As the world commemorates International Anti-Corruption Day, a journey through Accra’s prime neighbourhoods – Cantonments, Airport City, East Legon – reveals a city in a frantic state of vertical transformation. Gleaming towers of glass and steel rise from the red earth, advertising luxury apartments and Grade-A office spaces with price tags quoted exclusively in US […]

The Minority in Parliament has demanded that the Clerk to Parliament recall its notice to the Electoral Commission (EC) declaring the Kpandai seat vacant. The MPs in Parliament on Tuesday, 9 December 2025, were dressed in black attire and held placards to register their displeasure. The Kpandai parliamentary seat has been declared vacant by the […]

Accra is preparing to host one of the biggest cultural events of the year as The Second Coming of Nkrumah – The Musical makes its global premiere on 29th December 2025 at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC). The production is headlining this year’s African Festival (TAF) and is already being tipped as Africa’s strongest […]

The Minority in Parliament has called for immediate reversal of the recent utility tariff hike announced, describing it as insensitive. Addressing journalists in Parliament on Monday, December 8, the Ranking Member on the Energy Committee, George Kwame Aboagye says the proposed tariff hike reflects failed leadership and poor policy choices that will worsen the living […]

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Legal analyst and governance expert Austin Kwabena Brako-Powers says alleged assassination attempts on the Special Prosecutor should not shock the public, noting that such threats are common in environments where anti-corruption mandates clash with entrenched interests. Mr Brako-Powers’ comments follow reports suggesting an attempted assassination on the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, and an alleged assault […]

Austin Kwabena Brako-Powers, a legal analyst and governance expert, says the credibility of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) may suffer significant damage if allegations of an assassination attempt on the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, and the alleged assault on his Director of Research, Sammy Darko, turn out to be untrue. According to him, […]

President of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Touray, declared a state of emergency during the 55th session of the Mediation and Security Council at ministerial level in Abuja on Tuesday, 9 December. The declaration follows a growing threat of coups in the sub-region, which he says could affect the democracy of the entire region. Recently, some […]

LALIGA has announced the return of the SPORTY LALIGA MVP, the award celebrating the best African player in LALIGA EA SPORTS, Spain’s top division, for the 2025/26 season. Now in its fifth consecutive season, the SPORTY LALIGA MVP recognises the deep wealth of African talent across LALIGA, which has a long and storied connection to […]

Arianna Naomi Mackey, an American woman who alleged she was kidnapped and robbed by some men purported to be police officers have blocked investigators and deleted the viral video in which she was narrating her experience. This was disclosed by the police in a statement issued on Tuesday, December 9, 2025. The police also noted […]

On Monday, December 8, 2025, the IMANI Center for Policy and Education submitted a detailed Right to Information (RTI) request to the Ministry of Communications, Digital Technology, and Innovations, seeking full clarity on the Government’s planned nationwide SIM registration exercise scheduled for rollout in early 2026. The letter, delivered to and formally received by the Minister’s secretary, […]

Elon Musk’s X has blocked the European Commission from running ads days after being fined €120m for its “deceptive” blue tick system. The EU says it acted in good faith as the dispute over transparency and platform rules escalates.

The National Anti Illegal Mining Operations (NAIMOS) Taskforce on Monday, December 8, 2025 arrested two Chinese who were caught actively mining using two excavators and other mining equipment in Bekwai area in Western North region. The illegal miners were arrested during a raid conducted by the taskforce along illegal mining sites at Subrisu in Bekwai. […]

The Criminal Investigation Department of the Ghana Police Service has launched investigation into a viral video in which a woman identified as Arianna Naomi Mackey, an American claimed to have been kidnapped by five masked men whom she alleged were officers of the Ghana Police Service on snap-check duty in Accra. In the viral video, […]

Ghanaian actor, John Peasah who is widely known as Drogba for his role YOLO TV series has asked Ghanaians to cease inviting him to churches because of his health condition. Drogba is faced with a health condition which has affected his ability to walk and talk properly. The actor is currently under treatment but needs […]

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has been hosted by His Excellency Dr Ali bin Saeed bin Samikh Al Marri, Minister for Labour of Qatar, in the margins of the Doha Forum yesterday. During the engagement, they discussed the newly ratified Ghana-Qatar Labour Mobility Agreement, which the Ghanaian Parliament ratified last week. With […]

Ghana must urgently adopt innovative and sustainable financing mechanisms to strengthen its national data ecosystem and support inclusive development, Deputy Minister for Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem has said. Delivering the keynote address at the 2025 Annual Forum for Data Producers, Users and Enhancers, the Deputy Minister stressed that a resilient statistical system is indispensable for […]

Lawyer Sam Okudzeto has expressed the view that the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has not failed to achieve its purpose of fighting corruption. He backs his assertion with the fact that corruption is still prevalent in Ghana despite the creation of the office. “[OSP] hasn’t achieved his purpose because the corruption is still […]

The Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka-Mubarak, has, by Executive Instrument, lifted the curfew in Bole township and its environs in the Savannah Region on Monday, December 8. The lifting took immediate effect following peace and security in the area, a statement by the Interior Ministry said. The Minister acted on the advice of the […]

The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, James Gyakye Quayson, held a meeting with the Deputy Chief Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), Ms. Sonja Leighton-Kone on Monday, 8th December, 2025 during her Working Visit to Ghana. Ms. Leighton-Kone noted that this year marks 10 years of UNOPS in Ghana and […]