Police have arrested a taxi driver in the Greater Accra Region after discovering large quantities of suspected cannabis concealed in fertiliser sacks. The arrest occurred on Monday, June 2, 2025, during a special intelligence operation by the National Highway Patrol Unit of the Ghana Police Service. The suspect, identified as …
Read More »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. Speaking at a meeting with the Federation of Association of Ghanaian Exporters …
Read More »Wontumi’s application to review bail condition withdrawn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, …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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. …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Abdul-Rasheed Saminu sets new National Record in the men’s 100m, books qualification for Tokyo World Championships
Abdul-Rasheed Saminu has set a new Ghana national record in the men’s 100m, clocking an impressive 9.86 seconds to win at the NCAA East Preliminary Round on Friday. The blistering performance not only secures his spot at the World Athletics Championships in September but also ties for the second fastest …
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