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I’m a Nima boy – Akufo-Addo says as he recounts fond memories

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has opened up on his early days in Nima, a Zongo community in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana....

New Force spokesperson’s lawyer demands ‘forged document’ from GIS

Francis Xavier Sosu, lead counsel for embattled spokesperson of The New Force Movement, Shalimar Abbiusi, has hinted they will not delay in filing...

MJ Comet Foundation pays medical bills for new mothers at Ridge Hospital [Video]

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MJ Comet Foundation, Nana Pokua, has settled the medical bills of about 10 nursing mothers at Ridge Hospital.She put...

Three injured in accident at Sowutuom

A Nissan SUV was on Monday morning was involved in an accident at Sowutuom last stop in Accra.The accident happened in between the...

Motor Insurance Premiums to go up from January 2024

https://youtu.be/zYB5KPJcrlUMotor insurance premiums are expected to be increased by more than 30% from January 2024.The increase is due to a 21% increase in Value...

Declare nationwide strike now – Northern Regional CLOGSAG to mother body

The Northern Regional Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG), has submitted a petition to the National Executive Council, calling for an immediate...

Railway Authority embarks on grounds rent collection

The Ghana Railway Development Authority (GRDA) has begun an exercise to collect its ground rent.This involves the locking up of various facilities situated on...

Meet the 1-year-old Ghanaian attempting to break Guinness World Record

In an audacious attempt to etch his name into the prestigious Guinness World Records (GWR), one-year-old Ghanaian, Ace Liam, is attempting to break a...

Judicial Service supports Akosombo dam spillage victims

The Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, has on behalf of the Judicial Service, presented a dummy cheque for GH¢ 125,000 to victims of the...

Akoto Ampaw did not practice law to make money – Prof Takyiwaa Manuh

Renowned Ghanaian human rights activist, Emerita Prof Takyiwaa Manuh, has eulogised late veteran lawyer, Akoto Ampaw.Speaking on JoyNews’ The Law on Sunday, December 17, she said ‘Shey...

No society has developed through IMF’s assistance – Alban Bagbin

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has stressed that interventions from Bretton Woods institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have...

Ridge Hospital reacts to reports of ‘baby thief’ caught on their premises

The Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge) has clarified reports on the arrest of a young man purported to have stolen a baby.Earlier reports on...

President Akufo-Addo recognizes Dr. Abena Asomaning’s role in youth development

In recognition of excellence and volunteerism, Dr. Abena N. Asomaning, founder of the Angel-Zoe Foundation, has been awarded for her commitment to the work...

Nyaho Medical Centre MD proposes solutions to exodus of health workers

The Managing Director of Nyaho Medical Centre, Dr Elikem Tamaklo has put forth viable solutions to the ongoing exodus of healthcare professionals from Ghana....

Be wary of expired, poisonous products in Christmas season – FDA cautions  

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) in the Central Region has urged the public to be wary of buying and consuming poisonous products during...

GES gives update on interdicted headteachers

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has refuted reports of reinstating the 11 Senior High School (SHS) headteachers interdicted for charging Form One students unapproved...

Government employees urged to take advantage of festive period to get their NIA numbers

The Controller and Accountant General's Department (CAGD) has advised government employees yet to obtain Ghana cards to do so from now till January.In a...

Crystal Ladies Association donates theatre bed, oxygen cylinders to Tema Polyclinic

In their bid to end maternal mortality in the Tema Municipality, women group, Crystal Ladies Association has donated state of the art theatre bed,...

Akan Wawa Traditional Congress calls for unity to foster sustainable development

The Akan Wawa Traditional Congress, an association of chiefs and queen mothers in the Kadjebi district of the Oti region, has been inaugurated.This marks...

OSP busts forex counterfeiting syndicates

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has unveiled a counterfeiting syndicate operating in Accra and Tema, exposing it as a major producer of...

Adom News correspondent Kwasi Azor honoured

The member of Parliament (MP)for Ayem Oda Constituency Alexander Akwasi Acquah, and his colleagues MPs in the Akyemansa block in the Eastern region have...

Man arrested for posing as woman to steal at Kasoa new market

A 21-year-old man has been arrested at Kasoa new market for posing as a woman to steal goods from market women.According to head of...

Ghana’s lithium deal “is a lost opportunity” – Toni Aubynn

Former Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Commission, Dr Toni Aubynn, has criticised Ghana's recent agreement for the development of lithium resources at Ewoyaa...

We’ve not given Barari DV 10-year tax holiday – Minerals Commission CEO

The Minerals Commission of Ghana has debunked allegations that Barari DV Ghana Ltd, a subsidiary of Atlantic Lithium Limited, is registered under the Ghana...

Former GWCL staff, another jailed 8 years over iron pipe theft

Two individuals, Abraham Asare, a former staff of Ghana Water Company Limited and Victor Moris, have been sentenced to four years each by Akuapem...

Parliament approves GH¢15.2b for Health Ministry, GH¢8.7b to be spent on salaries

Parliament has approved an amount of GH¢15 billion for the services of the Ministry of Health for the year 2024.The Ministry is expected to...

Stray bullet kills woman during anti-robbery operation at Pigfarm

A woman at Pigfarm, a suburb in Accra lost her life on Saturday, December 16, when a stray bullet from the police hit her...

‘Galamsey’ is a glaring example of failure of the inept government mired in corruption – Kofi Koranteng

A 2024 presidential hopeful of the New Vision Movement, Kofi Koranteng, has bemoaned the damaging effects of the seemingly intractable illegal mining that confronts...

Wife of cocoa merchant demands access to property from husband after a failed promise

A 61-year-old woman brought her husband to Nhyira FM’s Obra Show over a house she was promised but could only access a single room.According...

Adwoa Safo appeals to corporate Ghana over Abokobi Health Center

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome-Kwabenya Constituency, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has passionately appealed to corporate Ghana and individuals to...

North Dayi MP donates GHC300,000 worth of educational materials to over 800 students

The Member of Parliament for the North Dayi constituency in the Volta Region, Joycelyn Tetteh, has brought smiles to the faces of over 800...

2 remanded over fraudulent fundraising in the name of Akosombo dam spillage victims

Two individuals, Promise Ahorgah and Kwaotse Mawuli, have been apprehended and brought before the High Court in Accra on charges of impersonating North Tongu...

Bishop Dag Heward-Mills breaks down at funeral for late Bishop Oko

Since the passing of Bishop Oko Bortei-Doku, a prominent executive pastor of the United Denominations Originating from the Lighthouse Group of Churches (UD-OLGC), also...

Police probe recruits over fake university certificates

The Ghana Police Service is currently undertaking an audit of recruits in Pwalugu, located in the Upper East Region.This action follows the arrest and...

Road crashes: 6 die daily

Trend analysis indicates that six persons died daily from road crashes, the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has stated.Again, 68.2 per cent of those...

Akufo-Addo recognises over 280 achievers of Head of State Award 2023

At the Jubilee House in Accra, President Akufo-Addo honored more than 280 finalists of the intensive youth innovation program, the Head of State Award...

One person reported dead, others injured in an accident at Amanase

At least one person has been reported dead with some people injured in an accident involving a VIP Granbird on the Accra-Kumasi Highway.The incident...

10 persons grabbed for alleged land guard activities

Ten persons accused of engaging in land guard activities at East Legon in Accra have appeared before an Accra Circuit Court.The accused persons are...

‘Dumsor’ will return if… – GRIDCo staff bare teeth

Workers of the Ghana Grid Company, GRIDCo are threatening there will be a return of 'dumsor' this Christmas if the financial status of the...

We will build processing factories in cocoa growing areas – Mahama

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, says his next government will build cocoa processing factories in cocoa growing areas in...