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Illegal Transshipment killing fisheries sector – Canoe Fishermen

Canoe fishermen and CSOs in the fisheries sector have condemned activities of some trawlers in illegal trans-shipment popularly known as ‘Saiko’ in Ghana’s waters....

Covid-19: Another high-profile govt official tests positive

Another government official, the Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Lydia Dsane-Selby, of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has tested positive for Covid-19. Dr Dsane-Selby who...

Oko Vanderpuije ‘eyes’ NDC running mate position

Former Mayor of Accra, Alfred Oko Vandepuije, has expressed interest in accepting an offer to be running mate for the flagbearer of the National...

Thanks for stomaching “my nonsense” – Ken Agyapong to wife on his birthday

My wife is the most tolerant and patient woman on earth, Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong has said. He is still figuring...

The story of 16-year-old who may die in 9 days over inability to raise GHC 25,000 for surgery

GHc 25,000.00 may be chicken change for someone but for the family of 16-year-old Genevieve, that amount, if not raised in 9 days will...

Nigeria: Pastor caught allegedly planting charm on his cousin’s land [Photos]

Rev Paul Abam, whose Ministry is in Cross River State has been disgraced after allegedly being caught planting charm in his cousin's land, in a...

Nigeria: 717 rape cases recorded from January to May 2020 – IGP

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu says 717 rape incidents have been reported to the police across the country from January-May this year alone. The...

25-year-old rapes, murders brother’s wife

The police in Zamfara state have arrested a 25-year-old man, Aminu Bala, who allegedly raped and murdered his elder brother’s wife, Hauwau Iliyasu. The state police...

Today in History: General Acheampong executed by firing squad

Today in History, exactly 41 years ago, On June 16, 1979, Ghana’s former head of state, Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, was executed by a firing...

Popular fetish priest Torgbe Shitor is dead [Photos]

Exclusive reports reaching adomonline.com indicate that popular Eastern Regional fetish priest, Torgbe Shitor has died. The young-but-popular priest was said to have complained of a...

Govt sets date to evacuate Ghanaians in US

Government will evacuate stranded Ghanaians in the United States of America (USA) who are registered with the Consulate-General on June 25. In a letter issued...

Covid-19: Babies test positive at Nkawkaw

It has emerged that three babies have contracted the deadly COVID-19 disease at Nkawkaw in the Kwahu West Municipality of the Eastern region. It is not clear...

Woman slammed for standing in ‘disrespectful position’ on beach

A woman exercising at the beach has been slammed online for being 'disrespectful' and for having "bad manners." The young woman, who appeared to be...

How to have open and honest conversations about racism, according to a psychiatrist

After the murders of Black Americans including George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, many people are now having conversations about the pervasive issue of...

Two second-hand clothes dealers granted bail for robbery

The Circuit Court in Accra presided over by Her Honour Afia Owusua Appiah has admitted two second-hand clothes dealers to bail in the sum...

Man electrocuted at a mosque in Kumasi

A fifty-year-old man was on Saturday afternoon electrocuted by an exposed electric cable at a mosque at Nima Junction in the Asokore-Mampong Municipality. The deceased,...

Burglars break into Wa Covid-19 isolation centre

Reports indicate that thieves have made away with a mattress and a 32-inch television set after they broke into the Wa Municipal Covid-19 isolation...

GIS Border patrols intercept 141 gallons of fuel at Aflao

The Aflao Sector Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has foiled attempts by some criminal syndicates to smuggle 141,25-litre gallons filled with petroleum...

Covid-19: Voluntary blood donation down by 21 per cent

The National Blood Service, Ghana ( NBSG) has recorded a 21 percent decline in total blood collections and supply per last year’s record for...

NDC launches website to track ‘failed NPP government promises’

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has unveiled a website to track what it describes as failed promises of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government. This...

Your nephew was brought in dead – Korle-bu parries negligence accusation

Management of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital has denied negligence in the death of a 27-year-old man who reportedly died at the facility. In a video...

Biakoye residents lament over heavily polluted Volta Lake [Watch]

Some residents of Tapa Abotuase in the Oti region are wallowing in sorrow over the quantity of filth that has taken over the district...

Covid-19: Four cell inmates test positive at Asamankese

Four cell inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 at Asamankese in the Eastern Region. The Lower West Akyem Municipal Health Director, Dr Samuel Boateng, has...

141 gallons of smuggled fuel intercepted at Aflao by GIS border patrols team

The Aflao Sector Command of the Ghana Immigration Service in the Ketu South District of the Volta Region has intercepted 141 gallons of fuel...

Jinapor joins Roads Minister to inspect projects in Damango [Photos]

Deputy Chief of Staff, Samuel Abdulai Jinapor, has joined Roads Minister, Amoako Atta to inspect the progress of some road projects in Damango. The projects...

1,729 basic schools in Bono, Bono East & Ahafo regions to be disinfected

In an effort to protect pupils against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), Zoomlion Ghana Limited on Monday began disinfecting both public and private basic...

Auto Mechanic, 35, commits suicide on Mango tree

A 35-year-old auto mechanic has committed suicide in Koforidua the Eastern Regional Capital. The deceased, Michael Saforo, alias Fiifi,35, took his life Friday around 9:00...

Picked on mother’s blind side, raped and abandoned – story of 3-months-old baby

A 3-month-old baby has been raped by a person whose identity is yet to be established at Adogi, Nasarawa State. The victim's mother had allegedly...

Angry Menzgold customers bounce back; want NAM1 arrested [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Angry Menzgold customers bounce back; want NAM1 arrested Aggrieved customers of Menzgold are pushing the government to arrest Menzgold Chief Executive Officer, Nana...

N/R: Zoomlion begins disinfection of Colleges of Education

Zoomlion Ghana Limited has begun the disinfection and fumigation of Colleges of Education in the Northern Region. The exercise was part of measures outlined by...

Restore my virginity before I agree to divorce- Wife demands

A Customary Court in Nigeria witnessed the most outrageous thing when an angry wife Suliat requested her husband, Lateef restores her virginity before she...

Man chops off fingers of 11-year-old nephew over GHS20

Residents of Zorkor Gambolga in the Bongo District in the Upper East Region were left dumbfounded when a man severed the middle and the...

Why I love Akufo-Addo but won’t vote for him again – Musician [Video]

Musician and political activist, Kwame A Plus says even though he admires President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s personality to the core, he will not...

Sushant Singh Rajput: Bollywood actor dies at 34

A rising star in Bollywood, Sushant Singh Rajput, has been found dead in his apartment in Mumbai. The 34-year-old is believed to have taken his...

Asenemaso residents seize classrooms to engage in bouts of s3x

Assemblyman for Asenemaso Electoral Area, Mensah Muller Amankwah, has disclosed that the classrooms of Asenemaso Junior High Schools in the Atwima Nwabiagya South district...

I don’t have confidence in any of my children – Kennedy Agyapong

Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, has revealed he does not have confidence in any of his 22 children. This is because he does...

Universities to reopen today after over three months closure

Public and private universities across the country are set to resume academic work today, June 15, 2020, as final year students return to school. On...

Parliament passes CIMG bill

Ghana’s Parliament has passed the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana (CIMG) Bill, 2019, after the third reading in the house of Parliament. The bill...

I’m a mother – I killed some children’s parents – Lady confesses

Tens of thousands of women took part in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda but their role is rarely spoken about, and reconciliation with their...

A rare photo of ex-President Kufuor, wife pops up

A beautiful old photo of ex-President John Agyekum Kufuor and his better-half, Theresa Aba Kufuor has popped up on the internet. The rare photo shows a young...