A new secret tape claimed to be the comprehensive tape containing the discussion on the purported plan to oust the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, from office has been made available to the parliamentary committee investigating the authenticity of the audio. The source of the tape has, however, not been made […]
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IGP Dampare mismanaging Police Service but I did not plot to remove him – COP Mensah
Commissioner of Police (COP) George Alex Mensah has denied plotting to remove the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare. COP Alex Mensah, who is a former Director-General of Technical at the Ghana Police Service, also told the parliamentary committee probing a viral leaked tape that the IGP is mismanaging the Police Service. […]
NAM1 slapped with 39 criminal charges
The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has filed 39 counts of fresh criminal charges at the High Court against embattled Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Menzgold Ghana Company Limited, Nana Appiah Mensah, popularly known as NAM 1. This comes after more than 36 appearances without a trial over three years, 11 months […]
Make arable land available to farmers for PFJ 2 – Agric Minister appeals to traditional authorities
Food and Agriculture Minister, Dr Bryan Acheampong, has appealed to traditional authorities to make parcels of land available to interested farmers to ensure the successful Planting for Food and Jobs Phase Two II (PFJ 2.0) programme. The success of the PFJ 2.0, he said, would hinge largely on access to tracts of arable lands as […]
I directed the police officers who came to me for IGP post to go and see Mallams – Bugri Naabu
The former Northern Regional Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Daniel Bugri Naabu, has explained that he directed the senior police officers who came to him to help their plot to remove the current Inspector-General of Police to seek the assistance from mallams in order to enable them have their preferred candidate become […]
Nkwatia Presby SHS Assistant Headmaster relieved of duties for assaulting student
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has strongly criticized the reported assault of a student by the Assistant Headmaster (Academics) of Nkwatia Presby Senior High School (SHS). Photographs and videos of the student’s heavily bruised face have been widely circulated on social media generating widespread outrage. Expressing deep concern, the GES has released a statement denouncing […]
Free SHS: There has been a 5% increase in science enrolment – Education Minister
The Minister for Education says Ghana has witnessed a five per cent increase in the number of students pursuing Science at the Senior High School level. According to Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, the Science subject saw an increase in enrolment when the New Patriotic Party (NPP) came to power in 2016. He said that even […]
Expediting national development: All must champion common goal
The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, has stressed the need for the country to rally around a common goal and ambition as a people to help provide a leap in national development. Describing it as the “Ghana Dream”, just as America will say “The American Dream”, Mr Kwetey said […]
VP Bawumia urges Ghana Armed Forces to contribute to government’s digitalisation strategies
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has called on the Ghana Armed Forces and the Ghana Armed Forces Staff College, to contribute to Government’s digitisation strategies by making contributions, which will enhance the nation’s digital advancement. Speaking at a graduation ceremony of the Ghana Armed Forces Staff College in Accra on Friday, August 18, 2023, […]
Ga Mashie celebrates Homowo
The rich culture of the Ga Dangme people was in full display last Saturday during the celebration of this year’s Homowo festival. Although the annual festival was held without the usual funfair because the people were still mourning the death of the Queen mother of the Ga State, Naa Dedei Omaedru III, it was still […]
UG holds congregation for 310 graduates
The University of Ghana, Legon, has held a congregation for graduates of the School of Law, Medical School and the School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences. In all, 310 students were awarded certificates following the successful completion of their respective courses during the 2022/2023 academic year at the Great Hall of the university last […]
Stakeholders deliberate on online child sexual abuse legislation
Stakeholders have converged on Accra to make inputs into a Legislative Instrument seeking to integrate targeted interventions on online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (CSEA) into the Cybersecurity Act 2020 (Act 1038). The move is to ensure that online CSEA is incorporated into National Child Protection systems and the wider cybersecurity agenda. The stakeholders included […]












