Discriminating against a person living with HIV or AIDS could land one in jail for up to three years. This is contained in the Ghana AIDS Commission Act 2016, Act 938 which was passed by Parliament and assented by former President John Dramani Mahama on December 30, 2016. The Act, …

The Gambian government and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have signed an agreement for the establishment of a Science, Technology and Engineering University in The Gambia, Gbcghanaonline.com reports. This came to light when the President of The Gambia, Mr Adama Barrow, received a delegation from KNUST …

Authorities of Owerriman Senior Technical School in the Asante Akim North Municipality of the Ashanti Region have withheld results of close to fifty students who sat for the last year’s West Africa Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) over their indebtedness, according to reports. This is after the New Patriotic Party …

The University of Abuja has dismissed two of its professors over alleged inappropriate relationships with some female students of the institution. A statement yesterday by the institution’s spokesman, Habib Yakoob, identified the affected professors as Prof. Adeniji Adedayo Abiodun of the Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture and Prof. …

A teenager has been arrested with a foreign made pistol by the Alpha SWAT Unit of the Ghana Police Service during their routine operations. Emmanuel Nortey, 19 was arrested with a Leopodo RS revolver number 437303 concealed in his shorts after two of his colleague fled on seeing the police …

Three persons have been picked up by police at Asokore Mampong in the Ashanti Region after a copy of the voters register was discovered in their possession during the ongoing District Assembly and Unit Committee Elections. The arrest was made at the Galilee Church B polling Station in the Sawaba …

A four-man kidnap syndicate has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and killing a seven-year-old boy. The boy, Abdulmalik Musa, was killed after the syndicate had successfully collected a N300,000 ransom for his release in Ogun State, Nigeria. The deceased, police said, was kidnapped last week Wednesday, at his parents’ residence …

A father missed his target and chopped off the leg of his 21-month-old baby girl at Kojo Armah, near Agona Swedru, in the Central Region, as a confrontation between spouses turned violent. Mr Mawuli Bosso, the 37-year-old man, had a misunderstanding with his wife, Joana Amamoo, and pulled a machete …

The Central Regional Police Command has arrested five suspects for allegedly engaging in the manufacturing of firearms. The five include Pele Aziaku, 50 and Washington Kpovi, 40 all black smiths and three minors aged under 17 years. Intelligence Briefing media personnel in Cape Coast on Friday, the Central Regional Police …

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has ordered the immediate withdrawal of certain batches of 16 tomato paste brands from the market because they have been adulterated with starch and colour. A statement issued by the authority indicated that the ingredients—erythrosine and starch that are not permitted in tomato paste …

The Ashanti regional Police anti-robbery task force has arrested Baba Musah one of the alleged deadly armed robbers in the region. Baba Musah until his arrest has been on the Police command’s wanted list for more than six years dating from the era of COP Kofi Nathan Boakye. The suspect …

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) is demanding the payment of allowances of nurses and midwives interns on national service across the country to prevent any industrial action. The GRNMA alleges that the majority of these nurses have not been paid since April 2019. President of the Association, …

The Central Regional Police Command has arrested five people for allegedly manufacturing local weapons in a special operation at Assin Brofoyedur in the Assin Municipality of the region. Commissioner of Police (COP) Paul Manly Awini, the Regional Commander of the Ghana Police Service, said the Police acted on intelligence that …

Owing to its high concentrations of polyphenols in its leaves and flowers, moringa protect the liver against oxidation, toxicity, and damage. For reasons quite obvious, the moringa tree has been dubbed the tree of miracle. Known to the ancient Chinese, Indians and many other cultures around the world, it recently …

Government says it has absorbed the registration fees and cost of practical for students in public senior high schools who will sit for next year’s West Africa Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). These candidates are the first batch of the free SHS education introduced by President Nana Akufo-Addo in September …

A 6-year-old schoolgirl has allegedly been kidnapped and killed for rituals at Adiembra near Dompim in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality of the Western Region, MyNewsGh.com reports According to the police, father of the deceased claimed he went to farm leaving his three children at home. Later in the day, one of …

A man has been arrested for allegedly raping a pregnant woman at Tijo in the Mion District of the Northern Region. Lukeman Sanche, according to the Northern Regional Police Command, forcibly had sex with the victim in a bush on December 9 while she was taking domestic animals for grazing. …

The Western Regional Police Command has arrested Lance Corporal Frank Amoako for allegedly shooting a driver’s mate at Kojokrom. According to a police source, the officer was on duty at the Ketan police barrier and about 3:15 am on Friday, December 13, 2019, and the driver’s mate identified as John …

The Western Regional Police Command has arrested Lance Corporal Frank Amoako for allegedly shooting a driver’s mate at Kojokrom. According to a police source, the officer was on duty at the Ketan police barrier and about 3:15 am on Friday, December 13, 2019, the driver’s mate identified as John Essandoh …

A policeman has shot a driver’s mate in the leg over an alleged refusal to pay bribe at a police barrier at Inchaban in the Western Region. The 25-year-old John Essandoh has since Friday when the incident happened, been transported to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra for the bullet …

The Ghana Police Service has deployed over 15, 000 personnel across the country ahead of the Christmas and new year festivities, says the Inspector General Police, Mr James Oppong-Boanuh This, he believes would clamp down on the activities of criminals and also maintain law and order during the Christmas festivities. …

A High Court in Accra has adjourned the case of Daniel Asiedu and Vincent Bossu, the two suspects who are being held for the murder of former Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North,Joseph B. Danquah Adu to January 9, next year. When the matter was called, the trial judge indicated …

The General Overseer of the City of Praise WorldWide Prophetic Ministries has advised women to stop moaning in silence when their husbands are making love to them, saying women who don’t moan loudly during sex end up producing inactive children. According to the Nigerian Prophetess Patience Akpabio, “Nigeria is at …

Some traders in the Eastern Regional Capital, Koforidua, have flooded the market with expired products to outwit unsuspecting consumers rushing to buy products for the yuletide. The perpetrators allegedly sneaked onto the market with products that have expiration dates as far back as 2017. However luck has eluded some of …

Over 100 commuters including market women have been robbed by armed men on the Accra-Cape-Coast highway. The unfortunate incident occurred around 6:30 pm on Wednesday at a place called Tonisco, immediately after Potsin Junction. In an interview with Adom News, some of the victims said, they were coming from Agona-Swedru …

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has explained its decision to secure a court order against three teacher unions whose members are currently striking. The Commission’s Executive Secretary, Ofosu Asamoah, has explained that the decision was made because of the teachers’ failure to follow due process. The NLC, on Wednesday, filed …

The striking teacher unions have said that the National Labor Commission (NLC) can compel them to return to the classrooms but cannot force them to teach. The NLC secured a court order to stop the teachers from continuing its strike action. This was after the teachers defied a ruling by …

Six suspected armed robbers including a nursing mother have been arrested by the Accra regional police command for robbery. The suspects have been identified by the police as Moses Tetteh Kaizer, 20, machine operator; Louis Mawunyor Dzedzom, 37, driver; Kwame Takyi Haruna Owu, 25, driver; Kwabena Otibu, 29, phone repairer; …

A 35-year-old man is on the run after he repeatedly defiled a 3-year-old girl at Ashorman in Accra. The victim lived with her mum in a wooden structure of an eatery where she worked as an assistant to the chop bar owner. The confessed suspect also works with the eatery, …

The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), in collaboration with Transplant Links UK, has performed successful kidney transplant for four patients with kidney conditions in a major breakthrough in local medical practice. The transplant team at the KBTH was led by surgeons Dr Bernard Morton and Dr James Edward Mensah, and …