The police have arrested a 23-year-old man believed to be part of a gang that raped a 19-year-old girl in the bush behind the UPSA hostel and Mpeasam, near Legon in Accra. The suspect identified as Kwesi Owusu, a mechanic apprentice, together with two other suspects, allegedly raped the girl …

Eight Ghanaians who contracted the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) are reported to have recovered, a highly placed government official has told kasapafmonline.com. As at Friday, March 20, 2020, Ghana has confirmed and recorded 16 cases of the corona virus. Considering the number of recorded cases, it means 50 percent of victims …

Ghana has recorded five (5) new confirmed cases of the fast-spreading Coronavirus pandemic, making a total of 16 cases in all. All 5 cases were confirmed on the 19th March 2020 from the Greater Accra Region, according to information on government’s official COVID-19 update page; ghanahealthservice.org Details on the ghana health …

Breast Care International (BCI), a breast cancer advocate non-governmental organization, has suspended all outreach programs in communities, churches, schools and corporate institutions for four (4) weeks, to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease. This is in line with the directives announced by President Nana Akufo Addo, imposing …

There are reports suggesting the government might be sieving the actual number of Coronavirus infections, confirmed by the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research in Accra. Credible sources, have told The Herald that, the research center could be handling about 50 cases of infection. Parts of the reports available to …

The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested one out of two suspected armed robbers who allegedly snatched a taxi cab from its owner at Agbogbloshie in the wee hours of yesterday. The arrested armed robber identified by the police as Kwame Eric in a company with one Fuseini, an accomplice currently at …

Just three months into 2020, the Upper West region has recorded 18 deaths as a result of Meningitis following its outbreak in the region last year. Confirming the statistics to Joy News, Upper West Regional Health Director, Dr Osei Kuffour Afreh, explained 137 cases have been recorded so far with …

The Ghana Health Service has confirmed two more cases of the coronavirus pandemic in Ghana. “The first is a 59-year-old Ghanaian woman, resident in the United Kingdom who recently returned to Ghana and currently living in Kumasi, reported to a private hospital with the history of fever (temp of 39.1 …

A combined team from the Ghana Revenue Authority (Customs Division) and the Police in the Bono East Region have arrested the owner and Managing Director of Greenland Commodities, Karuppiah Ramasamy and Director Alex Owusu for alleged tax evasion running into several millions of Ghana cedis. Mr Karuppiah, an Indian – …

Just three months into 2020, the Upper West region has recorded 18 deaths as a result of Meningitis following its outbreak in the region last year. Confirming the statistics to Joy News, Upper West Regional Health Director, Dr Osei Kuffour Afreh, explained 137 cases have been recorded so far with …

20-year-old who was arrested for the rape of a 4-year-old girl has said he “mistakenly” raped the girl in his compound one morning. Isaac Boniface, a resident of forest community of Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, was among the 25 suspects paraded by the Police in Plateau State …

A woman believed to be in her thirties has been found dead in Awutu Bontrase in the Central Region with her private parts having been chopped off by alleged “Sakawa guys in the area. The deceased who had gone missing for four days was found dead and dumped around the …

Information minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has announced the country has confirmed two more cases of Coronavirus bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 9. “Unfortunately we have confirmed two more cases overnight. Ghana’s case count is now at 9. Health services are still managing all suspected and confirmed cases well,” …

The Nima Divisional Police Command has arrested Augustine Adjorlolo and Wisdom Aryee for defrauding two persons under the pretext of increasing their GH¢7,300.00 to GH¢500,000.00. Adjorlolo was arrested on March 15, 2020, at Owirem, near Asamankese, together with Aryee, his driver. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Effia Tenge, the Head …

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has cautioned manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers of products used in the prevention of spread of COVID-19 pandemic against offering for sale substandard products. It has also cautioned them against taking advantage of the prevailing situation of offering substandard of hand sanitizers, face mask …

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has said it is fast tracking the registration of hand sanitizers in order to deal with the shortage on the market in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak in Ghana. The FDA also assured that it has increased its surveillance across the country to …

midst all these corona issues, some people have decided to take advantage of the quarantine on campus to steal from us on campus. A thief was caught on campus at the vandal city this morning but unfortunately, he escaped from the claws of the UG Security because they decided to …

A 25-year-old man has been gruesomely murdered by some irate youth at Awutua Akrampa in the Central region. The deceased, Evans Okyere was wrongly accused of stealing GH₵250 from a décor shop in the area. Adom News’ Central Regional correspondent, Kofi Adjei who broke the story said the late Evans was walking …

A special aide to the Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture has been arrested in Parliament over the loss of a Huawei 230 phone belonging to a staff of the legislature. The suspect, Nana Sekyi, was picked up on the afternoon of Wednesday, March 18, 2020 by police officers in Parliament after …

A day’s training workshop on the Covid-19 has been organized for regional information officers (RIOs) of the Information Services Department in Accra. Organized by the Ministry of Information in collaboration with the Ghana Health Services (GHS), it was to equip the officers with the requisite knowledge and techniques for disseminating …

A Coronavirus patient in Tema, Ghana is reported to have rejected quarantine from the hospital and rather opted to go home. The patient after being tested was supposed to be isolated by the hospital but reports reaching My News Ghana says that the hospital does not have the requisite facilities and resources …

The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has held its Inaugural Joseph Siaw Agyepong Distinguished Lecture on Public Health in Africa. This is in honour of the Founder and Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies, Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong for his initiatives, contributions to, and impact on …

Ghana has confirmed its 7th case of coronavirus, Information minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has announced. It comes days after four additional cases were confirmed Sunday after the initial two that were recorded last Thursday. So far,  total of 143 suspected cases have been tested for COVID-19 by the Noguchi Memorial …

The decomposed body of a 30-year-old woman has been discovered at Awutu Bontrase in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central region. According to reports, the deceased left home about four days ago to visit her parents at Gomoa Akramang. Her body was later discovered near a water reservoir …

A 35-year-old Pastor, Peter Kojo Eshun at Gomoa Eshiem in the Gomoa West District of the Central Region has been summoned to the Chief’s palace for defiling two siblings. The supposed man of God under the guise of healing the young girls of some alleged spiritual attacks reportedly had sexual …

CORPORAL Ghasty Yahaya Seidu, 37, with service number 43255 and attached to the Akuse District Police, has been sentenced to a total of 40 years in prison for robbery by a Circuit Court in Koforidua, the Eastern Regional capital. The Presiding Judge, Mercy Addai Kotei, found him guilty of two …

The 34-year-old former Sawla SHS mathematics teacher, Ernest Ocloo, is to appear before the Tamale High Court today, Monday, March 16, 2020, after being charged with rape by the Bole Magistrate Court. Details of the writ between the ‘Republic versus Ernest Ocloo’ indicate that the suspect committed the offence contrary …

A Koforidua High Court presided by Justice Mrs Cecilia Naa Shormeh Davis, has sentenced to death Kwabena Thomas Oduro, a fetish priest, on two charges of murder of Joseph Affenyi Nyame, a student of Kwahu-Ridge SHS, and Michael Ofori Agyepong, a storekeeper. The accused was also handed a 10-years imprisonment …

The University of Ghana has suspended lecturers for graduate student following the confirmation of cases of coronavirus in Ghana. In a memo the executive council of the university said: “All Lectures have been suspended by the Executive Council of the University until further notice. We encourage all students to be …

Ghana has recorded four more new cases of the Novel Coronavirus bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to six. Two of the individuals returned to the country from the United States last week, the Director of Public Health at the Health Service (GHS) Dr Badu Sarkodie …