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Tears as Sir John’s mortal remains arrive at Sakora Wonoo [Video]

It was a moment of mixed feelings when the body of the late ex-boss of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afryie alias Sir John,...

Sir John: Exclusive visuals from funeral grounds

The hometown of the late former Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie aka Sir John, was wrapped in red and...

Primary 6 pupil drowns in river at Sefwi

A primary 6 pupil of Sehwi Besibema school, in the Western North Region, Eric Osei Bonsu, affectionately called Naasei, has drowned in the community...

Education Minister surprises Kumasi Anglican students [Photos]

Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, on Monday, surprised students at the Kumasi Anglican Senior High School in the Ashanti Region.Photos fast circulating online...

Desperate actress duped, impregnated by movie director

A desperate wannabe star is snapping her hands in regret as a wrong move has dragged her further back from her dreams.She said on...

MTTD commends The Multimedia Group for ‘Respect the Red Light’ campaign

The Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service has lauded the Multimedia Group Limited for its road safety campaign dubbed...

Youth involvement is key – Leaders of African journalists told

A member of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Youth Working Group in West Africa, Amos Kwofie, popularly known as Kodwo Mensah Aboroampa in...

Adom TV/FM, Road Safety launch ‘Respect the Red Light’ campaign

The Akan brands of the Multimedia Group Limited, Adom FM, Adom TV, Asempa FM, Adomonline.com and all related Social Media platforms have launched a...

Bad news hits AMA boss, Mohammed Sowah

The Metropolitan Chief Executive of Accra, Mohammed Adjei Sowah, has lost his wife.Making the announcement in a statement addressed to the media, the Management...

Court sets date for trial of alleged coup plotters

An Accra High Court will on Tuesday, June 8, commence trial of 10 persons held over various roles allegedly aimed at destabilising the country.The...

How Ghanaians celebrated Zanetor Rawlings on her birthday

Tuesday, June 1, marked the birthday of the Member of Parliament (MP) for Klottey Korle Constituency and first daughter of the late Flt. Lt...

Family clashes with morticians over corpse’s missing tongue

The Sosu Family at Anlo Beach in the Shama District is outraged over the fact that the corpse of their relative, Samuel Nani Sosu,...

2 months old Siamese twins need GH¢3m for surgery

Medical doctors at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge) are racing against time to separate two months old conjoined babies.This is the first time...

Former GES boss has this to say about Achimota-Rasta students’ ruling

A former Director-General at the Ghana Education Service (GES), Michael Nsowah, has expressed reservation about the High Court’s ruling on the Achimota-Rasta students’ case.To...

One shot as robbers bolt with GH¢140,000 [Photos]

A shop offering financial Service, CSSL Enterprise, was robbed of over 140,000 in the afternoon of Tuesday, June 1 at Buokrom Estate Junction in...

Ambulance Service reveals person behind bags of cement in vehicle

The National Ambulance Service (NAS) of the Ministry of Health says its preliminary investigations into an incident where an ambulance belonging to the service...

Ambulance as a ‘pickup truck’ for cement: The inside story [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Ambulance as a 'pickup truck' for cement – The inside storyIt has emerged that the ambulance used to transport bags of...

Many feared dead in galamsey pit collapse at Gbane

Many feared dead after an illegal mining (galamsey) pit collapsed on them at Gbane in the Talensi district of the Upper East Region.The illegal...

Unidentified assailants murder 40-year-old man, bolt with his gun

A 40-year-old farmer, identified as Doogoli Yelpaala, has been killed by unidentified assailants at Jentige, a village in the Bole district of the Savannah...

21-year-old SHS graduate arrested for stabbing father to death

The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old woman for allegedly stabbing her father to death.The suspect, Daniella Nyarkoh, a Senior High School...

My heart is full of gladness – Ras Mubarak on Achimota School, Rasta boys’ ruling [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · My heart is full of gladness – Ras Mubarak on Achimota School, Rasta boys rulingFormer Member of Parliament (MP) for Kumbungu constituency,...

We’ll prosecute individuals whose excavators have been burnt – Minister

Chairman of the Eastern Regional Security Council, Seth Acheampong, says individuals whose excavators have been burnt as part of 'Operation Halt' activities by the...

Rasta Professor sends strong message to Achimota School [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Rasta Professor sends strong message to Achimota SchoolHead of the History Department of the University of Cape Coast has called on management...

Teacher in court for allegedly having s3x with 15-year-old student

A 41-year-old teacher has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly having sex with a 15-year-old pupil at Manhean in Accra.Mac-Elvis Hoeyi was...

Akufo-Addo commends media for role in Covi-19 fight

President Nana Akufo-Addo has commended the media for its role in the coordinated fight against the coronavirus pandemic across the continent.“We have recently had...

Another Ghanaian fishing vessel attacked by pirates

Information received indicates that at about 311930 UTC, the Ghanaian registered purse seine Tuna-fishing vessel IRIS-S (IMO: 8210493) was attacked at position 04 33.8N,...

Achimota School to appeal court order to admit 2 Rastafarian students

The Governing Board of Achimota School has revealed its decision to appeal the Human Rights Division of the Accra High Court's order to admit...

Check out Akufo-Addo’s latest comment on Ahmed Hussein-Suale’s death

President Nana Akufo-Addo has expressed regret about the inability of the security authorities to apprehend the killers of Ahmed Hussein-Suale, two years after the...

I’m done with part of the syllabus – Achimota Rasta student

Tyrone Marghuy, the Junior High School graduate refused admission by Achimota School, has announced his readiness to begin academic work.He said he is done...

How 12-year-old hawker narrowly escaped kidnapping in Kumasi [Video]

A 12-year-old boy has told the story of how he narrowly escaped kidnapping in the hands of his trusted customer.The victim told Nhyira FM...

Menstrual Hygiene Day: RoyalAid Foundation advises boys to join the fight to end period poverty

RoyalAid Foundation, a socio-health-based Non-Governmental-Organisation (NGO) with a focus on health, education, entrepreneurial skills development, boy child empowerment and poverty eradication, has encouraged males...

Rasta students need psychological support – Lawyer [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Rasta students need psychological support – LawyerPrivate legal practitioner, Yaw Oppong, has said the two Rastafarian students, who were denied admission by...

11 foreigners arrested at Wakawaka Inland barrier

A total of 11 foreign nationals have been arrested by immigration officers at Wakawaka Inland in the Bole District of the Savannah Region.The suspects...

Workers use ambulance as a ‘pickup truck’ for cement [Video]

A video of an ambulance being used to transport bags of cement has gone viral on social media.Information suggests the ambulance was used at...

Shatta Wale and ‘boys’ in fierce tussle with road engineer [Watch]

Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale and his 'boys', caused a scene when they had physical and verbal altercation with an engineer at an ongoing road...

Man who buried son alive remanded

Suspect Paul Adobaw, who, together with his wife and a Prophetess, buried their two-year-old boy alive at Breman Brakwa in the Central Region, has...

Self Love Foundation backs call for scrapping of taxes on imported sanitary pads

The President of Self Love Foundation, an Obuasi-based all Feminine Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Hillary Ekuoba Gyasi, has backed calls by the Minister of Gender,...

DVLA, MTTD to clamp down on drivers with embellished number plates

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has announced plans to wage war against drivers of vehicles with embellished number plates.The operation will be...

Ghana to host the Federation of African Medical Physics Organisations’ Secretariat

The Council of the Federation of African Medical Physics Organisations (FAMPO) has selected Ghana as the host country for its Secretariat.The decision, which received...

Population and Housing Census: Get counted – Suhum MP urges constituents

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Suhum Constituency, Oboafo Kwadjo Asante, has admonished his constituents to participate fully in this year's nationwide population and...