HomeNewsLocal News

Local News

I don’t know how I am going to live without you – Elvis Kwashie’s wife says in touching tribute

Death may have robbed me of you, but it didn't rob me of our love. …And all my life You have been faithfulAnd all my...

Biography of Elvis Koku Kwashie

“The righteous perishes, And no man takes it to heart, Merciful men are taken away, While no one considers That the righteous is taken...

Scenes from final rites of late Joy Brands GM, Elvis Koku Kwashie as he goes home today

The forecourt of the State House in Accra has been thrown into a state of mourning, as the late General Manager of The Multimedia...

Couple burnt to death after fire guts house at Asokwa

A couple has died after fire gutted a structure that they used as a place of abode at dawn at Gyinase in the Asokwa...

Contractor to commence redevelopment of La General Hospital

The redevelopment of the La General Hospital following its demolition is set to take place in March this year. In July 2020, the edifice was...

Lands Ministry declares war on quarry sites encroachment

A Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, in charge of Lands and Mines, George Mireku Duker, has charged Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies...

Apiate town to be reconstructed within 12 months – Deputy Lands Minister

The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Benito Owusu-Bio, has disclosed that the Apiate community will be reconstructed within a period of...

Late Joy Brands GM, Elvis Koku Kwashie goes home today

The final funeral rites of the late General Manager of The Multimedia Group’s Joy Brands, Elvis Koku Kwashie, will take place today at the...

Bullion van robberies: IGP should disband SWAT and reorganise it – Adam Bonaa

Security Analyst, Dr Adam Bonaa, has reacted to the recent Bullion van robberies in the country. According to him, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) should...

Motor rider dead after colliding with tipper truck

A 35-year-old man, Mahama Adillah, has passed on after colliding with a tipper truck at Kojo Nkwanta in the Adansi Asokwa district of the...

Ejura murder: Two accused persons granted bail

A Kumasi High Court has granted bail to two of three accused persons standing trial for the murder of social media activist, Ibrahim Mohammed,...

Full judgement: No arm of government including Parliament is a law unto itself – Supreme Court

The Supreme Court says no arm of government is a law unto itself. This is one of many legal arguments the Apex Court marshalled...

Apiate explosion: Tears as victims are laid to rest [Video]

https://youtu.be/pvOh1SUFCpc It was a heartbreaking moment as seven persons including a 15-month-old baby, Ella Baidoo, who perished in the Apiate explosion, were laid to rest. The...

Tears as father narrates how his 18-year-old son was stabbed to death [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Tears as father narrates how his 18-yr-old son was stabbed to death Illiasu Fuseini, father of an 18-year-old Senior High School (SHS) student,...

Man loses parts of car he bought less than a year to robbers

On March 6, the story of a robbery in Nigeria captured the attention of many on Twitter. A Twitter user with the handle @dhamie_m told...

Two suspects in Kaaka’s murder trial granted bail

A Kumasi High Court has granted bail to two of three accused persons standing trial over the murder of social media activist, Ibrahim Mohammed,...

Shatta Wale reacts to reports that his mother is homeless

Few days after mother of dancehall musician Shatta Wale, Madam Evelyn Elsie Amevega, came out to declare she has been evicted from the house...

Barker-Vormawor dismisses A-G’s allegations

#FixTheCountry Movement convener, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has dismissed allegations by the Attorney-General (AG) that he has failed to cooperate with police investigations throughout his arrest,...

Man, 42, found dead near Health Centre

A 42-year-old man, Kofi Essien, has been found dead near a Health Centre at Breman Brakwa in the Asikuma Odobeng Brakwa District of the...

Former colleagues of late Elvis Kwashie recount fond memories of him

Some former colleagues of the deceased Joy Brands Manager, Elvis Kwashie on Friday, March 11, 2022, took their turns to recount how Elvis impacted...

Low rainfall expected this year

Most parts of the country are likely to record low rainfall for the March-April-May (MAM) rainy season this year. According to the Ghana Meteorological...

Police involved in bullion van robberies could be a tip of the iceberg – Ex IGP’s Secretary [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · One Police Robber Dangerous Than 10 Armed Robbers - Ex IGP's Secretary Wa West Member of Parliament (MP), Peter Lanchene Toobu, seems...

Old video shows policeman involved in bullion van robbery won overall best drill in police training school

It has emerged that Lance Corporal Stephen Kwaku Nyame, one of the two police officers arrested for their neck-deep involvement in recent attacks on...

Two-year-old boy needs GH₵ 8,000 to undergo tumour surgery

A two-year-old boy in the Krachi East Municipality in the Oti Region is in dire need of an amount of GHS 8,000 to enable...

Police hunt robbers who killed VIP bus passenger in the Ashanti Region

The Ashanti regional police command is pursuing a four-member armed robbery gang who, on Thursday, March 10, 2022, at about 4:00 am, fired gunshots...

30-year-old farmer arrested for killing father

A 30-year-old farmer, Gbomkatey Jorvuo, has been arrested by police at Bole for killing his biological father, Jorvuo Jorbuo, at Dorlanakura, a village near...

High Court orders UG to swear-in Prince Asumadu as SRC President

An Accra High Court has instructed the Management of the University of Ghana, Legon, to swear-in Prince Asumadu as president of the Student Representative Council...

SHS student stabbed to death at Obuasi [Video]

https://youtu.be/AXn3_CED_D0 An 18-year-old Senior High School (SHS) student, Illiasu Fuseini, has been stabbed to death by a colleague at Anyinam Obuasi in the Ashanti Region. Reports...

Scores of pupils injured in train accident at New Takoradi

Scores of school children were reportedly injured in a train accident at New Takoradi in the Western region on Thursday, March 10.The victims are...

Bullion van robberies: How can you take suspects on operation? – Ex IGP’s Secretary quizzes

JoyNews/AdomNews · Peter Toobu On Police Bullion Van Robberies Peter Toobu, a retired Executive Secretary to an ex-Inspector General of Police (IGP), has lashed out...

‘Recent crimes will be met with equal force’

The Northern Regional Chairman hopeful for NPP, Alhaji Inusah Ahmadu, has expressed his concerns over the increase in insecurity in the metropolis and the...

Vigil in honour of late Joy Brands GM, Elvis Kwashie [Photos]

A candlelight vigil has been held in honour of the late General Manager of The Multimedia Group’s Joy Brands, Elvis Koku Kwashie. The solemn...

Man, 43, arrested for inflicting cutlass wounds on four family members

A 43-year-old man is in police grips for inflicting cutlass wounds on four of his family members at New Baakoyeden at Obuasi. Isaac Wiredu attacked...

Barker-Vormawor doesn’t have people of good character to stand as sureties – AG tells court

The Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame has told the Tema High Court not to grant Convener of the FixTheCountry Movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor bail because...

Akufo-Addo reacts to Supreme Court’s ruling on Deputy Speakers’ voting rights

President Nana Akufo-Addo says the unanimous decision taken by the Supreme Court, in its ruling of Wednesday, 9th March 2022, on the voting rights...

WAEC releases 2021 WASSCE results for private candidates

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has released provisional results of 52,974 candidates who sat for the 2021 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination...

Apiate Support Fund rakes in GH¢23.4m

The Apiate Support Fund Committee has so far received GH¢23.4 million in cash donations from individuals and institutions since the fund was launched on...

GH¢6,000 promotion workshop: Local Govt Service sets records straight

JoyNews/AdomNews · Local Government Service sets record straight on promotion workshop fee The Local Government Service has reacted to claims that it is demanding GH¢6,000...

Reboot Your Life Series: Marketing professional turned shoemaker – The story of Araba Quagraine

One of the causalities of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana has turned her misfortune into a blessing. A young marketing professional doing very well lost...

Police can sustain Treason Felony charge against Barker-Vormawor – AG

The Attorney General says the police investigators have gathered evidence to sustain the charge of Treason Felony filed against #FixTheCountry Movement lead convener Oliver...