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Funeral ‘Criers’ increase charges following hikes in petroleum products

You may have seen a social media notice of an impending increase in funeral wailing fees by 'professional criers'. Well, it is true. Potential patrons...

It’s official: Energy Commission appoints ECG as interim operator of electricity

The Energy Commission has announced the appointment of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) as an interim operator of electricity in Ghana. Following the suspension...

Police announce GH¢ 10k bounty on female cop’s killers

The Ghana Police Service has announced a reward of GH¢10, 000.00 for anyone who can give credible information that would lead to the arrest...

Photos+Audio: Boy, 13, narrates how he escaped from a kidnapper at Gomoa

A 13-year-old boy, in an interview with Adom News, has narrated how he mistakenly helped a kidnapper at Gomoa in the Central region and...

EOCO must probe PDS ‘fraud’ – PIAC

The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) wants the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to take over investigations into the botched concession agreement...

Audio: I warned govt against PDS deal – NPP man fumes

A former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Obuasi East has revealed that the government ignored his warnings not to sign...

Supreme Court quashes High Court decision on Exton Cubic

The Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed the decision by an Accra High Court in the case between the mining company, Exton Cubic and the state. The Supreme...

Audio: Man who forged PDS concession deal suspended

“The gentleman, who signed the concession agreement with Power Distribution Services (PDS), has already been suspended,” this is according to Energy Minister, John Peter...

The world is depending on Ghana to advance freedom – US House Speaker

Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the United States (US) Congress, while commending Ghana’s contribution towards global peace and security, says the world is depending on...

Ayariga vs Amidu showdown halted again; find out why

The trial of Bawku Central MP Mahama Ayariga has been put on hold by an Accra High court. Justice Afia Serwaa Botwe stayed proceedings, pending...

Y’asem Nie: Taxi driver loses eye in attack by city guard [Audio]

The right eye of a 35-year-old taxi driver popped out when a city guard hit him with a pavement block at Kaneshie in Accra. His only crime,...

Audio: Energy Minister cites fraud as reason PDS contract was suspended

It has emerged that fraud was suspected in the concession agreement government entered into with Power Distribution Services (PDS). Energy Minister, John Peter Amewu, who...

Audio: Man shoots nephew dead during bush hunting

Kwadwo Duku, believed to be in his late forties, has allegedly shot dead his nephew identified as Kennedy Asi during a bush hunting. Information gathered...

No Ghanaian company has experience in power distribution – Kwabena Donkor on PDS debacle

Former Power Minister, Dr Kwabena Donkor feels vindicated by the struggles of the Akufo-Addo administration in handling the power sector. According to him, the suspension...

Audio: I’m trending – Prophet Badu Kobi mocks critics

Embattled man of God, Prophet Emmanuel Badu Kobi, is thankful to critics for making him an international man after his infamous ethnocentric comments. "Today Badu...

Breaking news: Gov’t suspends PDS contract

The government of Ghana has suspended the concession agreement it has entered into with Power Distribution Services (PDS), a statement by the Minister of...

Photos+Audio: Car knocks down man to death at Gomoa Mpota Junction

A 30-year-old man, identified as Neenyi, has been knocked down to death by an unidentified car at Gomoa Mpota Junction in the Gomoa East...

We will match to your church if…– Group to Badu Kobi

A group, calling itself the Women of Faith and Substance, has threatened to match to Prophet Badu Kobi’s church if he fails to apologise...

Audio: Telecoms Chamber reacts to 3% increase in ‘Talk Tax’

The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications is shocked at the increment of the Communications Service Tax from 6% to 9%. The increment, according to the Chief...

Audio: ‘Talk Tax’ increment needless – Coalition for Social Justice

The Coalition for Social Justice (CSJ), a political pressure group, has described as needless government's decision to increase the Communication Service Tax, popularly known...

WAEC releases 2019 results; withholds those of over 48,000 candidates

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examination results with those of 48,855 candidates withheld by...

Budget review: Over GH₵5bn to be spent on energy sector – Minister reveals

It has emerged that over GH₵5 billion of the GH₵6.3 billion Supplementary Budget needed for the remaining months of the 2019 fiscal year will...

Audio: Luxury car owners, dealers shower praises on Akufo-Addo over Luxury Vehicle Tax

Vehicle and Assets Dealers Association of Ghana has welcomed the decision by the Akufo-Addo government to withdraw the Luxury Vehicle Tax which was introduced...

Week 6: Adom TV’s Wo Nsa Ano Adwuma: Dorcas Tane evicted (Video)

After weeks of outstanding and creative performances from a contestant in the ongoing Adom TV sewing reality show, Wo Nsa Ano Adwuma, Dorcas Tane...

Communication Service Tax up to 9%

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta is proposing a three percent increase in Communication Service Tax, thus from six percent to nine percent. This, he explained, is...

NDC primary: Paralysed aspirant breaks silence on condition

Kafui Augusta Takyi, a National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary hopeful for the Afajato South constituency has reacted to media reports that she became paralysed...

Audio: Prophet Badu Kobi incurs wrath of women group

Leader and Founder of Glorious Wave Church International, Prophet Emmanuel Badu Kobi, has incurred the wrath of Ghanaians and social media users for branding...

Terkper shares thoughts on 2019 Mid-year Budget Review

DON’T RUSH TO PRAISE ALL OF AFRICA’S “POPULAR” BUT FISCALLY UNSUSTAINABLE PROGRAMS Introduction - Context is 2019 Mid-Year Review and the need to be realistic...

Video: Fire guts NIB building at Kokomlemle

The Kokomlemle office of the National Investment Bank (NIB) was on Sunday evening gutted by raging fire. No casualties were recorded in the unfortunate...

Photo+Audio: Two JHS pupils drown in pool

Two pupils of Agona Swedru A .M. E Zion Junior High School (JHS) in the Central region have drowned in a swimming pool. Teenagers Isaac...

Video: Ruling on ‘Militia’ documentary: The documentary was a good piece of journalism that was good- Kweku Baako tells NMC

Veteran journalist Abdul Malik Kweku Baako has described JoyNews documentary, ‘Militia in the Heart of the Nation’, put together by Manasseh Azuri Awuni, as...

Photos: One dead, 4 in critical conditions in Akuse Junction accident

One person is feared dead with eight persons in critical conditions in an accident at Akuse Junction in the Eastern region. According to a witness,...

11-month-old baby left with swollen head over parents’ inability to afford surgery

Financial challenges have compelled a young couple at Abuoso in Techiman in the Bono East Region, to abandon treatment of their baby with obstructive hydrocephalus at...

Revealed: This is how much NAM 1 owes 105 police officers (Audio)

It has emerged that Menzgold, a gold dealership firm, is owing some 105 retired and active police officers almost 40 billion old cedis. A retired...

NSS explains how personnel would be selected for service abroad

The National Service Scheme (NSS) has set the records straight about its new programme which seeks to give fresh graduates in Ghana the opportunity...

Video: Not even angels can stop cocoa smuggling in Ghana – Former Minister

Former Western Regional Minister, Dr Kwaku Afriyie says not even angels can clamp down on the smuggling of cocoa beans from Ghana to neighbouring...

Audio: You were not appointed as a letter writer – Asiedu Nketia to Amidu

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has responded to complaints by the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu and revealed that...

NAM1 granted GH¢ 1 billion bail (Audio)

Embattled Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah, popularly known as NAM1, has been granted bail by an Accra Circuit Court, Friday. Mr...

Video+Photos: Menzgold customers storm court over NAM1

Desperate customers of Menzgold Friday morning besieged the premises of the court to demand the release of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the...

Police arrest suspected railway metal thief (Photos)

A 33-year-old man, identified as Abdul Dramani, suspected to be part of a gang that stole railway metals from the Ohene Nkwanta Railway near...