The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, will confer the prestigious Otumfuo Commemorative Gold Medal on President John Dramani Mahama and former Presidents, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and John Agyekum Kufuor, at the “World-Meets-in-Ghana” Executive Dinner Ball in Kumasi on Friday. The rare joint honour celebrates Ghanaian statesmanship, national peace and unity, bringing together the three […]
The Akim Swedru Circuit Court in the Birim South District of the Eastern Region has fined a 37‑year‑old man GH¢2,400 for making derogatory remarks against the Akim Oda MP. The Court also ordered Emmanuel Oppong Krah to sign a bond to be of good behaviour for three years. Krah, a security man at Sentuo Oil Refinery, pleaded guilty to […]
The government is set to digitise how Ghanaians report power outages, with plans to introduce a WhatsApp-based system that will allow users to report faults instantly and trigger a rapid response from technical teams. The initiative, according to the Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, is aimed at eliminating delays associated with traditional […]
The National Service Authority (NSA) says it has slashed its annual payroll from about GH₵1.6 billion to roughly GH₵700 million after tightening verification systems aimed at removing ghost names from its payroll. Deputy Director General of Operations, Lieutenant Colonel Moses Dok Nach Kpeungu, disclosed the figures during an interview on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show, describing […]
The Deputy Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, has confirmed that the Attorney-General’s Department will assume control of all criminal prosecutions currently being handled by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), in compliance with a High Court order. The decision follows a ruling by the Accra High Court on Wednesday, April 15, […]
An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 54-year-old pastor for allegedly stealing a Honda Civic valued at GH¢180,000. Pastor Hammond Love has also been charged with forging documents covering the vehicle. He has denied both allegations. Police Chief Inspector Ebenezer Teye Okuffo told the Court that the complainant, Mr Daniel Baidoo, a businessman at SCC Weija, was introduced to Pastor Love at Weija in October […]
The Ghana Gas Processing Plant has suffered a technical fault following the complete failure of the Burner Management System controller for the Heat Medium System, leading to an emergency shutdown and curtailment of gas supply to thermal power plants. In a joint press release issued on April 15, 2026, Ghana Gas and the Ghana Grid […]
The National Organiser of the Coalition of Unpaid Teachers, Eugene Zoranu Segbefia, says members will begin an indefinite protest at the Ministry of Finance on Wednesday, April 15, if the government fails to provide a clear payment plan for their salary arrears. Speaking on Joy FM’s Top Story, Mr Segbefia revealed that some teachers have worked […]
The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Ghana has petitioned the Judicial Service of Ghana, calling for urgent retraining of judges following what it describes as a “dangerous” and deeply troubling divorce ruling. In a letter dated April 13 and addressed to Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, FIDA Ghana raised concerns over the judgment delivered on January […]
Two armed robbers were shot and killed by the Tema Regional Operations Team on Monday morning, 13th April 2026, following a robbery at a Mobile Money (MoMo) outlet in Community 5. The incident, which occurred at approximately 8:30 a.m. at the Aba Fosuah Plaza, left the female MoMo vendor with a gunshot wound to the […]
A pastor has been arrested in connection with the alleged attempt to bury a five-month-old baby alive at Abofrem in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region. The suspect, Richmond Akwasi Frimpong, Head Pastor of Anointed Grace Prayer Ministry at Kuffour Camp, was apprehended following the incident, which has shocked residents of the community. […]
A 58-year-old teacher of Oda Senior High School (ODASCO) has been found dead in his room at the school’s teachers’ bungalow in Akyem Oda. The deceased, identified as Okyere Asamoah, was discovered after colleagues raised concerns over his absence from school for several days. Their checks led to the discovery of his lifeless body in […]
