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Abu Sakara supports E-levy

A former Presidential Aspirant, Foster Abu Sakara, has sided with government’s proposal to introduce the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy). According to him, the tax policy...

UTAG strike: KNUST lecturers vote against suspension of strike

Students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) will not see their lecturers in the classrooms as announced. The university teachers at...

Capital Bank Collapse: ‘You stole GH¢200 million’ – Prosecutor grills Ato Essien

State Prosecutors have accused the Founder of the defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien, of causing the insolvency of the bank by stealing about...

Ghanaian students in Ukraine being evacuated to Poland

Ghanaian students in Ukraine are being evacuated to Poland for safety. The President of the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) in Ternopil City, Richard...

2022 State of the Nation Address postponed

President Akufo-Addo was expected to be in Parliament on March 3, 2022, to present the State of the Nation Address. However, the Business Committee...

Tiwaa Addo-Danquah named among distinguished police officers globally

The immediate past Director-General in charge of Police Professional and Standards Bureau, COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah (Mrs), has been named among distinguished female...

Akufo-Addo wades into Russia-Ukraine conflict

President Nana Akufo-Addo has expressed concern about the impact of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia on the safety and evacuation of Ghanaians and...

Ayittey Powers in court over alleged GH¢45,000 visa fraud

Michael Ayittey Okai, aka 'Ayittey Powers', a boxer, has appeared before a Kaneshie District Court for allegedly defrauding a building contractor of GH¢45,000.Ayittey Powers...

Driver dead, another in critical condition in tricycle accident

A tricycle rider has been confirmed dead and another seriously injured after his car failed brake on the Sawla road. The tricycle, which was plying...

EOCO exposes two online Ponzi schemes

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has cautioned the public against Royal Gardens Network and Hubtel Mobile Lending, which operate Ponzi schemes. EOCO...

If something is not done within next three months, govt may not be able to pay salaries – Bagbin warns

The Speaker of Parliament has projected that public sector workers may have to brace themselves for no salary if things remain the same. According to...

Evacuation of Ghanaians from Ukraine: Prof Antwi Danso sends strong message to govt [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · VLADMIR ON GOVT MESSAGE OR EVACUATION An International Relations Analyst, Dr Vladimir Antwi Danso, has sent a strong message to the Government of...

UTAG strike: KNUST students disappointed by lecturers’ ‘no show’ on campus

Lecturers of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) did not return to the classroom on Thursday, to the disappointment of students. A...

Russia-Ukraine conflict: World not close to World War III – Antwi Danso [Audio]

The Director of Academic Affairs of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Dr Vladmir Antwi-Danso, has rubbished reports that tension between Ukraine...

New data to address Housing Challenges – Minister

Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has clarified that the new data on housing will help address the National Housing challenges in the...

Ukraine-Russia conflicts: Ghanaian student shares terrifying experience [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · NUGS UKRAINE President of the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) in Ukraine, Philip Bobie Ansah, has said students from the Ukraine-Russia region...

Policeman in Lamashegu shooting incident granted bail

The Tamale Circuit Court has granted a GH¢10,000 bail with two sureties to the policeman involved in the Lamashegu shooting incident which resulted in...

Reboot Your Life series: From a street hawker to CEO; the story of Papa Cambodia

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cambodia Car Modifying Center, Seth Kwakye Owiredu, has taken his turn on Adom FM’s Reboot Your Life series. The...

Police invite Nigel Gaisie

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has invited the General Overseer of the Prophet Hill Chapel, Prophet Nigel Gaisie....

UG announces commencement of lectures on February 28

The Business and Executive Committee of the University of Ghana (UG) has directed that academic activities for the 2021/2022 academic year will commence on...

Appiah Stadium clashes with former Peace Council Chairman [Video]

https://youtu.be/uIN50g3jnl8 A viral video has captured popular National Democratic Congress (NDC) activist, Appiah Stadium, in a confrontation with a former Chairman of the National Peace...

World Vision supports pupils at Appiate with items worth Ghc 76,000

World Vision Ghana has donated education items worth GHS 76,000.00 to the people of Appiate in the Prestea Huni-Valley District. This is to help the...

His majesty is a symbol of peace and development – IGP eulogises Otumfuo

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has said the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has been a symbol of peace, unity...

Robbery suspect shot dead in gun battle with police

Police have shot dead a robbery suspect on the Obuasi- Wamasi road in the Adansi Akrofoum district of the Ashanti region. Reports indicate the...

Three busted for illegal possession of firearms

Two targeted intelligence-led operations conducted at Tema Community 25 and Dansoman on February 21, 2022, led to the retrieval of some weapons and ammunition....

Ghanaians in Ukraine directed to seek shelter after Russia attack

Ghanaian nationals have been directed by the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration to seek shelter after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched...

Residents of Oforikom take on MCE over poor roads and bridges

Poor roads and collapsed bridges are major concerns of residents of the Oforikrom Municipality in the Ashanti Region. Bridges constructed over huge drains within...

Hearts midfielder Gladson Awako, others begin GFA coaching course

Accra Hearts of Oak midfielder, Gladson Awako and former Black Stars goalkeeper, Sammy Adjei, are among 42 persons taking the Ghana Football Association’s (GFA)...

11 injured in accident on Yeji road

An accident at No.1, a suburb of Yeji in the Bono East Region, has left 11 passengers injured. The Sanyong mini-bus, heading to Kumasi, was...

Farmer allegedly butchers 3-year-old daughter, injures wife over soap

A 25-year-old farmer at Yezesi in the Mamprugu/Moadugri District of the North East Region is in police grips for allegedly butchering his three-year-old daughter to...

Assin North MP’s Case: Tsatsu Tsikata cites petitioner for contempt

Assin North Member of Parliament (MP), Joe Gyaakye Quayson, has cited the petitioner in his case for the contempt. He argues that Michael Ankomah Nimfah...

Komenda Sugar Factory acquires 20,000 acres for plantation

Negotiations are almost complete to enable the Board of Directors of the Komenda Sugar Factory to acquire 20,000 acres of land suitable for growing...

UCC announces commencement date for 2021/2022 academic year

The Executive Committee of the Academic Board of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has decided that academic activities resume from Monday, February 28. This follows...

Court throws out former PPA boss’ case

An Accra High Court has dismissed an application by a former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), Adjenim Boateng Adjei....

Chief Justice probes court shooting

Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, has confirmed the shooting incident that occurred in court on Wednesday, February 23. A statement issued by Justice Cynthia Pamela A. Addo, Judicial Secretary...

Hearts of Oak to battle Asante Kotoko for President’s cup in March

The Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) has confirmed that the 2022 edition of the annual President’s Cup will be a repetition of the Super...

Shooting in courtroom: Prison officer injured; judge takes cover

Fear, panic and pandemonium gripped the Law Court Complex in Accra Wednesday when a prison officer accidentally discharged his weapon in a courtroom. The...

1 dead as bees invade church during service

A year-old child has been reported dead after a swarm of bees invaded the Wasa Ateiku SDA church whilst service was ongoing. According to the...

Govt approves Black Stars technical team for World Cup qualifiers

The government has approved the newly formed Black Stars technical team for the upcoming World Cup playoff next month, Joy Sports understands. The Ghana Football...

Military-led taskforce goes all out to burn excavators on illegal mining sites [Photos]

A security taskforce against illegal mining, led by the military, is combing the Ntoboroso community and other areas in the Atwima Mponua District of...