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Sedina Tamakloe is my friend, but this is about accountability – A-G defends appeal against acquittal

Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, has defended his office’s decision to appeal the Court of Appeal’s ruling that acquitted former...

VALCO not for sale; gov’t needs $700m investment to revive it – Lands Minister assures

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has assured workers of the Volta Aluminium Company Limited (VALCO) that the government has...

Hajia Safia Mohammed commiserates with Mac Manu over wife’s death

The Deputy National Women’s Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Hajia Safia Mohammed, has extended her condolences to former National Chairman of the...

AG told Court of Appeal key trial exhibits were absent from Sedina Tamakloe’s appeal record

The Attorney-General’s Department raised concerns that key exhibits presented by the prosecution during the trial of former MASLOC Chief Executive Officer, Sedina Christine Tamakloe...

Law must prevail over emotions – Abraham Amaliba on Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu’s acquittal

The former Director of Legal Affairs of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Abraham Amaliba, has defended the Court of Appeal's decision to acquit and...

Trede Police investigate death of taxi driver in his car at Kotwi-Nkoranza 

The Trede police in the Atwima-Kwanwoma district of Ashanti have begun investigations into the death of a 35-year-old taxi driver in his car at...

ECG unable to pay 2025 dividend – Board Chairman William Amuna tells AGM

The Board of Directors of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says the company is unable to pay dividends to sole shareholder for the...

Requiem Mass held for Ambassador Gbeho

Catholic faithful and state dignitaries on Thursday paid tribute to the late Ambassador James Victor Gbeho at a pre-burial service and Requiem Mass in...

Archbishop of Canterbury committed to £100m slavery fund while on Cape Coast Castle tour

The Archbishop of Canterbury has renewed her commitment to a controversial £100m fund over the Church of England's role in the transatlantic slave trade. Dame...

Dominic Nitiwul backs return of road tolls under electronic PPP system

Parliament has approved a concession agreement between the Ministry of Roads and Highways and a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to be incorporated by Rock...

Freddie Blay questions feasibility of all-member voting in party primaries

Former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay, has expressed reservations about proposals to allow all card-bearing members of political parties...

Fuel prices set for sharp rise from Aug. 1 as crude oil surge, cedi weakness bite

Motorists and consumers are set to pay more for petroleum products from Friday, August 1, as rising global crude oil prices and the depreciation...

Government announces activities to mark first anniversary of August 6 helicopter crash

The government has announced a series of national commemorative activities to mark the first anniversary of the August 6, 2025 helicopter crash that claimed...

Kristo Asafo Mission distances itself from alleged burial rites, calls for enforcement of court injunction

The leadership of the Kristo Asafo Mission has distanced itself from the alleged burial and funeral activities reportedly taking place at the Apostle Safo...

Suspected drug dealer who allegedly attempted to bribe police with GHS 300K remanded

A suspected drug dealer who allegedly attempted to bribe police officers with GH¢300,000 at a checkpoint in Bandankwanta has been remanded into police custody...

Explainer: The legal consequences Adwoa Safo could face over alleged injunction breach

The decision by former Dome-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo to proceed with the funeral of her late father, Apostle Prof. Emeritus Ing. Kwadwo Safo...

We will not be misled by the ‘brofo’ -VALCO workers reject intimidation claims over proposed strategic investor deal

The Volta Aluminium Company Limited (VALCO) Local Union has accused the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, of attempting to...

Government unveils support package for children of officials killed in helicopter crash

The government has presented support packages to the children of the eight state officials who died in the August 6 helicopter crash, as part...

Accra Mall accident: All children alive but some critically injured

There is a glimmer of hope following the horrific crash on the Accra Mall–Dzorwulu highway, as all 11 children involved in the accident have...

Attorney-General files motion to halt Sedina Tamakloe’s acquittal

The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, has filed a motion at the Court of Appeal for a stay of execution to...

Gov’t accepts recommendation for presidential election to be held in November

The government has accepted a recommendation to move Ghana’s presidential election to the first week of November, Attorney General and Minister for Justice Dr...

REGSEC impounds nine excavators in Obuasi anti-galamsey crackdown

The Ashanti Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has intensified its fight against illegal mining, impounding nine excavators during a recent operation at the Airport Community...

Court of Appeal erred in acquitting Sedina Tamakloe – Former Deputy Attorney General

Former Deputy Attorney General Alfred Tuah-Yeboah has criticised the Court of Appeal's decision to acquit and discharge former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC)...

400 police officers deployed to Yendi over enskinment of the Kpampayaa Naa

Deputy Northern Regional Crime Officer, ASP Richard Akumey, has confirmed that 400 police personnel have been deployed in Yendi to provide full security coverage...

Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu’s acquittal: Government not responsible for ruling – Kwakye Ofosu

The Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has rejected claims that the government bears responsibility for the Court of Appeal's decision to acquit...

Gov’t accepts five-year presidential term, age limit cut to 35

The government has accepted a key recommendation of the Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) to extend the tenure of the President and Parliament from four...

Gov’t backs constitutional amendment to allow dual citizens contest parliamentary elections

The government has accepted a proposal to amend the 1992 Constitution to allow Ghanaian citizens by birth with dual nationality to contest parliamentary elections...

Convicted, Extradited, Acquitted: Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu’s 78-count case in one timeline

She was flown home in handcuffs, two years after her conviction, to serve 10 years for allegedly stealing millions in public money, money meant...

Government to cap Parliament at 300 MPs

The government has accepted a proposal to place a constitutional cap on the size of Ghana’s Parliament, limiting the total number of Members of...

Gov’t accepts recommendation to abolish death penalty

The government has accepted the Constitutional Review Committee’s recommendation to abolish the death penalty, paving the way for life imprisonment to replace capital punishment...

Tipper truck crashes into school bus on Dzorwulu–Accra Mall stretch

A loaded tipper truck has crashed into a Benz Sprinter school bus carrying about 11 lower primary pupils on the Dzorwulu–Accra Mall stretch on...

Immigration Service arrests 102 foreigners; rescues 85 in cyber fraud and trafficking raid

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has dismantled a suspected cyber fraud syndicate in Dawhenya, rescuing 85 victims of human trafficking and arresting 17 foreign...

Cables stolen at Oforikrom court as operationalisation delays

Cables used for wiring the Oforikrom District Court in the Ashanti Region have been stolen by unknown persons, delaying efforts to operationalise the facility. The...

We suspect our father’s body is not in the casket; Adwoa Safo may be tricking us – Kantanka family secretary [Video]

The Secretary to the Kantanka Family, Dr. Phillip Siaw Kissi, says the family will continue to rely on the courts to resolve the ongoing...

‘We won’t disrupt the funeral but…’ – Safo family reacts to Adwoa Safo’s event

The family of the late Apostle Prof. Emeritus Ing. Kwadwo Safo Kantanka has expressed disappointment over the ongoing funeral arrangements being organised by former...

Supreme Court ruling on delegate system socially discriminatory – Local Gov’t Minister

The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has expressed concerns that the Supreme Court’s decision to abolish the political party...

NPP to announce next steps after Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu’s acquittal

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) says it will soon announce its official position and the next steps it intends to take following the Court...

NIA launches first 24-hour Prestige Centre in Accra

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has launched its first 24-hour Prestige Centre in Accra, introducing a premium service aimed at providing faster, more convenient...

Attorney-General to challenge Court of Appeal’s ruling in Sedina Tamakloe’s case

The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice has announced plans to challenge the Court of Appeal’s decision acquitting former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance...