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Prof. Opoku-Agyemang calls for well-structured blended financing model to support rural cocoa processors

Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has announced that Ghana is stepping up efforts to increase local processing of cocoa beans as part of...

Veep opens up on new law to ban mining in water bodies and forest reserves

Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has announced that government is drafting new legislation to completely ban mining activities in Ghana’s water bodies and...

NSA extends emergency gazette service to Kumasi

The National Service Authority (NSA) has announced the extension of its Emergency Gazette Service, in partnership with the Ghana Publishing Company Limited, to the...

4 injured in accident involving ambulance at Nkawkaw

Four persons have sustained injuries after a National Ambulance Service vehicle from Nkawkaw was involved in an accident at Afosu in the Birim North...

11 children among 15 dead in Kete Krachi canoe disaster

Eleven children are among fifteen people who lost their lives in a tragic canoe disaster near Kete Krachi in the Oti Region on Saturday,...

Police arrest 2 suspects over alleged plot to assassinate chief

The Eastern South Regional Police Command has arrested two suspects for allegedly plotting to assassinate the Akyem Kwabeng Chief and Okyeman Gyaasehene, Daasebre Ayimadu...

15 perish, 6 injured after canoe carrying mourners capsizes on Oti River

A tragic canoe accident has claimed the lives of 15 people in the Krachi West District of the Oti Region. According to eyewitness accounts, the...

Akuapem Traditional Council reaffirms unity ahead of 2025 Odwira Festival

The spokesperson for Okoman, Odehye Sammy Mfum, together with other members of the Akuapem Traditional Council, has addressed recent concerns surrounding the Akuapehene, Obrempongkese...

Health Minister calls for leniency in case against queried nurse

The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has appealed to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to exercise leniency in dealing with Ms. Bernice Aboagye,...

2,470 Ghanaians in U.S. ICE detention awaiting deportation

A total of 2,470 Ghanaian nationals are currently being held in detention facilities across the United States awaiting deportation, according to new figures from...

Nurse queried over abusive remarks against Health Minister

A staff nurse identified as Ms. Bernice Aboagye has been issued a query letter by her employers after she was captured in a viral...

Fire engulfs portion of 7-bedroom apartment at Nsukwao

A fire outbreak on October 8, 2025, destroyed one room of a seven-bedroom apartment at Nsukwao, near the Safe Gold Hotel in Koforidua. The Koforidua...

Ghana’s food losses could feed Ashanti Region for over a year – Agribusiness leaders warn

Ghana’s persistent post-harvest losses have reached crisis levels, with the nation losing enough food every year to feed the entire Ashanti Region for more...

Adom News’ Halidu Dasmani wins top award at Upper East GJA for impactful SRHR reporting

Adom Multimedia Group Limited’s Upper East Regional Correspondent, Halidu Dasmani, has been honoured as the Best Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Journalist...

Fomena Police Command appeals for more support to fight crime

The Fomena District Police Command has received a motorbike donation to aid its operations in combating crime across communities in the district. The donation, made...

President Mahama attends Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women in Beijing

President John Dramani Mahama and First Lady Lordina Mahama have arrived in Beijing, China, to participate in a Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women, jointly...

TDC Ghana introduces mandatory military training for NSS personnel

TDC Ghana Limited has announced a new policy requiring all National Service Personnel assigned to the company to undergo a two-week basic military and...

Five years in a row: UCC retains position as top university in Ghana and West Africa

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has once again consolidated its standing as a force to be reckoned with within the higher education landscape,...

Bono Regional Police embark on ‘Show of Force’ operation in Sampa

The Bono Regional Police Command has carried out a special security exercise dubbed “Operation Show of Force” in Sampa, the capital of the Jaman...

Two arrested over robbery and murder of 20-year-old at Tweapease-Aboo

The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has arrested two men in connection with the robbery and killing of a 20-year-old, Kofi Mensah, at Tweapease-Aboo...

Interior Minister presents three buses to Ghana Prisons Service 

The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has presented three new buses to the Ghana Prisons Service to boost the transportation of inmates to...

HeFRA shuts down 23 unlicensed health facilities nationwide

The Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA) has closed 23 health facilities across Ghana found to be operating without valid licenses or failing to meet...

Mason rescued with severe leg injury after building collapse at Kasoa New Market

A mason who was trapped under debris after a building collapsed at Kasoa New Market has been rescued and taken to the Korle-Bu Teaching...

GES distributes over 6.6 million sanitary pads to schoolgirls nationwide

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has rolled out the distribution of more than 6.6 million sanitary pads to schoolgirls across all 16 regions as...

Galamsey: I see NAIMOS as a rapid response, rather than a solution – Erastus Asare Donkor

JoyNews journalist, Erastus Asare Donkor, says while the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Squad (NAIMOS) is making some progress in the fight against illegal mining...

My words on ‘delayed prosecutions’ taken out of context – Domelevo

Board Chairman of the Economic and Organised Crimes Office (EOCO), Daniel Yao Domelevo, has explained that his recent comments regarding the Operation Recover All...

Corruption Fight: GH₵21bn recovery claim by ORAL was flawed – Egyapa Mercer

Former Member of Parliament for Sekondi and former Minister for Tourism, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, has questioned the feasibility of the government’s claim that it...

Mason trapped after building collapses at Kasoa New Market

A building collapse at Kasoa New Market in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region has trapped a mason under the rubble...

Body of boy, 12, swept away by floodwaters at Kasoa found after 4 days  

The body of 12-year-old David, who was swept away by the Okrudu River at Kasoa after a heavy downpour on Wednesday, has been discovered...

About 30,000 people infected with cancer annually – Atomic Energy Commission boss

The Deputy Director General of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC), Prof. Francis Hassford, has revealed that about 30,000 confirmed cancer cases are reported...

Ensure justice prevails in the face of cybercrimes – Judges urged

Justice Tanko Amadu, a Supreme Court Judge, has asked Judges to ensure that justice prevailed in the face of cybercrimes to deter online fraud...

Over 260 women receive free breast cancer screening in Kenyasi

More than 260 women in Kenyasi in the Ahafo Region have received free breast cancer screening through a joint initiative by the Cancer Support...

Cabinet has not proposed or approved sports levy – Kwakye Ofosu

The government has firmly dismissed reports claiming that Cabinet has approved a new “Sports Levy” to finance the proposed National Sports Development Fund. In a...

Stop using ‘Dr’ title – GTEC tells Kenneth Ashigbey

Following a petition and subsequent queries in relation to his use of the academic title "Dr," the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has directed...

Acting Chief Justice urges new lawyers to serve with integrity and compassion

Acting Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie on Friday administered the oath of office to 824 newly qualified lawyers, urging them to uphold the highest standards...

824 new lawyers called to the Bar 

Ghana’s legal fraternity welcomed a new wave of professionals on Friday, October 10, as 824 newly qualified lawyers were officially called to the Ghana...

GMet warns of approaching rainstorm from Nigeria and Benin 

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has issued an alert cautioning the public about an approaching rainstorm originating from Nigeria and Benin, expected to move...

Family of Ghanaian US postal worker who died in custody demands justice

A newly filed federal lawsuit alleges that a Minnesota postal worker died after police officers and jail staff ignored clear signs he was suffering...

One killed, 3 injured after attack on Metro Mass bus near Nakpanduri

A suspected armed robbery attack on a Metro Mass Transit bus travelling from Bunkpurugu to Tamale has left one person dead and three others...

UNICEF, FDA study uncovers hidden lead poisoning threat in Ghana’s consumer products

A new study conducted by the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) in collaboration with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has uncovered alarming levels...