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Salifu Amoako’s son under heavy police guard at hospital pending arrest

Elrad Salifu Amoako, son of renowned preacher Prophet Salifu Amoako, is currently under strict Police guard at a hospital while receiving treatment after being...

One dead, others injured in another accident on Obuasi-Kwapia road

One person has been confirmed dead with others receiving treatment after a gory accident on the Obuasi-Kwapia road in the Ashanti region.The accident occurred...

Parliamentary impasse: ACEPA pushes for Presidential, Judicial, and Legislative Dialogue

The African Center for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA) has urged immediate consultations between Ghana’s top governmental leaders, President Akufo-Addo, Speaker Alban Bagbin, and Chief Justice...

Adom News gets results: First class graduate undergoes successful kidney transplant

A 24-year-old man who made a passionate appeal to Ghanaians for financial support to aid his kidney treatment has successfully undergone surgery.The young man,...

Public Services Workers Union to strike today over unpaid allowances

The Public Services Workers Union (PSWU) is set to begin an indefinite strike today, Monday, October 21, 2024, following the government's failure to address...

Bawumia commissions phase II of Tsatsadu hydro power plant

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has commissioned Phase II of the Tsatsadu micro-hydropower generation plant, constructed on the Tsatsadu waterfalls at Alavanyo in...

TVET should lead Africa’s Industrialisation drive – Adutwum to African leaders

The Minister for Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has emphasized the pivotal role of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in driving Africa's...

Napo’s wife advocates for menstrual hygiene

Alma Pokua Adade-Prempeh, wife of former Education Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has called for significant reforms in addressing challenges with menstrual hygiene, particularly...

Shameful scenes at inauguration of Botoku Traditional Council

What started initially as a joyous procession of chiefs and queens, along with some officials of the Ministry of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs from...

Ashanti Region: GHS aims to vaccinate 1.4m children amid new polio strain detection

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has launched a new oral polio vaccination campaign in the Ashanti Region in response to the detection of a...

Congregants flee, as bees invade Sunyani Central Mosque

Islamic prayers ended abruptly, when a swamp of bees invaded the Sunyani Central Mosque and caused havoc on Friday, October 18, 2024.The hundreds of...

Kumasi: One dead, 3 rescued as building collapses in Sokoban

A tragic incident occurred at Sokoban Wood Village in Kumasi on Sunday, October 20, when a one-story building collapsed, leaving one person dead and...

Akufo-Addo attends Commonwealth meeting to support Ayorkor Botchwey’s bid for Secretary-General

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Saturday, October 19, left Accra for Samoa in the South Pacific Ocean, to participate in the 27th Heads of States...

Race for Commonwealth Secretary-General: Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey set to make history

International relations experts have tipped Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey as the likely successor to the outgoing Commonwealth Secretary-General Madam Patricia Scotland Baroness Scotland of the...

Ghana cannot meet SDG 6.1 on safe water – Prof Agyei-Mensah

Professor Samuel Agyei-Mensah, Department of Geography and Resource Development, University of Ghana, says the country cannot meet the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6.1 target.The...

IMF approves $341m for Ethiopia’s first loan program review

The executive board of the International Monetary Fund approved the first review of Ethiopia's $3.4 billion lending programme, the fund said on Friday, paving...

Do Supreme Court justices consider public opinion? – Hannah Tetteh questions recent ruling

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Awutu-Senya West MP, Hannah Serwaa Tetteh, has raised thought-provoking questions regarding the Supreme Court’s decision-making process.Her remarks come...

Kwabena Kwabena wades into East Legon accident caused by Salifu Amoako’s son [Video]

Ghanaian musician Kwabena Kwabena has added his voice to the ongoing controversy surrounding the tragic East Legon accident, which involved the 16-year-old son of...

In West Bank, Pepsi and Coke bottlers face can and sugar shortage

Pepso and Coke bottlers in the West Bank are running out of cans and sugar, blocked by the prolonged closure of a Jordan border...

Bawumia reacts to NDC’s ‘brief’ majority status in parliament

Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has reminded the opposition NDC that parliamentary majority is achieved through wins at...

Ghana needs knowledgeable judges in its Supreme Court – Mahama Ayariga

Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has raised concerns over the level of judicial involvement in matters he deems political, following the...

Salifu Amoako: Grandmother of East Legon accident victim breaks silence over heartbreaking incident [Video]

The grandmother of Justine Agbenu, one of the two young girls who tragically died in a car accident at East Legon, has called for...

We’re still majority caucus in Parliament – NDC MPs

The members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Caucus in Parliament have asserted that the Speaker’s declaration of four seats in the House vacant...

I’m for everyone – Bawumia declares, as he starts tour of Volta Region

The Vice President and Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has stated that his core principle as a leader is...

Parliament makes laws, it doesn’t interpret them – Sam Okudzeto

A private legal practitioner and a one-time President of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), Sam Okudzeto, has highlighted the crucial role of the judiciary...

Egypt declared malaria-free after 100-year effort

Egypt has been certified malaria-free by the World Health Organization (WHO) - an achievement hailed by the UN public health agency as "truly historic". “Malaria...

‘It was an accident; my son did not carry a gun to kill anybody’ – Salifu Amoako

Bishop Salifu Amoako, a prominent religious leader and father of the 16-year-old boy involved in the tragic accident that claimed the lives of two...

One injured in attack on Tolon Chief who allegedly endorsed Bawumia and cursed NDC

Unknown gunmen attacked the residence of Tolon Chief, who declared support for Bawumia and rained curses on National Democratic Congress (NDC) voters.Unidentified individuals brandishing...

3 dead, 15 injured in ghastly accident at Winneba Junction

Three people died on the spot while 15 others are seriously injured in a ghastly accident at Tailer junction near Winneba junction in the...

Salifu Amoako condemns attack on journalists by some of his church members

Bishop Salifu Amoako, father of the 16-year-old boy involved in the tragic East Legon accident in Accra that claimed the lives of two young...

NEDCo staff protest again over planned merger with VRA

Workers of the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) have staged another protest against the Energy Bill in Parliament seeking to merge the Volta River...

Duker, Anyidoho tour small scale mining companies in Western region

Following a tour of some small-scale mining companies in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality in the Western Region, Samuel Koku Sitsofe Anyidoho, the Chief Executive Officer...

JoyNews’ Erastus Asare Donkor and crew attacked by armed men at mining site in Ashanti Region

Three staff of the Multimedia Group Limited including Erastus Asare Donkor have been attacked by armed men who claim to be working for Edelmetallum...

Barker-Vormawor wasn’t beaten – Police

The Ghana Police Service has denied allegations that its officers assaulted Ghanaian lawyer and activist Oliver Barker-Vormawor.In a press statement released on Sunday, October...

National Service Authority Launch: Director-General calls for continued support from government

Director-General of the National Service Authority (NSA) Mr. Osei Assibey Antwi has expressed gratitude to President Akufo-Addo and various stakeholders for their support in...

WAEC releases 2024 BECE results; cancels results of 41 candidates

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the provisional results of candidates who sat for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for both...

Office of Kwahuhene speaks on alleged destoolment

The office of the Omanhene of the Kwahu Traditional Area has stated that the Kwahuhene, Daasebre Akuamoah Agyapong II has not been destooled.In a...

Lawyer Kwame Akuffo punches Supreme Court over vacant seats ruling

Prominent private legal practitioner Kwame Akuffo has faulted the legal proceedings surrounding the recent vacant parliamentary seats saga, particularly highlighting the inconsistencies in the...

NSMQ24: St. John’s School books quarter-final spot in nail-biting showdown, edges OKUASS by a point

The one-eighth stage of the 2024 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) erupted into a thrilling intellectual battle as three powerhouse schools—St. John’s School,...

Multi-sector approach key to solving Ghana’s agricultural challenges – Agri-Impact Limited CEO

Daniel Fahene Acquaye, CEO of leading agribusiness firm Agri-Impact Limited, says the challenges hindering Ghana's agricultural sector will persist unless a multi-sectoral approach is...