The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has advised Ghanaians travelling to South Africa for medical treatment expected to last beyond 90 days to obtain the appropriate Medical Treatment Visa before travelling. The advisory, issued today, follows reports of immigration compliance challenges involving…
Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has accused the John Mahama-led government of pursuing a selective approach to investigations and prosecutions, warning against the use of state institutions to intimidate political opponents. He alleged that investigative and prosecutorial agencies were…
Former Board Chairman of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF), Professor Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, has told the High Court in Accra that the controversial Accra SkyTrain project was duly considered and approved by the Fund’s Governing Board before the release of US$2 million for the…
The life of the late Kofi Sarfo Assiamah, a respected Ghanaian patriarch whose influence extended across family, professional and social circles, will be celebrated at a three-day funeral ceremony at Denkyira Dominase in the Central Region from October 30 to November 1, 2026. The funeral is…
The Circuit Court in Accra has granted a 44-year-old businessman, Anthony Appiah, bail in the sum of GH¢500,000 with two sureties, one of whom must earn not less than GH¢4,000 per month. Appiah is facing a charge of defrauding by false pretence, contrary to Section 131(1) of the Criminal and Other…
Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has decorated 19 of 22 officers promoted from the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) to Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP). The decoration ceremony was held at the IGP’s office in Accra on Tuesday, following approval by…
Third Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akomea, has dismissed reports that he and Second Vice Chairman, Henry Nana Boakye, popularly known as Nana B, sought to persuade the party’s First Vice Chairman, Kojo Fosu Boadu, alias Kojo Bamba, to relinquish his position in an…
The apparent refusal by some commercial drivers and traders to accept lower-denomination coins is creating a quiet form of price inflation that deserves the immediate attention of the Government. The issue may seem trivial, but it has a direct bearing on what Ghanaians actually pay for goods and…
The Friends of the Member of Parliament for Sissala East, Issah Mohammed Bataglia, have donated a modern delivery bed to the Tumu Municipal Hospital to support maternal healthcare delivery in the area. The donation formed part of an engagement with the hospital during which the group inspected the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says Nigeria’s National Register of Voters has now hit 103 million following the completion of the three-phase Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise and final biometric cleanup. INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, disclosed this at a…