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2020 census delayed, new date to be announced

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) is expected to announce the postponement of the Population and Housing Census originally scheduled for March this year, Myjoyonline...

Akufo-Addo consoles families of victims in Tuesday’s deadly crash

President Akufo-Addo has condoled with families of those involved in the fatal crash on the Cape Coast-Takoradi highway Tuesday dawn. My sympathies and condolences go...

We’ve started prosecuting those responsible for banking crisis – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has said his government has begun prosecuting individuals believed to be responsible for the banking crisis.  “We have begun prosecuting...

Ablakwa throws weight behind Kan Dapaah

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu in the Volta Region, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has advised Ghanaians not to rejoice...

Ga South Municipal assembly officials sacked by PAC Chair [Audio]

Angry Public Accounts Committee, (PAC) Chair, Chair James Avedzi, sacked officials of Ga South Municipal Assembly for appearing before the committee without their Municipal...

Minister defends decision to count existing companies as part of 1D1F

Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan Kwadwo Kyeremateng, has justified government's inclusion of existing enterprises in its One District One Factory (1D1F) programme. The...

Fetish shrine fails fire test as it burns to ashes but owner says the gods are alive [photos]

A fetish shrine located at Anloga in Kumasi has failed to stand the test of fire as it burns into ashes following a fire...

Shatta Wale has a message for Kan Dapaah critics [Video]

Shatta Movement boss, Shatta Wale, has sent a message to critics of National Security Minister, Kan Dapaah over his video call with a young...

DCE begs Brofoyedu youth to remain calm after thugs attack

The District Chief Executive Officer (DCE) for Gomoa Central, Kojo Otoo, has appealed to the youth of Gomoa Brofoyedu to remain calm in the...

Photos: Defunct UT Bank boss granted bail

Founder of the now-defunct UT Bank, Prince Kofi Amoabeng, has been granted bail, Adomonline.com can confirm. RELATED: Defunct UT Banks CEO Kofi Amoabeng arrested He was...

Arrested Menzgold customers make first court appearance

Customers of embattled gold dealership firm, Menzgold, who were arrested for besieging the residence of its CEO, Nana Appiah Mensah, have pleaded not guilty...

Former KMA boss dead

A former and one of the longest-serving mayors  of Kumasi,  Nana Akwasi Agyemang,  is reported dead in Kumasi. He died at age 86. Family sources say...

Chairman Wontumi helps to reinstate 40 suspended polling station executives

The storm that has been blowing through the New Patriotic Party (NPP)'s Constituency branch at Asante Akyem has finally calmed, thanks to the party's...

Mob beats preacher after condom drops from bible

An Onitcha based bus preacher got more than her bargained for moments after conducting a preaching exercise at a major bus park as a condom dropped...

Over 100 illegal structures demolished at Kawukudi [Photos]

Several structures on a parcel of land opposite the gold house at Kawukudi in Accra are being pulled down by officials of the Ayawaso East Municipal...

We are disappointed at pace of justice – Ahmed Suale’s family cries

Family of Tiger Eye PI’s slain investigator, Ahmed Suale has expressed disappointment with the government and security agencies over the pace used in their request to...

1-yr-old, 33 others dead in Cape Coast – Takoradi highway accident [photos]

About 33 people including a one-year-old child have been confirmed dead in an accident at Dompoase near Komenda in the Central Region. The accident, according...

Domelevo, Togbe Afede receive top awards

Daniel Yaw Domelevo, the Auditor-General, Mr. Isaac Asiamah, Youth and Sports Minister and Togbe Afede XIV, President of the National House of Chiefs, were...

Five injured in an underground clash in Tarkwa

Workers of two small scale mining companies in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality on Saturday clashed underground, leaving five miners injured. The persons who sustained cutlass wounds...

21 housing units for Judges after demolition of eight bungalows at Ridge

Government has engaged in a land-swap deal with a private estate developer for the construction of 21 housing units for some Judges of the...

Stay away from ‘poisoned Tano River – NADMO warns

Some communities along the Tano River have been asked to stay away from the water body as it is feared poisoned. According to the National Disaster...

8 shot as alleged thugs invade Gomoa Brofoyedu

At least eight people sustained gunshot wounds Monday, following an alleged gun battle between armed men and police personnel at Gomoa Brofoyedu in the Gomoa Central...

Nsoromma Season 2: All roads lead to West Hills Mall for grand finale on Sunday

It has been 12 amazing weeks since the season 2 of Adom TV’s Nsoromma music reality show entertained patrons to the max on Sundays. The 20...

Man, 33 found dead on ECG pole at Kpando

A 33-year-old man identified as Joseph Ademi, also known as, Togoo, has been found dead on an electricity pole opposite Top Man Wood shop...

Chief Imam praises Okeyenhene

The National Chief Imam Sheirk Usman Nuhu Sharabutu has praised the Okyenhene Osagyefo Ampoatia Ofori Panin for his exemplary leadership skills and commitment to...

2 children allegedly suffocate to death in father’s car

Police in the Ashanti Region are investigating the circumstances under which two children were found dead in their  father's vehicle in Asawasi. Abdul Aziz Seko...

8 ‘unposted’ teacher trainees arrested for picketing at GES

At least eight leaders of Graduate Teacher Trainees, who picketed the grounds of the Ghana Education Service (GES), have been arrested by the Ghana...

2 Ghanaian students invited to prestigious world debate tournament

Two students from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have been invited to participate in the prestigious Hobart and William Smith...

Gas explosion kills policewoman and her 3 children at Ablekuma

A 45-year-old policewoman identified as Insp. Kate Abban together with her three children have lost their lives to a gas explosion at Ablekuma Fanmilk,...

Kan Dapaah must resign – Security Expert [audio]

National Security Minister Albert Kan Dapaah, has been asked to resign honourably following the leakage of a video conversation between him and his alleged...

Hohoe Assembly raised GHC15,765 from marriage, business registration in 2019

The Hohoe Municipal Assembly in the Volta Region in 2019 generated 15,765 cedis from the registration of businesses and marriages within the municipality. About 3,666...

Stadium gunshot injures fan at Kumasi after Kotoko defeat

A supporter is in critical condition after he was hit by a warning shot fired by the police at the Baba Yara Stadium on Sunday. The...

Peki SHS head ‘bribes’ auditor with students’ food items

Food items that could feed about 200 students of Peki Senior High School in the South Dayi District of the Volta Region for about...

Girls return lost wallet to man’s home – and get heartwarming reward for gesture

Twin sisters Makhia and Makyla Vincent were walking to school when they spotted a wallet buried in the snow. When the 14 year olds took...

A soldier broke my leg, paid GH¢960 court fine and left me to my fate

A woman, who has been rendered physically challenged after a soldier run into her car, has described the incident as the most trying moments of...

Brothers who became paralyzed ‘mysteriously’ cry for help

“My brother had a terrible dream in which he was hit in the leg with a stick. Not long after that, he became paralyzed,”...

This Ghanaian makes amazing artworks using eggshells

A young Ghanaian artist and entrepreneur is helping to find solutions to waste problems by performing wonders with eggshells in the art industry. Lanto Kwame...

Unpaid NIA staff failed to return salaries they mistakenly received – Palmdeti

The National Identification Authority (NIA) says the failure of some of its staff to return double salaries they mistakenly received in September 2019, caused...

Boy drowns in Atua River at Enchi

Some residents of Enchi in the Aowin Municipality of the Western North Region on Thursday wept uncontrollably when a one and half year-old toddler...

‘Somanya University’ complete, pioneers to commence school 2020 academic year

The construction of the University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD), Somanya Campus in the Eastern Region is complete and set to admit its pioneer...