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Nigerian jailed 10 years for trafficking 10 victims to Ghana

The Achimota Circuit Court has sentenced 29-year-old Nigerian national Chukwudi Nwachukwu to 10 years’ imprisonment for trafficking 10 girls from Nigeria to Ghana for...

CHRAJ upholds IMANI’s petition against EC over biometric equipment

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has dismissed an appeal filed by the Electoral Commission (EC), paving the way for a...

Ghana deepens efforts to strengthen vaccine communication and local manufacturing

The National Vaccine Institute (NVI) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening public trust in vaccines and advancing Ghana’s goal of vaccine self-sufficiency through robust...

Ofori-Atta is not afraid of prosecution – Frank Davies fires back at OSP

Lawyer for former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, Frank Davies, has responded sharply to the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) following its announcement that...

GRA failed to deduct over GH₵13m in taxes on SML payments – OSP

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has uncovered significant tax discrepancies in payments made automatically by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to Strategic...

OSP’s conduct is ‘unprofessional and shameful’ – Lawyer

Private legal practitioner Kweku Paintsil has strongly criticised the conduct of the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, accusing him of turning investigations into a public...

Ayawaso West Municipal Assembly sets up seven-member committee to probe Roman Ridge construction incident

The Ayawaso West Municipal Assembly, in collaboration with the Engineering Council, has provided an official update on the construction incident that occurred at Roman...

Tension at Bawjiase police station as Asafo members clash with soldiers

Tension has erupted at the Bawjiase District Police Command in the Central Region after a group of angry Asafo members from Kasoa Ofaakor stormed...

Ahwerease is calm, ready for 2025 Odwira Festival – Apagyahene

The Apagyahene of Akwapim Ahwerease, Nana Opare Odei, has assured that the community is calm and fully prepared to celebrate this year’s Odwira Festival. Ahwerease,...

I wish Ofori-Atta returns to Ghana willingly; he has cases to answer – FIC boss

The Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC), Ing. Kwadwo Twum Boafo, has urged former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta—who is reportedly in...

Full text: Special Prosecutor’s briefing on SML, Ken Ofori-Atta

The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, on Thursday, October 30, 2025, addressed a press conference to update Ghanaians on the Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) corruption-related issues....

OSP to charge Ofori-Atta, others over alleged SML corruption

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has announced plans to formally charge former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and several other former government officials...

OSP names Ken Ofori-Atta as ‘key figure’ in controversial SML contract

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has intensified its probe into the controversial Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) contract, revealing findings that directly...

FIC clears McDan and Richard Nii Armah-Quaye after thorough investigation

The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has cleared Ghanaian businessmen Daniel McKorley, popularly known as McDan, and Richard Nii Armah-Quaye after months of investigation into...

Fire guts China City Mall in Kumasi; destroys goods and building [Video]

A massive fire has razed the newly opened China City Mall at Santasi in Kumasi, destroying the entire structure and goods worth thousands of...

2025 NSMQ: GSTS stuns PRESEC-Legon in thrilling comeback to reach semi-final

The 2025 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) produced one of its most dramatic moments yet as Ghana Secondary Technical School (GSTS) staged a...

OSP disagrees with portions of KPMG audit on SML-GRA contracts

The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has disclosed that the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) does not fully agree with certain conclusions in the...

Mahama, Macron hold bilateral talks on security, economy, and regional stability in Paris

President John Dramani Mahama and French President Emmanuel Macron held wide-ranging discussions at the Élysée Palace in Paris on Thursday, October 30, on the...

OSP says SML lacked capacity, payments to company were misuse of public funds

The Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, has revealed that Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) lacked the tools and technical expertise to deliver the audit and...

OSP: SML contract unnecessary, unlawfully approved, and costly to the state

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has concluded that the contract awarded to Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) was unnecessary, unlawfully approved, and...

Protect your integrity — Health Minister tells Okoe-Boye amidst LHIMS saga

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has urged former Health Minister Dr. Bernard Okoe-Boye to be careful in his public statements regarding the ongoing controversy...

One dead in house fire at Agona Mankrong

Personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) at Agona Nsaba responded swiftly to a residential fire on Wednesday, October 29. According to the official...

Health Minister denies demanding commission in LHIMS deal

Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has fired back at allegations that he demanded a 23 percent commission from the contractor of the Lightwave Health...

Court grants GH¢150m bail to ex-Buffer Stock boss

The High Court in Accra has granted bail to former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food and Buffer Stock Company Limited (NAFCO), Hanan...

SCHOLSEC, NIB arrest suspected fraudster behind fake scholarship scheme

The Scholarship Secretariat (SCHOLSEC), in collaboration with the National Investigations Bureau (NIB), has arrested a man, Emmanuel Ofori, for allegedly defrauding Ghanaians through a...

Okoe-Boye dares Health Minister over new software company

Former Health Minister Dr. Bernard Okoe-Boye has challenged his successor, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, to publicly disclose the company contracted to implement the new Ghana...

This time, president will assent – Bedzrah assures swift passage of Proper Sexuality Bill

The Ho West MP and sponsor of the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, Emmanuel Bedzrah, has expressed firm confidence that...

New report offers evidence-based solutions to address global literacy crisis among children

A new global report has outlined practical, evidence-based solutions to tackle the growing literacy crisis affecting millions of children in low- and middle-income countries,...

Okoe-Boye warns Ghana risks double payment with GHIMS contract

Former Minister of Health, Dr. Bernard Okoe-Boye, has raised serious concerns over the government’s decision to replace the Lightwave Health Information Management System (LHIMS)...

Three policemen, 4 civilians injured after armed youth attack Nsuaem station over suspect’s arrest

The Western Central Regional Police Command has confirmed that calm has returned to Nsuaem in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality following a violent attack on the...

Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana condemns assault on pharmacist and customer at Burma Camp

The Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH) has condemned the assault on a pharmacist and a female client at a pharmacy in Burma Camp, Accra,...

‘He can’t get away with this’ – Rashid Tanko condemns soldier’s assault at pharmacy

The Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC), Rashid Tanko Computer, has condemned the assault of a pharmacist...

Anti-Gay Bill: Converting to public bill will resolve cost, legal concerns – Foh-Amoaning

Lead advocate of the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, Moses Foh-Amoaning, has suggested that converting the anti-LGBTQ+ Bill into...

Mahama warns AI could fuel global misinformation

President John Dramani Mahama has cautioned that the rapid and unregulated growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI) poses a significant threat to global information integrity,...

Okoe-Boye explains $76m payments under LHIMS project

Former Health Minister, Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye, has defended payments made under the $100 million Lightwave Health Information Management System (LHIMS) project, insisting that...

Former NSA boss Osei Assibey granted GH¢800m bail

The Accra High Court has granted former National Service Authority (NSA) Chief Executive Officer, Osei Assibey Antwi, bail of GH¢800 million with six sureties,...

Man killed in hit-and-run after ignoring footbridge on Pokuase–Accra Highway

A tragic accident occurred this morning on the Pokuase–Accra highway, where a man was struck and killed by a speeding vehicle after allegedly attempting...

Bawumia receives strong backing from Sehwi Juaboso NPP delegates

Delegates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Sehwi Juaboso Constituency have expressed strong support for former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, stating...

GAF reacts to viral video of soldier assaulting customer and pharmacist at Burma Camp

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has confirmed the arrest of a soldier seen in a viral video assaulting two civilians at a pharmacy in...

Fire destroys several shops at Bibiani

A fierce fire outbreak has destroyed several container shops at Bibiani New Town in the Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region, leaving traders...