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Parliament approves 2021 appropriation bill

Parliament has passed the Appropriation Bill 2021 to give government the green light to spend to the sum of GhC 129 billion. This is to finance the...

Security man walks away after armed robbers raid ATM at shopping mall [Watch]

Mayhem was witnessed in a shopping mall when some armed robbers raided the premise. A security officer is captured on CCTV gently walking away from...

$185m SSNIT cash locked up in housing projects – Auditor-General’s report

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has an astounding amount of about $185 million locked up in a housing project in the...

Trader jailed for biting off police officer’s finger

A 25-year-old trader, who bit off the finger of a Police Officer during an arrest, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment by an...

Asiedu Nketia breaks silence on parliamentary board appointment

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has descended heavily on those against his appointment to the Parliamentary Service Board. According to...

Former MP passes on [Photos]

A former Member of Parliament (MP) for Abura- Asebu-Kwamankese in the Central Region, Harry Halifax Hayford, has passed on. Mr Hayford, who stood on the ticket of the...

Two arrested for allegedly purchasing G-3 ammunition, possessing marijuana

The Oti Regional Police Command has apprehended two suspects who were reportedly buying G-3 ammunition and had in their possession wraps of dried leaves...

Regional Co-ordinating Council issues new directives ahead of Easter festivities

As part of efforts to ensure compliance with COVID-19 safety protocols during the Easter festive season, the Office of the Regional Co-ordinating Council,...

Come clean on your state of affairs – Jinapor tells GRIDCo

Ranking member on the Energy and Mines Committee, John Jinapor, has urged the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) to be transparent with Ghanaians with...

Two fake health workers, trainee midwife nabbed

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has withdrawn the licenses and certificates of registration of a fake nurse assistant and midwife. The two suspects...

Lady whose boyfriend burnt son to death reeling under huge medical bills

Victims of an arson attack at Meduma in the Ashanti Region have had to go without food to cater for their medical bills. Patience Kwarteng,...

Why there is ‘dumsor’ in Kumasi – Energy expert explains [ Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Kumasi dumsor technical - Energy expert The unplanned power outage in Greater Kumasi in the Ashanti Region is due to pressure on the...

School closes down for 3 days of prayers after ‘juju’ scare

Fear and panic have rocked residents in the Bodi district after 'juju' was spotted on a basic school's compound. Sefwi Dokukrom D/A Primary and Junior...

Majority Leader ‘cries foul’ over Bagbin’s appointments

The Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has expressed concerns over what he said is an attempt by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin to dominate...

Allotey Jacobs’ interesting interpretation of Ofori-Atta’s approval [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Allotey Jacobs’ interesting interpretation of Ofori-Atta’s approval Former Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Allotey Jacobs, has given an interesting...

Muslims urged to live peacefully with other religious sects

Muslims in the country have been urged to co-exist peacefully with other religious sects to sustain and deepen national peace and stability. Justina Owusu-Banahene, the...

Fire sweeps through 13 apartments in Sunyani

Personal belongings and property worth millions of Ghana Cedis were destroyed by fire at Adomako, a suburb of Sunyani. The fire, according to residents, started...

‘Dumsor’ to hit parts of Ghana from April

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo), the country’s power transmission company, says it is in discussions with the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), to...

S3x worker seizes guinea fowls, eggs from client over this…

A commercial sex worker at Yapei in the Central Gonja District of the Savannah Region caused a stir in the community after her client...

Opuni, others opt to file submission of no case

Dr Stephen Opuni, a former Chief Executive Officer, Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), and two others, have opted to file a submission of no case...

GFA supports premier, division one clubs [Photos]

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has purchased office equipment for all premier and division one clubs. These equipment include computers, printers and turbonet for internet...

Priestess identified among guests who stormed alleged Kwahu lesbian marriage ceremony [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Priestess identified among guests who stormed alleged Kwahu lesbian marriage It has emerged that an Accra-based priestess was among some people who were...

Two arrested at Worawora for allegedly buying ammunition

Two persons are in the grips of the Worawora police in the Oti Region for allegedly buying ammunition and possessing dried leaves suspected to...

Speaker could order Health Minister’s arrest if he ‘snubs’ Parliament

The Executive Director of the African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs, Dr Rasheed Draman, says the Speaker of Parliament could cause the arrest of the Health Minister...

Readwide, Yaa Asantewaa SHS promote reading through essay contest

In line with its objective to promote the culture of reading among Ghanaians, Readwide Company Limited, a leading bookshop and distributor of learning materials,...

Man inflicts deep cutlass wounds on son over food [Photos]

A 45-year-old man, Kwame Kuli, is in police grips for inflicting deep cutlass wounds on his son over food at Atonsu Junction in...

Adom TV’s Tima Kumkum wins big award [Photos]

Adom TV presenter, Cynthia Tima Yeboah, popularly known as Tima Kumkum, has been adjudged the Youth Favourite TV Personality of the Year. This was at...

From phone repairer to KNUST graduate, the story of Debrah Sarpong

Debrah Sarpong, a phone repairer, who later turned into a shoeshine boy and subsequently ended up at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and...

Supreme Court rules on SALL Case

The Supreme Court has affirmed its earlier decision that the Ho High Court erred when it granted an injunction against the gazetting of John...

Video of lady who sells pure water directing traffic warms hearts

A video of a Kumasi-based pure water seller, identified as Comfort, directing traffic, has warmed the hearts of many Ghanaians. The lens of Nhyira FM...

Man buys church building, kicks out members over noise

A man has taken to social media to brag about how he took drastic actions against a church over noise pollution. The twitter user has...

Emotional moment students surprised lecturer on his birthday [Watch]

"Surprise", some students of the Igbajo Polytechnic in Nigeria chorused when their Head of Department walked into their classroom. In a video sighted on Instablog9ja,...

Court orders repatriation of Nigerian who illegally obtained Ghanaian passport

The Kaneshie District Court has ordered the repatriation of a 28-year-old Nigerian, Eugene Wisdom Iyamu, for illegally obtaining a Ghanaian passport and birth certificate. Additionally,...

Heavy traffic as two soldiers ‘storm’ street for proposal [Photos]

Two soldiers believed to be Nigerians have gotten the expected, 'yes' any man in love with a woman would love to hear. Viral photos of two Nigerian soldiers...

Sad news hits Ghana Music Awards camp

A founding member of the Ghana Music Awards, Foussena Djagba, has passed on. Even though it is not clear when the unfortunate incident occurred, the...

GRIDCo in talks with ECG, NEDCo to roll out ‘dumsor’ timetable

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has announced, there will be more power cuts, as it works to upgrade its systems. The company attributes the...

Over 200 shops demolished at Opera Square

More than two hundred electrical and home appliance shops have been demolished at Opera Square in the Accra Central Business District by unidentified persons. Big...

Major Mahama case: Crucial evidential video to be shown in court

An Accra High Court, hearing the case of the alleged murderers of the late Major Maxwell Mahama, will on April 12, 2021, show in...

Another man allegedly beats wife to death; secretly deposits body in morgue

Police in Denu has arrested Mr Gali Golo, a 38-year old fisherman for allegedly beating his wife, Madam Beatrice Logosu, 34 to death.His arrest...

Social media users react to Ofori-Atta’s approval as Finance Minister

Ken Ofori-Atta’s approval as Finance Minister by Parliament by voice vote on March 29 has received varied reactions from social media users. While a section...