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Mahama hails Constitutional Review Committee’s proposals as “revolutionary,” pledges bipartisan approach to reforms

President John Dramani Mahama has praised the work of the Constitutional Review Committee (CRC), describing its recommendations as bold, timely, and essential for deepening...

Constitutional Review Committee proposes review of presidential age limit to 30

Professor Henry Kwasi Prempeh, Chair of the Constitutional Review Committee (CRC), has disclosed that the Committee is proposing changes to Article 62(b) of...

Police arrest 41 suspects in intelligence-led operations in Eastern Region

The Ghana Police Service has arrested 41 suspects following a series of targeted, intelligence-led operations across several communities in the Eastern Region. In a statement...

NACOC busts major drug trafficking attempt at Accra Airport, arrests two British Nationals

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has, in two separate operations, arrested two British nationals at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) after intercepting a large...

MFWA criticises court order blocking investigative journalist’s publications

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has criticised a High Court ruling that placed a perpetual injunction on freelance investigative journalist Innocent Samuel...

Mahama to set up committee to implement Constitution Review recommendations

President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to set up a committee early next year to implement the recommendations of the Constitution Review Committee...

Mahama signals early 2026 rollout of Constitution Review Reforms

President John Dramani Mahama has announced that the government will begin implementing the recommendations of the Constitution Review Committee early next year, following the...

All pupils kidnapped from Nigeria Catholic school now free – officials

Nigerian authorities say they have secured the release of the remaining 130 schoolchildren and teachers kidnapped from a Catholic boarding school in the country's...

Constitution Review Committee proposes five-year presidential term, rejects third-term option

The Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) has recommended extending the presidential term from four to five years, arguing that the additional year would allow governments...

Self-styled mallam, 2 others, jailed 30 years for armed crimes

The Bibiani Circuit Court has sentenced a self-acclaimed Mallam and two accomplices to 30 years’ imprisonment each after finding them guilty of a string...

Rev. Wengam cautions against abuse of power, urges moral leadership

The General Superintendent of Assemblies of God, Ghana, Rev. Stephen Yenusom Wengam, has strongly condemned the abuse of power in politics, the corporate world,...

2025 WASSCE: Chief Examiners’ report reveals many candidates failed to answer application-based questions

The Chief Examiners’ report for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) has revealed that a significant number of candidates struggled to...

Bono East GJA urges better network infrastructure to boost tourism

The Bono East Region is home to several major tourist attractions, yet many remain underdeveloped and under-promoted due to infrastructural challenges. In response, the Bono...

ORAL investigations are proceeding well, we’ll beef up initial reports – AG

The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, has confirmed that investigations under Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) are progressing steadily, with authorities...

Wontumi allegedly pressured EXIM Bank to release cash for ‘non-existent’ workers

The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice has revealed that Bernard Antwi Boasiako, widely known as Chairman Wontumi, allegedly pressured the Ghana Export-Import Bank (EXIM...

Forensic audit of National Cathedral nears completion – Attorney-General

The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, has revealed that the forensic audit into the National Cathedral project is nearing completion, with...

Kofi Akpaloo, others to face prosecution for alleged forgery and related offences

The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, has announced that the leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Percival Kofi Akpaloo,...

Wontumi used forged receipt to secure GH¢4m EXIM Bank loan – Ayine

The Attorney-General, Dominic Ayine, has alleged that the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman...

Nkwanta South Assembly bans public gatherings during Christmas and New Year festivities

The Nkwanta South Municipal Assembly, in collaboration with the Regional Security Committee (REGSEC) and the Municipal Security Committee (MUSEC), has announced a ban on...

Wontumi in fresh trouble

The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, has announced that the state will prosecute Wontumi Farms and its directors over alleged...

Power outage hits parts of Greater Kumasi

A temporary power outage has affected large parts of Greater Kumasi following a minor fault detected at the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) on Sunday. The...

High Court bars investigative journalist from publishing on private individual, imposes GH¢10,000 cost

A High Court in Accra (Human Rights Division), presided over by Justice Nana Brew, has placed a perpetual injunction on freelance investigative journalist Innocent...

Manasseh Azure: Use diplomacy, public pressure to extradite Ofori-Atta

Investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has called on Ghana to move beyond legal technicalities and use diplomatic and public pressure to ensure former Finance...

Interior Ministry declares December 25, 26 and January 1 as public holidays

The Government, through the Ministry of the Interior, has declared Thursday, December 25, and Friday, December 26, 2025, as well as Thursday, January 1,...

OSP deserves a second chance – Dafeamekpor

The Member of Parliament for South Dayi and Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has called for the decentralisation of the Office of the Special...

DVLA warns public over fake Facebook account impersonating CEO

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has issued a public alert regarding a fraudulent Facebook account impersonating its Chief Executive, Julius Neequaye Kotey. In...

AG to reveal high-profile corruption probe as Constitution Review Report submitted to President

Government Spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu has announced a series of major governance activities lined up as the year draws to a close. In a post...

Lordina Mahama donates to six orphanages ahead of Christmas

The First Lady of Ghana, Lordina Mahama, has made generous donations to six orphanages across the country ahead of Christmas celebrations. The beneficiary institutions include...

NAIMOS raids galamsey site behind Kwabeng Anglican SHS, seizes excavators and pay loader

A NAIMOS taskforce deployed to the Eastern Region has disrupted illegal mining activities at Kwabeng in the Atiwa West District, following an operation carried...

We shouldn’t pretend OSP exposed SML matter; it did nothing – Dafeamekpor

The Majority Chief Whip in Parliament, Rockson Dafeamakpor, has cautioned against attributing the exposure of the controversial SML revenue assurance contract to the Office...

Constitutional Review Committee to present final report to Mahama today

The Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) is set to present its final report to President John Dramani Mahama today, December 22, at the Jubilee House...

Dafeamakpor defends withdrawal of OSP repeal bill

The Majority Chief Whip in Parliament, Rockson Dafeamakpor, has defended his role in the controversial private member’s bill that sought to repeal the Office...

Six, including three-month-old baby, killed in house fire at Abuakwa Manhyia

Six people, including a three-month-old baby, have died after a fire gutted an apartment at Abuakwa Manhyia in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of...

Teachers celebrated as pillars of development at Abuakwa South awards

Teachers in Abuakwa South were celebrated as national builders and agents of transformation during the 2025 Akosua Agyeiwaa Memorial Municipal Teachers’ Awards, with the...

KGL does not operate or conduct 5/90 national lotto, but retails 5/90 national lotto – Razak Opoku

Mr Razak Kojo Opoku, University Lecturer and former PR Manager of NLA has stated that KGL does not operate or conduct 5/90 national lotto...

NSA announces closure of registration portal for 2025/2026 service year

The National Service Authority (NSA) has announced that its registration portal for the 2025/2026 national service year will officially close on Monday, December 22,...

It was love at first sight – John Kumah’s widow on how she met new husband

Lilian Owusu, widow of the late Ejisu Member of Parliament John Kumah, has opened up about how she met her new husband, describing the...

Lands Minister commissions 3rd batch of 636 Blue Water Guards; pledges sustained fight against galamsey

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has commissioned the third batch of 636 Blue Water Guards as part of the...

Army leadership hails troops, unity and security gains at 2025 WASSA

Senior officers of the Ghana Army have highlighted unity, professionalism and sustained security gains as the Army Headquarters held its 2025 West African Soldiers...

Boankra Integrated Logistics Terminal: Tribunal orders Justmoh Construction to refund $33.3m to APSL

A tribunal of the Ghana Arbitration Centre (GAC) has ruled that Justmoh Construction Limited must refund US$33.3 million to Ashanti Port Services Limited (APSL),...