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I am ready for you, sue me – Journalist tells Farouk Mahama

Northern regional correspondent of Citi FM, Mohammed Aminu Alabira who was allegedly attacked by the Member of Parliament for Yendi, Farouk Aliu Mahama said...

We’ve not received any request to place FGR under care and maintenance – Minerals Commission

The Minerals Commission has stated that it has not received any request from FGR Bogoso Prestea Ltd, the operators of the Prestea-Bogoso Mine, regarding...

GIBA stands in solidarity with GJA over Hawa Koomson boycott

The Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA), has backed calls by the Ghana Journalists Association for media houses to blackout the MP for Awutu-Senya East...

Former NSMQ contestant with 6As to lose UG admission due to financial constraints

A former National Science and Math Quiz (NSMQ) contestant, Abande Prince Abugri, from Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region, is on the verge of...

When did you turn 60? – The question that caused confusion at GRA boss’s appearance before PAC

Monday's Public Accounts Committee sitting was thrown into disarray when what sounded like a basic question became a bone of contention. During the turn of...

Ongoing educational sector strike: KNUST Basic School closes down

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has announced the closure of its basic schools in response to an ongoing industrial action...

Wontumi-Manhyia Palace case: Chief scolded for trivial complaint

The Kumasi Traditional Council (KTC) has literally scolded the Kokosohene, Nana Kwaku Duah, for dragging the name of the Manhyia Palace into partisan politics. The...

Leadership of striking university staff to meet govt on February 1

Leadership of university staff currently on strike will be meeting government on February 1, 2024. The purpose of this meeting is to address the...

Govt will continue to care for cured lepers – Bawumia

Vice President, Mahamudu Bawumia has reiterated the government’s commitment to eradicate leprosy in the country and care for those affected by the disease. He /gave...

Popular herbal doctor passes on

The founder of Grace Gift Herbal Clinic, Dr Grace Boadu has sadly passed away. The untimely demise occurred on Monday, January 29, 2024, however,...

3 Companies owe GH¢247.7 million in unpaid VAT

Three companies owe the state GH¢247.7 million in unpaid value added tax (VAT) since 2021, the Commissioner in-charge of Domestic Tax and Revenue Division...

Businessman on GH₵50k bail over visa fraud

An Accra Circuit Court has granted a GH₵50,000 bail with two sureties to a businessman who allegedly defrauded a woman of $5,000 under the...

Driver jailed 15 years for defiling minor in church

A 27-year-old driver who had sex with a 14-year-old girl in a church at Sowutuom has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment. Appearing before the...

National Institutional Suppliers to picket Education Ministry

The National Association of Institutional Suppliers has given the government a 14-day ultimatum to pay an amount of GH₵30 million owed them. According to...

Major Mahama’s murder: 3 to challenge life imprisonment verdict

Lead counsel for three of the 12 individuals convicted and sentenced to life in imprisonment for the killing of Major Maxwell Mahama, says his...

African nations must break free from influence of former colonial masters – Colonel Aboagye

The former Chief Executive Officer of the African Peace Support Trainers Association (APSTA), Colonel Festus Aboagye, has called on African nations to break free...

Two jailed 45 years for robbing banker at gunpoint

Benjamin Aboagye, aka Rapture, has been sentenced to 35 years imprisonment by an Adentan Circuit Court for robbing a banker at gunpoint at Pantang,...

Sayikope faces economic standstill after bridge collapse

Residents of Sayikope in the North Tongu district of the Volta region are calling on government to take immediate action to fix the Aklakpa...

Stop using classrooms as smoking areas, place of convenience – NACOC warns

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has issued a stern warning to the public, particularly individuals struggling with drug addiction to stop smoking and using...

Businessman leads construction of 8.9km farm access roads in Ketu South

In a commendable display of community spirit and corporate social responsibility, a businessman based in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region, Mr...

Allow Atta Mills to rest in peace – Ekumfi Traditional Council

The Ekumfi Traditional Council has disassociate itself from the controversy surrounding the autopsy report of the late President John Evans Atta-Mills. According to Council, they...

Ghanaian lawyer receives prestigious UN Global Environment and Sustainability Law Fellowship

A Ghanaian lawyer and academic, Jamaldeen Tonzua, has been awarded the 2024 United Nations Global Environment and Sustainability Law Fellowship. He is the first Ghanaian...

Mother of late Major Mahama weeps in court [Watch]

The mother of the late Major Maxwell Mahama wept in court ahead of the final verdict of her son's trial. In a video on social...

Ekumfi Traditional Council responds to Akufo-Addo’s neglect comment

The Ekumfi Traditional Council has responded to the President Akufo-Addo's statement that, intentional neglect of development in the Ekumfi constituency after they voted against...

Major Mahama case: 12 get life imprisonment, 2 acquitted

A court has sentenced 12 suspects to life imprisonment for their involvement in the killing of Major Maxwell Mahama. They have been found guilty of...

Chairman Wontumi set free by Kumasi Traditional Council [Photos]

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, has been freed by the Kumasi Traditional Council over alleged derogatory...

UG: Meet the Police officer who graduated as valedictorian

Lance Corporal Richmond Nyarko Obeng of the Ghana Police Service is trending after graduating as the valedictorian from the University of Ghana (UG) over...

Wontumi denies denigrating Asantehene

Ashanti Regional NPP chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiko, has appeared before the Kumasi Traditional Council over alleged derogatory remarks made against the Asantehene. The said comments...

Family calls on IGP to probe death of 3 kids killed by lotto company vehicle

The family of three children who were crushed to death by a vehicle belonging to Makafui and Sons Lotto in the Volta region at...

We have too much entertainment in our churches – Rev Eastwood Anaba

A video of Reverend Eastwood Anaba preaching about the fixation on entertainment in churches has surfaced online. In the video, the Founder of the Eastwood...

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...