Three suspected robbers were killed during a shootout with the police in a bush between Anwiankwanta and the Jacobu Junction in the Ashanti Region on Christmas Eve. The three were part of a gang of five who reportedly opened fire on the police
The Cyber Security Authority (CSA), in collaboration with National Security and the Ghana Police Service, has arrested 48 suspected cybercrime operatives in a coordinated intelligence-led operation at Dawhenya in the Greater Accra Region. A press statement issued by the CSA said the operation was conducted
New district-level data released by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has revealed wide disparities in excessive alcohol consumption among men across the country, with some districts recording prevalence rates exceeding 60 per cent. Speaking to journalists on the findings, Mr Peter Yeltume Mwinlaaru, a Data Scientist at
Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang says the African diaspora is central to Ghana’s economic recovery, historical justice and long-term transformation agenda. She urged sustained collaboration and concrete action as she officially closed the 2025 Diaspora Forum. The Vice President, speaking on behalf of
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has confirmed that investigations have been initiated to determine the cause of death of Ghanaian student Nana Agyei Ahyia in Latvia, following unresolved and unclear circumstances surrounding his passing. The move follows persistent calls from
Ghana has held a departure ceremony for 54 military personnel drawn from the Ghana Armed Forces’ 14 Engineer Brigade, Engineer Contingent 1, deploying them to support reconstruction efforts in Jamaica following the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa, which left parts of the Caribbean
President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday received the Bawku Conflict Mediation Report from Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and assured that government would announce its definitive position on the report within 24 hours. “And I can assure him that government will look at this
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has dismissed claims that the United Nations pays Ghanaian peacekeeping troops $300 per day, describing the assertions as a deliberate attempt to incite personnel against the military high command. Speaking at a press conference in Accra today, the
As thousands of mourners converged on the Heroes Park in Kumasi to bid farewell to legendary highlife musician Charles Kwadwo Fosu, popularly known as Daddy Lumba, the absence of his first wife, Madam Akosua Serwaa, stood out conspicuously. Although some of her children,
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has officially inscribed Ghana’s indigenous Highlife music on the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, a development widely viewed as both a cultural milestone and a reminder of the need to safeguard the genre