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Gideon Boako organises football scouting festival in Tano North

The Member of Parliament for Tano North in the Ahafo Region, Dr. Gideon Boako, has organised a football scouting festival aimed at identifying and...

Bawa Rock is a licensed gold trader – Sammy Gyamfi rejects claims

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has dismissed claims that Bawa Rock Company Limited is not registered or...

Gold-for-Reserves is a BoG programme, not GoldBod – Sammy Gyamfi

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has clarified that the Gold-for-Reserves (G4R) initiative is a Bank of Ghana...

GoldBod: IMF has right to call it trading losses – Bright Simons responds to claims

Bright Simons, Honorary Vice President of IMANI Africa, has pushed back against attempts to downplay the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) assessment of Ghana’s reported...

GoldBod hasn’t made any losses; we made over GH₵960m in 2025 – Sammy Gyamfi

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has firmly dismissed claims that the institution recorded losses under the Gold-for-Reserves...

Anglican Church, Compassion Project step up fight against child abuse in Kenyasi

The Anglican Church, in collaboration with the Compassion Project, has intensified efforts to strengthen child protection and promote the welfare of children in Kenyasi...

Gov’t urged to intensify galamsey fight as it threatens herbal medicine industry

A Member of the Ghana Federation of Traditional Medicine Practitioners Associations (GHATFRAM) and Chief Executive Officer of Amega Herbal, Dr. Asiedu Amega, has raised...

University of Ghana points to student leaders over 25% fee hike

The management of the University of Ghana (UG) has sought to distance itself from the controversial 25% increase in academic fees for the 2025/2026...

Talensi: Missing man found dead 

A man who was reported missing on Thursday, , has been found dead under disturbing circumstances in a bush at Bapilla, a community in...

Fire ravages shops at Kwame Nkrumah Circle as fighters battle to contain flames

A massive fire has broken out at the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange enclave, one of Accra's busiest commercial hubs, destroying several shops and properties. The inferno,...

January 9 declared public holiday

The government has declared Friday, January 9, 2026, a nationwide public holiday to mark Constitution Day. In a statement issued by the Ministry of the...

Five people, including eight-year-old boy, in critical condition in Bayaard accident

Five people, including an eight-year-old boy, are in critical condition following a road traffic accident at Bayaard in the Ablekuma North Municipality. Eyewitnesses reported that...

31 persons arrested over invasion of Apamprama Forest Reserve

The Bekwai Circuit Court has remanded 31 persons arrested by the Forestry Commission for allegedly invading the Apamprama Forest Reserve into police custody. The court,...

Two suspected armed robbers killed in Ashanti South Police operation, firearms and vehicle seized

The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has successfully neutralised a suspected armed robbery gang in an intelligence-led operation near Manso Antoakrom in the Ashanti...

Accra Mayor rewards 24-hour sanitation staff

The Mayor of Accra, Hon. Michael Kpakpo Allotey, has rewarded staff of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly’s (AMA) 24-hour Sanitation Office with cash donations in...

8 illegal miners arrested at Akyem Afosu

Eight people, including a Chinese national, have been arrested by the Blue Water Guards in the Birim North District for engaging in illegal mining...

UG explains academic fee increases

The Students’ Representative Council (SRC) of the University of Ghana has provided clarification regarding recent additions to students’ third-party fees, following concerns from the...

Nsroma Star Queen Miracle donates medical equipment to Kintampo Municipal Hospital

In support of government efforts to improve healthcare delivery, particularly maternal health services, Adom TV’s Nsroma Season 2 finalist, Queen Miracle, has donated essential...

2 dead, over 10 injured as church bus runs into crowd at Assin

Two people have died and more than ten others sustained injuries after a church bus rammed into a crowd taking part in a street...

President Mahama’s New Year message lacked hope and sincerity – NPP’s Senyo Amekplenu

A member of the Communication Team of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Senyo Amekplenu, has criticised President John Mahama’s New Year message, describing it...

Kasoa residents in shock as man butchered and dumped in Okrudu River

Residents of Kasoa in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region have been left in shock after the body of a young...

23-year-old woman allegedly poisoned by lover over GH₵100 in Buduburam

A 23-year-old woman, identified as Theresa Darkoah, has reportedly died after allegedly being poisoned by her incoming boyfriend at Gomoa Buduburam in the Gomoa...

NAIMOS task force disrupts illegal mining operations along Ankobra River

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) task force has carried out a major operation against illegal mining activities along the Ankobra River, as...

Gov’t has demonstrated strong fiscal discipline – Abdulai Alhassan

A Communication Team member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Abdulai Sakra Alhassan, has commended the government for what he describes as strong fiscal...

Heavy security at Ho Central Mosque forces worshippers to pray outdoors

Worshippers at the Ho Central Mosque in the Volta Region have been forced to perform Jummah prayers outdoors following a heavy security presence at...

Ebo Noah remanded for 2 weeks as court orders psychiatric evaluation

The Adentan Circuit Court has remanded content creator and self-acclaimed prophet Evans Eshun, popularly known as Ebo Noah, into police custody for two week. Ebo...

Heavily armed Burkinabè soldiers arrested in Ghana

Security forces in the Sissala East District of the Upper West Region have arrested and detained 17 heavily armed Burkinabè soldiers in Ghanaian territory. The...

All the Photos from Adom FM’s electrifying Strictly Highlife Night

The Palms Convention Center was awash in white on Thursday, January 1, 2025, as patrons flocked to the second edition of Adom FM’s Strictly...

NPP Race: None of the flagbearer aspirants is credible – Abdulai Alhassan

A member of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) Communication Team, Abdulai Sakra Alhassan, has described all five candidates contesting the New Patriotic Party...

Prison Service urges Ghanaians not to abandon inmates amid rising youth detention

The Ghana Prisons Service has urged Ghanaians to show compassion and support for inmates, particularly the growing number of young people behind bars, warning...

3 arrested in connection with Tema robberies

The Ghana Police Service has arrested three suspects linked to a series of robberies across Afienya, Atadeka, Apollonia, and surrounding communities in the Greater...

Ga Mantse declares war on fishing industry child labour

Ga Mantse King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II has announced a stringent legislative agenda aimed at eradicating child labour in the fishing industry. The Ga king...

Man arrested for unlawful possession, attempted sale of firearm

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a man in Accra for unlawful possession of a firearm and attempting to sell it, following intelligence that...

Uproar as UG announces 25% fee increase for 2025/2026 academic year

A wave of anxiety and frustration is sweeping through the University of Ghana (UG) as students grapple with a recently unveiled provisional fee schedule...

Bawumia accuses NDC of working against his NPP flagbearer bid

New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has accused the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) of harbouring lingering resentment over his role...

7 rooms destroyed, cash lost in Tudu fire

A fire that broke out at a cluster of makeshift commercial and residential structures near SoccerBet, Tudu, has completely destroyed seven rooms. Other losses included...

Queen Mother of Katiajeri supports patients with New Year donations in Kpandai

The Queen Mother of Katiajeri in the Kpandai District, Nana Abunabaso I, ushered in the New Year with an act of compassion, donating food...

Goaso Queen Mother feeds 500 needy children to mark New Year

The Paramount Queen Mother of the Goaso Traditional Council in the Ahafo Region, Nana Afia Serwaa, has provided meals and essential items to 500...

Full text: President Mahama delivers New Year message

President John Dramani Mahama on January 1, 2026, delivered his New Year message to the nation from the Jubilee House, assuring Ghanaians that the...

Mahama outlines bold 2026 agenda to deepen reforms and accelerate development

President John Dramani Mahama has unveiled an ambitious roadmap for Ghana in 2026, signalling a faster pace of reforms and development programmes aimed at...