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Former Mayor gives solution to Kumasi flooding [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Former Mayor gives solution to Kumasi flooding Former Metropolitan Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly has proffered solution to the perennial flooding...

Herdsman slashes 16-year-old girl’s head over dam water

A 16-year-old-girl, Aliatu Haruna, is battling for her life at the West Gonja Government Hospital following an attack from a herdsman. The incident happened on...

Netherlands Ambassador reacts to Suhuyini’s visa denial

Netherlands' Ambassador to Ghana, Jeroen Verheul, has expressed reservations about Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini's visa denial statements. The MP, in...

Beyi W’ano: Prestea underground mine workers divided over compensation

There is division in the front of workers of Prestea Gold Resources over unpaid compensation from the management of the company. The workers say they...

Man, 28, slashes friend’s penis after taking picture of him while bathing

A 28-year-old man has slashed his friend’s penis and stabbed him in the thigh after the latter, Kwesi John, took a picture of his...

Why I rejected Cape Coast MCE nominee – Assemblyman [Audio]

An assembly member in Cape Coast has revealed why he voted against the President’s nominee for Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Ernest Arthur. Hamid Alhassan, popularly...

Young man busted for stealing ‘wele’ in the market [Video]

https://youtu.be/uTeU8XLS5K0 There was drama at Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region after a suspect thief, identified as Isaac Owusu, was busted for stealing wele (cow skin)....

Two university students die under tragic circumstances

The University of Ibadan, Nigeria has been thrown into mourning after losing two of its students within 24 hours. The deceased students identified as...

Police probe death of 2 toddlers in broken-down vehicle at Alajo

The Nima Divisional Police Command has commenced a probe into circumstances that led to the death of two toddlers at a mechanic shop at...

Bees hold church members, residents hostage

Residents of Buokrom F Line within the enclave of the Pentecost church have literally been held hostage in their homes as bees have infested...

Man suffers burns after mistakenly using acid as water

A 40-year-old cobbler is on admission at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital after he mistakenly took acid for water when he visited a lavatory...

LGBTQI+ activities morally repugnant and must be stopped – Titus-Glover

Former Deputy Minister of Transport, Daniel Titus-Glover, has joined calls for the passage of the Anti-LGBTQ+ bill currently before Parliament, describing the practice as...

Staff of Nalerigu Baptist Medical Center, others caught selling contraband drugs

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has seized a large quantity of unlicensed and fake drugs from several shops and pharmacies in the West...

Man, 40 on the run after allegedly killing pregnant wife

A 40-year-old man is on the run for allegedly killing his 30-year-old pregnant wife at Nyankyerenease within the Kumasi metropolis in the Ashanti region. According...

President, Asantehene honoured for dedicated services to humanity

The Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church Ghana, Sunday presented citations and portraits to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II,...

Fix flood-causing dam – Upper East residents to govt

Some residents in three major communities in the Upper East Region have appealed to the Akufo-Addo-led government to fix the Tame irrigation dam and...

Tears as 15-year-old victim of Abesim murder is laid to rest

The 15-year-old victim of the cold-blooded Abesim killing, Stephen Sarpong, has been laid to rest in a tearful ceremony. The funeral was held in his...

Funeral date for Ama Benyiwa-Doe announced

The final funeral rites for the deceased former National Democratic Congress (NDC) stalwart, Ama Benyiwa-Doe, have been scheduled for December 17 to 18, 2021. The...

Akufo-Addo to embark on Central Regional tour

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will from Monday, 18th October 2021, begin a two-day tour of the Central Region,...

Akumaa Mama Zimbi honoured, selected as face of American Rejuvenation Clinic

Ace broadcaster and television hostess, Akumaa Mama Zimbi, has received recognition as the champion of women issues for her activism and strong defender of...

Nurses, midwives and relatives saw my son as a girl – Mother of transgender recounts

Mother of transgender music artiste, Araba Forson, has recounted how after she gave birth to her son, he was consistently perceived as a girl...

Man allegedly stabs pregnant wife to death at Nyankyerenease

A 31-year-old pregnant woman has been stabbed to death by her husband in front of her six-year-old daughter following a scuffle between the two...

Western Togoland leader Papavi reported dead

The leader of the separatist group in the Volta Region, Homeland Study Foundation, is reported dead. Charles Komi Kudzordzi, popularly known as Papavi, is said...

How a Ghanaian entreprenuer developed wireless earbuds that can translate 40 languages

The wireless earbud is the latest trend in the communication world. And virtually all mobile phone brands are coming out with their version of...

Ghana: Amnesty International advocates for the abolition of death penalty

Amnesty International (Ghana) has called on the State to abolish the death penalty in Ghana following the grave human rights violation it poses to...

Agyin-Asare’s son reveals life as a pastor’s son

Francis Agyin-Asare, one of the sons of Perez Chapel founder, Bishop Charles Agyin-Asare, has opened up on some challenges associated with his position. According to...

Agyinasare’s son opens up on his encounter with gays and lesbians [Listen]

The second son of Bishop Agyinasare has disclosed how his encounter with Lesbians, Gays have impacted lives. Speaking on Adom FM’s morning show Dwaso Nsem...

Killer lamps removed from 1,418 vehicles in one week – NRSA

The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has, in collaboration with the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) and Driver Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), removed...

Gomoa ban: Residents scramble for food, essentials

Scores of residents of Gomoa Fetteh within the Gomoa East District of the Central Region are scrambling for food and other essentials after traditional...

Two articulator trucks crash on Accra-Nsawam road

The Police wish to bring to the attention of the public, a road-traffic crash involving two articulator trucks on the Nsawam-Accra bound carriageway on...

Small beginnings are important – Ken Ofori-Atta on life before politics

“I grew up in Kyebi. You had to wake up and go to the river, and walk a mile to school until my father...

90-year-old defiles 2 granddaughters; claims victims ‘seduced him’

The Dedza Senior Resident Magistrate Court has sentenced a 90- year old grandfather to 21 years imprisonment for defiling two granddaughters aged 10 and...

Osafo- Maafo makes major statement about Alan

Senior Presidential Advisor to President Nana Akufo-Addo, Yaw Osafo-Maafo, has distanced himself from a viral social media message purporting to endorse Trade Minister Alan...

FDA recalls Ceres Apple Juice from the market

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) is recalling certain batches of Ceres apple juice from the market. The products include the Ceres Apple...

Banker, 35, who allegedly defiled girl, 14 granted bail

The Tamale Circuit Court has granted bail with two sureties to a 35-year-old teller, Elorm Cofie Cudjoe, for alleged defilement. This was after he...

Photo of the week: Squatter threatens to beat police officer

A squatter at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle (Interchange) threatened to beat a police officer who accompanied officials of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) there...

2020 election petition verdict was predetermined – Mahama

Former President John Mahama has said the 2020 election verdict had been determined even before the case was presented. Mr Mahama, who does not...

Yong Dakpemyili: Victims now living in ‘Makaranta’ after months of chieftaincy clash

Some persons, whose houses were destroyed in a chieftaincy clash at Yong Dakpemyili, a suburb of Tamale in the Northern Region, have resorted to...

Kumi Guitar involved in ghastly accident [Video]

Ghanaian Highlife musician, Kumi Guitar, has been involved in a ghastly accident on the Accra-Nsawam road.  The accident occurred through a collision between his Toyota...

Controller and Accountant-General replies opposers of ‘no Ghana card, no salary’ directive

The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) says it will not withdraw its directive ordering public sector workers to acquire a national identification card by...