The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has launched a nationwide investigation into claims that some vendors are using polyethene (plastic) in frying plantain chips to enhance crispiness and extend shelf life, warning that the practice poses serious health risks to consumers.
A delegation from the Kingdom of Eswatini, comprising officials of the Eswatini Anti-Corruption Commission and the Ministry of Justice, has visited Ghana’s Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
A road crash in Techiman has led to the arrest of a 48-year-old tricycle rider after police said they uncovered a large stash of suspected narcotic drugs hidden inside bags of charcoal.
The High Court of Ghana in Accra has set March 16, 2026, to determine whether the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, should open his defence in a case in which he is accused of permitting two individuals to mine on his concession without ministerial approval.
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has taken into custody Cyril George Carstensen Lutterodt following comments he allegedly made in a viral video, in which he called on some young people to march to the residence of the late highlife icon Daddy Lumba.
The Bono East Regional Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the murder of the Queenmother of Abamba near Amantin in the Atebubu area of the Bono East Region.
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has dropped charges against Albert Ankrah, the fourth accused person in the ongoing corruption and money laundering case involving former Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, and nine others, and will instead present him as a witness for the prosecution.
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), in collaboration with National Security, has arrested five suspects for allegedly manufacturing and distributing fake vehicle registration plates across Ghana.
The Minister for Labour, Jobs and Employment, Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo, has appealed to the members Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) to suspend its nationwide strike, which began Monday, March 9, 2026.
The Ghana Immigration Service has arrested 93 Nigerian nationals for their alleged involvement in internet fraud and immigration-related offences during a major intelligence-led operation in Accra.
The Awutu Bereku District Police Command, led by Superintendent Edmond Nyamekye, has arrested a couple for allegedly beheading their newborn baby and removing its left hand for suspected money rituals in Awutu Bontrase, in the Awutu Senya West District of the Central Region.
The government conferred Ghanaian citizenship on 155 members of the African diaspora at a colourful ceremony in Accra yesterday after the completion of the required application and vetting process.
