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School feeding settles all arrears to caterers

The Greater Accra Regional Coordinator of school feeding programme, Christiana-Lovia Nkansah, says the secretariat has settled all arrears to caterers. A third of the number...

Anas receives $11,000 journalism excellence award in India

Ghana's undercover investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has been awarded 2016  Excellence in Print Journalism at the 10th KCK Award for Excellence in Journalism. A...

7 students killed in head-on collision in Tarkwa

Seven people, all students have been reported dead in a gory accident involving a truck carrying manganese and a Mercedes Sprinter mini bus at...

Photos: Afia Pokua leads volunteers to paint school block she built for Amenam

Adom News Editor and Presenter, Afia Pokua, popularly known as Vim Lady, who is also the Founder of Vim Vim Foundation has completed a...

Audio: More people to die as witches hold national conference – Prophet alleges

Witches in Ghana are currently holding a regional conference in Bodaa, a town in the Brong Ahafo Region. Prophet in charge of Presbyterian Gethsemane Prayer...

Fabewoso: Auctioneer hot after selling Mitsubishi Pickup for GH₵700 [Video]

An auctioneer has been indicted in the 2017 Auditor General’s Report for selling a Mitsubishi Pick-up for GH₵700.00. Mr Jacob Kumah Agboyibor, Chief Executive Officer...

Man “arrested” by snake after stealing a mattress [photos]

A man who stole a mattress in Uganda was immediately "arrested" by a snake and had to surrender himself and the stolen item. The thief stole a...

AU hopes to end all wars in Africa by 2020

The African Union is hoping to end all wars across the African Continent by 2020. This was revealed when the Economic, Social and  Cultural Council...

3 communities receive mechanized borehole and toilet facilities from World Vision

Three communities in both Nkwanta South Municipality and Kadjebi District have received mechanized boreholes and toilet facilities from World Vision International Ghana. The communities include;...

Video: Blind woman raped, impregnated, left with HIV

It is the sad story of a 44-year-old blind woman, Hajara Laila, (not her real name) who was raped by an unknown man some...

Boy 5, drowns at airport roundabout in the Ashanti Region

A five (5) year old boy has drowned at the airport roundabout after a heavy downpour in some parts of Kumasi. The sad incident which...

Seven robbers terrorizing traders at Affram Plains busted

Seven suspected robbers terrorizing residents, traders and drivers in the Affram Plains enclave have been arrested by the Eastern Regional Police. A police operations team...

Police raid popular brothel; 12 suspects arrested

The Koforidua District Police Command have raided and arrested twelve persons found to be allegedly soliciting for sex at Bula spot,a popular brothel in...

Audio: Woman electrocuted to death at Saboba

READ: Mental Health Authority wants suicide decriminalized A 39-year-old woman met her untimely death at Saboba in the Northern region when she was electrocuted while...

‘Why I attempted suicide using Akufo-Addo’s convoy’

A man who tried to commit suicide by jumping in front of President Akufo-Addo’s convoy, has explained the reason behind his action. According to Seth...

Mental Health Authority wants suicide decriminalized

The Mental Health Authority says it is still pushing for the decriminalization of suicide to enable persons who fail in taking their lives to...

Farmer jailed for harming grandson

A Tarkwa circuit court has sentenced a farmer to a 36- months jail term for causing harm to his 13 year-old grandson, resulting in...

Car owners, commercial drivers to strike over bad roads

Some car owners and commercial drivers who ply the Assin Fosu - Twifu Praso road, have threatened an indefinite strike if nothing significant is...

I get traumatised: Anas speaks to BBC on near-death assignments

International investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaws Anas, credited with several mind-blowing undercover works, has admitted to being traumatized a number of times after coming face...

My faith in God unshaken – Bereaved SDA pastor

Pastor Ato Kessie, the head pastor of the Dansoman District of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church who recently lost five family members- his...

Audio: Medical and Dental Council Registrar has personal score to settle with me – Dr Obengfo

Chief Executive Officer of the Obengfo Hospital Dr Dominic Obeng Andoh has accused the registrar of the Medical and Dental Council of closing his...

Menzgold taps top British law firm to fight SEC regulatory battles

Menzgold has ramped up its legal firepower as it has hired one of the leading British law firms Baker & McKenzie LLP as it...

Girl, 10, dies in building collapse, five others injured in Ashanti region

A 10-year-old girl has died with five other persons hospitalized after the wall of a building collapsed on them at Brofoyedu in the Bosome...

Minister leads Christians on pilgrimage to Israel

The Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs is leading a second batch of Christian pilgrims to the holy sites of Israel, with the aim...

Audio: Adom FM, anti-graft groups launch ‘Corruption Watch’

Ghanaian anti-graft groups in collaboration with Adom FM have inaugurated a campaign, “Corruption Watch,” to combat public corruption. Organizers of the campaign include the Center...

Photos+Video: Angry Menzgold customers threaten naked demo  

Aggrieved customers of gold trading company, Menzgold Ghana Limited, are threatening a mammoth demonstration at the Jubilee House. Their threat follows Security and Exchange Commission's...

Boxer Emmanuel Tagoe’s 14-year-old son not his child, DNA test reveals

Former IBO Lightweight Champion, Emmanuel Tagoe aka Gameboy says he is scandalized after DNA results proved that a son he had been fathering for...

Obengfo Hospital CEO reveals tall list of clients [Audio]

Chief Executive of Advanced Body Sculpt Centre at Obengfo Hospital, Dr Dominic Obeng Andoh has given a tall list of clients who visit his...

Photos: Torrential rains leave Koforidua flooded

Torrential rains that lasted barely an hour have submerged homes and displaced many in Koforidua in the Eastern region. Properties worth thousands of cedis have...

My client Stacy visited my facility twice before her death – Obengfo hospital CEO [Audio]

Stacy Offei-Darko, the late the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship Innovation Programme (NEIP) had visited the Advanced BodySculpt Centre, Obengfo Hospital twice before...

My training in liposuction took two weeks – Dr Obengfo CEO confirms

Director of the Advanced BodySculpt Centre otherwise known as Obengfo Hospital, Dr Dominic Obeng-Andoh, has revealed that he was trained for cosmetic surgery for...

My licence is intact – Dr Obengfo breaks silence on Asempa FM

Director of the Advanced BodySculpt Centre, Obengfo Hospital, Dr Dominic Obeng Andoh, has rubbished claims by the Ghana Medical and Dental Council that his...

Kofi Annan was an exceptional leader; we’ll miss him immensely – UN Boss

UN Secretary-General, António Guterres has paid glowing tribute to a man who once occupied the seat, Kofi Atta Annan. Describing the former UN boss who...

What Kofi Annan’s children said in their tributes to him

The children of the late former UN Boss, Kofi Atta Annan, struggled to hold back their tears as they paid emotional tributes to their...

UK government sets Sept. 18 for deportation of ‘rogue trader’ Kweku Adoboli

Kweku Adoboli, the former UBS banker jailed for the UK’s biggest ever fraud, was on Wednesday transported to an immigration removal centre near Heathrow...

Wife of Kofi Annan, Nane’s final words to her husband [Photos]

In a tribute to her departing husband, wife of Kofi Annan, Nane Annan wrote the following touching words as farewell: “My Beloved, Thank you for...

Full Speech: Nana Addo’s emotional tribute to Kofi Atta Annan

President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo described the late UN Secretary-General, Busumuru Kofi Atta Annan, as a man who brought renown to the...

Video: Contractor uses 40-footer container as culvert for bridge

Traders and residents who ply the Kadjebi to Kwame Danso stretch of road in the Brong Ahafo region are appealing to the government to fix...

2 dead, 45 injured in gory accident at Cape Coast

Two passengers onboard a Hyundai bus died on the spot when their vehicle got involved in a gory accident in the early hours of...

Double-Track system a blessing in disguise – Dr. Adutwum

Deputy Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has assured that all the problems that have come up following the implementation of the double...