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7 convicted for robbery and murder of former Sogakope Assembly Member

The Ho High Court has convicted and sentenced seven individuals in connection with the 2020 robbery and murder of former Sogakope Assembly Member, Mawutor...

Trump administration halts scheduling of new student visa appointments

The Trump administration has ordered US embassies worldwide to immediately stop scheduling visa interviews for foreign students as it prepares to implement comprehensive social media...

Chairman Wontumi hospitalised after arrest – Lawyer says interrogation suspended

Legal counsel for the embattled Ashanti Regional Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has...

United is narrowing its check-in window for US flights. Here’s how it compares to other airlines

Stragglers beware: U.S. travellers flying with United Airlines will have to check in for domestic flights a little earlier starting next week. That is, if...

Diddy kidnapped ex-aide in plot to kill Kid Cudi, trial hears

One of Sean 'Diddy' Combs' former employees has testified that the hip-hop mogul kidnapped her at gunpoint, then broke into rapper Kid Cudi's home...

Scores of NPP supporters storm EOCO office over Wontumi’s arrest

Scores of New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters have thronged the premises of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) following the arrest of Ashanti...

Minority urges Foreign Minister to practice quiet diplomacy, avoid populist social media moves

The Minority Caucus on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, led by Samuel A. Jinapor, Ranking Member of the Committee, has expressed concern over the recent...

Why I won’t abandon Chairman Wontumi in EOCO custody – Paul Yandoh [Listen]

The Ashanti Regional Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Paul Yandoh, says he will not abandon Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as...

Minority criticises Ablakwa over Washington Embassy saga

The Minority in Parliament has slammed Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa over the temporary closure of Ghana's Embassy in Washington, D.C. The caucus said...

Greater Accra Regional Minister leads demolition at Lashibi Ramsar Site

The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Ocloo, is spearheading a task force to demolish unauthorized structures built on the Ramsar site at Lashibi in...

Suspended Chief Justice has right to choose trial venue – Ansa-Asare

Former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has argued that suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has every right to be consulted...

‘Daughter of a murderer’ remark: Majority wants NPP backbenchers to face Privileges Committee

Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga is calling for disciplinary action against New Patriotic Party (NPP) backbenchers following their continued silence over an offensive remark made...

 Suspended CJ alleges psychological torture, mockery of justice in removal process 

Suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo has filed a damning supplementary affidavit at the Supreme Court on Monday, May 26. She painted a...

Speaker refers Supreme Court nominees to Appointments Committee

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has referred President John Mahama's seven nominees to the Supreme Court to the Appointments Committee for consideration and...

EOCO arrests Chairman Wontumi

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has arrested the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known...

Focus on delivering 20 new buses, not propaganda – Nana Akomea tells STC Deputy MD

Nana Akomea, the immediate past Managing Director of the State Transport Corporation (STC), has advised the newly appointed Deputy Managing Director to stop lamenting...

TEWU gives government May 31 deadline to address conditions of service

The Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) has issued an ultimatum to the Government of Ghana, demanding immediate action on their long-standing concerns over...

It is a wicked lie to accuse me of selling STC lands – Nana Akomea

The immediate past Managing Director of the State Transport Corporation (STC), Hon. Nana Akomea, has vehemently denied allegations that STC lands were sold during...

Dompoasehene urges MMDCEs to prioritize youth job creation in Adansi enclave

The Dompoasehene, Okofo Kwabena Bonsu II, has called on Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) within the Adansi enclave to focus on job...

AG challenges suspended Chief Justice’s attempt to stop removal proceeding

The Office of the Attorney General has formally opposed an injunction application filed by suspnded Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo, which seeks to suspend the...

Cedi appreciation cuts Ghana’s debt by GH₵150bn – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has disclosed that the recent appreciation of the Ghanaian cedi has significantly reduced the country’s debt stock by nearly GH₵150...

Parliament to probe COVID-19 funds, Agyapa and PDS scandals – Ayariga

Parliament’s second meeting will prioritize accountability, with a series of investigations into past financial scandals. Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga announced that the Majority Caucus will...

GAUA-UDS declares indefinite strike

The University for Development Studies (UDS) branch of the Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) has declared an indefinite strike effective May 27, 2025. The...

Gov’t reintroduces school selection before BECE

The Ministry of Education has announced the reintroduction of school selection prior to the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). As part of the new arrangement,...

‘I don’t consider myself an icon’ – Janet Jackson

Janet Jackson is an indisputable cultural icon, so it was only natural that the 10-time Billboard Hot 100-topping artist was honoured with the ICON...

Mahama Ayariga hails NDC’s economic reset; says “Forsonnomics is working”

Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga has credited the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government with engineering one of the fastest economic recoveries in Ghana’s recent history. Delivering...

School selection for 2025 BECE candidates begins

The Ministry of Education, through the Free Senior High School (SHS) Secretariat, has begun the school selection process for 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination...

Date for re-opening Ghanaian Embassy in Washington DC announced

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has announced that the Ghana Embassy in Washington, D.C. will reopen for full consular and administrative...

Veteran journalist Nana Kwasi Gyan-Apenteng passes on

Distinguished veteran journalist and renowned media trainer Nana Kwasi Gyan-Apenteng has died after months of ill health. He passed away in London on Monday, May...

26 arrested for drug-related offences in Aflao

The Volta Regional Police Command has arrested 26 individuals linked to drug-related offences around the Aflao border in the Volta Region. The suspects were apprehended...

Gov’t to extend Free SHS Policy to private schools from next academic year

The government has announced plans to extend the Free Senior High School (FSHS) policy to include private senior high schools starting from the next...

McDan named Salt Mining CEO of the Year; championing Ghana’s industrial renaissance

Dr. Daniel McKorley, popularly known as McDan, has been honored as the Salt Mining CEO of the Year, recognizing his transformative impact on Ghana’s...

TEWU demands urgent meeting to conclude conditions of service

The Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Ghana, has called for an urgent meeting with the Fair Wages...

Aflao MoMo vendor’s death: 65-year-old father of key suspect arrested; 8 now in custody

The Ghana Police Service has confirmed the arrest of another suspect in connection with the robbery and murder of mobile money vendor Christopher Ahordor...

NPP laid foundation for digital road tolls, not Mahama – Asenso Boakye

Former Minister for Roads and Highways, Francis Asenso Boakye, has disagreed with claims that President John Mahama’s plan to reintroduce road tolls via a...

I would resign if I were Ablakwa – Former Minister reacts to Veep’s private jet use

Former Defence Minister Dominic Nitiwul has called on Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa to resign, accusing him of reneging on a promise he...

Police to enforce 15% fare reduction in Kumasi

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has announced plans to deploy police officers on major roads to ensure strict enforcement of the 15% reduction in...

Washington Embassy saga: Fred Kwarteng is a bad boy – Former staff makes damning revelation [Video]

A former Head of Information and Public Affairs at the Embassy of Ghana in the United States, Kofi Tonto, says he is not surprised...

Robbery gang jailed over major attacks in Accra

The Greater Accra Regional Police Command has confirmed the arrest, prosecution, and conviction of a five-member robbery gang responsible for two major attacks in...

GHS confirms 10 new Mpox cases, total infections rise to 19

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed 10 new cases of Mpox, formerly known as Monkeypox, bringing the total number of recorded infections in...