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Education Ministry orders probe into canoe tragedy involving Lawra SHS students

The Ministry of Education has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic death of seven Lawra Senior High School (SHS) students who drowned in a...

Gov’t to deploy DRIP machines for farm road projects – Agric Minister

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has announced plans to deploy heavy-duty equipment acquired under the District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP) to...

Bees disrupt BECE at Wa School for the Deaf

A swarm of wild bees attacked candidates writing the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) at the Wa School for the Deaf Centre on Thursday,...

25 private SHSs added to the 2025 School Selection – See full list

The Ministry of Education has added 25 private senior high schools (SHSs) to the 2025 school selection process for Junior High School (JHS) graduates...

Zoomlion clarifies contract with YEA

Waste management company, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, has dismissed claims regarding the termination of its contract with the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), clarifying that the...

Asunafo North Cocoa Farmers Union intensifies fight against child labour in Ahafo Region

The Asunafo North Cooperative Cocoa Farmers and Marketing Union has stepped up its campaign to eliminate child labour in cocoa farming within the Asunafo...

Man arrested with 40 parcels of suspected narcotics on Accra-Somanya Highway

The National Highway Patrol Unit of the Ghana Police Service has arrested a young man for the unlawful possession of 40 parcels of a...

Appointments Committee begins vetting of Supreme Court nominees today

The seven judges nominated by President John Mahama for appointment to the Supreme Court are scheduled to appear before the Appointments Committee of Parliament...

Fire destroys shops near UEW North Campus [Photos]

Fire has destroyed about seven shops near the North Campus Small Gate of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) in the Central Region. The incident...

Two fined GH¢1,560 for stealing, dishonestly receiving

The Tarkwa District Court One has fined two persons—Emmanuel Tawiah, a labourer, and Ibrahim Mohammed, a businessman—a total of GH¢1,560 for stealing and dishonestly...

31 illegal miners arrested in Bono anti-galamsey operation

The Bono Regional Police Command has arrested 31 suspected illegal miners and seized 12 excavators along with two load-bed trucks in a large-scale operation...

Kasoa Opeikuma floods: Over 200 homes submerged after Okrudu River overflow

More than 200 houses have been submerged at Kasoa Opeikuma in the Awutu Senya East Municipality following the overflow of the Okrudu River after...

Men urged to be responsible fathers to help reduce robbery and streetism

Men have been urged to take up their responsibilities as fathers to help curb the rising cases of robbery and streetism in society. This call...

Sunyani West MP donates vehicles to police to combat robbery and crime

In a bid to strengthen security in the Sunyani West Municipality, Member of Parliament Millicent Yeboah Amankwaah has donated a brand-new pickup truck and...

Asutifi South DCE pledges enhanced development for Hwidiem

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Asutifi South in the Ahafo Region, Benjamin Assabil Donkor, has pledged to prioritize development in Hwidiem to enhance...

World Vision supports maiden Teachers’ Awards in Krachi West with equipment donation

World Vision’s Kete-Krachi Cluster has donated a range of essential items to support the maiden Teachers' Awards in Krachi West, located in the Oti...

Don’t abandon ongoing projects – Chief tells Obuasi East MCE

The Regent of the Akrokere Divisional Council, Nana Kofi Bekye, has appealed to the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Obuasi East to prioritize the...

World Gold Council, NADeF donate GH¢234k worth of equipment to Gyedu Technical Institute

The Newmont Ahafo Development Foundation (NADeF), in collaboration with the World Gold Council, has donated practical training equipment worth GH¢234,000 to the Gyedu Technical...

GTEC demands clarity from Gomoa East MP over use of ‘Doctor’ title

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has raised concerns over the legitimacy of Gomoa East Member of Parliament(MP), Desmond Paitoo's continued use of the...

NDC hit with sad news 

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Ashaiman Chairman and member of the National Zongo Caucus Coordinating Team, Shaddad Umar Jallo, has died. He reportedly passed away...

Stop forcing workers to strike before honouring agreements – Justice Yankson urges gov’t

Former General Secretary of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), has issued a strong rebuke to the government over its handling of labour agreements with...

GRA postpones implementation of GH¢1 fuel levy again

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has for the second time postponed the implementation of the recently approved GH¢1 energy sector levy on petroleum products. Originally...

Dr. Adutwum honoured in US for outstanding contribution to education in South Los Angeles

Former Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has been recognised in the United States for his remarkable contributions to education in South Los Angeles. A...

GII boss lauds AG’s anti-corruption approach

Executive Director of the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), Mary Awelana Addah, has expressed cautious optimism over the Attorney General’s recent anti-corruption briefing. Mrs. Addah has...

36 Prison inmates write BECE, 2 dead and 16 more invigilators arrested

Thirty-six prison inmates nationwide are writing the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). The 36, who are all males, comprise 18 juveniles from the Senior...

7 Lawra SHS students feared dead after boat capsizes on Black Volta

Seven students from Lawra Senior High School are feared dead after their boat capsized on the Black Volta River at Dikpe while attempting to...

Agyapa-Mercer accuses gov’t of being insensitive to nurses’ plight 

Former Member of Parliament for Sekondi and legal practitioner, Andrew Agyapa-Mercer, has criticised the government’s response to the ongoing nurses’ strike. He branded the reaction...

15-year-old boy allegedly dies in police custody at Tarkwa-Simpa

A 15-year-old boy, Simon Obeng, has tragically died while in custody at the Tarkwa-Simpa Police station in the Western region. Information gathered by Adom News...

NSA still using fraud-prone system after GH¢548m scandal – MFWA

The Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), has exposed what he sees as systemic failures at the National Service Authority...

GES extends SHS selection deadline for 2025 BECE candidates 

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced an extension of the deadline for the 2025 school selection process to Wednesday, June 25, 2025. The new...

We may resume strike if gov’t… – GRNMA

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) has warned that it will not hesitate to resume its suspended strike if the government fails...

Minority raises concern over delayed Common Fund disbursement

The Minority in Parliament has raised concerns over the delayed disbursement of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF). On Tuesday, June 3, Dr. Forson told...

Wenchi Traditional Council announces death of queen mother

The Wenchi Traditional Council in the Bono Region has announced the death of its queen mother, Nana Atoa Seramangyedua III. According to the Council, the...

Dagbon overlord applauds Mahama’s Code of Conduct for appointees

The Overlord of Dagbon, His Royal Majesty Yaa Naa Abukari Mahama II, has commended President John Mahama for introducing a code of conduct for...

Volta Regional Fire Service Commander pulled out of service 

A pull-out ceremony has been held in honour of the Volta Regional Fire Service Commander, DCFO Joy Ayim Ameyibor. The ceremony, attended by numerous well-wishers,...

CLOGSAG threatens nationwide strike 

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG), has announced plans to embark on a nationwide strike in two-weeks over the delayed implementation...

NSA scandal: I’m ready to clear my name in court – Mustapha Ussif

Former Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Mustapha Ussif, has denied any involvement in the GH¢548 million payroll fraud scandal.  In a statement, the...

Hearing-impaired man found dead after rape accusation

A 22-year-old hearing-impaired man, Prince Tengey, has reportedly in the early hours of Wednesday, 11th June, took his life at Nyekornakpoe in the Ketu...

Mahama orders military escort for vehicles in Bawku 

President John Mahama has instructed the Ghana Armed Forces(GAF) to escort and protect cars plying the Bawku-Pulmakom-Bolgatanga and Walewale-Bolgatanga corridors to ensure safe movement...

Deputy Defence Minister dismisses early retirement claims by Ntim Fordjour

Deputy Minister of Defence, Ernest Brogya Genfi, has strongly refuted claims by Rev. Ntim Fordjour that several military generals who retired earlier this year...