The Ghana Education Service (GES) has granted an optional Easter break for Form 2 students enrolled in Senior High and Senior High Technical Schools under the Transitional Track system. 

Towana Looney has returned home to Gadsden after undergoing surgery a week ago. She is now back on dialysis, which is a treatment for people whose kidneys are failing.

A 24-year-old Nigerian man has pleaded guilty in a U.S. court to using forged documents to fraudulently secure a student visa, enrol in a PhD programme, and obtain multiple benefits, including housing, a Social Security card, and financial support.

Workers at the Bogoso Prestea Mine have accused government authorities and investors of abandoning them and failing to fulfil promises made over the past year to restore the mine and secure their livelihoods. 

President John Dramani Mahama has launched the Feed Ghana Programme, a national initiative aimed at boosting local food production, creating jobs, and reducing the country’s reliance on imported food.

The Greater Accra Regional Security Council (REGSEC) launched into an onslaught on illegal structures at Ramsar sites in Accra as the national national capital and its environs await the onset of the rainy season.

President John Dramani Mahama has given an assurance that the peace mediation process being led by the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, will resume next week as part of intensified efforts to restore calm in the Bawku area.

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a 29-year-old Cameroonian national, Bella Merie, along with 43 other Cameroonians, in connection with a suspected internet fraud and human trafficking operation at a residence in Kenyasi Abrem, located in the Ashanti Region.

The management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has declared two dismissed students—Ransford Fosu-Boateng, popularly known as “Scammer Baby,” and Raphael Appiah Owusu—persona non grata following repeated instances of unauthorised entry onto campus premises.

The Minority in Parliament has called on the government to take immediate and decisive action to find a sustainable resolution to the ongoing conflict in Bawku.

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has clarified his recent remarks suggesting that youth in Bawku would be given priority in police recruitment if they lay down their arms.

His clarification follows public backlash and media scrutiny after a video of his interaction with residents in Bawku began circulating online.

The Greater Accra Regional Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old man, Nana Anderson, in connection with a widespread vehicle theft and rental fraud syndicate operating across multiple locations nationwide.

Located in the Nkoranza-North District of the Bono East Region, specifically on the Techiman-Kintampo road, lies the historic community of Bono Manso, a former slave trade landmark.

The awesome news of a 26-year-old female heart surgeon who made history in 2022 as the first ever Ghanaian woman to achieve that feat is my celebrant and toast of the year.

The pressing question remains: “If galamsey is illegal in Ghana, why have successive governments struggled to enforce the law, despite having substantial resources at their disposal?”

This Easter, let’s focus on another form of crucifixion, starting with this question:  

Leadership can also be described as the art of overlooking faults.

Effective May 3, 2025, consumers of both electricity and water would experience increment in tariffs.

The Vice-President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang in a social media post on Friday evening spoke about how her Chief of Staff represented her at the ceremony of the graduating officer cadets of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority.

The Minority in Parliament has urged the government to take immediate and decisive action to find a sustainable resolution to the ongoing conflict in Bawku.

According to the group, the current efforts have fallen short of restoring peace and stability to the area.

They stressed the need for more robust and strategic measures to end the violence and ensure lasting calm.

In Ghana’s fight against illegal mining (‘Galamsey,’) public sentiment has increasingly leaned toward swift and drastic action—deporting foreign nationals and burning excavators on sight. 

Ghana’s Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, has called for Elon Musk’s Starlink to establish a physical office in Accra as a condition for operating in the country, citing regulatory accountability and the need to protect Ghanaian consumers.

President John Dramani Mahama has unveiled plans to launch a Home Ownership Scheme tailored specifically for personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces, as part of broader efforts to improve their welfare and long-term security.

A Ghanaian retiree has dragged the Bank of Ghana (BoG) and its immediate past Governor, Dr Ernest Addison, to court, citing gross negligence in the management of the Ghana Cedi.

President John Dramani Mahama has strongly condemned the recent violent clashes in Bawku and surrounding areas, which have resulted in the loss of lives and the destruction of property.