ECOWAS Presidents have unanimously endorsed the resolution of the Ministerial Council naming former Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama as the sole West African candidate for the African Union (AU) Chairmanship in 2027. The decisive backing by the Heads of State and Government clears all hurdles, effectively positioning Mahama as the AU Chairperson‑in‑waiting when the rotating...
The Accra High Court has delivered a fresh ruling regarding the burial of highlife icon Daddy Lumba, directing the parties in the ongoing family conflict to deposit GH₵2 million by 2:00 pm today. Should they fail to comply, the funeral will go ahead tomorrow as originally planned. During the hearing, the court recalled the lawyers...
The Accra High Court has granted an injunction sought by the maternal relatives of late highlife legend Daddy Lumba, preventing the first respondent, Kofi Owusu, the family head (Abusuapanyin), from proceeding with burial arrangements that had been scheduled for this weekend in the Ashanti Region. The ruling also prohibited the third respondent, Transitions Funeral Home,...
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has heightened tax enforcement and compliance operations across the country in response to increasing levels of taxpayer default, according to Assistant Commissioner for Accra Area Enforcement, Joseph Annan Adjeikwei. Speaking to the press in Accra, Mr. Annan highlighted a troubling pattern where many taxpayers submit returns merely to avoid penalties...
The Bono East Regional Police Command has restored calm at Kwame Danso in the Sene West District after a violent mob attack on the District Court and District Police Headquarters on Wednesday, 10 December 2025. According to a police statement issued in Techiman, an angry mob of about 100 youth stormed the Kwame Danso District...
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced the release of outstanding feeding grants for Special Schools and perishable items for Senior High Schools (SHS) and Senior High Technical Schools (SHTS) across the country. In a statement issued by the Public Relations Unit of GES and signed by Head of Public Relations, Daniel Fenyi, the grants...
A joint operation conducted by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service and the Bank of Ghana on December 9 has led to the arrest of 41 suspects engaged in illegal foreign exchange trading across major parts of Accra. The suspects, comprising Ghanaians and nationals of Togo, Benin and Niger, were picked...
Parliament has passed the Road Traffic Amendment Bill, 2025 under a certificate of urgency, introducing sweeping reforms aimed at improving road safety and modernising Ghana’s transport sector. Presenting the report of the Road and Transport Committee, Chairman Hon. Isaac Adjei Mensah explained that the Bill amends the Road Traffic Act, 2004 (Act 683) to set...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Council of Ministers has unanimously endorsed former President John Dramani Mahama as the sub-region’s sole candidate for the position of Chairperson of the African Union (AU) when the rotating leadership reaches West Africa’s turn in 2027. The endorsement was contained in an official recommendation adopted at the...
Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang on Thursday welcomed her Colombian counterpart, Francia Elena Márquez Mina, to Accra in a visit that underscored the growing partnership between the two nations. It was the second official trip to Ghana by Colombia’s vice president since assuming office, a sign of strengthening bilateral relations. Professor Opoku-Agyemang described the occasion...