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Lawyer advocates for increased respect for journalists

Movement for Change communications team member, Lawyer Andrew Appiah Danquah has condemned recent attacks on journalists by some Members of Parliament. He acknowledges the power...

University Administrators begin nationwide strike

The Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) has commenced a nationwide indefinite strike. According to the GAUA, the strike is over the disregard for their...

Prof. Kwaku Azar’s take on ACP Agordzo’s trial

Professor Stephen Kwaku Asare, also known as Kwaku Azar, has raised serious doubts about the legitimacy of the trial of Assistant Commissioner of Police...

Frustrated teenage mother wants to give away five-month old baby 

A 19-year-old mother, Hadiza says that she will abandon her 5-month-old child if she cannot find anyone willing to take her in. According to her,...

Climate change threatening working hours — ILO Coordinator

Working hours in Africa may see a more than two-hour reduction in six years due to heat stress resulting from climate change, with the...

ACP Agordzo alleges unfair treatment by government during and after trial

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Benjamin Agordzo, who was cleared of accusations of attempting to destabilise the country, says he was unfairly treated by...

Akufo-Addo sends all-important message to African leaders

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called on African leaders and businesses to swiftly implement the ideas generated during the African Prosperity Dialogues held...

Nkwanta South: Farmer shot dead, another in critical condition in fresh attack

One person has been shot dead in a farm, another in critical condition at Brewankor community, a farming community in Nkwanta South in the...

Universities’ senior staff yet to call off strike despite NLC’s plea

The strike of Senior Staff Association of Public Universities is still on despite an appeal by the National Labour Commission (NLC) to suspend it...

Kumasi Traditional Council to decide the fate of ‘wanted’ Chairman Wontumi

Members of the Kumasi Traditional Council have been called to a crucial meeting, which, according to Adomnews sources, will decide the fate of the...

Meet the first visually impaired PhD graduate from UCC

Among the graduates from the University of Cape Coast (UCC) at its 7th session of the 56th congregation last Friday was Dr Ben Bishop Nyanihorba...

Ghanaian peacekeeper reportedly killed in South Sudan

A United Nations (UN) peacekeeper from Ghana has been killed alongside some civilians after clashes between rival local groups in the Abyei region on...

Scores rendered homeless as fire destroys wooden structures at Asokwa [Photos]

Fire has has gutted makeshift wooden structures at Asokwa Old Town in the Asokwa Municipality of the Ashanti Region, rendering scores homeless. Citi News...

Junior Speller 2024: Registration now open for school learners

Junior Speller, the biggest spelling competition in Ghana, has officially opened registration for the much-anticipated 2024 edition, providing an exciting opportunity for Basics 1-4...

Parliamentary aspirant threatens to sue Ghana Gas

A parliamentary aspirant for Convention People's Party (CPP), Nana Blay Miezah in the Jomoro Constituency, has threatened to sue the Ghana National Gas Company...

GRA exceeds 2023 target by mobilising GH¢113bn

Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) collected GH¢113.06 billion for the 2023 fiscal year as against a revised target of GH¢109.19 billion. This performance represents a nominal...

NPP primaries: GJA condemns attack on journalist

The Northern Region branch of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has has condemned an attack on journalist, Mohammed Aminu Alabira during the New Patriotic...

Hawa Koomson’s media blacklist: MFWA backs GJA

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has backed the call by the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) on the media to avoid covering any...

Hawa Koomson threatens to sue GJA President

The Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development and Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East, Hawa Koomson, is considering legal action against the President...

ECG transitions meter application and other services online starting February 1

The Electricity Company of Ghana Limited (ECG), has announced a digital shift for services like new connections, separate meters, and additional loads.  Starting February 1,...

National Security Ministry to fix dangerous potholes on Spintex road

The Human Security Department of the Ministry of National Security is actively working to tackle the issue of hazardous potholes affecting specific sections of...

Major Boakye-Djan laid to rest

A solemn yet colourful mass, laced with native and Christian rituals characterised the pre-burial ceremony of Osahene Major Kojo Boakye-Djan (retd), in Accra on...

KNUST student pays fees for 11 needy colleagues

A final year Human Resources (HR) student at the KNUST School of Business (KSB), Emmanuel Jason Asare, has made headlines for his commendable act...

Infographics: NPP MPs who lost or retained their parliamentary bids

Disappointments and surprises marked the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) parliamentary primaries on Saturday, January 27, as several incumbent Members of Parliament lost their bids...

NPP primaries: Journalist arrested at Dome Kwabenya

A journalist from Oyerapa FM, Kwaku Ansah has been arrested in Dome Kwabenya while covering the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primaries. Reports reaching Adom...

NSS denies allegations of GH¢155 payment to service personnel

Management of the National Service Scheme (NSS) has denied allegations of underpaying service personnel GH¢155 instead of the approved GH¢715.57. Recent reports suggested that personnel...

Police must investigate excesses in military raid at Ashaiman- Prof Appiagyei-Atua

Associate Professor at the School of Law, University of Ghana, Prof Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua, has called on the police to investigate the excesses admitted by...

Walewale: Six including 6-year-old injured as gunmen attack bus

A passenger vehicle traveling from Missiga in the Upper East Region to Kumasi has been attacked by gunmen. This has resulted in the hospitalisation of...

Bird flu outbreak: Over 22,000 birds destroyed in Takoradi

A total of 22,090 adult birds have been destroyed by the Veterinary Service in Sekondi-Takoradi of the Western Region, following an outbreak of bird...

Driver dead, another injured in accident on Adukrom Hill [Photos]

A driver has died with another person injured after an accident at Asenema in the Okere District of the Eastern region. The accident involved a...

Parliamentary committee presents report on Ashaiman military brutalities

The Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Interior, assigned to investigate the military brutalities against Ashaiman residents, has presented its report. In its report, the...

Full judgment on coup plotters’ case

The Accra High Court has released the official document in which it found six persons who were standing trial for an alleged coup plot...

Family announces one week celebration for Amma Busia

The one-week celebration of New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwart, Amma Busia has been set for Friday, February 9, 2024. The ceremony will take place...

ADB and 5 others obtain authorisation to sell assets of PBC Ltd, including its head office

A court order has been granted to the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) and five other banks, namely Cal Bank, Bank of Africa, GCB, Universal...

Ghana to get alumina refinery as GIADEC announces strategic partner for Project 3A

Ghana is set to benefit from a new alumina refinery following the successful selection of a strategic partner that will work with the Ghana...

Four prisoners who passed 2023 WASSCE gain university admission

Authorities at the Sunyani Central Prison have expressed joy over four of their inmates' admission to read degree courses in three universities, as part...

Farmer loses over 1000 tubers of yams to bush fire

A farmer at Bale in the Bole district of the Savannah region, has lost over 1000 tubers of yams to a bush fire despite...

Aburonahia residents stage protest over illegal mining on their rivers

Residents of Aburonahia, a community in the Akontombra district of the Western North Region, have taken to the streets in protest against the ongoing...

West Legon Accident: 4 Firefighters on duty injured

Four firefighters have been injured, with two in critical condition, after the last floor of a two-storey building collapsed on them during a fire...

Be consistent under every administration – Mahama tells GBA

Former President John Mahama has called on the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) to shed its perceived partisan leanings and advocate for national interest, regardless...