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Driver punches woman after she jumps on roof of his car

A young woman was sent sprawling after being punched in the ankle by an irate driver who found her dancing on the roof of...

Estate agent swindles military officer

An estate agent, who allegedly swindled a Senior Military Officer of GHC170,000.00 under the pretext of securing three vehicles for him, has appeared before...

Rotary Int. boss meets Akufo-Addo

President of Rotary International, Shekhar Meehta, has paid a courtesy call on President Nana Akufo-Addo. At a meeting at the Jubilee House, he stated the...

Former aide to Rawlings calls for national dialogue on Ghana’s security challenges

Former special aide to late former President Jerry John Rawlings, has expressed worry about the seeming breakdown of law and order in the country. Dr...

Jomoro MP leads constituents in massive demo [Video]

https://youtu.be/-p1F1gye9Ec The Jomoro Member of Parliament (MP), Dorcas Toffey, has fulfilled her promise to lead constituents in a demonstration over Ghana's border closure. The demonstration took...

COVID-19: Zoomlion commended for managing medical waste at vaccination centres

The Physician Assistant at Okrakwajo Health Centre in the Eastern Region, Madam Lydia Gordon, has praised Zoomlion Ghana Limited, following its role in the...

One dead, 4 injured in fatal accident on Techiman-Wenchi road

A car crash involving a Benz Sprinter and a taxi cab on the Wenchi - Techiman Highway in the Bono East Region has claimed...

Akufo-Addo worried over land litigation

President Nana Akufo-Addo has charged the Lands Commission to help the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources to eradicate land litigation in the country. President...

Heavy traffic as 5-hour downpour floods parts of Accra, Kumasi [Videos]

Some parts of Accra and the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi, were flooded Thursday morning following more than five hours of rainfall. In Accra, there was...

Security Services Recruitment: Sale of forms unethical, refund monies and apologise – Akufo-Addo told

Chairperson of the Convention People's Party (CPP), Nana Akosua Frimpomaa Sarpong-Kumankumah, has called for an immediate refund of monies paid for enlistment into Ghana's...

Gabby Otchere-Darko lands top appointment

Founder of the Danquah Institute, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has been appointed the Chairman of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC), Ghana Hub. Mr Otchere-Darko,...

Abesim murder: second suspect released

The second suspect arrested in connection with the Abesim murder case has been released by the police. The identity of the suspect was not released...

Thief crushed to death by car while trying to steal its catalytic converter

A young father was crushed to death by a BMW while trying to steal its catalytic converter, an inquest heard. Daniel Stephens, 25, was found...

V/R: 13-year-old rescued from suspected kidnappers

A teenager has been rescued from two alleged kidnappers at Abutia Sogbave in the Ho West District of the Volta Region. Tsemawusi Forgive was intercepted...

Prison yard becomes chaotic without ‘wee’ – Ex-convict reveals

An ex-convict who was sentenced to 30 years imprison, Tetteh Teye, has revealed that there was always a chaotic situation in the prison yard...

National Cathedral donation: Chieftaincy Ministry commends National Chief Imam

The Ministry of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, has acknowledged the generous cash donation by the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu towards the...

Covid-19 Effects: Over 22,000 students in Upper West fail to return to school

A total of 22,519 Kindergarten (KG), Primary and Junior High School (JHS) students in the Upper West Region have failed to return to school...

Agenda 111: Presby Moderator hits ‘opposers’ with strong words [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Opposers of Agenda 111 are witches - Presby Moderator Moderator of Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Rt. Rev. Prof. J.O.Y. Mante, has some strong...

Ablakwa justifies why Akufo-Addo must use presidential jet

North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP), Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has mounted a spirited defence on why President Nana Akufo-Addo must use Ghana's presidential jet...

Don’t speak Twi in court – CID boss to police detectives

Police detectives who are fond of speaking the local language, Twi while giving evidence in court have been advised to desist from that act...

Lack of reliable data undermining social interventions in districts – Local Govt Ministry

The non-availability of data at the district level undermines the government’s efforts in achieving expectations in social interventions. According to the Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation...

MTTD grabs driver who hit teacher and failed to attend to him

The Motor Traffic and Transport Directorate (MTTD), an agency under the Ghana Police Service, has grabbed a private driver who reportedly ran into a...

Bus crashes 2-year-old boy to death

A coaster bus has crushed a two-year-old child to death at Sehwi Aboanidua in the Sehwi Wiawso Municipality of the Western North Region. The bus...

Probe rosewood cartel – Jinapor charges NIB

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor, has asked the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) to conduct a full-scale investigation into...

W/N: 1000 girls to be trained with basic ICT skills

The Minister for Communications and Digitisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has disclosed that the 2021 Girls in ICT initiative will be held in the Western North...

Drama unfolds at PAC sitting in Sunyani

Drama unfolded at the sitting of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in Sunyani of the Bono Region last Monday. This was when a former Headmaster...

Thieves return Gh¢9,700 of Gh¢10K stolen money after spiritual summons from Volta Regional deity

Some people suspected to be armed robbers are said to have returned their booty to a shrine after their victim summoned sent a plea...

Check out what happened when Special Prosecutor met Attorney General

The Minister for Justice and Attorney General, Godfred Dame, has assured the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, of the independence of his office. Mr Dame gave...

Lady reveals how nannies rent out employer’s children to beggars

In this era of busy corporate parents, finding good people to take care of your children is becoming scarce as a new scam has...

Immigration service warns applicants against middlemen

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has warned applicants against paying monies to middlemen in the service with the hope of getting recruited. The warning comes...

Kejetia Market owes ECG 3.6 million cedis as 4 months bill

The impasse between traders and management at the Kejetia Market over payment of utilities has resulted in an accumulated debt of 3.6 million cedis...

School Feeding caterers angry over GH¢1.00 per child Feeding Grant [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · School Feeding caterers sends strong warning to President over GH¢1.00 per child Some aggrieved caterers of the Ghana School Feeding Programme have sent...

Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem gets results as Oppong Nkrumah pays bills of girl, 8, detained at the hospital

Hope has been restored in the lives of eight-year-old Mariam Kasoum and her mother through the benevolence of Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah. Young Kasoum had...

Man slits his throat after killing wife

A man, who has only been identified as Kwabena, has butchered his wife at Assin Gyinabodie Koforidua in the Assin South District of the...

Lover cuts off girlfriend’s hand over alleged infidelity

A middle-aged man, Chibisi Irem, on Tuesday chopped off his girlfriend’s hand for allegedly dating another man in Ebonyi. The incident, it was gathered, took...

Multimedia Group, CEO sues Kennedy Agyapong, six others

The Multimedia Group is heading to court over false and defamatory statements made by the Assin Central Member of Parliament (MP), Kennedy Agyapong. The MP...

Adeiso road crash kills one, injures pregnant woman and 18 others [Photos]

A car crash at Adeiso in the Eastern Region has led to the loss of life with 19 other people including a pregnant woman...

I birthed him at 10 months – Mother of ‘Volta Giant’ recounts

Mrs Comfort Agbafufu, the Mother of Charles Sogli, the tallest man in the Volta Region of Ghana, looks okay but walks with some difficulties.She...

After not being paid her salary for one year, this lady quit her job to become a Bolt driver

Gertrude Ankomah Boateng, affectionately called Odo Blaq, had worked for Equinox Debt Recovery outside of Accra for years doing office work.When the COVID-19 pandemic...

21-year-old remanded for allegedly raping girl at prayer camp

The Bibiani Magistrate Court has remanded a 21-year-old Sumaila Amidu for two weeks for allegedly raping an 18-year-old girl at Twelve Apostles New Jerusalem...