The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has disclosed that 292 million people globally abused substances in 2022, representing a 20 percent increase over the past decade, according to data from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has called for a bold shift in Ghana’s development strategy from reliance on traditional aid models to one that centres on people-powered financing and civic ownership.
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has successfully contained a fierce fire outbreak that engulfed multiple wooden structures at the Arts Centre in Accra on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, despite battling critical challenges, including the absence of functional fire hydrants.
Another building collapse in Cape Coast has claimed one life and left another person hospitalised, deepening concerns over the safety of ageing structures in the historic city.
A 52-year-old steel bender has been jailed for six months by an Accra court after attacking a colleague with a machete, alleging the victim attempted to snatch his girlfriend.
The University of Ghana Health Services Directorate has issued a health alert to the university community following a resurgence in COVID-19 cases on and around campus.
Three former senior officials of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) have been arrested by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) as part of a corruption probe involving revenue assurance contracts with Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML).
Parliament has approved President John Mahama’s seven nominees to the Supreme Court judges following a majority decision, despite strong opposition from the Minority side of the House.
A businesswoman, Henrietta Nana Yaa Simpson, has challenged the appointment of Commissioner of Police (Retired) Nathan Kofi Boakye as a member of the Ghana Police Council.
