Minister for Justice and Attorney General, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has praised the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) for what he described as a remarkable turnaround and outstanding performance, highlighting that the agency has retrieved GH₵337.4 million—far surpassing its 2025 target of GH₵200 million. Addressing journalists on Thursday, December 18, Dr. Ayine credited EOCO’s achievement...
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has directed immediate investigations into reports of the killing of a Ghanaian student, identified as Nana Adjei, in Latvia. In a statement posted on Facebook, the Minister described the incident as “heart-wrenching” and assured the public that the Ministry has already commenced inquiries through relevant diplomatic channels. He...
Attorney-General Hon. Dr. Dominic Ayine has disclosed that Ghana has formally submitted an extradition request to the United States for former Finance Minister Hon. Ken Ofori-Atta and his associate, Enes Dakun Akori, to stand trial in Ghana. Dr. Ayine explained that on December 9, 2025, the Office of the Special Prosecutor provided additional documentation and...
Parliament has approved a concession agreement for the construction of the Accra–Kumasi Expressway, with the Ministry of Roads and Highways designated as the Contracting Authority and Accra–Kumasi Expressway Limited named as the concessionaire. The decision comes amid growing concerns over the deteriorating state of the existing Accra–Kumasi highway, which has been plagued by potholes, uneven...
The Committee on Roads and Transportation, chaired by Hon. Mensah Adjei, has met with the Leadership of the Committee on Finance to review the contract agreement for the construction of the Accra–Kumasi Expressway. The proposed expressway is expected to significantly reduce travel time and costs, create employment opportunities, and generate revenue for the state through...
Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mubarak, has commissioned the newly constructed Upper West Regional Police Headquarters in Wa, describing it as a major milestone in strengthening the region’s security architecture. The facility, he noted, represents a significant boost to policing capacity and underscores the importance of collaboration between the Ghana Police Service and the public...
Renowned civil rights lawyer Benjamin Crump has arrived in Ghana to participate in the 2025 Diaspora Summit, following an invitation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Widely referred to as “Black America’s Attorney-General,” Crump was warmly received at the Ministry, where officials hailed his decades-long fight for justice in some of the United States’ most...
Calm has been restored at Boadua in the Eastern South Region following a chieftaincy-related disturbance that threatened peace in the community, the Ghana Police Service has announced. According to a press release issued by the Public Affairs Unit of the Eastern South Regional Police Command, police swiftly intervened after receiving complaints on Saturday, December 14,...
Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has formally handed over the newly inaugurated Richard C. Ekem Modern ICT Library in Effutu to the Ghana Library Authority, underscoring his constituency’s commitment to expanding access to reading and knowledge. The ceremony, held in his Parliamentary office, followed Monday’s historic commissioning of the facility, which brings Effutu’s total number of...
The Nayiri, Overlord of Mamprugu, Naa Bohagu Mahami Abdulai Sheriga, has formally rejected a mediation report presented by Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II on the protracted Bawku Chieftaincy Dispute, describing it as procedurally flawed, legally unsustainable and unacceptable to the Mamprugu people. In a strongly worded statement issued on December 17, 2025, and released by...