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75% of ride-hailing drivers use fake licences — DVLA

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) says 75% of drivers operating on ride-hailing platforms in Ghana have fake driving licences. The Chief Executive Officer...

Ghana’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia mourns Sanni Jajah

Ghana’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Alhaji Said Sinare, has expressed profound sorrow over the death of his Deputy Ambassador, Sanni Jajah,...

Prof Bokpin warns against political recruitment into civil service

Economist and Professor of Finance, Godfred Bokpin, has cautioned against political recruitment into Ghana’s Civil Service, describing the practice as dangerous and capable of...

Legal vacation is not a ‘lawyers’ vacation’ — Deputy Attorney-General

The legal vacation should not be interpreted as a period during which lawyers can unilaterally determine whether court proceedings will continue, Deputy Attorney-General and...

Galamsey fight: NAIMOS launches operation along Birim River

The National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) has launched a major operation in the Kyebi area of the Eastern Region to clear illegal mining...

Legal vacation doesn’t stop judges from hearing cases – Chief Justice

Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has rejected claims that lawyers can decline to proceed with cases simply because they have been scheduled during the legal...

Srem-Sai writes: Legal vacations and trials; why the GBA President is in error

The President of the honourable Ghana Bar Association (GBA) – in a letter to the Chief Justice dated August 10, 2024 – makes two...

I’ll continue to sit until Chief Justice revokes warrant – Judge on Mustapha Hamid’s case

The Accra High Court judge hearing the case of former Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, and five others...

Three remanded for allegedly concealing 869 cocaine slabs in gari

An Accra Circuit Court has remanded three persons over the alleged concealment of 869 slabs of suspected cocaine in bags of gari and cassava powder in...

2022/2023 AUCC students ‘shall be eligible’ for certificates under University of Ghana seal – UG clarifies

The Level 400 students of the 2022/2023 admission cohort of the African University of Communication and Business (AUCB), formerly the African University College of Communications (AUCC),...

Bono East House of Chiefs intervenes in 15-year Konkomba chieftaincy dispute

The President and Vice President of the Bono East Regional House of Chiefs have visited the Konkomba Traditional Area in the Pru East District...

Asante Berko case: Parliament failed in its oversight role – Samuel Bekoe

The Executive Director of the Centre for Extractives and Development Africa, Samuel Bekoe, has criticised Parliament for what he describes as a failure to...

GNAT entreats govt to consider posting trained teachers to private schools to reduce unemployment

The Secretary of the Greater Kumasi chapter of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Argin Frimpong, has called on the government and the...

Vice President engages Kayayei association on challenges facing head porters

Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has engaged the Kayayei Association on measures to address the challenges confronting head porters and improve their livelihoods. The Vice...

EVIDENCE: How Ghana’s Washington Embassy staff shared money extorted from visa and passport applicants

A forensic audit by the Auditor-General has revealed an elaborate scheme adopted by the Ghana Embassy staff in Washington, D.C., to share the money...

Asante Berko case: No evidence Kwabena Donkor received bribe – K.T. Hammond

Lawyer for former Power Minister Kwabena Donkor, K.T. Hammond, has insisted that his client cannot be held liable for any allegations linking him to...

We’ve always been worried; we knew something was wrong since 2015 – ACEP on AKSA power deal

The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) says it raised concerns about Ghana’s agreement with Turkish energy company AKSA Enerji as far back as...

20 police officers promoted over Tema cocaine interception, other crime operations

Twenty policemen who were involved in last week’s interception of 866 parcels of suspected cocaine at the Tema Harbour and the arrest of 10...

Four arrested for concealing 118 bags of cocoa in truck carrying plantain

A multi-agency security team led by the Bunkpurugu Immigration Command has intercepted 118 bags of cocoa beans concealed beneath a load of plantains along...

GMA facilitates repatriation of 12 stranded seafarers

The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) has facilitated the repatriation of 12 stranded seafarers aboard the MV Rahaf Moon through a coordinated humanitarian and regulatory...

IMF urges Ghana to sustain quarterly electricity tariff adjustments‎

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Ghana to sustain quarterly electricity tariff adjustments to reduce fiscal risks in the energy sector. ‎The sector shortfall...

Gov’t announces plans to build second National Theatre in Kumasi

The Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has announced plans to establish a second National Theatre in Kumasi as part...

NPP demands immediate action against persons linked to Asante Berko’s bribery case

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called on the government to take immediate action against individuals allegedly implicated in the bribery case in the...

$1m bribery scheme: ‘I’m not so instructed’ – Lawyer on whether OSP has contacted Kwabena Donkor

Lawyer for former Power Minister Kwabena Donkor, Kobina Tahir (K.T) Hammond, says he has not been instructed by his client on whether the Office...

Three convicted for defrauding trader of GH¢38,450 through fake MoMo transaction

The Assin Fosu District Court has convicted three young men for defrauding a 26-year-old trader of GH¢38,450 through a fraudulent electronic money transaction. The convicts...

GBA urges Chief Justice to uphold legal vacation rules

The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has appealed to Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie to ensure that judges respect the established rules and traditions governing Ghana’s...

GoldBod generated $10.8bn in forex from small-scale gold — Sammy Gyamfi

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, says Ghana generated more than $10.8 billion in foreign exchange from artisanal...

There’s absolutely nothing wrong with new Cocoa Bill – COCOBOD

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has rejected criticism of the newly passed Cocoa Bill, insisting there is “absolutely nothing” wrong with the legislation. Head of...

GAUA strike to halt salaries, admissions, promotions and procurement across universities

The Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) says its ongoing industrial action is expected to significantly disrupt key administrative and professional services across public universities...

TUSAAG declares solidarity with GAUA, backs ongoing strike over pay disparities

The Technical University Senior Administrators' Association of Ghana (TUSAAG) has declared its full and unequivocal support for the ongoing complementary strike action by the...

Morris Babyface: The hitmaker Ghana forgot to celebrate

There are musicians whose names are attached to hits whiles there are musicians whose work makes the hits possible. For years, the Ghanaian music industry...

KMA issues ultimatum for removal of unauthorized canopies, awnings and sheds at shop frontages

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has issued a 14-day ultimatum to all shop owners and occupiers within the metropolis who have erected unauthorized canopies,...

Rent Control Department tightens enforcement of rent laws from August 17

The Rent Control Department has announced stricter enforcement of Ghana's rent laws, requiring landlords and property owners to demonstrate compliance with mandatory rent-card requirements...

Former Power Minister Kwabena Donkor denies bribery allegations, threatens legal action

Former Minister for Power, Dr Kwabena Donkor, has denied any knowledge of the 'holy rain' bribery allegations linking him to the US conviction of...

EOCO begins financial probe into Asante Berko bribery scandal

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has commenced efforts to trace funds and assets that may be linked to the bribery case involving...

PRETAG gives government two-week ultimatum to implement 20% deprived-area allowance

The Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG) has given the government a two-week ultimatum to implement the 20% deprived-area allowance for teachers or face...

Two brothers remanded over alleged murder of man, shooting of wife at Tuba

Two brothers, Adams Adder Almeida and Bala Bilyon, have been remanded into custody in connection with the alleged murder of a 54-year-old man and...

 I’ll miss Mahama Ayariga’s candid, easygoing nature – Afenyo-Markin

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin says he will miss the candid and easygoing nature of former Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga following his appointment as Minister...

Accused person was found hiding in the ceiling after failed robbery attempt – Court told

In order to escape a failed robbery attempt against a seamstress, an unemployed man, Dickson Larbi, hid in the ceiling of a nearby house....