The management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has declared two dismissed students—Ransford Fosu-Boateng, popularly known as “Scammer Baby,” and Raphael Appiah Owusu—persona non grata following repeated instances of unauthorised entry onto campus premises.

The Minority in Parliament has called on the government to take immediate and decisive action to find a sustainable resolution to the ongoing conflict in Bawku.

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has clarified his recent remarks suggesting that youth in Bawku would be given priority in police recruitment if they lay down their arms.

His clarification follows public backlash and media scrutiny after a video of his interaction with residents in Bawku began circulating online.

The Greater Accra Regional Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old man, Nana Anderson, in connection with a widespread vehicle theft and rental fraud syndicate operating across multiple locations nationwide.

Located in the Nkoranza-North District of the Bono East Region, specifically on the Techiman-Kintampo road, lies the historic community of Bono Manso, a former slave trade landmark.

The awesome news of a 26-year-old female heart surgeon who made history in 2022 as the first ever Ghanaian woman to achieve that feat is my celebrant and toast of the year.

The pressing question remains: “If galamsey is illegal in Ghana, why have successive governments struggled to enforce the law, despite having substantial resources at their disposal?”

This Easter, let’s focus on another form of crucifixion, starting with this question:  

Leadership can also be described as the art of overlooking faults.

Effective May 3, 2025, consumers of both electricity and water would experience increment in tariffs.

The Vice-President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang in a social media post on Friday evening spoke about how her Chief of Staff represented her at the ceremony of the graduating officer cadets of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority.

The Minority in Parliament has urged the government to take immediate and decisive action to find a sustainable resolution to the ongoing conflict in Bawku.

According to the group, the current efforts have fallen short of restoring peace and stability to the area.

They stressed the need for more robust and strategic measures to end the violence and ensure lasting calm.

In Ghana’s fight against illegal mining (‘Galamsey,’) public sentiment has increasingly leaned toward swift and drastic action—deporting foreign nationals and burning excavators on sight. 

Ghana’s Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, has called for Elon Musk’s Starlink to establish a physical office in Accra as a condition for operating in the country, citing regulatory accountability and the need to protect Ghanaian consumers.

President John Dramani Mahama has unveiled plans to launch a Home Ownership Scheme tailored specifically for personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces, as part of broader efforts to improve their welfare and long-term security.

A Ghanaian retiree has dragged the Bank of Ghana (BoG) and its immediate past Governor, Dr Ernest Addison, to court, citing gross negligence in the management of the Ghana Cedi.

President John Dramani Mahama has strongly condemned the recent violent clashes in Bawku and surrounding areas, which have resulted in the loss of lives and the destruction of property.

The Atonkor community in the Buem Traditional Area, Oti Region, has not recorded any case of teenage pregnancy for the past four years.

The government needs $2.5 billion between 2025 and 2028 to eliminate the huge infrastructure deficit in the educational sector, the Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has said.

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has inaugurated a technical committee mandated to review all existing small-scale licences in the country.

The protracted Bawku conflict spanning several decades has claimed over 300 lives since November 2021, leaving a devastating impact on the socio-economic lives of the thousands of people living in the towns and adjoining districts.

The Chairman of the United States House Foreign Affairs Committee, Brian Mast, has called for a portion of Ghana’s next International Monetary Fund (IMF) disbursement to be directly allocated to settling outstanding debts owed to Independent Power Producers (IPPs), including facilities partly owned by U.S. pension funds and taxpayers.

The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central and Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, has issued a condemnation of the recent violent confrontations between youth groups and security forces in Bawku, describing the situation as deeply troubling and urging for calm amid heightened tensions.

The former Deputy Minister for Education, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, has claimed that under the eight-year leadership of former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, no opposition Member of Parliament (MP) was ever harassed by state security agencies for demanding investigations in the course of parliamentary oversight.

The Inspector-General of Police, Dr Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has led a team comprising officers from operations, investigations, and intelligence units to Bawku in the Upper East Region to assess the security situation in the area.