The Ghana Police Service has arrested one Bukari Yakubu for the possession of a large quantity of substances suspected to be Indian hemp, following an intelligence-led operation in the Volta Region. According to a police statement, the suspect was apprehended at his residence in Akatsi on Saturday, May 10, 2025, around 1:00 a.m., after officers […] The post Man Arrested at Akatsi

Acting Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has issued a stirring call to newly enrolled lawyers to resist the commercialization of the legal profession and instead embrace their roles as custodians of justice and integrity. Delivering the keynote address at a mini call to the Bar ceremony in Accra, where 123 newly qualified lawyers were officially admitted […] The post Baffoe Bonnie to New

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has confirmed the safe return of two Ghanaian women who were rescued from a human trafficking syndicate in Nigeria. The victims, Evelyn Serwaa Konadu and Anatasia Baidoo, arrived in Ghana earlier today and are in stable condition, according to CID Director-General DCOP Lydia Yaako Donkor. […] The post CID Confirms

Popular Ghanaian actor and comedian, Koo Ofori, known in private life as Samuel Seth Karikari, is expected to spend the weekend in police custody after he was arrested on a bench warrant for failing to honour court summons on two occasions. The 55-year-old actor was first served with an accused summons to appear before court […] The post Comedian Koo Ofori to Spend Weekend

The Chair of the National Election Security Task Force (NESTF), Inspector General of Police Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has reaffirmed the Task Force’s commitment to ensuring a peaceful and lawful conclusion to the protracted Ablekuma North parliamentary collation dispute. Speaking at a high-level meeting on Thursday between officials of the Electoral Commission (EC) and security agencies, […] The post NESTF

A 32-year-old Nigerian commercial sex worker, Patience Gideon, also known as Gold, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison by the Tarkwa Circuit Court for human trafficking and related offences. The sentence, which covers four counts, will run concurrently. The prosecution, led by Detective Chief Superintendent Adams Mumuni and Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) […] The post Sex

The Minority in Parliament has delivered a scathing review of President John Dramani Mahama’s first 120 days in office, describing his much-touted “reset” agenda as a dangerous relapse into misgovernance, populism, and political persecution. Speaking at a press briefing on May 8, 2025, Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, minced no words as he tore into the […] The post Minority

The Kumasi Diocesan Bishop of the Methodist Church Ghana, Rt. Rev. Stephen Kwaku Owusu, has raised a stark warning about the devastating impact of illegal mining, known locally as galamsey, asserting that Ghana’s environment is teetering on the edge of collapse. Speaking at the 64th Annual Synod of the Diocese under the theme “Discipleship: Growing […] The post Ghana on the Brink

The Chief Executive Officer of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Richard Ofori Agyeman-Boadi, popularly known as King Zuba, has sparked public debate after stating he cannot stop commercial drivers in Kumasi from charging exorbitant lorry fares. Speaking on Nhyira FM’s morning show, King Zuba acknowledged the growing public outcry over arbitrary fare hikes but said […] The post I Can’t

CUTS International, a leading policy research and advocacy organization, is calling for urgent and sweeping reforms to Ghana’s public sector recruitment system, citing pervasive opacity, politicization, and lack of meritocracy. Appiah Kusi Adomako, West Africa Regional Director of CUTS International, highlighted the structural flaws in the country’s recruitment practices, describing the current system as “a […] The post CUT

Kofi Bentil, Senior Vice President of policy think tank IMANI Africa, has attributed the recent appreciation of the Ghanaian cedi to a combination of strategic government actions—both past and present—while singling out former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia for initiating a key policy that laid the foundation for the current gains. In a Facebook post […] The post Cedi gains: Bawumia laid

Dr. Eric Nkansah, the immediate past Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), has refuted claims by Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu that 39,000 appointment letters were issued to teachers in 2024 without financial clearance from the Ministry of Finance. Responding to a video circulating on social media in which the Minister made the claim, Dr. […] The post Former

The chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Works and Housing, Vincent Asamoah Oppong, has expressed satisfaction with the ongoing dredging works in both the Odaw and the Korle Lagoon in Accra. The projects are being executed by Dredge Masters Limited, a subsidiary of the Jopsong Group of companies. He was speaking during a field […] The post Dredge

A deepening conflict is brewing at Akatakyieso, a community in the Amansie Central District of the Ashanti Region, following what residents describe as an unlawful attempt by a group, allegedly linked to the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) to seize a legally acquired mining concession belonging to Smart Mickey Mining Company. The community has accused […] The post NDC Apparatchiks

An attempt by the Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, to overturn the suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo has failed, following a majority ruling by the Supreme Court. In a 3-2 decision, the court dismissed the application brought by Vincent Ekow Assafuah, which sought to revoke the presidential warrant […] The post CJ Suspension: Asafuah Gets Bloody

President John Dramani Mahama has launched a Code of Conduct for all political appointees under his administration, spelling out new rules on ethical behaviour, public accountability and misuse of office. The Code, launched at the Jubilee House on Monday, May 5, 2025 applies to all ministers, deputy ministers, presidential staffers, chief executive officers, board members, […] The post Mahama tightens noose

One of the major problems confronting Ghana in recent times is the sheer greed being exhibited by some of our political office leaders. Ghanaians go to the polls every four years to elect political leaders to implement policies that would inure to their economic benefits. Unfortunately, when some of these leaders finally assume office, they […] The post Editorial: President Mahama Is On

The International Labour Organization (ILO), through its three interlinked projects, has convened a two-day multi-stakeholder workshop to explore how inclusive financial solutions can be leveraged to reduce decent work deficits and promote economic inclusion for vulnerable populations, particularly cocoa farmers, migrant workers and artisanal and small-scale miners. The two-day workshop, which took place from Monday, […] The post ILO

The Chairman of Parliament’s Select Committee on Works and Housing, Vincent Oppong Asamoah, has reignited the debate over a possible nationwide ban on plastics, citing the environmental threat they pose and their obstruction to ongoing flood mitigation projects in the capital. Speaking during a working visit to the Odawna drainage site on Tuesday, the Chairman […] The post MPs reiterate

Ghana’s gold reserves climbed to 31.37 tonnes in April 2025, up from 31.01 tonnes in March 2025 and a sharp rise from 8.78 tonnes in May 2023. New data from the Bank of Ghana attributes this steady increase to ongoing gold purchases aimed at bolstering foreign reserves and enhancing economic stability. By increasing its gold […] The post Ghana’s Gold Reserves Hit 31.37 Tonnes appeared first on