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Samson Lardy Anyenini explains why Court of Appeal overturned Sedina Tamakloe’s conviction in MASLOC case

Legal analyst and host of JoyNews’ Newsfile and The Law, Samson Lardy Anyenini, has explained the reasoning behind the Court of Appeal’s decision to overturn the conviction...

Mahama raises concerns over unhygienic fish drying at Tema Newtown

President John Dramani Mahama has expressed concern over a video by the Buzstop Boys that showed fish being dried under what he described as...

The Big Six: Meet the men who set Ghana on the road to independence

In 1948, six men were arrested for demanding self-government from the British colonial rulers, and this was when the name the 'Big Six' emerged. The...

Police arrest two over viral video of 12-year-old driving articulated truck

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a 12-year-old boy and a 34-year-old man following a viral video showing the minor driving a DAF XF...

NACOC arrests 10 over alleged cannabis distribution at KTU SRC Week

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has arrested 10 suspects for allegedly engaging in the distribution of cannabis and cannabis-infused drinks during the Koforidua Technical...

Two killed, 10 injured in Dompoase crash on Cape Coast–Takoradi Highway

Two people have been confirmed dead while ten others have sustained various degrees of injuries following a road crash at Dompoase on the Cape...

How Adwoa Safo disguised the casket to pull off her father’s burial

Sarah Adwoa Safo's team appears to have outwitted both police and rival family members to ensure her father, the late Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka,...

10 Ghanaian public figures whose legal battles challenged judicial system

For years, criminal trials involving Ghana’s political elite and public officials have generated intense public interest, often becoming more than courtroom battles. They have...

Minority rejects Parliament’s approval of six mining leases, calls process ‘defective rubber stamp’

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has rejected the approval of six mining leases, including two leases involving Damang Mining belonging to Engineers and Planners,...

She stood firm and buried her father – Church members commend Adwoa Safo [Video]

Church members of the Kristo Asafo Mission have expressed relief and satisfaction following the burial of the late Apostle Dr. Kwadwo Safo Kantanka, describing...

MP apologises over ‘I will marry you’ comment to pupil

The Member of Parliament for Ahafo Ano South East, Yakubu Mohammed, has apologised over comments he made to a basic school pupil during a...

MP under fire for telling minor ‘I will marry you’

Human Rights Advocate and Executive Director of the Purim African Youth Development Platform, Rev. Hornam Adzraku-Kevi, has criticised comments made by the Member of...

Whether or not Sedina Tamakloe will demand compensation after acquittal (Listen)

Lawyer for former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, says the possibility of pursuing compensation following...

Dzorwulu–Accra Mall accident: Pupil dies while on admission at hospital

One of the five children receiving treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Police Hospital following the Dzorwulu Highway accident has died. The...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Court of Appeal acquits, discharges former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu

The Court of Appeal has acquitted and discharged the former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe Attionu,...

Mourners storm Gomoa Mpota for Apostle Safo Kantanka’s funeral (Video)

Hundreds of mourners have gathered at Gomoa Mpota in the Central Region for the funeral of the late founder of the Kristo Asafo Mission,...

Funeral of late Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka underway (Video)

Preparations for the funeral of the late founder of the Kristo Asafo Mission, Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka, are ongoing at Gomoa Mpata in the...

WAEC releases 2026 BECE results; cancels and withholds some results over malpractice

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the provisional results of the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for school candidates, with hundreds...

Bawumia would not have qualified as Akufo-Addo’s running mate under democratic rules – Nyaho-Tamakloe

Founding member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, has criticised the party's internal democratic processes, claiming that former Vice President Dr...

Check out preparations at Apostle Kwadwo Safo’s funeral venue before injunction [Photos]

Preparations are continuing at Gomoa Mpota in the Central Region for the funeral of the late Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka, founder and leader of...

Ghana Must Go: The day Nigeria sent a million Ghanaians packing

Decades later, a troubling history is repeating itself in South Africa. In January 1983, Nigerian President Shehu Shagari issued an order that would reshape West...

Constitutional interpretation suit could pave way for Mahama third-term bid – Martin Amidu

Former Attorney-General and Special Prosecutor, Martin Alamisi Burnes Kaiser Amidu, has argued that the constitutional interpretation case currently before the Supreme Court could effectively...

Akofena breaks silence after court halts Apostle Kwadwo Safo’s burial

Nana Kwadwo Safo Akofena, son of the late Apostle Kwadwo Safo, has reacted after the Accra High Court granted a 10-day interim injunction halting...

High Court grants 10-day interim injunction against Apostle Safo Kantanka’s funeral

The Accra High Court has granted a 10-day interim injunction restraining former Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament, Sarah Adwoa Safo, from proceeding with the funeral...

Supreme Court unanimously dismisses case challenging OSP’s prosecutorial powers

The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed a suit challenging the Office of the Special Prosecutor’s (OSP) authority to independently initiate and conduct prosecutions, affirming...

Supreme Court declares political parties’ delegate system unconstitutional

The Supreme Court has declared the delegate system used by political parties to elect presidential and parliamentary candidates unconstitutional, directing parties to adopt a...

It’s a shame you want to wash our dirty linen in public – Adwoa Safo slams Akofena

Former Dome-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo has accused her brother, Israel Nana Kwadwo Safo Akofena, of tarnishing the legacy of their late father, Apostle...

Otumfuo approved funeral date for my father’s funeral, not me — Adwoa Safo

Former Dome-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo has rejected claims that she single-handedly chose the date for her late father's funeral, insisting that it was...

GRIDCo begins restoration after nationwide power disruption

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) says it has commenced efforts to restore electricity supply following a major power system disturbance that affected parts...

State urged to take over security as family dispute clouds Apostle Sarfo Kantanka’s funeral

A growing family dispute surrounding the funeral of the late Apostle Sarfo Kantanka has prompted calls for the state to step in and take...

He is disappointed by what he saw in our father’s will — Adwoa Safo responds to brother’s GH¢3.7m burial allegation

Former Dome-Kwabenya MP Sarah Adwoa Safo has alleged that the recent tension with her brother, Nana Kwadwo Safo Akofena I, followed the opening of...

Fake nurse and disease control officer at KATH convicted and fined GH₵12,000 each

The Asokwa Circuit Court in Kumasi has convicted two fake nurses who posed as staff of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital to a total...

ICS heads to Supreme Court to seek enforcement of ban on dog and cat meat consumption

The Institute of Community Sustainability (ICS) has announced plans to file a case at the Supreme Court seeking the enforcement of existing laws against...