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Police investigating attack on Odike in Ashanti Region

Police in the Ashanti Region have opened investigations into a gun attack on businessman and founder of United Progressive Party, Akwasi Adae Odike. The incident...

Police search for man who flogged, smeared his son with pepper for stealing

The Nyankomase Ahenkro Police Command in the Assin South District of the Central Region is on a manhunt for a father believed to be...

We are too quick to deploy military – Agalga on military presence at Lower Manya Krobo

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, James Agalga, says government is too quick to deploy the military at least provocation. According to Mr...

Krobo: ECG cuts power to Nuaso after attacks

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has cut power to Old Nuaso, a community in the Lower Manya Krobo municipality after residents engaged in...

NSMQ’s Francisca Lamini: My journey to Harvard

I hope my story will inspire you to DREAM BIG, believe in God and Believe in Earth Angels! Since I started schooling at Sanity International...

Son of late Mion Lana to be installed regent

The Spokesperson of the Abudu Royal Family, Dr Mahama Natogmah, has revealed that the first son of the late Mion Lana, Abdulai Mahamudu, will...

Hunter mistakes friend for game and shoots fatally

Barely a month after a hunter mistook a human being for an antelope and shot him at Wassa Essamang in the Western Region, a...

Forestry Commission arrests 5 for mining in Bosomtwe Forest Reserve

The Forestry Commission, through its surveillance task force, has arrested five illegal miners in the Bosomtwe Forest Reserve of the Ashanti Region. The suspects were...

Photo drops as NSMQ’s Francisca Lamini starts school at Harvard

Francisca Lamini, known for her sterling performance at the 2021 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ), has began studies at the Harvard University. The brilliant...

Sosu’s trial adjourned to October 11

The trial of Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina, Francis-Xavier Sosu, who was charged for his alleged involvement in a demonstration that led to...

NLA clarifies termination of broadcast contract with GTV

The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has set records straight on its decision to terminate a lotto draw contract with Ghana Television (GTV). According to the...

Read: Akyem Apedwa Leaders and Mankata Family of Panpanso set records straight on Apedwa, Panpanso lands

The Principal Opinion Leaders of Akyem Apedwa and the Mankata Family of Panpanso have set the records straight over what they described as "distortions...

Akufo-Addo cuts sod for dualisation of 2km road at Nandom

President Nana Akufo-Addo has cut sod for the dualisation of Nandom Town roads in the Upper West Region. The two-kilometre project will cost ¢85.2 million...

 Harrowing story of how boy, 4, was allegedly beaten to death by stepmother [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Stepmother beats stepson to death A four-year-old boy has allegedly been beaten to death by his stepmother at Santa Maria in Accra. According to...

YEA faces resistance over plans to train SHS graduates for CHPS compounds

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has kicked against Youth Employment Agency's (YEA) plans to recruit and train Senior High School...

Ghana Meteo sends weather warning; check it out

As the August intermittent rainfall begins again, the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has released a weather warning for the next 24 hours. GMet has forecasted...

More dollars to be injected into economy soon – Information Minister reveals

The Information Minister has said some dollars will be injected into the economy soon to halt the sharp depreciation of the Ghanaian Cedi.  Kojo Oppong...

Year of roads not a slogan but reality – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has touted his achievements in the road sector with a strong claim that roads infrastructure under his regime is unmatched in...

Delta Airlines’ plane banned from flights to Accra

The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has temporarily banned Delta Air Lines' plane with registration N195DN, from flying to Ghana. This comes on the...

WAEC beefs up security as WASSCE starts

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) says it has tightened up its security apparatus as this year’s West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE)...

Family of late Mion Lana pledges commitment to peace at Dagbon

The family of the late Mion Lana, Mahamadu Abdulai III, has pledged its commitment to ensure that the peace that is currently prevailing in...

Man who attempted to sell 2-year-old daughter for GHS20K remanded

The Agona Swedru Circuit Court has remanded a 37-year-old man, Samuel Kobina Agyemang, into police custody for attempting to sell his child for GHS20,000. He...

1 person allegedly shot in Lower Manya Krobo over prepaid meter installation

One person has allegedly sustained a gunshot wound at Nuaso in the Lower Manya Krobo municipality during a tussle between some residents who have...

NHIS inaugurates 9-member committee to investigate co-payment

The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has set up a nine-member committee to investigate co-payment at various health facilities across the country, which it...

Lovely moment Mahama met Kufuor [Photos]

Adorable photos of former Presidents John Agyekum Kufuor and John Mahama have warmed hearts on social media. The two were part of dignitaries and...

Two separate accidents at Suhum

Two separate accidents occurred on the Suhum Interchange section of the Accra-Kumasi Highway in the Eastern Region, Monday afternoon. The first crash involved a DAF...

EC reacts to claims spiritualists attended IPAC meeting

The Electoral Commission (EC) has dismissed claims of inviting spiritualists to Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meetings to cast out supposed demons. "The attention of...

NAM 1 back in court on September 27

The case in which the Chief Executive Officer of Menzgold, defunct gold dealership firm, Nana Appiah Mensah, popularly known as NAM 1's case was...

My life is in danger – Odike cries as armed thugs ransack his office

The Founder and Leader of the United Progressive Party, Akwasi Addai aka Odike, says his life is threatened following an attack on him by...

Armed men allegedly attack Odike; ransack his office

Armed men have allegedly attacked the Founder and Leader of United Progressive Party, Akwasi Addai ‘Odike’, in his office at Patase, Kumasi. Cars parked in...

Tima Kumkum Foundation supports breast cancer patient with GHS 10,000

The Tima Kumkum Foundation has once again embarked on a benevolent project aimed at saving lives of the less-privileged in society. Founded by Adom TV's...

Tension mounts in Lower Manya Krobo again over installation of prepaid meters [Video]

There is mounting tension in some communities in the Lower Manya Krobo municipality as some residents of Nuaso, a community in the municipality are accusing...

Woman kills husband, cooks his remains after discovering affair

A young woman has been arrested for murdering her abusive husband and chopping him into pieces before cooking his remains. The 22-year-old woman from Afghanistan,...

Road infrastructure in my time without equal in the 4th Republic – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo says no government in the history of the 4th Republic has constructed roads that his government has in the history of...

Akufo-Addo downplays claims that mismanagement of economy led to IMF bailout

President Nana Akufo-Addo has downplayed claims that his government’s mismanagement of the economy is the reason Ghana is seeking support from the International Monetary...

58-year-old man shot dead at Nalerigu

The North East Regional Security Council has condemned the killing of a businessman by unknown assailants at Nalerigu. The 58-year-old Bukari Limam was pronounced dead...

DopeNation drops ‘NDC vs NPP’ presidential debate song ahead of 2024 elections [Video]

Ghana may not be in an election year but the constant bickering of the two major parties in the country - NDC and NPP...

SIM registration: Self-service app still offline 3 weeks after Ursula Owusu’s announcement

There is growing concern about the self-service application which was promised by government some three weeks ago. Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, on August 2, announced...

WAEC receives fresh report of exam malpractice; hands over case to Police

The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has revealed that it has received fresh reports of exam malpractices. According to the Council, the culprits have been...

Greed-inspired corruption major challenge to Ghana’s development – Togbe Afede 

The Agbogbemfia of the Asogli State, Togbe Afede XIV, has identified ‘greed-inspired corruption’ as the major challenge to Ghana’s development.  He indicated that the West...