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Syndicate defrauds victims to the tune of GH¢250,000

Two suspected recruitment scammers are in the grips of Ghana Immigration Service in Tema for allegedly defrauding about 30 unsuspecting victims to the tune...

Carpenter arrested for stealing coffin

The Public Relations Officer of the Accra Regional Police Command, DSP Afia Tenge, has confirmed a reported case of coffin theft in Accra. She noted...

‘Sugar Daddy’ pulls down mansion he bought for side chick [Video]

An angry man has done the unthinkable after his girlfriend of many years jilted him. The man, said to be very influential, pulled down a...

Check out how many students were disqualified for schools placement

Some 41,359 students, who wrote the Basic Examination Certificate Exam (BECE), were disqualified for school placement. Mark Sasu Mensah, the National Coordinator for the Computerised...

Court warns prosecution over NAM1

The Circuit Court in Accra, presided over by Her Honour, Evelyn Asamoah, has warned it would be forced to strike out the case in...

Here are the requirements for covid-19 vaccination [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · You must have these things to be able to get vaccinated Director, Public Health Division - Ghana Health Service, Dr Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe,...

We prefer ‘akpeteshie’ to Covid-19 vaccine – Awutu drivers [Video]

Taxi drivers in the Central Region, Awutu Senya East and West constituency, have said they prefer drinking 'Akpeteshie' to taking the Covid-19 vaccine. According to...

Court unanimously dismisses appeal of former principal officers of UEW

The Appeals Court in Cape Coast has unanimously dismissed all 13 grounds of appeal filed by six former principal officers of the University of...

Covid-19: Private Sector Fund to support govt procure vaccines

The Ghana Covid-19 Private Sector Fund (GCPS Fund) has announced its decision to commence a vaccine procurement project. The project which has been dubbed, the...

Stonebwoy’s wife leaves fans in awe with mother’s photo

Dr Mrs Louisa Satekla, the wife of dancehall musician, Stonebwoy, has set heads turning on social media with a rare photo of her mother. Dr Louisa...

Immigration Service arrests 54 foreigners at Bawku

The Ghana Immigration Service at Berekum has arrested 54 Niger nationals over illegal entry when the country's borders remain closed. Chief Superintendent Carl Dogbegah said...

Otumfuo’s daughter celebrates Amina Rawlings on birthday [Video]

Amina Rawlings, the third daughter of late former president, Jerry John Rawlings, is celebrating another milestone. On Monday, March 1, 2021, Amina celebrated her...

Juaboso: Cutlass-wielding man dies from his own cutlass

One person has been butchered, another hospitalized as family members clash at Juaboso Bonsu-Nkwanta. The deceased, 51-year-old Joseph Aye Tossah, was murdered by his biological...

Prefect arrested for organising twerking competition on school’s blind side

Police have arrested an entertainment prefect of the Nalerigu Nursing and Midwifery college for violating Covid-19 rules. The student leader is said to have allegedly...

Nigeria school abduction: Hundreds of girls released by gunmen

A group of nearly 300 girls who were kidnapped from a school in north-western Nigeria last week have been released, a local official says. The...

Covid: Japan asks China to stop anal swab tests on its citizens

Japan has asked China to stop taking anal swab tests for Covid-19 on its citizens when they enter the country. Some have complained that the...

NLA sets up 3-member committee to probe allegations of non-payment of big wins

Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Kofi Osei Ameyaw, has set up a three-member committee to probe allegations of non-payment of big wins...

Co-tenant arrested over murder of construction worker at Kuntenase

A co-tenant of the 37-year-old construction worker, Godfred Oppong, who was shot dead at Kuntenase in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti Region has...

Michael Essien under fire over LGBT+ post

Former Ghanaian international footballer, Michael Essien, is currently making waves on social media after declaring support for the LGBTQI+ community in Ghana. The football legend...

Judicial Service replies GJA over ‘media threats’

The Judicial Service has fought off claims by the President of the Ghana Journalist Association (GJA) of threatening the media fraternity. The Service, in a...

Drama as church evicts family as son donates house as seed

A family of eight has been rendered homeless after a man donated the family house as seed for God. The family has come out to...

Ghana rolls out Covid-19 vaccination plan today

COVID-19 vaccination begins today in 43 districts in three regions of the country. The regions are: Greater Accra-25 districts, Ashanti-16 districts and Central-two districts. This will...

Stray bullet kills 75-year-old at Gomoa Nyanyano

A 75-year-old man has met his untimely death after a misunderstanding ensued at an installation of a chief at Gomoa Nyanyano in the Central...

Funny Face’s stay at Accra Psychiatric Hospital extended!

The Ofaakor Circuit Court has extended Funny Face’s stay and treatment in the Accra Psychiatric Hospital by a month. Adom News’ Kofi Adjei reported that...

Akufo-Addo declares March 8 as public holiday

President Nana Akufo-Addo has, through the Interior Ministry, announced Monday, March 8 as a public holiday. This, according to a statement on the ministry’s website...

Full document: Why Minority MPs rejected 3, deferred 5 of Akufo-Addo’s ministerial nominees

The Minority Members of Parliament (MPs) on the Appointments Committee have so far rejected three of President Nana Akufo-Addo’s 30 ministerial nominees while five...

Man kills wife for taking family planning pills without his consent

Police in Amuru District in Northern Uganda have arrested a 40-year-old man for allegedly killing his wife after she reportedly took family planning pills...

GES makes fresh case for double-track system

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has proposed to the government to reconsider a continuation of the double-track system in some Senior High Schools (SHS). The...

Why COVID-19 vaccinators are not wearing gloves

It has been explained that the wearing of gloves is not part of the protocols for the COVID-19 vaccination programme. The protocol is that the...

Why Akufo-Addo, wife took COVID-19 vaccine – Gabby reveals

A member of the New Patriotic Party has revealed the motive behind President Nana Akufo-Addo's decision to receive a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine...

Kweku Baako reacts to Judicial Service’s threat to media

Veteran journalist, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako, has reacted to an order by the Judicial Service of Ghana to media houses to pull down stories on...

GJA fires Judiciary over threat to media

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has fired back at the Judicial Service of Ghana for its letter to media houses. The Service is demanding...

Leadership of various fishing groups meets Hawa Koomson to offer their support

Leadership of some fishing associations under the National Fisheries Association of Ghana (NAFAG), has openly offered their support to the Minister-Designate for the sector,...

COVID-19 vaccine: UNICEF commends Akufo-Addo

The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for taking the first dose of the 600,000 Covid-19...

Koku reacts to Akufo-Addo’s posture while receiving covid-19 vaccine

The Chief Executive Officer of the Atta-Mills Institute, Samuel Koku Anyidoho, has reacted to the posture of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo while receiving...

Decomposed body of lady found a week after boyfriend asked her out

The gory scene of a decomposed body in the bushes of Antoa in the Kwabere East District of the Ashanti Region has thrown the...

Woman beheads one-year-old son for this strange reason…

There was a somber mood at a village in Ndhiwa sub-county after a lady beheaded her one-year-old son for refusing to suckle. The 23-year-old woman...

Covid-19: Western North Region records 21 new cases

The Western North Region has recorded 21 new Covid-19 cases with one death. The confirmed cases in the Region have also moved from 791 to...

Man inflicts deep cutlass wounds on mother and daughter, three others

Residents of Adomako in the Ashanti Region witnessed a bloodbath when an unidentified man unleashed attack on them, Sunday. The suspect, believed to be in...

Right To Play prepares schools in Ga South, Weija-Gbawe for play integration

As part of efforts to strengthen the capacity of schools to integrate play in classroom lessons, Right To Play Ghana has donated some educational...