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Minister hits back at critics over Takoradi ‘pregnant’ woman [Listen]

The Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, has hit back at critics following his comment about Josephine Simons who went missing last week in...

Missing-but-found ‘pregnant woman’ transferred from Axim hospital

The 29-year-old pregnant woman, Josephine Simon, who went missing in Takoradi has been transferred from the Axim hospital where she was undergoing treatment after being...

Judge threatens to report witness to IGP over appearance

The presiding judge of the Delta State High Court sitting in Asaba, F. N. Azinge, on Wednesday threatened to report a prosecution witness in...

NSS welcomes new Director, Osei Assibey

The Ghana National Service Scheme (NSS) has welcomed President Akufo-Addo's appointment of former Kumasi Mayor, Osei Assibey Antwi, as the new Executive Director. Mr Assibey...

Thievery goes wrong as driver is killed in a crash while fleeing from police

An accident has foiled a suspected animal thievery as driver dies instantly in crash at Abora Kweduagya. The suspected three thieves were making away with...

Takoradi ‘pregnant’ woman: Residents go beserk; invoke curses

https://youtu.be/Xqa6xL2-jU4 Some irate residents of Columbia in Takoradi of the Western Region have taken to the streets and invoked curses over the manner in which...

UTAG sends strong message to govt

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has threatened to resume its strike action if the government fails to address their concerns as agreed. The association...

NPA boss visits Sierra Leone; pledges Ghana assistance [Photos]

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has pledged its assistance to Sierra Leone's Petroleum Regulatory Agency (PRA-SL), to help improve efficiency in its operations. This was in a...

1992 Constitution is main cause of Poverty in Ghana – Prof. Safo-Kantanka

The Right Reverend Professor Osei Safo-Kantanka is calling for the amendment of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana.  He believes it is the main cause of...

Ghana to produce fertilisers locally – Jubilee House source

Ghana will soon have a manufacturing plant to produce fertilisers locally, to meet the rising demand of farmers. This is according to the Head of...

Final year SHS student dies after attempt to escape from teacher

A final year student of the Tweneboa Kodua Senior High School (SHS ) at Kumawu in the Ashanti Region has died after falling on...

Mahama’s brother exploiting govt’s fertiliser scheme – Agric Minister

The Minister for Food and Agriculture has accused former President John Mahama’s brother of scrounging government subsidised fertilisers targeted at smallholder farmers in the...

Presidential travels: Focus should be on benefits, not expenses – Sam Okudzeto

Member of the Council of State, Samuel Okudzeto, says the constant attacks on President Nana Akufo-Addo over the cost of his travels are not...

One shot in daylight robbery at Kwashieman [Video]

A man, who is yet-to-be-identified, has been shot in a daylight robbery at Kwashieman, a suburb of Accra. The incident reportedly occurred on Wednesday afternoon...

Three arrested in connection with missing-but-found ‘pregnant woman’

Three persons have been arrested in connection with a 29-year-old pregnant woman, Josephine Simon, who went missing in Takoradi. A statement released by the Ghana...

Dampare, POMAB members storm Eastern Region

The acting Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, and some members of the Police Management Board (POMAB) have embarked on a tour in...

Childhood depression real; make children’s mental health a priority – Parents urged [Video+Photos]

The founder of Purple Olive Foundation, Lambertha Senam Bensah, has urged parents to make their children’s mental health a priority as childhood depression is...

Man found hanging at Juaso Govt Hospital

A man believed to be in his 40s who was undergoing treatment at the Juaso Government Hospital in the Ashanti region has been found...

Two drivers feared dead, 5 injured in multiple-vehicle accident at Gomoa [Video]

Two Drivers are feared dead with five others seriously injured in an accident involving three cars at Gomoa Buduatta Junction on the Kasoa-Cape Coast...

Man 47, allegedly defiles 10-year-old girl

A 47-year-old lotto agent by the name Kwame Adinkra has been remanded in police custody for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl. The alleged act occurred...

Man bags two-year jail sentence for allegedly calling police ‘thieves’

A 25-year-old man, Bala Hassan, has bagged a two-year jail term for allegedly referring to policemen as thieves. Hassan was handed the jail sentence on Tuesday,...

Exclusive: Baby bump photos of Takoradi missing-but-found pregnant woman

Adomonline.com has intercepted exclusive photos of Josephine Paynin Simons who is alleged to have faked her pregnancy and kidnapping in Takoradi. The photos capture Mrs...

More females in Volta Region than other 15 regions – 2021 PHC results

The provisional results of the 2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC) indicate that there are more females in the Volta Region than in the...

Another story emerges about missing-but-found ‘pregnant’ woman [Audio]

The Hospital Administrator at the Takoradi hospital popularly known as the European hospital, Rev Osei Boateng has confirmed that Josephine Payin Simons has been...

Police command visits assaulted ‘illegal connection’ victims, apologises to them

The Northern Regional Police Command has visited persons who were assaulted by police officers who escorted NEDCO workers to fish out persons engaged in...

Woman allegedly kills husband over adultery at Gomoa Akropong [Photos]

The Agona Swedru District Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old trader, Esi Arthur, for killing her husband over adultery. The incident reportedly occurred at...

Two primary 6 pupils drown in Newmont dam

Two primary six pupils of Ahafo Kenyasi No.2 R/C Basic school have drowned after taking a dive in the Newmont dam in Ahafo Tutuka. The...

The licensed sex predator: A chilling investigative account of a doctor who rapes his clients

The married woman who wanted a child In 2018, a woman and her husband walked into Nature’s Hand Therapeutic Centre at Gbawe, in Accra, to seek the...

Ghana’s population now 30.8 million – Statistical Service

Provisional figures from the Ghana Statistical Service puts Ghana’s current population at 30.8 million. This forms part of the outcome of the 2021 Population and...

We don’t trust Axim doctors – missing-but-found ‘pregnant’ woman’s family [Video]

Tempers are rising among family members and neighbors of Josephine Payin Simons, the pregnant woman who was allegedly kidnapped at Takoradi about a week ago. Their...

Vulcanizer arrested with military uniform, foreign pistol at Bolga

A 22-year-old vulcanizer has been arrested by the Bolga police team for possession of some military items. Acting on intelligence, a police surveillance team from...

Two busted over WASSCE fraud

Security operatives have grabbed two key suspects in connection with the leakage of some questions in the ongoing West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination...

New twist: Woman who went missing in Takoradi wasn’t pregnant – Doctors [Audio]

The Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, has given a new shocking twist to the story of a pregnant woman who went missing in...

Husband of pregnant woman who was kidnapped at Takoradi breaks silence [Audio]

The husband of a 29-year-old pregnant woman, Josephine Simon, who went missing in Takoradi before being found at Axim has broken his silence on...

Inside story: How pregnant woman kidnapped in Takoradi was found [Audio]

Kwesi Nana, the carpenter who found the 29-year-old pregnant woman who went missing in Takoradi on September 16, has narrated how it all happened. Speaking...

Kohwe wasn’t my brother – Uncle George of ‘Kyekyekule’ fame

Veteran presenter George Laing, popularly known as Uncle George, host of popular 90s kids TV show, 'Kyekyekule', has rubbished reports that fallen actor Kofi...

President Akufo-Addo addresses UN General Assembly today

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will today mount the podium at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly Hall at the annual gathering of world...

Six children escape death as collapsed building kills 90-yr-old woman

A 90-year-old woman, Rhoda Olom, has been killed in a collapsed building at Fanibi area of Akure, the Ondo State capital. The six grandchildren of...

Suspected Bibiani thief made to weed acres of land as punishment [Video]

An alleged notorious thief identified as Yaw Okyere, alias Pazito, has been busted by some residents of Bibiani-Old Town in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai...

Kwahu goes red as group accuse govt of abandoning ‘Mahama Hospital’

A group calling itself Concerned Youth of Kwahu East has staged a demonstration over the abandoned district referral hospital at Kwahu Abetifi in the...