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Ghana to be removed from EU’s money laundering list

The European Union (EU) has announced plans to take off Ghana from its list of countries noted for money laundering and terrorism financing.This decision...

Chief Imam fortifies ties with Okuapehene in historic visit

The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, on Wednesday May 19 paid a historic visit to Okuapehene Oseadeeyo Kwasi Akuffo III in his...

21 arrested in Ho for allegedly pushing LGBTQI agenda

The Volta Regional Police Command in Ho has arrested 21 persons said to be LGBTQI activists at Godokpui, a suburb of Ho.Police have said...

Two Burkinabes arrested for armed robbery; weapons, motorbike retrieved

Police in Savelugu have arrested two Burkinabes for suspected armed robbery at Pigu, a community in the Municipality of the Northern Region, following a...

Just In: School Feeding boss reinstated!

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has reinstated the National Coordinator of the Ghana School Feeding Programme, Gertrude Quashigah.This comes barely 48...

Update on murdered Mfantsiman MP’s case

Police are waiting for the Attorney General's advice on the murdered Mfantsiman Member of Parliament (MP), Ekow Quansah Hayford, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP)...

SSNIT $66m OBS scandal: Ernest Thompson, 4 others plead not guilty

A former Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Ernest Thompson, and four others have pleaded not guilty to causing financial...

Allied Health Professions wade into KATH lab workers’ saga

The Ghana Federation of Allied Health Professions (GFAHP) has expressed disappointment in the management of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH).According to GFAHP, there are...

COVID-19: Disinfection at KIA intensified

As part of a scheduled monthly disinfection of the country’s airports, Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL) has carried out its planned disinfection at terminal three...

Group threatens to defy police orders on demo

The conveners of #MarchWithCaleb, widely known as WeTaya, have vowed to go ahead with their planned demo despite a disapproval by the Ghana Police...

Govt releases funds for feeding of SHS students

The government, through the Ministry of Education, has released an amount of GHS125,998,145 for feeding of students in public Senior High Schools (SHS) nationwide.According...

Ambrose Dery pays working visit to Counter Terrorism Camp

The Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery , has paid a working visit to the Counter Terrorism Enactment and Concentration Camp (CTECC).This was on Thursday, May...

Shocking as teacher opens up on food served in SHS [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Shocking as teacher opens up on food served in SHSA teacher in one of the Senior High Schools (SHS) in the country...

Ghana Blind Union appeals for more schools for members

Persons with disabilities in the Akontombra district of the Western North Region have appealed to government for more Schools for the Blind.Chairman of...

1D1F: Bawumia commissions pineapple factory at Nsawam [Photos]

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has commissioned Nano Foods Limited, a pineapple juice processing factory at Nsawam in the Eastern Region, under the...

One shot dead, another injured in chieftaincy clash

Tension is brewing with heavy police presence as one person is feared dead and another sustaining life-threatening gunshot injury in a chieftaincy dispute at...

Papa Kwesi Nduom in fresh trouble

An equity fund and securities investment company based in the United States, Birim LLC, has brought charges against the founder and former flagbearer of...

Naval team searches for pirates

The Ghana Navy and Air Force have started a search operation for the arrest of eight pirates, who have kidnapped five expatriate crew members...

National Security withdraws 4 officers over assault on Citi FM journalist

The Director of Operations at the National Security, Lieutenant Colonel Frank Agyeman and three other policemen have been withdrawn from the service.This comes on...

More details emerge about alleged Kasoa teen killers

Defence Counsel for the teenagers allegedly involved in the murder of the 10-year-old boy at Kasoa says he will file a bail application for...

Fake fetish priest reveals why he chose to scam people

A Ghanaian man, who pretends to be a fetish priest and has scammed countless people, has come out to confess reasons for his actions.Coming...

Road accidents kill 1,000 people from January to April

Road accidents have killed more than 1,000 people in the country from January to April this year, the Director-General of the National Road Safety Authority...

Anglogold Ashanti breaks silence on miner trapped underground

AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mines has broken it's silence on a miner who has been trapped in an underground site after the mine caved in. According...

Last moment of final year JHS pupil who ‘committed suicide’ [Watch]

A video of 14-year-old final year Leticia Kyere Pinaman who allegedly committed suicide has popped up on social media.In the video that has gone...

Headmaster makes damning revelation about basic schools

A headmaster has expressed disappointed in the government over what he described as neglect of public basic schools in the country.The headmaster, who only...

Mahama withdraws acceptance as AU Envoy to Somalia

Former President John Dramani Mahama has, in a letter to the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, withdrawn his acceptance of the continental body’s...

Girl roaming for network to check school placement dies through snake bite

Residents of Mmaa-nye-na in the Assin South District of the Central Region were thrown into a state of grief when a Junior High School...

Akufo-Addo accepts honorary doctorate degree from UCC

President Nana Akufo-Addo has accepted the decision by the Council of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) to confer on him an honorary degree...

AG charges NDC MP with fraud

A National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP), who is accused of defrauding a private company of $2.4 million, has been charged by...

Sanitation Minister commissions €20mwastewater treatment plant

The Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources (MSWR), Cecilia Abena Dapaah, has commissioned a new state-of-the-art Kumasi Wastewater Treatment Plant (KWTP) at Adagya in...

Malaria is an endemic disease in our communities

The Deputy Director of Public Health in the Eastern region, Dr John Ekow Otoo has said malaria is one of the endemic diseases in...

Eugene Arhin’s marriage dissolved, read court’s ruling

The marriage of the Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, and his estranged wife, Gloria Assan is officially over.It follows the decision...

Headmaster ‘exposes’ govt over Capitation Grant [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Headmaster ‘exposes’ gov’t over capitation grantHeadmaster of a basic school has revealed how the lack of government’s Capitation Grant is affecting education,...

Achimota Preparatory PTA condemns GES, police for storming school with guns

Parents, whose wards attend Achimota Preparatory School (APS), have described the action taken by the Ghana Education Service (GES) to lock up classrooms in...

Join govt’s fight against galamsey – Rev Abebrese appeals to chiefs

A former Deputy Commissioner of the Ghana Revenue Authority and Board member of Exim Bank Ghana Limited, Rev. Peter Kwame Abebrese, has called on...

ECG releases timetable for ‘part two’ load shedding

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has released a timetable to guide the disruptions in power supply in parts of the Greater Accra Region.This...

GRA locks fuel stations over debts

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has locked up some fuel stations in the Greater Accra Region over huge debts owed.The affected stations include Grid...

Many injured as car rams into students jubilating after end of semester exam

Wild jubilation of some tertiary students was cut short after one of their colleagues rammed into them with his car.The students gathered at the...

11-year-old allegedly commits suicide at Dambai

An 11-year-old boy, Isaac Essuman, has allegedly committed suicide at Dambai in the Krachi East District of the Oti Region.The deceased is said to...

Sad news hits Bukom Banku [Video]

Ghanaian boxer,  Isaac Briama Kamoko, popularly known as Bukom Banku, has lost his mother, Adomonline.com has gathered.The incident is said to...