38-year-old carpenter, arrested for allegedly defiling his 11-year-old daughter, has reportedly died by suicide while in police custody at the Agyeikrom Police Station in Elmina. The deceased, identified as Emmanuel Cudjoe, is said to have hanged himself in the cells on Sunday, the same day of his arrest. According to a statement issued by the Central Regional Police Command, […] The post Defilement suspect

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has appointed Professor Christian Agyare as its new Vice-Chancellor for a four-year term, effective August 1, 2026. His tenure of office as Vice-Chancellor ends on July 31, 2030. The Registrar, Benjamin B. Owusu announced in an official notice yesterday, after the University Council’s 292nd Special Meeting. The Council, […] The post Professor

A former District Chief Executive (DCE) for Amansie South, Clement Opoku Gyamfi, has called on President John Dramani Mahama to urgently address growing concerns over youth unemployment, delays in the rollout of the 24-Hour Economy policy and the worsening electricity situation in parts of the country. In an open letter addressed to President Mahama and shared on social […] The post Former

Mrs. Adelaide Denkyi, former Assistant Finance Officer at Ghana Water Limited in Kumasi, has stressed the need for institutional support to staff, decent jobs, inclusion, accountability, and long-term development. Speaking about financial stewardship, employability, and community responsibility, she noted that financial management was changing. “It is no longer just about balancing ledgers, controlling expenditure, or preparing audit reports but people centred approach.” Advancing

The Ashanti Regional Secretariat of the Department of Rent Control (DRC), under the Ministry of Works and Housing, has embarked on an investigative exercise (piloting) around the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). Spearheaded by the Acting Commissioner of Rent Control, Frederick Opoku, the exercise, last Friday, was to determine the pricing scheme of […] The post Rent

Ms Adeline Aryee, Director, Financial Institutions Group, Fidelity Bank has urged stronger efforts at building African-owned digital infrastructure and payment systems. Speaking at the 3i Africa Summit 2026, she explained that digital public infrastructure had become a national asset that should be intentionally developed to support economic sovereignty and value retention within Africa. “Back in the days, when you talked about infrastructure, it was about roads and bridges. Today,

Ghana must fundamentally rethink its trade strategy if it is to unlock sustainable economic growth and create jobs, participants at a high-level seminar organised by the World Bank Group, African Center for Economic Transformation and Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research have stressed. The seminar, themed: “Rethinking Trade for Growth and Jobs in Ghana” […] The post Ghana

Former Vice President and 2024 Presidential Candidate of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mahamudu Bawumia, has accused the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration of orchestrating what he described as a systematic assault on democracy, free speech and the rights of opposition supporters across the country. In a strongly-worded statement issued in Accra yesterday, […] The post Mahama

Former Vice President and 2024 Presidential Candidate of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mahamudu Bawumia, has accused the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration of orchestrating what he described as a systematic assault on democracy, free speech and the rights of opposition supporters across the country. In a strongly-worded statement issued in Accra yesterday, […] The post Mahama

The Cybercrime Unit of the Ghana Police Service has arrested a 36-year-old entrepreneur over allegations of drugging women, sexually abusing them and distributing intimate videos online without their consent. The suspect, identified as Joshua Kojo Anani Buati, was arrested on May 6, 2026 during a joint intelligence-led operation involving the CID Cybercrime Unit and the […] The post CID

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of 27-year-old car dealer, Theophilus Ashitey Ama, whose burnt body was discovered inside a vehicle near the Adenta Fuel Link area on the Legon Bypass in April this year. Briefing the media in Accra, CID Director-General Lydia Yaako Donkor disclosed that the […] The post Police Arrest

The Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), Lydia Yaako Donkor, has raised alarm over the growing trend of child sexual exploitation in Ghana, warning that the crime is becoming increasingly prevalent because offenders see it as “easy to commit, difficult to detect and financially rewarding.” Addressing a press briefing in Accra on Tuesday, COP […] The post “Child

Roads and Highways Minister, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has expressed outrage over the stalled 71.25-kilometre Enchi–Elubo road project in the Western North Region, warning the Contractor to either immediately begin work or relinquish the contract. During an inspection tour of the project on Tuesday, May 12, 2026 the minister criticised the Contractor, Top Engineering International Ltd., […] The post Kwame

The Chiefs and people of Akyem Tafo, in the Eastern Region, have strongly opposed plans by a mining company, Parin Gold Limited, to undertake prospecting and possible mining activities in Old Tafo and its surrounding communities. The opposition follows an official notification from the Abuakwa North Municipal Assembly informing traditional authorities, residents and stakeholders of […] The post Do

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has intensified its nationwide cocoa farmers’ engagement campaign, with a strong defence of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) social intervention record dominating discussions, during a tour of the Central Region. Addressing cocoa farmers and traditional authorities at Obengkrom, in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese Constituency, the Minority Leader and Effutu MP, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, popularly […] The post NPP’s

The Ashanti Regional Bureau of the Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC), last Thursday, embarked on a float in the streets of Kumasi as part of its effort to sensitise the public on the “relevance and compliance” of Company/Business registration. The Float under the theme, “Building Awareness, Driving Change”, started from the ORC Forecourt, […] The post Ashanti-ORC

The Wenchi District Court in the Bono Region has remanded four suspects into police custody, in connection with alleged robbery. The court, presided over by Mr Issah Abdul Wahab charged suspects Yakubu Abuu, 25, Ibrahim Ahmed, 25, Ibrahim Abdallah, 36 and Abass Saliki, 35 for robbery, assault, causing harm and conspiracy to commit crime, when they appeared before it on Monday, May […] The post Wenchi

Six sanitation offenders have been convicted by a District Magistrate Court for illegally dumping refuse at the Otumfuo Roundabout at Kejetia in Kumasi. The convicts are Atta Gyamfi, 55; Manuna Ishawu, 24; Veronica Maako, 31; Mariama Iddrisu, 64; Kwadwo Amuzu, 37; and Ebenezer Atakorah, 25. They were arrested by Metro Guards of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly […] The post Six Convicted for Dumping

ActionAid Ghana has expressed support for ongoing national efforts to criminalise “sex-for-jobs” practices in the country. It has described the move as a major step towards promoting safe and dignified workplaces in line with the International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention 190. The organisation said the practice constituted serious violation of human rights, gender equality, dignity, and decent work principles, and that it particularly affected women and […] The

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has interdicted a police officer, Bright Appiah Dankwah, over his alleged involvement in a robbery attack on a mobile money vendor in Kumasi pending investigations into the matter. The suspect, who is attached to the Ghana Police Service at the Asuoyeboah Police Station, was arrested by the Ashanti Regional Anti-Robbery […] The post Police Inspector interdicted