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Kennedy Agyapong picks forms to contest 2026 NPP flagbearer race

Former Assin Central MP, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has officially picked nomination forms to contest in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) 2026 presidential primaries. The announcement...

Zoomlion donates three trucks to boost waste management in Ahafo Region

Zoomlion Ghana Limited has handed over three waste management trucks to support sanitation efforts in the Ahafo Region. The presentation ceremony took place in Goaso,...

Ahafo cocoa farmers warned against smuggling amidst disappointment over new price

The President of the Asunafo North Cooperative Cocoa Farmers Union, Nana Sarpong Emmanuel, has appealed to cocoa farmers in the Ahafo Region not to...

Gomoa Akoti murder case: Three remanded, one granted GHC 50,000 bail

The Awutu Bereku District Court, presided over by Her Ladyship Ms. Armah Adomako Kwarkye, has remanded three suspects into police custody in connection with...

Reframe healthcare as investment, not burden – Mahama urges govt

President John Dramani Mahama is urging Ghana’s Ministry of Health and financial policymakers to reframe their approach to healthcare by treating it as a...

Four arrested over murder of security man at Gomoa Akotsi

Four suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of a 65-year-old security guard, Kwabena Boateng, at the De-Bridge One District One Factory...

Honour your promise to farmers – Minority demands fair cocoa price

The Minority in Parliament is demanding that the government increase the producer price of cocoa to at least GHS 3,800 per bag, urging authorities...

What you need to know about Energy Commission’s SHS renewable energy challenge

The Energy Commission, in partnership with the Multimedia Group Limited, will organise the Zonal Stage of the 6th edition of the Senior High Schools...

GES sets up security posts in conflict zones as 2025 WASSCE begins

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has established four security posts in conflict-prone areas to ensure the safety of candidates taking part in the 2025...

Fiifi Boafo challenges gov’t over new cocoa price [Listen]

Former Head of Public Affairs at COCOBOD, Fiifi Boafo, has taken a swipe at the government over the newly announced cocoa producer price for...

2025 WASSCE: Education Ministry warns staff against exam malpractice

The 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) has officially began today, Tuesday, August 5. In a press release signed by Deputy Minister for...

Read your handing-over notes, spend less time carrying chairs to farms – Cocobod CEO told [Audio]

Former Head of Public Affairs at the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Fifi Boafo, has dismissed recent claims by Acting Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Randy...

CSA, police clamp down on online fraud syndicates

A joint operation by the Cyber Security Authority (CSA) and the Ghana Police Service has led to the arrest of 65 suspects linked to...

Tema, Sakumono residents petition President over Ramsar site demolitions

Some residents whose buildings sit on portions of the Ramsar sites in Tema and Sakumono in the Greater Accra Region, have petitioned President John...

Gov’t inaugurates five-member Interim Committee to revive Komenda Sugar Factory

The government has inaugurated a five-member Interim Management Committee (IMC) to spearhead efforts to revive the Komenda Sugar Factory, a key but long-dormant industrial...

Tourism Ministry swears in new NCC board

The National Commission for Culture(NCC) has inaugurated a new governing board with a mandate to strengthen Ghana’s cultural identity and support the country’s broader...

Ato Forson’s GH₵6,000 promise was a mere political talk – Cocoa farmer

The Volta and Oti Regional Chief Cocoa Farmer, Nana Kwame Abass, has called for calm among cocoa farmers following concerns about the newly announced...

25 Agona Swedru SHS students suspended after altercation over same-sex proposal

About 25 final-year students of Agona Swedru Senior High School (SHS) in the Central Region have been suspended after allegedly engaging in a violent...

Mahama has delivered on cocoa price promise – Chief farmer [Audio]

The Volta and Oti Regional Chief Cocoa Farmer, Nana Kwame Abass, has defended President John Mahama’s recent cocoa price announcement, describing it as evidence...

Accident at Ofankor barrier causes heavy traffic

A serious road accident at the Ofankor barrier on the Accra-bound section of the Accra–Achimota highway early Tuesday, August 5, 2025, has caused massive...

Tourism Ministry dismisses claims against Dzifa Gomashie

The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts has strongly refuted claims circulating on social media regarding the conduct and professionalism of the sector...

Madina MCE alleges arson, plot to seize state land in recent Ritz Junction fire outbreaks

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for La Nkwantanang-Madina, Ibrahim Faila Fuseini, has alleged that the recurring fires at Ritz Junction in Madina are part...

Evatex threatens to sue GACL for $64.6m over contract termination

Evatex Logistics Limited, the mining and stevedoring company, which was awarded an auditing and revenue assurance contract at the Kotoka International Airport, has threatened...

Gov’t pledges massive infrastructure projects for Ada

Government has pledged massive infrastructure projects for the people of Ada, focusing on road construction, construction of markets and rehabilitation, and provision of potable. This...

Students Loan Trust Fund disburses GH₵67.6m allowances to over 30,000 teacher trainees

The Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) has confirmed the release of GHS 67,671,080 as part of the non-feeding component of teacher trainee allowances for...

GRTCC confirms 20% increase in public transport fares effective August 8

The Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) has announced a 20% increase in public transport fares, effective Friday, August 8, 2025. Speaking to Adom News...

NSMQ 2025: Achimota School dethrones Presec to win Greater Accra championship title

The battle for the 2025 Greater Accra Regional Championship of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) lived up to its billing as one...

Asenso-Boakye petitions Mahama to reconsider plans for new Accra-Kumasi expressway

The Member of Parliament for Bantama, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has appealed to President John Mahama to reconsider his government’s plan to construct a new six-lane...

Fresh details emerge on suspects who concealed drugs in spare tyre

The Northern Regional Police Command has released details following the arrest of three suspects who allegedly concealed a large quantity of restricted pharmaceutical drugs...

Video of man shooting indiscriminately during Madina Redco fire

A video capturing a man identified only as “Area” shooting indiscriminately during the Madina Redco Flats fire has gone viral, triggering widespread outrage and...

Evatex sets records straight on GACL revenue assurance contract controversy

Evatex Company Limited, which has come under scrutiny over a revenue assurance contract with the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), has issued a statement...

Ghana launches real-time passenger screening system at Kotoka International Airport

Ghana has taken a big step to strengthen aviation security and streamline passenger processing with the introduction of a new real-time passenger data system...

Fire guts Oyoko Methodist SHS, housemaster’s residence destroyed

A fire outbreak has destroyed the housemaster’s residence at Oyoko Methodist Senior High School in Koforidua, Eastern Region. The incident occurred on Monday evening and...

82 Human trafficking victims rescued in 2025

Challenging Heights, a Ghana-based human rights organisation, has rescued 82 victims of human trafficking and forced labour since the start of 2025, in collaboration...

La Homowo Festival: 25-day ban on noise-making from August 11 – Check out full list of affected areas

The La State Council, in collaboration with the La Dadekotopon Municipal Assembly, Ayawaso West Municipal Assembly, La Nkwantanang-Madina Municipal Assembly, and Adentan Municipal Assembly,...

Can the NCA revoke DSTV’s license? Here’s what the law says

The Communications Minister, Sam George, has issued an ultimatum to Multichoice Ghana, the operators of DSTV and GoTV. He wants DSTV subscription prices reduced to...

COCOBOD to open upcoming cocoa season earlier than usual – CEO

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Ransford Abbey, has announced that the upcoming cocoa season will open earlier than...

Cocoa farmers are not being shortchanged – COCOBOD CEO assures

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Ransford Abbey, has assured cocoa farmers that they are receiving a fair price...

COCOBOD failed to submit financials for six quarters – CEO reveals

Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Ransford Abbey, has disclosed that the institution failed to submit its financial statements to...

COCOBOD no longer in charge of cocoa roads as exposure hits GH¢21bn – CEO

Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Ransford Abbey, has revealed that the institution’s financial exposure to cocoa road contracts has reached...