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Thursday May 22 2025 Newspaper Headlines

                           

Dame defends his role as Torkornoo’s lawyer in injunction application against probe

Former Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame has dismissed claims that his legal representation of suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo in her injunction application constitutes...

Torkornoo is merely barking – Ansa-Asare on injunction to stop removal probe

Former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has described the suspended Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo’s legal attempt to halt her removal...

Embattled Chief Justice files injunction against committee probing her removal

Suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has filed an application seeking to restrain the five-member committee probing petitions demanding her removal from office. The suit was...

OKESS student, stepfather granted GH¢80,000 bail

A District Court in Mamponteng, in the Kwabre East Municipality, has granted bail in the sum of GH¢50,000 to a student of the Osei...

Ramaphosa keeps cool during Trump’s choreographed onslaught

Three months into Donald Trump's second term, foreign leaders should be aware that a coveted trip to the Oval Office comes with the risk...

Jnr Pope’s father dies one year after actor’s death

The Odonwodo family has been hit with another heartbreaking loss as Ozor Luke Odonwodo, the father of late Nollywood actor Junior Pope, has passed...

Fred Amugi charges creatives in government to make a mark

Veteran actor Fred Amugi has called on creatives who have been appointed to various positions in government to make the creative sector more productive. Speaking...

Verified: Bawumia’s claim NDC gov’t has added less than one tonne of gold to reserves true

During a recent address to the Young Executive Forum in London, Ghana’s former Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, claimed that the current NDC administration...

AMA uncovers ‘Lucifer Village’ at Circle: Brothels, bars, illegal structures built over gutters

As part of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly’s (AMA) ongoing decongestion exercise, a shocking discovery was made at Kwame Nkrumah Circle, an area infamously referred...

Ukrainian ex-top official shot dead outside Madrid school

A former leading Ukrainian official has been shot dead outside an American school in the Spanish capital Madrid, authorities have confirmed. Andriy Portnov, 51, had...

Interior Minister raises alarm over influx of illegal arms

The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has expressed grave concern about the increasing influx of illegal firearms and ammunition into Ghana, warning that...

Adjetey Anang hails theatre growth, calls for unity and corporate support

Ghanaian actor Adjetey Anang has expressed joy over the progress made in developing theatre in Ghana, saying it is fulfilling to see years of...

Afoko still cares about NPP, but… – Sammy Crabbe [Listen]

A former Second Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sammy Crabbe, has said that former National Chairman, Paul Afoko, was not treated...

I am not happy in NPP, but… – Sammy Crabbe [Listen]

A former Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sammy Crabbe, has expressed his displeasure over how the party treated him in the...

Three Supreme Court judges discussed CJ’s removal in a restaurant – NPP Man alleges [Video]

A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Alfred Ababio Kumi, popularly known as Adenta Kumi, has defended his petition calling for the dissolution...

Gideon Boako questions Goldbod’s $3bn spending overrun

The Member of Parliament for Tano North and a member of Parliament’s Finance Committee, Dr. Gideon Boako, has raised serious concerns over the financial...

JHS pupil dies in galamsey pit after being chased by security at Pramkuma

A 16-year-old Junior High School (JHS) pupil, Yakubu David, has died after falling into a galamsey pit at Pramkuma near Akyem Takyiman in the...

Regulate forex trade to protect cedi gains – Lawyer Yaw Boamah Nyarko

Private legal practitioner Lawyer Yaw Boamah Nyarko has urged urgent regulation of Ghana’s foreign exchange market to sustain the recent gains of the cedi...

Ashaiman Care Home’s struggles prompt parliamentary call for government support

Members of Parliament’s Gender, Children and Social Protection Committee were left shocked during a visit to the “Save Them Young” care home in Bethlehem,...

Include abandoned children in national development plans – Chief Nii Afotey Botwe II appeals

The Chief of Otinor and Founder of the Nee Life Nungua Children’s Home, Nii Afotey Botwe II, is calling on the government to integrate...

Asante Akyem Central MCE pledges unity to drive development 

The newly confirmed Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Asante Akyem Central, Ebenezer Ekow Aidoo, has pledged to unite his constituents to drive development in...

Decongestion Exercise Day 2: AMA clears illegal structures at Circle Neoplan [Photos]

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has stepped up its decongestion drive as of Wednesday, May 21, targeting the busy Circle Neoplan Station. This operation forms...

British tourist arrested in Namibia over nude photos of children

A British national has been arrested in Namibia for allegedly sexually molesting minors and taking nude photographs of them. Douglas Robert Brook is also accused...

University Senior Staff declare indefinite strike

The Senior Staff Association of Ghana, together with the Technical University Administrators Association and the Federation of Universities Senior Staff Association, has declared an...

Supreme Court dismisses CSO’s case against Chief Justice’s suspension

The Supreme Court has, by a 4–1 majority decision, dismissed a case filed by the Centre for Citizenship, Constitutional and Electoral Systems (CenCES) that...

Fear grips Nkawkaw Zongo residents over shooting incident

Residents of Nkawkaw Zongo in the Kwahu West Municipality of the Eastern Region have been thrown into fear and panic following a deadly shooting...

Six escape death in gory accident on Ntotroso-Kenyasi road

Six people escaped injury following a collision between a Toyota Hilux and an Isuzu truck on the Ntotroso-Kenyasi road in the Ahafo Region. The accident...

CDM slams GoldBod budget as ‘greed over green’ in galamsey fight

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has criticized the Mahama administration for allocating US$279 million to the Ghana Gold Board (GOLDBOD) for gold purchases,...

Galamsey: ‘A betrayal of Ghana’s rivers’ – CDM blasts Mahama over inaction

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has issued a strong condemnation of President John Dramani Mahama’s administration, accusing it of a gross failure to...

Assin South: Okada rider and pillion die in tragic accident

A tragic accident at Assin Kyinso in the Assin South District of the Central Region has claimed the lives of an okada rider and...

Tullow Ghana restarts drilling in Jubilee Field

Tullow Ghana and its partners have announced the restart of drilling operations in the Jubilee Field, marking a renewed phase of investment and confidence...

No fees Stress: Over 41k students complete registration

About 41,647 first-year students of public tertiary institutions in Ghana have successfully registered to benefit from the Mahama-led administration’s No-Fees-Stress policy. In addition, 57,327 students...

Three traders arrested during decongestion exercise at Circle

Three traders were arrested on Wednesday morning at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle for resisting a decongestion exercise. The operation, led by personnel from the Ghana...

Gospel musician Broda Sammy hit with sad news

Ghanaian gospel artiste Broda Sammy, popularly known as The Nation’s Worshipper, is in mourning following the death of his mother on May 20, 2025—a...

UK-born Ghanaian caught smuggling 22kg cannabis from Canada spared jail

A pregnant drugs mule who attempted to smuggle 22.5kg of cannabis into Britain has avoided jail after explaining she needed the money for a...

You can go to court 200 times, I’m unshaken — Agradaa reacts to GH₵20 million lawsuit

Controversial evangelist Nana Agradaa has responded defiantly to the GH₵20 million defamation lawsuit filed against her by gospel singer Empress Gifty. In a fiery video...

Immigration Service repatriates 925 undocumented migrants

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has repatriated 925 undocumented migrants following a recent operation in Accra. The repatriation process began on Saturday, May 17, 2025. This...

KSM sends strong message to Aglow over prayers for ECG

Renowned satirist and media personality, Kweku Sintim-Misa, popularly known as KSM, has taken a firm stance against the recent actions of the Aglow Women’s...

Mpohor and Adum Banso welcome 20 Blue Water Guards

The Minerals Commission on Monday, May 19, deployed 20 Blue Water Guards to commence duties in the Mpohor and Adum Banso communities within the...