The Forestry Commission has arrested 11 Chinese nationals and 10 Ghanaians in a coordinated raid on illegal mining in the Yakombo Forest Reserve, seizing vehicles, equipment and an excavator.
President John Dramani Mahama has reposed confidence in the police administration to maintain law and order, particularly ward the street off criminal elements. The president reiterated his resolve at re-tooling the police to fighting crime head on in an unending manner. Presenting some 40 special purpose armored vehicles to the Ghana Police Service on Thursday, […]
The Ghana Police Service has received 40 new special purpose armoured vehicles from President Mahama to strengthen its operations and enhance public safety across the country. The handing-over ceremony took place on Thursday, December 4 at the police headquarters. The ceremony was attended by President John Mahama, Interior Minister, Muntaka Mohammed, Chair of Defence Committee […]
The Executive Secretary of the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), Duncan Amoah, expressed a fervent hope for the swift return to operation of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) and the establishment of a strategic national buffer stock of petroleum products. Speaking on TV3’s Business Focus on Monday, December 1, 2025, Amoah noted that the return […]
The new president of the Ghana Union of Traders Associations (GUTA), Clement Boateng, has issued a strong appeal to government to provide capital support to the private sector to strategically spur the local production of vehicle parts. This move, he argues, is essential to leverage Ghana’s booming vehicle assembling industry and boost domestic manufacturing. Speaking […]
Ghanaian rapper and singer, Black Sherif has topped the 2025 Spotify rankings in Ghana. The singer won the top spots on Spotify’s charts for Most Streamed Artiste of the Year and Top Artiste of the Year. His album “Iron Boy,” released in 2024, was named the Most Streamed Album of the Year, and his song […]
Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has described his detention by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) as needless, arguing it forms part of what he deems a “suicide mission” being undertaken by Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng. Mr. Kpebu was arrested and detained by the OSP on December 3, 2025 for obstructing an officer of the […]
Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson welcomes the continued inflation decline to 6.3% in November 2025, calling it clear evidence of economic stabilisation.
The government’s ambitious push to sanitise Ghana’s small-scale mining sector is gaining momentum, with the Responsible Cooperative Mining Skills and Development Programme (RCOMSDEP) holding a key engagement in some mining communities in the country. The initiative, championed by President John Dramani Mahama and Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Kofi Armah Buah, seeks to […]
Civil Society Organizations, Community Leaders, Academia and Technical experts have convened at the High-Level West Africa Conference on “Equity in Extraction: addressing inequalities in natural resource governance, critical minerals and climate change” to reaffirm the sovereign rights of states to govern their natural resources for the benefit of present and future generations. They say they […]
Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama, has stressed that the introduction of Non-Interest Banking in Ghana is not only a progressive regulatory development, but it is also strategic in deepening financial inclusion, attracting new sources of investment, and diversifying our financial system. To that end, he said the capacity to […]
Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Asiama has urged the banking industry to do a number of things to support the development of skilled and capacity of Non-Interest Banking in Ghana. Among the things he asked the banks to do was to invest in aggressive knowledge acquisition. He urges the banks to […]
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OPS) has justified the arrest and detention of the private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu. The OSP said that it acted strictly within legal and procedural bounds Clarifying the Issues Surrounding the Incident Involving Martin Kpebu, the Director of Strategy, Communication, and Research at the OSP, Sammy Darko said that […]
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has highlighted that no one is above the law, irrespective of the person’s status in society. Clarifying the Issues Surrounding the Incident Involving Martin Kpebu, the Director of Strategy, Communication, and Research at the OSP, Sammy Darko said that Kpebu has been acting improperly towards their personnel in […]
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has clarified the issues surrounding the arrest, detention and subsequent release of private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu. The Director of Strategy, Communication, and Research at the OSP, Sammy Darko says that Kpebu has been acting improperly towards their personnel in the discharge of their lawful duties. Mr Kpebu […]
Private legal practitioner and policy analyst Austin Kwabena Brako-Powers has condemned the detention of lawyer Martin Kpebu by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), describing the incident as “reprehensible” and symptomatic of a long-standing culture of abuse within Ghana’s security and investigative institutions. Reacting to the news, Mr Brako-Powers stressed that while the treatment […]
Former Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, has said that a Private Members Bill can be prepared and taken to parliament for the dissolution of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). Prof Mike Oquaye believes that the Attorney-General’s Department should be resourced and strengthened to undertake the investigations and prosecutions. “Parliament can have […]
Former Speaker of Parliament Professor Mike Aaron Oquaye has said the Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng did not have any business to invite, arrest and detain private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu. He explained that if Kpebu had made a corruption allegation against the Special Prosecutor, the best action to have been taken was to sue him […]
In a striking fusion of global sports excellence, the upcoming World Cup draw is set to feature a constellation of superstars from across the athletic spectrum. Basketball giant Shaquille O’Neal, football great Rio Ferdinand, and baseball legend Tom Brady headline an eclectic lineup of celebrated figures selected to help unveil the tournament’s group-stage matchups. Their […]
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