The Government of Ghana has announced a shift from peacekeeping to peace enforcement in Bawku and other conflict-affected parts of the Upper East Region following the escalation of violence.
The Amasaman Circuit Court has sentenced a 35-year-old driver to five years’ imprisonment with hard labour for stealing a Toyota bus valued at GH¢70,000.
President John Dramani Mahama has urged those involved in the Nkwanta conflict to lay down their arms, describing ongoing violence that has claimed lives, including students, as “completely unacceptable.”
Parliament has passed the Road Maintenance Trust Fund Bill, 2025, setting the stage for the establishment of a dedicated fund to ensure the sustainable financing of maintenance and rehabilitation works on roads, bridges, and related infrastructure nationwide.
Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister-designate and Assin North MP, James Gyakye Quayson, has criticised what he describes as exorbitant visa application fees charged by many advanced countries.
The Ashanti Regional Co-ordinating Council (ARCC) has announced some emergency security measures in response to the recent killing of the Kusase Chief, Alhaji Abdul-Malik Azenbge.
Deputy Minister-designate for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, James Gyakye Quayson, has firmly declared his opposition to LGBTQ+ activities in Ghana, stating categorically that he would never support such practices.
A man has been shot and killed by unidentified gunmen in the Asawase area of Kumasi, just days after the assassination of a local traditional leader in the same community.
The Central Region Police Command has intercepted a Toyota Coaster bus carrying 30 bags of cocoa beans, suspected to be the product of smuggling activities.
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah Kofi-Buah, has inaugurated the second batch of 530 Blue Water Guards as part of its renewed push to curb illegal mining and restore Ghana’s degraded river bodies.
A renewed gang clash at Mpasaaso No. 1 and No. 2 in the Ahafo Ano South-West District of the Ashanti Region has left one person dead and three others in critical condition, including a pregnant woman, plunging the community into fear and uncertainty.
Police officers from the Ngleshie Amanfro District Police Command has successfully rescued 16 young West African nationals who are thought to be victims of fraud through intelligence-led operations.
Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has sounded the alarm over rampant payroll fraud in Ghana’s public sector, revealing that about 14,000 individuals cannot be accounted for on the government’s payroll system.
The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), Lieutenant General William Agyapong, has presented a compensation package from the United Nations to Warrant Officer Class One (WOI) Alhassan Habib, who sustained injuries while on peacekeeping duty in Lebanon.
