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Tension mounts in Sekyekrom over alleged landguard attacks, farmland takeover

Tension is escalating in Sekyekrom and nearby communities in the Akwamu Traditional Area of the Nsawam-Adoagyiri Municipality in the Eastern Region over a disputed...

16 passengers escape death as moving bus catches fire on Bole-Sawla highway (Photos)

Sixteen passengers travelling from Kumasi to Wa narrowly escaped death after the Yutong bus they were travelling on caught fire at Gbogdaa, a farming...

Livestream: Adom FM Dwaso Nsem discusses outcome of NPP Delegates conference

What next for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) following its National Delegates Conference? Join Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem as the programme takes a closer look...

‘Ghanaians are still selling their homes to save lives’ – GMTF Administrator warns as specialised healthcare crisis persists

Families are still selling homes, disposing of property, borrowing heavily and emptying their life savings to pay for specialised medical treatment, a stark reality...

Ghana Medical Trust Fund has surpassed expectations in first year – Health Minister

The Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF) has delivered a stunning first-year performance, exceeding expectations and emerging as a critical vehicle for expanding access to...

GES identifies 800 promotion applicants with unreachable phone numbers

The Ghana Education Service (GES) is asking about 800 applicants seeking promotion to the ranks of Director II and Director I to provide active...

Nkwanta North DCE calls on residents to take responsibility for cleaner communities

The Nkwanta North District in the Oti Region has renewed its commitment to improving sanitation after residents and key stakeholders participated in a district-wide...

Oil slips as Middle East crude exports rise, G7 to release stocks

Oil prices edged lower on Monday as rising ​Middle East crude exports and a release of oil stocks by the Group of Seven ‌nations...

About 4,000 residents cut off after Kunfusi bridge collapses in Savannah region

About 4,000 residents in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of the Savannah Region are struggling to access healthcare, markets and other essential services following the collapse...

GRA probes alleged GH¢600 extortion by Customs Officer at Airport

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has launched an investigation into an alleged extortion involving a Customs officer stationed at the Accra International Airport. The investigation...

REGSEC orders immediate demolition of building at Koforidua Jackson Park after fire incident

The Eastern Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has ordered the immediate demolition of a fire-ravaged one-storey building near the Jackson Park traffic lights in Koforidua...

COCOBOD raises GH¢3.39bn at 11% in first commercial paper tranche

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), through its wholly owned special-purpose vehicle, Cocoa Capital PLC, has raised GH¢3.39 billion from the first tranche of its...

BoG clears Attijariwafa Bank’s takeover of Société Générale Ghana

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has issued a “No Objection” to the proposed takeover of Société Générale Ghana by Morocco-based Attijariwafa Bank, Joy Business...

I am very much interested in Ghana’s coaching job – Manchester United legend Dwight Yorke

Former Manchester United and Aston Villa striker Dwight Yorke has confirmed his interest in becoming the next head coach of Ghana's Black Stars. Ghana are...

GFA ordered to dissolve Black Stars technical team after Carlos Queiroz’s exit

The Ministry of Sports and Recreation has ordered a major overhaul of the technical team and management committee following the resignation of Carlos Queiroz...

28-year-old woman found dead in Kasoa Peace Town in suspected sexual assault

A 28-year-old woman has been found dead at her family compound in Kasoa Peace Town in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central...

Mahama urges African governments to treat healthcare as an investment, not budget cost

President John Mahama has called for a major rethink of healthcare financing in Africa, urging governments and investors to treat the sector as an...

Air ambulance vanishes after taking off from Bermuda for Boston

US authorities have found debris from a medical transport aircraft that went missing with six people on board. The Federal Aviation Administration told the BBC...

NPP election: 8 participants suffer medical emergencies in Kumasi

Eight participants suffered medical emergencies during the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) National Conference and Election held at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi. The...

Fire tears through shops, residential properties in Koforidua

A late-night fire at Srodae in Koforidua has destroyed several shops and parts of residential properties, leaving a one-storey building severely damaged and sections...

Two unemployed men fined GH¢12,000 for stealing 

Two friends have been fined GHS 6,000.00 each by the Nkawie Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti Region for...

Make cleanliness a daily habit beyond National Sanitation Day – Mayor urges traders

The Mayor of Accra, Michael Kpakpo Allotey, has urged traders to make cleanliness a daily habit rather than treating sanitation as a responsibility reserved...

Fishing groups demand halt to reported offshore gold exploration

Fishing associations, coastal communities and civil society organisations have called on the government to immediately halt further progression of the reported offshore gold exploration...

Police restore calm at Larteh following Odwira festival disturbance

Calm has been restored at Larteh Ahenease in the Eastern Region after a heated confrontation between two factions disrupted celebrations during the Ahenease Odwira...

Meet the three newly elected NPP Vice Chairpersons

Kojo Fosu Boadu, popularly known as Kojo Bamba, has been elected First Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) following the party’s national...

Hawa Koomson elected NPP’s National Women’s Organiser

Former Awutu senya East MP, Mavis Hawa Koomson has been elected National Women’s Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). She defeated her sole contender,...

New NPP executives elected in Kumasi: See the full list of winners

John Boadu has been elected National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), as delegates elected a new national executive at the party's delegates...

NPP retains Justin Kodua as General Secretary

Justin Frimpong Kodua has been re-elected General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), securing another term in office after a keenly contested election...

John Boadu elected National Chairman of NPP

Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) John Boadu has been elected National Chairman at the National Delegates Conference in Kumasi putting...

Abanga Fuseini elected NPP National Youth Organiser

Abanga Fuseini Yakubu has been elected National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), securing victory in the party’s national executive elections held...

NPP Delagates Conference: Confusion rocks voting at Ashanti Region TESCON centre

Confusion erupted at the Ashanti Region TESCON polling area during the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) national delegates congress after some delegates struggled to locate...

NPP Bosome Freho Constituency Chairman reportedly arrested at National Delegates Conference

The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Constituency Chairman for Bosome Freho in the Ashanti Region, Patrick Kwaku Frimpong, has reportedly been arrested by the Ghana...

Nana Abena Etruba I honoured at historic homecoming celebrating Anlo and Gomoa cultural unity

In a historic gathering of culture, traditional unity, and advocacy, the Anlo Royal Heritage has welcomed Nana Abena Etruba I (The Woman King), Benkumhene...

‘Ken Ofori-Atta will return to Ghana in his own good time’ – Frank Davies

The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Chairman of the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee, Frank Davies, has defended former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta amid questions...

Ghana gaining notoriety for drugs; arresting couriers not enough – Bawumia tells gov’t

New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has called on the government to identify those financing and organising cocaine shipments linked to Ghana,...

Fibre cuts disrupt Telecel services for over 72,000 subscribers

More than 72,000 Telecel Ghana subscribers across parts of the Central Region are experiencing service disruptions following two fibre cuts along the Accra–Winneba and...

MoH announces mop-up recruitment for 465 nursing and pharmacy vacancies

The Ministry of Health has announced a nationwide mop-up recruitment exercise to fill 465 vacancies for nurses and pharmacy professionals after some applicants reportedly...

Three injured in stampede at NPP National Delegates Conference

Three people have been rushed to the Kumasi South Hospital for treatment after a stampede at the New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Delegates Conference...

Sammy Crabbe outlines reasons behind alliance with John Boadu

Chairmanship aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sammy Crabbe, has clarified that his decision to align with fellow aspirant John Boadu ahead of...

‘NDC running into opposition like Usain Bolt’ – Sammy Awuku

Member of Parliament for Akuapem North, Sammy Awuku, has accused the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) government of undermining its own political fortunes, warning...