The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has announced that Wontumi Farms and its directors will face prosecution for alleged financial crimes amounting to more than GH₵24.2 million. Speaking at the Government Accountability Series on Monday, Dr. Ayine revealed that the decision follows investigations conducted by the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO)....
Two men have been arrested by the Kaneshie Divisional Police Command for unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition following a patrol operation at Kwame Nkrumah Circle. The suspects, identified as Kwame Boahen, 35, a plumber, and Alfred Ahassan, 32, a sachet water dealer, were intercepted on a Royal motorbike with a faded number plate...
The Foreign Ministry of Ghana has formally launched the Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah Diaspora Awards, a new annual initiative celebrating the contributions of Ghanaians abroad and honouring the legacy of the country’s founding father. The ceremony, held last night in Accra, was marked by a symbolic moment as Samia Nkrumah, daughter of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah...
The 2025 Diaspora Summit has reaffirmed the resilience and unity of Africans across the globe, underscoring a collective determination to pursue reparatory justice and dismantle racial discrimination. Speakers at the summit declared that “the blood that binds us together is stronger than the oceans that appear to separate us,” emphasizing solidarity in the face of...
President John Dramani Mahama is set to receive the concluding report of the Constitutional Review Committee today, Monday, December 22, at the Presidency in Accra. The committee, chaired by Professor H. Kwasi Prempeh, Executive Director of the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), was tasked with examining the 1992 Constitution and recommending reforms aimed at...
The Parliament of Ghana has passed legislation to rename several universities across the country. Under the new law: The C.K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences will now be called the University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Navrongo. The S.D. Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies will be renamed the University of...
Parliament has sanctioned government expenditure of GH₵357 billion for the 2026 financial year, following the passage of the Appropriation Number Two Bill, 2025. This approval authorizes the government to draw funds from the Consolidated Fund and other public accounts to implement its spending plans beginning January 1, 2026. A major share of the budget—GH₵90.7 billion—has...
The government has presented to Parliament the Minerals and Mining Royalty Regulations, 2025, a new Legislative Instrument (L.I.) aimed at introducing flexible royalty bands for gold, lithium, and other mineral resources. The draft regulations establish a sliding-scale royalty system, enabling rates to automatically adjust in line with movements in global commodity prices. Minister for Lands...
President John Mahama has urged a purposeful consolidation of the African diaspora to confront entrenched colonial-era mentalities. He explained that such unity would serve as a strategic counter to centuries of subjugation, reclaiming agency and influence. This appeal was delivered at the Diaspora Summit 2025, hosted at the Accra International Conference Centre. Speaking before an...
Ghana’s unemployment rate eased marginally to 13.0% in the third quarter of 2025, reflecting modest labour market improvements that remain inadequate to absorb the expanding workforce, particularly among the youth. Figures from the Quarterly Labour Force Survey covering the first three quarters of 2025 indicate that unemployment fell from 13.1% in the final quarter of...