The Israeli military says explosions seen and heard in the Qatari capital, Doha, are the result of an assassination attempt against Hamas leaders. Tuesday’s attack is the first by Israel in Qatar, a key mediator in ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas and home to the region’s largest United States military base, Al Udeid Air […] The post Israeli military says it attacked Hamas

Ethiopia officially inaugurates Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam on Tuesday, a project that will provide energy to millions of Ethiopians while deepening a rift with downstream Egypt that has unsettled the region. Ethiopia, the continent’s second most populous nation with a population of 120 million, sees the $5 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on a tributary […] The post Ethiopia

Thailand’s top court has ruled that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra must serve a year in jail, in yet another blow to the influential political dynasty. The decision relates to a previous case where he was sentenced to years in prison for corruption, but ended up spending less than a day in a jail cell […] The post Thai court rules ex-PM Thaksin must serve one year in jail

Twenty-four people have been killed and 19 injured in a Russian air strike on a village in eastern Ukraine, local officials say. The victims were “ordinary civilians” collecting their pensions in Yarova, Donetsk region, said President Volodymyr Zelensky. Regional head Vadym Filashkin said emergency services were working at the scene, urging residents to “evacuate to […] The post Russian

The Ghana Rubber Estates Limited (GREL) has provided community water to the people of Bamiankor in the Nzema East Municipality. The project has a capacity of supplying 20,000 litres of water daily and has since been commissioned at a short ceremony at Bamiankor. The project, which cost GHC230,000 is part GREL’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) […] The post GREL extends community water project

Less than six months after handing over a 2-unit semi-detached apartment to nurses at Nsuaem government hospital, Ghana Rubber Estate Limited (GREL) has handed over another two bedroom semi-detached house to nurses at Abura clinic, in the Ahanta West Municipality. The apartment, started and completed at the request of the chief of Abura, Nana Kweku […] The post GREL

Ernest Sarfo, a former Accounts Officer at SIC Life Savings and Loans Company Ltd., is likely to face a civil lawsuit by the state after failing to comply with a Circuit Court order to refund GH¢738,000.00 he stole from his former employer. The court, presided over by Her Honour Susana Eduful, had issued a restitution […] The post Convicted

The Royal Akua Korang Akwamu Lineage, the indigenous ruling clan of Asamankese, led by Osaberima Ateabisa Kanrinka Pobi Asumaning I, has appealed to the Government of Ghana and key state institutions to urgently intervene in the protracted chieftaincy dispute threatening peace and stability in the area. Addressing a news conference at Asamankese in the Eastern […] The post Akua

Six men have been arraigned before the Circuit Court in Accra, presided over by Her Honour BasiliaAdjei-Tawiah, following a violent altercation at Agbogbloshie on August 1, 2025. The accused are facing multiple charges, including causing harm and making threats of harm, contrary to the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29). The accused individuals, all businessmen, […] The post Six

The Circuit Court 8 in Accra has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of 50-year-old entrepreneur, Prince Nuhu Ahmed, for failing to appear before the court on Monday in connection with a case of defrauding by false pretence. The bench warrant was issued upon the request of the prosecution, led by Chief Inspector Jonas […] The post Entrepreneur wanted for allegedly indulging in Visa scam

Mr. Fifi Kwetey, the General Secretary of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), has urged the Attorney-General to be fair and firm in seeking justice, emphasising the importance of pragmatism and the pursuit of justice for the people of Ghana. Speaking at the 5th Annual Conference of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Kumasi, last […] The post A-G

To their deaf pillows will discharge their secrets Still it cried “Sleep no more!” to all the house: “Glamis hath murder’d sleep, and there Cawdor Shall sleep no more, Macbeth shall sleep no more.” – William Shakespeare Give to out tables meat, sleep to our nights   John Dramani Mahama has disrupted the peace and […] The post Sleep no more! John Mahama hath murdered sleep appeared

Per a secret filming investigation conducted by JoyNews, shocking revelations have emerged about systemic examination malpractice at this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE). The JoyNews Hotline documentary, Dark World of BECE, led by investigative journalist Francisca Enchill uncovered widespread collusion between some officials of the Ghana Education Service (GES) and invigilators. At the Derby […] The post BECE

Over 500 students at the J.G. Knoll Technical Institute were given a fresh dose of inspiration and guidance as the youth-focused NGO, As I Grow, hosted its influential conference themed “Beyond the Dreams of the Teenager”. The event, designed to empower Ghana’s future workforce with real-life insights on mental health, drug abuse, and career development, brought together […] The post ‘Beyond

Tensions flared in the Akyem Anyinasin community in the Abuakwa North Municipality on Friday, as scores of concerned residents took to the streets in protest against proposed mining activities in the area. Wearing red bands and holding placards, the demonstrators voiced strong opposition to what they described as a covert plan by certain authorities to […] The post Akyem

One of Ghana’s largest Chinese owned gold mining company, Zijin Golden Ridge Limited, has donated motorbikes, a computer and printer to the Ghana Immigration Service, New Abirem Sector Command. The items, valued at over GHC80,000 were donated as part of the company’s continued efforts to support community growth and development. Receiving the items, Stephen Kester […] The post ZIJIN supports GIS 

The Public Interest Accountability Committee (PIAC) has raised concerns with work progress and quality of infrastructure delivery in the Eastern and Northern regions of the country. These projects carried out in the Yendi and Mion districts of the Northern region and Asuogyaman and Upper ManyaKrobo districts of the Eastern region have been hindered by poor […] The post PIAC

A 34-year-old labourer, Kingsford Nii Sackey, has been sentenced to one day imprisonment by the Circuit Court in Accra for stealing window net frames valued at GH¢30,875.00. The court, presided over by Her Honour Susana Eduful, also imposed a fine of 500 penalty units on the convict, in default of which he will serve an […] The post Labour jailed for one day for stealing window net frames

The successful deployment of Operation Black Maria in Akwatia by the Ghana Police Service has set a new standard for maintaining law and order in the country. The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Christian Tetteh Yohuno, disclosed this to The Chronicle in exclusive interview over the weekend, after last week’s by-election. According to him, […] The post Police To Replicate

On April 28, 2025, as the Article 146 Committee was being constituted to investigate petitions against Chief Justice Torkornoo, I made a prescient observation on Facebook as follows: “Pwamang JSC has a unique opportunity to avert what could potentially be a calamity for our justice system. The judiciary, however credible or otherwise one may perceive […] The post Torkornoo’s Removal Is Questionable appeared