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David Owusu-Amoah heads Information Services Department

David Owusu-Amoah has been appointed as Acting Chief Information Officer of the Information Services Department following the retirement of Charles Wereko, the former Director...

AIDS Commission has this to say about LGBTQ controversy…

The Director-General of the Ghana AIDS Commission, Kyeremeh Atuahene, has revealed that homosexuals have globally been identified as persons to be of high risk...

New twist to Assin North MP’s case

Lawyers of the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin North, Joe Gyaakye Quayson, have withdrawn an application to invoke the supervisory jurisdiction of the...

Money is not everything – Sam George fires Gabby over LGBTQI+ bill [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Sam George fires Gabby over LGBTQI+ bill Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram constituency has lashed out at a leading member of the ruling...

Buduburam Camp to go down

The Buduburam Camp, which for over two decades served as home for refugees, is to be demolished to pave the way for the redevelopment...

Committee presents report on Ejura riots to Interior Minister

The Justice Kingsley George Koomson-led committee has submitted its report on the riots that marred Ejura to the Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery. This was on...

Homos3xuality is a s3xual preference not a human right – Sam George justifies anti-LGBTQI+ bill

JoyNews/AdomNews · Sam George justifies LGBTQI+ bill One of the Members of Parliament (MP) sponsoring the anti-LGBTQI+ bill is still at sea as to why...

COVID-19: Ghana records 4,521 active cases

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has reported two more deaths in the country’s fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. In the Service’s latest update, the total...

MPs sponsoring anti-LGBTQI+ Bill get support [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · MPs sponsoring LGBTQI+ Bill gets support Christian groups have thrown support for the Members of Parliament (MPs) sponsoring the controversial Anti-LGBTQI+ in Parliament. The...

Goats trend on social media after eating food from pot on fire [Video]

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Siblings burnt to death while sleeping inside room

A man and wife based in Moshie Zongo, a suburb of Kumasi are counting their losses after fire razed down their home. Among the many...

We’re being insulted and deprived of our rights – Ga-Dangme people petition Akufo-Addo

The Ga-Dangme Lands Administration (GDLA) has petitioned President Nana Akufo-Addo to highlight the protracted issues of land ownership of the Ga-Dangme people. In the letter,...

Immigration Service intercepts 607 parcels of Indian hemp at Wli Todzi

Officers of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) at Wli Afegame border post have intercepted 607 parcels of suspected Indian hemp at Wli Todzi in...

President of the National Service Personnel Association calls for an increase in allowance

The President of the National Service Personnel Association (NASPA), Emmanuel Brimpong Akosah, has appealed to the government to consider increasing the allowance paid to...

Achimota School mourns Ghanaian engineer who drowned in Washington

The Achimota School has joined scores of Ghanaians to mourn a young engineer based in the United States of America, Andrew Amuna. Mr Amuna reportedly...

Public sector workers to hit streets

Public sector workers have announced a planned demonstration against the recent 4% and 7% increments in their wages.The demonstration is set to take place...

Why I will vote in favour of the LGBTQ+ bill – NPP MP [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Why I will vote in favour of the LGBTQ+ bill – NPP MP Member of Parliament (MP) for Nyhiaeso, Stephen Amoah, has said...

Tracy Boakye missing; Police in search for her

Tracy Boakye, a 15-year-old girl, who resides at Ash Town in the Ashanti Region, has been confirmed missing by an official police report. In...

Video of murdered gym instructor working out pops up

A video of the 34-year-old gym instructor, Stephen Akowuah, aka Little, who was shot dead at Tantra Hills on July 22, 2021, has popped...

GHA officials, agents robbing state of GHC 370, 000 daily at 9 axle load weight stations

Adom News' investigations have revealed that Ghana loses an estimated 370,000 cedis daily at nine Axle Load Weigh Stations due to tax evasion regime...

Over 50 dogs killed at Awutu Breku on orders of fetish priest [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Over 50 dogs killed in Awutu Breku The youth of Awutu Breku in the Awutu Senya District of the Central Region have killed...

Hit-and-run driver kills motor rider

A motorbike rider has been crushed by a hit-and-run driver on Bunso to Akyem Osiem highway in the Eastern Region. The female pillion rider, who...

Ghana hosts maiden ECOWAS committee meeting

Ghana will host the maiden delocalised committee meeting of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament at Winneba, Central Region, from July...

Witness confirms Dampare’s involvement in the arrest of Abuakwa North MP’s ‘killer’

Prosecution Witness in the case in which two persons are standing trial for the murder of the Abuakwa North Member of Parliament (MP) J....

National Service Personnel call for allowance increment

National President of the National Service Personnel Association (NASPA), Emmanuel Brimpong Akosah, has appealed to the Government to consider increasing the allowance paid to...

Tears as young Ghanaian engineer drowns in Washington

A young Ghanaian engineer based in the United States of America (USA) Andrew Amuna, has been reported dead. The young man reportedly died after drowning...

Pentecostal and Charismatic Council sends message to critics of Anti-LGBTQ bill

One of the promoters of the new anti-homosexuality bill, the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council is urging persons who have concerns about the draft...

Appeals Court dismisses application of Assin North and Jomoro MPs

The Court of Appeal on Monday dismissed the applications of Assin North Member of Parliament (MP), Joe Gyaakye Quayson and the MP for Jomoro,...

Homos3xuals should seek medical help – Foh-Amoaning

Executive Secretary of the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values has asked persons who are Lesbians, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender and...

Up your game or face sack – Asamoah Boateng to CEOs of state enterprises

The Executive Director of the State Interest and Governance Authority, Stephen Asamoah Boateng, says Chief Executive Officers (CEO) of State-Owned Enterprises risk sacking if...

Prof Nana Aba Amfo named Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana

Prof Nana Aba Appiah Amfo has been appointed the Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana (Legon), effective August 1, 2021. Prof Amfo, until her...

Residents in fear as dead antelope is mysteriously found in a house at Adansi

Residents of Adansi Akrofuom in the Ashanti Region are living in fear after they found an antelope mysteriously dead in a house in the...

Justice Sophia Akuffo gets new appointment

Former Chief Justice, Sophia Akkufo, has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Governing Council of the University of Ghana. The retired Supreme Court Judge...

MTTD identifies accident hotspots nationwide

JoyNews/AdomNews · MTTD identifies accident hotspots nationwide The Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) has successfully identified all areas prone to road accidents in the...

Anti-LGBT+ bill is not about hate – Foh-Amoaning

Executive Secretary of the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, Dr Moses Foh-Amoaning, says the anti-LGBT+ bill does not seek...

10 key things about Ghana’s anti-LGBTQI+ bill

The much-talked-about draft legislation by Ghana’s parliament to criminalise LGBTQI+ practice and advocacy in the country comes under the name ‘The Promotion of Proper...

Providing nutritious meal is our topmost priority – School Feeding Coordinator assures

The National Coordinator of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP), Dr Mrs Gertrude Quashigah, has said that the government is committed to providing nutritiously...

Former NPP Women’s Organiser passes on in fatal accident [Photos]

A former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Women’s Organiser for the Bolgatanga Central constituency, Esther Lariba Atia, has died in a fatal accident. The accident reportedly...

Video of music producer ‘Sugar Tone’ looking wretched sparks waves of speculation

A video has popped up on social media showing veteran music producer, Sugar Tone, living like a destitute. In the video, Sugar Tone is seen...

Bawumia speaks at Nottingham University Africa Policy Dialogue

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, is expected to deliver the keynote address at the Africa Policy Dialogues organised by the University of Nottingham. The...