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Galamsey: I’ll favour declaration of security zones over state of emergency – Dafeamekpor

Majority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, says he would prefer the creation of security zones in galamsey-endemic areas...

Metro Mass to receive 350 mini buses, 100 Coaster buses and 50 cargo trucks

Metro Mass Transit Limited (MMTL) is to take delivery of 350 Toyota Hiace minibuses, 100 Toyota Coaster buses, and 50 cargo trucks by the end of...

Galamsey: Prof. Frimpong-Boateng’s report indicts NDC more than NPP – Miracles Aboagye

Director of Communications for the Bawumia Campaign Team, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has argued that the former Environment Minister, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng’s report on illegal...

Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings calls for urgent gov’t action on CMB-Abuja market land dispute

Member of Parliament for Klottey-Korle, Accra, Dr. Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has called for immediate and coordinated government intervention to resolve the long-standing dispute over the...

Parliament’s Human Rights Committee visits Gnani and Kukuo witches camps

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Human Rights, working with several civil society organisations (CSOs), has visited the Gnani Camp as part of efforts to...

Former Deputy GES boss donates 2,000 books to Goaso basic schools

Dr. Kwabena Bempah Tandoh, former Deputy Director-General for Quality and Access at the Ghana Education Service (GES), has donated 2,000 reading books to five...

Water crisis looms in Northern Region as 50-year-old pumps struggle to meet demand

The Ghana Water Limited (GWL) in the Northern Region says it is still relying on water pumps installed in 1972 to supply water to...

HIV cases rising among Ahafo youth – Regional Health Directorate

The Ahafo Regional Health Directorate has raised concerns over a sharp rise in HIV cases, particularly among adolescents and young people. Speaking at a press...

Volta and Oti TEWU chapters join strike action 

The Volta and Oti Regions Chapter of the Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU) of TUC (Ghana) has joined in the nationwide strike action...

Accra Mayor allays fears over alleged takeover of CMB lorry station 

The Mayor of Accra, Michael Kpakpo Allotey, has assured drivers and traders at the railway station near the Cocoa Marketing Board (CMB) that no...

Lands Minister visits Bogoso-Prestea Mine amid restoration efforts

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, has paid an official visit to the Bogoso-Prestea Gold Mine in the Western...

Ga Traditional Council orders halt to planned Igbo New Yam Festival

The Ga Traditional Council has called on authorities to halt the planned Igbo New Yam Festival scheduled for Sunday, September 21, 2025, at the...

Trump adds $100,000 fee for skilled worker visa applicants

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will add a $100,000 (£74,000) fee for applicants to the H-1B visa programme for...

Father arrested after stepmother burns 3-year-old with hot water in Winneba

The Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service has arrested the father of a three-year-old girl who was severely...

Nine remanded for violent assault at Darkuman 

Nine men have been brought before the Adabraka District Court for their alleged involvement in the violent assault of Mutala Yayaa at Darkuman, Accra,...

Man allegedly assaulted after insulting Asantehene in viral video

A video in which a man identified as Mustapha hurls insults at the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has sparked outrage and resulted in...

Ghana and US are inseparable – Okudzeto Ablakwa

Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has emphasized that Ghana and the United States will continue to work closely to strengthen the economies...

Akufo-Addo takes swipe at Mahama’s 9-month governance

Former President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has taken a swipe at the Mahama-led administration, nine-month into governance, suggesting that the ruling NDC’s supposed failures...

SHS placement: GES sends important message to parents

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has urged parents and students to direct their Senior High School (SHS) placement concerns to district and regional education...

Akufo-Addo confident NPP will reclaim power in 2028

Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed confidence that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will return to power in the 2028 general elections. He...

Sierra Leone turns to GoldBod model to curb smuggling, boost revenue

Sierra Leone’s Finance Minister, Sheku Fantamadi Bangura, has held talks with the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, in...

Education Ministry assures smooth SHS placement process

The Ministry of Education has assured parents and students of a smooth resolution process under the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS), as...

Improved turbidity in key rivers shows progress in galamsey fight – Sammy Gyamfi

Chief Executive Officer of GoldBod, Sammy Gyamfi, has defended the government’s fight against illegal mining, known as galamsey, saying recent water quality data shows...

Gov’t working on comprehensive solution to address strike threats – Labour Minister

The Minister of Labour Jobs and Employment, Dr. Rashid Pelpuo has said the government has taken notice of the Teachers and Educational Workers' Union...

The youth are no longer safe, we will resist oppressive rule – NPP’s Salam Mustapha

NPP Youth Organiser Salam Mustapha has called on Ghanaian youth to rise against what he terms selective justice and abuse of office by the...

We don’t fight or invoke curses in Kantamanto Market – Coordinator warns traders

Kantamanto Market Coordinator Kakari Mensah has dismissed claims of leadership confusion, emphasizing that the market operates under clear rules and systems to maintain discipline...

GTEC directs UCC Vice-Chancellor to step aside 

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has directed the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Professor Johnson Nyarko Boampong, to step aside,...

We agreed to choose one person to speak for all groups – Kantamanto leaders

Vice Chairman of the Used Clothes Association, Daniel Ampadu, has disclosed that the Kantamanto traders have united under a single leadership structure following the...

Stop selling outside; come inside the market – Kantamanto Coordinator to traders

Kantamanto Market Coordinator, Kakari Mensah, has expressed concern about indiscipline among some traders at the market. Speaking in an interview on Adom FM’s morning show...

My doors are always open to you – Asaki Awingobit to Kantamanto traders [Audio]

Sampson Asaki Awingobit, Executive Secretary of the Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana, has called on traders at Kantamanto Market to close ranks and...

Ablakwa provides free chop boxes, mattresses for all fresh SHS students in North Tongu

Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has once again extended support to students in his constituency by providing free chop boxes...

Kantamanto Market traders highlight struggles, urge government intervention [Photos]

Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem morning show on Friday, August 19, 2025, was broadcast live from the vibrant Kantamanto Market, where second-hand clothing sellers shared...

Fire destroys 15-bedroom house, GH₵100k in Gomoa Dominase

A devastating fire has destroyed a 15-bedroom house and cash amounting to GH₵100,000 at Gomoa Dominase in the Gomoa East District of the Central...

GoldBod is not using galamsey gold in its operations – Sammy Gyamfi

Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has dismissed claims that the newly established body encourages illegal mining by buying...

Musician Spyro engaged to lover he met in a club

Love has found Nigerian singer Spyro in the most unexpected place — on the dance floor of a Lagos nightclub. The “Who Is Your Guy”...

Renowned Ghanaian playwright Dr. Ben-Abdallah passes on

Renowned Ghanaian playwright and theatre scholar Dr. Mohammed Ben-Abdallah has passed away at the age of 81. His death on Thursday, September 18, 2025, was...

How can newly established GoldBod be blamed for decades of galamsey? – Sammy Gyamfi

Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has dismissed claims that the newly established body is promoting illegal mining, popularly...

Martin Kpebu reveals biggest hurdle to Asiedu Nketia’s “presidential ambition”

Private legal practitioner and political commentator, Martin Kpebu, has expressed confidence in the presidential prospects of National Democratic Congress (NDC) National Chairman, Johnson Asiedu...

Fetish priest linked to ‘galamsey’ shrine flees during raid in Western region 

A fetish priest who allegedly provides spiritual protection for illegal miners reportedly fled during an anti-galamsey raid by a taskforce along the Ankobra River...

NACOC raids drug dens in Otinibi, arrests four

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has conducted a successful raid in Otinibi, a suburb of the Greater Accra Region, targeting suspected drug dens and...