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Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College embarks on four-day operational field visit to Nkwanta

The Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC) has commenced a four-day Operational Field Visit (OFV) to the Nkwanta South Municipality in the...

Use AI responsibly – TMI CEO cautions media practitioners

The Chief Executive Officer and Director of Topman Multimedia Institute, Dominic Amponsah, has urged journalists and social media users to use Artificial Intelligence (AI)...

See the areas that will be affected by ECG’s planned maintenance on Tuesday, March 10, 2026

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced a series of scheduled maintenance works across four operational regions for Tuesday, March 10, 2026, with...

CID recovers over 100 tonnes of stolen ECG cables in Tema raid

The Ghana Police Service has recovered more than 100 tonnes of stolen service cables belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) from a...

Couple arrested for allegedly beheading newborn for ritual purposes in Awutu Bontrase

The Awutu Bereku District Police Command, led by Superintendent Edmond Nyamekye, has arrested a couple for allegedly beheading their newborn baby and removing its...

Obra Show: Mother accuses man of bolting with twins after denying paternity

A storm of emotion swept through the Obra Show on Nhyira FM, simulcast on Adom TV, when Mary Boamah appeared before host Ohemaa Benewa...

Heavy rainfall causes havoc in Obuasekrom

Two church buildings and several homes have collapsed in Obuasekrom, in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region, following heavy rainfall, leaving many...

DWM marks International Women’s Day, honours Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings’ legacy

Developing Women for Mobilisation (DWM) has marked this year’s International Women’s Day by calling for renewed commitment to women’s empowerment and gender equality. In a...

Government pays GH¢2.6bn to clear NHIS arrears – Health Minister

The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has announced that the government paid GH¢2.6 billion to the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in 2025...

Nkwanta South MCE Joseph Antwi Awal to receive World Diplomatic Federation Award

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Nkwanta South, Joseph Antwi Awal, is set to receive a prestigious award from the World Diplomatic Federation (WODIF)...

Court ordered promotion, but Police demand exams — 40 officers petition Deputy AG

About 40 police officers have petitioned the Deputy Attorney-General over a directive issued by the Ghana Police Service, which they say contradicts a ruling...

Climate Evidence: Sustaining Ghana’s farming glory under climate stress

Climate variability has become one of the most destabilizing forces confronting Ghana’s agriculture sector, which contributes about 20 percent of GDP and employs more...

One killed as Toyota Voxy crashes into truck at Teacher Mantey

One person has been confirmed dead following a crash involving a Toyota Voxy and a stationary MAN Diesel truck at Teacher Mantey on the...

Ban on pay-TV services at Presidency in force; my office is the only place with DsTV – Kwakye Ofosu

The Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has affirmed that the Mahama-led government remains committed to its decision to cut expenditure, including the...

Asiedu Nketia urges farmers, industry to address tomato glut in Ghana

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has urged improved coordination between farmers and industries to tackle the persistent...

CLOGSAG strike disrupts services at assemblies in Ashanti Region

The ongoing strike by the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) is significantly disrupting operations across the Ashanti Region, with several...

MoFFA Compliance Operation shuts down Enchi mortuary and other facilities over violations

The Mortuaries and Funeral Facilities Agency has temporarily closed the Enchi Government Hospital Mortuary and other facilities in the Western North Region following violations...

Andre Ayew may no longer be needed in Black Stars – Ignatius Osei-Fosu

Former Ghana Premier League coach Ignatius Osei-Fosu has questioned the need for Andre Ayew to return to the Ghana national football team as debate...

COMSSA Men’s Cook-Off 2026 redefines gender narratives through culinary showdown

The COMSSA Men’s Cook-Off 2026, held on Ghana’s 69th Independence Day at Anigyie Nkoa Villa in New Winneba, brought together male faculty members and...

Government ready to fly recruitment stampede victim abroad for treatment if necessary – Health Minister

The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has assured that the government is prepared to consider sending Sandra Baafi Boateng, a victim of the...

Titus Glover slams GH¢1.5m cost of Independence Day celebration at Jubilee House

Former Greater Accra Regional Minister Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus Glover has criticized the reported GH¢1.5 million cost of this year’s Independence Day celebration at...

Two killed, three in critical condition after robbery attack at Fufulso

Two people have been confirmed dead while three others are in critical condition following a robbery attack on a mobile money vendor at Fufulso...

Ghana records 1,038 Mpox cases, eight deaths since outbreak began – Health Minister

Ghana has recorded 1,038 confirmed cases of Mpox (Monkeypox) with eight deaths as of March 3, 2026, according to the Ministry of Health. The outbreak,...

GHA announces temporary traffic management on N4 for interchange expansion works

The Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) has announced a temporary traffic management arrangement on the Accra–Madina stretch of the N4 Highway to facilitate ongoing construction...

Gov’t distributes seized ‘galamsey’ water pumps to farmers to boost irrigation – Dumelo

Deputy Minister of Agriculture, John Dumelo, has revealed that the government has distributed thousands of water pumps seized from illegal mining operators to farmers...

Kofi Adu Domfeh honoured with Excellence in Climate Journalism and Advocacy Award

Multimedia journalist and Climate Reality Leader, Kofi Adu Domfeh, has been honoured with the Excellence in Climate Journalism and Advocacy Award. He was among several...

Four injured Ghanaian soldiers responding to treatment in Lebanon — GAF

The four Ghanaian army officers wounded in a missile attack on the country's UNIFIL peacekeeping base in southern Lebanon are responding to treatment and...

Young innovators pitch ideas at Akosua Manu’s Changemakers Challenge

The maiden edition of the Changemakers Challenge, an initiative designed to nurture innovative ideas among young people, has successfully concluded, with participants pitching bold...

I’m poised to take art to a different level – Sharon Padi says after becoming Guinness World Record holder

Ghanaian artist Sharon Dede Padi has revealed that leaf-print art has become her signature style following her achievement of the Guinness World Record for...

Nkoko Nkitinkiti initiative to cut Ghana’s poultry imports — John Dumelo

The Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, John Dumelo, says the volume of poultry products imported into Ghana is expected to fall sharply once...

Alleged notorious land guard, accomplice arrested at Abokobi

Saviour Kojo Ekpe, an alleged notorious land guard terrorising residents of Abokobi in Accra, has been arrested by the police.   Ekpe, 45, was nabbed with four pump action guns, 101...

Ghana Cooperative Marketing Association demands restoration of all assets, payment of rental arrears

The Ghana Cooperative Marketing Association (GCMA) is requesting the Mahama-led government to implement the decade-long white paper declaration on the restoration of all its...

Ghana High Commission in London opens Trade House

The Ghana High Commissioner to the UK, Sabah Zita Benson has highlighted the importance of strengthening Ghana’s economic presence in the United Kingdom, following...

Heavy traffic hits Tetteh Quarshie as road diversions slow movement

Vehicular traffic around the Tetteh Quarshie Interchange in Accra is building up to uncomfortable levels following road diversions that have narrowed traffic lanes in...

COCOBOD’s rollover contracts cost Ghana nearly $1bn – Otokunor

Ghana lost nearly $941 million in a single cocoa trade deal after buying beans from farmers at $7,200 per tonne to settle pre-existing contracts...

GoldBod Jewellery clarifies role in UK Women of Valour event

A subsidiary of the Ghana Gold Board, GoldBod Jewellery Limited, has clarified its involvement in the 2026 Women of Valour event in the United...

Cocoa farmers received as little as 30% of FOB price under Akufo-Addo – Otokunor

A senior official at the Presidency says Ghana’s cocoa farmers received as little as 30 per cent of the Free-On-Board (FOB) price under the...

Galamsey chemicals and air pollution linked to rising diabetes risk in children

Dr. Benson Owusu, a public health expert, is raising alarm over the growing exposure of children to toxic heavy metals from illegal mining and...

IET-GH inaugurates Cape Coast Technical University Chapter

The Institution of Engineering and Technology, Ghana officially inaugurated the Cape Coast Technical University (CCTU) Chapter on Friday, 6th March 2026, under the leadership...

‘Such crimes are against humanity’ — Peter Otokunor backs prosecution of former COCOBOD officials

Dr Peter Boamah Otokunor has described alleged mismanagement at the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) under the previous administration as “crimes against humanity” and endorsed...