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Eduwatch Boss slams politicisation of 2025 WASSCE results

Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare, has criticised the persistent politicisation surrounding the 2025 WASSCE results, warning that it distracts from addressing...

WASSCE 2025: WAEC exposes major student weaknesses as Maths, Social Studies results plunge

The Head of Public Relations at the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), John Kapi, has raised concerns over significant gaps in candidates’ performance in...

Ghanaian Educationist recognised in NYC for advancing quality public education

A Ghanaian educationist based in the United States has been honoured at the LolliCash Heroes Night organized by Adinkra Multimedia in New York City...

NYA-Ahafo intensifies efforts to fight drug abuse

The National Youth Authority (NYA) in the Ahafo Region has intensified efforts to combat drug abuse among young people. In an interview with Adom News...

Pan-African Savings and Loans supports 31st December Early Childhood Day Care Centre

Pan-African Savings and Loans has reaffirmed its commitment to community development with a donation to the 31st December Early Childhood Day Care Centre, located...

Otumfuo concludes Bawku mediation, urges parties to embrace peace as ‘brothers and sisters’

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has concluded his months-long mediation in the protracted Bawku chieftaincy conflict, urging the factions to prepare their supporters...

Court issues bench warrant for arrest of alleged sheep thief

The Amasaman Circuit Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a herdsman accused of stealing five sheep, valued at GH¢15,000. The suspect,...

ECOWAS Chair Maada Bio meets Guinea-Bissau junta, pushes for swift return to constitutional rule

ECOWAS Chair and Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio has held direct talks with the military leadership in Guinea-Bissau. He reaffirms the regional bloc’s firm...

Teshie-bound lane of Kpeshie Bridge reopened after major upgrade – Roads Minister announces

The Teshie-bound lane of the Kpeshie Bridge has been fully reopened to motorists, the Minister for Roads, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has announced, restoring smooth...

WASSCE Results: ‘The results are the true competence of our learners’ – GES admits

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has admitted that the 2025 WASSCE results accurately reflect the abilities of the students who sat for the exams. This...

Veep reaffirms gov’t’s goal of building a self-sustaining industrial sector

Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to building a strong, competitive, and self-sustaining industrial sector. According to a statement issued...

Nigeria’s Defence Minister resigns amid security crisis

Nigeria's Defence Minister, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned, the presidency said on Monday, with immediate effect. Presidential spokesperson Mayo Onanuga said in a statement that Abubakar was...

Abuse of court processes – Dafeamekpor slams Nyindam over fresh SC motion

Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has accused Kpandai MP, Matthew Nyindam, of “abusing the court processes” after the latter filed yet another notice of appeal...

’Many would be home if Ghana were half as developed as US’ – Victor Smith

Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States, Victor Emmanuel Smith, has urged Ghanaians living abroad to return home with their skills and partner with investors...

Kpandai: Mathew Nyindam files Supreme Court motion to quash High Court’s election annulment

The battle for the Kpandai Constituency parliamentary seat has escalated to the highest court in the land, as NPP's incumbent Member of Parliament (MP),...

70% of newly posted doctors fail to report to assigned regions – GHS data

New data from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has revealed a shocking nationwide turnout gap, with 7 out of every 10 newly posted medical...

Ashanti Region struggling to meet HIV targets – AIDS Commission

The Ashanti Region is far from meeting national HIV testing targets as stigma and fear continue to keep thousands from knowing their status, according...

Asantehene to present outcome of Bawku mediation talks to President

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, is set to present the results of the long-running mediation between the Kusaasi and Mamprusi factions to President...

Skirmishes erupt at Manhyia Palace as Bawku factions clash amid mediation conclusion

Security personnel faced challenges maintaining order on Monday, December 1, outside the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi as rival factions of the long-standing Bawku chieftaincy...

NCBWTA reaffirms commitment to customs compliance, calls for dialogue

The National Cross-Border Women Traders Association (NCBWTA) has reaffirmed its commitment to complying with Customs procedures while urging constructive dialogue to strengthen trade facilitation. The...

Ewoyaa Lithium Project: Approve the lease now – Mankessim Chief tells Parliament

The Paramount Chief of the Mankessim Traditional Area, Osagyefo Amanfo Edu IV, has appealed to Parliament to expedite approval of the mining lease for...

Suspect who shot Dompoasehene at Obuasi funeral arrested

Police in the Ashanti South Region have arrested a 30-year-old man for allegedly shooting and injuring the Dompoasehene during a funeral ceremony in Obuasi. The...

Wenchi Traditional Area bids final respect to Queen Mother

Scores of mourners thronged Wenchi in the Bono Region to pay their final respects at the last funeral rites of the late Queen Mother...

NPP remains strong in Ashanti Region despite losing 2024 Election – Asenso-Boakye

Member of Parliament for Bantama and former Minister for Roads and Highways, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has described the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as “very strong,...

No need for new expressway if Accra–Kumasi dualisation is completed – Asenso-Boakye

Former Roads and Highways Minister and MP for Bantama, Francis Asenso-Boakye, says constructing a new Accra–Kumasi expressway would amount to duplication if the ongoing...

Kejetia Fire Post reopens after completion of renovation works

The Kejetia Fire Post in the Kumasi Metropolis has been reopened after undergoing major renovation works to address structural defects that posed safety risks...

Asenso-Boakye accuses Finance Minister of twisting his comments on Accra–Kumasi Highway

Former Roads and Highways Minister and MP for Bantama, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has accused the Finance Minister of deliberately misrepresenting his concerns about the Accra–Kumasi...

I fear the NDC government may abandon the Accra–Kumasi Highway – Asenso-Boakye

Former Roads and Highways Minister and MP for Bantama, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has expressed fears that the Accra–Kumasi highway dualisation project may be abandoned by...

Minister of Health announces plan to establish three Catheterisation centres

The Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, says the government is set to establish three catheterisation centres across the country as part of a...

Kpandai: We are yet to receive any written judgment from Tamale High Court – John Darko

The Minority in Parliament has expressed serious concerns over what it describes as an obstruction of justice in the Kpandai election dispute, following the...

Zipline drones delivering condoms, mosquito nets, needles and text textbooks – Health Minister

Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has revealed that drone delivery company Zipline Ghana has been transporting items beyond its core emergency mandate, raising...

Cameroon’s top opposition leader dies after weeks of detention

Left-wing Cameroonian opposition figure Anicet Ekane has died in detention, five weeks after he was arrested, his lawyers and party have announced. Ekane, 74, was...

Health Minister clarifies government-Zipline partnership, says contract under review for value for money

The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has dismissed claims that the government has halted its collaboration with medical drone service provider Zipline, clarifying...

We cannot ignore systemic issues behind 2025 WASSCE failures – NAGRAT President

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has called for a deeper national reflection on the causes of the...

I’m not surprised by poor results; 2025 WASSCE reflects true student performance – NAGRAT President [Video]

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has attributed the decline in the 2025 WASSCE results to systemic issues...

Health Minister announces 120% NHIS tariff hike for service providers from 2026

Minister of Health Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has announced that the government will implement an average 120% increase in tariffs paid to service providers under...

Court discharges Gregory Afoko over Adams Mahama murder case

The High Court in Accra has discharged Gregory Afoko, the man accused of murdering Adams Mahama, a former Upper East Regional Chairman of the...

GHS issues public health alert ahead of harmattan season

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has issued a public health alert as the country prepares for the dry harmattan season, despite recent rainfall in...

Paramount Chief of Ntrubo North bans children from being out after 9 p.m.

The paramount chief of Ntrubo North Traditional Area in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region, Nana Obirikitibi Amnadu Okordie, has issued a...

Ministry of Education attributes rise in 2025 WASSCE failures to crackdown on malpractice

The Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Education, Daniel Fenyi, has attributed the sharp rise in failures—particularly the surge in Grade F9 across...