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Siblings burnt to death while sleeping inside room

A man and wife based in Moshie Zongo, a suburb of Kumasi are counting their losses after fire razed down their home. Among the many...

We’re being insulted and deprived of our rights – Ga-Dangme people petition Akufo-Addo

The Ga-Dangme Lands Administration (GDLA) has petitioned President Nana Akufo-Addo to highlight the protracted issues of land ownership of the Ga-Dangme people. In the letter,...

Immigration Service intercepts 607 parcels of Indian hemp at Wli Todzi

Officers of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) at Wli Afegame border post have intercepted 607 parcels of suspected Indian hemp at Wli Todzi in...

President of the National Service Personnel Association calls for an increase in allowance

The President of the National Service Personnel Association (NASPA), Emmanuel Brimpong Akosah, has appealed to the government to consider increasing the allowance paid to...

Achimota School mourns Ghanaian engineer who drowned in Washington

The Achimota School has joined scores of Ghanaians to mourn a young engineer based in the United States of America, Andrew Amuna. Mr Amuna reportedly...

Public sector workers to hit streets

Public sector workers have announced a planned demonstration against the recent 4% and 7% increments in their wages.The demonstration is set to take place...

Why I will vote in favour of the LGBTQ+ bill – NPP MP [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Why I will vote in favour of the LGBTQ+ bill – NPP MP Member of Parliament (MP) for Nyhiaeso, Stephen Amoah, has said...

Tracy Boakye missing; Police in search for her

Tracy Boakye, a 15-year-old girl, who resides at Ash Town in the Ashanti Region, has been confirmed missing by an official police report. In...

Video of murdered gym instructor working out pops up

A video of the 34-year-old gym instructor, Stephen Akowuah, aka Little, who was shot dead at Tantra Hills on July 22, 2021, has popped...

GHA officials, agents robbing state of GHC 370, 000 daily at 9 axle load weight stations

Adom News' investigations have revealed that Ghana loses an estimated 370,000 cedis daily at nine Axle Load Weigh Stations due to tax evasion regime...

Over 50 dogs killed at Awutu Breku on orders of fetish priest [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Over 50 dogs killed in Awutu Breku The youth of Awutu Breku in the Awutu Senya District of the Central Region have killed...

Hit-and-run driver kills motor rider

A motorbike rider has been crushed by a hit-and-run driver on Bunso to Akyem Osiem highway in the Eastern Region. The female pillion rider, who...

Ghana hosts maiden ECOWAS committee meeting

Ghana will host the maiden delocalised committee meeting of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament at Winneba, Central Region, from July...

Witness confirms Dampare’s involvement in the arrest of Abuakwa North MP’s ‘killer’

Prosecution Witness in the case in which two persons are standing trial for the murder of the Abuakwa North Member of Parliament (MP) J....

National Service Personnel call for allowance increment

National President of the National Service Personnel Association (NASPA), Emmanuel Brimpong Akosah, has appealed to the Government to consider increasing the allowance paid to...

Tears as young Ghanaian engineer drowns in Washington

A young Ghanaian engineer based in the United States of America (USA) Andrew Amuna, has been reported dead. The young man reportedly died after drowning...

Pentecostal and Charismatic Council sends message to critics of Anti-LGBTQ bill

One of the promoters of the new anti-homosexuality bill, the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council is urging persons who have concerns about the draft...

Appeals Court dismisses application of Assin North and Jomoro MPs

The Court of Appeal on Monday dismissed the applications of Assin North Member of Parliament (MP), Joe Gyaakye Quayson and the MP for Jomoro,...

Homos3xuals should seek medical help – Foh-Amoaning

Executive Secretary of the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values has asked persons who are Lesbians, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender and...

Up your game or face sack – Asamoah Boateng to CEOs of state enterprises

The Executive Director of the State Interest and Governance Authority, Stephen Asamoah Boateng, says Chief Executive Officers (CEO) of State-Owned Enterprises risk sacking if...

Prof Nana Aba Amfo named Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana

Prof Nana Aba Appiah Amfo has been appointed the Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana (Legon), effective August 1, 2021. Prof Amfo, until her...

Residents in fear as dead antelope is mysteriously found in a house at Adansi

Residents of Adansi Akrofuom in the Ashanti Region are living in fear after they found an antelope mysteriously dead in a house in the...

Justice Sophia Akuffo gets new appointment

Former Chief Justice, Sophia Akkufo, has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Governing Council of the University of Ghana. The retired Supreme Court Judge...

MTTD identifies accident hotspots nationwide

JoyNews/AdomNews · MTTD identifies accident hotspots nationwide The Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) has successfully identified all areas prone to road accidents in the...

Anti-LGBT+ bill is not about hate – Foh-Amoaning

Executive Secretary of the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, Dr Moses Foh-Amoaning, says the anti-LGBT+ bill does not seek...

10 key things about Ghana’s anti-LGBTQI+ bill

The much-talked-about draft legislation by Ghana’s parliament to criminalise LGBTQI+ practice and advocacy in the country comes under the name ‘The Promotion of Proper...

Providing nutritious meal is our topmost priority – School Feeding Coordinator assures

The National Coordinator of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP), Dr Mrs Gertrude Quashigah, has said that the government is committed to providing nutritiously...

Former NPP Women’s Organiser passes on in fatal accident [Photos]

A former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Women’s Organiser for the Bolgatanga Central constituency, Esther Lariba Atia, has died in a fatal accident. The accident reportedly...

Video of music producer ‘Sugar Tone’ looking wretched sparks waves of speculation

A video has popped up on social media showing veteran music producer, Sugar Tone, living like a destitute. In the video, Sugar Tone is seen...

Bawumia speaks at Nottingham University Africa Policy Dialogue

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, is expected to deliver the keynote address at the Africa Policy Dialogues organised by the University of Nottingham. The...

Alleged $5m bribe: Why Chief Justice was asked to expand panel hearing chief’s case

Court documents secured by JoyNews raise serious questions about bribery allegations levelled against Chief Justice Anin Yeboah. It had been alleged that the Chief Justice...

Manasseh Azure sends message to Gabby Otchere-Darko over LGBTQ+ bill

Senior investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has asked Gabby Otchere-Darko, a leading member of the incumbent New Patriotic Party, why the Western World aren't...

Afram Plains North MP hit with sad news [Photos]

Betty Nana Afua Krosbi Mensah, Member of Parliament (MP) for Afram Plains North Constituency, in the Eastern Region, has lost her mother. The mother, Mrs...

Francis Sosu reacts to ‘anti-LGBTQI bill’ comment that has landed him in ‘trouble’

Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina constituency, Francis Xavier Sosu, is of the view that he has been wrongly judged for his comments on...

Forest guard battling for life after being shot [Photos]

A 30-year-old forest guard, Adu Ameyaw, has been allegedly shot by a logger identified as Aduboffour at Ayum Forest Reserve, a government-restricted forest in...

UPSA confers honorary doctorate degree on Napo

The University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) has conferred honorary doctorate degree on Energy Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, aka Napo. He was conferred with...

Promoters of ‘LGBTQ+ bill’ want Ghana blacklisted – Gabby Otchere-Darko

A leading member in the New Patriotic Party, Gabby Otchere-Darko, says politicians and citizens championing the anti LGBTQ+ bill against those vying for same-sex...

Alleged $5m bribery saga: How Ogyeedom Kwesi Atta tried without success to get CJ and Jones Dotse off his case

Documents in possession of JoyNews reveals the chief at the centre of the alleged $5 million bribe involving the Chief Justice (CJ), Kwasi Anin-Yeboah,...

30-year-old man dies after alleged assault

Adama Dauda, a man believed to be in his 30s has allegedly been beaten to death at Gindaboi, in the Sawla district of the...

Highway robbery suspect gunned down in shoot out with Police

A 30-year-old highway robbery suspect has been gunned down while four others escaped a cross-fire with Police at Danniwuri in the Sawla Tuna Kalba...