The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (A.M.A.) has begun clamping vehicles found flouting the newly revised loading and offloading hours within the city, as part of ongoing measures to ease congestion and enforce discipline in the capital. This follows the Assembly’s recent directive, which limits all street loading and offloading activities to the hours between 6:00 p.m....
A Ghanaian businesswoman and gender activist, Henrietta Nana Yaa Simpson, has filed a lawsuit at the Supreme Court challenging what she describes as the unconstitutional appointment of the Commissioner of Police (Rtd.) Nathan Kofi Boakye to the Ghana Police Council. In her writ, Ms. Simpson argues that COP (Rtd.) Boakye’s appointment to the position designated...
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has announced that it has arrested Rev. Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, former Commissioner-General of the GRA; Isaac Crentsil, ex-Commissioner of Customs and now General Manager at Stargetic Mobilsation Limited (SML); and Christian Tetteh Sottie, former Technical Advisor and now MD/CEO of SML. In a statement on Wednesday, June 25,...
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has officially responded to concerns raised by newly posted teachers who picketed its headquarters early Monday morning, June 23, 2025. The teachers, who assumed duty in September 2024 picketed at the GES head office in Accra to demand payment of 10 months salary arrears and the issuance of Staff IDs....
The Consul General at the United States Embassy in Ghana, Mr Elliot Fertik, has cautioned that an applicant’s social media activity can influence the outcome of their U.S. visa application. Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Tuesday, June 24, Mr Fertik revealed that, under current U.S. immigration policies, consular officers are authorised to review an...
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...