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For five years, I had close relatives sexually assault me – Lady recounts [Video]

https://youtu.be/LZLaeCOm7bA It all started when I was about eight years old and it stopped at about 13 years and so for five years, I had...

Police beef up security in Northern Region following shooting incident at Dakpema Palace

The Northern Region Police have beefed up security in the city following Monday’s shooting incident at the Dakpema Palace. Northern Regional Crime Officer, Superintendent Bernard...

181 Ghanaians evacuated from Ukraine so far – Foreign Affairs Ministry

A total of 181 Ghanaian nationals have been evacuated from Ukraine as of the midday of March 8 with 88 of them transited through...

KNUST lecturer standing trial for kidnapping wife denied bail again

A Kumasi High Court has declined bail requests filed by lawyers of Dr. Wilberforce Nkrumah Aggrey, a lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)...

Trader killed in suspected robbery attack

A trader, suspected to be in his early thirties, Abdul Jalil, has been killed in a suspected robbery attack around the Kaladan barracks area...

Bawumia cuts sod for STEM School at Essikado [Photos]

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has cut sod for the construction of a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) School at Essikado in the...

Supreme Court orders Assin North MP to file his defence by March 16

The Supreme Court has ordered Assin North MP, James Gyakye Quayson, to file his defence in a case seeking to stop him from performing...

World Women’s Day: Igbo King of Nigerian Community in Ghana salutes women

As the international community commemorate Word Women’s Day (WDA), the Eze Ndigbo Ghana,  HRM Eze Dr. Chukwudi Ihenetu  and his wife,  Her Majesty, Liberty...

BoG warns public over unlicensed, fraudulent ‘BitCash currency exchange’

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has cautioned Ghanaians against the activities of “BitCash Currency Exchange”. A statement from the Bank of Ghana said they "wish...

Fire destroys 5 rooms at Bibiani Natwikumye

Fire has swept through five rooms at a compound house at Natwikumye, a suburb of Bibiani in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the...

Int’l Women’s Day: Nana Oye Bampoe Addo hosts Adom FM’s morning show [Photos+Video]

Former Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Nana Oye Bampoe Addo, on Wednesday, March 8, 2022, was the presenter of Adom FM’s morning...

Dredge Masters MD inducted into Corporate Ghana Hall of Fame

The Managing Director (MD) of Dredge Masters Limited (DML), Captain Ansar Ahmed Khan, has been inducted into the Corporate Ghana Hall of Fame Awards...

Okudzeto Ablakwa applauds Akufo-Addo for boarding commercial airline to Dubai

North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has commended President Nana Akufo-Addo for flying in a commercial airline to Dubai. The President...

Headmaster found hanging dead on mango tree

The headmaster of the Hatsukorpe No.1 Basic School in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region, Israel Mawuli Afetorgbor, has been found dead....

ECG, GWCL refund over GH¢200,000 to customers

The Ashanti Regional Office of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has intervened to cause the refund of more than GH¢200,000 to 25 customers...

Journalist installed Paramount Chief at Kpando

A journalist based in Kumasi has been installed as the new Paramount Chief of the Akpini Traditional Area in Kpando, Volta Region. Bernard Ablenyi-Buachi will...

Tamale Police on manhunt for 15 suspects over Dakpema Palace shooting

The Northern Regional Police Command has started tracking some 15 persons suspected of raiding and attacking the Dakpema palace in Tamale on Monday dawn. About...

Ukrainian star actor killed days after joining defence force

Ukrainian actor Pasha Lee, who appeared in both films and on TV in the country, was reportedly killed by invading Russian forces in Irpin on Sunday. Lee, who...

Int. Women’s Day: Govt charged to pass Affirmative Action Bill

The government of Ghana has been charged to expedite the passage of the Affirmative Action Bill into law to increase women's participation in decision-making. As...

PNDC under Rawlings sent people to kill Palmer-Buckle – Rev Dr Opuni-Frimpong

Former General Secretary of the Christian Council, Rev. Dr Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, has made some stark revelations about top clergy members who have come under...

Brave policewoman rearrests jailbreaker after hot chase

A brave female Police officer at the Tetegu police station in Accra has overpowered a thief who broke jail and took to his heels....

Nkrankwanta: Newborn baby flushed down water closet refuses to die as residents rescue it

Residents of Nkrankwanta in the Dormaa West District of Bono Region have rescued a newborn baby dumped in a public toilet. The child was discovered...

Bullion van robberies: Two police officers among suspects

The Police Service says its preliminary investigations have established the involvement of two of its officers in some of the cases of bullion van...

I saw the world cry – Nigel Gaisie drops horrifying prophesies again

I saw the world cry. A cry from the North. In my vision, I saw a world leader say bye-bye to us and a...

One suspect arrested, police pursue 5 others for murder of Ashalaja Oshipi

The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested one suspect while pursuing five other suspects for murder. The suspects allegedly gunned down a 42-year-old man identified...

Okada rider found dead in dam at Awutu Bereku

A 23-year-old commercial motorbike (okada) rider, Nana Yaw, has been found dead in an abandoned dam at Awutu Bereku. The deceased was last seen on...

Adom News gets results: Construction of new health centre at Kasebo begins

The construction of a new health centre has commenced in the community of Kasebo, a suburb of Kpandai district in the Northern Region. Work...

Irate youth destroy chief’s palace, vehicle, over alleged involvement in galamsey

Some irate youth at Sehwi Amoaya in the Bodi District of the Western North Region have attacked their chief and some opinion leaders over...

Zoomlion deploys over 400 workers to clean Central Region

Waste management giant, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, has disclosed that it deployed over 400 personnel to ensure the Central Region, which hosted the 65th Independence...

Adabraka Exclusive Club donates to Mental Asylum School

The Adabraka Exclusive Club has donated some items to the Mental Asylum School. The donation was led by the secretary of the Adabraka Exclusive Club,...

Osu kingmakers petition Regional House of Chiefs over chieftaincy issue

The Kingmakers of the Osu Stool have filed a petition against three persons at the Judicial Committee of the Regional House of Chiefs to...

Construction of a neonatal unit of the Eastern Regional hospital in progress

The construction of a GHc1.9 million Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the the Eastern regional hospital is progressing steadily after the a sod was...

Eastern Regional Hospital alarmed over increasing kidney and cancer cases

Management of Eastern Regional Hospital has expressed worry over the increasing cases of cancer and kidney and other diseases of lifestyle in the region. Breast...

Tamale chief, 4 others reportedly shot over chieftaincy dispute

The Chief of Tamale, Dakpema Naa Fuseini Bawa, and four other residents, have reportedly been shot, following controversies surrounding who owns the right to...

Baby found dead on refuse dump at Lashibi-Klagon

Residents of Lashibi-Klagon have discovered a day old baby in the community's refuse dump. The deceased baby was found naked, wrapped in a blood stained...

One in critical condition as trailer crashes ‘pragya’ [Video+Photos]

A tricycle (pragya) driver is in critical condition after a collision with a trailer on the Nkwanta road. The trailer, with a foreign registration...

Mahama shares picture of his father and Nkrumah to celebrate Independence Day

Former president John Dramani Mahama has shared an old picture of his father, Emmanuel Adama Mahama, and the first President of the Republic, Osagyefo...

We have resolved our differences with govt – UTAG

JoyNews/AdomNews · We've been able to resolve our differences with government - UTAG The General Secretary for the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), Dr...

Lawyers register new Association to rival Ghana Bar Association

A group of lawyers has registered a new association to rival the Ghana Bar Association (GBA). The Law Society of Ghana, limited by guarantee, will...

#GhanaAt65: Gymnastics display with fire goes wrong

The 65th Independence anniversary of Ghana was crowned with a parade and march-past by various schools and institutions as done annually. The national event, held...