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NIA pushes for extension of sim card registration

The National Identification Authority (NIA) is pushing for an extension of sim card registration exercise arguing the situation has brought unnecessary pressure on the...

KNUST lecturer pleads not guilty to kidnapping his wife as court issues bench warrant for two accomplices

A KNUST lecturer standing trial over his missing wife has pleaded not guilty to kidnapping and deceit of a public officer when he appeared before a...

Priest tortures two Ghanaian women accused of witchcraft

A video showing a Togolese priest torturing two Ghanaian women at his camp has sparked anger among authorities in the North East region. The two...

Police foil attempted bullion van robbery at Industrial Area

The Ghana Police Service has foiled a robbery attack on a bullion van at the Industrial Area in Accra.The police in a short notification...

French ambassador enstooled as ‘Nkosuohemaa’ at Begho; visits Twene Amanfo SHS during ‘Thank You’ tour

The French Ambassador, Anne Sophie-Avé, together with her manager and team were in Kumasi and some parts of the Bono Region as part of...

Adwoa Safo deactivates her Tiktok after backlash

Barely 24 hours after being accused of shirking her responsibilities to the people of Dome Kwabenya and engaging in fanciful activities on social media,...

2 dead, 1 injured in wall collapse

Two persons have been confirmed dead after a wall collapsed on some contractors who were working at a project site at Konkromoase in the...

Unpaid NABCo trainees better than unemployment association -Ambrose Dery [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Unpaid NABCo Trainees Better Than Unemployment Association -Ambrose Dery Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, has joined the clarion call to urge support for the...

Covid-19: We’re not letting down our guard – Zoomlion assures govt

Amidst uncertainties about whether coronavirus is out of the country or not, Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL), in collaboration with the government, has embarked on...

Coffin makers ordered to obtain permit

The Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has directed casket makers along the Mortuary Road, near the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, to obtain permits...

Sam George ‘defends’ Adwoa Safo

Ningo Prampram Member of Parliament (MP), Sam George, has waded into calls to declare the seat of Dome-Kwabenya MP, Sarah Adwoa Safo vacant. According...

Former NCCE boss gets top post in ECOWAS

The outgoing Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Josephine Nkrumah, has been appointed the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)...

Transport fares go up by 15%; checkout new prices

Transport operators in the country have agreed to adjust fares by 15 per cent, beginning Saturday, February 26, 2022. They concluded negotiations on the increment...

Police on manhunt for Anwiankwanta Highway robbery suspects

The Ashanti Regional Police Command is on a manhunt for a three-member armed robbery gang, who allegedly attacked and robbed passengers on Monday, February 21, 2022....

Otumfuo renders account to Asanteman

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has virtually rendered accounts of his stewardship, stressing that his 23 years reign has led to massive transformation...

Apiate explosion: Survivors demand timelines for completion of their community

Victims of the January 20 explosion at Apiate in the Western North Region are demanding timelines for the completion of their would-be new community...

Suame Interchange project to start in October – MCE

The Suame Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Maxwell Ofosu Boakye, says construction of the Suame Interchange project in the Ashanti Region is scheduled to start...

UTAG suspends strike

The University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (UTAG) has resolved to suspend its industrial action temporarily. This followed an emergency meeting by UTAG’s National Executive Committee...

Collapsed wall kills two construction workers in Ashanti Region

Two workers at a construction site were buried alive when a wall collapsed on them at Konkromoase, near Atasemanso in the Ashanti region. The two...

Husband of missing Land Commission staff discharged by court, re-arrested

An Asokwa District Court, on Monday, discharged a KNUST lecturer standing trial for alleged kidnapping.of his wife; a staff of the Lands Commission. Dr. Wilberforce...

19-year-old jailed eight years for defiling girlfriend’s friend

An Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a motor rider to eight years imprisonment for defiling his girlfriend’s companion at Agbogboloshie, Accra. Edward Mensah, 19, charged...

Irate youth vandalise NPP office, MCE’s property at Berekum [Video+Photos]

Some irate youth, believed to be members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), have vandalised the Berekum East NPP office. The vandals are reported to...

Manhyia North MP robbed [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · MANHYIA NORTH MP ROBBED The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for (MP) for Manhyia North Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Akwasi...

NCCE chairperson resigns [Listen]

The Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), has resigned to take up a new role as ECOWAS ambassador to Liberia. Her resignation...

Oliver Barker-Vormawor allegedly calls off hunger strike in detention

Convener of the #FixtheCountry Movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has allegedly suspended his hunger strike over his arrest. Mr Barker-Vormawor is currently being tried for treason felony...

High Court sets March 28 to rule on Sosu-IGP case

The Human Rights Division of the Accra High Court has announced a date to rule on an interlocutory injunction by the Member of Parliament...

Stephen Appiah spotted in a Muntari Hearts jersey during Super Clash

Former Black Stars captain Stephen Appiah showed up at the Accra Sports stadium in a customised Hearts of Oak jersey with Muntari inscribed at...

Mahama’s appointee clears air on ‘Adwoa Safo is my latest crush’ comment [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Mahama's Appointee Clears Air On 'Adwoa Safo Is My Latest Crush' Comment A former Sekyere Afram Plains District Chief Executive (DCE) under the...

Two die in fire near Circle

Two persons died in the early hours of Sunday after fire swept through Railway Line, a slum near Circle in Accra. The fire which started...

Heartbreak inspired my ‘Homhom Kronkron’ song; pain was so deep – Moses Atobrah

Gospel artiste, Moses Atobrah, has revealed the circumstance under which he was inspired to compose his first song, “Homhom Kronkron”, which has inspired many...

Beyi W’ano: Govt cold store at Kormantse left to rot

A million euros cold storage facility built by the government at Kormantse in the Central region has been left to rot. The facility is part...

#FixTheCountry convenor denies being presidential staffer under Mahama

#FixTheCountry convenor, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has dismissed claims that he served as a presidential staffer in the Mahama administration. According to him, “Abronye DC on...

NPP Polls: Man pulls gun, another assaulted as chaos breaks out at Kade

There was chaos at the Kade Constituency office of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Eastern Region over alleged hoarding of polling...

Man arrested for exhuming queen mother’s corpse to steal beads

A 45-year-old man, Kojo Essel, has been apprehended by the residents of Ekumfi Gyankoma for allegedly exhuming a Queen mother's corpse. Mr Essel was nabbed...

Pray for us – Robbers tell passengers after VIP bus operation

Five armed robbers wearing masks with guns and other weapons have attacked over 40 passengers onboard a VIP bus with registration number GT 5795-16. Reports...

Govt holds 4th town hall meeting on E-levy in Wa

Government, through the Information Ministry, will today hold another town hall meeting to discuss the controversial Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy). The 4th meeting will take place...

Meteo Agency staff to meet Labour Minister today over conditions of service

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) staff are to meet the Employment and Labour Relations Minister today over their demand for better conditions of service. They...

Rats, weed take over newly constructed Yilo Krobo District Hospital

Rats and weed have taken over the newly constructed Yilo Krobo District Hospital in the Eastern Region. The 120-bed health facility, which was completed in...

Power FM’s Oheneba Boamah now a free man

Power FM presenter, Oheneba Boamah Bennie, was on Monday morning released from the Nsawam Prison after serving 14 days in jail. He was received by...

Africa Paralympic Committee appoints Countryman Songo as Head of Communication

Adom TV’s award-winning presenter, Patrick Osei Agyemang, popularly known as Countryman Songo, has been appointed as Head of Communication for Africa Paralympic Committee (APC). In...