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Ageing fire tenders, lack of hydrants threaten emergency response in Tema Region

he Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) in the Tema Region is facing significant operational challenges due to ageing fire tenders, the absence of functional...

Barker-Vormawor questions quorum in passage of Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill

Private legal practitioner and activist Oliver Barker-Vormawor has raised concerns about the procedural validity of Parliament’s recent passage of the controversial Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill, suggesting...

NAGRAT threatens nationwide strike over alleged assault of teachers by soldiers

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Jacob Anaba, has warned that teachers across Ghana may embark on a nationwide strike...

Prisons Service probes alleged inmate role in Abamba Queen Mother’s murder

The Ghana Prisons Service has launched a high-level investigation following allegations that a convicted inmate at the Ankaful Maximum Security Prison played a role...

Xenophobia: “I am free now” – Ghanaian evacuee recounts 18-year stay, robbery ordeal

A Ghanaian evacuee who recently returned from South Africa, Grace Asempa, has expressed relief and happiness after her evacuation, describing her return home as...

Amomaso residents blame Feeder Roads Department for delayed road rehabilitation

Residents of Amomaso, a farming community in the Asutifi North District of the Ahafo Region, have accused the Department of Feeder Roads (DFR) of...

Acherensua residents appeal to Asantehene over absence of paramount chief

Residents of Acherensua in the Ahafo Region have appealed to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, to intervene in what they describe as a...

UMA donates 1,000 sanitary pads to support girls’ education in Kenyasi

Underground Mining Alliance (UMA) has donated 1,000 sanitary pads to basic school girls in Kenyasi in the Ahafo Region as part of efforts to...

“We don’t want no bed syndrome” – St. Elizabeth Hospital appeals for expansion of emergency unit

Management and staff of Saint Elizabeth Catholic Hospital at Hwidiem in the Ahafo Region have appealed for support to expand and equip the facility’s...

TAAG supports 50 schoolgirls with uniforms and bags to reduce dropouts in Ahafo communities

Tim Africa Aid Ghana (TAAG) has donated school uniforms and bags to 50 basic school girls in rural communities in the Asunafo South District...

Ghanaian teacher was detained at Dulles Airport for over a week after admitting asylum plans

A pregnant Ghanaian teacher and her four-year-old son are on a flight back to Ghana after spending more than a week confined to a...

600 more Ghanaians register for evacuation from South Africa – Ablakwa

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, says an additional 600 Ghanaians have registered at Ghana’s High Commission in South Africa to be...

15 flood-prone areas identified in Greater Accra — NADMO

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has revealed that Greater Accra has about 15 highly flood-prone areas across the region. Speaking on Adom TV’s Nnawɔtwe...

Residents of Kintampo bemoan lack of fire appliance as fuel tanker burns

Residents of Kintampo have expressed concern over the lack of a functional fire appliance after a fuel tanker caught fire and burned for several...

GJA Ashanti Chairman urges journalists to protect ethics and public trust above politics

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Kofi Adu Domfeh, has called on journalists to prioritise ethics, truth, and public interest...

Stolen luxury vehicle in Canada found in Ghana

A major fraud investigation in Canada has uncovered an international vehicle theft operation that led law enforcement officers to track a stolen luxury vehicle...

49-year-old farmer missing after canoe capsizes on River Bobie Fum

A joint search-and-rescue operation has been activated along the banks of the River Bobie Fum at Assin Dansame in the Assin North District of...

ECG to complete critical Power upgrade works in June

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has assured residents and businesses in the Greater Kumasi area of a more stable and reliable electricity supply...

Third Ghanaian pilgrim dies during 2026 Hajj

The Pilgrims Affairs Office of Ghana (PAOG) has announced the death of a Ghanaian pilgrim, Hajia Kubura Salifu, during the ongoing 2026 Hajj pilgrimage...

Rev. Dr. Grace Sintim Adasi wins prestigious 2026 ICSOR grant award

Rev. Dr Grace Sintim Adasi, a Minister of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana and Senior Research Fellow at the College of Humanities, Institute of...

Farmers’ burning practices deepen air pollution and environmental crisis in Ghana

Experts are raising urgent concerns over the widespread practice of burning crop waste and trees to clear farmlands across Ghana, warning that it is...

Farmer missing after canoe capsizes on River Bobie Fum

A 49-year-old farmer identified as Isaac Buckman has gone missing after a canoe carrying five passengers capsized on River Bobie Fum at Assin Dansame...

Don’t mix xenophobia with Gold Fields lease decision – Chamber of Mines CEO

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Ing. Kenneth Ashigbey, has urged the government to keep diplomatic tensions over xenophobic attacks...

Interior Minister raises concern over abuse of remand procedures; urges reform

The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has expressed concern over what he describes as growing abuse of remand procedures by both the police...

We must end it – Haruna Iddrisu slams excessive bail conditions

Education Minister and Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu, has criticised what he describes as increasing abuses of power by some state...

Health Minister inspects Ghana’s Ebola preparedness at Airport

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has inspected Ebola preparedness measures at the Accra International Airport as part of efforts to strengthen Ghana’s response against...

Ghana to pursue compensation or legal action over xenophobic attacks in South Africa – Benjamin Quashie

Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Benjamin Quashie, says the government is taking steps to protect Ghanaian-owned businesses in the country and will pursue...

‘Shire’ or ‘Ayilor’ sold on Kumasi markets found contaminated with dangerously high lead levels

A recent study by scientists at the Soil Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-SRI) has found that geophagic clays...

Former Atiwa East DCE passes on

Former District Chief Executive (DCE) for Atiwa/Atiwa East in the Eastern Region, Kwabena Panin Nkansah, has passed away. The sad news was announced by the...

Weija dam spillage: Authorities will take tough decisions in good faith – MCE on evictions

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Weija-Gbawe, Felix Odartey Lamptey, has called for strict action against individuals who sell lands in waterways, following the...

Kidnapped teenager shot in jaw as Police close in on suspected gang

A 15-year-old boy who was kidnapped in the Northern Region was shot in the jaw by his abductors before they abandoned him and fled...

Flooding turns Sekondi Prison cells into pools of water as ageing drainage system fails

Cells at the Sekondi Central Prison were flooded after hours of heavy rain overwhelmed the facility's drainage system, forcing inmates to spend hours scooping...

Returnee recounts fearful life in South Africa after evacuation to Ghana

An evacuee from South Africa, Dillys Edem, says she feels relieved and safe after returning to Ghana following evacuation arrangements triggered by rising xenophobic...

Renowned Educator and former GES DG Prof. Djangmah, passes away

Professor Jerome Siau Djangmah, a towering figure in Ghana’s academic and educational sector, has died at the age of 88. The news was officially announced...

My people are suffering — Weija-Gbawe MP appeals for help as dam spillage floods constituency

The Member of Parliament for Weija-Gbawe, Jerry Ahmed Shaib, has appealed for urgent government intervention to support residents who have been displaced by flooding...

Former Minister testifies in Wontumi’s trial and tenders video evidence 

A former Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, who chaired the Regional Security Council during his tenure, has testified in support of the defence...

Man arrested in connection with shooting incident that left 2 injured, property damage at Deti

Police in the Volta Region have launched investigations into attempted murder and destruction of property following a violent clash at Deti, a suburb of...

Weija Dam spillage: Greater Accra REGSEC orders immediate evacuation of downstream communities

The Greater Accra Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has ordered the immediate evacuation of all residents living along the downstream stretch of the Weija Dam...

Pope Leo XIV’s apology on slave trade significant for healing — Mahama

The Government of Ghana has welcomed remarks by His Holiness Pope Leo XIV acknowledging and apologising for the historical role played by the Holy...

ECG launches major vegetation clearance drive to cut power outages in Ashanti Region

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has begun an intensive tree-pruning and right-of-way clearing exercise across the Ashanti Region as part of efforts to...