Two former Chief Justices of the Republic, Justice Sophia Akuffo (Rtd), and Justice Anin Yeboah (Rtd), together with other legal luminaries and jurists, have appeared before the five-member Article 146 committee established by President John Dramani Mahama, to testify in support of the sitting Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, sources close to the […]
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has recovered over 100 stolen luxury vehicles shipped under dubious means from foreign countries into Ghana. The anti-graft body is investigating about 300 cases of suspected stolen vehicles in collaboration with Interpol, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Speaking in an […]
The police anti-galamsey task force has intensified operations in the illegal mining areas, making several arrests in the Ashanti and Western regions in separate exercises over the weekend. The Special Anti-Galamsey Task Force based at Manso Adubia in the Ashanti Region, last Saturday extended its daily operations to Juaso, a suburb of the Asante Akim […]
An official tour of West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) centres in Accra today, August 25, by the Head of the National Office for the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Dr. Rosemond Wilson has uncovered a case of alleged examination malpractice. An invigilator was caught with a mobile phone containing examination questions at Forces […]
Police in the Eastern South Region have arrested 10 individuals and seized nine firearms in a series of targeted operations in Akwatia, as part of heightened security measures ahead of the upcoming by-election. The Police Command confirmed that the weapons recovered include eight pump-action shotguns and one locally manufactured single-barreled gun. Police say the operations […]
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of “doing everything it can” to prevent a meeting with Vladimir Putin to try to end the war. US President Donald Trump has sought to bring the two leaders together, but he said on Friday, “that’s like oil and vinegar… they don’t get along too well”. Russian Foreign […]
The entire US-Mexico border wall will be painted black to make it hotter and harder to climb, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has said, crediting the idea to President Donald Trump. While domestic detentions and deportations have been the primary focus of the current immigration crackdown, Trump’s policy bill passed earlier this summer, also allocated […]
The District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) is unable to publish a release schedule because it does not generate funds by itself, the Administrator of the fund, Michael Harry Yamson, has said. He explained that the fund derived its resources solely from statutory transfers made by the government, calculated as a constitutionally prescribed percentage of national […]
Government has pumped GH¢9.7 billion into the economy in its latest coupon payment under the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). The Finance Ministry, in a statement, confirmed that the sum of GH¢9,698,815,220.17 was disbursed on Tuesday, bringing the total payout under the programme this year alone to a jaw-dropping GH¢19.4 billion. Officials say the move […]
The Assemblies of God (AG), Ghana, has instructed all its ministers of the Gospel to refrain from using honorary academic titles such as “Dr” in accordance with the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission’s (GTEC) regulations, which do not recognise such titles as equivalents to earned academic qualifications. In a circular dated July 11, signed by the […]
The State Department has revoked more than 6,000 international student visas because of violations of US law and overstays, the department told the BBC. The agency said the “vast majority” of the violations were assault, driving under the influence (DUI), burglary and “support for terrorism”. The move comes as the Trump administration continues its crackdown […]
The Controller and Accountant-General, Kwasi Agyei, has confirmed that government has disbursed GH¢809 million to the contractor working on the Pokuase–Nsawam Highway project as of August 4, 2025. The announcement comes as contractors have returned to the site to resume repairs on the critical road, offering much-needed relief to commuters who have endured weeks of […]
