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BNI boss sacked

The Director of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) has been sacked, Joy News has learnt. William Akwasi Appiah was sacked Thursday in the heat...

HOT AUDIO+PHOTOS: Two injured as NPP members trade blows over School Feeding Programme

Listen to  Madam Ansah  Two people have been injured and receiving treatment at Nyanyano Health Centre in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region...

The true meaning of E-A-S-T-E-R

Easter is believed to be a Christian festival which marks the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. As ironic as it may seem, this...

HOT AUDIO: Woman cries for help as husband vanishes with 3 children

A 35-year old farmer, Gifty Azure, is crying for urgent support from the police and the media as her husband, Kwasi John, has vanished...

PHOTOS: Gov't renames Flagstaff House, Jubilee House

The name of the seat of the Presidency, has been is now officially known as Jubilee House. READ: Mahama fails to secure bail for Koku...

5 sailors held hostage by Nigerian pirates; Ghana navy rescue vessel

Five persons on board a Ghanaian fishing vessel which was reported missing on Monday in an alleged hijack by pirates, have been taken hostage, but the...

100 Photos from Put Ghana first DEMO; Rawlings' daughter, others participated

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Ghana-US military agreement: US is eyeing Ghana’s oil – Bernard Mornah

National Chairman of the PNC, Bernard Mornah, says a key reason why the USA signed the military pact with Ghana is because of Ghana's...

Ghana won't get 20 million dollars from US military agreement – Kofi Adams

National Organizer of opposition NDC, Kofi Adams, says there is no truth in assertions that Ghana will benefit 20 million dollars from the military...

Afoko trial adjourned because of Operation Vanguard

The prosecution, in the case involving Gregory Afoko, accused of murdering the former Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), on...

PHOTOS: All the bigwigs who attended the demo against US-Ghana military deal

A street march against the controversial Defence Cooperation Agreement between Ghana and the United States of America is underway in Accra. The demonstration is being organized...

Demo against Ghana-US defence cooperation expected to shake Accra

Scores of discontent Ghanaians will march through principal streets of Accra on Wednesday to protest the controversial defence cooperation agreement between Ghana and the...

PHOTO: 40 year-old teacher found dead after going missing  

A literature teacher at the Yendi Senior High School has been found dead at Kuga a suburb of Yendi in the Northern region Adom News’...

NIA receives 62 cars to commence registration work

Government has given the National Identification Authority (NIA) 62 vehicles to commence registration of all the people in the country and issue them with...

VIDEO: 'If you can't call him 'mi wura', my lord, don't marry him' – Duncan-Williams

Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams has told women that if they cannot respect and adore their husbands-to-be, then they are better off not marrying. Preaching to his...

Driver to be hanged for murdering British Missionary

An Accra High Court has sentenced Kofi Seidu, a driver and a farm manager, who murdered and buried a British Missionary in an old...

Adom FM rewards loyal listeners of Kenkan Me show

Three lucky listeners of Adom FM’s Kenkan Me show were on Sunday rewarded for their commitment to the programme. The three, Kwadwo Mensah, Elorm and...

That's My Opinion: Will Jesus fellowship at your church this Easter?

Will Jesus fellowship at your church this Easter? Need I add a write up to this title? It's quite straightforward. With over 22,000 different ‘sects’...

Fabewoso: Anti-corruption squad to storm houses of 'state looters'

A group of enthusiastic Ghanaians will from next month storm the houses of persons deemed to have squandered state monies. Dubbed: the “Anti-corruption Squad”, the...

Kpandai D/A Primary school pupils write on floor

Students of Kpandai D/A Primary School are calling on government and Non-Governmental Organisations to come to their aid with furniture and other learning materials. The...

Stop having sex with your students – Judge warns male teachers

A Justice of the Court of Appeal, Her Ladyship Justice Irene Charity Larbi, has sent a strong warning to male teachers against having sexual...

VIDEO: Bishop Obinim shares details of his ‘latest visit to Heaven’

Founder and leader of the International God’s Way Church, Bishop Daniel Obinim has got tongues rolling after another video of him bragging to his...

KIA gets 7 new biometric e-Gates

Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has inaugurated seven biometric e-Gates at the International Arrival Hall of the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). Two other e-Gates are...

Farmer dies over fight on cassava price

A 26-year-old farmer has allegedly been killed during a brawl over the price of cassava. According to reports, the deceased, Yaw Afanyi fell from a...

No cash to pay University of Ghana lecturers & workers

Teaching and non-teaching staff of Ghana’s premier university in their thousands will have to wait a while longer, as management searches for money to...

NHIS Funds: We are preventing more people from falling sick; majority replies minority

The majority in Parliament has dismissed concerns that plans to use money meant for the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to build new health...

Two ex-staff of Multimedia Group cited for fraudulent breach in GhȻ13,000 scandal

It all began over a year ago when the teenager travelled by herself from Adansi Fumso to the offices of Multimedia Group in Kumasi. She...

RTI Bill laid as Parliament prepares for Easter break

The Right to Information Bill (RTI) was finally laid on Friday in Parliament. Deputy Attorney General Joseph Kpemka Dindiok, laid the bill on Friday morning,...

VIDEO: Foreign Minister calls for help to log on to Ministry’s website

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Ms Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey was at Sowutuom in Accra on Friday to launch an Information Communication...

Kwahu Easter Committee assure holiday makers of memorable season in 2018.

The 2018 Kwahu Easter Committee is assuring holiday makers and residents in the Kwahu area of an incident free Easter this year. According to the...

Man falls to death from Graphic Road Overpass

Activities around the Graphic Road area in Accra were disrupted on Friday morning by a bizarre incident in which a young man believed to...

Provision of waste bins in households solution to waste challenge – Zoomlion Boss

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong has hinted that the basic solution to Ghana’s waste challenge is...

Open defecation: Tourists vow never to swim in Ghana’s ocean

Ghana will have to intensify the fight against open defecation or risks losing tourists which may eventually lead to the collapse of the tourism...

Five-year-old boy dies after falling into hot 'Hausa Koko'

A five-year-old boy has died after he fell into a hot millet porridge being prepared for sale by his grandmother at Anyinam in the...

HOT VIDEO: Bishop Obinim parades congregation to confess their sexual escapades

Watch video below: Leader and Founder of the International Godsway Church Bishop Daniel Obinim who has been engulfed in recent controversies was captured in a...

Metro TV news anchor joins Zoomlion Communications

Akwesi Afriyie, a news anchor with Metro TV has been appointed the Communications Manager for Zoomlion. The senior broadcast journalist replaces veteran Public Relations practitioner,...

‘Your case is without merit’: Amidu replies Ayine’s suit

Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, says a suit challenging his appointment on grounds that he has passed the statutory age for employment is without merit. Prior...

336 killed in over 2,000 accidents in just two months

The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC), has revealed that 336 people lost their lives in road accidents in the first two months of 2018. The...

TMA lawyer clashes with Captain Smart over bribery allegations

Lawyer of the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA), Emmanuel Avelogbo, has justified why the Assembly did not sign a WASTE-TO-ENERGY contract with NEHLSEN TUBA-TURBINE WTE...