Former Deputy Minister of State at the Presidency, Victoria Bright, has defended the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) in the ongoing debate over academic titles. The former appointee in the Kufuor administration insists the regulator is not witch-hunting anyone. Her comments come in the wake of a high-profile standoff between GTEC and Deputy Minister of […]
A total of 7,560 children, born between January and June this year in the Upper East Region, have not been registered by the Births and Deaths Registry. The Registrar of the Births and Deaths Registry, Samuel Adom Botchway, described the situation as worrying, explaining that while the Ghana Health Service (GHS) recorded 20,412 births during […]
A 35-year-old woman, Faustina Ackom, was shot on Sunday by her husband, 41-year-old Wahibu Bukari, on suspicion of infidelity at Anum in the Assin North district of the Central region. Faustina was allegedly shot during a dispute over infidelity allegations. Faustina sustained injuries on her inner left arm and her breast and is currently receiving […]
The Commonwealth Secretariat has dismissed suggestions of any misuse of its letterhead in Ghana, stressing that no such incident has taken place. In a statement issued by its spokesperson, Satinder Bindra, the Secretariat clarified that it has not made any comment or denial about the unauthorised use of its letterhead because “no such incident has […]
Justice Nana Barima Yaw Kodie Oppong, the Director of Legal Education and head of the Ghana School of Law (GSL), has announced that his tenure will officially end on Sunday, August 31, 2025. In a message to students on Tuesday, August 12, Justice Oppong expressed gratitude to God for “love, guidance, and protection” during his […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
