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Nine batches and still counting: The AIT PhD success story

The Accra Institute of Technology (AIT), a leading technology-focused private university held its 17th Graduation Ceremony this past weekend  on the 18th of  December...

Tamale Central Hospital suspends all surgeries over lack of water, others

The Tamale Central Hospital has suspended all surgeries until further notice effective Thursday, December 23, 2021. The decision, according to the hospital management, is...

Ato Forson, 2 others charged with causing financial loss to the state

Criminal charges have been filed against a former Deputy Finance Minister, Cassiel Ato Forson, and two others for allegedly causing financial loss to the...

I share gold coin honour with my country – Otumfuo

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has said the Otumfuo Commemorative Coin is an honour he shares with his country, Ghana. He said for more...

Vehicle crashes mother, 2 children to death while returning from church

A 45-year-old woman, Peace Denyo and her two children, who were crashed to death, are set to be buried on December 30, 2021. The two...

60-year-old woman defies all odds to acquire degree from KNUST

Elsie Asiedu-Appiah, 60, has recently graduated from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. Her...

Bolt driver battling for his life after being set ablaze [Photos]

A Sekondi-Takoradi based Bolt driver, believed to be a soldier, was on Wednesday night, December 22, 2021, set ablaze by an unknown rider who...

I will only change my mind on e-levy if Jesus speaks to me – Ato Forson

Member of Parliament for Ajumaku Enyan Esiam and ranking member of Parliament’s Finance Committee, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has opined that it will only...

I’m very disappointed in Bagbin- Allotey Jacobs speaks out [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · I Am Disappointed In Bagbin - Allotey Jacobs Former Central Region Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Bernard Allotey Jacobs, has expressed...

Perfectly preserved baby dinosaur discovered curled up inside its egg

Scientists have announced the discovery of an exquisitely preserved dinosaur embryo from at least 66 million years ago that was preparing to hatch from...

Filling station manager jailed 9 years for stealing

Filling station manager, Leans Komlan, has been sentenced to nine years imprisonment in hard labour for stealing by the Nsuta Circuit Court in the...

10-year-old girl dies after deadly suffocation challenge on TikTok

A heartbroken mum has issued a warning of the dangers of a viral TikTok challenge after her 10-year-old daughter died attempting to complete the...

UCC Governing Council to demolish structures of staff, satellite community on encroached lands

The Governing Council of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has served notice it will demolish all structures on the university’s encroached lands pursuant...

Two robbery suspects arrested in Bolgatanga; another on the run

A special Anti-Robbery squad and the Upper East Regional Police Command have arrested two robbery suspects. The arrest was through an intelligence-led operation on...

Allotey Jacobs salutes Mahama [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Allotey Jacobs Lauds Mahama Over E - Levy Meeting Veteran politician, Allotey Jacobs, has commended former President John Mahama on his meeting with...

Ghana College of Pharmacists launches ‘GCP Journal’

The Ghana College of Pharmacists on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, launched the official journal for the college, GCP Journal. According to the College, the journal...

NSS to support nationwide cancer education [Photos]

The National Service Scheme (NSS) is considering the training and deployment of national service persons to undertake nationwide education on the prevention and control...

I regret asking Asiedu Nketia to leave the Chamber- NPP MP

Member of Parliament (MP) for Yendi Constituency, Farouk Aliu Mahama, has revealed how remorseful he felt after asking the General Secretary of the NDC,...

Bank of Ghana to start gold purchase from small scale miners – Bawumia

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has indicated that in conjunction with the Bank of Ghana, government will begin a gold purchase programme which...

TUTAG honours Education Minister [Photos]

The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Adutwum, has been honoured by the leadership of the Technical Universities Association of Ghana (TUTAG) for his immense...

Speaker frustrating govt over rejection of his proposed ¢1.75bn budget for Parliament – Majority Leader

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has blamed the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, for all the commotion that characterised the debate on...

The Big Talent Show: Guru, Kofi Mole to perform at grand finale slated for December 26 at Fadama Park

After an exciting 14-week journey, the grand finale of Adom TV's The Big Talent Show has been scheduled for December 26, 2021 at the...

December 27, 28 declared public holidays

Government through the Interior Ministry has declared Monday, December 27 and Tuesday, December 28, as public holidays. In a statement dated December 22 and signed by...

20-year-old man jailed for stealing cocoa at Akyem-Awaham

The Asamakese Circuit Court has sentenced a 20-year-old man to three months imprisonment for stealing cocoa pods at Akyem-Awaham. The convict, who is to serve...

I’m not asleep – Henry Quartey roars

Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has sent a strong word of caution to residents of Accra and Ghanaians at large that he is...

Our Covid-19 OPDs are filling up – GHS

JoyNews/AdomNews · Our Covid-19 OPDs are filling up; infection of health workers on the rise – Dr Owoo Head of Critical and Severe Cases at...

Ghana Police Service assures of public safety during Christmas festivities

The Ghana Police Service has reassured that security will be beefed up across the country during the Christmas festivities. Speaking on the Super Morning Show,...

Covid-19: 72 people infected in 24 hours

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says 72 individuals have contracted the coronavirus disease within 24 hours. As of December 16, the Service recorded 437 new...

Covid-19: Active cases hit 3,000 – GHS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has indicated that the country’s active Covid-19 cases number about 3,000 as of December 22, 2021. Speaking on the Super...

CLOSAG threatens nationwide strike next year

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) has served notice it will embark on a nationwide strike on January 22, to...

Mason bags 18 years for defiling 3-year-old girl

The Nsuta Circuit Court in the Ejura-Seyedumase Municipality of the Ashanti Region has sentenced a mason, Isaac Bimpong Junior, to 18 years imprisonment for...

Carabao Cup semi-final: Liverpool set up Arsenal, Spurs to face Chelsea

Arsenal will face Liverpool in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup, while Chelsea will meet London rivals, Tottenham Hotspur. Chelsea's meeting with Spurs is a...

Travellers escape death in Tamale as bus crashes into Kiosk [Photos]

Some 50 passengers escaped death after a bus with registration number 5059-16 veered off the road and crashed into a kiosk at Agric Traffic...

Police on manhunt for two suspected armed robbers at Konongo

Ghana police service in the Ashanti Region is on a manhunt for two suspected robbers at Konongo, a suburb of the Ashanti Region. The two...

Guru gains admission to University of Ghana

Ghanaian rapper, Maradona Yeboah Adjei, aka Guru, has gained admission to the University of Ghana (Legon) to further his education. The songwriter under the...

Bawumia launches nationwide E-Pharmacy

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Wednesday launched the government's nationwide E-Pharmacy platform. The event took place at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC). Dr...

Otumfuo officially receives commemorative gold coin [Photos]

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has said the Commemorative Coin is an honour he shares with the Asanteman and Ghana at large. This is...

Two robbers busted at Kaneshie

The Ghana Police Service has arrested two notorious robbers at Kaneshie in Accra. The two are Chisom Nsube and Ebuka Salvation; both aged 28 years. They...

ECOWAS must sanction abuse of constitutional authority – Zanetor

Member of Parliament for Klottey Korle, Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has urged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to sanction governments in the...

Court rejects Jomoro MP’s appeal to amend answer

A Sekondi High Court has rejected an appeal by the embattled MP for Jomoro, Dorcas Afo Toffey, to amend her answer to a petition...