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200 bags of cement donated to Fire Service end up in private cement shop, 136 sold

A Corruption Watch (CW) investigation has found that several bags of cement donated to the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) by the Ghana Cement Foundation (GHACEM...

Son murders 50-year-old mother in Wassa-Simpa

An illegal miner, who allegedly murdered his 50-year-old mother has been nabbed by the Nsueam District Police Command of the Western Region. The suspect, Augustine...

PHOTO: Student dies after hospital allegedly gave him wrong blood

A student of the Lagos State Polytechnic, Samson Matti, has died after he was allegedly infused with the wrong blood and also an overdose of injection at...

Sankore will defend itself with guns if… – Chief threatens

Cutlass wielding youth disrupted a National Peace Council's International Peace day program at Sankore in the Brong Ahafo Region, destroying chairs and other properties in the...

Osu ranked 20th coolest neighbourhood

The busy Cantonments Road, known to many local folks and virtually everyone as Oxford Street has been ranked as one of the coolest neighbourhoods...

Three Ghanaian pilgrims die in this year’s Hajj

The Hajj Board has confirmed the death of three Ghanaian pilgrims during this year’s Hajj in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. One of the victims...

AUDIO: Ghana Police Service ‘abandons’ officer after accident he sustained on duty

A police officer, Sergeant Jonathan A. Otto is pleading with the Ghana Police Service to release his benefits after he became incapacitated through an...

Ho: Houses without toilets given 4-month ultimatum

The Ho Municipal Assembly (HMA) has given a four-month ultimatum to households and institutions without toilet and hand washing facilities to fix the anomaly. A...

Forestry taskforce winning battle against encroachers despite threats

Forestry officials in Sefwi Wiawso and Juaboso Districts are vowing to sustain their operation to clamp down on chainsaw operators and other encroachers of...

N/R: Bagre Dam spillage claims 11 lives

Eleven people including two children have been reported dead in and around Tamale in the Northern Region following the spillage of Bagre dam. Several others...

C/R: Zoomlion angry over disposal of sanitary pad into waste bins

The Central Regional manager of waste management company, Zoomlion, Samuel Edu, is cautioning the public to stop the disposal of used sanitary pads into...

Friday September 21 declared Public Holiday

The government has declared Friday, 21st September 2018 as a statutory public holiday. A statement signed by Ambrose Dery, the Minister for Interior, says the...

Odd but true: Woman gives birth annually with or without sex in CR [Video]

A young woman from Kwesigyan No 1 in the Ajumako Enyan district near Mankessim in the Central Region, Joana Hayford, claims she has given...

Odd but true: Woman gives birth annually with or without sex in CR [Video]

A young woman from Kwesigyan No 1 in the Ajumako Enyan district near Mankessim in the Central Region, Joana Hayford, claims she has given...

Odd but true: Woman gives birth annually with or without sex in CR [Video]

A young woman from Kwesigyan No 1 in the Ajumako Enyan district near Mankessim in the Central Region, Joana Hayford, claims she has given...

South Africa legalises marijuana

Pro-marijuana activists cheered in the public gallery and chanted “Weed are free now” when the Constitutional Court gave its landmark ruling. In a unanimous ruling,...

Fabewoso: Asuogyaman District Assembly buys one desktop for GH₵4000 (VIDEO)

Assembly members at the Asuogyaman district assembly in the Eastern region are up in arms with the District Chief Executive, Samuel Kwame Agyekum over...

Audio: Husband of murdered prepaid vendor begs police for corpse

Husband of the prepaid vendor who was murdered at Awoshie, a suburb of Accra is appealing to the police to release her corpse for...

‘Ignore fake NAM1 audio about Menzgold’

The general public has been urged to disregard reports circulating on social media to the effect that the Chief Executive Officer of Menzgold Ghana...

4 female residents of Unity Hall sanctioned for accommodating male student

Halls of residence at tertiary institutions are known to be places where students have the absolute freedom to move around at any time, but...

6.8m Ghanaians poor — GSS report

A report on ‘Trends of Poverty and Inequality’ in Ghana has revealed that based on 2017 population projections, a total of 6.8 million people...

Buipewura Celebrates 10th Anniversary

After ten years of his reign as an overlord, the Buipewura, Mahama Jimapor II has launched his 10th anniversary since taken over the skin...

Photos: 60 year-old man, son drown in river Offin

A 60-year-old father and his son have drowned in river Offin after the canoe they were crossing on to their farm capsized at Nnerebehi...

Developing youth in Asuogyaman remains a priority – District YEA boss

Newly appointed District Director of Youth Employment Agency (YEA) for Asuogyaman, Marvin Akonor has assured youth in the district that his outfit will train...

School feeding settles all arrears to caterers

The Greater Accra Regional Coordinator of school feeding programme, Christiana-Lovia Nkansah, says the secretariat has settled all arrears to caterers. A third of the number...

Anas receives $11,000 journalism excellence award in India

Ghana's undercover investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has been awarded 2016  Excellence in Print Journalism at the 10th KCK Award for Excellence in Journalism. A...

7 students killed in head-on collision in Tarkwa

Seven people, all students have been reported dead in a gory accident involving a truck carrying manganese and a Mercedes Sprinter mini bus at...

Photos: Afia Pokua leads volunteers to paint school block she built for Amenam

Adom News Editor and Presenter, Afia Pokua, popularly known as Vim Lady, who is also the Founder of Vim Vim Foundation has completed a...

Audio: More people to die as witches hold national conference – Prophet alleges

Witches in Ghana are currently holding a regional conference in Bodaa, a town in the Brong Ahafo Region. Prophet in charge of Presbyterian Gethsemane Prayer...

Fabewoso: Auctioneer hot after selling Mitsubishi Pickup for GH₵700 [Video]

An auctioneer has been indicted in the 2017 Auditor General’s Report for selling a Mitsubishi Pick-up for GH₵700.00. Mr Jacob Kumah Agboyibor, Chief Executive Officer...

Man “arrested” by snake after stealing a mattress [photos]

A man who stole a mattress in Uganda was immediately "arrested" by a snake and had to surrender himself and the stolen item. The thief stole a...

AU hopes to end all wars in Africa by 2020

The African Union is hoping to end all wars across the African Continent by 2020. This was revealed when the Economic, Social and  Cultural Council...

3 communities receive mechanized borehole and toilet facilities from World Vision

Three communities in both Nkwanta South Municipality and Kadjebi District have received mechanized boreholes and toilet facilities from World Vision International Ghana. The communities include;...

Video: Blind woman raped, impregnated, left with HIV

It is the sad story of a 44-year-old blind woman, Hajara Laila, (not her real name) who was raped by an unknown man some...

Boy 5, drowns at airport roundabout in the Ashanti Region

A five (5) year old boy has drowned at the airport roundabout after a heavy downpour in some parts of Kumasi. The sad incident which...

Seven robbers terrorizing traders at Affram Plains busted

Seven suspected robbers terrorizing residents, traders and drivers in the Affram Plains enclave have been arrested by the Eastern Regional Police. A police operations team...

Police raid popular brothel; 12 suspects arrested

The Koforidua District Police Command have raided and arrested twelve persons found to be allegedly soliciting for sex at Bula spot,a popular brothel in...

Audio: Woman electrocuted to death at Saboba

READ: Mental Health Authority wants suicide decriminalized A 39-year-old woman met her untimely death at Saboba in the Northern region when she was electrocuted while...

‘Why I attempted suicide using Akufo-Addo’s convoy’

A man who tried to commit suicide by jumping in front of President Akufo-Addo’s convoy, has explained the reason behind his action. According to Seth...

Mental Health Authority wants suicide decriminalized

The Mental Health Authority says it is still pushing for the decriminalization of suicide to enable persons who fail in taking their lives to...