The High Court has acquitted and discharged James Gyakye Quayson, Member of Parliament for Assin North, bringing an end to a protracted legal battle centered on allegations of dual citizenship. In a landmark ruling delivered on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, the court held that the prosecution failed to establish a …

A 20-year-old man, Nawaf Abdulai, has been handed a 15-year prison sentence by the Wa Circuit Court for his involvement in a motorbike robbery that occurred in the Upper West Region. The robbery, which took place on March 6, 2025, involved Abdulai and his accomplice, Awal Abass—who is currently on …

The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has foiled an attempt to smuggle 25 bags of cocoa beans into Togo through the Kauk-Jago border in the Bunkpurugu enclave of the North East Region. The cocoa beans, suspected to have been transported from southern Ghana by a smuggling syndicate, were intercepted following a …

A tragic accident at Patasi in the Ashanti Region has claimed the lives of two individuals and left another in critical condition after a school bus belonging to Palmar International School lost control and crashed into a storey building. The fatal incident occurred on the evening of Monday, April 7, …

As part of the efforts to streamline the operations of commercial motorcycle and tricycle services, popularly known as okada, the Government of Ghana has proposed a new set of rules under a draft amendment to the Road Traffic Regulations, 2012 (LI 2180). The proposed changes, announced during a national stakeholder …

Africa World Airlines (AWA) is set to launch direct flights between Accra, Ghana, and Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, beginning June 3, 2025. This new route is expected to significantly enhance regional connectivity and strengthen diplomatic and economic ties between the two neighboring countries. The initiative, inspired by former President John Dramani …

The Minister for Sports and Recreation, Kofi Adams, has officially inaugurated a seven-member Committee of Enquiry to investigate the untimely death of Nigerian boxer, Gabriel Oluwasegun Olanrewaju. Gabriel collapsed during a boxing match held at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra on March 29, 2025. He was later pronounced dead …

The Odumase Police Command has launched an investigation into a tragic accident that claimed the lives of two young men on the Oterkporlu-Odumase road. The deceased, Wisdom Gbli Horla, 24, a final-year Computer Science student at the University of Ghana, and his cousin Benedict Gbli, were both active members of …

A 38-year-old woman, Akua Darkoah Asamoah, has been sentenced to five years in prison by the Asante Abuakwa Circuit Court for embezzling GH¢221,937.75 from FOE Lotto Limited, a subsidiary of Lotto and Lotteries, in Kumasi. The court, presided over by Mr. Jephthah Appau, convicted Akua Darkoah on her own guilty …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has clarified that former Dome-Kwabenya MP, Sarah Adwoa Safo, was duly notified about the postponement of her scheduled disciplinary hearing, contrary to her claims. Deputy General Secretary of the NPP, Haruna Mohammed, addressed the issue at the party’s headquarters in Accra on Monday, April 7, …