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The Big Agenda: Car importers take on Mahama over salvaged cars

Automobile dealers in Ghana have rejected plans by the National Democratic Congress to scrap the ban on the importation of salvaged cars. During...

Ghana Card mop-up registration ends in Accra

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has announced that the mop-up registration exercise for the Greater Accra region has ended. It ended yesterday, September 8,...

Bawumia hands over house to 82- year-old abandoned cured leper [photos]

In yet another example of his love for humanity, the Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has built, furnished and formally handed over a two-bedroom...

Oppong-Nkrumah punches NDC’s manifesto

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, has expressed reservation about the 2020 manifesto of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). According to the Ofoase Ayirebi Member of Parliament,...

28 police personnel dismissed over misconduct

The Ghana Police Service has dismissed 28 personnel for showing unprofessionalism. This was as a result of complaints lodged by the public, of which they...

Nigeria First Lady defends wedding amid ‘drowning’ row

A viral cartoon which depicts Nigeria’s First Lady Aisha Buhari showing her daughter’s wedding pictures to Nigerians drowning in a river is “very unfair”,...

PAC ‘bares teeth’ at Lands Commission

Members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in Parliament are upset over Lands Commission's failure to collect ground rents totaling some GHC 1.6 million. The...

Four dead, several injured in accident at Fianko

Four persons have been confirmed dead with several others in critical condition after a bus from Bolgatanga with registration number GL 527-13 somersaulted on...

Ghana Council of Private Schools supports Mahama’s scraping of double-track system

The Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS) has expressed its support for the abolishment of the double-track system by Presidential Candidate, John Dramani...

Ursula Owusu’s take on NDC manifesto

Communications Minister, Mrs Ursula Owusu Ekuful, has downplayed the manifesto of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) ahead of the December polls. The party on Monday,...

Telcos clear air on party campaign text messages

The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has disassociated itself from recent political parties' messages being sent to customers. This comes on the back of concerns...

Ghana pushes ahead with efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation, forest degradation

Ghana is making significant progress towards the sustainable management of cocoa forest landscapes, boosting livelihoods and addressing the impacts of climate change. The Government of...

Fresh SHS graduate killed in robbery attack

A fresh graduate of Yendi Senior High School (SHS), Rahman Abdul Basit, has been killed in a robbery-attack-caused accident at Mpaha in the Central...

Police shoot man during clash at Sefwi

The Akontombra Police patrol team shot a civilian during a clash at Sefwi Asantekrom, a farming community in the Sefwi Akontombra district of the...

I swore never to be a pastor -Korankye Ankrah’s son

The son of Apostle General Sam Korankye-Ankrah has revealed that contrary to the expectation of many, he never set out to follow in his...

School girls under 20 to receive free sanitary pads – Opoku-Agyemang

The National Democratic Congress (NDC), as part of its mission to promote gender inclusiveness in Ghana’s education system, has promised to provide free sanitary...

‘Mentally deranged man’ goes berserk, attacks residents [Video]

A young man, believed to be in his 20s, has been accused of attacking residents near Bawaleshie in Accra. The man, only identified as Kobby,...

Armed robber killed by bus driver at Central Gonja

A man has been killed in the course of a robbery incident by a Benz bus driver between Mankpang and Adwoape on the main...

Man axes ex-lover for mysteriously shrinking his manh**d

A mum-of-two, Augustina Jowho Broma, has been hospitalised after the father of her children, allegedly struck her head and spin with an axe following...

NDC will expand access to legal education – Haruna Iddrisu

Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, says the National Democratic Congress (NDC), if voted into power, will expand access to legal education in the...

PAC shocked at the sale of two pick-ups for just GHC 4,500

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has expressed shock at the sale of a 2014 registered Toyota Hilux and a Nissan pick up...

Thugs attack 135-year-old queen mother, steal sacrificial sheep and drinks

Some heavily-built men have allegedly attacked a 135-year-old queen mother and some residents of Adum-Afrancho in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti region.The...

Bawumia congratulates Akufo-Addo for Ecowas post

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has congratulated his “boss” Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his selection as the new Chairman of the Economic Community...

Accra Human Rights Forum holds summit on Covid-19 and human rights abuses

The Accra Human Rights Forum International (AHRFI) is organising a summit to discuss Covid-19 and human rights abuses around the world. The summit slated for...

CSIR lands, properties under attack – Frimpong Boateng

Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng, Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation has disclosed to a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) public hearing in Accra that...

Crime Check Foundation donates GH₵12,000 to two blind siblings

The Crime Check Foundation (CCF), a crime prevention advocacy organisation has supported two blind siblings with GH₵12,000. The support, which comes from donors and partners...

Coronavirus: Ghana records 92 new cases

Ghana has recorded 92 new cases of the novel coronavirus. According to the Ghana Health Service, 43,801 have recovered/discharged. This brings the total number of confirmed...

Amoako-Atta warns Oti residents who are threatening to demonstrate over bad roads

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwesi Amoako-Atta, has sent a strict warning to communities threatening to go on a demonstration over broken bridges...

‘NDC’s lie to IMF caused Ghana $36 million’

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has said the (NDC) administration under former President Jerry John Rawlings once lied to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), leading...

NAM 1 reacts to fake UN awards

Chief Executive Officer of defunct gold dealership firm, Menzgold has reacted to the United Nations (UN) award scam. Nana Appiah Mensah, popularly known as NAM...

Man beaten up in church over locked-up funds [Video]

A man, claiming to have his funds locked up in businesses owned by Pastor Kelvin Kwesi Kobiri, Founder and Leader of the...

Chinese man enstooled chief at Kwahu Abetifi

A Chinese national by name Sun Qiang has been enstooled the development chief (Nkosuohene) at Kwahu Abetifi in the Eastern region. The enstoolment ceremony took...

Mass cocoa production: Enchi cocoa farmers to get free irrigation from PBC

Cocoa farmers at Enchi in the Western North region have been encouraged to continue their production despite delays in rainfall as measures are underway...

NDC, NPP agents trade blows on live radio

A radio discussion between a communication team member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) ended in chaos. The...

Adisadel old boy gifts Ernest Yaw Kumi 2 cars for campaign

Member of Parliament hopeful for the Akwatia Constituency Ernest Yaw Kumi has been gifted two cars for his campaign. The vehicles were donated to him...

NHIS pays GH¢915 million claims

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has paid GH¢915 million claims from January to August 2020 to service providers. In the order of payments, a...

From receptionist to reporter: The Seth Kwame Boateng factor

It was the year 2003 when a young man called into the studios of Luv FM in Kumasi. A young lady had been stabbed...

Baobab tree: The majestic tree of life in the dry savannah

In Africa, especially in the Savannah region, where the weather is dry and severely hit by climate change conditions, making it difficult for many...

Adom News gets results: Minister cuts sod for Kete-Krachi roads

After several reports filed by Adom News on the deplorable nature of the Kete-Krachi town roads, the Minister for Roads and Highways, Akwasi Amoako...