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Govt won’t interfere with corruption cases - President
President John Mahama has reaffirmed his commitment to preserving the independence of Ghana’s anti-corruption agencies, assuring that his administration will not interfere with ongoing investigations or pressurise the agencies to drop the cases.
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Building contractor, pensioner remanded for vandalising private property at Kwabenya
The Dansoman Circuit Court has remanded two people who allegedly valdalising concrete walls and uncompleted building and fence walls at Kwabenya in Accra.
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Court orders destruction of $350 million cocaine intercepted in Ghana
The massive 3319.66 kilogrammes of substance, which had been concealed in sacks, bags, and cleverly hidden in heaps of sand in a tipper truck to evade detection while being transported to Accra but was intercepted at Pedu junction in Cape Coast by the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) have tested positive and confirmed to be cocaine.
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Eastern Region: Fire Service rescues dog from well
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS)successfully rescued a dog that had fallen into a dry well measuring 10.5 metres deep in the Koradaso area of Begoro.
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Canada-based Rektron Group to acquire major stake in Ghana's AT Ghana
Canadian multinational conglomerate Rektron Group Incorporated has announced plans to acquire a controlling 60 per cent equity stake in AT Ghana Limited, the telecommunications company currently owned by the government of Ghana.
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Man arrested for allegedly killing sister, burying her in shallow grave
A 30-year-old man has been arrested in Kabokweni, outside White River, South Africa, in connection with the alleged murder of his elder sister, whose body he allegedly buried in a shallow grave at his residence nearly a year ago.
According to police, the suspect was taken into custody on Tuesday after he allegedly confessed to burying his sister, aged 44, in the yard at his home in Mpumalanga.
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OSP secures conviction for Wontumi's aide in galamsey bribery case
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has secured a conviction for Thomas Andy Owusu, an aide to Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), in a corruption case tied to illegal mining licensing.
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Govt releases GH¢987m Common Fund to assemblies
The government has disbursed GH¢987.96 million to the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) as the first quarter allocation for 2025, the Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has told Parliament.
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Cedi to stabilise around GH¢10-GH¢12 band against dollar - President assures exporters
President John Mahama has projected that the Ghana cedi will stabilise within a band of GH¢10 and GH¢12 against the United States (US) dollar, describing it as a fair value to support both exporters and importers while maintaining macroeconomic stability.
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$2.5bn Industrial hub stalls - Squatters swarm site
A massive $2.5 billion project by Sentuo Building Materials Complex, an initiative under the government's Big Push programme, has stalled due to a dispute with squatters on the site.
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Ghana's inflation drops to 18.4% in May; lowest since February 2022
Ghana’s year-on-year inflation rate fell significantly to 18.4 per cent in May 2025, marking a continued slowdown from the 21.2 per cent recorded in April and extending the country’s disinflation trend for a fifth consecutive month.
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KNUST final-year students develop device for newborn jaundice
Two final-year students at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have developed an innovative, low-cost phototherapy device to treat neonatal jaundice in newborns, offering a potential lifeline to resource-constrained health facilities across Ghana and beyond.
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Parliament passes new tax on fuel; Consumers to pay GH¢1 per every litre purchased
Consumers are going to pay GH¢1 per every one litre of fuel purchased following the Parliamentary approval of the Energy Sector Levy (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which was introduced in Parliament on Tuesday, [June 3, 2025] under a certificate of urgency by the Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson.
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Interior Ministry warns public against fake security services recruitment
The Ministry of the Interior has issued a strong warning to the public against a fraudulent recruitment message circulating on social media, which falsely claims to offer opportunities to join the Ghana Security Services through an online “Data Gathering Form.”
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ORAL Team report: AG preparing 33 corruption cases against former appointees – Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has said the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice is currently building 33 cases of corruption and related offences against former government appointees.
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NAPO confirms NIB interrogation over tenure as Education Minister
Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, popularly known as NAPO, has confirmed that he was invited by the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) in relation to his time as Minister of Education under the erstwhile Nana Akufo-Addo administration.
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Ghana signs $2billion oil licence extension deal with Tullow, Kosmos, PetroSA & GNPC
Ghana has taken a major step towards reinforcing its position as a leading oil and gas producer in West Africa, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the government and key energy partners to extend the production licences for the Jubilee and TEN oil fields to 2040.
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Finance Minister tables bill to increase Energy Sector Levy under urgency
The Minister of Finance and Member of Parliament (MP) for Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has laid before Parliament a bill seeking to amend the Energy Sector Levies Act, 2025.
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Gov’t clears all SSNIT arrears - Finance Minister
The Minister of Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has assured the newly inaugurated Board of Trustees of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) that the government has cleared all arrears owed to the Fund.
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Businessman convicted for illegal installation of in-line pumps on Ghana Water Limited pipeline
A 50-year-old businessman, Ibrahim Baako Alhassan, has been convicted by the Tamale Circuit Court for illegally installing in-line water pumps—devices used to boost water flow—on the Ghana Water Limited (GWL) service pipeline.
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Meet the 12 members of the SSNIT Board (LIST)
Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has officially inaugurated a new Board of Trustees for the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), issuing a strong caution against politically motivated transactions and urging responsible stewardship of pension funds.
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Cedi to stabilise between GH¢10 and GH¢12 against dollar – President assures exporters
President John Mahama has projected that the Ghana cedi will stabilise within a band of GH¢10 to GH¢12 against the US dollar, describing it as a fair value to support both exporters and importers while maintaining macroeconomic stability.
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Ghana committed to fight corruption - Speaker of Parliament assures AU
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has made 252 recommendations between 2021 and 2024 for improvement in the public sector financial system, the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has disclosed.
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MPs should have three-term limit — Fora participants
A three-term limit should be established for Members of Parliament (MPs) as recommended by research from the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana).
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Ken Ofori-Atta set for prostate cancer surgery on June 13; OSP insists it is yet to be informed
Former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and is expected to undergo surgery on June 13, 2025, at the Mayo Clinic in the United States.