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Covid-19 kills 26 people in Bono Region within three months

The coronavirus disease has killed 26 people in the Bono Region from January to March this year.      One death was recorded in December...

Gunshots heard from Jubilee House part of preparations for Independence Day parade

Earlier today the sound of gunshots were heard from the Jubilee House but investigations have shown that they were part of the military’s preparation...

Mark Okraku-Mantey shares this message after taking Covid-19 vaccine [Video]

President of the Creative Arts Council, Mark Okraku-Mantey, has taken his first jab of the Covid-19 vaccine. In an interview with Hitz FM, he revealed that he...

How asthma cigarette made Tsatsu favourite student at Mfantsipim [Video]

Celebrated Ghanaian lawyer, Tsatsu Tsikata, has recounted how cigarette made him a favourite student at the Mfantsipim School in the Central Region. According to Mr Tsikata,...

Police Commander disrupts wedding over Covid-19 protocols

The Upper West Akim District Police Commander in the Eastern Region disrupted a wedding ceremony at Adeiso, the district capital after organisers flouted President...

Domelevo resumes work amid controversies [Video]

The Auditor-General, Daniel Yaw Domelevo, returned to work today, March 3, 2021, after his 167-day compulsory leave despite concerns from the Audit Service Board....

Adom FM gets results as woman whose two daughters were impregnated by husband smiles again [Video+Photos]

Smile is beaming on the face of Gladys Koomson, a mother of four, whose husband impregnated two of her daughters in a...

Baatsona bullion van robbery: 51 arrested in random swoops

Police at Baatsona have arrested 51 persons in random swoops. The swoops were carried out at the Kotobabi Market and Addogonno Railways Crossing. The operation was...

Why Kwame Nkrumah’s children were prevented from seeing his body – Sekou reveals

Sekou Nkrumah, one of the three sons of Dr Kwame Nkrumah has revealed that he, Samia, Gamal and Francis were not allowed to view...

Do better, the anger is building up – Yvonne Nelson tells Akufo-Addo

Actress Yvonne Nelson has sent out a word to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo asking the First Man to pay mind to the health...

FDA confirms 3 suspicious rice brands on Ghanaian market

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has failed to confirm three of the six suspicious rice brands on the market. Facebook rice, Valentino Rice and...

Chief rescued from suspected kidnappers near Ejisu

Seven persons are in the grips of the Ashanti Regional Police Command for allegedly kidnapping the Chief of Dedesua Traditional Area, Nana Owusu Sefa...

Recruitment scam hits Ghana Immigration Service

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) have arrested one Awuah Forson, 46, and another, for allegedly defrauding about 30 young people on the pretext of...

You were due for retirement in June 2020 – Domelevo told

The Audit Service Board has revealed the Auditor-General, Daniel Yao Domelevo, was due for retirement on June 1, 2020. According to the board, this is...

Kufuor, Otumfuo receive covid-19 vaccine [Photos]

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor and the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, have joined scores of national leaders and government officials to receive the...

GRIDCo to embark on demolition exercise in parts of Accra

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has announced plans to demolish illegal structures around its 'Right-of-Way' locations in parts of Accra. The exercise is...

Another daylight robbery hits Spintex as bullion van is attacked again

Armed robbers in a broad daylight operation attacked a bullion van can carrying an unspecified amount of money belonging to CAL Bank. The robbery operation...

Mahama encourages Ghanaians to get vaccinated [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · John Mahama encourages Ghanaians to take Covid-19 vaccine Former President John Mahama has joined calls for Ghanaians to dismiss the rumours about the...

Checkout Covid-19 vaccination sites in Greater Accra

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has released the full list of vaccination centres for the Greater Accra Region. The release comes ahead of the vaccination...

Carpenter arrested for stealing coffin

The Public Relations Officer of the Accra Regional Police Command, DSP Afia Tenge, has confirmed a reported case of coffin theft in Accra. She noted...

Court warns prosecution over NAM1

The Circuit Court in Accra, presided over by Her Honour, Evelyn Asamoah, has warned it would be forced to strike out the case in...

We prefer ‘akpeteshie’ to Covid-19 vaccine – Awutu drivers [Video]

Taxi drivers in the Central Region, Awutu Senya East and West constituency, have said they prefer drinking 'Akpeteshie' to taking the Covid-19 vaccine. According to...

Covid-19: Private Sector Fund to support govt procure vaccines

The Ghana Covid-19 Private Sector Fund (GCPS Fund) has announced its decision to commence a vaccine procurement project. The project which has been dubbed, the...

Immigration Service arrests 54 foreigners at Bawku

The Ghana Immigration Service at Berekum has arrested 54 Niger nationals over illegal entry when the country's borders remain closed. Chief Superintendent Carl Dogbegah said...

Juaboso: Cutlass-wielding man dies from his own cutlass

One person has been butchered, another hospitalized as family members clash at Juaboso Bonsu-Nkwanta. The deceased, 51-year-old Joseph Aye Tossah, was murdered by his biological...

NLA sets up 3-member committee to probe allegations of non-payment of big wins

Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Kofi Osei Ameyaw, has set up a three-member committee to probe allegations of non-payment of big wins...

Co-tenant arrested over murder of construction worker at Kuntenase

A co-tenant of the 37-year-old construction worker, Godfred Oppong, who was shot dead at Kuntenase in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti Region has...

Michael Essien under fire over LGBT+ post

Former Ghanaian international footballer, Michael Essien, is currently making waves on social media after declaring support for the LGBTQI+ community in Ghana. The football legend...

Judicial Service replies GJA over ‘media threats’

The Judicial Service has fought off claims by the President of the Ghana Journalist Association (GJA) of threatening the media fraternity. The Service, in a...

Akufo-Addo declares March 8 as public holiday

President Nana Akufo-Addo has, through the Interior Ministry, announced Monday, March 8 as a public holiday. This, according to a statement on the ministry’s website...

Full document: Why Minority MPs rejected 3, deferred 5 of Akufo-Addo’s ministerial nominees

The Minority Members of Parliament (MPs) on the Appointments Committee have so far rejected three of President Nana Akufo-Addo’s 30 ministerial nominees while five...

Why Akufo-Addo, wife took COVID-19 vaccine – Gabby reveals

A member of the New Patriotic Party has revealed the motive behind President Nana Akufo-Addo's decision to receive a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine...

Kweku Baako reacts to Judicial Service’s threat to media

Veteran journalist, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako, has reacted to an order by the Judicial Service of Ghana to media houses to pull down stories on...

GJA fires Judiciary over threat to media

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has fired back at the Judicial Service of Ghana for its letter to media houses. The Service is demanding...

Leadership of various fishing groups meets Hawa Koomson to offer their support

Leadership of some fishing associations under the National Fisheries Association of Ghana (NAFAG), has openly offered their support to the Minister-Designate for the sector,...

COVID-19 vaccine: UNICEF commends Akufo-Addo

The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for taking the first dose of the 600,000 Covid-19...

Decomposed body of lady found a week after boyfriend asked her out

The gory scene of a decomposed body in the bushes of Antoa in the Kwabere East District of the Ashanti Region has thrown the...

Covid-19: Western North Region records 21 new cases

The Western North Region has recorded 21 new Covid-19 cases with one death. The confirmed cases in the Region have also moved from 791 to...

Man inflicts deep cutlass wounds on mother and daughter, three others

Residents of Adomako in the Ashanti Region witnessed a bloodbath when an unidentified man unleashed attack on them, Sunday. The suspect, believed to be in...

Adom FM’s ABY puts smiles on faces of persons living with cerebral palsy [Photos]

Hope has been restored in the lives of some cerebral palsy children and their parents after receiving relief items from Adom FM journalist, Akua...