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May 30, 2025May 30, 2025

Ashanti North Police Apprehend Suspect, Recover Stolen Gold and Cash

The Ashanti North Regional Police Command has arrested a suspect, identified as Seidu, in connection with a recent robbery in Offinso Abofour. According to police reports, Seidu was apprehended on Saturday, May 25, 2025, during a coordinated operation conducted by intelligence

May 29, 2025May 29, 2025

UHAS to Be Renamed in Honour of Late President Atta Mills

The University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) is set to undergo a name change to honour the legacy of the late President Professor John Evans Atta Mills, who played a pivotal role in the university’s founding. The announcement was made

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025

Supreme Court Dismisses Torkornoo’s Injunction Application

The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed an injunction application filed by suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo. The application sought to halt the proceedings of a presidential committee investigating petitions for her removal from office. Background of ApplicationJustice Torkornoo

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025

Dr. Kuuku Dadzie Ephraim Warns Against Churches That Tolerate Indecent Dressing

During his latest message on “The Ability to See” series on AP Radio 105.7 in Kaase, Kumasi, Dr. Kuuku Dadzie Ephraim spoke strongly against churches that allow women to dress in sexually provocative ways. He stated that such churches are spiritually

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025

Woman Arrested At Kotoka Airport For Attempted Drug Smuggling

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has apprehended a 46-year-old Ghanaian woman after intercepting 30 slabs of suspected cannabis weighing approximately 16.4 kilograms. The arrest took place on Tuesday, May 27, at the consolidated cargo section of Swissport, located within Kotoka International

May 27, 2025May 27, 2025

Ghana Revamps Health Financing Amid Decline in Global Aid

Ghana is intensifying efforts to mobilize domestic resources and adopt innovative health financing strategies to protect its health system from the uncertainties of declining international aid, Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Nyarko Ampem revealed at the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva.

May 27, 2025May 27, 2025

Woman Sentenced to 12 Months for Stealing TV from Church in Military Barracks

A 24-year-old woman, Mawuena Tamakloe, has been sentenced to 12 months in prison by an Accra Circuit Court after pleading guilty to stealing a 50-inch Hisense UHD 4K television from the Church of Pentecost, located inside the Teshie Military Barracks in

May 27, 2025May 26, 2025

17 Arrested in Samreboi Amid Anti-Galamsey Crackdown

In a decisive move against illegal mining, the Special Police Anti-Galamsey Taskforce from the National Police Headquarters has apprehended seventeen (17) individuals linked to galamsey activities in Samreboi, located in Ghana’s Western Region. The arrests, carried out on May 25, 2025,

May 27, 2025May 26, 2025

Sabon Zongo: Man Arrested For Drugs and Unlicensed Firearm In Accra

The Greater Accra Regional Police Command has arrested 30-year-old Aminu Amidu Mohammed for allegedly trafficking dangerous drugs and illegally possessing a firearm at his residence in Sabon Zongo, Accra. His apprehension was made possible by a tip-off from a vigilant community

May 26, 2025May 26, 2025

Ghana Temporarily Shuts Down Embassy in Washington D.C. Amid Corruption Scandal

Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced the temporary closure of the country’s embassy in Washington, D.C., in response to a major corruption scandal uncovered at the diplomatic mission. Speaking on Monday, May 26, 2025, Mr. Ablakwa described