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EOCO exceeds 2025 recovery target, nets GH₵337.4 million – Ayine

Minister for Justice and Attorney General, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has commended the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) for its outstanding performance, revealing that...

Ghana recovers over $15 million from international crypto fraud – Ayine

The Attorney General, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has announced that Ghana has successfully recovered over $15 million from an international organised online crime network that...

Oppong Nkrumah questions funding for Accra-Kumasi Expressway as parliament approves project

Parliament has approved a concession agreement between the Ministry of Roads and Highways, as the Contracting Authority, and Accra-Kumasi Expressway Limited, as the concessionaire,...

EOCO busts major crypto scam, recovers over $15m — Ayine

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has uncovered and dismantled a sophisticated cryptocurrency fraud scheme targeting both Ghanaians and foreign nationals, recovering more...

Ofori-Atta hires top US lawyers to fight extradition — Ayine

Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, has revealed that former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has engaged top-tier legal practitioners in the...

Export trade is serious business, we must do it right – President Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has underscored the importance of export trade, describing it as a critical national enterprise that must be approached with seriousness...

Ofori-Atta’s return to face justice now in US hands, says Ayine

The government of Ghana has completed the legal procedures to seek the extradition of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and his alleged accomplice, Ernest...

Ayine confirms extradition request for Ken Ofori-Atta sent to US authorities

The Minister for Justice and Attorney-General, Dr Dominic Ayine, has confirmed that his office has formally transmitted a request for the extradition of former...

Importers, Exporters raise concerns over proposed AI system at Ghana’s ports

The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana (IEAG) has raised concerns over plans to introduce an Artificial Intelligence (AI)–driven system at Ghana’s ports, urging...

Central Region Police launch manhunt for suspect in BMW theft in Winneba

The Central Regional Police Command has launched a manhunt for Kojo Antwi, accused of stealing a BMW S35X Gran, 2011 model, with registration number...

Fuel Station supervisor on the run over alleged GH¢100,000 theft in Winneba

The Central Regional Police Command has launched an investigation into the alleged theft of GH¢100,000 involving a former supervisor of Reliance Oil Company Limited’s...

Koforidua High Court dismisses petition challenging Suhum MP’s election

The High Court in Koforidua has dismissed an election petition challenging the declaration of Frank Asiedu Bekoe, popularly known as Protozoa, as the Member...

Banda District to get first-ever NHIS office — DCE assures

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Banda in the Bono Region, Peter Dongi, has assured residents that the district will soon have its own...

Agotime-Ziope residents call for protective gear for sanitation volunteers

Residents of Agotime-Ziope in the Volta Region have appealed to authorities to provide adequate protective equipment for participants involved in sanitation exercises in the...

We have done nothing wrong – Former MMDCEs demand payment from Finance Ministry [Listen]

Former Dean of Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) under the previous NPP government, Richmond Amponsah Agyabeng, has raised concerns over unpaid allowances...

Interior Minister commissions Upper West Regional Police Headquarters in Wa

The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has commissioned the Upper West Regional Police Headquarters in Wa, calling for closer collaboration between the police...

Koforidua-Oyoko Chief appeals for completion of stalled classroom block

The Chief of Koforidua-Oyoko, Nana Osei Sempe II, has called on the Ministry of Education and the New Juaben North Municipal Assembly to urgently...

AG to update Ghanaians on Ofori-Atta case, cybercrime recoveries today

Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, will return to the Government Accountability Series on Thursday, December 18, with a major briefing on...

Deliver the first scandal and you’re on your own – Fifi Kwetey confirms Mahama’s hard warning to ministers

President John Mahama has issued a firm warning to his ministers that any involvement in a scandal will attract swift and severe consequences, with...

Calls for Armah-Kofi Buah’s resignation ‘baseless’ — Lands Ministry fires back at minority

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has dismissed calls by the Minority in Parliament for the resignation or removal of the sector minister,...

Trade Minister meets tomato growers and traders to address sector challenges

The Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, has met with the Federation of Tomato Growers Associations and the Ghana National Tomato Traders...

GNFS launches nationwide vehicle fire extinguisher compliance exercise

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has announced a nationwide vehicle fire extinguisher compliance exercise, set to commence on Thursday, December 18, 2025. The...

Asutifi South District cracks down on littering following clean-up exercises

The Environmental Health Analyst for the Asutifi South District in the Ahafo Region, Yaw Adusei, has warned that the District Assembly will no longer...

Tests confirm sachet water in Asutifi North safe, not cause of typhoid

Tests have confirmed that sachet water produced in the Asutifi North District of the Ahafo Region is not responsible for the typhoid cases reported...

Lands Ministry holds successful talks with Ewoyaa chiefs, residents on Lithium Agreement

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has held successful discussions with chiefs and residents of Ewoyaa and adjoining communities regarding the government’s lithium...

Accra–Kumasi Expressway to offer alternative route, not replace existing Highway – Roads Minister

The Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Agbodza, has assured Parliament that the proposed Accra–Kumasi Expressway will serve as an alternative route rather than...

Edudzi Tameklo commends NPA Ladies Football Team for trophy triumph over Ghana Gas

The Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Mr Godwin Kudzo Tameklo, has commended the NPA Ladies Football Team for winning a prestigious...

Parliament gives green light to Accra–Kumasi Expressway concession

Parliament has approved a concession agreement to pave the way for the construction of a new Accra–Kumasi Expressway, with the Ministry of Roads and...

Morgue manager sentenced 8 years for selling body parts

A former manager of the Harvard Medical School morgue in Boston was sentenced to eight years in prison for stealing and selling body parts â€œas if...

Guardian accused of abusing girl, 7, over bedwetting face court

A 24‑year‑old trader accused of placing a heated stone between the thighs of a seven‑year‑old girl at Maamobi in Accra has appeared before the Gender‑Based Violence...

Top U.S. civil rights lawyer Benjamin Crump arrives in Ghana [Photos]

Renowned American civil rights lawyer Benjamin Crump has arrived in Ghana to participate in the 2025 Diaspora Summit, following an official invitation extended by...

GWR: Nigerian woman sets record with wig taller than three-storey building

A Nigerian woman has made a wig taller than a three-storey building to claim a hat-trick of wig world records. Helen Williams had already created the world’s longest handmade...

Fire safety education saves over GH¢300m worth of property – GNFS

The Head of the Public Relations Department of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), DO2 Desmond Ackah, says intensified fire safety education across the...

Why Ghana was exempted from U.S. visa restrictions – Ablakwa explains

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has explained why Ghana was excluded from the latest United States visa restrictions,...

Fire engulfs containers at Techiman Market

Fire has engulfed several containers at the Techiman Market, prompting a swift response from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS). The Techiman Fire Station received...

Speaker, Ga Mantse to headline GJA Dinner Night

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, and the Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, are set to headline the third edition of the...

Warrant Officer arrested over alleged illegal arms supply in Ashanti Region

A Warrant Officer has been arrested in the Ashanti Region for his alleged involvement in the illegal supply of firearms to criminal groups. The arrest...

Stakeholders urged to protect and uphold children’s rights

Human rights activists have called on parents, teachers, and other stakeholders to take greater responsibility in safeguarding the rights and well-being of children in...

Minority berates gov’t over deployment of troops to Jamaica without parliamentary approval

The Minority in Parliament has criticised the government over the deployment of Ghanaian soldiers to Jamaica for post-hurricane reconstruction and the alleged dispatch of...

Relief donation, troop deployment reflect Ghana’s humanitarian values – Ablakwa

Government has defended its donation of relief items worth GH₵10 million and the deployment of Ghanaian troops to Jamaica, saying the actions are guided...