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FDA recalls three infant powder formulas from the market

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has recalled certain batches of Similac, Almentum and elecare infant powder formulas from the market. The recall according to FDA...

Adom FM listeners share harrowing stories of abuse they can never get over [Listen]

Listeners of Ghana's number one radio station, Adom FM have shared harrowing stories of abuse they experience while growing up. The distraught adults told stories...

Check out celebrities who stormed Gloria Sarfo’s mother’s funeral

Actress, Gloria Sarfo has put her late mother, Prophetess Ophelia Yeboah to rest on Saturday April 30, 2022 at Akyem Osiem, in a funeral...

KSM sends strong message to Christian Council over E-levy implementation

Satirist, Kwaku Sintim Misa (KSM) has asked the Christian Council of Ghana to direct its churches to donate 10% of their tithe to the...

Boy, 14, commits suicide at Assin Fosu

A 14-year-old boy Kofi Senyo Mensah has allegedly hanged himself at Assin Fosu Abisewa in the Central Region.The incident happened on Thursday, April 28,...

How a beautiful young Egyptian woman became Kwame Nkrumah’s wife

Fathia Nkrumah enjoys a near-mythical place in postcolonial Ghanaian history. Her skin colour mattered; she was not a black African. Her native country mattered;...

Fisheries Commission boss sacked

President Nana Akufo-Addo has terminated the appointment of the Director of the Fisheries Commission, Michael Arthur Dadzie. The termination was contained in a letter dated...

Gloria Sarfo breaks down in tears at mother’s burial service

After weeks of heartbreak, actress Gloria Sarfo is finally laying her late mum to rest at the Akyem Osiem cemetery in Abuakwa North Municipality...

KNUST student causes stir after sitting in Bibini river for about 6 hours

A young lady has been spotted sitting in the Bibini river in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi. She is said to be a student of...

Kwabena Duffuor donates ₵100k to Eastern Regional branch of the NDC for outreach programme

Former Finance Minister, Dr. Kwabena Duffuor has donated an amount of GH₵100,000 to the NDC’s Eastern Regional branch in support of their outreach programme...

1 killed, 3 injured in renewed chieftaincy dispute at Yong Dakpema Yile in Tamale

One person has been killed and three others injured in renewed chieftaincy dispute at Yong Dakpema Yile in the Tamale Metropolis of the Northern...

I took care of my unemployed husband for 4 years, now he has a job, he wants a second wife

For young Oforiwaa, becoming the breadwinner of the household was not a big deal since she saw it as the responsibility of a wife...

Neutrality allowance most stupid thing I’ve ever heard in my life’ – Prof. Adei fumes

The former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Professor Stephen Adei, has expressed his reservations about the payment of...

E-levy will not affect tithes and offering – John Kumah

JoyNews/AdomNews · E-levy will not affect tithes and offering - Dr John Kumah The Deputy Finance Minister, Dr John Kumah, has denied the assertion that...

DVLA sends strong message to drivers over DV number plates

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has expressed concerns over what it says is the use of expired trade plates by motorists. The...

KGL Group donates food items to national Chief Imam

KGL Group has presented assorted items to the national Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, in support of this year’s Ramadan activities and to...

Newborn baby dumped in public toilet rescued [Photos]

A newborn baby dumped in a public toilet at Tuna in the Sawla District of the Savannah Region has been rescued. The baby according...

Policeman allegedly commits suicide

A police constable allegedly committed suicide at his duty post, a telecommunication office, near the Obetsebi Circle, in Accra, on Wednesday.The deceased, identified as...

E-levy may not yield intended target, harness existing tax sources – Economist

An economist at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has admonished the government to extensively harness its existing tax sources, rather...

NIA announces closure of 6 Ghana card registration centres

The National Identification Authority (NIA) will today, Friday, 29 April 2022, close some centres for the Ghana Card registration. These centres according to NIA...

Govt commissions €6.2m waste-to-energy conversion plant at Gyankobaa

A hybrid waste-to-energy power plant has been commissioned at Gyankobaa in the Atwima Nwabiagya Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The 400-kilowatt facility, known as...

Two dead; 3 injured in fire incident at Korle-Bu police barracks

A fire outbreak at the Korle-Bu police barracks in Accra has led to the death of two persons. Three others have sustained varying degrees...

Two notorious poachers arrested in Mole National Park sentenced

The Bole Magistrate Court presided over by His Worship Edward Essel has sentenced two poachers to 72 days imprison each with hard labour. The...

EOCO chases two suspects over SIM swap fraud

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) is on a manhunt for two suspects in connection with SIM swap fraud. EOCO has identified the suspects...

Let’s prove Ghanaians could still rely on us – Kate Gyamfua to NPP delegates

The National Women Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kate Gyamfua, has urged party delegates to use the ongoing constituency congresses as a...

Rainstorm destroys educational facilities at Bolga Girls’, Kongo SHS

A severe rainstorm that hit Bolgatanga and other areas in the Upper East Region last Wednesday evening destroyed some educational facilities and properties in...

Two robbers at Denu jailed for 40 years

Two armed robbers, Atitso Korshie, age 23 and Wisdom Dzeke, age 25 have been sentenced to 20years imprisonment for robbing some merchants at Kpogedi...

E-levy from May 1: GRA sends important message to Ghanaians

The Ghana Revenue Authority has announced its decision to commence the operationalization of the E-levy from May 1 in a modified-phased approach. This follows the...

Overturned LPG-carrying truck recovered, Tema Motorway reopened – Police

The truck carrying hazardous gases which had rolled over onto the median strip on the Tema bound Kwame Nkrumah Motorway (N1) in the early...

Man, 40 drowns in a ‘galamsey’ pit at Woroworoso

A 40-year-old man, Louis Sabala has reportedly drowned in a galamsey pit at Woroworoso in the Amansei Central district of Ashanti region. According to reports,...

Photos: British High Commission celebrates Queen Elizabeth’s birthday

The British High Commission in Ghana has held a party to mark Her Royal Majesty, Queen Elizabeth’s birthday and Platinum Jubilee. On February 6, Her...

Reboot Your Life Series: Lessons from the man who ‘ditched’ the military to be full-time carpenter [Video]

https://youtu.be/W6lChXUyT18 Adom FM's Reboot Your Life Series keeps attracting personalities from various career fields to share nuggets of life. The latest to take his turn...

I married not for myself but for the presidency – Kwame Nkrumah’s letter on marriage

It has emerged that, Ghana's first President, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah never believed in marriage. According to him, he did not marry Fathia Halim Rizk...

Hawa Koomson chases premix fuel committee members over theft [audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Hawa Koomson chases premix fuel committee members over theft Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mavis Hawa Koomson has vowed to deal with some...

Gas tanker involved in accident on motorway [Photos]

A truck carrying hazardous gas (LPG) has rolled over onto the median strip on the Tema bound Kwame Nkrumah Motorway (N1) near the Abattoir....

Man, 60, found dead after heavy downpour at Kasoa [Video]

https://youtu.be/d7v4WsPX8wg A 60-year-old man identified as Kwame Wuo has been found dead at Kasoa High Tension in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central...

Do you need to be paid neutrality allowance for doing your job? – KKD questions

Media, Brands and Culture Expert, King Kwasi Kyei Darkwah (KKD) has condemned the government’s decision to pay ‘Neutrality Allowance’ to public sector workers.There has...

KNUST students throng office of Student Loan Trust Fund

Students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have thronged the campus office of the Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF). Since Monday,...

No COVID-19 case on admission – GHS

There is currently no case of COVID-19 infection on admission says the Ghana Health Service (GHS). “In the last two months, 12 out of the...

Free cocoa beverages for basic schools

Niche Confectionery Ghana Limited has sealed a deal with the Ministry of Education to supply enriched ready-to-drink cocoa beverages to basic school children across...