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Akufo-Addo meets King Charles [Photo]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, November 15, met with King Charles III of England. The meeting, which took place at the Windsor Castle,...

Get off my case – Retired Honyenuga rejects Opuni’s application, directs him to CJ

Justice Clemence Honyenuga has dismissed an application filed against his authority to continue sitting on the Cocobod trial after attaining the constitutionally compulsory retirement...

Police probe shooting incident at Kenyasi

The Police have commenced investigations into circumstances surrounding a shooting incident at Kenyasi in the Ahafo Region. The incident, which occurred on Tuesday, resulted in...

ECG sends important message as customers queue over system failure [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · ECG PREPAID WAHALA The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has asked customers to remain calm as the system was interrupted for days causing...

Akpeteshie drinkers threaten demo over price increment

Drunkards in the Central Region have threatened to embark on a demonstration against government over persistent increase in price of Akpeteshie. According to them, the...

I don’t buy fuel because I don’t have a car – K.T. Hammond

Adansi Asokwa Member of Parliament (MP) K.T. Hammond, has created the impression that he is unaware of the current fuel hikes in the country....

Galamsey exposé: More woes for Adu Boahen as Special Prosecutor takes over investigations

The Office of the Special Prosecutor has commenced investigations into corruption allegations against the former Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance, Charles...

Ananekrom teachers protest after recording 15 ‘shit bombing’ incidents

Authorities of the Ananekrom M/A Basic School in the Asante Akyem North Municipality have hit the streets to protest against the increasing rate of...

Galamsey Economy exposé: Franklin Cudjoe has this to say about Bawumia [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Franklin Cudjoe Defends Bawumia Over Galamsey Exposé Founding President and Chief Executive Officer of IMANI Centre for Policy and Education, Franklin Cudjoe, has...

8 students injured as fire guts Koforidua Technical Institute’s Boys Dormitory [Photos]

Fire has gutted the Boys' dormitory of the Koforidua Technical Institute in the New Juaben North Municipality of the Eastern Region. The fire, which...

Adom News gets results: Nkanchina No.2 to get new CHIPS compound

The District Chief Executive for Kpandai in the Northern Region, Attah Kofi Emmanuel Tatabilata, has cut sod for the construction of a clinic (CHPS...

Aisha Huang’s mother is director of a licensed mining company – Immigration officer tells court

An investigator with the Immigration Service Supt. David Essien has revealed that the mother of Chinese national Aisha Huang is a director of a...

Residential facilities at Newmont’s Ahafo South Mines attacked

Residential facilities at Newmont’s Ahafo South Mines have been attacked by unknown assailants. This comes barely 24 hours after police officers reportedly stationed at Newmont...

Invest in data infrastructure to transform Africa’s economy – Dr Kludjeson advocates

Founder and president of Celltel Networks Ghana Limited has challenged African governments to begin to aggressively partner the private sector in developing the continent's...

OSP should refer Adu Boahen’s case to the CID – Constitutional lawyer

A Private constitutional lawyer, Kwame Addofo, has called on the Special Prosecutor to, as matter of urgency, refer the Charles Adu Boahen case to...

I feared the day I had to say my final goodbye – Hackman says as he buries wife

Comfort Owusu-Agyemang, wife of the Chairman of the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) Council of Elders, has been buried in a solemn ceremony. Mrs Owusu-Agyemang's final...

Weija Dam will soon be dredged – MCE

Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the Weija-Gbawe Municipality, Patrick K.B Kumor, has hinted of plans to soon dredge the dam as part of measures...

One dead, 4 injured in police-youth clash at Kenyasi [Photos]

One person has been confirmed dead with four others in critical condition as police duty officers stationed with Newmont Mining Limited clash with the...

Aisha Huang speaks fluent Twi and English – Witness tells court

A Superintendent of Immigration, David Essien, has told an Accra High Court that Chinese National Aisha Huang speaks fluent Twi and English. This was his...

Kweku Baako slams Presidential Staffer over galamsey exposé

The Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako, has hit hard at Presidential Staffer, Charles Nii Teiko Tagoe following the...

FDA dragged to court over ‘no celebs in alcoholic beverage ads’ directive

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has barely two weeks to file its defense in a suit brought against it regarding portions of its...

I’m ‘saddened’ because … – Franklin Cudjoe on Adu Boahen’s dismissal [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · I'm 'saddened' Because … - Franklin Cudjoe On Adu Boahen's Dismissal Founding President of IMANI Centre for Policy and Education, Franklin Cudjoe, says...

Agradaa still in custody over reviewed bail conditions – Prosecution

Founder of Heaven Way Champion International Ministry, Patricia Asiedua, popularly known as Nana Agradaa, has failed to meet her varied bail conditions granted her...

Suspected Highway robber killed; others on the run

A suspected highway robber has been gunned down by armed police on the Accra -Yeji Highway. According to a Police situational report, the deceased suspect...

GOIL reduces fuel prices

Leading marketing oil company, Ghana Oil Company (GOIL), has announced a reduction in fuel prices at the pumps. There has been a recent hike...

Akufo-Addo in London on private visit

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Sunday, 13th November 2022, left Ghana for a two-day private visit to the United Kingdom. President Akufo-Addo will return to...

Petrol and diesel prices likely to go down, LPG to rise – COPEC predicts 

Fuel consumers are likely to see a marginal relief at the pumps in the next pricing window beginning on Wednesday, November 16.  Prices of petrol...

Adu Boahen’s dismissal meaningless unless linked to Ofori-Atta’s resignation – NPP MP

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Mpraeso Member of Parliament (MP), Davis Opoku, has taken a swipe at the government over the dismissal of the Minister...

Ofori-Atta’s censure motion: Sittings of Ad hoc Committee televised live

The Ad-hoc Committee constituted to probe the Minority in Parliament's motion of censure, against the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta commenced its sittings on Tuesday,...

Pressure group kicks against OSP’s investigation of Adu Boahen

The Office of Special Prosecutor (OSP) is incompetent to deal with Charles Adu Boahen, the sacked Minister at the Ministry of Finance. Accordingly, the...

Govt not sponsoring all delegates to COP27 – Lands Minister

Lands Minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has refuted claims that the Ghanaian government is sponsoring all the members of its delegation attending the COP27 in...

Arise Ghana to appeal court ruling against picketing at Revolution Square 

Organisers of Arise Ghana, a pressure group, say they will appeal the High Court ruling prohibiting them from holding a demonstration at Revolution Square,...

No one is an angel; Adu Boahen must be given fair hearing – Prof Gyampo [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Charles Adu Boahen should be given opportunity to be heard - Prof Gyampo A senior lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford...

ECG customers rush for electricity credit after 4 days of system interruption

Customers of the Electricity Company (ECG) Ghana in the Ashanti Region have been queuing in a mad rush to purchase electricity credit after four...

Galamsey Expose’: Conversation Bawumia’s aide had with Tiger Eye PI [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · BAWUMIA AIDE ON BOAHEN ALLEGATION The spokesperson of the Vice President, Dr Gideon Boako, has revealed how Tiger Eye PI contacted him and...

Aisha Huang used forged marriage certificate to obtain residence permit – Witness tells court

A superintendent of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), David Essien, has told an Accra High Court that Aisha Huang used a forged marriage certificate...

Fake drug seller arrested in Wa

A 45-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly selling fake and unwholesome drugs to unsuspecting patrons. The unregistered drug dealer, Emmanuel, who owns God’s Blessings Herbal,...

Check out which countries sent the most delegates to COP27

Over 33,000 delegates have registered for COP27, potentially making it the second-largest COP summit in history. This is according to preliminary figures released by the...

Man drowns while reportedly swimming in abandoned mining pit

A 24-year-old man who decided to swim in an abandoned mining pit that has been filled with water has lost his life. Kofi Buabeng reportedly...

Eight on ₵100k bail each over illegal forex trading

Eight persons, including a woman, have been granted a GH₵100,000.00 bail with two sureties each by an Accra Circuit Court over illegal money-changing business....