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MP blames gov’t for feud between Electrochem, Sege residents

Member of Parliament (MP) for Sege, Christian Corleytey Otuteye, has said the feud between residents and Electrochem Ghana Limited should be blamed on government. According...

Kwabre motorists, residents lament poor condition of road

Commercial drivers and other road users in the Kwabre enclave of the Ashanti region are lamenting the poor state of a two-kilometre road linking...

2023/24 scholarship: GETFund Administrator reveals application details

The Administrator of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), Dr. Richard Ampofo Boadu, has announced that the scholarship programme will start accepting applications on...

Energy Minister leads VRA, NADMO to visit communities affected by Akosombo Dam spillage

Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh on Tuesday, 7th November, 2023 led officials of the Volta River Authority and the National Disaster Management Organization...

La General Hospital: IMF deal caused sponsors to suspend funding for construction – Majority Leader

The Majority Leader has attributed the delay in the reconstruction of the La General Hospital to a hold-up in funds by the facility's sponsors. According...

Persons responsible for recent power instability must be punished – TUC

The Secretary General of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Dr Anthony Yaw Baah, has called on the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) to identify...

Licensure exams: National Teaching Council sends strong message

Teachers holding diplomas in Ghana have been given the last opportunity to sit for the Licensure Examination (GTLE) as it undergoes a significant...

Rev. Dr Frimpong’s latest comment on National Cathedral brouhaha

A former General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, Rev. Dr Kwabena Opuni Frimpong, has rallied the Christian community in the country to...

PRESEC ranked first in EN Analytics Top 100 SHS rankings for Science and Mathematics

In the latest EN Analytics Top 100 Senior High School rankings for Science and Mathematics, the Presbyterian Boy’s Secondary School (PRESEC) Legon, emerged as...

Asantes are now their own enemies – Otumfuo

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has said the kingdom in recent times is coming under threat from enemies within. This according to him...

Military, Police deployed to Toflokpo to restore calm after fatal clash

Armed military and police personnel have been deployed to Toflokpo in the Ada West District of the Greater Accra Region following a clash between...

Police outline plans for forex sector during festive period

The Police Administration has assured Forex bureau operators of maximum security protection to enable them to carry out their businesses freely without fear of...

Akosombo dam spillage: World Bank to assist Ghana with $150m

The World Bank has pledged its readiness to support the government of Ghana in its response to the humanitarian crisis in the Lower Volta,...

GJA Investigative Journalist of the Year, Francisca Enchill attends seminar in Germany

Corruption Watch’s Francisca Enchill and the Ghana Journalist Award (GJA) Investigative Journalist of the Year is currently in Germany for an investigative Journalism seminar....

Sege MP reacts to renewed feud between residents, Electrochem

Member of Parliament (MP) for Sege, Christian Corleytey Otuteye, has condemned a shooting incident in a feud between Electrochem Ghana Limited and some residents...

Adom News gets results: 30-year-old Akyem Asuom lorry station rehabilitated

The 30-year-old Akyem Asuom lorry station in the Kwaebibirem Municipality of the Eastern Region has been rehabilitated thanks to the efforts of the New...

Electrochem clears air on shooting incident at Sege

Electrochem Ghana Limited has given its account of a shooting incident which led to the death of one person at Sege in the Greater...

Every leader leaves Ghana bankrupt – Ishmael Yamson

Renowned Business Management Consultant, Dr Ishmael Yamson, has indicated that every leader since the era of Dr Kwame Nkrumah leaves Ghana bankrupt. The man...

Kwawu East Educational Directorate takes delivery of 204 desks from Nkwatiahene

In an effort to enhance the quality of education in Kwawu Nkwatia and support local schools, Nana Boamah Ayirepe II, the Chief of Kwawu...

Ada SHS students’ death may be linked to Akosombo spillage – Assemblyman

Close to a month after the Akosombo Dam Spillage, the country continues to record losses as two students of the Ada Senior High...

It’s time for a new world order to reclaim citizens’ loss of trust – Bagbin

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has called for a new world order that will manage conflicts better, deliver justice, reclaim the loss of...

Nkanchina Midwifery and Nursing College students protest, demand principal’s removal

Students at Nkanchina Midwifery and Nursing College, located in the Kpandai district of the Northern region, have organized a demonstration to voice their concerns...

GUTA shuts down over 38 foreign retail shops

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) in the Eastern region has executed an enforcement exercise to close more than 38 retail shops owned...

Dialysis crisis: ‘Do we have leaders in this country?’ – CDD fellow quizzes

A fellow at the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD), Kwame Sarpong Aseidu has added his voice to the countless calls for the renal outpatient...

MASLOC trial: Court summons psychiatrist over accused’s mental examination

Dr Apio who works at the Accra Psychiatric Hospital has been summoned to appear before the Financial and Economic Division of the High Court...

NPA to begin bitumen regulation in January 2024

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) is set to commence the regulation of the importation, storage, processing and marketing of bitumen in the country effective...

Fourth Estate journalists in Germany to sharpen investigative journalism skills

Seven journalists of The Fourth Estate are in Germany to sharpen their investigative journalism skills. While in Germany, the team will be part of an...

Denkyembour District Assembly honours outstanding staff

The Denkyembour District Assembly in the Eastern region has held a durbar to celebrate its achievements. The District Chief Executive, Seth Birikorang Ofosu, expressed...

One dead in alleged feud between Electrochem Ghana and Sege residents

A shooting incident at Sege in the Greater Accra region has left one person dead and several others injured. The incident is reportedly rooted in...

Akosombo Dam spillage: MP warns of acute food shortage and hunger in the coming year if …

Member of Parliament for Sene East, Dominic Napaare has warned of acute food shortage and hunger next year if extraordinary measures are not taken...

Mahama Ayariga demands date for GAF to respond to CHRAJ’s enquiries over alleged military killings in Bawku

Bawku Central MP, Mahama Ayariga has formally approached the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) seeking an update on its investigations into...

GIU Christian school students extend helping hand to flood victims in Battor and Mepe

It was beautiful and heartwarming when students from GIU Christian School shared their widow’s mite with their counterparts who have been displaced due to...

Dialysis crisis: KBTH’s refusal to open centre a death sentence – Ahenkora

Five days after the Health Ministry directed the immediate reopening of the renal outpatient department of the Korlebu Teaching Hospital, the centre remains closed. The...

You have till November 11 to apologise to Samira Bawumia – NMC orders Power FM

The National Media Commission (NMC) has asked Authentic Media Company Limited, operators of Power FM, to issue an apology to Samira Bawumia, the wife...

IET’s Davor Wonder emerges best Engineering and Technologist for 2022/23

Davor Wonder has been crowned the best Engineering and Technologist for 2022/23 at the prestigious Ghana Chamber of Construction Industry awards. What makes Ing....

Two students of Ada SHS drown in Volta River

Tragedy struck at Ada Senior High School (SHS) in the Greater Accra region as two students drowned in the morning of Monday, November 6,...

Ex-convict lynched after killing ex-lover, injuring 3 others at Enyan Oboom

Irate residents at Enyan Oboom in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District of the Central Region have beaten a 28-year-old ex-convict, Mubarak Bentsil to death....

Bawumia finally speaks on #OccupyJulorbiHouse protest

Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has acknowledged the legitimacy of the demands made by the #OccupyJulorbiHouse demonstrators. According to him, these concerns cannot be...

Street preacher, 2 others crashed to death at Suame

Three persons have been reported dead with two others sustaining various degrees of injuries after a cargo truck rammed into a Nissan salon car...