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Education Ministry to extend Smart Schools project to basic schools

The Public Relations Officer at the Ministry of Education, Kwasi Kwarteng has announced the government’s plan to extend the Smart School initiative to basic...

Gborbu Wulormo’s child bride saga: Allotey Jacobs warns critics [Listen]

The former Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Bernard Allotey Jacobs, has cautioned critics of Gborbu Wulomo, Nuumo Borketey Laweh Tsuru...

Krachi East MCE passes on

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Krachi East in the Oti region, Bernard Aborkugya Mensah has passed on. Adom News' Obremponba K. Owusu reports...

Fuel prices cross 14 cedis per litre

Petroleum consumers in Ghana are bracing themselves for higher fuel prices following the recent decision by the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) to suspend the...

Man allegedly kills brother-in-law in Mampong Akuapim [Audio]

A man has allegedly killed his brother-in-law at Mampong Akuapim in the Eastern region. The incident occurred on dawn of Friday, April 5, 2024. According to...

NDC communicator allegedly stabbed to death by wife [Listen]

National Democratic Congress (NDC) communicator at Asante Mampong has reportedly been stabbed to death by his wife on Thursday night. The deceased, 45-year-old Osei Yaw...

E.P Church expands health centre in Tongor Dzemeni

The Evangelical Presbyterian Church with support from its partners has expanded it's the health centre at Tongor Dzemeni in the South Dayi District of...

Allow us to serve litigants through WhatsApp, others – EMC tells Chief Justice

The Election Management Committee (EMC) of the Judiciary is urging Chief Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo to expedite the ‘E-Justice’ initiative so that electoral cases...

Institutional Suppliers reschedule planned picketing to April 8

The National Association of Institutional Suppliers has postponed their planned picketing at the Ministry of Education from March 4 to April 8, 2024. This according...

Men between 20 and 39 years responsible for 86% of teenage pregnancies in Tema

The Tema Metropolitan Health Directorate has revealed that about 86 percent of adolescent pregnancies in Tema are caused by men between 20 and 39-years-old. Doris...

GRIDCo raises concerns over ECG’s failure to provide load-shedding timetable

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo), has raised concerns over the Electricity Company of Ghana's (ECG) failure to provide a load-shedding schedule to customers...

Revealed: Buduburam no longer a refugee camp

The Ghana Refugee Board has revealed majority of dwellers at the Buduburam camp are not refugees, hence it is no longer considered refugee camp....

Court sentences farmer for theft

Gabriel Dzimekpui, a farmer, has been sentenced to five years in prison for stealing 325 trees valued at GH¢34,000. Dzimekpui was put before the Hohoe...

Alleged missing enitals: Two more grabbed at Kasoa over false alarm

The Ghana Police Service Central East Command Kasoa arrested two more people who claim their genitals had vanished.  They are Mahamudu Yahaya, a 40-year-old businessman...

Bono East: Asenso-Boakye assures Asueyi chief of roads

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has as part of his working visit to the Bono East region visited the Asueyi Chief...

Edudzi Tamakloe pooh-poohs CJ’s justification for expedited hearing

The Director of Legal Affairs for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe, has said the Chief Justice’s justification for granting the...

FDA destroys substandard baby diapers

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has destroyed two 40-footer container loads of substandard baby diapers imported into the country. The diapers, which were...

Nungua residents divided over alleged child marriage

Residents and indigenes of Nungua are sharply divided over the alleged marriage of a child to the 63-year-old Gborbu Wulomo and overlord of the...

Chief Justice defends expediated hearing of Dafeamekpor’s injunction application

The Chief Justice has defended her decision to grant the Attorney General's request to expedite the hearing of a case filed by National Democratic...

Akufo-Addo appoints Joseph Dadzie as GNPC CEO

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed Joseph Abuabu Dadzie as the acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC). Mr Dadzie takes...

Opoku Ware management reacts to ‘mass de-boardinization’

Authorities at Opoku Ware SHS have dispelled rumours of de-boardinizing over 1000 students, asserting that disciplinary actions are only being taken against those who...

Nkwanta North DCE cautions against the use of demeaning words for persons with disabilities

The District Chief Executive (DCE) of Nkwanta North in the Oti Region, William Kidinang Mawugma, has urged residents to avoid using derogatory terms when...

Kaneshie residents express dismay at porters’ unsanitary behaviour

Some residents in Kaneshie have voiced their displeasure over the unclean attitude of porters, who they claim come from various parts of the central...

Herbert Krapa sworn-in as new ECG Board chairman

Energy Minister Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has sworn in Herbert Krapa as the Board Chairman of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). The swearing-in ceremony...

Mahama mourns with National Chief Imam

Former President and National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Mahama, paid a visit to the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Dr. Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, to...

UCC medical student pays fees for 10 university students

In the corridors of academia, amidst the rigors of medical studies, a beacon of altruism shines brightly. Abraham Norman Nortey, a Level 300 Bachelor...

1 dead, over 100 houses destroyed after heavy rainfall at Yepala

One person has reportedly died and over 100 homes have been destroyed by a rainstorm in Yepala, a farming community in the Sawla District...

Ghana’s Scholarship Secretariat system must be transparent – Prof Stephen Adei

Former GIMPA rector, Professor Stephen Adei, has stressed the need for enhanced transparency in the scholarship allocation process. His call follows a report by The...

I’ll make Ghana a pharmaceutical hub – Bawumia pledges

Vice President, Dr Mahamadu Bawumia, has pledged to support local pharmaceutical manufacturers to transform Ghana into a pharmaceutical hub. He made this commitment during an...

Graphic Communications Group to be listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange

State-owned Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) is set to be listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange. The Group is responsible for publications such as the...

Police officer detained for alleged shooting incident in Ashanti Region

The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has detained a police officer, believed to have been involved in a shooting that resulted in the loss...

Eugene Arhin cuts sod for Bawjiase lorry station project

New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Awutu Senya West Constituency in the Central Region, Eugene Arhin has cut sod for the construction of...

NHIA reviewing tariffs to end illegal charges by health facilities

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has announced plans to review its medicines list and tariffs to address the issue of illegal charges, commonly...

Ban on drumming, noise-making begins May 6

The Ga Traditional Council has announced that this year’s ban on drumming and noise-making will commence from Monday, May 6, to Thursday, June 6. In...

Work on Tepa-Goaso road to begin by April ending – Road Minister

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Francis Asenso Boakye, has announced that construction work on the Tepa-Hwidiem road in the Ahafo Region will commence...

Government releases GH¢150m to settle arrears of food suppliers

The government has released GH¢150 million to the Ministry of Education to settle the outstanding arrears owed the National Food Suppliers Association. Spokesperson for...

Unemployed Environmental Health Officers demand permanent postings

The Unemployed Environmental Health Officers Association is demanding permanent placements, three years after completing their course. A spokesperson for the Association, Fred Awune Atinga, lamented...

Bawumia cuts sod for a 200-bed capacity hostel for Trinity Theological Seminary

Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Wednesday, April 3, cut the sod for the construction of a 200-bed capacity hostel for the Trinity Theological...

Pan-African donates to the Ghana Society for the Socially Disadvantage           

Pan-African Savings and Loans, a proud member of the Ecobank Group, demonstrated their commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR) by donating to the Ghana...

Thursday, April 11 declared public holiday

Government has declared Thursday, April 11, as a statutory public holiday to mark the celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr. A statement issued by the Interior Minister,...