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Financial clearance secured for payment of nurses, midwives – Health Minister

Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, says the government has made substantial progress in addressing the issue of unpaid salaries and allowances affecting health...

Health Minister blames unpaid nurses’ salaries on lack of financial clearance

The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has attributed the delay in paying some nurses and midwives to the absence of financial clearance for...

Police arrest ten suspects for operating fake online food delivery platforms

The Ghana Police Service, through the Cybercrime Unit of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), has arrested ten individuals for allegedly creating fake online food...

Mahama urges world leaders to protect progress made since 1995 Beijing Declaration

President John Dramani Mahama has called on global leaders to prioritize safeguarding the progress made in advancing the rights of women and other vulnerable...

Popular crypto influencer found dead in Lamborghini

Ukrainian crypto investor and influencer Konstantin Ganich, known online as Kostya Kudo, was found dead in a Lamborghini during one of the sharpest cryptocurrency...

Whoever wins NPP flagbearership will suffer defeat in 2028 – Berekum West MP

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Berekum West, Dickson Kyere-Duah, has said the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) will suffer another defeat...

Revoke small-scale mining licenses without environmental safeguards – Cadman Atta Mills to gov’t

Dr. Cadman Atta Mills, brother of the late President John Evans Atta Mills, has urged government authorities to revoke all small-scale mining licences granted...

Vulnerable Aid Organization constructs 3-unit classroom for Breweniase R.C. JHS

In a significant effort to enhance educational facilities in rural areas, the Vulnerable Aid Organization (VAO) has successfully constructed a new three-unit classroom block...

GNFS denies claims of responding to fires with empty tenders

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has refuted reports suggesting that its personnel deliberately attend to fire outbreaks without water in their tenders. To dispel...

Let’s end drug abuse, it’s killing Ghana’s future – Ejurahene

The Chief of Ejura Divisional Council, Barimah Osei Hwedie II, has called for concerted efforts to halt the rising cases of drug abuse in...

Oppong Nkrumah to speak on Africa’s trade future in Washington

Ofoase Ayirebi MP and Ranking Member on the Economy and Development Committee in Parliament, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, will speak at a high-level forum on...

Driver’s mate fined for stealing air conditioner copper pipes

An Adenta Circuit Court has imposed a fine of GH¢3,000 on a driver’s mate for dishonestly appropriating quantities of air conditioner copper pipes worth...

Gov’t defends transparency and security in U.S. deportation arrangements

The Government of Ghana has reaffirmed its commitment to national security amid public concerns over the recent deportation of Ghanaian nationals from the United...

Five dead in gory accident at Tano-Odumase

A tragic road accident at Tano-Odumase, near Agona in the Sekyere South District of the Ashanti Region, has claimed the lives of five people. The...

Customs Staff Association executives dragged to court over alleged constitutional breaches

Executives of the Customs Staff Association (CSA) under the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) have been taken to court over alleged constitutional breaches during its...

Prof. Opoku-Agyemang calls for well-structured blended financing model to support rural cocoa processors

Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has announced that Ghana is stepping up efforts to increase local processing of cocoa beans as part of...

Veep opens up on new law to ban mining in water bodies and forest reserves

Vice President Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has announced that government is drafting new legislation to completely ban mining activities in Ghana’s water bodies and...

All enterprises with foreign ownership must register with GIPC – Head of Investor Services

The Head of Investor Services and Exemptions at the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Emmanuel Forson, has reaffirmed that under the GIPC Act, every...

NSA extends emergency gazette service to Kumasi

The National Service Authority (NSA) has announced the extension of its Emergency Gazette Service, in partnership with the Ghana Publishing Company Limited, to the...

4 injured in accident involving ambulance at Nkawkaw

Four persons have sustained injuries after a National Ambulance Service vehicle from Nkawkaw was involved in an accident at Afosu in the Birim North...

11 children among 15 dead in Kete Krachi canoe disaster

Eleven children are among fifteen people who lost their lives in a tragic canoe disaster near Kete Krachi in the Oti Region on Saturday,...

Police arrest 2 suspects over alleged plot to assassinate chief

The Eastern South Regional Police Command has arrested two suspects for allegedly plotting to assassinate the Akyem Kwabeng Chief and Okyeman Gyaasehene, Daasebre Ayimadu...

Nana Kwadwo Jantuah wins big at Floodlight Media Excellence Awards

A renowned Ghanaian Broadcast Journalist with the Multimedia Group Limited, Nana Kwadwo Jantuah, has attained double triumph, winning both Radio Personality (Ashanti Region) and...

Ghana seal 2026 World Cup qualification with narrow win over Comoros

The Black Stars of Ghana capped off their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign in style with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Comoros on...

Mama Effe, Nana Jantuah, Ogidi Brown win big at 2025 Floodlight Media Excellence Awards

The fifth edition of the Floodlight Media Excellence Awards, held at KNUST in Kumasi, saw three Nhyira Fm staff honoured for their outstanding contributions...

15 perish, 6 injured after canoe carrying mourners capsizes on Oti River

A tragic canoe accident has claimed the lives of 15 people in the Krachi West District of the Oti Region. According to eyewitness accounts, the...

Akuapem Traditional Council reaffirms unity ahead of 2025 Odwira Festival

The spokesperson for Okoman, Odehye Sammy Mfum, together with other members of the Akuapem Traditional Council, has addressed recent concerns surrounding the Akuapehene, Obrempongkese...

Health Minister calls for leniency in case against queried nurse

The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has appealed to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to exercise leniency in dealing with Ms. Bernice Aboagye,...

5 injured after helicopter crashes into palm trees at popular California beach

An investigation is underway after a helicopter crashed into a pedestrian bridge in Huntington Beach on Saturday afternoon, injuring several people. The aircraft came down...

2,470 Ghanaians in U.S. ICE detention awaiting deportation

A total of 2,470 Ghanaian nationals are currently being held in detention facilities across the United States awaiting deportation, according to new figures from...

Accra’s disaster response undermined by poor coordination, new study finds

A new academic study by the Department of Geography and Regional Planning of the Faculty of Social Sciences, College of Humanities and Legal Studies,...

Nurse queried over abusive remarks against Health Minister

A staff nurse identified as Ms. Bernice Aboagye has been issued a query letter by her employers after she was captured in a viral...

Fire engulfs portion of 7-bedroom apartment at Nsukwao

A fire outbreak on October 8, 2025, destroyed one room of a seven-bedroom apartment at Nsukwao, near the Safe Gold Hotel in Koforidua. The Koforidua...

KATON strengthens commitment to education digitization — Donates brand-new pickup to National Teaching Council (NTC)

In a bold show of support for Ghana’s education sector, KATON, the global digital learning hub dedicated to transforming education through technology, has donated...

Ghana’s food losses could feed Ashanti Region for over a year – Agribusiness leaders warn

Ghana’s persistent post-harvest losses have reached crisis levels, with the nation losing enough food every year to feed the entire Ashanti Region for more...

Adom News’ Halidu Dasmani wins top award at Upper East GJA for impactful SRHR reporting

Adom Multimedia Group Limited’s Upper East Regional Correspondent, Halidu Dasmani, has been honoured as the Best Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Journalist...

Fomena Police Command appeals for more support to fight crime

The Fomena District Police Command has received a motorbike donation to aid its operations in combating crime across communities in the district. The donation, made...

President Mahama attends Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women in Beijing

President John Dramani Mahama and First Lady Lordina Mahama have arrived in Beijing, China, to participate in a Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women, jointly...

TDC Ghana introduces mandatory military training for NSS personnel

TDC Ghana Limited has announced a new policy requiring all National Service Personnel assigned to the company to undergo a two-week basic military and...

Five years in a row: UCC retains position as top university in Ghana and West Africa

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has once again consolidated its standing as a force to be reckoned with within the higher education landscape,...