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Over 111,000 teenage girls impregnated every year – GHS

An average of 112,800 teenage girls in the country are impregnated every year. Last year, about 109,888 teenage pregnancies were recorded, with 2,865 of the...

Six burnt beyond recognition, others injured in another ghastly accident [Audio+Video]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Six Burnt Beyond Recognition In Accident At Akomadan Six persons have been burnt beyond recognition in a ghastly accident at Akomadan in the...

Actress Habiba Sinare screens over 1,000 Zongo women for breast cancer

Celebrated Ghanaian actress and founder of Mama Mariam Foundation, Habiba Sinare, as part of the foundation’s health outreach, screened more than a thousand (1,000)...

Drama as pastor’s side-chick pops up with his child during interview

A breeze of controversy swept through the studios of Nhyira FM when a pastor's side-chick popped up with their baby during a live interview. Evangelist...

Minister, NDC Secretary clash on ban on ‘Aboboyaa’

JoyNews/AdomNews · Greater Accra Regional Minister and NDC man clash over aboboyaa ban The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey and the Greater Accra Regional...

Covid-19: Less than 15 cases recorded in Ashanti in last five weeks

The Ashanti Region has consistently recorded less than 15 Covid-19 cases in the last five weeks, the Regional Health Directorate has revealed. A total of...

Another kidnap case hits Western Region

After weeks of controversies amidst anxiety and uneasiness relating to reports of fake kidnap cases in the Western Region, another case has been recorded. The...

NDC to eulogise Rawlings on first anniversary of his passing on November 12

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has outlined some activities to mark the first anniversary of late founder and former President, Flt Lt Jerry...

Remembrance mass for Rawlings’ 1st anniversary slated for November 12

The family of former President Jerry John Rawlings says the first anniversary of his passing will be held on Friday, November 12. A statement released...

Touching moment male nurse helps woman to deliver on the road [Photos]

Viral photos on social media have captured moments a pregnant woman in labour was forced to deliver on the road with the help of...

Environmental Service Providers Association backs ban on ‘Aboboyaa’

The Environmental Service Providers Association (ESPA) has welcomed the decision to ban the use of tricycles on major roads in the Greater Accra Region. Executive...

MPs are not above the law – Ambrose Dery speaks on arrest [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · MPs are not above the law - Ambrose Dery on arrest Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, has waded into the legal argument concerning the arrest...

Over 100 sex workers, suspected criminals arrested at Kasoa [Video]

https://youtu.be/g5BsVeJs78Q The Central East Regional Police Command has arrested over 100 sex workers and suspected criminals at Kasoa in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of...

West Hills Mall manager, contractor granted bail

The Weija Magistrate Court has granted bail to the facility manager of West Hills Mall and a contractor after they appeared in court on...

4 million more COVID-19 vaccines coming – MoH

Ghana is expecting about four million doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the next three weeks, the Chief Director of the Ministry of Health, Kwabena...

Juaben MCE nominee bailed after arrest over alleged bribery

The two-time rejected MCE nominee for the Juaben Municipal Assembly, Alex Sarfo Kantanka has been granted bail after he was arrested by the police...

Interior Minister wades into recruitment by security agencies [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Ambrose Dery wades into security agencies recruitment Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, has reacted to the recent brouhaha surrounding recruitment by security agencies. Speaking on...

Why this US-based entrepreneur’s hope of establishing business in Ghana has been dashed [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Why this US-based entrepreneur’s hope of establishing business in Ghana has been dashed He has been an entrepreneur for so many years but...

GES promotes award winning teachers

The management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has promoted four Best Teacher Award winners for their outstanding performance in teaching and learning leading...

Stop the banter with Parliament – Kwaku Azar slams AG over rejection of Resolution

Private legal practitioner, Professor Kwaku Azar, has descended on the Attorney General (AG), Godfred Dame, over his position that Parliament cannot direct the General...

NPP loses staunch member; Abu Jinapor mourns

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) at Damongo has lost one of its compatriots, Saaka Karimz. Member of Parliament for Damongo, Samuel Abu Jinapor, made this...

17 feared dead, scores injured in accident at Offinso-Abofour

Some seventeen travelers have lost their lives, with 14 others sustaining injuries, in an accident that occurred on the Offinso-Abofour road in the Ashanti...

Ofosu-Ampofo leaked audio: It wasn’t necessary to invite Haruna Iddrisu – Investigator tells court

Lawyers of the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress, Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, are subjecting Chief Inspector Bernard Berko, the investigator in the case in...

UG Vice-Chancellor meets Otumfuo over planned Kumasi campus [Photos]

The first female Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo has paid a courtesy call on the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei...

God will judge you – Pastor reminds Ghanaians supporting LGBTQ+

A self-styled Ghanaian prophet, Joseph Anokye, is of the opinion that the minority LGBTQ+ community should not be given the opportunity to dictate for...

Beyi W’ano: Ekurabadze residents living in fear as operations of quarry pose threats

Residents at Ekurabadze and Adamo in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region are living in fear over the operations of a quarry company,...

Xavier-Sosu’s attempted arrest: Bagbin’s summon to police hollow – Lawyer

JoyNews/AdomNews · Lawyer attacks Bagbin over summons to Police A private legal practitioner is urging the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), George Akuffo-Dampare, not to be...

Little girl dies from alcohol poisoning

A toddler has died from alcohol poisoning after her dad came home to find her comatose, police in Russia have said. Taxi driver Andrey Metkin,...

Adom News’ Isaac Normanyo honoured [Video]

For his excellent news reporting and support to the good people of his region, Adom News' Central Regional correspondent, Isaac Normanyo, has been honoured. The...

Lady recounts how her act of kindness almost landed her in jail

A lady who faced her worst experience aboard a plane has cautioned travelers to be wary of strangers, as she recounts how her singular...

Meet bride who broke her ribs, lost her ring and missed honeymoon flight on her wedding day

A couple has been dubbed Britain's unluckiest newlyweds after their wedding involved serious injury, lost rings and missed honeymoon flights. Amelia Desmond, 41, and Jim, 40, had...

COVID-19: Rebecca Foundation donates over 5000 rapid test kits to health institutions

The Rebecca Foundation has donated over five thousand (5000) Covid-19 Rapid Test Kits to some selected Health Institutions in the country. The kits will enhance...

Policeman who died in Bagbin’s convoy accident laid to rest [Photos]

The final funeral rites for the dispatch rider of Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin's convoy, Chief Inspector Abednego Kaachire Kofie, has been held. The solemn...

Juaben Traditional Council reacts to reports of assembly members ‘kneeling’ before chief

The Juaben Traditional Council has dismissed reports that some assembly members were forced to kneel before the Paramount Chief of the area, Nana Otuo...

Attorney-General rejects Parliament’s Resolution over ‘499 law students’

The Attorney-General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, says Parliament cannot direct the General Legal Council (GLC) on its admission processes by Resolution. Parliament last week unanimously voted,...

Juaben assembly members fail to show up to confirm MCE

Assembly members in the Juaben Municipality of the Ashanti region have refused to participate in an election to confirm Alex Sarfo Kantanka as Municipal...

Nana Kobina Nketsia V, Omanhene of Essikado accepts the Honour of RoCHA celebration

Nana Kobina Nketsia V, Omanhene of Essikado has accepted the Honour of RoCHA celebration. This, he stated while showing his excitement about the introduction of...

Interdiction of Sosu’s bodyguard: Aide contradicts police assertion [Audio]

Aide to Member of Parliament for Madina constituency, David Nukporkporvi, has contradicted the assertion by the Ghana Police Service over the interdiction of the...

Manhyia stickers not driving licenses – Asantehene

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has charged the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) to arrest and prosecute road offenders even when they claim...

We shall use legal means to compel Sosu to come for interrogation – Police

The Ghana Police Service says it will deploy every legal means to interrogate the Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina, Francis-Xavier Sosu. Parliament was unable...