Officers of the Ghana Immigration Service stationed at the Akanu Sector Command with the support of some officers of the Ghana Revenue Authority-Customs Division, have intercepted a truck loaded with smuggled cocoa beans.
The Officers acted on intelligence waylaid the truck with registration number AS 2103 -W driven by one Ibrahim Fatawu.
There were 1115 gallons stuffed with cocoa beans found...
President John Mahama inspected the abandoned Takoradi Market Circle project and assured the market women, traders, and people of the western region that he would complete it.
After the contractor took him on tour, the President announced that he would meet the Finance minister and the contractor on Friday to discuss the project’s financing.
The visit to the Takoradi market Circle...
President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to reinstate July 1 as a statutory public holiday, restoring its historical significance as Republic Day and Senior Citizens Day in Ghana.
“We will soon present to Parliament amendments to the Public Holidays Act in order that we can restore July 1 as a holiday,” Mahama stated while addressing a gathering during his...
The Ghana Police Service has arrested a female suspect in connection with the violent clashes that erupted during the match between Nsoatreman FC and Asante Kotoko at Nana Kronmansah Park over the weekend.
The incident led to the tragic death of a Kotoko supporter, Francis Frimpong, popularly known as Nana Pooley.
So far, five individuals, including Nsoatreman FC owner Ignatius Baffour...
The immediate past Managing Director of SIC Insurance Company Limited, Ms. Hollistar Duah-Yentumi, has sued the company and its incoming MD, James Agyenim-Boateng
President John Dramani Mahama on January 27, announced Mr. Agyenim-Boateng as Ms. Hollistar Duah-Yentumi’s successor but she has rejected the appointment in a February 4 suit.
Ms. Hollistar Duah-Yentumi argued that “under and by virtue of the agreement...
The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Akweley Ocloo, has pledged to restore 70% of Accra’s streetlights within the next 50 days as part of efforts to improve security and visibility in the city.
According to her, addressing the issue of faulty streetlights is one of her topmost priorities.
Speaking to journalists in Accra on Monday, February 3, Ocloo reaffirmed her commitment...
A 25-year-old man, Kwame Asamoah, popularly known as Kwame Ketewa, has been shot dead by an unknown assailant while returning from his farm in Akyem Dokyi-Tetekasom, near Akyem Takyiman in the Kwaebibirem Municipality of the Eastern Region.
According to reports, Kwame had left home on Monday morning to collect palm fruits for his father. However, tragedy struck on his way...
A 36-year-old teacher, John Ankomah Boateng, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour, by the Bekwai Circuit Court, for robbery.
He is said to have stolen over GH¢238,550 from the Bosomefreho Rural Bank Limited, using the GhanaPay app, despite having a balance of only GH¢2.23 in his account.
The court, presided over by His Honour Isaac Apietu, handed...
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested Joseph Osei Boateng, a Ghanaian national convicted of sex crimes involving a minor, in Columbus, Ohio.
ICE confirmed that Boateng was apprehended on January 29, 2025, by its Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) team in Columbus.
“Sex crimes against a minor threaten the very fabric of our communities,” said ICE Enforcement and Removal...
The Foreign Affairs Minister nominee, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has questioned the relevance of Ghana’s embassies abroad if they cannot be effectively utilized to assist Ghanaian citizens in foreign countries.
He made these remarks on Friday, January 31, during his appearance before the Appointments Committee for his vetting.
Mr. Ablakwa emphasized the need for embassies to play a more active role in...
