Sedina Christine Tamakloe-Attionu, a former CEO of Ghana’s Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC, 2013–2017), had her 2024 High Court conviction and 10-year prison sentence overturned by the Court of Appeal. The appellate court acquitted and discharged her, ruling that the prosecution failed to prove the charges beyond reasonable doubt. Graphic Online’s Justice Agbenorsi & […]
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released provisional results for candidates who sat for the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for School Candidates. It said the council will dispatch the results of school candidates to their respective schools through the Metropolitan/Municipal/District Directors of Education. “The results are also available on the Council’s official […]
FIFA President Gianni Infantino set a Sept. 19 deadline on Wednesday for the 211 member federations to accept one-off $20 million offers as part of a project to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors. The $20 billion FIFA subsidiary, bankrolled by the brother of Jared Kushner, was blasted by international soccer organizations. […]
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has destooled Nana Kwabena Nsiah Ababio, the chief of Kenyase Number Two, for violating and breaching Asante customs and traditions. Nana Nsiah Ababio, popularly known as Aban, who has ruled Kenyase Number Two community in the Ahafo Region for 89 years, was stripped of the position during the Asanteman Traditional Council meeting at the Manhyia Palace, in Kumasi, on Monday July 17, 2026. Otumfuo Osei Tutu, speaking before the destoolment, said the embattled chief had engaged in a sustained […]
Global leaders have called for renewed political commitment, sustainable financing and equitable access to HIV innovations to keep the goal of ending AIDS by 2030 on track. The appeal was made at the opening of the 26th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2026) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where more than 7,000 delegates are meeting under […]
An Accra Circuit Court has remanded Nana Yaw Bonsu Kwarteng, a 35-year-old online pastor, into police custody over alleged romance fraud involving seven complainants. Kwarteng has been charged with six counts of conspiracy to commit crime, namely defrauding by false pretences, as well as defrauding by false pretences. He also faces a charge of non-consensual […]
Ghanaian music duo Lali X Lola are gaining renewed international attention following their latest feature on the BBC World Service, as momentum builds toward the highly anticipated HoodTalk Music Festival scheduled for September 5. Their song Mad Over Me, produced in collaboration with Rappidd, was selected as Ghana’s entry on DJ Edu’s widely followed “10 […]
Police in the Northern Region have intensified their crackdown on drug trafficking, arresting two suspected dealers and seizing 170 parcels of suspected Indian hemp during an intelligence-led operation in Tamale. In a statement, the Regional Police Command said officers from the Regional Special Operations Team, known as Red Maria, led by Chief Inspector Abu Issahaku, […]
The Government says it is continuing to provide consular assistance to Mr Ohene Kwame Frimpong, Member of Parliament for Asante Akyem North, who has been detained in the Netherlands since May under a United States extradition order. Ghana’s Mission in The Hague has remained in contact with the legislator’s family, legal representatives and the Dutch […]
The Russian Ambassador to Ghana, Andrei Ordash, has pledged continued cooperation with Ghanaian authorities in efforts to apprehend a Russian national accused of secretly recording and distributing sexually explicit videos involving Ghanaian women. In an exclusive interview with Diplomatic Times, Ambassador Ordash said the Russian Embassy remains engaged with the case surrounding the suspect, Vladislav […]
