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Shrine of Teshie Wulomo destroyed [Photos+Audio]

The palace of the Teshie Chief Priest, also known as the Wulomo shrine, has been razed down by fire. All property in the shrine have...

IGP reshuffles police personnel, COP Tiwaa Addo-Danquah transferred

COP Tiwaa Addo Danquah is heading to the Police Intelligence and Professional Standards Bureau (PIPS) following a reshuffle by acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP),...

Remains of police constable killed by lover relocated to Obuasi

The body of Police Constable Sandra Asiedu, alleged to have been killed by her lover, has been transferred from the West Gonja Hospital to...

Chief allegedly rapes brother’s wife at Gomoa Buduatta

JoyNews/AdomNews · Chief allegedly rapes brother’s wife A 45-year-old sub-chief at Gomoa Buduatta in the Central Region has been arrested for allegedly raping his brother’s...

Check out Anas’ reaction as Kissi Agyebeng is sworn in as Special Prosecutor

Investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has congratulated Kissi Agyebeng as he officially starts work from Thursday, August 5 as the country’s second Special Prosecutor. Nana Addo Dankwa...

Moment conveners of #FixTheCountry Demo met IGP

On the 5th of August, 2021, at the National Police Headquarters in Accra, some conveners of the #FixTheCountry demonstration called on the Acting Inspector-General...

COVID-19: Volta residents frightened over rise in cases

Residents of the Volta Region are frightened and agitated over increase in Covid-19 cases in the Region since July 1. Residents, who spoke to Joy News, said they never thought...

Alban Bagbin’s convoy involved in accident; one dead

A dispatch rider and a member of an advanced convoy of Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has been crushed to death at Juaso in...

LGBTQ 21 acquitted and discharged

A Ho Circuit Court presided over by Justice Felix Datsomor has struck out a case involving 21 persons alleged to be members of the...

UTAG strike: University students bare teeth at government

University Students have given the government a two-day ultimatum to resolve all concerns raised by the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG). The students say...

Upper East Region nurses seeking transfers in droves

The Upper East Regional Director of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Emmanuel Kofi Dzotsi, has expressed concern about the number of nurses seeking...

Information Minister redeems pledge to Ya-Na

The Ministry of Information has presented a public address system to the Gbewaa Palace to support the Palace in disseminating information to members of...

Akufo-Addo swears in Kissi Agyebeng as Special Prosecutor [Photos]

President Nana Akufo-Addo has sworn in Kissi Agyebeng as Special Prosecutor following his approval by Parliament. This was at a short ceremony at the...

I don’t regret appointing Martin Amidu as Special Prosecutor – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo says despite the unfortunate events that led to the exit of Martin Amidu as Special Prosecutor, he does not regret appointing...

I’ll be disappointed in Bawumia if… – Fancy Gadam [Video]

Ghanaian musician, Fancy Gadam, says he will be very disappointed if the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, does not fulfil his promise to build...

BECE: 24 basic schools in E/R scored 0% in 2020 examination

A total of twenty-four (24) schools in 13 Districts/Municipalities in the Eastern Region recorded Zero percent (0%) passes during the 2020 Basic Education Certificate...

Saglemi Housing case: Collins Duada granted bail; asked to deposit passport

Former Works and Housing Minister, Collins Dauda, has been granted self-recognisance bail after charges against him were read to him in court. He has been...

Pastor allegedly commits suicide over divorce threats

A 47-year-old pastor, Francis Hammond, has committed suicide by hanging at Etii Sonkwa in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District of the Central Region over...

Two dead in road accident at Heman

Two people have died in an accident, Wednesday night, on the Heman road in the Afigya Kwabre South District of the Ashanti Region. The deceased...

Stan Dogbe gives interesting twist to Saglemi Housing deal

A former Presidential staffer under the erstwhile Mahama administration, Stan Dogbe, is of the view that if anyone should be prosecuted over the Saglemi...

Last moment of police constable killed by lover [Watch]

A video showing the last moment of police constable, Sandra Asiedu, believed to have been killed by her lover, Louis Asante, has popped up...

US Court slaps UG with $165m judgment debt

The US Court has handed the University of Ghana a $165 million judgement debt for erroneously cancelling the Africa Integras LLC Contract in 2018. Global...

Two suspected robbers arrested at Abease

The Police at Abease in the Yeji District of the Bono East region, have arrested two suspected armed robbers. A police report indicates the two...

Police probe Asamang shooting incident that led to death of couple

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has launched investigations into the circumstances that led to the death of a couple, following a shooting incident at...

I sold bread at VIP station to pay my Legon fees – Popular presenter

My life became a roller coaster after secondary school but my quest to further my education inspired me to break the odds, says Adom...

Why this pastor joined #FixTheCountry demo will shock you

An ordained minister of God, Apostle Daniel Agyei, has stirred reactions on social media after a statement he made at the #FixTheCountry protest. Apostle...

One-week observation for police constable stabbed to death announced

The one-week observation for female police constable, Sandra Asiedu, reportedly stabbed to death by her lover has been scheduled for Saturday, August 7, 2021. The...

Angry #FixTheCountry demonstrators throw objects at journalists [Video]

Ghanaians championing the FixTheCountry demonstration, including some celebrities, took to the streets to protest against the government on Founders’ Day, August 4, 2020. The march,...

Hushpuppi paid Deputy Police Commissioner over $20k to detain his ‘co-conspirator’ Chibuzo – FBI alleges

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has alleged that money laundering suspect, Abass Ramon, aka Hushpuppi, paid N8m ($20,600) to the embattled Deputy Commissioner of...

Chief’s linguist shot dead during robbery operation

The linguist of the Abease Traditional Council's chief has been shot dead in a robbery on the Prang road in the Pru West...

Exclusive photos from the #FixTheCountry demo that had hundreds marching in Accra

#FixTheCountry campaigners hit the streets of Accra on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 to demand that government addresses the many economic and social challenges facing...

#FixTheCountry protesters weep uncontrollably during march [Video]

Drama on the streets of Accra as a section of Ghanaians embark on the #FixTheCountry demo on August 4, 2021. Adom TV's camera has captured...

Police suspect foul play in death of man who killed wife in front of children

The Ashanti Regional police command is suspecting foul play in the death of Bashiru Naniyab, a 48-year-old man who shot and killed his partner...

How some MPs kicked against Saglemi Housing project in 2012

In the evening of October 31, 2012, Ghana’s Parliament witnessed a heated debate. It was over approval for a $200 million loan agreement. This was...

E.T. Mensah responds to Sammy Gyamfi over Saglemi Housing project

Former Water Resources, Works and Housing Minister, Enoch Teye (ET) Mensah, has disputed some claims made by the National Communications Officer of the National...

Akufo-Addo’s Founders’ Day message to Ghanaians

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has charged Ghanaians to free themselves from economic arrangements designed by the former colonial masters. In his Founders' Day speech, the...

Ghana Armed Forces to get 6 aircrafts worth over €111m

The Ministry of Defence has laid before parliament for approval an agreement that will allow it to purchase six aircrafts for the Ghana Armed...

Man, 34, reportedly sets himself ablaze to evade arrest

A 34-year-old man, suspected to be mentally unstable, has set himself ablaze to prevent arrest after inflicting knife wounds on his father at Santa...

Dampare’s all-important message to personnel providing protection at #FixTheCountry demo

The acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), COP Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has charged police personnel to provide protection at the #FixTheCountry demonstration to be...

Reactions on social media as #FixTheCountry demo kickstarts on Founders’ Day

Ghanaians championing the FixTheCountry demonstration, including some celebrities, have taken to the streets to protest against government on Founders' Day, August 4, 2020. The demonstration...