At least 34 people are feared drowned after a boat sank in the River Congo. Police said 76 passengers were rescued from the whaleboat – a flat-bottomed vessel used to transport people on lakes and rivers. It was travelling to DR Congo’s capital Kinshasa from Mai Ndombe province, north of …

Oil prices surged after two attacks on Saudi Arabian facilities on Saturday knocked out more than 5% of global supply. Brent crude jumped 10% to $66.28 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate rose 8.9% to $59.75 in Asian trading. Prices pulled back slightly after US President Donald Trump authorised the …

The General Superintendent of Assemblies of God, Ghana, Rev. Prof. Paul Frimpong Manso, has urged pastors and preachers of the Gospel to use the local dialect in preaching the word of God. He said preaching in the local dialect of the people would enable the congregation to better understand and …

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has revealed that his palace played a pivotal role in persuading former President John Mahama to concede after he lost the 2016 presidential poll as an incumbent to the then-flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo. “At the conclusion of the last …

Three security men have been murdered in Ashaiman in the Greater Accra region with some parts of their body missing. The lifeless bodies of the three, Ibrahim Bagada Sumaila, Joshua Afuugu and Kobina, were discovered at different locations Sunday. All three were found with their clothes covering their heads “with …

Some first year students and their parents who turned up at the Mfantsipim Senior High School (SHS) in the Central Region with their trunks and chop boxes on Sunday have been left stranded after they were turned away by authorities of the school. The school’s authorities claim the students who …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to accept and implement the ECOWAS Commission’s proposals on dealing with terrorism in the Region. According to President Akufo-Addo, the Commission’s plan, when properly implemented, can …

A cardiologist has cautioned against excessive consumption of salted tilapia (koobi) citing it as one of the causes of heart-related diseases. Dr Abdul Sahmed Tanko further described foul-smelling fish known popularly as ‘momoni’ as dangerous for one’s health and thus, has to be taken in moderation. Speaking at the launch of World Heart …

A 36-year-old farmer has allegedly killed his wife at Nyangekura, a farming community in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba district of the Savannah region. The suspect, Samba Sochire, according to reports beat his wife to pulp for not giving him consent to marry a second wife. Some residents who spoke to Adom News …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged the Authority of Heads of State and Governments of ECOWAS member states to accept the ECOWAS Commission’s proposal on efforts to combat the menace of terrorism, and demonstrate genuine commitment towards its implementation. According to the Ghanaian leader, the very prospects for the …