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FDA confiscates, destroys expired post pills, aphrodisiac, milk, others

The Western North Regional Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has confiscated and burned unwholesome items from various shops across the nine districts in the...

Trainee nurses and midwives to protest over arrears

The Ghana Nurse-Midwife Trainees Association (GNMTA) is threatening to protest over unpaid arrears. The Association claimed government is yet to fulfill its promise to pay...

Okyenhene install new Twafohene after 58 years vacancy

Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panie has elevated the Etwienana Hene of Kyebi Barima Kwaku Dua to the higher traditional office of Twafohene. The Twafohene stool occupied...

GNAPS donates GH₵50,000 to flood victims in lower Volta [Photos]

The Ghana National Association of Private Schools (GNAPS) has emerged as a beacon of hope for the flood victims in the Lower Volta region...

WAEC releases 2023 WASSCE results; 4,878 blocked

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has released the provisional results of the 2023 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The Council, in a...

Ghana Air Force pilots abandoning service due to lack of aircraft

A report by Parliament's Defence and Interior Committee has revealed that a significant number of pilots in the Ghana Air Forces are leaving the...

Lithium deal signed without proper due diligence, consultations – UTAG-UG

The University of Ghana branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG-UG), has criticised the government for the Lithium deal with Barari DV,...

Ghana Navy intercepts canoe suspected to be carrying narcotics

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has announced that the Ada Foah Detachment of the Riverine Command of the Ghana Navy has intercepted a canoe...

Clergy charges politicians to serve with humility

In a thought-provoking sermon delivered at the climax of the four days Christmas convention by the Dansoman District Head of The Apostles’ Continuation Church,...

Prospectus, other expenses by parents outweigh cost under free SHS – Report

A study conducted by African Education Watch, an educational civil society organisation, has revealed that prospectus and other expenses by parents outweigh the cost...

91 ambulances imported in 2020 not operational – Akandoh alleges

The Ranking Member on the Health Committee of Parliament, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has disclosed that 91 out of the 307 ambulances imported and commissioned...

Pentecostal and Charismatic Council backs anti-LGBTQI+ Bill

The Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) has thrown its weight behind the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021 that...

Mysterious fire outbreak at Bibiani: Over 15 rendered homeless

Over 15 persons have been rendered homeless in a mysterious house fire at at Bibiani Old Town in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipal of...

Fire guts Race Course market in Kumasi [Photos]

Traders at the Race Course market in Kumasi are counting their losses after an inferno gutted the market in the early hours of Monday...

The GH₵3 Billion Lie: Gov’t pays hundreds of millions to company despite false claims about its work

In a control room in Tema in the Greater Accra Region, officials of Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) tried to convince The Fourth Estate of its wild...

Migrant Watch and Skills Revolution Front marks World Migration Day

On the occasion of World Migration Day, the Migrant Watch and Skills Revolution Front (MWSRF) in Ghana underscores its unwavering commitment to advancing regular...

Anyaa Sowutuom MP working to augment infrastructure at Odorgonno SHS

Member of Parliament (MP) for Anyaa Sowutuom, Dr Dickson Adomako Kissi has admonished his colleague MPs to prioritize education of their constituents. Dr. Kissi is...

Opoku Prempeh ranked No. 6 out of 100 inspiring individuals in Africa

The Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has been listed by the African Regional Journal as Number 6 of 100 Inspiring Individuals in Africa. The...

Otiko Djaba empowers Persons with Disability at Ability Fair

Former Gender Minister, Otiko Afisa Djaba is seeking to empower Persons with Disability (PwDs) to ensure they contribute their quota to national development. Through her...

I’m a Nima boy – Akufo-Addo says as he recounts fond memories

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has opened up on his early days in Nima, a Zongo community in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana....

New Force spokesperson’s lawyer demands ‘forged document’ from GIS

Francis Xavier Sosu, lead counsel for embattled spokesperson of The New Force Movement, Shalimar Abbiusi, has hinted they will not delay in filing...

MJ Comet Foundation pays medical bills for new mothers at Ridge Hospital [Video]

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MJ Comet Foundation, Nana Pokua, has settled the medical bills of about 10 nursing mothers at Ridge Hospital. She put...

Three injured in accident at Sowutuom

A Nissan SUV was on Monday morning was involved in an accident at Sowutuom last stop in Accra. The accident happened in between the...

Motor Insurance Premiums to go up from January 2024

https://youtu.be/zYB5KPJcrlU Motor insurance premiums are expected to be increased by more than 30% from January 2024. The increase is due to a 21% increase in Value...

Declare nationwide strike now – Northern Regional CLOGSAG to mother body

The Northern Regional Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG), has submitted a petition to the National Executive Council, calling for an immediate...

Railway Authority embarks on grounds rent collection

The Ghana Railway Development Authority (GRDA) has begun an exercise to collect its ground rent. This involves the locking up of various facilities situated on...

Meet the 1-year-old Ghanaian attempting to break Guinness World Record

In an audacious attempt to etch his name into the prestigious Guinness World Records (GWR), one-year-old Ghanaian, Ace Liam, is attempting to break a...

Judicial Service supports Akosombo dam spillage victims

The Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, has on behalf of the Judicial Service, presented a dummy cheque for GH¢ 125,000 to victims of the...

Akoto Ampaw did not practice law to make money – Prof Takyiwaa Manuh

Renowned Ghanaian human rights activist, Emerita Prof Takyiwaa Manuh, has eulogised late veteran lawyer, Akoto Ampaw. Speaking on JoyNews’ The Law on Sunday, December 17, she said ‘Shey...

No society has developed through IMF’s assistance – Alban Bagbin

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has stressed that interventions from Bretton Woods institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have...

Ridge Hospital reacts to reports of ‘baby thief’ caught on their premises

The Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge) has clarified reports on the arrest of a young man purported to have stolen a baby. Earlier reports on...

President Akufo-Addo recognizes Dr. Abena Asomaning’s role in youth development

In recognition of excellence and volunteerism, Dr. Abena N. Asomaning, founder of the Angel-Zoe Foundation, has been awarded for her commitment to the work...

Nyaho Medical Centre MD proposes solutions to exodus of health workers

The Managing Director of Nyaho Medical Centre, Dr Elikem Tamaklo has put forth viable solutions to the ongoing exodus of healthcare professionals from Ghana....

Be wary of expired, poisonous products in Christmas season – FDA cautions  

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) in the Central Region has urged the public to be wary of buying and consuming poisonous products during...

GES gives update on interdicted headteachers

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has refuted reports of reinstating the 11 Senior High School (SHS) headteachers interdicted for charging Form One students unapproved...

Government employees urged to take advantage of festive period to get their NIA numbers

The Controller and Accountant General's Department (CAGD) has advised government employees yet to obtain Ghana cards to do so from now till January. In a...

Crystal Ladies Association donates theatre bed, oxygen cylinders to Tema Polyclinic

In their bid to end maternal mortality in the Tema Municipality, women group, Crystal Ladies Association has donated state of the art theatre bed,...

Akan Wawa Traditional Congress calls for unity to foster sustainable development

The Akan Wawa Traditional Congress, an association of chiefs and queen mothers in the Kadjebi district of the Oti region, has been inaugurated. This marks...

OSP busts forex counterfeiting syndicates

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has unveiled a counterfeiting syndicate operating in Accra and Tema, exposing it as a major producer of...

Adom News correspondent Kwasi Azor honoured

The member of Parliament (MP)for Ayem Oda Constituency Alexander Akwasi Acquah, and his colleagues MPs in the Akyemansa block in the Eastern region have...