The Presiding Archbishop and General Overseer of Action Chapel International (ACI), Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, has expressed his fervent hope for a Ghana where citizens will no longer feel compelled to travel abroad in search of greener pastures but rather journey only for leisure and holidays. Speaking at the National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving held […]
A Singaporean businessman, Toh You Kang, has dropped a bombshell in court filings, alleging that he invested $1.5 million in the 2024 campaign of Ghana’s National Democratic Congress (NDC), following advice and persuasion from the party’s Greater Accra Regional Chairman and former Adentan MP, Emmanuel Nii Ashie-Moore. According to Kang, the substantial sum was used to […]
A Singaporean entrepreneur, Toh You Kang, has filed a human rights lawsuit at the Human Rights Division of the High Court in Accra, demanding GH¢20 million in damages from Ghanaian politician and businessman, Emmanuel Nii Ashie-Moore for contract fraud. The suit, which includes a 66-paragraph affidavit, accuses Ashie-Moore of orchestrating a scheme that led to Kang’s prolonged […]
In recent days, the presence of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in Ghana, collaborating with local authorities to facilitate the extradition of Ghanaian citizens implicated in romance scams, money laundering, and related crimes, has sparked debate. Some Ghanaians question whether the United States has the legal right or jurisdiction to pursue arrests […]
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has introduced a comprehensive list of updated fines and penalties for various road traffic infractions, as part of efforts to improve compliance and safety on Ghana’s roads. The new charges, outlined in a recent notice, cover a wide range of violations, including expired licences, defective vehicle parts, […]
A teenager who was tricked into going to boarding school in Ghana has won a significant legal victory against his own parents. The 14-year-old boy, who cannot be identified, was taken from London to Ghana in March 2024 after being told a relative was ill. In fact, his parents wanted to get him out of […]
A legal practitioner and senior partner of Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah, Ace Anan Ankomah, has called for the establishment of an Independent Natural Resources Commission to serve as a one-stop shop for regulating the country’s natural resource sector. He also proposed the Independent National Prosecutions Authority to be a merger of the Office of the […]
Ghana and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the establishment of a technology and innovations hub to boost Ghana’s digital transformation and position it as a leading centre for artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies. The initiative, dubbed the “Ghana-UAE Innovations and Technology Hub,” led by UAE’s Ports, […]
The outgoing United States Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia Palmer, has stated that Ghana could gain a competitive edge in international trade due to the latest global tariff regime introduced by the U.S. government. Speaking in an interview on Channel One TV on Monday, 26 May, Ambassador Palmer explained that although Ghanaian exports are subject to […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has introduced a new visa policy under which all applications to travel to Ghana will be processed within five working days. The announcement was made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, in a Facebook post on Tuesday, May 21, 2025. He stated that […]
A man accused of masterminding a string of violent robberies in parts of Accra has been extradited from Togo to face charges in Ghana. Adinda Abdu Mujibu, also known as Adinda Akpo Abdo, was handed over to Ghanaian authorities in Lomé on May 14, 2025, after months of cooperation between the police in Ghana and […]
President John Mahama has called for a united Africa to enable the continent to address its escalating debt crisis, adding that unsustainable borrowing risks undermining development gains and sovereignty. Delivering a keynote speech at the African Union (AU) High-Level Conference on Debt in Lomé, Togo, yesterday, the President described Africa’s debt burden as a “paradox […]
