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Photos drop as man marries seven wives in one day

A businessman, Ssaalongo Nsikonenne Habib Ssezzigu, a resident of Bugereka village, in Uganda Mukono district over the weekend married seven wives in a historical ceremony he...

Police launches ‘Snatch them young’ campaign

The Police Administration has launched a campaign to inculcate security consciousness in children and for them to also appreciate the work of the police. Dubbed...

Unique Child Academy sets new record with 2022 BECE performance

In a remarkable feat that has stunned educators and parents alike, Unique Child Academy, a prominent educational institution in the Ga East Municipal Assembly,...

Shama explosion: Abu Jinapor to visit quarry site

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor will on Tuesday visit the Anto-Aboso quarry site where an explosion claimed five lives and left...

Rent Control receives 73,352 complaints in four years

The Rent Control Depart­ment received a total of 73, 352 cases from landlords and tenants in the last four years. According to the department, the...

Commuters bemoan terrible, pothole-filled Nkwanta-Kpassa road

The Nkwanta-Kpassa- Damanko road was awarded in 2011 and was expected to be completed in 2013. However, twelve years down the lane, only 20% of...

QNET to tackle ‘scam’ tag in Ghana through education, awareness creation

The Chief Communications Officer of the QI Group, Ramya Chandrasekaran, has divulged the company’s strategic initiative to challenge the longstanding perception that ‘QNET is...

Sex worker crashed to death on Kasoa-Winneba Highway

A 28-year-old sex worker whose name was only given as Anabel, has died after a tipper truck crashed into her at Triple X near...

Lack of maternity block undermining healthcare delivery at Abunyanya

Residents of Abunyanya, a farming community in the Nkwanta North of the Oti Region, have appealed to the Member of Parliament, John Oti Kwabena...

18-year-old boy found dead at Gomoa Buduatta

An 18-year-old boy has been found dead at Gomoa Buduatta in the Gomoa East District of the Central region. The lifeless body of the boy,...

Court issues bench warrant for 3 businessmen over GH¢621K fraud

An Accra Circuit Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of three businessmen over an alleged GH¢621,000.00 oil fraud. They are Alhaji...

Radio presenter arrested for allegedly defiling daughter

A popular Sunyani-based radio presenter is in the grips of the Police for allegedly having anal sex with her 11-year-old biological daughter. The suspect, Clement Oti,...

Court remands 28-year-old man over alleged $37,000 theft 

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 28-year-old man who allegedly stole US$37,000 meant to be used to set up a block factory.  Michael...

Kanfakrom Youth Association formed to advance community development

Once upon a time, in a picturesque village named Kanfakrom in the Ahanta West Municipality of the Western Region, nestled deep within the lush...

Agenda 111 has created more employment opportunities – Dr Nsiah-Asare

Presidential adviser on health, Dr. Anthony Nsiah-Asare has said government’s Agenda 111 project has served as a significant source of employment for the people...

IGP not involved in police officer’s promotion – Adam Bona

Security Analyst, Adam Bona has challenged the assertions made by Superintendent George Asare that Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr. George Akuffo Dampare influences...

Leaked tape probe: IGP appears before committee today

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, is expected to appear before the committee probing a leaked plot to remove him...

GBA rebukes Akufo-Addo

The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has voiced its disapproval of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's use of its conference platform to engage in political...

Shama explosion: I’m upset, someone must be sued – Former MP

"I am upset, this is not the time for dialogue but action," These are the words of former Evalue Gwira Ajomoro Member of Parliament...

Swine fever: Sale of pork banned in Kwawu West

Authorities in the Kwawu West Municipality have imposed a ban on the movement of pigs and the sale of pork within the affected area...

Meet the 40-year-old cocoa farmer with 101 acres of cocoa farm

Kwame Alex, a cocoa farmer in Prestea Huni Valley, has welcomed government's decision to raise the farm gate price of cocoa beans for the...

Planting for Food and Jobs: Akufo-Addo sends important message to chiefs

President Akufo-Addo has appealed to chiefs and other traditional leaders to make lands easily available for large scale agricultural activities in the country. As custodians...

Eastern REGSEC bans public gatherings in Adoagyiri

The Eastern Regional Security Council has banned all public gatherings in the Nsawam-Adoagyiri Municipality as part of measures to ensure public safety and stability. Chairman...

Delta Airlines explain emergency landing

A mechanical issue with the backup oxygen system is what forced the emergency landing of a Delta Airlines from Accra to New York flight,...

Limited voters registration exercise will begin on Tuesday – EC

The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that it will proceed with the limited voters registration exercise on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, despite the National...

Adom News correspondent, Illiasu Abdul Dabre honored

The Paramount chief and people of the Sanguli Traditional Area in the Tatale-Sanguli District of the Northern region have recognised the contributions of Adom...

Minerals Commission, EPA should be held liable for quarry site explosion –  Dr Kwabena Donkor

Former Power Minister, Dr Kwabena Donkor, says the Minerals Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should be held liable for the massive explosion...

Shama explosion: REGSEC sets up 9-member committee

The Western Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has set up a nine-member committee to investigate the explosion that occurred at the Anto-Aboso quarry site in...

Court sentences thieves who stole Vodafone Ghana cable 7 years each

Mathias Duayin and Albert Edor, two individuals arrested on charges of cable theft in Akosombo, have been found guilty and each sentenced to a...

Illegal miner arrested for defiling 9-year-old girl at Akrokere

The police have apprehended a 24-year-old illegal miner for allegedly defiling a little girl at Akrokere in the Adansi North District of the Ashanti...

Full text: Akufo-Addo’s speech at the Ghana Bar Association Conference in Cape Coast

I am grateful to the Bar Council for the invitation and opportunity to address this year’s Bar Conference, my seventh time of doing so...

Motorway tunnel: Highway Authority starts stolen bolts replacement

Workers from the Bridge Maintenance Unit of the Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) last Saturday started replacing the bolts holding the corrugated metals in the...

Pregnant woman, 11 others flee police custody

Some twelve Nigerian suspects including a heavily pregnant woman have reportedly escape from police custody. They were said to have been arrested separately, but have...

EPA declares Anto-Aboso quarry ‘no-go area’

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has declared Anto-Aboso quarry site, where an explosive claimed five lives and left others injured, a no-go area. The...

My govt has taken boldest initiative to fight corruption since independence – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo says his government has waged the strongest fight against corruption since Ghana attained independence. According to him, his government has taken the...

Akufo-Addo hits back at Mahama over ‘judiciary appointments’ comment

President Nana Akufo-Addo has taken on former President John Mahama for saying that he has packed the Judiciary with NPP-aligned judges. The President said...

Your responsibility is not to probe conduct of IGP – Kwesi Pratt tells committee

Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr. has criticised the parliamentary committee probing the leaked tape recording of an alleged plot to...

Leaked tape probe: IGP invitation necessary if… – Maj. (Rtd) Derrick Oduro

Former Deputy Defence Minister, Major (Rtd) Derrick Oduro is not enthused about the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, appearing before...

Osu Alata, Ashante clans climax 2023 Osu Homowo [Photos]

Over the weekend, the Osu Alata and Ashante clans in the Greater Accra region came together to climax the 2023 Homowo festival. The clans, as...