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Walking on one leg of the tripod: The IMF endgame in Ghana

On 29 April 2026, an IMF team led by Dr Ruben Atoyan lands in Accra for a two‑week verdict. If the final review under...

2026 BECE: Candidates stranded over road blockade at Nyanikrom

Some Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates at Nyanikrom in the Shama District of the Western Region were on Monday morning left stranded after...

18 dead as floods and landslides hit multiple regions in Kenya

At least 18 people have died in flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains in multiple parts of Kenya. The police stated on Sunday that...

I quit smoking because I’m asthmatic – Reggie Rockstone 

Ghanaian rap legend Reggie Rockstone has revealed that he has stopped smoking due to his battle with asthma. Speaking in a recent interview on Joy...

Ghana Prisons Service warns public over rising social media impersonation fraud

The Ghana Prisons Service has issued a public disclaimer cautioning citizens against a growing wave of impersonation and fraud on social media platforms. In a...

Police officer lowered into crocodile-infested river to recover human remains

Police in South Africa have managed to recover human remains after an officer was lowered from a helicopter into a crocodile-infested river in the...

GRNMA Vice President condemns alleged extortion of nursing students

The First Vice President of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Samuel Alagkora Akolgo, has strongly criticised allegations that some ward managers...

Mahama calls for law to criminalise sex-for-jobs practices

President John Dramani Mahama has called for a new law to criminalise demands for romantic or sexual relationships in exchange for jobs. He made the...

The numbers speak for themselves – Majority replies Minority over BoG loss

The Majority caucus in Parliament has pushed back against claims by the Minority that the Bank of Ghana (BoG) sold off a significant portion...

Adom News journalist Kwasi Azor honoured for impactful rural reporting at Diamond Excellence Awards

Kwasi Azor, Eastern Regional Correspondent for Adom News, has been honoured for his exceptional rural reportage at the 5th Edition of the Diamond Excellence...

Minority accuses NDC of hiding BoG’s true financial crisis amidst claims of GH¢44bn loss

The Minority caucus in Parliament has sharply criticised the Bank of Ghana following the release of its 2025 audited financial statements, accusing the central...

BECE candidates urged to shun cheating as Aduwamase Old Students donate to school

Candidates sitting for this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) have been urged to shun examination malpractice and approach the papers with confidence. The call...

Four killed, others injured in separate robbery attacks in Bono East, Northern Regions

Four people have been killed and several others injured in two separate armed attacks in the Bono East and Northern regions, prompting the Inspector-General...

Promasidor Ghana mourns Sales Lead killed in Koforidua Highway crash

Promasidor Ghana Limited has confirmed the death of its Southern Sector Sales Lead, Patrick Osei Oware, following a fatal road crash at Suhyin on...

Education Minister sends goodwill message to 2026 BECE candidates

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has extended his best wishes to candidates across the country ahead of the start of the 2026 Basic Education Certificate...

2026 BECE begins today

The 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) is set to begin nationwide today, May 4, and will run until Monday, May 11, 2026. According to...

Analysis: How GOLDBOD’s “beautiful” 2025 financials created a GH¢9bn hole at the Bank of Ghana

When the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) announced last week through its financials that it had assayed a total of 103.8 metric tonnes of ASM...

ECG announces temporary outages in Kumasi Ridge amidst transformer upgrade

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced a major transformer upgrade at the Kumasi Ridge Substation as part of efforts to strengthen power...

Human remains found in crocodile during search for missing man

Human remains believed to be those of a missing 59-year-old Gauteng businessman have been discovered inside a crocodile in the Komati River, in a...

Motorists decry worsening state of death trap Kintampo–Krabonso road

Motorists and residents along the Kintampo–Krabonso stretch in the Bono East Region are calling on government to urgently fix the deteriorating road, warning that...

Promasidor Sector Lead for Sales in Southern Ghana dies in crash on Koforidua–Tafo highway

Patrick Osei, popularly known as Pomo, Marketing Manager of Promasidor Ghana with oversight for the Eastern, Ashanti, Volta and Greater Accra regions, has died...

28-year-old food vendor killed in renewed Nkwanta South violence

A fresh wave of violence in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region has claimed the life of a 28-year-old food vendor, further...

New AI technology detects ‘hidden sperm’ in men deemed infertile

A new AI-powered technology is locating sperm cells in men who were told they had none – and giving couples who have been trying...

Obenimase M/A JHS headmaster appeals for urgent infrastructure support

The Headmaster of Obenimase M/A Junior High School in the Asante Akyem Central Municipality has called on government and key education stakeholders to urgently...

Gideon Boako raises alarm over galamsey impact on Tano River

The Member of Parliament for Tano North in the Ahafo Region, Gideon Boako, has raised serious concern over the deteriorating state of the Tano...

Parts of Ashanti to experience power outages; check out affected areas

Some communities in the Ashanti Region are set to experience a temporary interruption in electricity supply as the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) undertakes...

UN slavery resolution: Ablakwa commends Netherlands, Germany over artefact return plans

Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has held a high-level briefing with members of the diplomatic corps in Accra, outlining Ghana’s position...

GNFS conducts fire simulation exercise at Bank of Ghana in Hohoe

The Ghana National Fire Service has carried out a comprehensive fire and rescue simulation exercise at the Bank of Ghana premises in Hohoe, in...

Faulty fan regulator sparks fire in two-bedroom house at Suhum

A late-night fire has destroyed parts of a residential building at Suhum Konfine in the Eastern Region, leaving significant property damage but no casualties. The...

Veteran actress Madam Koi Koi passes on

Nigerian actress Oby Kechere, widely remembered for her role as “Ms Koi Koi” in the 2002 comedy classic Aki na Ukwa, has died. Her passing...

Mahama lauds IGP Yohuno, POMAB for crime crackdown amid police reforms

President John Dramani Mahama has commended the Inspector General of Police, Christian Tetteh Yohuno, and the Police Management Board (POMAB) for their sustained efforts...

Adomako-Mensah rebukes PURC over silence on recent power outages

Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Energy Committee, Collins Adomako-Mensah, has criticised the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) for failing to publicly address the recent...

One dead as gunmen attack passenger bus in bloody Walewale-Nasia highway ambush

One person is reported dead following a violent armed attack on a passenger bus on Saturday, 2 May 2026. The incident involved a vehicle with...

[Video] Bawumia and Asiedu Nketia unite at SDA anniversary in Sunyani

In a striking display of political maturity that transcended partisan lines, the Chairman of the governing NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, and the NPP 2028...

Pentecost Church launches blood pressure monitoring initiative in Essam-Debiso

The Church of Pentecost in the Sefwi Essam-Debiso Area has launched a blood pressure monitoring initiative to help address rising cases of hypertension in...

Thirteen killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, health ministry says

At least 13 people, including four women and a child, have been killed in Israeli air strikes on southern Lebanon, the Lebanese health ministry...

Vice President joins 2026 Aboakyir celebration

Vice President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has joined the people of Effutu to celebrate Aboakyir 2026, describing the festival as a key platform for preserving...

Gov’t to commence construction of 1,200MW power plant – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has announced that government will, within the year, cut sod for the construction of a 1,200-megawatt power generation plant...

IGP Yohuno urges strategic interventions to match growing security demands

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has called for urgent strategic interventions to strengthen personnel strength and expand infrastructure within the...