Category: News

Operations at the National Identification Authority (NIA) have come to a standstill as members of the Public Services Workers’ Union (PSWU) officially commenced an indefinite strike today. The industrial action follows months of delays and what the union describes as “broken assurances” from the Ministry of Finance regarding the payment of their Operational Support Allowance....

The Ashanti regional police command has arrested five Nigerians and a Ghanaian for their alleged involvement in the attack and robbery of customers in some banks in Kumasi. Regional Police Commander, DCOP Emmanuel Teye Cudjoe, says the suspects follow their victims after they withdraw large sums of money from financial institutions. They then break into...

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has conducted a major operation in the Eastern Region, targeting illegal drug activities in Akyem Oda and Akroso. During the raid, 14 suspects were arrested in connection with the possession and distribution of illegal drugs. The swift operation carried out followed weeks of intelligence gathering and surveillance on suspected individuals...

The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested seven suspects for robbery at Ashaiman Sakasska Park and Dagomba Junction in the Greater Accra region. Initial inquiry revealed that a group of boys attacked and robbed complainants with a weapon and made away with an iPhone 12 Pro Max, a Samsung A03 core, a backpack which contained...

A group of newly posted teachers from the 2022 batch of College of Education graduates are set to picket at the Ghana Education Service headquarters today, to protest the delayed issuance of staff IDs and the non-payment of salaries for the past ten months. The affected teachers numbering 784 say they have not been paid...

At least one person has been confirmed dead in Thursday afternoon’s gory accident in front of the second gate of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) in the Central Region. The accident occurred around 12:48 pm. CCTV footage shows how a tipper truck loaded with sand run over three vehicles at the intersection and a...

A tragic road accident at Suhum–Asuboi along the Accra–Kumasi Highway has left multiple people injured after a driver lost control of his vehicle while trying to avoid a child who darted across the busy road. According to eyewitnesses, the incident occurred on the morning of Thursday, June 19, when a child suddenly ran onto the...

The government of Ghana has successfully evacuated the first group of its nationals from Iran to Turkey, as part of an emergency response to rising tensions in the Middle East. At the same time, those in Israel will also be considered as soon as possible. In a Facebook post on Friday, June 20, Foreign Minister...

Parliament has secured £800,000 in funding from the World Bank, with backing from the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), to train Members of Parliament (MPs) in economic and financial governance. The 18-month initiative, titled “Building the Capacity of Parliamentarians for Economic and Financial Governance,” was officially launched on June 18, 2025. It aims...

A university in Nigeria has sparked outrage after a video went viral showing female students being touched to see if they were wearing bras before taking part in an exam. In the footage, female staff at Olabisi Onabanjo University in south-western Ogun State are seen touching some students’ chests as they queue to enter an...