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Marijuana users are the most successful and satisfied- Study suggests

Cannabis consumers are frequently affiliated with lazy, unsuccessful and apathetic labels. But, contrary to the popular stereotype new research suggests they are in fact...

Legon students demand tight security after stabbing of female student

Students of the University of Ghana especially residents of Akuafo Hall are demanding enhanced security following the attempted murder of a female student. This follows...

More than 15 million girls marry before 18 – UNICEF

More than 15 million girls in the world marry before reaching 18 years, a research conducted by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has...

Prison wall collapses damaging bus

The outer wall on the right wing of the Kumasi Central Prisons on Thursday night collapsed damaging a Tata bus, parked close to it. Assistant...

Local Gov’t staff to produce original academic certificate

Head of Local Government Services, Dr. Nana Ato Arthur has hinted he will be embarking on what he calls Professional hunting within the local...

Police officers allegedly ‘attack’ man for assaulting co-tenant

The Brong Ahafo Regional Police Command has ordered a full-scale investigation into circumstances leading to an alleged assault on one Bright Badu, a native...

Audio: Asikuma Odoben district assembly bans jackpot operations

The Asikuma Odoben Brakwa District Assembly of the Central Region has banned jackpot operations in the town. The decision according to the District Chief Executive...

Hot Audio: Sex going for GHC 1 in Cape Coast

Authorities of the Department of Social Welfare in the Central Region, have bemoaned the increasing spate of child prostitution in the area especially Cape...

NSS dismissal trial to begin July 21

The Accra High Court, Labour Division 1, has adjourned the hearing of the case involving 88 dismissed staff of the National Service Secretariat (NSS)...

Tell your men to stop embarrassing us on the road – Angry drivers to IGP

The Concerned Drivers Association of Kumasi is calling on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) David Asante Apeatu to as a matter of urgency...

Ghanaian-Nigerian prostitution syndicate uncovered in Kumasi

Ultimate News investigations have uncovered a Ghanaian-Nigerian syndicate that lures girls from Nigeria into prostitution under the pretext of securing them jobs in Ghana. The...

I love our long gowns and white wigs – Justice Akuffo

The chief justice nominee, Sophia Akuffo has argued before the appointment committee of parliament that she finds no fault in the traditional gowns and...

Boy, 5, found dead after Ho floods

A five-year-old boy has been found dead in a drain at an area known as GOIL Down after heavy rains hit the Volta Regional...

Photos: Fire guts facilities at GBC

Some facilities at the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) caught fire Friday evening. The fire which started at 6:30pm is reported to have engulfed one of...

Accra High Court calls for re-arrest of Aisha Huang’s boys

An Accra High Court on Friday ordered the re-arrest of two Chinese illegal miners granted bail alongside Aisha Huang – the Chinese woman believed...

Officials who misappropriate state funds to pay – S.C orders

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the Auditor-General to immediately surcharge all state officials and entities who in diverse ways have misappropriated moneys belonging...

Major Mahama’s death: 7 wanted persons arrested

Seven persons, who were among 12 people declared wanted by the police for allegedly playing various roles in the gruesome murder of Major Maxwell...

Disrupting a marriage ceremony is unlawful – Lawyer cautions

A legal practitioner, Kwabena Owusu Mensah has cautioned family members who disrupt marriage ceremonies to desist from doing so because it is an offense...

Hot Audio: Top businessman’s name pops up in Kumasi murder of hotel owner

A Kumasi-based top businessman has been fingered in the murder of a 78-year old hotel proprietor. Relatives of late Anthony Owusu Adomako who suspect contract...

I’m against scrapping Ghana Law School – Sophia Akuffo

The chief Justice nominee Justice Sophia Akuffo has rejected calls for the scrapping of the Ghana School of Law. “I’m not one of those who...

Six alternative activities to consider on a rainy day

June/July each year is greeted with so many mixed feelings in Ghana. For some, it represents a time when their plants will be well...

Teenage girls in Cape Coast offering themselves for sex for GH¢1

The Department of Social Welfare in Cape Coast says young teenage girls in some parts of the Cape Coast metropolis offer themselves for sex...

Lawyers advertising on Facebook distasteful – Sophia Akuffo

The Chief Justice nominee Justice Sophia Akuffo has described lawyers advertising on social media as distasteful. Justice Akuffo’s comment comes in the wake of the...

We were treated like criminals – Ghanaian Deportees claim

Some of 63 Ghanaians who were deported to Ghana are claiming they were treated like criminals upon their arrest in the United States where...

Schools rewarded for record blood donation

Twenty Senior High Schools alongside churches and individuals in the Eastern Region have been recognized for making a regular blood donation to save lives. They were...

Ghana ranked 3rd in marijuana use in the world; leads in Africa

Acting Head of Education of the Narcotics Control Board, Ernestina Adjei has revealed that Ghana has still been ranked as the leading user of...

Comply with lotto regulations in six (6) months or – Banker to Banker operators cautioned

Illegal Lotto operators in the country have been cautioned to regularise their activities within six months or face sanctions from the National Lotteries Authority...

Don’t attack us – Police

The Ghana Police Service has appealed to the public not to attack the officers who are providing security in communities across the country. Chief Superintendent...

Rescue us – Ghanaians cry out in Saudi Arabia

Ghanaian illegal immigrants living in Sakakah, a city in Saudi Arabia have appealed to the government to come to their aid. According to one of...

Prayers only will not take you to heaven – Lawyer Adofo to Ghanaian leaders

A Private Legal Practitioner Kwame Adofo has lashed out at Ghanaian leaders describing them as hypocrites for turning blind eye to wrong doings in...

Evangelist, 4 others arrested for detaining alleged ‘witches’

The Bolgatanga Magistrate Court has remanded into prison custody a self-styled Evangelist Akwesi Ali Baba, and four others, farmers, for accusing and detaining three...

Journos to petition judges association over Magistrate who barred coverage of JB’s case

The journalists who were prevented from covering court proceedings in the J.B. Danquah-Adu murder case on Thursday at the Magistrate Court in Accra, have...

Jesus name ‘saves’ girl from ritual murder

A girl who went missing and returned within one week has shared a chilling story about how she was ‘abducted’ by some people for...

Institute measures to ensure sustainability of NHIS – Okyehene urges NHIA boss

The Okyehene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin has urged the new management of the National Health Insurance Authority to institute measures in ensuring a sustainable...

PHOTOS: Truck runs into petty traders; kills one

A peel Loader has crushed into petty traders at Gomoa Ojobi in the Central Region of Ghana killing one and leaving another injured. Adom News'...

Weather warning

A moderate to heavy rainstorm has been observed over Togo moving towards middle and northern sectors of Ghana. The storm is expected to affect Ghana...

Captain Smart deserves Order of the Volta Award – NDC Man

Host of Adom FM’s Morning Show, Captain Kwadwo Smart deserves to be decorated with a national award for his fight against corruption in the...

Close Witch Camps to ensure freedom for women

Professor Ama Ata Aidoo, a renowned Writer, on Wednesday called on the Government to close all witches camps in the country and resettle the...

We will recover stolen funds- Auditor General

The Auditor General, Daniel Domelevo, has promised to retrieve every pesewa syphoned from the State’s coffers. He was speaking after a Supreme Court ruling which...

We’ll crash anyone who tries to prevent Savelugu MCE from working – Police

The Northern Regional Police Command has cautioned New Patriotic Party (NPP) youth in the Savelugu-Naton Municipality of the region demonstrating against the appointment of...