The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has announced a temporary suspension of arrests in its ongoing operation targeting foreign nationals engaged in street begging, citing overcrowding at its detention facilities.

Six months after the official opening of the 97.7-kilometre Tema-Mpakadan railway operations on Friday, November 22, 2024, the much-publicised service remains inactive, dashing hopes of commuters for a more reliable alternative.

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has revealed that Nigeriens account for the overwhelming majority of foreign nationals detained in its ongoing operation against street begging. 

A pregnant drug mule who attempted to smuggle 22.5kg worth of cannabis into Britain has avoided jail after saying she needed the money to pay for a deposit on a house.

The University of Ghana chapter of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG-UG) has said the Auditor-General, Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu behaved unethically and misled the public with his report on the university's payroll audit.

According to them the Auditor-Genearal’s report had said there was an employee compensation of GH¢59.2 million between 2022 and 2024, which he described as overstated.

The UG chapter of UTAG is insisting that for this reason, the Auditor-General should resign for a "misleading and unethical audit report on the university’s payroll."

President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday inaugurated the eighth National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), tasking the body with creating a unified long-term national development plan that transcends political cycles.

The Togolese national accused of masterminding high-profile robberies in Accra is to undergo medical examination.

This follows the accused persons abnormal behaviour of consuming excreta according to the prosecution. He is said to be consuming his own excretion while in custody. 

The Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George has reacted to a social media publication that alleged that he had received a Lexus vehicle gift in violation of a directive issued by President John Dramani Mahama on the acceptance of gifts by government appointees.

The Western Central Regional Police Command has arrested 13 individuals for engaging in illegal mining activities, commonly known as galamsey, at Wassa Gyapa in the Western Region.

A former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF), Solomon Asamoah, has not been able to meet the bail conditions set by the Accra High Court hearing the case in which he has been accused with one other of causing financial loss of $2 million in the sky train project. 

The Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has condemned the killing of Mohammed Seidu Akugri, the Bongo District Director of the National Health Insurance Authority, who was shot, killed and burnt by unknown assailants in an incident that occurred near Nagodi in the Upper East Region.

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The newly appointed Board of Ghana’s Insurance Commission has pledged to undertake bold reforms aimed at revitalizing the insurance sector, enhancing inclusivity, and accelerating innovation to serve underserved communities nationwide.

Every year, like clockwork, Accra and its surrounding municipalities find themselves drowning, literally, in the aftermath of heavy rains.

The Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has called on the government to urgently recruit more non-teaching staff in education support personnel (ESP) to cater for the increasing number of students in the various educational institutions.

President John Dramani Mahama has stated that feasibility studies were underway for the design of a new national capital.

The government is to decentralise the collection of property tax to metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) before the end of this year, the Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has said. 

A Paediatrician at the 37 Military Hospital, Dr Adeline Asante-Kwabiah, has disclosed that children can also get hypertension, as the disease is not limited only to adults.

The country needs robust policies to safeguard the food environment from excessive intrusion of unhealthy processed foods, a former nutritionist of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has said. 

Transport fares are set to drop by 15% starting Saturday, May 24, 2025, following successful negotiations between transport operators and the Ministry of Transport.

The Court of Appeal sitting in Koforidua has granted an interlocutory injunction brought by Professor Margaret Kweku and others from the SALL [Santrokofi, Akpafu, Lolobi and Likpe] traditional areas to restrain John Peter Amewu, a former Member of Parliament for Hohoe.  

Gary Lineker has confirmed he will leave the BBC after presenting his final episode of Match of the Day on Sunday.

Nana Appiah Mensah, popularly known as NAM1, has suffered a fresh legal blow after the Court of Appeal on Monday, May 19, dismissed his attempt to stop the ongoing criminal proceedings against him.

The management of the University of Ghana (UG) has rejected the Auditor-General’s Report that says the university overtated its employee compensation by Gh¢59.2 million between 2022 and 2024.

According to the management of thee University the report by the Auditor-General was misleading and attributed the claim to a misinterpretation of its payroll structure.

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has cautioned the public against consuming two alcoholic beverages—King’s Orange Flavoured Liqueur and Jupiter 1990—describing them as unsafe and unregistered. Both products were found to contain marijuana extracts and are suspected to have been produced illegally.