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Panic as body of 67-year-old woman is stolen from Adevukope cemetery

Johnson Dotsey Mensah, the Assembly Member for the Adevukope Electoral Area in the Ketu North Municipality, has reported a suspected grave robbery at the...

Police rule out visible assault in death of UCC student found on beach

Police at the UCC District Command are investigating the death of an unidentified woman whose body was found washed ashore at Hutchland Beach in...

Education Ministry reacts to tragic death of missing UCC student

The Ministry of Education has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Ms. Innocentia Avinu, a Level 200 student of the University of Cape...

Ola Girls’ SHS headmistress appeals for urgent infrastructure, logistics support

The Headmistress of Ola Girls’ Senior High School at Kenyasi No. 2 in the Ahafo Region, Beatrice Adongo, has raised concerns over inadequate infrastructure...

Flooding: TMA, NADMO clear structures on waterways at Tema Timber Market

The Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA), in collaboration with the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), has begun the removal of structures erected on waterways within...

Motor rider dead in multi-vehicle crash on Cape Coast–Takoradi Highway

A motor rider has died in a fatal road traffic accident involving three vehicles on the Cape Coast–Takoradi Highway near the University of Cape...

Dredging begins at KNUST to restore Wewe River flow and curb flooding

Excavators have commenced dredging works on sections of the Wewe River at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in a move...

Fishermen discover dead body in Densu River after heavy flooding

The body of an adult male has been retrieved from the Densu River at Tetegu near Weija in the Ga South Municipality of the...

Refuse crisis deepens as over 500 aboboyaa riders queue for hours

A growing waste management challenge in parts of the Greater Accra Region has left hundreds of refuse transport operators stranded, raising fresh concerns about...

Aflao border plunged into darkness, exposing travelers to attacks – Union Secretary

Emmanuel Kwasi Agbodeka, Secretary to the Cooperative Hiring Car Union, Aflao Branch, has raised alarm over deteriorating security conditions at the Aflao border enclave,...

Nigeria wins 4th ECOWAS Regional Cybersecurity Hackathon 2026 in Accra

Nigeria has been crowned champions of the 4th ECOWAS Regional Cybersecurity Hackathon 2026, securing the coveted $10,000 grand prize after demonstrating exceptional innovation, technical...

Local Government Minister urges AMA to redevelop ageing public structures

The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has called on the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) to adopt innovative approaches to...

Ambulance Service trains Gambaga College students in life-saving emergency care skills

The National Ambulance Service (NAS) in the North East Region has trained Level 100 students of the Gambaga College of Education in essential emergency...

NACOC seeks GJA partnership to tackle rising substance abuse among youth

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has called for stronger collaboration with the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) to intensify public education and awareness campaigns aimed...

Missing UCC student reportedly found dead

A female student of the University of Cape Coast who was reported missing earlier this week has been found dead on the university's campus. The...

Several injured after truck crashes into fuel tanker and taxi at Konongo Lady Diana

Several people escaped death but sustained varying degrees of injuries after a container truck collided with a fuel tanker and a taxi at Konongo...

One injured as fire destroys parts of Government Secretariat School hostel in Sekondi

A fire outbreak at the Government Secretariat School hostel in Sekondi has left one person injured after flames engulfed two rooms on the second...

High Court quashes GTEC’s directive derecognising UNEM degrees

The High Court in Adentan has set aside a controversial directive issued by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) that sought to derecognise qualifications...

Mason dies after falling into well during construction work in Abura Dunkwa

A mason has died following a rescue and recovery operation by the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) at Asokwa, near the District Assembly in...

Ghanaian Mecca pilgrims back home after 2026 Hajj

The first batch of 423 Ghanaian pilgrims who travelled to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to participate in the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage have returned...

CHRAJ reveals over 458,000 children are not in school due to child labour in Ghana

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has raised concerns about the persistent problem of child labour in Ghana, warning that the...

Man dies in crash after vehicle theft in Labone

A suspected armed robber has reportedly died following an attempted vehicle theft near the Labone Girls School area in Accra. An eyewitness told Adom News...

Judicial Service dismisses reports magistrate advised settlement in Nyinahin teacher assault case

The Judicial Service has dismissed reports that a magistrate advised parties in a high-profile assault case involving a teacher and a female student to...

Three killed, others injured in head-on collision near Zebilla

Three people have lost their lives after a devastating head-on collision between an Accra–Bawku-bound VVIP bus and a Toyota Sienta commercial vehicle near Zebilla...

Six arrested at Koforidua China Mall site for defying stop-work order

Personnel from National Security, the Ghana Armed Forces and the Ghana Police Service have arrested six individuals during a raid on the controversial China...

Mahama has never considered pardon for convicted officials – Akwatia MP

The Member of Parliament for Akwatia, Bernard Bediako Baidoo, has stated that President John Mahama has not contemplated granting a presidential pardon to any...

Hundreds of tricycle riders stranded on Mallam-Kasoa road as dump site closure and flooding disrupt waste disposal

More than 500 aboboyaa (tricycle) riders transporting refuse have been left stranded along the Mallam–Kasoa Road due to mounting pressure at major waste disposal...

Mordecai Quarshie challenges Ken Ofori-Atta’s absence, says NPP’s credibility is at stake

Former Municipal Chief Executive for Ledzokuku and staunch New Patriotic Party (NPP) member, Mordecai Abusuayedom Quarshie, has intensified his call for accountability from former...

Family demands independent probe into disappearance of newborn baby at Salaga hospital

The family of a woman who recently gave birth at the Salaga Government Hospital in the Savannah Region is demanding an immediate and independent...

Afari Military Hospital was fully completed before NPP left office – Former Atwima Nwabiagya MCE

Former Municipal Chief Executive for Atwima Nwabiagya, Michael Awuku Amoah, has insisted that the Afari Military Hospital was fully completed, equipped, and ready for...

Asante Gold to re-forest 800 hectares of degraded Tano-Suraw Forest land

Asante Gold Chirano Limited has launched a major reforestation offset project to restore approximately 800 hectares of degraded forest reserves as part of its...

Assin Kyekyewere Circuit Court acquits three of attempted robbery charges

​The Assin Kyekyewere Circuit Court has acquitted and discharged three men who were facing trial for attempted robbery, following a ruling by Her Honour...

61-year-old traditional healer found brutally attacked days after going missing in Assin Kushia

​A community in Assin Kushia, within the Assin North District, is reeling after a missing 61-year-old man was discovered unconscious in a nearby bush...

New Somanya Methodist JHS to get major facelift

In a familiarization tour steeped in nostalgia, the overlord and proud alumnus of New Somanya Methodist Junior High School (JHS), Nene Tetteh Nanor Odjidji...

Wontumi case: Plea negotiation a legal strategy, not admission of guilt – Baffour Awuah

The Member of Parliament for Manhyia South and Vice Chairperson of Parliament’s Subsidiary Legislation Committee, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has clarified that the decision...

Ghana calls on Canada to reverse Thomas Partey’s visa refusal

The Government of Ghana has lodged a formal protest against Canada’s decision to deny a temporary residence visa to Black Stars midfielder Thomas Partey,...

Punishment must be part of any Wontumi plea deal – Arthur Kennedy

Punishment must be part of any plea deal involving Chairman Wontumi, political analyst Dr. Arthur Kennedy has argued. He insists that any negotiated settlement should...

Wontumi trial: Accept plea bargain if it delivers justice, recovery of state funds – Bomfeh urges AG

The Chief Executive Officer of the Centre for Citizenship, Constitutional and Electoral Systems (CenCES) has urged the Attorney-General to consider accepting a plea bargain...

GMet issues alert on moderate to heavy rains across parts of Ghana

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has issued an impact-based weather alert warning of moderate to heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, strong winds and possible localised flooding...

Gov’t maintains cocoa producer price despite decline in global prices

The Government of Ghana, through the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), has announced that the producer price of cocoa will remain unchanged for the 2026...