HomeNews

News

Boxing referee admits he cheated for Manny Pacquiao during win in 2000

Prolific boxing referee Carlos Padilla Jr. has admitted to rigging one of Manny Pacquiao’s most important matches nearly two decades ago. In an interview with...

Biden prepared to meet Putin to end Russia-Ukraine war

US President Joe Biden has said he would be ready to meet Russia’s President Vladimir Putin “if in fact there is an interest in...

Dangote Cement factory workers kidnapped

Armed men affiliated with Ethiopia’s rebel Oromo Liberation Army have been blamed for kidnapping more than a dozen staff working for the Dangote Cement...

Roberto Martinez quits as Belgium coach after World Cup exit  

Belgium manager Roberto Martinez has announced he is stepping down from his role on the back of a woeful group-stage exit at the World...

The aftermath of Kantamanto market fire [Photos]

Traders at Kantamanto are in despair following the unfortunate occurrence at the Central Business District of Accra. Exactly two days after the incident, many who...

NDC demands immediate release of arrested party fan

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has demanded the immediate release of its supporter, Seth Osei-Asiedu, popularly known as Kwaku Rafiki. The 25-year-old man was...

Lemonade Finance presents Delay in “Wo si woyε musician?”

Lemonade Finance is a cross-border payment solution that enables Africans in the Diaspora to send money to Ghana and other African countries. The App...

The People’s Forum: We should blame ourselves for the fires – Kantamanto trader to colleagues [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · We should blame ourselves for the fires - Kantamanto trader to colleagues Kwaku Antoh, a shoe dealer at the Kantamanto market in Accra,...

How a girl died because of a Christmas ‘sugar daddy’

The mood at the Robertson Villa was one of sorrow and grief. Amakye Dede’s Sansakroma was being played through the speakers; in addition to...

Elon Musk produces brain chip that enables disabled patients to move, see and communicate

Elon Musk said on Wednesday he expects a wireless brain chip developed by his company Neuralink to begin human clinical trials in six months,...

Adom FM editor Kwasi Agyeman delivers paper on Electoral Integrity and Unconstitutional Politics in Africa in Addis Ababa

Kwasi Agyeman, a PhD candidate at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, is among a few authors whose scholarly works were accepted...

Dr Kojo Asante calls out Akufo-Addo, NPP MPs for abandoning 2023 Budget to watch football in Qatar

Director of Advocacy and Policy Engagement at the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Dr Kojo Pumpuni Asante, has slammed President Nana Akufo-Addo and other...

Tears flow at KNUST as associate professor passes on

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has been thrown into a state of mourning following the demise of one of the...

Body of drowned Black Volta victim found [Video]

https://youtu.be/eXUAsko5xds The body of a 29-year-old fisherman, who drowned in the Black Volta at Ebo Akura in the Krachi Nchumuru District of the Oti Region,...

Capital bank case: Court rejects terms of settlement between state and Ato Essien

The Commercial Division of the Accra High Court has rejected the terms of settlements reached between state prosecutors and the founder of Capital Bank,...

Woman goes blind after using skin lightening cream

A woman in Minnesota lost part of her vision and inadvertently put her entire household at risk of mercury poisoning, most likely from using...

How to check 2022 WASSCE provisional results – Guidelines

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has published the provisional results for this year’s West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination. The Council, in an earlier...

Ghana suffers 7 downgrades from 3 credit ratings agencies in less than 11 months

The current Moody’s downgrade of Ghana’s long-term sovereign bonds to further junk territories brings the total number of downgrades and revisions to seven in...

Nima celebrates Mohammed Kudus with a colourful mural

Following his heroics at the world stage, Ghana's midfielder, Mohammed Kudus has had his mural of him unveiled in his childhood neighbourhood, Nima. The Ajax...

I got my numbers wrong; I apologise – Joe Jackson on Agric Ministry, Council of State budget

Director of Business Operations at Dalex Finance, Joe Jackson, has apologised over his statements about budgetary allocations to the Agric Ministry and Council of...

Directors of ‘The Woman King’ auditioned me for a role – Prince David Osei

Actor Prince David Osei has expressed his gratitude to the casting directors of the ‘The Woman King’ movie who considered him for a role...

Inside Qatar’s ‘v*gina-shaped’ stadium for Ghana v Uruguay clash

One of the eight stadiums being used to host games at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, has caught the eye of football fans...

NCA commissions frequency monitoring equipment

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has commissioned a national Broadcasting Monitoring Centre (BMC) in Accra. This is to help measure transmission parameters of frequency...

Telcos begin deactivation of unregistered SIMs

Telecommunications companies (Telcos) in Ghana have begun blocking SIMs of mobile subscribers yet to be registered. The exercise is in compliance with the Ministry of...

Agriculture sector grew from 7.4 per cent in 2020 to 8.4 per cent in 2021 – Minister

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, says the agric sector grew by 4.7 per cent in 2019, followed by 7.4 per cent in 2020...

Honour roadmap for Ofori-Atta’s dismissal – NPP MPs tell Akufo-Addo

The 98 disgruntled New Patriotic Party (NPP) MPs who threatened to boycott the presentation of the 2023 budget have asked President Akufo-Addo to honour...

Ashanti Regional NSS boss suspended

The Ashanti Regional Director of the National Service Scheme (NSS), Alex Opoku-Mensah, has, with immediate effect, been suspended. The suspension, according to management, was communicated...

WAEC releases 2022 WASSCE results; 3,845 cancelled, 117 withheld

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has released the provisional results of the 2022 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The Council, in a...

Ato Essien’s fate hangs as court rules on his case today

An Accra High Court is expected to give judgement in the criminal trial of founder and former Chief Executive Officer of defunct Capital Bank, William...

Supreme Court upholds tax law; Pay now, argue later

The Supreme Court has affirmed a legal provision which obliges people dissatisfied with a tax assessment by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to pay...

Single man contractors threaten demo over unpaid monies

Single Man Contractors, a group mandated to weed major roadsides of the country have threatened to lay down their tools. They say the government...

Pig farmers announce another increase in prices of pork

The Ashanti Regional Pig Famers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has again announced an upward price adjustment of its products (Pork) from GHS18 to GHC22...

Nigeria to abolish English in junior school

The Nigerian government has announced a policy aimed at promoting the teaching of primary school pupils in local languages rather than in English. Education Minister...

Seven communities embark on demo against UCC [Video]

https://youtu.be/6TQhEix815M Traditional leaders of seven communities that share boundaries with the University of Cape Coast (UCC) and their subjects have embarked on a demonstration against...

Owusu Bempah, 6 others discharged but state pursues matter before High Court

An Accra Circuit Court has discharged Reverend Isaac Owusu Bempah, leader of Glorious Word Power Ministry and six others. Rev. Owusu Bempah and the...

Harmattan season: Wildfires destroy food crops in North-East Region

Wildfires have destroyed several hectares of food crops while houses and farmlands are under threat in many rural farming communities in the North-East Region....

NHIA opens new office at Mion 

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has opened an office complex at Sang in the Mion District of the Northern Region to bring its...

Ofori-Atta has more integrity than 99% of politicians – Prof Stephen Adei

Former Board Chairman of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Professor Stephen Adei, has expressed his displeasure over the manner in which MPs demanded the...

Bawumia is ‘Economic Maguire’, he is scoring own goals – Adongo

Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, Isaac Adongo, has criticised the Head of the Economic Management Team, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia for what he termed...

Supreme Court sets date to deliver judgment on first ladies’ emolument case

The Supreme Court will on January 25, 2023, deliver a judgment on the constitutionality of the payment of salaries and allowances to spouses of...