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Ghana will on March 6th 2021 mark 64 years since it gained Independence from British colonial rule. The national celebration would be marked in a rather different setting at the forecourt of the Jubilee House. This is due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic and restrictions on large gatherings. …

Two Nigerians, Samuel Udoetuk Wills and John Oji were on Friday, March 5, 2020 condemned to death by a Sekondi High Court. The two were found guilty of the kidnap and subsequent murder of Ruth Abakah, 19; Priscilla Blessing Bentum, 21; Ruth Love Quayson,18 and Priscilla Koranchie, 15 between July …

Police have upon a tip off arrested some Yarigabisi Zuarungu-based armed robbers Sunday Nia and Ishmael Yetinga who were the gang that attacked and robbed one Anafo Charles of huge sums of money some time ago. The leader of the gang one Yaw Bapila alias bodyman, who police were almost …

As part of the dress rehearsal for Ghana’s 64th Independence Celebrations, the parade team has exhibited their readiness for the celebration. The rehearsal at the Jubilee House indicated that the celebration is going to be colourful and snappy with the COVID-19 protocols in check. As announced earlier, Ghana’s 64th Independence Celebrations will …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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; …

Tsatsu Tsikata has disclosed the two things that shielded him from bullying at Mfantsipim Secondary School. Tsatsu got into the school a ‘tiny young man’ at age nine with a reputation of being a brilliantly intelligent guy. Tsatsu says his size protected him from bullying as the seniors always felt …

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 …

The National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel ‘Sammy’ Gyamfi has been tipped to be on the path to destroying his young political career with his unguided statements. According to Political Analyst, Dr. Isaac Brako, statements made by the young politician against NDC Members of Parliament and …

Memuna Malik, the Ghanaian lady who got disfigured after suffering acid attack in Saudi Arabia, has undergone the first phase of plastic surgery at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. Menuna’s story flooded the online space in May 2020, when she narrated her ordeal to Crime Check Foundation, a …

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 …

Aduana Stars central defender, Farouk Adams, has been charged with four additional counts after he was charged with two for allegedly killing a police officer. Careless and inconsiderate driving and negligently causing harm were the initial charges. The additional charges are failing to report the accident to the police and …

Ghana Premier League side, Techiman Eleven Wonders, have announced the signing of former Kumasi Asante captain, Amos Frimpong. The experienced 29-year-old right-back joins the Sure Wonders on a one-year deal as a free agent after leaving Guinean club, AS Kaloum. Eleven Wonders announced the signing of Frimpong in a statement …

Large protests have hit Senegal for a third day as demonstrators burnt cars and clashed with police after the arrest of an opposition leader on Wednesday. Ousmane Sonko appeared in court on Friday accused of disrupting public order. He also faces a rape allegation. He denies the allegations and his …

Pope Francis has called for an end to violence and extremism, on the first ever papal visit to Iraq. The pontiff is making his first international trip since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Covid and security fears have made this his riskiest visit yet, but the 84-year-old insisted he …

The rollout of the first batch of the AstraZeneca vaccine acquired from COVAX began on Monday, with the First Gentleman of the nation, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, his Vice, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and their spouses, taking their jabs. After this, many leaders, political and traditional alike, have visited various …

President Akufo-Addo has elected Alan Kyerematen to present government’s budget statement for 2021. Mr Kyerematen will deliver the budget before Parliament after he is sworn into office following the approval of his nomination by the House. The Trade minister-designate has had to take on the exercise because the finance minister-designate, who has …

A clique of Senior High School (SHS) girls has been caught twerking like professional slay queens in a new video that has just pop up online. The viral video sighted by OccupyGh.com captures these young ladies, numbers 5, dancing and twerking like professional dancers. They went on twerking so professionally …

Former MP for Kumbungu, Ras Mubarak has called for the suspension of the National Communications Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) Sammy Gyamfi, should he not apologize to the party’s leadership in Parliament for grossly disrespecting them. Mr Sammy Gyamfi has called for an immediate shakeup in the leadership of the NDC MPs in parliament …

Robert Joseph Mettle-Nunoo (Rojo), one of the two agents who represented the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Electoral Commission’s Strong Room (National Collation Centre), must bow his head in shame for abandoning his job to go an drink tea for three hours at the office of the Chairperson …

An American songwriter and songstress, HONE7 born Brittani Youman has strongly refuted allegations that she purposely came to Ghana to subtly push for acceptance of LGBTQ+ rights behind the scenes. She remarked “I don’t believe that everyone is here to support LGBTQ+ rights in Ghana you know I believe personally …

I was a boy, thirteen or fifteen years when I watched a TV program where the host asked the women the kind of men they’ll like to be with. All the ladies started their sentence with, “I want a tall guy blah blah blah.” I was young and didn’t know …