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Two shot dead at Abossey Okai during Homowo customary rites

Two persons have lost their lives after sustaining gunshot at Abossey Okai on Saturday, August 29, 2020. The Kaneshie Divisional Police says the incident occurred...

WAEC releases timetable for 2020 BECE

The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has released the timetable for the 2020 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). The exam would begin on Monday, September...

I prefer being a messenger for ruling NPP – Obour

Veteran hiplife artiste, Bice Osei Kuffour, widely known as Obour, haspledged his willingness to serve the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in any capacity. To...

I’m like a suitor bent on marrying a beautiful woman – Akufo-Addo tells Voltarians

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the President and Flagbearer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said he would not relent until he has...

Lawrence Ayagiba promoted to Deputy Auditor-General, new assistant A-G appointed

The Ghana Audit Service has promoted Lawrence Ayagiba to the position of a new Deputy-Auditor General. A circular, signed by the office of the Acting...

Otchere-Darko sends message to Bishop Agyinasare [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Gabby Otchere-Darko advices Bishop Agyinasare A leading member of the New Patriotic Party, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has offered advice to Bishop Agyinasare over...

CAP 30 for all Security Services – Bawumia announces

Cabinet has approved the placement of all security agencies under one pension scheme in order to ensure uniformity of benefits. The Vice President of the...

Otchere-Darko clarifies AG’s letter on Agyapa deal

Former Executive Director of the Danquah Institute, Gabby Otchere-Darko, has cleared the air on a report from the Attorney General (AG) which suggested that...

Agyapa Royalties agreement not in Ghana’s interest – AG’s office said in its recommendations (Read Document)

The Attorney General's (AG) office has opined that the Agyapa Royalties Agreement is skewed against the interest of Ghana. The Attorney General’s office explained that...

Mobile Money Agents go wild over killing of members

The Mobile Money Agents Association of Ghana has ventilated its anger over the unabating robbery and killing of its members. Public Relations Officer for the...

Adom FM celebrates die-hard listener [Video]

A die-hard fan of Adom FM, Victoria Abrokwah, has been celebrated by the award winning giant radio station. Miss Abrokwah, who is a die-hard fan...

Supervisor of children’s home caught pants down

The supervisor of the Nyohni Children's Home in Tamale is in the grip of the police for allegedly stealing some food items belonging to...

Sekou Nkrumah reveals real father of his ‘brother’ Onzy Kwame Nkrumah

Dr Sekou Nkrumah, son of Ghana’s founding father, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, has alleged that his alleged brother, Onzy Nkrumah’s father was an Egyptian musician...

NIA reveals persons not eligible for mop-up exercise [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · You can’t join Ghana card mop-up registration if… The National Identification Authority (NIA) has given a criteria as to who can register in...

CHPS Compound abandoned 4 years after completion

A Community-Based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) Compound built in 2016 for the residents of Asibrem, a farming community in the Asunafo South District...

Chinese shot dead by suspected armed robbers

A Chinese has reportedly been shot dead by some suspected armed robbers at Mafia-Proso enclave. The deceased, believed to be a miner, was driving his...

Prisons inmates protected against COVID-19 – Bawumia assures

Vice President Dr Mahamadu Bawumia has touted the government’s efforts to improve healthcare provision in prisons across the country. He said this move is to...

Trader in court for allegedly raping female porter

A 26-year-old trader, Enoch Ofori, has been remanded into police custody by the Adjabeng District Court for allegedly raping an 18-year-old female porter at...

Govt sued for terminating PDS contract

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, has disclosed that the government has been sued for terminating its contract with former electricity provider Power Distribution Services (PDS). He...

NIA discloses new ways Ghanaians can register for their Ghana Card

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has ingeniously developed news ways Ghanaians can register for their national identification cards, the Ghana Card. The new innovative ways,...

Tarkwa Dompem chief set own palace on fire – Police [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Chief sets own palace ablaze at Tarkwa Dompem The Western regional police command has given its account of what led to violence at...

Date for NDC’s manifesto launch postponed!

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has postponed its manifesto launch scheduled for August 31, 2020. This was disclosed to adomonline.com by the Deputy General Secretary...

Alan eulogises Akufo-Addo

The Minister of Trade, Alan Kyerematen, has eulogised President Nana Akufo-Addo, saying he is an honest leader.According to him, the President is on the...

Check out how much govt is spending on one pack of ‘hot meal’

Government has indicated the cost of feeding of Junior High School (JHS) pupils preparing for their final examination is GHC3.50 per head. The breakdown...

Dead man resurrects after 4 days at Kyekyewere

John Atteh, a 76-year-old resident of Dunkwao Kyekyewere, has miraculously come back to life after he was pronounced dead by doctors for four days...

Barbaric: Lady killed, body parts removed at Gomoa Lome

A young woman, believed to be in her late teens, has been killed with her body parts removed at Gomoa Lome in the Central...

Pupils hospitalised over suspected food poisoning in Ho [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Students hospitalised over suspected food poisoning in Ho About 15 pupils of the Holy Spirit School in the Volta regional capital have been...

First Lady gives pencil artist $20,000 for liver cancer treatment

First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has officially donated $20,000 to ailing pencil artist, Emmanuel Apraku. The donation by the First Lady, is in fulfillment of...

Mobile money vendor gunned down at Ejisu Onwe

Suspected armed robbers have attacked and gunned down a mobile money vendor at Ejisu Onwe in the Ashanti region. Owusu Agyei, believed to be in...

Dome Faase clash: Beaten soldiers in critical condition

JoyNews/AdomNews · Dome Faase clash: Two soldiers in critical condition Two Military officers, who were beaten up at Dome Faase in the Ga South Municipality,...

MTTD reacts to Mahama’s Okada promise

The Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) says it will be challenging to regulate the commercial motorbike business aka Okada as the debate on...

Small-scale miners express disappointment in NPP manifesto

The Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners has expressed disappointment in the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) for failing to give the sector...

We need 4 more years for Akufo-Addo to build Cape Coast Airport – Kwaku Ofori Asiamah

Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, the Minister for Transport in the President Akufo-Addo administration has pleaded with the people of Central Region to give the New...

345,534 persons living with HIV/AIDS in Ghana

The National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) 2019 HIV Sentinel Survey Report said Ghana recorded 19,000 new HIV/AIDS cases with an estimated 14,000 deaths in...

Ashaiman assembly to construct Middle East roads to ease traffic jam

The Ashaiman Municipal Assembly (ASHMA) yesterday commenced an exercise to construct access roads in one of its suburbs known as Middle East. The project is...

Police wives embark on demonstration

Police Wives at the Cocoa Marketing Board (CMB) Barracks in Accra on Thursday embarked on a demonstration over the pulling down of trees at...

Cameroonian flees after allegedly killing Ghanaian

A 30-year-old Kwabena Sekye has been stabbed several times to death by a Cameroon national at Gomoa Buduburam in the Gomoa East District of...

NDC’s Baba Jamal agrees with Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah on this

Former Member of Parliament (MP) for Akwatia in the Eastern region, Baba Jamal, has applauded the Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah. The former MP's...

NSS rolls out digital certificate collection service

The National Service Scheme (NSS) has introduced a digital certificate collection service in line with its continuous drive to digitise key processes. With global concerns...

Mahama and Jane Naana in a pose with Otumfuo [photos]

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, has introduced his running mate to the overlord of the Asante kingdom, Otumfuo Osei...