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Ken Ofori-Atta’s US immigration case adjourned to April 27
Posted on with No CommentThe hearing of the case involving former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has been adjourned to April 27, 2026. Mr Ofori-Atta appeared before a United States immigration court in Virginia on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, as proceedings continue over his immigration … Read more →
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Parliament approves conversion of UDS Wa campus into University
Posted on | CommentParliament has unanimously approved the conversion of the Wa campus of the University for Development Studies (UDS), into an autonomous university to be known as the University of Business and Integrated Development Studies. The decision was taken at the second … Read more →
Western Regional Minister tasks Mining Companies to do more
Posted on | CommentThe Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, has bemoaned the fact that after decades of mining, the level of development in the affected communities do not commensurate with the volumes of resources siphoned from such places. He said roads and other infrastructure … Read more →
WHO declares DRC ebola public health emergency
Posted on | CommentThe World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, (PHEIC). WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who made the declaration said “it … Read more →
Ghana progresses in utilizing $2bn Chinese loan
Posted on | CommentTHE MINISTER of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has told the Government of China that Ghana is making good progress with the utilization of the $3 billion China Development Bank (CDB) loan. Ms Botchwey briefed the Chinese … Read more →
HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in Ghana pegged at 1.69%
Posted on | CommentAdult HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in the country has been pegged at 1.69 per cent, according to a 2018 national estimates and projections records. The Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC), which conducted the research, said the Ahafo Region recorded the highest prevalence … Read more →
3 Arrested for allegedly insulting Okyenhene
Posted on | CommentPOLICE in Kyebi, the seat of the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council in the Eastern Region, have arrested three persons for allegedly insulting the Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin. The suspects: Gabriel Oppong, 25, Patrick Frimpong 30 and Jacob Arhin 19, … Read more →
Robbers strike on Tarkwa-Takoradi highway
Posted on | CommentA 52-seater Daewoo commercial bus with registration number GM-1755-16 was allegedly attacked by armed robbers on the Tarkwa-Takoradi Highway. The bus with the inscription ‘Immaculate Tours’ on both sides was travelling to Accra from Damang in the Prestea Hun-Valley Municipality. … Read more →
Afoko’s bail reversal a mockery of Ghana’s legal system – Amnesty International
Posted on | CommentHuman Rights group, Amnesty International has described the latest development in the ongoing trial of Gregory Afoko as a mockery of the country’s legal system. It’s Executive Director in Ghana, Robert Akoto Amoafo says the failure of the country to … Read more →
Domestic violence on the increase in Central Region
Posted on | CommentThe Central Region has over the past two years recorded an increase in domestic violence. Mrs Thywill Eyra Kpe, Central Regional Director of the Department of Gender, said the Region in 2016, 2017 and 2018 recorded 2,666, 3,409 and 3,419 … Read more →
GES implements new curriculum September
Posted on | CommentBeginning from the 2019/2020 academic year, the Ghana Education Service (GES) will roll out a new educational curriculum that will focus on the total development of the child and not be examination-focused, to discourage learning by rote, also known as … Read more →
Daylight robbery at Tema Filing Station
Posted on | CommentTWO ARMED robbers stormed a filling station at Tema Motorway and made away with their sales and other valuables in what could be described as daylight robbery. The incident which is suspected to have occurred at a Shell filing station, … Read more →
77,962 Deployed for 2019 National Service
Posted on | CommentThe National Service Secretariat (NSS) has announced the deployment of 77,962 personnel to various sectors of the economy for the 2019/2020 service year. Out of the number, 66,348 representing 85.1 per cent, would be working in the public sector while … Read more →
3 Nabbed over GH¢950,000 scam
Posted on | CommentThree alleged fraudsters who duped 50 people in the erstwhile Brong Ahafo Region a total amount of GH¢950,000.00 under the pretext of recruiting them to work in an Australian mining company have been remanded by a Sunyani Circuit Court. They … Read more →
Woyome mansions on sale to public
Posted on | CommentThe Attorney General’s Department has taken further steps to sell the mansions of embattled National Democratic Congress (NDC) financier, Alfred Agbesi Woyome, to defray the GH¢51.2 million he fraudulently received as judgement debt. The Office of the Attorney General on … Read more →
NAM1 charged with 4 counts of fraud and doing banking business without licence
Posted on | CommentThe Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Menzgold Ghana Limited, Nana Appiah Mensah, aka NAM1, has been charged with two counts of abetment to defraud by false pretence and two counts of abetment to carry out banking business without licence, contrary … Read more →
Africa free trade to rake in $35bn
Posted on | CommentThe African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) is set to increase intra-African trade by some $35 billion per annum from 2022, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoTI) has disclosed. Given the fact that the AfCFTA would ensure that the … Read more →
Ghana loses $200m yearly from petroleum smuggling
Posted on | CommentGHANA loses about $200 million of tax revenue due to the smuggling of petroleum products and other nefarious activities in the petroleum sector every year. Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) Mr Alhassan Tampuli said those activities also … Read more →
St. Augustine’s College is 2019 National Science and Maths Quiz Champions
Posted on | CommentThe coveted NSMQ trophy is being contested for by three male schools, namely St. Peter’s SHS (PERSCO), Presbyterian Boys’ Senior High School (PRESEC), Legon and St. Augustine’s College. St. Augustine’s College popularly known as AUGUSCO pulled a stunning performance at … Read more →
NAM1 lands in Ghana today
Posted on | CommentChief Executive Officer of troubled Menzgold Ghana Limited, Nana Appiah Mensah, aka NAM1 is expected to arrive in Accra by 11am today, July 11 via Emirates Airlines after months of wrongful incarceration in Dubai, United Arab Emirates where he had … Read more →
Police find wanted man’s hiding place after hearing his loud fart
Posted on | CommentA Missouri man wanted for possession of a controlled substance was arrested after he exposed his hiding spot in an unorthodox way. According to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, over the weekend, Liberty police were searching for a Missouri man who … Read more →
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