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 Police on manhunt for robbers who attacked money collection point at Anyinase

The Police are on a manhunt for a robbery gang who attacked a cash collection point at Anyinase near Essiama in the Western Region.  The...

Be humble in decision making amid economic restructuring – Sam Jonah tells govt

Renowned statesman Sam Jonah has advised the decision-makers in the country to be humble in challenging times the country finds itself as they find...

UK red list: Why nurses in Ghana can still work in UK [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · TENKORANG ON REDLIST General Secretary for Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association, David Tenkorang has said the United Kingdom (UK) red list does...

Assemblyman, other in court over sale of ECG meters

The Assemblyman for Damfa, Charles Kotei has been put before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly selling meters belonging to the Electricity Company of...

Tension in Sehwi Bekwai as irate youth attack police station

There is tension at Sehwi Bekwai in the Bibiani Ahwraso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North region after irate youth besieged the police station...

Mike2 Foundation donates to orphanage home at Kwaku-Nkwatia

Mike2 Foundation led by Adom FM presenter, Michael Boateng has donated to the Bless the Children International Orphanage Home at Kwahu-Nkwatia in the Eastern...

Health Ministry sets records straight on UK red list [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · MOH ON RED LIST The Ministry of Health has reacted to the red listing of Ghana in relation to the recruitment of health...

NEDCo to chase govt institutions, others over arrears

The Northern Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (NEDCo), has indicated that, it will undertake a general revenue mobilization exercise across its operational areas effective April...

Northern region records 106 fire outbreaks in first quarter of 2023

The Northern Region has recorded 106 fire outbreaks in the first quarter of 2023. It is estimated that these fires cost damage to properties worth...

E/R: Man beaten to death after inflicting cutlass wounds on wife

A young man has reportedly died at Wurapong, a farming community in Yilo Krobo Municipality of the Eastern region after he was allegedly assaulted...

My Lord I want more food – Slain soldier ‘killer’ begs court

One of the six suspects standing trial in connection with the murder of Trooper Sherrif Imoro at Taifa, a suburb of Ashaiman in the...

GRNMA reacts to red listing of Ghana

The General Secretary of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association, David Tenkorang, says the red listing of Ghana in relation to the recruitment...

Collapse of Beige Bank: Witness accuses former CEO of making bank his ‘cash cow’

The first prosecution witness in the criminal case against the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and owner of the defunct Beige Bank, Mike Nyinaku,...

We also deserve public holidays – Traditionalists

Government has been asked to set aside a special public holiday for traditionalists in the country.  The call came during the annual festival of the...

UG@75: Why Legon might have been misconstrued as “Hill of knowledge”

The University of Ghana, Legon has a proud history, but there is a widespread and persistent misunderstanding of its name. This is according to a...

Ghana Meteorological Agency deploys 250 recruits nationwide

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) is set to deploy 250 new recruits across the country. 120 of the new recruits according to GMet, are...

3 dead in Kumasi-Techiman highway accident

Three persons have died in an accident on the Kumasi-Techiman road in the Ashanti Region. The incident happened on Tuesday morning when a BMW saloon...

My 37 Military Hospital experience: ‘Specialist is on leave – wait or get a referral for your surgery’

“I’d like to start a new series called My Hospital Experience that chronicles people’s hospital experiences – what they go through in accessing health care...

UG gave me Pharmacy because of B2 in English – Award-winning medical student

Young medical doctor, Dr Nathaniel Nii Cudjoe has spoken about his journey to becoming an award-winning medical student at the University of Cape Coast's...

Trader, 41, remanded for duping top policeman

A 41-year-old trader, Jeffrey Owusu, has been remanded by the Circuit Court in Accra for allegedly duping a Deputy Commissioner of Police, (DCOP), of...

NCA, telcos working on short code for SIM cards registered with Ghana Card

The National Communications Authority (NCA) says work is underway to introduce a short code for the verification of SIM cards that have been linked...

Michael Mantey: Ghana-born British soldier who sued for £1.6m after an injury fined £70,000

A former British soldier who attempted to fraudulently claim £1.6m from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) by asserting that he was severely disabled and...

Ashaiman soldier murder suspect granted GH¢150K bail on health grounds

The Ashaiman Circuit Court has granted a GH¢150,000.00 bail with three sureties, two of which must be justified to Ibrahim Abdul Rakib, one of...

UK red list Ghana, Nigeria for health workers’ recruitment

Ghana is now among the list of 54 countries that should not be actively targeted for recruitment by health and social care employers in...

Ghanaians lament ‘fraudulent SIM registration’ exercise

Some Ghanaians have decried fraudulent SIM card registration exercises ongoing in the country. According to them, some telecommunication networks on the blind side of...

I have a social life – UCC 2023 Best Medical student reveals

He can best be described as an inspiration to young persons and an asset whose talent and academic feat must be nurtured to inspire...

Cyber Security analyst sends important message to NCA, Ursula Owusu and NIA

JoyNews/AdomNews · Cyber Security Analyst Sends Important Message To NCA, Ursula Owusu And NIA A Cybersecurity Analyst has called on the National Communication Authority (NCA)...

We saved economy from collapsing – BoG  

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has justified again its financing of the budget post Covid-19, saying, failure to do so will have spelt doom...

Ghana tops piracy ranking in Gulf of Guinea

With Nigeria recording no piracy incidents in 2022, Ghana and Angola have risen to the top on the list of countries reporting piracy incidents...

Five robbers gang-rape woman, 25, at Gomoa Ojobi

A 25-year-old woman is battling for her life after five armed robbers attacked and raped her in her house at Gomoa Ojobi in the...

Bibiani MP commissions 4 mechanized boreholes for constituency

The Member of Parliament for Bibiani-Anhweaso-Bekwai constituency, Alfred Obeng Boateng has commissioned four mechanized boreholes for four communities in his constituency. Potable water for...

Haruna Iddrisu delivers powerful sermon in church

Tamale South Member of Parliament (MP), Haruna Iddrisu celebrated Easter Sunday with a church in his constituency. The former Minority leader during the service took...

Joseph Yamin predicts doom for IGP

National Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Joseph Yamin has expressed his disappointment in the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr George Akuffo-Dampare....

Man commits suicide on GRIDCo pylon in Saki

A middle-aged man whose identity is still unknown has been electrocuted after climbing the GRIDCo/VRA pylons in Saki, in the Nmlitsakpo Electoral area of...

Ghana’s bilateral creditors set to clear way for $3bn IMF bailout

Ghana hopes to take a big step towards restructuring its $58 billion-worth of debt this week, with its bilateral creditors meeting on Tuesday, April...

Electricity access rate: Ghana places 1st in Sub-Saharan Africa

Ghana placed first in Sub-Saharan Africa with the largest electricity access rate. According to the World Bank’s April 2023 Africa Pulse Report, the nation recorded about...

Prison officer allegedly inflicts cutlass wounds on herdsman at Ejura

A 45-year-old herdsman, Abdullai Yaro is battling for his life at the St. Luke Hospital in Kasei in the Ejura-Sekyeredumasi Municipality of the Ashanti...

Running water sweeps away boy, 12, at Cape Coast

A 12-year-old boy has met his untimely death after heavy running water swept him away and dumped him into river Kakum at Esuekyir, a...

Education Minister gets ‘Mr STEM’ cake to mark birthday

Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum celebrated his 59th birthday on Sunday, April 9, 2023. To celebrate the milestone, he was gifted a cake in...

Police probe death of Assembly man after car crash

Police in Somanya in the Eastern region are investigating the death of Eric Narh Aglazo, Assembly member for Sra electoral area, who was killed...