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55-year-old physically challenged wins best farmer in Krachi West

A 55-year-old physically challenged (blind) farmer, has been adjudged the 2022 best municipal farmer for the Krachi West District at this year’s National Farmers’...

Woman arrested for stealing wedding gown

A businesswoman, identified simply as J-tee, has been arrested by the police in Benin City, Nigeria for stealing wedding gowns. It was gathered that the...

Body of girl, 5, discovered in concrete used as a bedside table

A mum has been arrested after the body of her daughter was found set in concrete and used as a bedside table in her San Andrés,...

Akufo-Addo calls for end to HIV stigma

President Nana Akufo-Addo has called on all Ghanaians to denounce HIV-related stigma and discrimination to pave the way for its eradication.  The President, in a...

Be resolute for NPP – Yendi MP urges Islamic University TESCON members

New Patriotic Party's (NPP) George Krobea Asante has urged Islamic University TESCON members to be active communicators for the party and the Nana Addo-led...

Manhyia Hospital saga: Patients stranded as nurses embark on strike over NSS director’s abuse

Some patients at the Manhyia Government hospital are being discharged as nurses embark on indefinite strike demanding the sack of the Ashanti Regional Director...

Full text: Akufo-Addo’s address at 38th National Farmers’ Day celebration

I am happy to be back in Koforidua, capital of my home region, the Eastern Region. I am grateful to Almighty God for...

Residents siphon fuel from tanker involved in accident around Bimbila

A fuel tanker has been involved in an accident around Bimbila in the Nanumba North municipality of the Northern region spilling out its content. The...

45-year-old woman adjudged Best Farmer in Central Gonja District

A 45-year old woman, Hawa Mahama, from Buipe has been adjudged best female farmer in Central Gonja District. Madam Mahama is the only female among...

Interesting reactions as Ghana and Uruguay bow out of 2022 World Cup

Mixed emotions greeted Ghanaian fans when Uruguay sent Ghana packing again with a 2-0 victory in their last World Cup Group H match at...

Cocoa farmers pension scheme ready to roll out – Akufo-Addo

Government has announced plans to roll out the cocoa farmers pension fund. The scheme, which was launched by President Akufo-Addo on December 2, 2020, is...

Let’s make agriculture attractive to the youth – 2022 National Best Farmer to govt

The newly adjudged 2022 National Best farmer, Nana Yaw Sarpong Siriboe, has pledged to offer utmost support to the government to make agriculture attractive...

Martin Kpebu commends judge for rejecting Ato Essien’s settlement with State

Private Legal Practitioner, Martin Kpebu, has commended Justice Eric Kyei Baffour, the presiding Judge for the case between the State and founder of Capital...

Farmer, 23, fined for assaulting nurse at Grupe

A 23-year-old farmer, Nuhu Seidu, who assaulted a male nurse at Grupe, a farming community in the West Gonja Municipality of the Savannah region...

Kwabena Yeboah cries after watching highlights of 2010 Ghana v Uruguay [Video]

It might seem some Ghanaians are not over the tragic moments Ghana was denied the opportunity to progress in the 2010 World Cup at...

38th Farmers’ Day: Meet the female farmer who rears tortoises

A 39-year-old woman from the Sehwi Juaboso district has taken agriculture to the next level with her production of tortoises and other reptiles. Lydia Eshun,...

38th Farmers’ Day: Ahafo farmers commence day with fufu galore

Farmers in the Ahafo district have fostered unity in their special way to mark this year's Farmers' Day. As part of activities scheduled for the...

Nana Yaw Sarpong Siriboe is 2022 Best Farmer; gets GHS 1m, other prizes

A 43-year-old farmer from the Juaben district of the Ashanti Region has been adjudged the overall national Best Farmer for 2022. At the just ended...

WAEC orders over 8,000 ‘indebted’ students to pick WASSCE results from their schools

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has asked 8,486 candidates in the 2022 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE), to pick their results...

Release 52 citizens arrested for alleged roles in secessionist attacks in Volta Region

The Chiefs and people of the Volta and Oti Regions are requesting the government to release some 52 youth arrested in connection with violent...

GRNMA directs members to proceed on strike if Ashanti Region NSS boss is not sacked

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives  Association (GRNMA), has directed nurses and midwives at the Manhyia Government Hospital to proceed on a strike if the...

I didn’t have Gh¢2,000 in Ghana, but I make $250 as a house help – Iraq-based Ghanaian

Iraq-based Ghanaian Mercy Boakye has stated that she is happy with her house help job because she makes an amount she never owned while...

John Mahama fêtes children at orphanages to mark 64th birthday [Photos]

Former president John Dramani Mahama spent his 64th birthday in the bosom of some children in three separate children's home. Mr Mahama was with the...

Failed political censure against Ofori-Atta mere allegations – Afenyo-Markin

The Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has told the Minority that it will have no support from the Majority in the censure motion agenda...

First UG Female Finance Professor shares heartbreaking life story

The first female professor of finance at the University of Ghana has underscored the need for every nation to take pride in educating its...

Elon Musk suspends Kanye West from Twitter for inciting violence

Kanye West has been suspended from Twitter and accused of “inciting violence” over offensive tweets – just two months after his last ban. The US...

Farmers’ Day: Mahama urges govt to prioritise agri-businesses

Former President John Mahama has urged the government to prioritise agri-businesses and support key players in the agricultural value chain as a means to...

Boxing referee admits he cheated for Manny Pacquiao during win in 2000

Prolific boxing referee Carlos Padilla Jr. has admitted to rigging one of Manny Pacquiao’s most important matches nearly two decades ago. In an interview with...

Biden prepared to meet Putin to end Russia-Ukraine war

US President Joe Biden has said he would be ready to meet Russia’s President Vladimir Putin “if in fact there is an interest in...

Dangote Cement factory workers kidnapped

Armed men affiliated with Ethiopia’s rebel Oromo Liberation Army have been blamed for kidnapping more than a dozen staff working for the Dangote Cement...

Roberto Martinez quits as Belgium coach after World Cup exit  

Belgium manager Roberto Martinez has announced he is stepping down from his role on the back of a woeful group-stage exit at the World...

The aftermath of Kantamanto market fire [Photos]

Traders at Kantamanto are in despair following the unfortunate occurrence at the Central Business District of Accra. Exactly two days after the incident, many who...

NDC demands immediate release of arrested party fan

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has demanded the immediate release of its supporter, Seth Osei-Asiedu, popularly known as Kwaku Rafiki. The 25-year-old man was...

Lemonade Finance presents Delay in “Wo si woyε musician?”

Lemonade Finance is a cross-border payment solution that enables Africans in the Diaspora to send money to Ghana and other African countries. The App...

The People’s Forum: We should blame ourselves for the fires – Kantamanto trader to colleagues [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · We should blame ourselves for the fires - Kantamanto trader to colleagues Kwaku Antoh, a shoe dealer at the Kantamanto market in Accra,...

How a girl died because of a Christmas ‘sugar daddy’

The mood at the Robertson Villa was one of sorrow and grief. Amakye Dede’s Sansakroma was being played through the speakers; in addition to...

Elon Musk produces brain chip that enables disabled patients to move, see and communicate

Elon Musk said on Wednesday he expects a wireless brain chip developed by his company Neuralink to begin human clinical trials in six months,...

Adom FM editor Kwasi Agyeman delivers paper on Electoral Integrity and Unconstitutional Politics in Africa in Addis Ababa

Kwasi Agyeman, a PhD candidate at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, is among a few authors whose scholarly works were accepted...

Dr Kojo Asante calls out Akufo-Addo, NPP MPs for abandoning 2023 Budget to watch football in Qatar

Director of Advocacy and Policy Engagement at the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Dr Kojo Pumpuni Asante, has slammed President Nana Akufo-Addo and other...

Tears flow at KNUST as associate professor passes on

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has been thrown into a state of mourning following the demise of one of the...