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Sam George demands apology, retraction from NPP activist over alleged Lexus gift

The Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, is demanding an apology and retraction from New Patriotic Party (NPP) activist P.K....

Photos from Accra’s decongestion exercise

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), in collaboration with the Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly, on Tuesday, May 20, embarked on a decongestion exercise aimed at...

Hearse operators abusing sirens should be arrested and prosecuted – Ambulance Service

The Ghana National Ambulance Service (GNAS) is alarmed by the rampant abuse of the emergency sirens by some motorists, particularly hearse operators and individuals...

National Ambulance Service seeks revamp of vehicle fleet to meet emergency response needs

The Ghana National Ambulance Service says the Ashanti Region currently has 36 operational ambulances catering for the emergency needs of residents in the region. The...

High rate of youth involvement in gambling a cause for concern – GHACOE

The Ghana Congress on Evangelisation (GHACOE) Women’s Ministry, a non-denominational Christian group, has decried the increasing rate of betting, lottery and other gambling activities...

Child Rights questions gov’t over street children round-up in recent operation

Child Rights International (CRI) has strongly objected to the recent evacuation operation carried out by the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) on May 16, 2025,...

Political interference undermining ECG’s debt recovery efforts – PUWU

The Public Utility Workers Union (PUWU) has expressed concern over persistent political interference that is undermining the effectiveness of the Electricity Company of Ghana’s...

Flood displaces hundreds in Awutu Senya East [Video]

More than 400 residents in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region have been displaced following severe flooding caused by heavy rains...

Energy Ministry rejects calls for load-shedding timetable

The Ministry of Energy and Green Transition has dismissed the Minority in Parliament's call for the publication of a load management timetable amidst ongoing...

Sky Train Scandal: Ameyaw-Akumfi fails to appear in court over medical emergency

Former Board Chairman of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF), Prof. Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, failed to appear before the High Court on Tuesday, May 20,...

Greater Accra Market Association endorses AMA’s CBD decongestion campaign

The President of the Greater Accra Market Association (GAMA), Mercy Naa Afrowa Needjan, has declared strong support for the Accra Metropolitan Assembly’s (AMA) ongoing...

Ghana may take years to end flooding – NADMO warns

The Ga East Municipal Director of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Seth Kofi Osei Kissi, has cautioned that Ghana’s battle against flooding —...

NLA governing board inaugurated

In accordance with Section 36 of the National Lotto Act, 2006 (Act 722), the Deputy Minister of Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has inaugurated a...

Tema Site Three residents protest ‘forceful’ eviction by TDC [Listen]

Residents of Tema Community One Site Three have embarked on a protest against what they describe as a forceful eviction by the Tema Development...

Shrine erected on waterway in Nungua demolished

The Krowor Municipal Assembly has demolished a shrine constructed in the middle of a Coastal Road that also serves as a waterway in Nungua...

Flood displaces residents, shop owners in Bibiani

Several residents, traders, and shop owners in New Compound, Dansoman, and New Town—suburbs of Bibiani in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western...

I pushed for my appointment as Board Chair at SEC – Dr. Anane Antwi

The new Board Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr. Adu Anane Antwi, has disclosed that he actively sought the appointment to...

Manhyia South MP calls for immediate suspension of electricity tariff hike [Audio]

Manhyia South Member of Parliament (MP), Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, has called on the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) to immediately suspend the implementation...

Adom News gets results: Former MP commissions mechanised borehole in Agotime-Kpetoe

Former Member of Parliament for Upper Manya Krobo in the Eastern Region, Jeff Kavianu, and his brother, Engineer Joshua Kavianu, have commissioned two new...

Prophet installed as new chief of Srogboe, pledges development

The founder and leader of Hossan Church of All Nations, Rev. Dr. Wisdom Setor Ahadzie, has been installed as the new chief of Srogboe,...

Ayariga condemns murder of NHIA Director in Nangodi, urges calm

The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central and Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, has strongly condemned the brutal killing of Mohammed Seidu Akugri, the Bongo...

Wajah-Akura: The community residents hang phones on trees for signal [Photos]

Residents of Wajah-Akura, a farming community in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region, are calling for urgent intervention to address the lack...

Asante Akyem Central MCE nominee receives 100% endorsement from Assembly Members

Nominee for the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) position in Asante Akyem Central, Rev. Ebenezer Ekow Aidoo, has been unanimously confirmed by members of the...

AMA begins decongestion operation in Accra CBD today

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), in collaboration with the Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly, will today, May 2025, commence a major decongestion exercise in the...

Compassion over wealth: Alhaji Agongo fulfills GHS500,000 pledge to Ghana Medical Trust Fund

In a country where the monthly minimum wage hovers around GHS450, imagine facing medical bills of GHS8,400 every month just to stay alive. This is...

World Vision supports vulnerable children in Krachi West

As part of an initiative aimed at uplifting the lives of vulnerable children, the Kete-Krachi cluster of World Vision has made a significant donation...

National Security officials storm Lakeside after deadly floods [Video]

Officials from the National Security Service visited Lakeside in the Adentan Municipality of the Greater Accra Region following Sunday’s deadly flood, which claimed three...

IGP orders major raid on illegal mining hub at Wassa Gyapa

The Inspector General of Police has ordered a major raid on illegal gold mining operations in Wassa Gyapa, following persistent reports by JoyNews on...

Court restrains Peter Amewu from holding himself as MP of 8th Parliament

The Court of Appeal sitting in Koforidua has granted an interlocutory injunction filed by Professor Margaret Kweku and others from the SALL (Santrokofi, Akpafu,...

GPRTU announces 15% transport fare reduction

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has announced a 15% reduction in transport fares, effective Saturday, May 25, 2025. The decision follows a meeting...

Ahafo Ano North Assembly seeks urgent security ahead of Municipal meeting

Concerned assembly members of the Ahafo Ano North Municipal Assembly have petitioned the Inspector General of Police to provide heightened security ahead of a...

Abibata Atomi Issah appointed Free SHS Coordinator for Savannah Region

President John Mahama has appointed Abibata Atomi Issah as the Savannah Regional Free Senior High School (SHS) Coordinator. This recognition is a testament to her...

Anlo Youth Council calls for unity as coastal protection efforts gain momentum

Godsway Hanyabui, Vice President of Operations for the Anlo Youth Council, has urged the people of Anlo and the wider coastal communities in southern...

GNECC calls on gov’t, CSOs to strengthen basic education

The Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) has called on the government, civil society organisations (CSOs), and parents to prioritise and strengthen basic education...

Laboratory Professionals petition Chief of Staff over recruitment discrimination

The Medical Laboratory Professional Workers Union (MELPWU) has petitioned the Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, over what it describes as systemic recruitment discrimination against...

Pistol was retrieved from student with support from Education Ministry – OKESS headmaster

An Intel from a student of Osei Kyeretwie Senior High School led to the retrieval of a locally manufactured pistol allegedly hidden in class...

Ghana receives 450,000 barrels of light crude oil for power generation

The Minister of Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor, has announced the arrival of a vessel carrying 450,000 barrels of light crude oil to...

Pass Conduct of Public Officers Bill now – Transparency International urges

Fundraising Manager at Transparency International Ghana (formerly Ghana Integrity Initiative), Michael Boadi, has called for the swift passage of the Conduct of Public Officers...

Court of Appeal dismisses NAM1’s bid to halt Menzgold trial

The Chief Executive Officer of the defunct Menzgold Ghana Limited, Nana Appiah Mensah, also known as NAM1, suffered a significant legal blow on Monday,...

Anthony Ntiador appointed Dep Executive Secretary of Lands Commission

Surveyor Anthony Mallen Ntiador has been named Deputy Executive Secretary (Operations) of the Lands Commission. In his new role, he will support the Executive Secretary...