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Court adjourns Salomey Baffoe’s case

The case involving senior nursing officer Salomey Awiti Baffoe, who is facing an abetment of crime charge in connection with the alleged publication and...

Court jails man 25 months for setting three vehicles ablaze  

The Accra Circuit Court 10 has sentenced a 35-year-old man to 25 months’ imprisonment with hard labour for setting fire to vehicles at a...

Six persons denied bail in 3.9-tonne alleged cocaine case 

The Kwabenya Circuit Court has denied bail to six persons arrested in connection with the seizure of 3.9 tonnes of alleged cocaine at the...

Burkina Faso’s junta leader opens major gold refinery to keep mining profits at home

Burkina Faso has opened its first gold refinery as the military-led government seeks to process more of the country's mineral wealth at home and...

Ghana wins ICC arbitration against Tullow over US$393m tax assessment

Ghana has emerged victorious in a major international tax dispute with Tullow Ghana Limited, with an arbitral tribunal dismissing the oil company’s claims and...

Roads Minister urges contractors to speed up Accra-Kumasi bypass works

Roads and Highways Minister, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has challenged contractors working on the Accra-Kumasi Bypass to accelerate construction, particularly on the troubled Konongo section,...

15 years of waiting: Inside La Presec’s desperate fight for classrooms, computers and dignity

For more than a decade, the walls of an unfinished three-storey classroom block at La Presec have stood as a painful reminder of a...

First female prime minister named in Morocco after winning elections

Fatima Zahra El Mansouri has been named Morocco’s first female prime minister, after her centrist Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) won the most seats...

Eiffel Tower chief to quit after female staff replaced by men during religious visit

The chief executive of the company that runs the Eiffel Tower will step down after a backlash over female staff being replaced by male...

New Yorker identified as Yaw Boahene, 57, killed after bag was caught in subway train doors

A man in Brooklyn, New York, died after his bag got caught between the doors of a subway train, which then dragged him down. The...

Auditor-General to track audit recommendations as GH¢280.5m in surcharges remains unpaid

The Ghana Audit Service will, in October 2026, launch an online tracker to monitor the implementation of audit recommendations. The tracker, developed in-house by the...

Ghana ranked 5th source of cocaine seized at Antwerp, Belgium in 2025

Ghana was the fifth-largest country of origin for cocaine seized at the port of Antwerp in Belgium in 2025, according to figures from Belgian...

Walewale MP withdraws ‘rude’ remark, apologises to Speaker Bagbin

The Member of Parliament for Walewale, Dr Kabiru Tiah Mahama, has apologised to Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin and the House after withdrawing his...

Minority vows to pursue narcotics probe despite Bagbin’s rejection of motion

The Minority in Parliament has vowed to pursue its demand for a parliamentary inquiry into major narcotics seizures linked to Ghana, rejecting Speaker Alban...

UGMC Research Director urges stronger clinical trials to bridge gap between research and patient care

The Director of the Medical and Scientific Research Centre (MSRC) at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC), Prof Charles Hayfron-Benjamin, has called for...

Mortuary breakdown leaves two bodies in limbo at St. Anne’s Hospital in Damongo

Two bodies, both of former teachers, are stuck in limbo at St. Anne's Catholic Hospital after the two engines powering the facility's mortuary broke...

GES urges striking teachers to return to work, warns of threat to academic calendar

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has appealed to the striking teacher unions to call off their industrial action, warning that the strike threatens what...

Bagbin adjourns Parliament indefinitely

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has adjourned the House indefinitely following his decision to reject a Minority motion seeking a parliamentary investigation into major...

2027 AFCONQ: Ghana suffer second straight defeat as The Gambia hit four

Ghana suffered a second successive defeat in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers after losing 4-2 to The Gambia at the Accra Sports...

EOCO declares Wisdom Dogbey wanted over alleged fraud, money laundering

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has declared a man identified as Wisdom Dogbey wanted over alleged offences of defrauding by false pretences...

‘Give caucus leaders adequate time to speak before ruling’ – Afenyo-Markin to Bagbin

Minority Leader in Parliament Alexander Afenyo-Markin has urged Speaker Alban Bagbin to allow the leaders of the respective parliamentary caucuses adequate opportunity to make...

Bagbin rejects Minority motion for probe into narcotics consignments linked to Ghana

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has rejected a Minority motion seeking a bipartisan parliamentary investigation into major narcotics consignments linked to Ghana, citing concerns...

Three dead, scores injured in accident at Mankuma

Three people have died and about 15 others sustained injuries in a fatal road crash at Mankuma, a farming community near Bole in the...

John Boadu leads NPP chairmanship race in latest survey ahead of Saturday’s delegates conference

Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has emerged as the candidate respondents consider most likely to win the party’s...

Roads Minister summons Accra-Kumasi Bypass consultant over absence from project site

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has summoned ADK, the consultancy firm supervising the Accra-Kumasi Bypass project, to explain its absence...

Full implementation of TRAFFITECH-GH rescheduled to November 1

The Ghana Police Service has moved the full implementation of its automated traffic law enforcement programme, TRAFFITECH-GH, from October 1 to November 1, 2026. In...

AMA reminds yellow-plate drivers to obtain commercial driver’s licence

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has reminded drivers of commercially registered vehicles to obtain the Assembly’s commercial driver’s licence or risk running into trouble...

Bagbin raises concern over rising insults and hate speech in Ghana’s public discourse

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has called for greater civility in Ghana’s national discourse, expressing concern over the increasing use of insults, threats and...

Minority blames weak security systems for Ghana’s alleged emergence as drug transit hub

The Minority in Parliament has raised concerns about what it describes as weaknesses in Ghana’s security systems, warning that they could expose the country...

Free Salomey now!’ — Women’s group gives Mahama 24 hours to act

Chants of “Free Salomey now! Free Salomey now!” rang through the AMA Park in Accra on Tuesday as scores of women marched to demand...

Life on hold: The story of a 28-year-old nurse fighting for life against kidney failure

Completing nursing school may mark a proud beginning of a fulfilling career for most young adults, financial independence, and a bright future of saving...

My defamation suit against Sammy Gyamfi still pending in court – Afenyo-Markin

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin says a court case arising from alleged defamatory comments by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Gold Board...

DVLA begins pilot of RFID-enabled number plates

Ghana is set to introduce a new vehicle identification system, with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) beginning a pilot of Radio Frequency...

Teachers’ strike hits school vendors as sales drop

The ongoing strike by teachers is beginning to take a toll on vendors who operate on school campuses. A visit by Adom News to the...

Armah-Kofi Buah has not resigned from GoldBod – Lands Ministry

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has dismissed reports suggesting that Minister Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah has resigned from the Board of the Ghana...

Cedi remains under pressure due to Christmas demand, going for GH¢11.90 at forex bureaus

The cedi remained under pressure over the fortnight, extending its year-to-date depreciation against the US dollar to 10.04%. In the interbank market, the currency weakened...

Akyem Hemang residents protest alleged military killing of 28-year-old man, demand justice

Residents of Akyem Hemang in the Fanteakwa South District of the Eastern Region have taken to the streets to demand justice for 28-year-old Douglas...

Roads Minister urges motorists to drive cautiously on Accra-Kumasi Highway

The Minister of Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has appealed to motorists using the Accra-Kumasi Highway to exercise patience and drive cautiously as...

Ghana reaffirms commitment to maritime safety and sustainability

Deputy Transport Minister Dorcas Affo-Toffey has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to developing a safer, more efficient and sustainable maritime sector to support Ghana’s economic...