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Taxi driver dies after collision with trotro at Effiduase

A taxi driver has died following a late-night collision with a commercial minibus, popularly known as a trotro, at Effiduase in Koforidua. According to initial...

EOA Heart for Kids Foundation crowned 2025 best Foundation/NGO

The EOA Heart for Kids Foundation has been crowned the Best Foundation/NGO of the Year 2025 at the Ghana Impact Makers and Professionals Awards...

GNAPS urges gov’t to reduce BECE registration fees for private schools

The Ghana National Association of Private Schools (GNAPS) is appealing to government to reduce the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) registration fees charged private...

ECG announces power outage in parts of Accra; check out affected areas

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has informed customers in parts of the Accra West Region of a planned maintenance exercise that will result...

You have lost your moral voice – John Awuah slams CSOs over galamsey

John Awuah, President of the Ghana Association of Banks, has criticised Ghana’s civil society organisations (CSOs), accusing them of losing credibility and moral authority...

Gov’t declares Wednesday as ‘Fugu Day’ to promote Ghanaian heritage

Government has rolled out a new cultural campaign inviting Ghanaians and friends of the country, both at home and abroad, to set aside every...

Over 40 stalls destroyed in market fire at Nadowli

A fierce market fire has destroyed more than 40 temporary stalls at Nadowli in the Upper West Region, leaving several traders counting their losses. The...

Electric pole catches fire at Sapeiman

A fire outbreak destroyed an electrical pole at Sapieman near Macedonia Junction, plunging the community into temporary darkness. The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) received...

Airport rename debate while rivers die? – John Awuah blasts CSOs

President of the Ghana Association of Banks, John Awuah, has blasted Ghana’s civil society organisations (CSOs), accusing them of misplacing priorities and failing to...

University non-teaching unions reject GTEC retirement directive, warn of disruption

A group of non-teaching unions in Ghana’s public universities has called for the immediate suspension and review of a retirement policy issued by the...

Police arrest 15 over alleged prostitution, human trafficking in Koforidua

The Ghana Police Service in the Eastern Region has arrested 15 persons, including 12 Nigerian nationals and a 15-year-old minor, over alleged involvement in...

Abompe Chief raises alarm over rising teenage pregnancies

TThe Chief of Akyem Abompe in the Fanteakwa South District, Berima Kwabena Addo II, has expressed deep concern over the increasing cases of teenage...

UniMAC External Affairs Officer joins 24th GUPS First General Assembly Meeting

The External Affairs Officer of the University of Media, Arts and Communication (UniMAC), Alex Kobina Stonne, has participated in the 24th Ghana Union of...

Suame Interchange won’t affect NPP votes in Ashanti — Asenso-Boakye

Former Minister for Roads and Highways and Member of Parliament for Bantama, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has stated that the construction of the Suame Interchange or...

Funding challenges, pandemic stalled interchange projects in Ashanti Region – Asenso-Boakye

Former Minister for Roads and Highways and Member of Parliament for Bantama, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has dismissed claims that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) deliberately...

Asenso-Boakye blasts govt for scaling down Suame Interchange, neglecting Kumasi

Former Minister for Roads and Highways and Member of Parliament for Bantama, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has accused the government of attempting to shortchange the people...

Mahama orders investigation into ‘galamsey tax’ in Amansie Central

President John Mahama has directed the Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, to immediately investigate allegations that the Amansie Central...

Sangul Traditional Area honours Adom News for driving development through impactful journalism

The Overlord and people of the Sangul Traditional Area in the Tatale/Sanguli District of the Northern Region have honoured Adom News with a citation...

From ballot lines to academic laurels: Multimedia Group’s Akwasi Agyeman earns PhD at University of Ghana

Accra stood still in admiration on Tuesday, February 10, as the historic Great Hall of the University of Ghana, Legon, hosted a remarkable academic...

No drumming or dancing at airports without approval – GACL warns

The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has cautioned the public against organising cultural performances at the country’s airports without official clearance. According to the company,...

Tema Central NDC executives lock up NHIS office over alleged appointments snub

Executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Tema Central Constituency of the Greater Accra Region have locked up the offices of the...

Daboase Water Treatment Plant set for completion by May 2026 – Minister assures

The Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources, Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, has assured residents of Sekondi-Takoradi and surrounding communities that the Daboase Water Treatment...

Severe Hernia, Goitre and Fibroid patients in Ahafo receive free surgeries

Persons suffering from severe hernia, goitre and fibroid conditions in the Ahafo Region have benefited from a free surgical exercise at the Goaso Municipal...

Lands Ministry vows action on Amansie Central ‘galamsey tax’ exposé

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has announced plans to investigate allegations of extortion allegedly fuelling illegal mining activities in the Amansie Central...

Cape Coast Phase II Sea Defence project advances to protect coastal communities

The government has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting Ghana’s 550-kilometre coastline as work continues on the Phase II Cape Coast Sea Defence Project, aimed...

Quantum Science is key to Africa’s future – Education Minister

Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has underscored the critical role of quantum science and innovation in shaping global development, stressing that education remains the...

Mahama swears in Governing Council of National African Peer Review Mechanism

President John Dramani Mahama has said Ghana is prepared to subject its governance systems to renewed scrutiny under the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM),...

High Court dismisses Gifty Oware’s application for Supreme Court referral

The High Court in Accra has dismissed an application by former Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Gifty Oware-Mensah, seeking to...

We need renovation – Ashaiman traders protest planned redevelopment into 24-hour market

Tension is rising at the Ashaiman Main Market in the Greater Accra Region as traders stage protests against government plans to redevelop the congested...

Amansie Central Assembly sets records straight on ‘galamsey tax’

The Amansie Central District Assembly has rejected claims that it created a system to profit from illegal mining, insisting that revenue collection from operators...

Education Minister proposes ‘Our Day’ cultural wear in schools after Mahama’s fugu buzz

Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has proposed a nationwide cultural dress day for Ghanaian students, inspired by President John Dramani Mahama’s recent appearance in...

Mahama to hold emergency Cabinet meeting over cocoa sector challenges

President John Dramani Mahama is set to hold an emergency Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, to address growing concerns in Ghana’s cocoa...

Sack Amansie Central DCE immediately – Adorye urges President

The Director of Field Operations for the United Party, Hopeson Adorye, has urged President John Dramani Mahama to dismiss the District Chief Executive (DCE)...

We’re not encouraging galamsey — Amansie Central Presiding Member on ‘galamsey tax’

Presiding Member of the Amansie Central District Assembly, Isaac Osei Duah, has defended the collection of fees from licensed miners in the district, insisting...

A tax for galamsey: Security operatives aware, part of taskforce – Amansie Central PM

The Presiding Member of the Amansie Central District Assembly in the Ashanti Region, Isaac Osei Duah, has stated that security operatives are fully aware...

Police seize suspected marijuana truck in Nkwanta South after attempted obstruction

Police officers stationed at a barrier in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region have intercepted a white Volvo FM truck suspected of...

Police in Dambai reject 50,000 cedis bribe, intercept ammunition consignment and locally made gun

A team from the Regional Police Intelligence Department (RPID) in the Oti Region has intercepted a vehicle carrying a large cache of ammunition and...

NHIA donates GH¢800k to Ghana Medical Trust Fund to support NCD patients

In a significant gesture of compassion, the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has donated GHS 800,000 to the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF), also...

Ghana Medical Trust Fund assesses regional hospitals ahead of NCD care rollout

The Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF), also known as Mahama Cares, is intensifying preparations for its nationwide rollout to support patients living with chronic...

Asutifi South DCE laments abuse of public waste bins at Hwidiem

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Asutifi South in the Ahafo Region, Benjamin Assabil Donkor, has expressed concern over the misuse of public waste...