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CSA warns public over rise in restaurant impersonation scams

The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has issued a public alert over a growing wave of online scams in which fraudsters impersonate legitimate restaurants and...

EOCO rescues 39 persons in Hohoe over suspected travel fraud and human trafficking scheme

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), in collaboration with the Ghana Police Service, has rescued 39 persons during an intelligence-led operation targeting two...

Bawumia calls for discontinuation of prosecutions undertaken in his name

Former Vice President and 2024 New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has called on the Ghana Police Service and the Attorney-General...

Court grants police assistance for Cola Holdings to take over Cheddar’s No. 1 Oxford Street Hotel

The Commercial Division of the High Court in Accra has granted a warrant of police assistance to UK-based Cola Holdings Limited and its appointed...

Overflowing Santasi dump site cleared following Adom News report

The overflowing refuse at the Santasi dump site in Kumasi, which posed an environmental health risk to residents, has finally been cleared following a...

Two patients exchange blows at Ejisu Government Hospital, damage properties

Two male patients receiving treatment at the Accident and Emergency Unit of the Ejisu Government Hospital in the Ashanti Region reportedly engaged in a...

Mid-year budget review: Don’t take any new promises seriously – Oppong Nkrumah to Ghanaians

Ranking Member on Parliament's Economy and Development Committee and Member of Parliament for Ofoase Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has urged Ghanaians to treat any...

Homeless woman found dead at Koforidua Jackson park

A homeless woman has been found dead at Jackson Park in Koforidua in the Eastern Region after allegedly staying at the same spot for...

BoG to sell remaining shareholdings in ADB, NIB – Governor

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) will dispose of its remaining shareholdings in the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) and the National Investment Bank (NIB) as...

Mother-of-four in court over alleged offensive remarks about Mahama on TikTok

TikToker Rita Konadu, popularly known as "Mama One," has been granted GH¢50,000 bail with two sureties after appearing before court over allegations of making...

Wontumi’s 20-year jail sentence is severe and shocking – Peter Amewu

Former Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, has described the 20-year prison sentence imposed on Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New...

Nhyiaeso MP rejects Global InfoAnalytics poll ranking, calls assessment ‘dangerous’

Member of Parliament for Nhyiaeso, Dr Stephen Amoah, has rejected a parliamentary performance poll by Global InfoAnalytics that ranked him among MPs perceived to...

Proposed fare hike is a warning, not an approved increase – GRTCC [Audio]

The General Secretary of the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC), Emmanuel Ohene Yeboah, says transport operators are yet to approve the proposed 30%...

‘Jonkys’ now dictate transport fares, Police look on — GPRTU [Audio]

The Deputy Secretary of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), Samuel Amoah, says the union does not have the legal authority to arrest...

GPRTU clarifies position on reported 30% transport fare increase [Listen]

The Deputy Secretary of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), Samuel Amoah, has dismissed reports that the union has approved a 30% increase...

Over 90% of ‘Aboboyaa’ in Accra operate without side mirrors — DVLA

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has raised concerns over the roadworthiness of tricycles, popularly known as aboboyaa, operating in Accra, saying more...

Godfred Dame argues Hanan Abdul-Wahab’s Buffer Stock charge sheet is defective, seeks dismissal

Lawyers for Hanan Abdul-Wahab have challenged the validity of the charge sheet in the ongoing Republic v Hanan Abdul-Wahab & Another case, arguing that it is fundamentally defective...

NDC branch organiser granted GH¢200,000 bail over alleged false claims about Bawumia

A 39-year-old lotto agent and branch organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for Agona West, Prince Aboagye, has appeared before a court for...

Wontumi brought to Accra High Court for Tano Nimiri case while serving 20-year sentence

The jailed Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has made his first appearance at...

Wontumi sentence: John Boadu urges NPP members to remain united

Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has expressed support for the party’s Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known...

Mahama, former presidents, other dignitaries to attend Apostle Kwadwo Safo’s funeral – Family confirms

The family of the late Apostle Kwadwo Safo has announced that final preparations for his burial and funeral rites have reached their final stages,...

Rejecting Ghana cedi coins is a criminal offence – BoG warns traders

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has cautioned traders, transport operators and businesses that refusing to accept Ghana cedi coins as payment for goods and...

GMet forecasts thunderstorms in northern Ghana as mist and fog affect southern areas

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMET) has forecast thunderstorms and rain over parts of northern and transition belt communities on Wednesday, while much of southern...

Ghana’s public debt hits GH¢720.8bn in May 2026

Ghana’s public debt hit GH¢720.8 billion in May 2026, equivalent to 45.1% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). In dollar term, the public debt stock stood...

Contractors on $500m World Bank road projects to face sanctions for poor work – Agbodza

Roads and Highways Minister Kwame Governs Agbodza has assured Parliament that road projects to be funded under the newly approved US$500 million World Bank...

Two arrested at Asawase Market over suspected narcotics hidden in fertiliser sacks

The Manhyia District Police Command has arrested two men after an intelligence-led operation uncovered a large quantity of suspected narcotic drugs concealed in fertiliser...

Korle-Klottey, Tema and Accra Metro lead HIV table in Greater Accra – AIDS Commission

The Ghana AIDS Commission has revealed that about 337,435 people are currently living with HIV in Ghana, with the Greater Accra Region recording the...

Three killed, 11 injured in head-on collision at Ajumako Kokoben

Three people have died, while 11 others sustained varying degrees of injuries following a head-on collision involving two vehicles at Ajumako Kokoben in the...

NPP clears 34 aspirants for Ashanti Regional executive elections after vetting

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region has cleared 34 aspirants to contest in the upcoming regional executive elections. One candidate, Adwoa Adutwumwaa...

Wontumi chose trial over plea bargain – Deputy AG rejects NPP’s ‘political prisoner’ claim

Deputy Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, has dismissed claims that the Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman...

Five arrested over alleged human trafficking; 18 rescued at Kwabenya

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has arrested five people for their alleged involvement in human trafficking and cyber-enabled criminal...

Gov’t Statistician highlights plans for register-based education data system after meeting with Education Minister

The Government Statistician, Dr Alhassan Iddrisu, has announced progress on Ghana’s Pilot Register-Based Education Statistics Project following a meeting involving the Ghana Statistical Service...

Delegation from Dagbon formally informs Otumfuo of Ya-Na Abukari II’s death

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, received a delegation from the Dagbon Traditional Council, which formally informed him of...

ECG announces planned power outages across Tema, Ashanti, Accra West, Central and Eastern Regions for Wednesday

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced a series of planned maintenance exercises across the Tema, Ashanti, Accra West, Central and Eastern regions...

Wontumi’s lawyers only sought an adjournment, not to move motions – Deputy A-G

Deputy Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, has rejected claims that Chairman Wontumi's legal team was prevented from arguing pending applications before...

GNFS relocates bee swarm after student, teacher attacked at Vakpo Secondary Technical School

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has safely removed and relocated a bee swarm from the Vakpo Secondary Technical School in the North Dayi...

Unemployed man jailed for attempting to steal police armoured vehicle

The Kwadaso Circuit Court in Kumasi has sentenced a 26-year-old unemployed man to one month in prison for attempting to steal a police armoured...

2 arrested for illegal mining near Adansi Asokwa Agenda 111 Hospital site

National Security operatives have arrested two people, including the owner of an illegal mining site located close to the Agenda 111 Hospital project at...

‘Don’t rush to scrap it’ – Adawudu defends criminal offensive conduct law

A member of the NDC’s legal team, Victor Kwadjoga Adawudu, has urged caution over growing calls to repeal the criminal offensive conduct provisions, insisting...