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Fire destroys several stores at makeshift Takoradi market

Fire has swept through several shops at the Takoradi makeshift market in the Western Region. The fire reportedly started at about 2:00am on Monday,...

Two arrested over Asunafo shooting incident that left one dead

Two persons have been arrested in connection with a shooting incident at Asunafo in the Eastern Region last Friday. The Eastern Regional Police Public...

Many displaced as tidal waves hit Keta and Agavedzi [Video]

Some residents of Keta and Agavedzi in the Volta Region have been displaced by tidal waves yet again. The latest incident on Sunday, April 3,...

Ghanaian Muslims join millions globally to mark Ramadan fast

Muslims across the country have commenced fasting to mark the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, Ramadan. This is after the Cheif Imam, through his...

Man arrested for attacking motorists with gun

The Ghana Police Service have arrested a man, believed to be a security person, for brandishing a pistol and attacking motorists around Liberian road...

Former Abuakwa North MCE passes on

The immediate past Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Abuakwa North in the Eastern Region, Owusu Twum Ampofo, popularly known as Pataku, has passed away. He...

10-year-old girl ‘crippled’ after being defiled by 4 men

A 10-year-old class three pupil is struggling to walk after she was defiled and sodomised by four men at Abura Edumfa in the Abura...

Passport Office halts issuance of 48-page booklets

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has announced a halt in the issuance of 48-page passport booklets. The Ministry in a press release...

Ramadan: Akufo-Addo wishes Muslims successful fast

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has wished all Muslims in Ghana and around the world best of the season on the commencement of this...

Man, 21, pounds grandparents to death with pestle

A 21-year-old man has allegedly murdered his grandparents at Akyem Hemang in the Fanteakwa South District of the Eastern region. The suspect, Moses Appiah, alias...

Asunafo bloody clash: Irate youth set suspect’s house on fire

Angry youth of Akyim Asunafo have razed down the building of suspected person who fired gunshots during a land clash. The suspect is said to...

Passengers flee for their lives as Metro Mass Transit bus catches fire on Ho-Tsito road

Passengers fled for their lives when a Metro Mass Transit bus caught fire on the Ho-Tsito road. The intercity bus that was conveying passengers from...

NUGS elects new President amidst chaotic election

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has elected Dennis Appiah Larbi-Ampofo as President despite agitations over credibility of the exercise. Mr Larbi-Ampofo won the...

Woman arrested for burning kid’s thumbs

The police at Yamfo in the Tano North District of the Ahafo Region have arrested a 32-year-old woman, Stella Owusu, for using a hot iron...

Police Inspector attacked, phone stolen during clean up exercise at Bawjiase

A Chief Inspector of the Awutu Bawjiase  District Police Command, Mr Mensah, has been attacked and his phone stolen by  some youth at Awutu Bawjiase...

One feared dead, others injured in land clashes at Akyem Asunafo

One person is feared dead with others injured in a land clash at Akyem Asunafo in the Atiwa East District of the Eastern Region. Reports...

Foreign Affairs Ministry sends important message to passport applicants over 32-page booklets

The Foreign Affairs Ministry has announced that the Passport Office is unable to issue the 48-page passport booklets until further notice. In a press release...

Police officer found dead in his room in Koforidua

The lifeless body of a police officer with the Eastern Regional SWAT of the Police Service has been found at his residence at Agyeiwaa...

How returning $50k changed a taxi driver’s life

The story of what happened to Liberian Emmanuel Tuloe has the quality of a modern fable. The 19-year-old, dressed in a school uniform of sky...

Former Ambassador to US advises government and universities

A former Ambassador of Ghana to the United States, Dr. Barfour Adjei-Barwuah, has advised public universities to adopt new and effective strategies for managing...

PURC establishes 2 Regulatory Audit Units

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has established two Regulatory Audit Units. This was made known by Dr Ishmael Ackah, the Executive Secretary of the...

Adom News gets results: 2-year-old boy suffering from birth defect undergoes successful surgery

A two-year-old boy, Enock Nyagblormesi, from Krachi East Municipality in the Oti Region, has undergone a successful surgery at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. The boy,...

Man arrested for attempting to rape his mother

A 36-year-old man has been arrested and arraigned in a court in Kenya, for attempting to rape his mother.  The incident occurred at Karao village, Kombewa...

Heavy rainstorm at Damango injures 1, leaving others displaced

A rainstorm that hit Damongo township has injured one student of the Damongo Senior High School and displaced hundreds of students. The storm also rendered...

Dan Botwe lauds management of Accra Compost and Recycling Plant

The Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development (MLGDRD) is impressed with operations at both the Accra Compost and Recycling Plant (ACARP) and...

One reportedly dead as youth clash with soldiers at Ellembele

One person has been confirmed dead after a confrontation between military officers and residents of Teleku-Bokazo and Anhwia in the Ellembelle District of the...

Provide breastfeeding corners at workplaces – UNICEF, GHS advocate

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has partnered the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to advocate for baby-friendly environment for lactating mothers at workplaces. The objective...

NUGS chases Students Loan Trust Fund over non-payment of loans for 2 years

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has expressed worry about the inability of the Student’s Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) to fulfill its financial...

Condoms, aborted babies choke Lavender Hill sewage treatment plants

Engineers at the Mudor Waste Water Treatment Plant have disclosed that foreign materials including condoms, sanitary pads and remains of aborted babies are damaging...

Akufo-Addo leaves for North Carolina, London

President Nana Akufo-Addo left Ghana on Thursday, 31st March 2022, for Charlotte, North Carolina, in United States of America, and for London in...

Govt intends to plant more trees to mitigate climate change – Abu Jinapor

Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has revealed the government’s intention of planting more trees as part of the plans put...

Why Ghana cannot ban rice importation – Agric Minister explains

JoyNews/AdomNews · Why Ghana cannot ban rice importation Ghana does not have the capacity to ban the importation of rice, Minister for Food and Agriculture,...

Stop ‘unlawful extradition’ of Nigerian national to US – Lawyer prays court

A private legal practitioner, Ralph Poku Adusei, has filed an application at the High Court seeking to stop what he says is an illegal...

Ghana gets $100 million from food exports – Agric Minister

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has revealed Ghana got $100 million from food exports in 2019. According to him, the...

I use magic cream to attract men – Sex worker reveals

Not all that glitters is gold, so if you get your orgasm from commercial sex workers, you may want to rethink your source of...

Increasing number of young persons diagnosed with stroke – Korle-Bu Stroke Unit

Doctors at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital’s Stroke Unit have disclosed that more young persons are now being diagnosed with stroke. According to the Head of...

Two dead, 3 including fire officer in critical condition in accident on Cape Coast Highway [Video]

https://youtu.be/b-aBLc_Gn_U Two persons have died on the spot, with three others including a fire officer in critical condition following an accident on the Kasoa Cape...

EcoZoil decries filthy state of beaches in Ghana

EcoZoil, a subsidiary of Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), has decried the lack of regular cleanups of the country’s beaches over the past years. General...

Dawhenya residents clash with soldiers, police over land [Video]

Residents of Dawhenya have threatened to fight military and police personnel for destroying property on their lands. According to the residents who spoke on Adom...

Galamsey fight: Govt to compensate Ntoboroso residents

Some residents of Ntoroboso in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region, who had their property accidentally destroyed during an operation Halt II...