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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...

Man arrested for posing as woman to steal at Kasoa new market

A 21-year-old man has been arrested at Kasoa new market for posing as a woman to steal goods from market women. According to head of...

Ghana’s lithium deal “is a lost opportunity” – Toni Aubynn

Former Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Commission, Dr Toni Aubynn, has criticised Ghana's recent agreement for the development of lithium resources at Ewoyaa...

We’ve not given Barari DV 10-year tax holiday – Minerals Commission CEO

The Minerals Commission of Ghana has debunked allegations that Barari DV Ghana Ltd, a subsidiary of Atlantic Lithium Limited, is registered under the Ghana...

Former GWCL staff, another jailed 8 years over iron pipe theft

Two individuals, Abraham Asare, a former staff of Ghana Water Company Limited and Victor Moris, have been sentenced to four years each by Akuapem...

Parliament approves GH¢15.2b for Health Ministry, GH¢8.7b to be spent on salaries

Parliament has approved an amount of GH¢15 billion for the services of the Ministry of Health for the year 2024. The Ministry is expected to...

Stray bullet kills woman during anti-robbery operation at Pigfarm

A woman at Pigfarm, a suburb in Accra lost her life on Saturday, December 16, when a stray bullet from the police hit her...

‘Galamsey’ is a glaring example of failure of the inept government mired in corruption – Kofi Koranteng

A 2024 presidential hopeful of the New Vision Movement, Kofi Koranteng, has bemoaned the damaging effects of the seemingly intractable illegal mining that confronts...

Wife of cocoa merchant demands access to property from husband after a failed promise

A 61-year-old woman brought her husband to Nhyira FM’s Obra Show over a house she was promised but could only access a single room. According...

Adwoa Safo appeals to corporate Ghana over Abokobi Health Center

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome-Kwabenya Constituency, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has passionately appealed to corporate Ghana and individuals to...

North Dayi MP donates GHC300,000 worth of educational materials to over 800 students

The Member of Parliament for the North Dayi constituency in the Volta Region, Joycelyn Tetteh, has brought smiles to the faces of over 800...

2 remanded over fraudulent fundraising in the name of Akosombo dam spillage victims

Two individuals, Promise Ahorgah and Kwaotse Mawuli, have been apprehended and brought before the High Court in Accra on charges of impersonating North Tongu...

Bishop Dag Heward-Mills breaks down at funeral for late Bishop Oko

Since the passing of Bishop Oko Bortei-Doku, a prominent executive pastor of the United Denominations Originating from the Lighthouse Group of Churches (UD-OLGC), also...

Police probe recruits over fake university certificates

The Ghana Police Service is currently undertaking an audit of recruits in Pwalugu, located in the Upper East Region. This action follows the arrest and...

Road crashes: 6 die daily

Trend analysis indicates that six persons died daily from road crashes, the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has stated. Again, 68.2 per cent of those...

Akufo-Addo recognises over 280 achievers of Head of State Award 2023

At the Jubilee House in Accra, President Akufo-Addo honored more than 280 finalists of the intensive youth innovation program, the Head of State Award...

One person reported dead, others injured in an accident at Amanase

At least one person has been reported dead with some people injured in an accident involving a VIP Granbird on the Accra-Kumasi Highway. The incident...

10 persons grabbed for alleged land guard activities

Ten persons accused of engaging in land guard activities at East Legon in Accra have appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. The accused persons are...

‘Dumsor’ will return if… – GRIDCo staff bare teeth

Workers of the Ghana Grid Company, GRIDCo are threatening there will be a return of 'dumsor' this Christmas if the financial status of the...

We will build processing factories in cocoa growing areas – Mahama

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, says his next government will build cocoa processing factories in cocoa growing areas in...

Office of Special Prosecutor outlines achievements under Kissi Agyebeng

The Office of the Special Prosecutor has shared accomplishments of Kissi Agyebeng since assuming office in August 2021. This follows criticisms of the OSP from...

Imposters of Okudzeto Ablakwa in trouble

Two persons have been arrested and arraigned at the High Court in Accra for allegedly impersonating Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel...

Wontumi opens up on his company’s huge lithium discovery [Video]

https://youtu.be/pew-l7UDZqI The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi, has revealed his huge discovery of...

Lithium deal: Gov’t reveals owner of 4.4% shares in Barari DV

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has confirmed that the President of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), Ben Nunoo Mensah,...

NALAG joins calls for partisan district Assembly elections

The National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG), has waded into calls for the election of Assembly members to be done on partisan...

SHS enrolment rates stagnated between 2017 and 2021

Ghana has revealed a mixed picture of achievements and hurdles in its pursuit of universal access to quality education. This was in a comprehensive review...

Police recruit who used forged certificate to get enlisted busted

Police recruit at the Pwalugu Police Training School in the Upper East Region has been arrested for using a forged Kwame Nkrumah University of...

Aloysius Adjetey appointed CEO of Community Water and Sanitation Agency

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed Aloysius Adjetey as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA). The appointment is in line with...

We will keep nation safe despite low budgetary allocation – National Security Minister assures

National Security Minister, Albert Kan Dapaah, has lamented the low budgetary allocation for his Ministry in the 2024 budget. His Ministry had requested an amount...

Three jailed 44 years for car robbery

Three persons who beat up a taxi driver, tied his neck with a rope, and robbed him of his vehicle at Gbawe in Accra...

MASLOC case: Ex-COO breaks down in tears as lawyer abandons him

It was a sight to behold as emotions got the better part of former Chief Operations Officer (COO) of Microfinance and Small Loans Centre...

Road tolls likely coming back in 2024 – Minister tells Parliament

Road tolls are likely to be reintroduced in 2024. This is according to the Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Attah who made the...

Govt clarifies outstanding issues with CSOs on lithium agreement

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor has continued his staunch and relentless defense of the Ghana-Barari DV lithium agreement, revealing...

Ghana to become leading producer of lithium – Lands Minister

Ghana is seeking to become the world’s leading producer of lithium once production starts at the Ewoyaa Mines in the Central Region. Amidst the controversies...