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Let’s abolish witch camps; it’s embarrassing to Ghana – Ablakwa [Video]

https://youtu.be/mshfk-m1WQU The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has called for immediate action to abolish witch camps in Ghana. The MP has...

PR firm BHM among 100 fastest growing companies in Africa

BHM, leading public relations and reputation management consultancy, has just been acknowledged as one of Africa’s 100 fastest-growing companies by The Financial Times. The...

Driver’s mate burnt to death, 2 injured in ghastly accident on Accra-Kumasi highway

A driver’s mate has been burnt to death while two drivers are battling for their lives having sustained various degrees of burns. This was after...

Former Assemblyman for Nogokpo found dead in his room

Residents of Yelibato, a community near Nogokpo in the Ketu South Municipality in the Volta Region, are in a state of shock following the...

EC insists on using Ghana Card as sole ID for voter registration

The Electoral Commission (EC) has insisted on using the Ghana Card as the sole identification document for voter registration exercise. The elections management body...

Anthrax virus: Suspend or reduce meat consumption – Minister tells meat lovers [Video]

https://youtu.be/jfVgr9cLrkM Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture in Charge of Crops, Yaw Frimpong Addo, has urged Ghanaian meat lovers to stop or reduce meat intake...

Tiktok stars ‘Godpapa the Greatest’ and wife ‘Empress Lupita’ to go for psychiatric assessment

The latest 'TikTok stars' in Ghana, 'Godpapa the Greatest and his wife 'Empress Lupita God Muzaria' are to go for a psychiatric medical assessment, a...

Accra High Court orders ‘galamsey queen’ Aisha Huang to open defense

The High Court in Accra has directed Galamsey Queen, Aisha Huang, to open her defence in the galamsey charges she is facing. Aisha Huang has...

Akufo-Addo outlines 8-point agenda to revamp economy

Government is rolling out significant incentives to drive interest in commercial agriculture with the ultimate aim of revamping the ailing economy. Under the Novel Agricultural...

‘Manholes, valleys’ on Nungua-Tema road pose threat to motorists [Photos]

The State of the road from Teshie to Nungua (Junction Mall ) to Tema is posing a threat to motorists. Manholes and potholes have suddenly...

SHS teacher loses certificates, valuables to house fire at Sehwi Bibiani

A teacher at Bibiani Senior High School (SHS) lost her items worth thousands of cedis to a fire outbreak in her house at Bibiani-Hwenampori...

Two friends arrested for stealing iPhone

Two friends have been arrested by Tuna police in the Sawla District of the Savannah region for stealing an iPhone from a provision shop. The...

MPs are 100 percent against LGBTQ – Speaker of Parliament assures

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has assured the Chief of Gonjaland, Yagbon Wura Bii-Kunuto Jewu Soale I, that LGBTQ+ can never be passed under...

We don’t need a warrant to arrest a suspect – OSP

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has clarified its authority to make arrests without a warrant for suspects involved in corruption or corruption-related...

Tema West MCE deploys police to prevent residents from participating in Adom FM People’s Forum

In a controversial move that has sparked outrage among residents, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Tema West, Anna Adukwei Addo, has deployed a...

Burning Issues: Over 20,000 animals affected by Anthrax disease – Deputy Agric Minister reveals

Following the invasion of Anthrax Disease on animals in some parts of the country, the Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, Yaw Addo–Frempong, has...

Assin North bye-election: Check out positions on ballot paper

Processes are far advanced for the conduct of the Assin North bye-election in the Central Region set for June 27, 2023. Four parliamentary candidates have...

Two policemen, another killed in ghastly accident

Two policemen have died on the spot after they were involved in a head-on collision with a motorbike at Duayaw Nkwanta in the Tano...

Bawku conflict: Asantehene invites parties for mediation

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has disclosed that he has invited the feuding factions in the conflict at Bawku with the aim of...

12 arrested for selling unlicensed medicine, aphrodisiacs

About 12 persons were on Wednesday arrested for selling unlicensed medicine and aphrodisiacs at different spots at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra. This was...

Sam Okudzeto wades into calls for Council of State to be abolished [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Sam Okudzeto Wades Into Calls For Council Of State To Be Abolished A member of the Council of State, Sam Okudzeto, has downplayed...

Sekondi market women appeal for new market

Traders at the Sekondi market in the Western Region are bitterly lamenting over the dilapidated state of the market which causing financial loses to...

People’s Forum: Our roads are not even bicycle worthy – Lashibi residents lament [Photos]

Residents at Lashibi Shalom Spot, Community 18 to 20 in the Tema West constituency, say they are at their wits end after years of...

Consumer Protection Agency accuses British Airways of charging additional $50 ticket fee

The Consumer Protection Agency (CPA) has accused British Airways of an additional $50 being charged for ticket fees. CPA has further alleged that the...

Samira Bawumia’s father opens up on her relationship with her NDC brother [Video]

https://youtu.be/0Wwmdggr_JA Ahmed Ramadan, father of Ghana's Second Lady, Samira Bawumia, has disclosed she has a cordial relationship with her brother, Adamu. Speaking exclusively in an interview...

Challenging Heights rescues 23 children in commemoration of 2023 World Day against Child Labour

Challenging Heights, a renowned child rights organization, carried out a daring rescue mission over the weekend, saving 23 children from the clutches of the...

Alleged Coup: Court revokes bail conditions of female accused over ‘not convinced’ conducts

The High Court in Accra has revoked the bail conditions granted to Warrant Officer Class II, (WOII), Esther Saan Dekuwine over what the Court...

Ghana card: Western North NIA begins premium registration

The National Identification Authority (NIA) office in the Western North region has commenced premium registration for Ghana card applicants. This marks a significant milestone...

We need proof from medical students in Ukraine before payment – Scholarship Secretariat

The Scholarship Secretariat says Ghanaian medical students in Ukraine must show proof of active studies to allow for payment of their fees. Some students...

High Court stops OSP from arresting Charles Bissue

An Accra High Court has restrained the Office of Special Prosecutor(OSP) from arresting the Secretary of the defunct Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM),...

Akufo-Addo announces state-assisted burial for late Prof. Ama Ata Aidoo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced a state-assisted funeral for the late Professror Ama Ata Aidoo. The writer, considered one of the country’s finest,...

Cocoa farmer kills wife during argument

A cocoa farmer at Wiredukrom, a farming community in the Mpohor District of the Western Region, who allegedly killed his wife during an early...

Court sets aside contempt conviction against Chief of Defence Staff and Defence Minister

The Minister of Defence, Dominic Nitiwul and the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Vice Admiral Seth Amoama, have escaped punishment after the Accra High...

I don’t mind being made Ghana’s next sacrificial lamb – Charles Bissue

The former Secretary to the erstwhile Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Charles Onuawonto Bissue, says he has no qualms being sacrificed if only...

Immigration officer foils an attempted kidnapping

An Immigration Officer stationed at the Kasoa Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) acting on his instincts foiled what could have led to...

Ghana School of Law elects first female SRC President in 14 years

The Ghana School of Law, Ghana’s only professional law school, has for the first time in 14 years, elected a female SRC President to...

Founder of Food Sovereignty Ghana passes on

The Founder and Chairman of Food Sovereignty Ghana has passed on. He died on June 10, 2023. Ali-Masmadi Kweku Jehu-Appiah, 66, died surrounded by loved...

Motorists express frustration over Nungua Barrier road, describe it as death trap

Some motorists and commuters have expressed frustration over the poor conditions on the Nungua barrier stretch of the Accra-Tema Beach Road. The motorists, some of...

2023 Green Ghana exceeds target with 11.5 million seedlings distributed so far – Forestry Commission

The 2023 Green Ghana Day witnessed some 11,530,672 seedlings distributed and planted across the country, thus, exceeding the 10 million target. The Chief Executive Officer...

Kukuo youth destroy Ghanasco fence wall

Some youth of the Kukuo community have pulled down portions of the Ghana Senior High School (Ghanasco) fence wall under construction. This is the fourth...