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Gomoa Wassa chiefs angry with Police over release of assassination suspects

Chiefs and residents of Gomoa Wassa in the Gomoa West District of the Central Region have expressed outrage at the Gomoa Dawurampong Divisional Police...

Police arrest suspect over shooting incident during 2024 general elections in Kasoa

The Central East Regional Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old man, Mujaheed Suraj, in connection with the shooting of two individuals during the 2024...

Galamsey: 22 Togolese arrested in West Gonja

Police in the Savannah Region have apprehended 22 foreign nationals suspected of engaging in illegal mining activities in the West Gonja Municipality. The suspects, reportedly...

Residents respond positively to gun amnesty programme in Ahafo Region – Police PRO

The Ahafo Regional Police have described public response to the Ministry of the Interior’s gun amnesty programme as impressive. Speaking to Adom News in Goaso,...

Assin Fosu Health Director threatens to shut down Akoti Health Centre over attacks on workers

The Assin Fosu Municipal Health Directorate has warned it may close down the Akoti Health Centre if threats against its staff persist in the...

GPRTU taskforce arrest five drivers at Kaneshie for charging illegal fares

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) Taskforce has arrested five commercial drivers at Kaneshie for charging unauthorised fares and engaging in the widely...

Pru West: Abease Traditional Council supports Abease SHS with food donation

The Abease Traditional Council in the Pru West District of the Bono East Region has donated assorted food items to Abease Senior High School...

AMA, 5 sister assemblies announce joint decongestion exercise from February 1

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), in collaboration with the Korle Klottey, La-Dadekotopon, Ayawaso Central, Ayawaso East, and Ablekuma Central Municipal Assemblies, has announced a...

Arise Ghana suspends picketing for a week pending US response

Arise Ghana has temporarily suspended its planned indefinite picketing to allow time for a response from the United States authorities regarding the return of...

Daddy Lumba left no will – High Court

The High Court in Accra has confirmed that there is no registered will for the late highlife musician Charles Kwadwo Fosuh, popularly known as...

Effutu Municipal Assembly tops Central Region in 2025 National Sanitation Day Assessment

Effutu Municipal Assembly has been named the best-performing local authority in the Central Region in the second-half assessment of the 2025 National Sanitation Day...

Randy Abbey refiles GH¢20million defamation suit against Abronye

The CEO of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Randy Abbey, has refiled his GH¢20million defamation suit against the Bono Regional Chairman of the New...

Why Ghana’s language policy is failing young learners – Research reveals

Children across Ghana walk into classrooms eager to learn, but for many, the first obstacle is not the subject on the board, it is...

Atiwa West mining taskforce arrests 11 foreigners for mining in Atewa forest

The Atiwa West District Mining Taskforce has arrested eleven foreign nationals for engaging in illegal mining activities in the Atewa Forest Reserve in the...

Western regional lands officer enstooled divisional chief of New Juaben

A 44-year-old Western Regional Lands Officer has been enstooled as the Ntotoyɛhene (Chief of Staff) of the New Juaben Traditional Area in the Eastern...

Valentine goes ‘contract level’ on Adom FM as ‘Ɔdɔ Contract’ takes over Kyerɛwodɔ 2026

Valentine’s Day is no longer just about roses, chocolates and “I love yous.” On Adom 106.3 FM, love now comes with terms and conditions. Adom FM...

Twins allegedly beat 33-year-old man to death at Boinzan

Two twin brothers, identified as Atta Kofi and Ebi Wom, both aged 28, have allegedly beaten a 33-year-old man to death at Sefwi Boinzan...

Effutu MCE supports persons with disabilities with GH¢240,000 in items and cash

The Effutu Municipal Assembly has provided items and cash worth GH¢240,000 to persons living with disabilities (PWDs) in a bid to reduce unemployment and...

Cheddar challenges enforcement of UK judgment over $14.9m debt

Businessman and President of the Kwarleyz Group, Nana Kwame Bediako, popularly known as Cheddar, has denied claims that he owes Cola Holdings Limited a...

Gov’t targets 400,000 youth under One Million Coders programme in 2026

The Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation has announced a major partnership with the Ministry of Education to train at least 400,000 young...

Kintampo South MP donates furniture to 500 kindergarten pupils

More than 500 kindergarten pupils from over 20 schools across the Kintampo South Constituency have benefited from a furniture donation by Member of Parliament,...

Ghana to open trade office in Nanjing, China in 2026 – Ofosu-Adjare

The Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, has announced plans for Ghana to open a new Trade Office in Nanjing, Shandong Province,...

Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park backs call to rename Kotoka International Airport

The management of the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park (KNMP) has expressed full support for calls to rename Kotoka International Airport after Ghana’s first President,...

Jema Task Force and forestry officers dismantle mining cell in Tano-Boin Reserve

A 24-man joint task force comprising the Forestry Commission’s Rapid Response Team (RRT) and local watchdogs from the Jema Anti-Galamsey Advocacy (JAGA) successfully dismantled...

Caveman CEO pays courtesy call on Goldbod Jewellery Managing Director

A delegation from Caveman Watches led by its Chief Executive Officer Anthony Dzamefe, has paid a courtesy call on the Managing Director...

Ghana to roll out AI learning tools in local languages through Google partnership

Ghana is set to expand access to education through Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools developed in local languages, the Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has...

Taxi driver dies after truck load of wood falls on vehicle on Wenchi–Wa highway

A 36-year-old taxi driver, Robert Atta Ernest, has died in a tragic accident on the Wenchi–Wa highway after a Kia Rhino truck loaded with...

GNFS cites late alert, poor access and gas explosions in Circle fire outbreak

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has disclosed that late reporting, poor access routes, gas explosions, and illegal electrical connections hindered efforts to quickly...

Three arrested in Ketu South for illegal fishing 

Three persons have been arrested at Agavedzi in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region for their alleged involvement in illegal fishing activities along the...

Abuse of judicial authority erodes public trust in courts – Chief Justice warns new judges

Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has cautioned judges against the misuse of judicial authority, warning that such conduct weakens public confidence in the courts and...

Building contractor remanded over trespass, threat of harm

An Adentan Circuit Court has remanded a building contractor into police custody over charges of trespass and threat of harm. The accused, Carlos Kwabena Allston,...

TWOTAP launches “Care for Widows” programme to support over 2,000 widows monthly

The Word of Truth and Prayers Ministries (TWOTAP) has launched a ‘Care for Widows’ programme aimed at improving the lives of vulnerable widows across...

Labourer jailed 10 months for stealing GH¢12,000 at Santasi

A 29-year-old labourer has been sentenced to 10 months’ imprisonment by the Kwadaso Circuit Court in the Kwadaso Municipality of the Ashanti Region for...

We have paid all LBCs – COCOBOD ‘surprised’ over farmers’ complaints

Cocoa farmers in several cocoa-growing communities are expressing frustration at the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) over delays in payment for beans supplied, with some...

Parliamentary Environment Committee to crack down on mining firms flouting environmental laws

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Environment, Science and Technology has announced plans to take strict action against mining companies that violate Ghana’s environmental protection...

NPP race: Bawumia’s vision, competence and persona not in doubt – Egyapa Mercer

Former Tourism Minister, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, has dismissed suggestions that Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s suitability to lead the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is in question,...

NPP race: All aspirants qualified, but Bawumia stands tall – Egyapa Mercer

Former Minister for Tourism, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, has acknowledged that all five aspirants in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential race are capable, but...

NPP race: Bawumia to win with nearly 70% votes – Egyapa Mercer

Former Sekondi MP Andrew Egyapa Mercer has predicted a decisive win for Dr Mahamudu Bawumia in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) upcoming internal presidential...

Oti Minister urges churches to chart path towards holistic development

The Oti Regional Minister, John Kwadwo Gyapong, has called on churches to collaborate and develop a unified approach for the holistic development of the...

ECG customers affected by road construction urged not to transfer meter

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in the Western Region has cautioned residents whose buildings and movable structures will be affected by the road...