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Unregistered SIM card holders to know fate next week

The intended exercise to block all unregistered SIM cards effective Saturday, October 1, 2022 has been put on hold. This is to allow the Ministry...

Rain destroys 50 acres of onion farm at Kwawu Kotoso

A-seven-day non-stop rain has destroyed a 50-acre onion farm at Kwawu Kotoso in the Kwawu East District of the Eastern Region. Speaking to Adom News'...

Mankessim: Gomoah Akyempim Omanhene condemns killings, calls for ban on ritualists on TV

Omanhene of Gomoa Akyempim Traditional Council, Obrifo Ahunako Ahor Ankobea, is urging government to ban ritualists who advertise their services on television. This comes after...

All the emotional photos you need to see as actor ‘Waakye’ is laid to rest

The final funeral rites of late Ghanaian actor, Reverend Stephen Prince Yawson alias Waakye, have been held. The funeral ceremony was held at the forecourt...

ECG resolves prepaid metering challenges; see details

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says the vending challenges customers are facing with the prepaid metering system across the country have been resolved. The...

ECG audits system – Fears cyber attack

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is undertaking a comprehensive audit of its system to establish what caused a technical failure that has affected...

ECG prepaid central database hacked?

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is still working to resolve the technical challenge it was experiencing in vending for prepaid consumers on E-cash...

ECG extends working hours over prepaid credit challenges

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has notified customers that due to technical challenges affecting the smooth service provision to prepaid customers, it will...

Insecurity, self-doubt and fear nearly crushed my dreams but I triumphed – UPSA Law School valedictorian

At the age of 22, Naziha Gombilla had her fair share of insecurity, self-doubt, and fear of failure. As James Allen warns in his book...

Mankessim murder suspects killed a trader, too; they’re ritual murderers – Police

Police investigations into the Mankessim murder case have established that the two suspects, Michael Darko, alias Nana 1; and Christopher Ekow Clarke, have murdered...

GRA descends on 3 auto service stations for failing to issue VAT invoices to customers

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has descended on vehicle servicing stations in parts of Accra for failing to issue Value Added Tax (VAT) invoice...

Stop holding yourself as ‘Mankrado’ – Gomoa Fetteh Royal Family warns Kwasi Alhaji

The Gomoa Fetteh Royal Family has asked one Kwasi Alhaji to stop holding himself as the Mankrodo of Gomoa. The royal family who have described...

COP Maame Tiwaa visits POLAS executives as she tours Northern part of Ghana [Video]

Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crimes Office (EOCO) and President of Police Ladies Association (POLAS), COP Maame Tiwaa Addo-Danquah took time off...

A Nigerian lady held my manhood to avoid paying – Bolt driver shares experience

Vincent Potaki is a ride-hailing service driver that works with two major companies in Ghana, and he shares some encounters with riders; sex offers,...

NLA’s 60th anniversary celebration launched

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) successfully launched its 60th anniversary celebration at the organisation's headquarters in Accra on September 29, 2022. Speaking at the...

Asaman Tamfoe shooting: Six suspects arrested

The Police have arrested 16 persons in connection with a shooting incident at Asaman Tamfoe in the Eastern Region. The incident occurred between some persons...

SIM re-registration deadline: Sam George taunts Communications Minister

Deputy Ranking Member on the Communications Committee in Parliament, Sam George, has asked Communications Minister, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful to apologise to Ghanaians and admit...

ITU elects new Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General

The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has elected Ms. Doreen Bogdan-Martin and Mr. Tomas Lamanauskas for the Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General of the ITU respectively. The...

Chairman Wontumi urged to halt operations in Tano Nimiri Forest

The Lands Ministry has directed mining firm, Akonta Mining Limited, to stop operations in the Tano Nimiri Forest. In a statement issued on September 30,...

Horror as gunmen shoot indiscriminately at Kyebi Apapam [Watch]

A video of some men exchanging gunshots has gone viral on social media. Though the details of what transpired in the video have not been...

Ghana elected Chair of Commonwealth ITU Group

The Republic of Ghana, on 25th September, 2022, was elected Chair of the Commonwealth ITU Group (CIG) for a four-year term in Bucharest, Romania.  The...

Children in school bus involved in accident [Video]

https://youtu.be/7b-zO7axzf4 About seven children have been injured with another left unconscious after their school bus was involved in an accident at Adiembra at Asante Mampong. The...

Adentan gets plastic waste recycling demonstration centre

A plastic waste recycling demonstration centre has been commissioned at Maledjor in the Adentan Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. The project being implemented by...

Mother’s words to daughter killed by sister’s fiancé, chief [Audio Attached]

"My daughter only told me she was traveling with the promise of returning with good news only for her to arrive here in a...

Odike exposes some soldiers over ‘galamsey’ [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · ODIKE ON SOLDIERS GALAMSEY The Founder and Leader of the United Front Party (UFP), Akwasi Addai Odike, has said the New Patriotic Party...

Ayawaso Central Health Directorate begins 2nd round of polio vaccination

The Ayawaso Central Municipal Health Directorate has announced the start of the second round of the polio vaccination campaign for children under five years. It...

SIM card registration suit: All 9 persons who filed have Ghana Cards ready with NIA

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has urged the Accra High Court to dismiss a suit seeking to stop the regulatory body from blocking the...

Fleet Manager charged for stealing 44 vehicles granted GH¢2m bail

A 31-year-old fleet manager at Huawei Technologies has been arraigned at an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly stealing 44 vehicles worth GH¢5.7 million. The accused,...

Tears as trainee nurse killed by sister’s fiancé and chief is buried [Video]

https://youtu.be/DOzUAYDU7dI It was a heartbreaking moment for relatives and loved ones as the mortal remains of 22-year-old aspiring nurse, Georgina Asor Botchwey was laid in...

Book containing late President Mills’ SONA, ‘Atta Mills Speaks’ launched

The John Evans Atta Mills Memorial Heritage has launched a book in memory of the late President Prof Atta Mills in the Volta Regional...

Murdered Canadian-based Ghanaian laid to rest alongside late sister [Watch]

A Canadian-based Ghanaian, the late Frank Kofi Osei, who was said to be gruesomely murdered by his side chick has finally been laid to...

Chinese boss who ‘slashed’ throat of Ghanaian employee arrested

A Chinese national, who allegedly slashed the throat of his Ghanaian employee at Kweikuma in the Sekondi-Takoradi municipality of the Western Region, has been...

Arrival of mortal remains of aspiring nurse killed by chief, pastor at Yeji [Video]

The body of a 22-year-old student nurse, Georgina Asor Botchwey, allegedly killed and secretly buried by a chief and pastor at Mankessim has been...

Mankessim murder case: Body of another lady killed by chief, pastor discovered

Police's ongoing investigation into the Mankessim murder case has established that the two suspects, Michael Darko alias Nana 1 and Christopher Ekow Clarke, have...

Politicians behind ‘ghost names’ on govt payroll – CLOGSAG

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association Ghana (CLOGSAG) has accused politicians of being behind the incidence of 'ghost names' and the ballooning public...

DVLA increases fees and charges for all services

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has announced an increase in fees and charges for its services.In a circular cited by class news,...

I shouldn’t be blamed for ‘galamsey’ activities in people’s rooms – Mireku Duker

The unlawful mining activities (galamsey) that are taking place in people's bedrooms, according to the Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku...

Gambaga: Land guards charged under new Vigilantism and Related Offense Act

Police prosecutors in Nalerigu have charged 12 suspected land guards with offenses under the new Vigilantism and Related Offenses Act. The suspects were remanded after...

E/R: Okada rider’s face disfigured in horrific crash

The face of a commercial motorcycle rider, Prince Amoah, 31, has been disfigured by a serious injury sustained in a horrific crash at Akyem...

Mankessim murder: Check out how much ‘Gravedigger’ was paid by accused chief

Personnel from the Central Regional Police Command have arrested a third person in connection with the murder of Ms. Georgina Asor Botchwey, according to...