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Osu Mantse, Nii Kinka Dowuona IV has died

President of the Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs, Nii Okwei Kinka Ďowuona IV, has died. JoyNews’ sources indicate that the Osu Mantse died on...

Coronavirus: Three schools record cases in Bono Region

A College of Education and two Senior High Schools in the Bono Region have recorded nine Covid-19 cases among students since the re-opening of...

Taxi driver impregnates three biological sisters [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Taxi driver impregnates three biological sisters Nemesis has finally caught up with an Accra-based taxi driver (name withheld) for having illicit affairs with...

Dr Obengfo granted GH¢100,000 bail

Chief Executive Officer of Advanced Bodysculpt Centre, widely known as Dr Obengfo Hospital, has been granted bail of GH¢100,000.00. This follows Dr Dominic Kwame Obeng-Andoh’s...

Man in trouble for killing monkey at Boabeng-Fiema monkey Sanctuary

A-40-year- old man, Kwabena Adu, alias Natibongo, is in trouble for allegedly killing a monkey at the Boabeng-Fiema monkey sanctuary. Natibongo from Akumsa-Dumase, a suburb...

Four in critical condition after shooting incident near Songor lagoon

At least four people are in a critical condition after a shooting incident on Friday at Madagbeh, a community in the Ada West District...

CHRAJ calls on MPs to declare assets

Commissioner for the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Joseph Whittal, on Thursday, charged Members of Parliament (MPs) and government appointees to...

Farmer beaten to death with condoms planted on him

A farmer by name Akwasi Nyarko has been allegedly beaten to death at Assin Nsuem in the Central region by people who are yet...

Noguchi appeals for monthly disinfection

A Senior Research Fellow at the Immunology Department of Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Dr Kwadwo Asamoah, has made a passionate appeal to...

Boy, 20, defiles 15-year-old girl in the bush

A 15-year-old primary six pupil has been allegedly defiled by one Kotey, 20, a Junior High School leaver at Wassa Agave in the Wassa...

Klagon Chief, six others remanded for murder

The Kaneshie District Court has remanded into police custody, the Chief of Klagon, Nii Bortey Klan I, and six others. The seven have been accused...

Girl, 18, recounts terrifying tale of how she survived ritual kidnapping [Video]

An 18-year-old girl has recounted the terrifying moment three men abducted her for ritual purposes and how she survived the ordeal. She recalled how...

Koku Anyidoho breaks hearts with photo from daughter’s burial

The Founder of the Atta Mills Institute, Koku Anyidoho, has left hearts broken with a photo from the burial of his eight-year-old daughter.  Mr Anyidoho...

Why is Jean Mensa being protected like North Korean leader? – Kofi Bentil wonders

Vice President of IMANI-Africa, Kofi Bentil, is wondering why the head of Ghana’s Electoral Commission, Mrs Jean Mensa, is being followed by army men...

GES sends message to 2020 BECE graduates on SHS placement

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced preparations are underway for the release of Senior High School (SHS) placement for 2020/21 academic year. This was...

Driver shot in the head as robbers attack ambulance transporting pregnant woman

The driver of an ambulance with registration number GV 644-20 has been shot in the head after he was attacked by highway robbers at...

Judicial officer dispatched to join Rojo Mettle-Nunoo as he gives evidence through Skype [video]

A judicial officer has been dispatched to join the third witness of the petitioner, Robert Joseph Mettle-Nunoo, from where he is testifying. Mr Mettle-Nunoo will give...

NDC Deputy Organiser passes on

The Savannah Regional Deputy Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mahama Asumah has passed on. Mr Azumah, popularly known as "Chuu" reportedly died in...

Kumasi: Couple considering divorce over excessive farting [Video]

A couple in Kumasi are considering divorce after accusing one another of excessive and uncontrolled farting. The male partner in the 10-year-old marriage has accused...

NLC secures injunction against strike by Universities’ Senior Staff

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has obtained an interlocutory injunction from the High Court against a strike by the Senior Staff Association of Universities...

Coronavirus: 40 students at Akosombo test positive

A private school at Akosombo in the Asuogyaman District of the Eastern Region has recorded 40 confirmed cases of Covid-19. This was revealed by the...

Generator fume kills two, another in coma

Two people have been confirmed dead and another in coma after inhaling carbon monoxide emanated from generator fumes in the early hours of Thursday. The...

Woman allegedly commits suicide at Atebubu

A 28-year-old woman, who has been identified as Jennifer Mier, has allegedly committed suicide by hanging at Atebubu in the Bono East Region.  According to...

Hydrogen peroxide not approved by FDA as Covid-19 treatment – GMA

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) says the Food and Drugs Authority, the Ghana Health Service, Health Ministry, the World Health Organisation or any...

Concerned residents of Asante Akyem Central root for MCE’s reappointment

A group calling itself 'Concerned Citizens of Akratiebesa Fitamu' is rooting for the reappointment of its Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Madam Akomeah. The group believes...

Petition Hearing: Nana B sends message to Kpessa-Whyte

The National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Boakye, known as Nana B, has described the National Democratic Congress (NDC) agents,...

Adentan police impound 59 motorbikes

The Adentan Divisional Police Command has embarked on a swoop to clamp down on activities of criminals in the division/municipality. The operation, led by ACP/...

Parliament summons COCOBOD CEO

Parliament has summoned the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo, over its indebtedness to Cocoa License...

Why I chose Christianity over chieftaincy – MP reveals

Member of Parliament (MP) for Akyem Abuakwa constituency, Samuel Atta Akyea, has not regretted choosing his faith over chieftaincy. According to him, he had to...

Coronavirus: Nine deaths recorded, active cases now 777

Ghana has recorded 777 new coronavirus cases. This brings the country’s active case count to 5,786. Additionally, nine new deaths have also been recorded pushing...

Petition Hearing: What Kpessa-Whyte said after Supreme Court testimony

Dr Michael Kpessa-Whyte, second witness for the petitioner, John Mahama, challenging results of December polls at the Supreme Court has expressed reservations. Dr Kpessa-Whyte is...

Woman arrested for dumping baby in gutter at Asylum Down

A woman, identified as Obaa Yaa, is in police grips for dumping her dead baby in the Asylum down drains. Witnesses, speaking to Adom News,...

Man threatens divorce over wife’s fart

An elderly husband has had enough of their one-year-old marriage over his wife's frequent flatulence. The 56-year-old Agya David described his wife's bedroom farting as...

Sleep-driving possible cause of accident on Buipe-Tamale highway – Police

The police say preliminary investigations have revealed that the accident which happened at Sarekyekura, on the Buipe-Tamale highway, Wednesday, was caused by sleep-driving. Public Relations Officer...

Fire guts nursery school, shop at Madina [Video]

Fire ravaged a nursery school at Madina in the late hours of Wednesday, February 3, 2021. The inferno also gutted a carpentry workshop...

Coronavirus: ‘Let’s bury used nose masks’

An Environmental Health Analyst at the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Florence Kuukyi, has bemoaned the indiscriminate disposal of used nose masks in the country and...

Taadi missing girls: Judgment day set for March 5

The Sekondi High Court has set March 5, 2021 as judgment day in the murder case involving two Nigerian nationals, Samuel Udoetuk Wills and John Oji,...

Monkey delivered of a baby through C-section at Kumasi Zoo [Photos]

A mona monkey at the Kumasi Zoological Gardens has given birth to a baby male primate through a C-section. The surgery was conducted by Dr...

Cleaner jailed 15 years for defilement

There was drama at an Accra Circuit Court when a 33-year-old cleaner, who had denied defiling a 10-year-old girl at Sabon Zongo, near Laterbiokoshie,...

Sammy Gyamfi justifies Mahama’s decision to inspect EC’s documents

National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has described their request to inspect the Electoral Commission (EC)'s documents as a step in...