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Illegal Chinese miners jailed 15 years

The Sekondi High Court in the Western Region has sentenced four convicts, including two Chinese, to a 15-year jail term each in hard labour....

FDA reacts to videos on alleged plastic rice

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has asked the public to disregard videos circulating on social media, the content of which is purported to...

‘Asafoakye’ shot dead, 2 injured in gun battle at Kokrobite [Photos]

Two journalists have escaped death after the Asafoakye of Kokrobite was shot dead in a gun battle between two factions. 'Asafoakye' shot dead, 2 injured...

Covid-19 Trust Fund releases GH₵1.8m for research into herbal medication

The Covid-19 National Trust Fund has released GH₵1.8 million to the Centre of Plant Medicine Research (CPMR) Mampong, Akuapem to support further research work...

Cape Coast: ‘Roman father’ suspended for refusing to go on transfer

The Cape Coast Archdiocese of the Catholic Church has suspended a priest, Rev Father Robert A.K. Oduro, for refusing to go on transfer and establishing a...

2 highway robbers arrested at Tuna, one at large

Two highway robbery suspects who are on the Savannah Regional Police Command's wanted list have been arrested. They were arrested in the early hours of Monday,...

How bandits dastardly killed driver at Pusiga

One person has been shot and burnt to death by unknown gunmen at Nakom in the Pusiga District of the Upper East Region. The 46-year-old...

There was no way I could spend over ₵300,000 ex-gratia – Togbe Afede XIV

Former Council of State member, Togbe Afede XIV has asserted that he could never have been able to expend the over GH¢365,000 ex-gratia paid...

Facebook recruitment fraudster arrested in Ellembelle

The Esiama Divisional Police Command has arrested a man who has been defrauding people in relation to job recruitment. Samuel Sarpong was arrested following a...

SLTF launches “No Guarantor” student loan policy

The Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) has launched the “No Guarantor” student loan policy. Launching the new initiative at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science...

UDS faces court injunction over appointment of new Vice-Chancellor

A motion on notice for an interlocutory injunction has been filed at the High Court in Tamale restraining the University for Development Studies (UDS),...

We are suffering from E-levy – E-Commerce Association

The E-Commerce Association of Ghana wants government to consider the negative impact of the 1.5 percent Electronic Transaction Levy on their activities. According to the...

Latest on KNUST lecturer accused of kidnapping wife

State prosecutors have called a second witness in the trial of a lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, charged with kidnapping...

Smallpox vaccine is effective for monkeypox – CDD

Pharmacist and Research Fellow at the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Kwame Sarpong Asiedu, says the smallpox vaccine is effective against the monkeypox disease. According...

I thought I was securing my future – Struggling lady cries out

A 20-year-old Sarah Essel has revealed how she has been deprived of her bright future after entering a sexual relationship to get support.She said...

Come and arrest me, I am waiting for you – Nii Lante Vanderpuye chides Odoi Kwao family

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Odododiodio Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye, says he is readily waiting for...

You only need Ghana Card to access student loan – CEO

The Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) is optimistic that the new “No Guarantor” policy will create access to much-needed financial aid for thousands of...

Anti-gay MPs demand LGBTQ billboards pulled down

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and City Authorities have been given a 24-hour ultimatum to pull down billboards promoting activities of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,...

National Cathedral: Dr Opuni-Frimpong breaks silence on GH¢200m from Finance Ministry

JoyNews/AdomNews · National Cathedral trustees must clear the air on alleged funds by Finance Ministry – Opuni-Frimpong A former General Secretary of the Christian Council...

Couple sentenced for assaulting ‘side chick’

The Bekwai Circuit Court has sentenced a couple who assaulted the man’s girlfriend – a “side chick”. Oko Agyemang admitted conspiring with Christiana Annan, his...

Mother who allegedly engaged ‘area boys’ to molest daughter arrested

Police in the Eastern Region have arrested the mother of a 15-year-old girl who was physically and sexually abused by some community members at...

1 dead, 4 arrested as police clash with gold robbers at Obuasi

The Police, through an intelligence-led operation, foiled a robbery operation at Fenaso Ketewa near Obuasi, leading to the death of one suspect and the...

ECG to publish names of power thieves

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has stated that it will soon publish names of persons who steal electricity in the country. According to...

NDC’s Dela Coffie granted bail

The Special Prosecutor has granted bail to National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s Dela Coffie.  The accused was arrested on Monday, June 6, for allegedly faking letters...

GH¢4 million poultry processing factory going waste at Gomoa Potsin

Adom FM/TV's Asuk)d) documentary on the poultry industry that highlighted challenges in the sector has led to more worrying issues in the sector popping...

Robbers who snatched woman’s GH₵ 30,000 at bank sentenced to 20 years each

Two armed robbers who were arrested by the police in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region have been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment each for...

Minister deploys mobile maintenance unit to fix bad roads

The recent rains have exposed the poor state of many roads in some parts of Accra and Tema metropolises. A number of tarred roads have...

Farmer jailed 10 years for possessing narcotics

A 31-year-old farmer has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by the Asamankese Circuit Court for possession of narcotic drugs contrary to section 37(1)...

There’s no ex-gratia in the Constitution – Inusah Fuseini

Former Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Inusah Fuseini, says there is no such thing as ex-gratia in the Constitution of Ghana. According to him,...

Polio vaccine shortage hits Northern Region

There is a shortage of Oral Polio vaccines in the Northern Region. According to reports, it has been out of stock on a national level. This...

National Cathedral – Okudzeto- Ablakwa sends SOS message to Sir David Adjaye

Internally acclaimed architect, Sir David Adjaye has been asked to brace up for a probe about monies received for the National Cathedral project. North Tongu...

Father of Achimota Rastafarian student apologises over alleged assault

Tereo Marhguy, father of the Achimota School Rastafarian student who accused his son of assault, has apologised for making the matter public. According to him,...

Stonebwoy’s reply to fan who asked him to call on the name of Jesus to be saved

Dancehall musician Stonebwoy gave off a hilarious reply to one Twitter user who asked him to turn to Jesus Christ to be saved. According...

COVID-19: Accra still a hotspot – Ghana Health Service

The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, says the current Covid-19 active cases are mostly concentrated in Accra, with four...

Transformer thief nabbed, accomplice at large

Residents of Takoradi have apprehended a young man suspected to have raided the Station B transformer centre of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). The...

Chief Supt Kofi Sarpong promoted

Celebrated gospel musician and police officer, Chief Superintendent Kofi Sarpong, has been promoted. The musician, who has risen through the rank and file of the...

I’m not an Anti-Christ – Okudzeto Ablakwa on National Cathedral crusade

JoyNews/AdomNews · Okudzeto Ablakwa not against National Cathedral Member of Parliament for North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, is fighting off claims that, he is...

Chief Imam consoles Catholic Church

The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, has received news about the murder of worshippers of the Catholic faith in Owo, Ondo State,...

Consuming bush meat cannot spread monkeypox – Kumasi traders

Bush meat sellers in Kumasi have rejected findings that consumption can spread the monkeypox virus. This comes on the back of a warning by the...

All you need to know about Monkeypox

Ghana has officially recorded cases of the Monkeypox virus. The Ghana Health Service says five cases have been confirmed in the Eastern, Western and Greater...