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Ofori-Atta refuses Consular meeting with Ghana Embassy in US

The Embassy of Ghana in Washington, DC, has confirmed that former Finance Minister, Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta, is currently in the custody of the...

10% average pension increment not enough – Concerned SSNIT Pensioners Forum

The Concerned SSNIT Pensioners Forum has welcomed the announced 10 percent average pension increase for 2026 but says the adjustment is inadequate and does...

Nine remanded for assault on police officers in Ashanti region

The Obuasi Circuit Court has remanded into prison custody nine people arrested in connection with the assault of police officers at Tweapease Senior High...

Seven notorious highway robbers arrested (Photos)

The Accra Regional Police Command, working together with the Eastern Regional Police Command, has arrested seven alleged members of a highway robbery network suspected...

Keep quiet if you’ve little knowledge – Frank Davies slams Amaliba over Ofori-Atta’s detention

A member of the legal team of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has criticised comments made by lawyer Abraham Amaliba over the former...

Fire destroys wooden structures at Tse Addo

A fire that erupted at Tse Addo, opposite the God Super Church in the Greater Accra Region on Friday, January 9, 2026, has been...

Ofori-Atta’s lawyers file process in court to challenge detention by ICE

A member of the legal team of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has confirmed that lawyers in the United States have filed a court...

Ofori-Atta’s arrest in US was a targeted operation – Manasseh Awuni

Investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has disclosed that the arrest of Ghana’s former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, in the United States was the result...

GES cautions school heads against registration of unauthorised students for WASSCE

The Ghana Education Service has issued a strong caution to heads of Senior High Schools and Technical Schools over the unauthorised registration of...

Egyapa Mercer lauds Domestic Gold Purchase Programme

Former Member of Parliament for Sekondi, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, has commended the ongoing work under the domestic gold purchase programme, describing it as a...

Vice President donates to Ankaful Prison and Psychiatric Hospital

Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has reiterated her dedication to upholding human dignity and deepening social responsibility after extending support to the...

Assemblies of God General Council donates vehicle to Brong Ahafo Region “B”

The General Council of Assemblies of God, Ghana, has presented a Toyota Prado to Brong Ahafo Region “B” through the church’s Head Office in...

Ashanti Regional Minister inspects runway expansion at Prempeh I International Airport 

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr Frank Amoakohene, has led a high-level inspection of ongoing infrastructural works at the Prempeh I International Airport, underscoring the government’s commitment...

GH¢22m tax evasion uncovered in DRIP contract – Attorney General

The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has revealed that investigations under Operation Recover All Loots (ORAL) have uncovered GH¢22 million in...

How ICE whisked Ofori-Atta from his US residence into detention (Watch)

Fresh details about the detention of former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, have emerged from eyewitness accounts shared with investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni. The incident...

The longer Ofori-Atta stays abroad, the longer he fuels public debate – Prof. Khalid

Economic Adviser to the Vice President, Sharif Mahamud Khalid, has cautioned that the continued stay of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta outside Ghana could...

Ken Ofori-Atta’s US visa was revoked in June 2025 – Deputy A-G

Deputy Attorney-General Justice Srem Sai has clarified that the U.S. visa of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta was revoked in June 2025, dismissing earlier...

Ken Ofori-Atta seeking to become a permanent US resident – Martin Kpebu claims

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has made fresh claims in the ongoing case involving former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, alleging that he is seeking...

Health Ministry hints at support for Parkinson’s disease under MahamaCares

The Ministry of Health has hinted that neurodegenerative and genetic conditions may soon be brought under the MahamaCares health support programme. This follows a public...

Deputy Education Minister engages stakeholders to resolve UG fees hike dispute

Deputy Minister for Education, Dr. Clement Apaak, says government has begun formal engagement with key stakeholders over the recent adjustments in fees at the...

Mahama orders review of NLA-KGL contract

President John Mahama has directed a comprehensive review and potential renegotiation of the contract between the National Lottery Authority (NLA) and KGL Group/KGL Technology...

Mobile Money vendor allegedly commits suicide in Hohoe

A mobile money (MoMo) vendor residing at Torkoni/Blave in the Hohoe Municipality of the Volta Region has reportedly committed suicide, leaving residents in shock...

Newly enstooled Mawerehene of Akoase calls for support to expand poultry industry

The newly enstooled Mawerehene of Akyem Akoase in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region, Nana Ama Serwaa, has appealed to government, private...

Two jailed with hard labour for armed robbery in Ashanti South

The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has secured the conviction and sentencing of two men for robbery and related offences after successful investigations and...

President Mahama announces establishment of 24-Hour Authority

President John Mahama says the government will soon establish the 24-Hour Authority, a key step towards the full rollout of the 24-hour economy policy,...

SSNIT raises pensions by 10% with boost for low-income retirees

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has increased monthly pensions by 10 per cent for 2026, with the adjustment designed to provide...

National Chief Imam appoints Alhaji Osumanu Seidu as Executive Secretary of Office

The National Chief Imam of Ghana, Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, has appointed Alhaji Osumanu Seidu as the new Executive Secretary to his Office. Seidu, who is...

Man burnt to death in suspected arson attack at Assin Fosu

A man, 26, popularly known as Efutu, and unemployed, was on Thursday morning burned to death in a suspected arson attack in a ghetto, at Assin Fosu.  The incident occurred when fire swept through his wooden structure in...

No room for waste – Mahama warns security services over misuse of state assets

President John Mahama has issued a strong warning against the misuse of state resources, declaring that his government will not tolerate waste, indiscipline, or...

UK condemns X over AI-generated nude images of women and children

Ofcom has made "urgent contact" with Elon Musk's company xAI following reports its AI tool Grok can be used to make "sexualised images of...

Bukom Banku apologizes over alleged cutlass attack by son in Ga Mashie

Former boxer Bukom Banku has publicly apologized following an alleged machete attack involving his son, Mustapha Kamoko, in Ga Mashie. In a statement appealing for...

Police arrest two more suspects in Adabraka Gold shop heist

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has announced the arrest of two more suspects linked to the infamous Adabraka Gold Shop robbery,...

Parkinson’s is not a weakness’ – Anidaso Foundation condemns stigma after Franklin Cudjoe disclosure

The Anidaso Parkinson’s Disease Foundation has thrown its support behind policy analyst Franklin Cudjoe following his public disclosure of living with Parkinson’s disease. It has...

GNFS contains woodwork shop fire in Ho

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has successfully contained a fire outbreak at a woodwork shop in Ho, averting what could have been a...

Fire guts parts of five-bedroom apartment at Nsawam Bungalow

A domestic fire has destroyed parts of a five-bedroom apartment at Nsawam Bungalow in the Eastern Region, but no casualties were recorded. The Suhum Municipal...

GNUTS rejects Scholarship Authority board over exclusion of student representation

The Ghana National Union of Technical Students (GNUTS) has strongly objected to the inauguration of the Scholarship Authority Board, citing the absence of student...

Gender Ministry warns public against fake GH₡1,350 family support allowance

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) has cautioned the public against a circulating message claiming the government has launched a GH₡1,350...

Legal Green Association reviews first year of Mahama administration, cites economic relief and governance reforms

The Legal Green Association (LGA) has issued an assessment of the first year of President John Dramani Mahama’s administration, describing the period as a...

Vice President inspects proposed Free Zones Industrial Park site at Gomoa Central

Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang on Wednesday led a delegation to inspect the proposed site for the Free Zones Industrial Park in Gomoa...

15-year-old pupil dies after being hit by vehicle during night float in Takoradi

A 15-year-old basic school pupil, Emmanuel Quansah, has died after he was knocked down by a vehicle during a night float in the Sekondi-Takoradi...