The Police Anti-Armed Robbery Unit (AARU) at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) headquarters on Friday shot and killed a man, who can best be described as a ‘Trojan horse’. He poses as a house help and after getting close to his employers, he would turn round to rob them. This was disclosed to The Chronicle […] The post Police ‘Dispatch’ A Trojan

Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah (MP), has positioned the country as a prime destination for mining investment, assuring global investors that Ghana remains politically stable, legally secure and economically attractive. Addressing participants at the Ghana Day event during the 2026 Mining Indaba Conference in South Africa on Wednesday, February 11, 2026 […] The post Lands

His Lordship Justice Philip Bright Mensah has retired from the Supreme Court of Ghana, just months after his appointment to the apex court by President John Dramani Mahama on July 3, 2025. Justice Mensah leaves the bench after an extraordinary 51 years in public service, comprising 28 years as a judge and 23 years as […] The post Justice Philip Bright Mensah Bows Out of the Supreme Court

Ghana’s external debt declined by US$2.89 billion over the reporting period, while inflation returned to single digit and international reserves recorded a significant increase, according to the Bank of Ghana Quarterly Statistical Bulletin, Quarter Three, 2025. Data contained in the bulletin show that external debt stood at US$32.11 billion in September 2024 and declined to US$29.22 billion by September 2025, […] The post External

The decision by the Greater Accra Regional Minister to halt construction beneath the East Legon Flowerpot Flyover has blown the lid off what is rapidly emerging as one of the most disturbing urban planning scandals in recent memory. What has been exposed is not merely an unauthorised project, but a dangerous culture of institutional recklessness […] The post Editorial: The Poor

Your Excellency, As tensions between the United States and Iran continue to simmer with warships positioned in the Gulf, indirect talks in Oman delicately unfolding, and warnings issued from both sides, I write with concern for Ghana’s national interest. If I may, Ghana may be geographically distant from the Persian Gulf, but we are not […] The post Why Ghana Must Support Diplomacy in

The Ejisu Municipal Assembly has distributed start-up equipment to selected persons with disability in the municipality to improve their living standards. Deaconess Jerryn Asante, Municipal Chief Executive, explained that the gesture was made possible through the Assembly’s Common Fund, which allocated 5% of its resources to support people with disabilities. She noted that the equipment, […] The post Ejisu

Scores of residents in the Adansi South District of Ashanti region, at the weekend, thronged the District Office of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture at New Edubiase to receive the first batch of 10,000 Broilers and Layers from the government, under the “Nkoko Nketenkete” programme. The DCE, Oheneba Kobena Andoh, said 300 to 400 people […] The post Adansi

Five US lawmakers have introduced a bill to the US Congress, seeking to impose sanctions on former Kano State Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), and Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore for alleged violations of religious freedom. The bill, titled “Nigeria Religious Freedom and Accountability Act of 2026,” was introduced […] The post US

Nine people have been killed and dozens wounded after a shooting at a school and home in northeast British Columbia, Canada on Tuesday afternoon. Six of the victims were found dead at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, making it Canada’s deadliest school shooting in decades. A seventh person died en route to hospital, while the bodies of two people were […] The post At least 9 killed

Police in Albania have fired water cannon and tear gas against protesters outside Prime Minister Edi Rama’s office in the capital, Tirana, as the demonstrators called for his resignation following a major corruption scandal. Protesters threw Molotov cocktails and flares at police on Tuesday night, who sprayed water cannon and tear gas on the crowds. […] The post Anti-govt protests

Five people, including three young children, have been killed in the latest overnight Russian attacks on Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said, as United States-led efforts to end the nearly four-year war continue to progress at a slow, bogged-down pace. The Ukrainian leader said on Wednesday that a Russian drone had struck a private family […] The post Russian

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has announced that it will soon commence the licensing of medicinal and industrial cannabis cultivation in Ghana, following Parliament’s approval of the regulatory and cost framework to operationalise the regime. In a press statement issued by by Francis Opoku Amoah, Acting Director of Public Affairs and International Relations, NACOC said […] The post NACOC

  The Minority Caucus in Parliament has condemned what it describes as the “unacceptable conduct of investigations and abuse of power” by the National Investigations Bureau (NIB in the handling of a matter involving broadcaster Kofi Ofosu Nkansah. In a statement issued by the caucus, the Minority said it had learnt “with displeasure” of what […] The post Minority

The government has initiated a recovery and reform campaign in the premix fuel sector to recover an amount of GH?27.7 million allegedly embezzled between 2017 and 2024. This followed the publication of an audit report that uncovered severe financial mismanagement and governance breaches related to the 53 percent Community Development Fund (CDF). This fund, allocated […] The post Premix

The Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress, Dr Richard Asiedu has been appointed as the President -General of the Eminent West Africa Nobles Forum (E-WANF). The appointment of Dr Asiedu, a renowned educationist as the president of the sub-regional think tank, was formally announced on February 7, 2026. This was contained in a […] The post Richard Asiedu Heads Eminent

Madam Victoria Lakshmi Hamah, a former Deputy Minister for Communications, has transformed public scrutiny into academic excellence, earning a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Public Administration and Policy Management from the University of Ghana (UG) Business School, Legon. Dr Hamah’s degree was conferred on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at the Great Hall, celebrating a moment […] The post Victoria

The Minister for Justice and Attorney-General, Dr Dominic Akruyinga Ayine, has raised alarm over what he describes as a “Tsunami of land compensation claims” against the state, warning that the growing number of cases pose a serious threat to Ghana’s public finances. According to him, land compensation claims running into billions of Ghana cedis are […] The post Ayine

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with AAK Ghana Limited to facilitate and improve value addition, competitiveness, and sustainable growth within Ghana’s shea industry. The agreement was signed at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture in Accra by the Mr Eric Opoku, the sector Minister and […] The post MOFA secures

The High Court in Accra has dismissed an application by the former Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Authority (NSA), Gifty Oware-Mensah, seeking a stay of proceedings to enable her to invoke the Supreme Court’s interpretative jurisdiction. The application followed a directive by the trial court, compelling the accused to disclose the names and […] The post NSA case: Gifty Oware loses round