Military impostor arrested after snatching motorbike at Kadjebi

A man posing as a military officer, identified only as Roy, has been arrested at Ve-Golokuati after allegedly snatching a motorbike from an ‘Okada’ rider at Kadjebi in the Oti Region.   Manasseh Tomey, 24, the victim and okada rider, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) that the incident occurred on Monday around 1000

New Green City for Ghana to stretch from Dawa, Saglemi, Bundase into Volta and Eastern regions – President Mahama reveals

President John Dramani Mahama has announced a bold, long-term plan to develop a new Green Digital City intended to decongest Accra by relocating key government agencies and critical offices, as part of a broader vision to integrate energy innovation with industrial transformation. The

Man gets 16 years imprisonment for sodomising seven year old boy

A Cape Coast Circuit Court two on Thursday, jailed Eric Asamoah, 22- year old man to 16 years imprisonment in hard labour for defiling a seven year old boy at Mankessim.  Asamoah pleaded guilty to the charge of defilement and was sentenced accordingly by the court presided over by Mrs Nana Aba Quaiba Nunoo.  Prosecuting Chief

State funeral of former First Lady set for November 28

The Ghana government, under the auspices of President John Dramani Mahama, will hold a state funeral for the late Former First Lady, Mrs Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings on Friday, November 28, at the Independence Square. A statement issued by Mr Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Presidential

NSMQ2025: Mfantsipim retain position as Champions

Mfantsipim School has once again triumphed, defending its championship position after clinching the top spot in the fiercely contested 2025 National Science and Maths Quiz. Having lifted the trophy last year, the ‘Botwe’ boys returned to the grand finale to successfully secure their

Low demand leads to expiry of 50,000 female condoms – NACP

Dr Anthony Ashinyo, Deputy Programme Manager of the National AIDS/STI Control Programme, has disclosed that nearly 50,000 female condoms stocked by the National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) expired due to low public demand.  He told the Ghana News Agency that the expired condoms were part of large consignments procured to promote safer sex among women, but

University of Ghana ordered to recover funds from staff on study leave

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has directed the University of Ghana to recover funds allegedly paid to senior staff members who went on study leave but failed to return to their posts for over five years.  According to Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo,

Aftermath of Hogbetsotso: Businesses satisfied with sales during festival 

Some businesses in Keta and Anloga in the Volta Region have expressed satisfaction at the booming sales during the year’s Anlo Hogbetsotso festival.  The 2025 Hogbetsotso festival which was held on the theme; “Building Bridges: From Common History to a Common Destiny,” is a significant cultural celebration, and once again proven to be a boom for local businesses, with various enterprises expressing satisfaction over the surge in

President Mahama commissions Damongo Camp Prison

President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday commissioned the Damongo Camp Prison, which was built and donated to the Ghana Prisons Service by The Church of Pentecost.  The Damongo Camp Prison, which is 300 capacity facility is one of five correctional facilities The Church of Pentecost has committed

Ghana Airports Company urges travellers to report extortion at airports

The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has launched a public awareness campaign encouraging travellers and airport users to help combat extortion by reporting any incidents involving staff of agencies operating at the country’s airports. The campaign, themed “Help Fight Extortion at Our Airports,”