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Assemblies of God leader meets Chief Justice

The General Superintendent of Assemblies of God, Ghana, Rev. Stephen Wengam, has commended the Chief Justice, Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, for upholding the pillars of...

Let’s deepen church and state ties – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appealed for the strengthening of the relationship between the Church and the State, which he said, will help...

Police, Immigration deny media report on arrest of 48 alleged terrorists

The Ghana Police Service and the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) have jointly dismissed reports about the arrest of some 48 foreign nationals alleged to...

Two die in ghastly accident on Tema-Motorway

Two persons are reported died in an accident on the Accra-Tema Motorway. The incident happened on Thursday, January 5. An eyewitness who spoke to newsmen said...

CETAG to resume strike on January 6

The College of Education Teachers’ Association of Ghana (CETAG) has served notice that it will resume its strike on January 6, 2023. CETAG in a...

Akonta Mining saga: Lands Minister defends Akufo-Addo

Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has been responding to the President’s comments on Akonta Mining. According to him, the President’s assertion about...

14 years of childlessness – The story of Rev Wengam [Video]

The General Superintendent of Assemblies of God, Ghana, and Lead Pastor of Cedar Mountain Chapel, Rev. Dr. Stephen Wengam, has recounted how he and...

Chief of Army Staff inaugurates facilities for Armour Training School in Sunyani

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), Major General Thomas Oppong-Peprah, has inaugurated accommodation facilities at the third Garrison...

Akufo-Addo has exonerated us – Akonta Mining

The lawyer for Akonta Mining Company, Kwame Adom Appiah, has appreciated President Akufo-Addo for exonerating the mining firm after it was wrongly accused of...

Education Minister directs University of Ghana to comply with 15% fee increment

The Minister of Education, Yaw Adutwum, has directed the University of Ghana to comply with the 15 percent fee increment as approved by Parliament. The...

Mobile Money vendor shot at Buduburam reported dead

A 28-year-old mobile money vendor who was shot at Gomoa Buduburam in the Central Region has been confirmed dead. Michael was attacked and shot at...

Phase one of Appiatse community reconstruction to be completed by end of 2023

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor says the first phase of the Appiatse community is expected to be completed by...

Police Service celebrate former BNI officer on 88th birthday [Photos]

Members of the Police Management Board (POMAB), led by the Inspector-General of Police Dr. George Akuffo Dampare marked the 88th birthday celebration of Prof....

Akonta Mining not engage in illegal mining – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has asserted that Akonta Mining Company Limited is not involved in any illegal mining anywhere in Ghana currently. The President said this at...

Dr Ben Asante adjudged Best Public Sector CEO

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Gas Company, Dr Benjamin Asante, has been announced as the best Public Sector CEO of the...

Nurses and Midwives Association welcomes suspension of Ashanti region NSS boss

The General Secretary of Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), David Tenkoreng-Twum says the Association is pleased with the punishment meted out to the...

Man who stole rapper Meek Mill’s phone remanded

The man accused of stealing US rapper Meek Mill's iPhone 14 Pro Max during the musician's visit to the country last month has made...

Special Prosecutor chases businessman who tried to bribe NPP MPs

The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng says his outfit has initiated steps to investigate circumstances leading to an unnamed businessman, described as wealthy, attempting to...

Bizarre: Couple and son die within 3-day at Ejura

The death of a couple and their only male child within the span of three days has thrown the Ejura township in the Ashanti...

Prophecies that create fear and panic cannot be from God – Rev. Wengam

General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God, Rev Stephen Wengam, says prophecies must encourage and edify people. According to him, doomsday prophecies that create confusion...

Credit our individual accounts with disability fund – Kwahu East PLWD

Persons living with disabilities in the Kwahu East district of the eastern region are suggesting to the government to credit their individual accounts directly...

‘Galamseyer’ fined ₵1.2 billion for illegal mining

A Circuit Court at Dormaa-Ahenkro in the Dormaa Central Municipality of Bono Region has sentenced Alexander Addo, aged 24 and unemployed, to a fine...

OSP to announce outcome of Charles Bissue’s investigation

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has released a half-year report on its activities in 2022. According to the OSP, the release of the...

January 9 declared public holiday

January 9, 2023, has been declared a public holiday. A statement signed by the Minister for Interior, Ambrose Dery, said the day “has been declared...

Ashanti Regional NSS boss suspended for two months without pay

The Director of the National Service Secretariat (NSS) in the Ashanti Region, Alex Opoku Mensah has been suspended for two months without pay for...

Charles Adu Boahen, Sir John’s estate, Airbus, ‘wealthy-but-unnamed businessman’ all under investigation – Special Prosecutor

The Office of the Special Prosecutor says it is investigating no less than 132 suspected corruption and corruption-related offences which are at various levels...

Dwaso Nsem Awards: Oppong Nkrumah adjudged best performing minister for 2022

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has been adjudged the best-performing minister for the year 2022 in the maiden edition of the Adom FM Dwaso...

National Cathedral architect reacts to opaque dealings claims

The architect working on the National Cathedral, Sir David Adjaye has dismissed assertions that his firm, Adjaye Associates, is unduly benefitting from the project. Speaking...

We can’t allow conflict to dictate pace of life at Bawku – Dan Botwe

The Minister of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, has urged citizens of Bawku in the Upper East Region not to allow conflict to...

UG reminds students of ban on events and gatherings

Authorities of the University of Ghana have reminded students of the ban on all events and gatherings. The directive was put in place by the...

Old Vandals give UG management one-week ultimatum to rescind ejection directive

The Old Vandals Association has given the Management of the University of Ghana, Legon, a one-week ultimatum to rescind its decision to eject continuing...

List of statutory holidays in 2023

The Ministry of Interior has released dates for statutory holidays and commemorative days in Ghana for 2023. But there were no fixed dates for Eid-Ul-Fitr...

How a pastor’s ill-advice killed my mother – Dr Boadi Nyamekye

JoyNews/AdomNews · Dr. Boadi Nyamekye reveals what killed his mother The General Overseer of The Maker’s House Chapel International, Dr Michael Boadi Nyamekye, has shared...

Kasoa mobile money robbery: Last suspect arrested

The Ghana Police Service has announced that it has arrested the last suspect in the mobile money robbery incident at Kasoa which occurred on...

Fire guts printing press at Kokomlemle

Valuable documents being printed by Minipack printing press at Kokomlemle, Accra were destroyed by fire on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. The fire, which started at...

Over two-thirds of Malaria deaths were among children – Shalina Healthcare Ghana

Even though Malaria is a preventable and treatable disease it continues to have a devastating impact on the health and livelihood of people around...

Ga Mantse to support education

The Ga Mantse, Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has pledged to support the education of less privileged children in communities within Ga State to secure...

Tima Kumkum Foundation organises free health screening exercise, donates to over 150 widows at Akyem Aduasa [Photos]

Media personality, Cynthia Tima Yeboah, popularly known as Tima Kumkum, through her Tima Kumkum Foundation in collaboration with The Community Hospital, Akyem Oda, has...

Bantama chief to lead decongestion of Kumasi if…

The Bantamahene, Baffour Owusu Amankwatia VI, has vowed to lead the mobilization of chiefs for the development of the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi if...

Old Vandals protest ejection of students from Commonwealth and Mensah Sarbah halls

There is a heavy security presence on the University of Ghana campus as Old Vandals are massing up to protest against the University Management’s...