March 10
Ghana: Ghana Leads Global Call to Recognise Transatlantic Slave Trade As Crime Against Humanity
The Vice President of Ghana, Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has announced that Ghana is leading efforts at the United Nations to have the transatlantic slave trade formally recognised… Read more »
Ghana: CID Announces Major Arrests As Police Tackle Child Abuse, Lynching, Cable Theft Cases
THE Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has disclosed a series of arrests and ongoing investigations that have reverberated across the country. Read more »
March 09
Ghana: Police Picks Up Student Over Publication of Obscene Material Online
The Cyber Vetting and Enforcement Team of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) has arrested a student, Nhyira Papa Kojo Egyir Hayford, over publication of obscene material online. Read more »
March 05
Ghana: IGP Orders Investigation Into Alleged Unauthorised Gh¢400,000 Mobile Money Withdrawal
The Inspector General of Police, Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has directed the Ghana Police Service Professional Standards Bureau to investigate allegations in a viral video claiming… Read more »
Ghana: Man Arrested for Alleged Assault After Motor Accident At Maamobi
The Kotobabi District Police Command has arrested a 33 year old man in connection with an alleged assault following a motor accident at Maamobi in Accra. Read more »
Ghana: MP Elect Baba Jamal Pledges Peace, Development in Ayawaso East
The Member of Parliament elect for Ayawaso East, Alhaji Mohammed Baba Jamal Ahmed, has assured constituents that the resetting of the constituency would begin immediately following… Read more »
March 04
Ghana: Jubilation Galore As Evangelist Mama Pat 'Agradaa' Walks Free From Nsawam Prison
Patricia Asiedua, popularly known as Agradaa, founder of the Heaven Way Champion International Ministry at Weija, has been released from prison after serving a 12-month jail term… Read more »
Ghana: Former Asokore Mampong MCE, 8 Others Fail to Meet Bail Conditions
Nine people, including former Asokore Mampong Municipal Chief Executive, Alidu Seidu, are still in police custody after failing to meet bail conditions imposed by a Kumasi High… Read more »
Ghana: Alleged Extortion, Irregularities in Security Recruitment ...Parliament's Privileges and Immunities Committee to Investigate
The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Mr Bernard Ahiafor, has referred allegations of a scandal in the ongoing recruitment process into the security agencies to Parliament's… Read more »
March 03
Ghana: Farmer Gets 18 Years Prison Term for Defiling 8-Year-Old Girl
A 38-year-old farmer has been jailed 18 years by the Nkawie Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti Region, for defiling an eight-year-old girl. Read more »
Ghana: Recreational Cannabis Still Illegal - Interior Minister
The Minister for the Interior, Mr Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka, has emphasised that the recreational use of cannabis, popularly known as "wee," remains illegal in Ghana. Read more »
February 26
Ghana: Transit Cargo Irregularities - GRA Interdicts 5 Officers
THE Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has interdicted five officers of its Customs Division following alleged irregularities in a cargo shipment declared for transit to Niger. Read more »
Ghana: Tighten Security At Inter-Schools Festival - NPC Urges
THE National Peace Council (NPC) has called for tighter security at inter-school sports festivals and student gatherings following a series of violent incidents involving Senior… Read more »
February 25
Ghana: Finance Minister Outlines New Gold Policies to Boost Reserves and Curb Smuggling
Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has announced a set of policy measures aimed at strengthening Ghana's foreign exchange reserves, improving gold sector governance, and… Read more »
February 23
Ghana: Tighten Mining Act to Halt Mercury Smuggling
The government has been urged to revise the Minerals and Mining Act to deter the smuggling and use of mercury in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) across Ghana. Read more »
West Africa: Boundary Dispute With Togo - Ghana Proceeds to Unclos for Settlement
Ghana has initiated international arbitration proceedings to settle its maritime boundary dispute with neighbouring Togo. Read more »
February 24
Ghana: Ministry to Prosecute Fishermen Using Illegal Nets
THE Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture has warned that fishermen who continue to use unapproved fishing nets to harvest juvenile fish will face prosecution. Read more »
February 20
Ghana: Acquit, Discharge Our Client ...Lawyers for Bernard Antwi Boasiako Ask High Court
LAWYERS for Bernard Antwi Boasiako, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), are asking the High Court in Accra to acquit and discharge the accused because… Read more »
Ghana: 2 Nigerians Jailed 4 Years for Passport Fraud
THE Damongo Circuit Court has sentenced two Nigerian nationals to four years' imprisonment each for illegally acquiring Ghana Cards, birth certificates and attempting to use the… Read more »
Ghana: Ghana Engages Latvian Authorities Over Death of Student
The Government of Ghana has intensified diplomatic efforts to seek justice for Nana Agyei Ahyia, a Ghanaian student who died under unusual circumstances while studying in Latvia.… Read more »
February 18
Ghana: Man Stabbed to Death At Adokorpe On Val's Day
A man believed to be in his late 20s, identified as Wisdom Tetteh Assem, was allegedly stabbed to death during a Valentine's Day celebration at Adokorpe in the Ada East District of… Read more »
February 19
Ghana: Police Crack Down On Wanted Robbery Gang in Ashanti Region - Three Arrested
The Ashanti South Regional Police Command has arrested three suspects believed to be part of a dangerous robbery network that has been terrorising parts of Obuasi in the Ashanti… Read more »
Ghana: Police Engages Nigeria Transport Operators On Anti-Human Trafficking
The Director General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), COP Lydia Yaako Donkor, has met with executives of the Nigeria Transport Association in Ghana to strengthen… Read more »
February 18
Ghana: President Mahama Visits Two Survivors of Burkina Faso Terror Attack
President John Dramani Mahama this afternoon visited two survivors of Saturday's Burkina Faso terrorist attack currently on admission at the 37 military hospital in Accra. Read more »
Ghana: Ghana, Nigeria Discuss Joint Fight Against Cybercrime
The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has held talks with the Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana, Ambassador Ibok Ete Ekwe… Read more »
