Yearly Archives: 2021

Two persons jailed for robbery

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) court has sentenced two persons to 10 years imprisonment each for robbing a mechanic at the Atafoa Forest Reserve, near Kumasi. Atta Thomas, 23 and Kwaku Mensah, 19, pleaded not guilty to the charge but were convicted by the court after trial, presided over by …

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Pope Francis to meet powerful Shia cleric in Iraq

Pope Francis is to hold a symbolic meeting with one of the most powerful figures in Shia Islam on the second day of his landmark trip to Iraq. The Pope’s encounter with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the spiritual leader of millions of Shia Muslims, is taking place in the holy …

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Dead abandoned baby found at Teshie

A one-week-old baby boy was on Thursday, March 4, 2021, found dead and abandoned at Teshie in Accra. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Effia Tenge, Head of Public Affairs Unit of the Accra Regional Police Command, said on Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 0900 hours, the Teshie District Police received …

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COVID-19: NHIA extends service periods to students before SHS reopening

Dr. Lydia Dsane-Selby, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), has announced the extension of the period of services of the Authority to the public, ahead of the reopening of Senior High Schools. She said the Authority had included Saturday, March 6, 2021, and Monday, March …

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Missing Takoradi girls: Families react to death sentence for suspects

Families of the four missing Takoradi girls are indifferent after the court brought closure to the case. A Sekondi High Court on Friday, March 5, 2021, sentenced the two suspects, Samuel Udeotuk Wills and John Oji to death by hanging. They were charged for kidnapping and murdering Ruth Abakah, 19; …

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Girl, 9, electrocuted at Obuasi

An 1-1 year-old Ellen Obeng has met her untimely death after she stepped on a live electricity wire at Kunka, a suburb of Obuasi in the Ashanti Region. The mother of the deceased, Grace Ankapong, told Adom News the incident occurred when the little girl visited the toilet in the company of …

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LIVESTREAMED: Shatta Wale, Rocky Dawuni on TV3 Showbiz 360

Giovanni Caleb is playing host to multiple dancehall award-winning artist, Charles Nii Armah Mensa popularly known as Shatta Wale on Showbiz 360 tonight. Shatta Wale started 2021 with yet another social media tussle with his fellow dancehall mate Samini which subsequently generated into a lyrical beef that has seen the two artists release several diss …

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