There was a multiple-vehicle crash at the Ofankor barrier area in Accra on the express lane of N6-highway Thursday dawn, resulting in 11 deaths, and 13 injuries.

A warrant has been issued for the release of the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Christine Tamakloe-Attionu, from prison custody. 

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has clarified the revocation of the mining leases of Adamus Resources Limited and says the assets of Adamus are "not for sale" contrary to some reports.

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has recalled Parliament from recess to sit for five days to consider some urgent parliamentary business.

In a notice issued on Wednesday, August 12, the Speaker directed Members of Parliament to return to the House from Monday, August 24, to Friday, August 28, 2026.

Adamus Resources Limited has reacted to the revocation of its mining leases and says it was an effort by the sector Minister to strip Adamus of its mineral rights without regard to any of the statutory procedures laiddown in the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703).

This afternoon, a warrant was signed for the release of Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu from Nsawam Prison.

An imam and a pastor have been arrested by the police following separate comments in relation to Prophet Mohammed, which the police considers as inciteful.

Imam Masud Abdullah, 35, was arrested in connection with a video circulating on social media in which he allegedly called for violence against people who spoke ill of Prophet Mohammed.

The Accra High Court has adjourned the trial of former National Food and Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) Chief Executive Officer, Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, and his wife, Seidu Wuni, to August 17, after both defence counsel failed to appear in court.

The People’s Alliance for Governance and Accountability (PAGA) has called for a parliamentary investigation into the AKSA power agreement bribery allegations, following evidence accepted in a United States criminal prosecution that money was paid to some members of Ghana’s Parliament in connection with the ratification of the transaction in 2015.

The release warrant for Sedina Tamakloe Attionu has been signed following the Attorney-General's withdrawal of the motion blocking the release.

The National Service Authority (NSA) has rejected a request by 13 institutions for their students to be deployed for national service.

The rejection is based on the fact that the 13 institutions are not accredited by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) to run tertiary programmes.

The Attorney-General has withdrawn a motion seeking to halt the release of former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Christine Tamakloe-Attionu.

More than 60 per cent of the country's waterbodies are polluted by illegal mining activities, exposing the country to environmental, health and livelihood hazards, according to a research scientist at the Groundwater Division of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Water Research Institute (CSIR-WRI).

A private citizen, Elorm Kwami Gorni, has invoked the exclusive original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court asking it to declare the legal vacation observed by Superior Courts as  unconstitutional.

The Chief Justice, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has underscored the need for Judicial Service staff to ensure efficient court administration to strengthen public confidence in the Judiciary.

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The Upper West Regional Police Command has arrested five suspects believed to be members of an armed robbery syndicate accused of terrorising residents in the Wa West District and the Wa Municipality.

Donald Trump secretly swapped planes as he left a Nato summit in Turkey last month, as part of an elaborate ruse in response to a possible Iranian threat, US media report.

Ghana's merchandise trade has grown nearly ninefold over the past two decades, rising from US$6 billion in 2004 to US$52.5 billion in 2025, according to a new report by the Ghana Statistical Service.

Major General (Rtd.) William Ayamdo is the new Deputy National Security Coordinator, with Yaw Donkor moving to Intelligence in a reorganisation at the National Security Secretariat by President John Dramani Mahama.

Former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu has reacted to the AKSA bribery case involving the former Managing Director of the Tema Oil Refinery, Asante Berko, who has now been convicted in the United States (US).

The Attorney-General has opposed an application by Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Wontumi, for bail pending appeal, arguing that Wontumi, who is currently serving a 20-year jails sentence poses a significant flight risk.

The High Court in Accra has dismissed an application by businessman Nana Kwame Bediako (alias Cheddar) seeking to restrain the enforcement of a $14.9 million judgment obtained by UK-based Cola Holdings Limited, awarding costs of GH¢20,000 against him.

The High Court in Accra has ordered former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau, Kwabena Adu-Boahene and his wife, Mrs Angela Adjei-Boateng, to either secure the presence of their lawyers at the next sitting or conduct cross-examination of the last prosecution witness themselves.

Following the government’s pledge to “design and adopt a new security framework aimed at neutralising the scourge of terrorism and violent extremism” after terrorists attacked and killed Ghanaian tomato traders, Ghana and Burkina Faso have signed a Defence Cooperation Agreement to provide security and escort support along cross-border trade corridors.