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Collapsed Boinso bridge: Residents appeal for life jackets as they cross river with canoe

The collapse of the Boinso bridge has compelled the residents to use a canoe to traverse the river. They have appealed to the National Disaster...

Plot to remove IGP: COP Mensah, 2 others cited for professional misconduct

The Parliamentary ad hoc committee which probed the alleged plot to remove the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare from office has recommended sanctions...

Council of State members mourn late CEO of Labianca Company

Members of the Council of State have commiserated with the family of the late CEO of Labianca Company Limited, Eunice Asomah-Hinneh. Led by the Chairman,...

Tailor convicted for stealing from church offertory box

A 35-year-old tailor accused of dishonestly appropriating an unspecified amount of money from the offertory box of Star of the Sea Catholic Church has...

National airline plan hits snag

Ghana’s efforts to establish a national airline has hit a snag as officials struggle to complete the necessary processes to start operations before the...

Three notorious poachers arrested in Mole park

Three notorious poachers have been arrested by the staff of Mole National Park during a routine patrol within the park. The arrested individuals are Saaka...

CETAG withdraws from negotiations with NLC

The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has withdrawn from negotiations with the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission being facilitated by the...

Bank of Ghana to issue climate risk directive to commercial banks

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has completed a draft document on climate risk assessment to be issued to the commercial banks operating in the...

Juaboso MP provides free medical screening for 10,000 constituents

Member of Parliament for Juaboso and Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has organised a free medical screening for...

Landguards assault court bailiff; destroy farmlands at Agbazo

Landguards have assaulted a bailiff from the Accra High Court at Agbazo in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra region. The bailiff was...

Desist from interfering in prosecution of human trafficking cases – Deputy AG

A Deputy Attorney-General (AG) and Minister of Justice, Diana Asonaba Dapaah, has deplored the interference of community members in the prosecution of human trafficking...

ASA-WISHH partners with Agrihouse Foundation for 4th Ghana poultry day

The American Soybean Association (ASA) through the World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (WISHH) Program has partnered with Agrihouse Foundation to organize the...

Local Gov’t Ministry inaugurates ICMC officers

The Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development (MLGDRD) has inaugurated the elected officers of the Inter-Jurisdictional Coordination Management Committee (ICMC). This was at...

Man remanded for assaulting a work colleague at Nkawkaw

The Ghana Police Service on 26th June, 2024 arraigned accused person, Ayivor Elikplim, who was arrested on Tuesday June 25, 2024 for assaulting a...

MP for Agotime-Ziope inspects ongoing school project

The Member of Parliament for Agotime-Ziope in the Volta Region, Charles Agbeve, inspected an ongoing school project today at Adokpakope in the Agotime-Ziope District. Access...

OB Nartey, others sworn in as new executive for UPSA Graduate School SRC

On Wednesday, June 26, 2024, the University of Professional Studies, Graduate School, held a handing-over ceremony, marking a new chapter in student leadership. The event...

Firefighters rescue driver trapped after accident at Suhum

Personnel from the Suhum Fire Station on Wednesday swiftly responded to an accident near Star Oil on the Accra-Kumasi Highway to rescue a driver...

Man with swollen testicles after sex in bush gets help after Adom News report [Video]

Kwabena Ebo, a 37-year-old man with swollen testicles is now heaving a sigh of relief. This was after a herbal doctor, Kwabena Tawiah popularly known...

NSMQ2024: GHANASCO beat rivals TAMASCO, St. Francis Xavier to win Northern Zonal championship

Ghana Senior High School now holds the bragging rights as the new champions of the Goil Plc Northern Zonal Championship of the National Science...

High Court halts implementation of collective agreement negotiated by GRNMA

The High Court of Ghana, Labour Division, has ruled in favour of the Professional Association of Psychiatric Nurses – Ghana (PAPNG), granting an ex...

STC signs MoU with MUUS to operate 100 buses

Intercity STC Coaches Ltd (STC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a Ghanaian company, Mumuni Seidu International (MUUS), and its Chinese partner,...

Man arrested for impregnating his daughter after DNA exposed him

A resident of Abuakwa in the Ashanti Region identified as Kofi Agyei, has been arrested by the district Police Command for impregnating his 14-year-old...

Stalled hospital projects: Asantehene charges Health Minister to ensure speedy completion

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has expressed worry at the slow pace of work on some hospital projects in the country, particularly those...

Parliamentary Committee inspects road projects

The Parliamentary Committee on Roads and Transport is following up on government road projects and has visited various project sites. The Committee has so far...

Why this year’s cocoa crops will be worst in recent times – Boahen Aidoo explains

The 2023/2024 cocoa season is projected to be one of the worst in recent years, largely due to extreme weather conditions experienced last year. Chief...

NAGRAT undertakes initiatives to boost academic performance in Afadzato South District

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has undertaken an initiative aimed at enhancing academic performance among pupils at the basic level in the...

Information Minister commends RTI Commission

The Minister for Information, Fatimatu Abubakar, has praised the Right to Information Commission for the significant rise in requests for information under the Right...

Local Government Ministry reacts to Deputy Minister’s comment on poverty

The Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development (MLGDRD) has clarified a recent news report misrepresenting Ekow Vincent Assafuah, Deputy Minister of MLGDRD’s...

Traditional leaders to gain more power as government moves to amend Chieftaincy Act

The Chieftaincy Minister, Stephen Asamoah Boateng, says his Ministry is working on amendments to the Chieftaincy Act to empower traditional leaders with the authority...

Traditional leaders must promote moral uprightness – Apostle Nyamekye

Apostle Eric Nyamekye, Chairman of the Church of Pentecost, has called on traditional leaders to promote moral uprightness among the people of the community...

Loan apps cyberbullying on the rise, avoid signing up – Cyber Security Authority warns

The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has cautioned the general public against signing up for digital lending mobile applications (Apps) following a resurgence in cases...

Mop up of one teacher one laptop distribution underway, 280,000 distributed so far

The government has so far distributed a total of 280,903 laptops to teachers across the country. This means 34,562 laptops are yet to be distributed...

Ambulance case: Why Richard Jakpa was dismissed from Armed Forces

In the ongoing ambulance trial at the High Court in Accra, evidence has been introduced regarding businessman Richard Jakpa's dismissal from the Ghana Armed...

Former KNUST Publishing Studies Head honoured by German State Parliament

The German State Parliament has honoured the former head of the Department of KNUST Publishing Studies for his immense contribution to the promotion of...

China finds something strange in sample retrieved from moon

Chinese scientists have made an unusual discovery while analysing the sample Chang'e-5 collected from the Moon's surface in December 2020. They found naturally occurring "few-layer...

Majority Leader warns NPP against infighting over Bawumia’s running mate selection

Parliament's Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has called on his fellow New Patriotic Party (NPP) members and supporters to avoid internal conflicts as the party...

Richard Jakpa’s 2007 military dismissal letter cited as evidence in ongoing ambulance trial

It was revealed that businessman Richard Jakpa, who is currently on trial for causing a financial loss of €2.37 million to the state in...

Masked robbers attack cocoa clerk, steal GH¢ 100,000 cash and electronics

A cocoa purchasing clerk, Lucas Osei, 41, is fighting for his life at St. Francis Xavier Hospital after a brutal robbery at his home...

2024 BECE: Education Director calls on WAEC to stem leakage questions

The Sunyani West Municipal Director of Education in charge of Sports and Culture, Joe Appiah, has called on the West African Examination Council (WEAC)...

Mr Logic in court over fraud

Christopher Nelson, aka Mr Logic, a musician, has appeared before a Dansoman Circuit Court for allegedly defrauding an American of $21,000 and GHC48,000. Nelson is...