A 50-year-old trader identified as Mrs. Tuale Iwejim, has died after she was hit by a 16-year-old boy who was using his mother’s SUV to test his driving skills at the Arena Shopping Mall, Oshodi, Lagos State. Mrs Tuale was in the shopping complex to purchase some items for her …
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‘National Security operatives’ brutalise estate developer at Dodowa
Police at Dodowa in the Greater Accra Region have commenced investigations into the alleged attack on an estate developer by some individuals claiming to be operatives of the national security. There was chaos when the alleged national security operatives stormed a parcel of land at the Dodowa and reportedly attacked …
Read More »What Nelson Mandela told Black Stars players in 2010
A sub-story of Ghana’s successful participation in the 2010 World Cup was when the Black Stars paid a visit to the highly-revered Nelson Mandela. The team called on the former South Africa President after their dramatic qualification to the quarter-final which came as a result for a stupendous extra-time strike from Asamoah …
Read More »UTAG makes U-turn on intended book and research allowance strike
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has suspended its intended strike. The strike was supposed to help the university teachers demand the payment of their book and research allowance. According to the Association, the government has shown the needed commitment to pay the allowance for the 2019/2020 academic year, …
Read More »Ethiopia warns of possible terror attack in Addis
Ethiopian authorities on Thursday warned of a possible “terror attack” in the capital Addis Abba. The warning came as nearly 110 million citizens across the country began celebrations on the eve of Ethiopia’s New Year. Addis Ababa Police Commission said security agents have found pre-incident indicators of a terror attack …
Read More »South Africa undertakers on strike amid Coronavirus
About 3,000 undertakers have gone on strike in South Africa demanding better pay and working conditions. They are refusing to collect bodies from homes and hospitals – and to hold burials. Their union is calling for the government to set up a coronavirus relief fund. The cost of burials and …
Read More »Dumsor: Government starving GRIDCo, ECG of funds – Minority
The Minority in parliament has blamed the recent power outages on the failure of government to release funds to GRIDCo and ECG. Consumers of electricity have been complaining about intermittent outages in Accra, Kumasi, and other places in the country. In an interaction with the media in parliament, minority spokesperson …
Read More »Pastor Chris predicts when rapture will happen
Founder of Loveworld Ministries, also known as Christ Embassy, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, has spoken about rapture and when it will happen. According to the Church leader, Rapture won’t exceed 10 years. Pastor Chris, who said this during an online ministration, urged everyone to give their life to Christ as ”we …
Read More »Seized galamsey excavators belong to foreigners – Bissue
Most of the galamsey excavators impounded by the government in the heat of the crackdown on illegal small-scale mining are for foreigners, former Secretary to the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Mr Charles Bissue has said. The presidential staffer told Kwabena Prah Jr on Accra100.5FM’s morning show, Ghana Yensom, that …
Read More »I never stole in public office – Rawlings recounts sacrifices
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has said his integrity and abhorrence for thievery and lying ensured that he stayed in office for almost nineteen years. Mr Rawlings said he did not come to public office to steal and never did. “We had to go through a lot of sacrifices to …
Read More »Some 600 NDC members defect to NPP in Krachi East
About 600 members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Krachi East Constituency of the Oti Region have defected to the New Patriotic Party, barely three months to the general elections. The defectors mainly youth activists of the party are said to be dissatisfied with the former President …
Read More »Revealed: Occultism led Pastor Sylvester Ofori to kill his wife [VIDEO]
Ghana was struck with shock last week when news of a popular US-based Ghanaian pastor known as Pastor Sylvester Ofori shooting his wife to death in broad light broke out. According to police reports, Sylvester shot his wife 7 times in front of a bank in Florida. Later on, videos …
Read More »Residents injured, chief on the run as land guards storm Awutu Kwao Bondzie
One person has sustained gunshot wound while several others have been left injured after land guards invaded Awutu Kwao Bondzie, near Kasoa in the Central Region. The thugs, riding on motorbikes and numbering about 10, allegedly stormed the chief’s palace and started firing gunshots. An eyewitness says, when the chief …
Read More »SHS student shot dead for stealing gold
Not long ago and somewhere last week, there was a gunshot at manso after armed robbers attacked a bank vehicle killing one and injuring three others. This time in the same manso area ( manso Nyankomase) a gun has been fired once again. Miners spend a lot of money digging …
Read More »2 Ghanaians extradited to U.S. over multi-million dollar cyber fraud
Two Ghanaian citizens have been extradited from Ghana to the United States over their alleged roles in a multi-million cyber fraud. 33-year-old Deborah Mensah was arrested on January 16, 2020, in Accra, while Maxwell Peter, 27, before his extradition, was standing trial for an indictment charging him with wire fraud, …
Read More »Beyi W’ano: The ‘death trap’ called ‘school building’ in Upper Denkyira East [PHOTOS]
When Adom 106.3 FM launched its new segment called Beyi W’ano on the morning show, Dwaso Nsem, little did the station know that its maiden edition will not be just another development gap. What the producers of the show have had to deal with is a production of a ‘life-and-death situation; it’s a story …
Read More »New Akwaaba Magic Channel On DStv
MultiChoice Ghana has hosted a content showcase at its plush head office rooftop in Abelenkpe, Accra. The showcase the first of its kind exposed media, bloggers, stakeholders and some celebrities to a portfolio of new shows, channels and upcoming projects that DStv and GOtv subscribers can look forward to in …
Read More »[PHOTOS & VIDEO]: Businessman to pay 10 cows, 3 goats reparation to family, after confessing to killing their son
Ugandan businessman, Mathew Kanyamunyu, on Saturday afternoon, September 12, 2020, admitted to killing a child rights activist, Kenneth Akena Watson and agreed to pay 10 cows and three goats reparation for the offence. Born on November 29, 1983, in Gandyang town, Kitgum district, the late Watson, pictured above was working with ACODEV …
Read More »Opinion: The Kennedy Agyapong contempt case offers a new test of judicial independence in Ghana
The insult, threat, and direct accusation targeted at Justice Amos Wutah Wuni by the New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Mr. Kennedy Agyapong has pitched the Judiciary, not only against the MP who is a protected figure within the Akufo-Addo government but also, against itself. As a …
Read More »26-year-old lotto forecaster gives interesting reason for writing BECE
A 26-year-old lotto forecaster has joined the over 530,000 Junior High School pupils nationwide to partake in the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). Isaac Arthur, a pupil of Juaboso School ‘A’, after successfully writing his English Language paper, spoke to Adom News on his motivation to sit for the first paper …
Read More »Man leaves job to sell mouse poison after mice chewed his cloth
Kofi Paul a father of seven and a seller of mice poison revealed on SVTV Africa that he stopped his former job and ventured into the sale of mouse poison because they chewed his precious cloth which he had bought from Abidjan. The father of seven has been selling the …
Read More »Fear grips residents of Mentukwa as empty coffin pops up by roadside
Residents of a village called Mentukwa in the Sunyani West District of the Bono Region have been thrown into a state of fear and gossip after they woke up to the sight of an empty white coffin containing a black polythene bag that has been dumped behind an ultramodern mortuary …
Read More »Ten pupils burn to death in school fire
Ten pupils have died in a fire in a school dormitory in north-western Tanzania’s Kagera region. Seven other pupils who sustained serious injuries have been hospitalised. The dormitory was housing boys aged six to 10 years. Police have started investigations and the cause of the fire is yet to be …
Read More »Livestreamed: John Mahama speaks on Class FM
Former president and flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama will this morning at 9 am grant an interview to Accra-based radio station Class FM. This comes ahead of the NDC’s yet to be held townhall meeting slated for Kumasi on Tuesday, September 15, 2020, following …
Read More »Ghana’s George Boateng named head coach of Aston Villa U-23s
Ghanaian-born former Netherlands international, George Boateng, has been named the head coach of the U-23s of English Premier League side, Aston Villa. The Birmingham-based side promoted the 45-year-old from their U-18s team to the U-23s. He is a former player of the club and would be familiar with routines at …
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