassador to Liberia. Her resignation...

Oliver Barker-Vormawor allegedly calls off hunger strike in detention

Convener of the #FixtheCountry Movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has allegedly suspended his hunger strike over his arrest. Mr Barker-Vormawor is currently being tried for treason felony...

High Court sets March 28 to rule on Sosu-IGP case

The Human Rights Division of the Accra High Court has announced a date to rule on an interlocutory injunction by the Member of Parliament...

Stephen Appiah spotted in a Muntari Hearts jersey during Super Clash

Former Black Stars captain Stephen Appiah showed up at the Accra Sports stadium in a customised Hearts of Oak jersey with Muntari inscribed at...

Mahama’s appointee clears air on ‘Adwoa Safo is my latest crush’ comment [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Mahama's Appointee Clears Air On 'Adwoa Safo Is My Latest Crush' Comment A former Sekyere Afram Plains District Chief Executive (DCE) under the...

Two die in fire near Circle

Two persons died in the early hours of Sunday after fire swept through Railway Line, a slum near Circle in Accra. The fire which started...

Heartbreak inspired my ‘Homhom Kronkron’ song; pain was so deep – Moses Atobrah

Gospel artiste, Moses Atobrah, has revealed the circumstance under which he was inspired to compose his first song, “Homhom Kronkron”, which has inspired many...

Beyi W’ano: Govt cold store at Kormantse left to rot

A million euros cold storage facility built by the government at Kormantse in the Central region has been left to rot. The facility is part...

#FixTheCountry convenor denies being presidential staffer under Mahama

#FixTheCountry convenor, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has dismissed claims that he served as a presidential staffer in the Mahama administration. According to him, “Abronye DC on...

NPP Polls: Man pulls gun, another assaulted as chaos breaks out at Kade

There was chaos at the Kade Constituency office of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Eastern Region over alleged hoarding of polling...

Man arrested for exhuming queen mother’s corpse to steal beads

A 45-year-old man, Kojo Essel, has been apprehended by the residents of Ekumfi Gyankoma for allegedly exhuming a Queen mother's corpse. Mr Essel was nabbed...

Pray for us – Robbers tell passengers after VIP bus operation

Five armed robbers wearing masks with guns and other weapons have attacked over 40 passengers onboard a VIP bus with registration number GT 5795-16. Reports...

Govt holds 4th town hall meeting on E-levy in Wa

Government, through the Information Ministry, will today hold another town hall meeting to discuss the controversial Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy). The 4th meeting will take place...

Meteo Agency staff to meet Labour Minister today over conditions of service

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) staff are to meet the Employment and Labour Relations Minister today over their demand for better conditions of service. They...

Rats, weed take over newly constructed Yilo Krobo District Hospital

Rats and weed have taken over the newly constructed Yilo Krobo District Hospital in the Eastern Region. The 120-bed health facility, which was completed in...

Power FM’s Oheneba Boamah now a free man

Power FM presenter, Oheneba Boamah Bennie, was on Monday morning released from the Nsawam Prison after serving 14 days in jail. He was received by...

Africa Paralympic Committee appoints Countryman Songo as Head of Communication

Adom TV’s award-winning presenter, Patrick Osei Agyemang, popularly known as Countryman Songo, has been appointed as Head of Communication for Africa Paralympic Committee (APC). In...

Mahama’s aide offers powerful prayers for FixTheCountry’s Barker-Vormawor

Special aide to former President John Mahama, Joyce Bawa Mogtari, has offered powerful prayers for #FixTheCountry convenor, Oliver Barker-Vormawor. It is Madam Mogtari's hope...

Mahama meets former IGP

Former President John Mahama has met with a former Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christopher Kobla Dewornu. This was over the weekend during the funeral of...

Ghana@65: Ours is a story of hope – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has noted that Ghana’s story of 65 years of independence is one that speaks about hope for a prosperous future. This year’s independence...

Two dead after motorbike crashes with vehicle at Bole

Two people on a motorbike have died in a collision with a Toyota Camry with registration number GR -9045-19 at Bole in the Savannah...

Akufo-Addo reacts to rampant coup d’etats in West Africa

President Nana Akufo-Addo has dismissed claims that coup d’etats are becoming a norm in West Africa. “It’s not a norm; I am not sure we...

Highway robbers attack travellers at Anwia Nkwanta

JoyNews/AdomNews · Highway robbers attack travelers at Anwia Nkwanta A gang of highway robbers reportedly attacked commuters at Anwia Nkwanta in the Ashanti Region. The incident...

‘Education Ministry not recruiting headteachers for STEM schools’

Deputy Education Minister, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has refuted assertions by the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) that the Ministry of Education, has...

Savelugu SHS students protest quality of meals served by authorities

The students of the Savelugu Senior High School (SHS) in the Northern Region on Sunday, February 20, protested the quality of meals offered them...

Kingpin in Maamobi-Nima violence arrested

The Ghana Police Service has announced another of the suspected kingpins in the Maamobi-Nima violent clash has been arrested. Ali Awudu had been on the...

12 Nigerians arrested for cyber fraud at Bole

Police in Bole in the Savannah Region have arrested 12 persons on suspicion of cyber fraud. The 12 are believed to be Nigerians residing at...

Huge sums of money burnt after fire guts compound house in Tamale

A 34-year-old businessman, Ibrahim Jawab, has lost a huge amount of money after a fire razed down a compound house with 11 rooms and...

Drinking spot operator inflicts cutlass wound on customer over balance

A 63-year-old man, Akwasi Appau, is battling for his life after his friend inflicted cutlass wound on him over balance at Assin Ninkyiso in...

Court orders Police to protect Osu Dzase to perform final funeral rites of late chief

The Accra High Court has ordered the Police to protect and assist the Osu Kinka We Dzasetse and Elders and Councilors of the Osu...

Trailer-bus crash kills 4 on the spot, injures several others at Juaso

At least four people travelling on a Sprinter bus died from a crash with a trailer at Juaso in the Ashanti Region on Saturday,...

Kneeless corpse buried on football pitch at Sawla

Some residents of Sawla in the Kalba District of the Savanna Region on Saturday, February 19, 2022 discovered the kneeless body of a man,...

Measures are in place to ensure safe air travel despite Meteorological Agency’s strike – GCAA

The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has assured the general public that air travel is safe and secure despite the strike action embarked on...

2 firefighters involved in accident on Kwame Danso-Atebubu highway discharged – GNFS

Two out of the five firefighters, who were involved in the gory accident on the Kwame Danso-Atebubu Highway, have been discharged. In a press release...

Prof Gyampo causes stir after storming Legon campus with quad bike

A professor at the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana, Ransford Gyampo, has been spotted arriving at the premises of Ghana's premier...

2 MPs have denied endorsing probe into Atta Mills’ death – Deputy Minority Chief Whip alleges

Two out of the four NPP Members of Parliament (MP) who filed a private member’s motion to probe the death of the late President...

Meteo strike: Airlines flying into Ghana do so at their own risk – Forecasting Director

Acting Director of Forecasting and Synoptic Meteorology, Joseph Tetteh Portuphy, has highlighted some implications of the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) staff strike. Speaking in an...