Governance expert Prof. Baffour Agyeman-Duah has criticised the handling of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr George Akuffo Dampare’s removal, arguing that he should have retired voluntarily to maintain his dignity.
A lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School, Dr Priscilla Twumasi Baffour, has called for the introduction of a debt ceiling to prevent excessive government borrowing, warning that Ghana’s economic stability depends on tighter fiscal controls.
Ghana’s President, John Dramani Mahama, has identified Solana, a high-performance blockchain network, as a potential game-changer for fintech growth and cryptocurrency adoption across Africa.
Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has urged African countries to develop education policies that tackle their own challenges instead of adopting foreign models.
Former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has taken legal action against the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) over its decision to declare him wanted.
Former Finance Minister Mr Ken Ofori-Atta has filed a lawsuit against the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and its head, Kissi Agyebeng, accusing them of unlawfully declaring him a wanted person.
The lawsuit, submitted to the Accra High Court on Thursday, March 13, 2025, seeks compensation and a declaration that the OSP’s actions infringed upon his fundamental human rights.
Forty-one persons living with various forms of hydrocele disease in the Upper East Region are expected to benefit from a free hydrocelectomy (surgery to remove a hydrocele, a fluid-filled sac inside the scrotum).
The move is intended to bring to an end their many years of battling the disease.
STUDENTS of Aggrey Memorial A.M.E. Zion School have raised concerns about the congestion in dormitories and called for urgent infrastructural support.
Reiterating the call, the Girls’ Prefect of the school, Maame Doku Blay, lamented the severe congestion in the boarding facilities, noting that some students had resorted to sleeping in corridors which posed security challenges.
She said the congestion also left the students prone to communicable diseases.
The Police in the Twifo Atti Morkwa District in the Central Region are looking for Yaw Oboobi, 60, who allegedly defiled a 12-year-old pupil of Twifo Neamakurom D/A Basic School in the Twifo Atti Morkwa District of the Central Region.
The girl fell seriously ill after the alleged defilement.
The Minister for Tourism, Arts, and Culture (MoTAC), Madam Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has urged queenmothers across the country to become key agents of development and help bring about the needed socioeconomic growth in their communities.
She encouraged them to see themselves not only as kingmakers and custodians of tradition and folklore but also as nation-builders who promote culture, peace, human dignity, and development, with a special focus on women, girls, and children.
A tragic accident on the Apam-Mankessim Highway at Gomoa Assin has resulted in one fatality, with another person rescued after being extricated, according to the Central Region Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS).
There is a growing concern about the increasing rate of kidney diseases in Ghana with 13 out of 100 people believed to be having some form of kidney disease.
This translates to about four million of the over 30 million Ghanaians living with kidney diseases, a situation that requires urgent attention from all stakeholders.
Ghana and Japan have signed a $13.44 million grant agreement aimed at improving power supply stability in Tamale and its surrounding areas.
The funding will be used to construct a primary power substation, which will help stabilize the power supply in the region.
President John Dramani Mahama has appointed new security chiefs for the Ghana Prisons Service, Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) and the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS).
President John Dramani Mahama has called for urgent reforms within the Ghana Police Service to address rising crime and to restore public trust in law enforcement.
FOUR officers of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) stationed at the Nadowli-Kaleo District office and two civilians have been remanded into police custody by the Wa District Court for their alleged involvement in the death of a 38-year-old farmer, Patrick Banoebuuri.
While the immigration officers were charged for murder, the two civilians were charged for abetment of crime.
The Ghana National Research Fund (GNRF) will effectively be operationalised this year.
A fatal confrontation between two alleged illegal timber-logging groups in the forest area of Sefwi Agyemadiem in the Juaboso District of the Western Region has resulted in the death of five people.
It is imperative to empower students with the knowledge and skills to leverage digital tools and emerging technologies to address contemporary challenges, the UNESCO Country Director in Ghana, Edmond Moukala, has said.
The Bishop of the Northern Accra Diocese of the Methodist Church, Ghana, Right Reverend Andrew Mbeah-Baiden, has called on Christians, particularly men, to be generous in supporting the work of God.
