Wontumi’s application to review bail condition withdrawn

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako—widely known as Chairman Wontumi on Monday withdrew his application challenging the bail conditions imposed on him by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO). The motion, initially filed at the High Court in Accra on May 30, …

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Weakening Dollar: An Opportunity for Developing Economies to Grow

Over the past several months, the United States (US) Dollar (USD) has shown signs of relative weakening against a basket of global currencies. While exchange rates fluctuate naturally, this trend appears to be influenced by broader geopolitical and economic shifts, notably trade tensions, fiscal policies, and the growing momentum behind …

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I’ll stay out of the politics and theatrics – Wontumi’s lawyer

Lawyer Andy Appiah-Kubi, the legal representative for Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), has declared his intention to focus solely on legal processes to secure his client’s release, vowing to “stay out of the politics and the theatrics.” Chairman Wontumi is currently in detention by the Economic and Organised Crimes Office …

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Mentally challenged person beheads man in Tema

A man believed to be in his mid-50s was beheaded by a man suspected to be mentally challenged at the Tema Main Harbour Railways vicinity on Friday. Ali, the suspected murderer, whom the Ghana News Agency gathered is in his 30s, severed the head of the victim, a caretaker of …

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Breakthrough cancer drug doubles survival in trial

Hundreds of thousands of people with advanced head and neck cancer could live longer without their cancer returning thanks to an immunotherapy drug, a clinical trial suggests. This is the first sign of a breakthrough for patients with this difficult-to-treat cancer for 20 years, say scientists behind the research. Laura …

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Government to sanction telcos over poor services

The Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has issued a stark warning to all mobile network operators in the country to improve the quality of services by December 31, 2025, or face unprecedented financial penalties, with a substantial portion of these fines directly compensating affected customers. …

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Overhaul or scrap Council of State – CDD-Ghana Research

A study by the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has unearthed a public desire for reforms or the dissolution of the Council of State. The nationwide research, whose findings were unveiled in Accra on Thursday, suggests a widespread perception that the Council of State is largely ineffective and lacking in …

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