The Court of Appeal in Accra has acquitted and discharged Yaw Asante Agyekum, who was convicted in 2002 as an alleged accomplice of Ghana’s most notorious armed robber, Ataa Ayi. Agyekum had served 23 years of a 35-year sentence for conspiracy to commit robbery before the court ruled that he …

The chief of the Akyem Awisa Traditional Area in the Birim South District of the Eastern Region, Nana Ntifu Kwagyan III, has emphasized the importance of education in shaping the future of Ghanaian youth. Speaking to students in the district, he urged them to take their academic studies seriously and …

Report By: Francis MENSAH (Adwenpa-Hene)    The Member of Parliament for Nhyaeso Constituency and former Deputy Minister of Finance, Stephen Amoah, has expressed his views on the newly introduced GHC 1 Energy Levy. He stated that while he does not oppose the levy itself, he believes the government should apologize …

The National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) has declared three more individuals – Kelian Julien Mensah, Jefflean Kwadjo Ntow, and Charles Hagan – wanted in connection with Ghana’s largest drug bust this year. This follows the testing of over three tonnes of suspected cocaine at the NIB headquarters in Ridge, Accra, in …

Below are the major news headlines captured on the front pages of the various newspapers in Ghana today.       The Daily Searchlight           Daily Guide             The National Voice               The National Enquirer …

The National Labour Commission has declared the ongoing industrial action by the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives’ Association (GRNMA) illegal, following the association’s failure to comply with procedural requirements under the Labour Act. The ongoing strike by nurses in public hospitals across Ghana continues to severely impact healthcare delivery, leaving …

Former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has criticised the NDC government for introducing a new tax after campaigning against E-levy and eventually scrapping it, calling on Ghanaians to brace themselves for more taxes. Speaking in Cape Coast at the end of his nationwide ‘Thank You Tour’ in the Central Region, …

The African Institute of Energy Sustainability (AIES) has strongly condemned the government’s newly introduced GHS1.00 per litre Energy Levy, dubbed the “Dumsor Levy,” describing it as unjust, economically flawed, and socially unfair. In a statement released on Wednesday, AIES pointed out that the levy, which targets fuel consumption, disproportionately burdens …

President John Dramani Mahama has defended the government’s decision to introduce a new levy on petroleum products, describing it as “difficult but necessary” to stabilize the economy and ring-fence critical funding. Parliament on Monday passed a new law that imposed a levy of GHS1 on every litre of fuel. Speaking …

Thomas Andy Owusu, an aide to Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has been convicted of corruption by the High Court on Wednesday, June 4, in connection with the Republic v Charles Bissue case. Mr. Owusu, the second accused …