A 19-year-old Senior High School (SHS) student has been shot in the stomach during a demolition exercise at Domeabra-Danchira in the Ga South Municipality on Wednesday, April 6. The incident occurred when police officers were deployed to supervise a demolition exercise reportedly being carried out by a private developer. Eyewitnesses told Adom News that the […]
The Member of Parliament for Korle Klottey, Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has been elected Second Vice-President of the Bureau of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), marking a significant milestone for Ghana and West African diplomacy. The election took place on April 30, 2026, during an Extraordinary Session of the Seventh Legislature held at the PAP headquarters in Midrand, […]
Two Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates have died following a road crash in the Upper West Region. The deceased, identified as Taufii Ibrahim and Abdul Khalid, were pupils of Charia Roman Catholic Junior High School. According to JoyNews’ Upper West Regional correspondent, Rafiq Salam, the two were on their way to join their colleagues […]
The Ghana Police Service has arrested 11 suspects in connection with the possession of arms and ammunition without authority, linked to the Adambrobe chieftaincy dispute in Aburi. According to a press release issued by the Eastern Regional Police Command, ten suspects were initially arrested on Sunday, May 3, 2026, by the Aburi District Command at […]
The Ghana Police Service has interdicted five of its personnel captured in viral videos engaging in conduct deemed to have brought the Service into disrepute. The officers are Chief Inspector Matthew Blay, Chief Inspector Francis Arthur, Inspector Eric Osei of the Osu Police Station in Accra, Sergeant Amos Dery of the National Protection Unit (NPU), […]
Four people have been killed and several others injured in two separate armed attacks in the Bono East and Northern regions, prompting the Inspector-General of Police, Christian Tetteh Yohuno, to deploy special units to track down the suspects. According to the Ghana Police Service, the incidents occurred on May 2, 2026. In the first attack, […]
A total of 619,985 candidates are expected to sit for this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), scheduled to run from today, Monday, May 4 to Monday, May 11, 2026. Providing a breakdown on Sunday, Mr John K. Kapi, Head of Public Affairs at the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), told the Ghana News Agency […]
The Central Regional Department of Gender has called for amendments to existing legislation or the enactment of a comprehensive law to effectively address technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) in Ghana. It said although laws such as the Cybersecurity Act, 2020 (Act 1038), the Data Protection Act, 2012 (Act 843), the Domestic Violence Act, 2007 (Act 732), […]
The fourth edition of the Kaba and Slit Festival was held on May 1 at Legon City Mall in Accra, bringing together fashion lovers, designers, artisans, and cultural enthusiasts to celebrate Ghanaian identity through fashion. This year’s festival, themed “Old School Kaba and Slit Styles and Men in Fugu/Batakari,” highlighted the timeless elegance of traditional […]
One person is feared dead, while two others are in critical condition following an accident during a motorbike display at the 2026 Aboakyir Festival in the Effutu Municipality of the Central Region. Information gathered by Adom News indicates that two riders were performing stunts on a motorbike when one of them lost control and knocked […]
