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Six found dead in a galamsey pit at Mpohor

Six illegal miners have perished at Mpohor Banso in the Western Region of Ghana, after a Galamsey pit where they were mining caved in...

Female police inspector identified among 3 dead in Amasaman crash

A female police inspector has been identified as one of the three victims who died in a recent accident at Amasaman on the Accra-Kumasi...

NLC secures injunction against intended strike by airport staff

The National Labour Commission has obtained an interlucotory injunction against a planned strike action of workers of the Ghana Airport Company Limited. This comes on...

When Ghana’s finance minister was denied service at a Delaware restaurant because of his skin color

It was on the evening of October 10, 1957, when Komla Gbedemah, the finance minister of the newly formed nation of Ghana, and his...

Bodies of late NPP Yapei-Kusawgu PC, aide released for burial

The three bodies including the parliamentary candidate (PC) for Yapei-Kusawgu constituency have been released to their families for burial. The PC, Abu Kamara and his...

Dr Anyah appointed Board Chairman of Ho Teaching Hospital

Dr Felix Anyah, the former acting CEO of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, has been appointed as the Board Chairman of the Ho Teaching Hospital. His...

NPP’s Yapei-Kusawgu parliamentary candidate dies in car crash

The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) parliamentary candidate for the Yapei Kusawgu constituency in the Savannah Region, Abu Kamara, has died in a fatal road...

Church clerk granted bail for stealing

A 30-year-old clerk of the Pentecost District at Assin Fosu in the Central Region, Gregory Osei Donkor has appeared before a Circuit Court in...

Bawumia enstooled ‘Nkosuohene’ of Effiduase [Photos]

Vice President Dr Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia has been enstooled as the ‘Nkosuohene’ of Effiduase in the Ashanti Region. He was enstooled in recognition of the...

Dr. UN picked up by police [Video]

Self-acclaimed Global Ambassador for the United Nations (UN), Kwame Fordjour, popularly known as Dr UN, has reportedly been arrested. According to reports, he was arrested...

University senior staff declare strike

Senior staff in universities in Ghana are set to embark on a strike on Monday, October 19, 2020, over the government's failure to better their...

Police retrieve weapons at Lashibi [Photos+Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Police retrieve weapons at Lashibi The regional police command has intercepted two pump-action weapons and 100 rounds of AK 47 ammunition in a...

Ghana has not recorded Cholera case in 3 years – Sanitation Minister

Ghana has, for the past three years, not recorded an outbreak of cholera due to strict health measures implemented by the government, the Minister...

Students to be promoted next academic year without assessment – GES

The Deputy Director-General of Ghana Education Service (GES) in charge of Quality and Access says that students would advance to the next level of...

‘I survived 7 miscarriages, 2 stillbirths & stripped naked before pastors’

Entertainment pundit and event organiser, Whitney Boakye Mensah, has disclosed how difficult life was for her prior to having her first child. Following Selly Galley's...

Jane Naana defends decision to renew UCC teaching contract [Video]

Running mate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has defended her decision to renew her teaching contract with the University of...

Titus-Glover reacts to reports of slapping mentally challenged man [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Titus Glover reacts to reports of slapping mentally challenged man Member of Parliament for Tema East, Daniel Kwartei Titus-Glover, has reacted to social...

Billboard Music Awards 2020: Check out complete list of winners

The Billboard Music Awards took place Wednesday evening with Kelly Clarkson as the host. Despite not having an audience inside the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, Clarkson...

Govt official caught hiding COVID-19 cash in his underwear

Brazilian senator, Chico Rodrigues, who is allied to President Jair Bolsonaro, was caught with money hidden in his underwear. This was during police investigation into...

I will go to jail the first day I become President – Presidential candidate

Hassan Ayariga, the flag bearer of the All People’s Congress (APC), has disclosed that as a sign of his dedication to fighting corruption, he...

Mfantseman MP’s murder: Sister of second wife makes shocking revelation [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Mfantseman MP’s murder: Sister of second wife makes shocking revelation Esther Andoh, junior sister of late Member of Parliament (MP) for Mfantseman, Ekow...

Tears as Lydia Alhassan visits murdered Mfantseman MP’s wife [Photos]

It was a sad moment when the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayawaso West Wuogon, Lydia Alhassan, mourned with the...

GAF cautions against fake recruitment posts

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has cautioned against the patronage of fake online posts on recruitment and enlistment exercises by the Forces. “These adverts are...

Mahama visits family of late MP for Mfantsiman

The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress, (NDC), Mr John Dramani Mahama, on Thursday visited the family of the deceased Member of Parliament...

Man whose wedding was disrupted by wife and children breaks silence [Video]

The groom, whose wedding was disrupted by a woman who identified herself as his real wife and mother of his children, has finally cleared...

Police pursue two other suspects in Prof. Benneh’s murder

The Police are on a manhunt for two other suspects involved in the murder of the University of Ghana law lecturer, Professor Emmanuel Yaw...

Rawlings might embarrass me if… – Kweku Baako [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Why Kweku Baako won't go to Rawlings' house to commiserate with him Veteran journalist, Kweku Baako Jnr, has expressed fears ex-President Jerry Rawlings...

Date for Mfantseman MP’s funeral announced

The Nsona family of late Mfantseman Member of Parliament (MP), Ekow Kwansah Hayford has announced the date for his final funeral rites. The family...

Gender Minister reveals last encounter with late Mfantseman MP [Video]

The Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister, Cynthia Mamle Morrison, has revealed what transpired between her and murdered Mfantseman Member of Parliament...

Mad rush for NPP paraphernalia at murdered Mfantseman MP’s one –week observation [Video]

It appears some traders have taken advantage to cash in on New Patriotic Party (NPP) paraphernalia at the one-week celebration of late...

Peace Council Chair cautions political activists ahead of elections [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · All your manifestoes and promises will come to not in the absence of peace Outgoing Peace Council Chair, Most Rev. Professor Emmanuel Asante,...

Shirley Botchwey, Cynthia Morrison, others march to halt violence against women in politics

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Loyal Ladies under the youth wing of the party have hit the streets of Suhum to march to halt violence...

Crime figures have dropped significantly in the last year – Interior Minister

Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, has dismissed claims of insecurity in the country. His comments are in response to increasing concerns about public safety, with regards...

Shocking: Lady causes chaos in aircraft over her expensive bag

A traveller caused a big fuss in an airplane when she refused take-off because the attendants suggested she drops her bag in the Cabinet. The...

Govt delegation storms late Mfantseman MP’s one-week observance [Photos]

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has led a government delegation to the one-week commemoration service of the late Mfantseman Member of Parliament (MP), Ekow...

Two motor riders crashed to death in Oti

Two persons, yet to be identified, have died at Yabram, a farming community in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region. The incident occurred...

Woman claims to be second wife of murdered Mfantseman MP [Photo]

A woman, who claims to be the second wife of murdered Member of Parliament (MP) for Mfantseman, Ekow Quansah Hayford, has popped up. Ghanaians...

The Big Debate: NDC’s Akwatia PC ‘runs away’ from NPP’s Yaw Kumi

The National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Akwatia constituency, Henry Boakye-Yiadom, was missing in action when Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem team stormed the...

NSMQ 2020: PRESEC presents trophy to Akufo-Addo [Photos]

Winners of this year's National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) have presented their trophy to President Nana Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House. Legon Presec, made...

Lawyers boycott court over judge’s alleged misconduct

Members of the Northern Regional Bar Association have announced a boycott of sittings in the Tamale High Court presided over by His Lordship Osei...