March 05
Ghana: We Need to Pass the LGBTQ Test
One issue that is causing debates and almost dividing the world is sexual orientation, which is about who is attracted to who and wants to have relationships with. Read more »
February 29
Ghana: At Long Last - Parliament Passes Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill ...Awaits Presidential Assent to Become Law
Parliament has finally passed the Promotion of Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill into law. Read more »
March 01
Ghana: Mixed Reaction Greets Passage of LGBTQI+ Bill ...Faith-Based Organisations, Traditional Authorities, Others Welcome It While Human Right Activists, Including Us, Kick Against It
Parliament after a labourious journey of law making on Wednesday finally passed the Promotion of Human Sexual Rights and Family Values bill into law. Read more »
March 04
Ghana: Three Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Murder
The High Court in Ho has sentenced three persons to life imprisonment for shooting four people to death, at Katanga, in the Oti Region. Read more »
February 12
Ghana: Court adjourns murder case to February 13
The Cape Coast High Court Two has adjourned the murder case involving a 25-year-old Georgina AsorBotchwey over the illness of one of the accused persons, Michael Darko, a pastor. Read more »
February 06
Ghana: Scientist Testifies in Alleged Cocobod Gh¢271m Financial Loss Case
Dr Richard Kwame Adu Acheampong, a Deputy Executive Director of Cocoa and Cola at the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG), on Monday testified in the ongoing trial of Dr… Read more »
January 30
Ghana: Major Mahama Murder Case - 12 Caged for Life... 2 Acquitted and Discharged
Twelve out of the fourteen persons accused of the murder of Major Maxwell Adam Mahama of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), have been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Accra High… Read more »
Ghana: Guyana President Urges African Leaders to Fashion Out Mechanism for Payment of Reparation
The President of Guyana, Dr Mohammed Irfaan Ali, has appealed to African leaders to focus on fashioning out the necessary mechanisms that will compel perpetrators of the… Read more »
Ghana: Estate Developer Granted Gh¢830,000 Bail Over Alleged Land Fraud
Blessing Dosoo, an estate developer, who allegedly took GH¢830,000 and a vehicle from a software engineer, in exchange for 24 plots of land, but failed, has been granted… Read more »
January 17
Ghana: Tragedy! 5 Perish, Others Injured in Road Crash ...At Lamboya
Five persons died and others injured in a road crash at Lamboya, near Zebilla, in the Upper East Region, on Monday. Read more »
Ghana: Diagnose, Cure Bribery Involving Police
The call by the Director-General of Police Administration, Commissioner of Police (COP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno, to personnel of the Ghana Police Service to reject bribes offered… Read more »
Ghana: Teacher Arrested for Impersonating Akan MP
The Jasikan Municipal Police Command in the Oti Region on Monday arrested Bless Agbenyenu, a teacher, for allegedly impersonating Mr Yao Gomado, the Member of Parliament (MP) for… Read more »
January 10
Ghana: Farmer, National Service Personshot Dead in Nkwanta-South
Two persons were shot dead during Christmas and New Year festivities, in the Nkwanta-South Municipality of the Oti Region. Read more »
Ghana: Ex-Pres Mahama Recommits to Reviewing Constitution If Elected
The flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the December 7, 2024 general election, John Dramani Mahama, has reiterated his resolve to continue with the… Read more »
December 06, 2023
Ghana: Shot Which Killed One Person Not Fired By Police - Interior Minister
The Minister for the Interior, Ambrose Dery, has said the gunshot which killed one person in the Sampa chieftaincy clash was not fired by the police. Read more »
Ghana: Road Carnage - 1,839 Persons Killed, 12,678 Injured... From January-October
A total of 1,839 people have been killed and 12,678 persons injured from January to October this year due to road crashes. Read more »
Ghana: Govt Must Pursue Policies to Promote Growth of Mining Industry - GCM
The government must pursue policies that will promote the growth of the mining industry, the President of the Ghana Chamber of Mines (GCM), Joshua Mortoti, has stated. Read more »
December 04, 2023
Ghana: OSP Declares 3 Wanted for Alleged Corruption - Related Offences At NPP Parliamentary Primaries
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has declared wanted three persons who are alleged to have engaged in corruption-related offences during the New Patriotic Party (NPP)… Read more »
Ghana: Stakeholders to Clamp Down On Betting Centres Accommodating Minors - Dr Adutwum
The Ministry of Education in collaboration with the Gaming Commission of Ghana and other stakeholders will soon clamp down on betting centres accommodating minors. Read more »
November 29, 2023
Ghana: Presidency Denies Claim President Silent On Criminal Offences Amendment Bill 2023
The Office of the President has denied media reports accusing the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of remaining silent on the Criminal Offences Amendment Bill 2023. Read more »
Ghana: LI to Abolish Importation of 22 Items - Minority Blocks Laying of LI Again
The laying of the Import and Export (Restrictions on Importation of Selected Strategic Products) Regulations, 2023, has hit a snag once again following opposition by the Minority… Read more »
Ghana: 6 Die in Ghastly Accident At Berekum
Six persons have been confirmed dead in a ghastly accident which occurred on Monday, on the Sunyani-Berekum Highway. Read more »
November 28, 2023
Ghana: Speaker Orders Criminal Offences (Amendment) Bill Expunged From Order Paper
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, yesterday ordered to be expunged from the "Order Paper" the Criminal Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2022 over procedural… Read more »
Ghana: Desist From Buying Unprescribed Antimicrobials - PSGH
The public has been advised to desist from buying unprescribed antimicrobials as there was a high level of resistance to them in the country. Read more »
West Africa: ECOWAS Launches 2 Reports On Tackling Illicit Drug Use, Trafficking
The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) Commission yesterday launched two reports aimed at effectively tackling illicit drug use and trafficking in the sub-region. Read more »