Chief Justice, Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo, has launched major reforms to improve the efficiency of Ghana’s jury system as the 2025 criminal assizes officially opened across the country. Speaking at the opening ceremony held at the Law Complex in Accra, the Chief Justice announced that the list of eligible jurors has been greatly expanded to […]
The Ghana Water Limited (GWL) has announced the commencement of another spillage from the Weija Dam due to a continuous rise in water levels, which threatens the structural integrity of the facility. A letter dated April 7, 2025, and signed by the Regional Chief Manager, Charles Tulashie, explained that the spillage had become necessary following […]
The military has stormed and demolished a hidden settlement with a population of over 10,000 residents in the Western Region. The Abrewa Ne Nkran community, which lacks basic social amenities and is not recorded in any official national documents, is said to have been established by both Ghanaians and foreign nationals involved in illegal gold […]
The Ghana Police Service has expressed concern that its personnel and their families have become targets of attacks in Bawku and its surrounding areas in the Upper East region. As a result, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno has banned the movement of police officers and their families to Bawku and its […]
CBI Ghana Ltd., producers of Supacem Cement, have invested $100 million into LC3 technology, a key step towards using local raw materials for the production of cement in Ghana. The new plant located in Tema, which is the world’s largest LC3 plant, provides a homegrown solution to the clinker problem by tapping into Ghana’s abundant […]
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) have commenced a series of targeted anti-galamsey operations across all three Commands in a renewed effort to clamp down on illegal mining activities in protected areas. These “surgical” operations, aimed at minimising collateral damage while dealing effectively with the menace, form part of a broader national strategy to preserve the […]
The Ghana Police Service has launched a manhunt for a group of armed robbers who shot and killed two police officers at Poyamirea, a community on the outskirts of Binduri in the Upper East Region. According to a statement issued by the Director of Public Affairs, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Grace Ansah-Akrofi, the incident […]
Executive Secretary of the National Interest Movement, Susan Adu-Amankwah, has taken aim at what she describes as reckless grandstanding by politicians whose unverified allegations could damage Ghana’s global reputation. Speaking on Newsfile on Joy News, Saturday, she criticised Rev John Ntim Fordjour, the Ranking Member of Parliament’s Defence Committee, who recently made sensational claims about suspicious aircraft […]
The Inspector-General of Police, Dr Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has led a team comprising officers from operations, investigations, and intelligence units to Bawku in the Upper East Region to assess the security situation in the area. According to a statement issued by the Ghana Police Service on April 10, 2025, the visit follows a violent confrontation […]
Security Lecturer at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Dr Victor Doke, has expressed deep concern about recent attacks on some police personnel in the volatile town of Bawku in the Upper East region. In an interview on Joy FM’s Mid-day news on Thursday, April 10, he suggested that the attack was a clear […]
The Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC) has reiterated its opposition to any attempt by the Government to privatise the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). The TUC in its comment on the 2025 Budget Statement and Economic Policies of the Government recalled that in 2017, in their submission to the then Akufo-Addo Government in response to […]
The Ghana Police Service has arrested a suspect involved in a viral assault incident that occurred in the Eastern Region. Dawuda Sumaila, a tanker driver’s mate, was apprehended on 9th April 2025 following an intelligence-led operation. The arrest follows the circulation of a disturbing video, which showed Sumaila physically assaulting a young man with a […]
