The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has officially announced the passing of the Asantehemaa, Nana Konadu Yiadom III. Otumfuo Osei Tutu II made the announcement at an Asanteman Council meeting at the Manhyia Palace on Monday [Aug 11], reports Gilbert Mawuli Agbey. The one-week observance of the passing of Nana Konadu Yiadom III is scheduled for […]
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Police taskforce seizes 7 excavators in crackdown on galamsey in Ashanti region
The Inspector-General of Police’s Special Anti-Galamsey Taskforce has seized seven excavators in a series of operations targeting illegal mining activities, galamsey, in Ahwiren, a small community in the Bekwai Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The operation was launched at the request of the Chief of Ahwiren, Nana Osei Boateng, following reports that miners allegedly backed […]
Presidency sets up task force to investigate helicopter crash
The government has formed a task force to investigate the helicopter crash that claimed the lives of two senior public officials and six others on Wednesday. The Deputy Presidential Spokesperson, Shamima Muslim, made this known in a radio interview with Joy FM on Thursday [August 7, 2025]. The helicopter crash claimed the lives the Minister for […]
Four escape unhurt after Helicopter makes emergency landing at Ajumako Kokoben
Four individuals narrowly escaped harm when a helicopter made a forced landing at Ajumako Kokoben in the Central Region on the morning of Wednesday, August 6. The aircraft, bearing registration number 9G-ADW, was en route to Prestea in the Western Region when the pilot was compelled to divert and land at the Ajumako Kokoben Community […]
Dagbon overlord rejects NEDCo apology over power dispute
The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor, has confirmed even though a delegation he ld to the Gbewaa Palace on Tuesday, August 5, was welcomed, the Overlord of Dagbon refused to accept an apology on behalf of the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo). The Minister’s visit was part of a diplomatic effort to […]
President Mahama commissions Air Navigation Service system
President John Dramani Mahama yesterday commissioned an Air Navigation Service (ANS) system at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in Accra to serve as key operational hub for the provision of essential air navigation services for the nation and parts of West Africa. The new ANS facility is expected to be decoupled from the Ghana Civil […]
Court awards Blue Rose over US$1.1m following breach of housing loan deal by Shelter Afrique
The Commercial Division of the Accra High Court has awarded damages in excess of US$1.1 million to Ghanaian real estate developer Blue Rose Limited, following a failed housing finance agreement with The Company for Habitat and Housing in Africa, otherwise called Shelter Afrique. The court, presided over by Justice Samuel Djanie Kotey, held that Shelter […]
Evatex threatens to sue GACL for $64.6m over contract termination
Evatex Logistics Limited, the mining and stevedoring company, which was awarded an auditing and revenue assurance contract at the Kotoka International Airport, has threatened to sue the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) over the decision to terminate the contract. Evatex has ordered GACL to withdraw the notification to terminate the contract within seven days. If […]
Budget surplus means nothing when trained nurses, others are jobless – Prof Charles Ackah
A professor of Finance and Economics at the University of Ghana says the government’s celebration of a budget surplus in the 2025 Mid-Year Fiscal Policy review means little when trained nurses, university graduates, and others remain jobless. Charles Godfred Ackah, reacting to the budget presented to Parliament last Thursday, said what the country needs now […]
Gunman shoots 10 during fire outbreak at Madina Ritz Junction
At least 10 people sustained various degrees of gunshot injuries on Sunday afternoon during a fire outbreak at Ritz Junction in Madina. According to one of the injured victims, Ernest Opare, says sustained bullet wounds to his forehead, back, and buttocks. He is currently admitted to Pentecost Hospital along with four others. Ernest narrated to […]
GTEC crackdown on unaccredited institutions: 2 Officials arrested at Nyarkotey College
Personnel from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service in the company of officials of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) last Wednesday picked up two officials from the Nyarkotey College of Holistic Medicine Study Centre in Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region for running unaccredited programmes and operating an unaccredited centre. […]
UDS student sentenced to death for murdering colleague over relationship dispute
A Computer Science student of the University for Development Studies, Nyankpala campus, Salifu Nurudeen, has been sentenced to death for murdering his fellow student, Wumpini Mohammed Zakiu. The crime occurred in September last year and stemmed from a romantic relationship dispute. Nurudeen’s girlfriend, also a UDS student, had ended her relationship with him and started […]