The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has signalled a major crackdown on commercial motorcycles (Okada) and tricycles (Keke Napep), revealing plans to ban their operations in selected parts of the nation’s capital. Speaking during his monthly media chat, monitored by our correspondent, Wike cited pressing security concerns and intelligence reports directly linking motorcycle […] The post Abuja

Three persons are feared dead, while five others are in critical condition following an explosion at a Chanfang machine site at Aboso in the Prestea Huni Valley Municipality of the Western Region. The incident occurred on Tuesday, sending shockwaves through the mining community and leaving the victims with devastating injuries. According to reports, explosives had […] The post Gunshot to

With commercial transport operators threatening to increase fares over the steady rise in fuel prices, President John Dramani Mahama has stepped in with a temporary measure to reduce the cost of diesel by GH¢2.00 per litre. The intervention, announced by the Presidency yesterday, is intended to shield commuters and businesses from the impact of rising […] The post Mahama Averts

The Ada Divisional Police Command is investigating circumstances leading to injuries sustained by five former employees of Electrochem Ltd. on Monday, at Sege, in the Ada West District of the Greater Accra Region. As at the time of going to press, it was not clear if the injuries were as a result of rubber bullet […] The post Police Probe Injuries To 5 Former Electrochem Workers appeared

Hepatitis B infection accounts for about 75 per cent of liver cancer cases in Ghana, making it the leading cause of the disease and highlighting the urgent need to decentralise treatment services, liver disease specialists have said. Dr Eileen Akonobea Micah, President of the Ghana Association for the Study of Liver and Digestive Diseases (GASLIDD) said Ghana […] The post Hepatitis

Justice Sir Dennis Dominic Adjei, Judge of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR), has urged litigants to exhaust domestic legal remedies before seeking redress at the continental court. He made the call at a public lecture at Central University in Accra, to mark the 20th anniversary of the African Court on Human and […] The post African

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming cybercrime in Ghana, with young people increasingly falling victim to Deepfake-enabled sextortion scams that are inflicting severe financial and psychological harm, according to INTERPOL’s latest African Cyberthreat Assessment Report. The report, which has been sighted by The Chronicle , reveals that financial losses among Ghanaian victims aged 18 to 24 years […] The post INTERPOL

Another weekend in Ghana means another road trip—this time my cohort woke up bright and early to travel a couple hours east to the Ada area in Greater-Accra, where we enjoyed a day outside in the sun. We started the day at the Nkyinkyim Museum, where we explored beautiful representations of African history. The museum […] The post Obroni’s Opinion: Recognition Of

The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling declaring Ghana’s political party delegate system unconstitutional marks a defining moment in the country’s democratic evolution. In a 5-2 majority decision delivered last week, the Court directed all political parties to replace the delegate system with a “one member, one vote” model within one year. The judgment held that restricting […] The post Editorial:

The Gold Fields Ghana Foundation (GGF) has reaffirmed its commitment to preventive healthcare by bringing free medical services to the doorstep of residents of Awudua and surrounding communities through its Quarter Three (Q3) Health Engagement Access Link (HEAL) Programme. Held at the Awudua Community Centre on Saturday, July 25, 2026, to commemorate World Hepatitis Day […] The post Gold

Students who are unable to secure admission into tertiary institutions because they obtained a D7 in just one core subject in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) are set to benefit from a new Bridging/Remedial Learning Programme being introduced by FAWE Ghana with support from the Mastercard Foundation. The programme seeks to remove […] The post FAWE

Senator Rufai Hanga, the Deputy Minority Whip of the Senate, representing Kano Central Senatorial District, has resigned his membership from the Nigerian Democratic Congress NDC. Hanga announced his resignation in a letter dated August 3, 2026, addressed to the Ward Chairman of the NDC in his ward. In the letter, the senator said his decision followed […] The post Senator Rufai Hanga resigns from NDC

A leading member of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Gideon Boako, has criticised the state of Ghana’s economy following the conclusion of the country’s International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, arguing that the government’s claims of economic resilience have failed the first major test. In a post published on his official Facebook page, Dr. […] The post Economy Naked Again

President John Dramani Mahama has directed a temporary GH¢2.00 per litre reduction in the regulatory margin on diesel in a move aimed at cushioning consumers against rising fuel prices and preventing an increase in transport fares. The directive, announced by the Presidency , takes effect from Tuesday, August 4, 2026, and will remain in force […] The post Mahama Cuts Diesel

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has approved a donation of US$250,000 (approximately GH¢3 million) to support victims of the recent devastating floods in Ghana, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced. In a statement issued in Accra on Sunday, August 2, 2026, the Ministry said it had been officially notified by the […] The post ECOWAS Donates US$250,000 To Support

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission has written to Presidential Special Envoy for Reparations, Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, requesting clarification over his use of the academic title “Dr.” and asking him to provide evidence of the qualification upon which the title is based. In a letter addressed to Amb. Dr. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, the Commission said it had taken […] The post GTEC Questions Spio-Garbrah’s

The Minority Leader, Osahen Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has thrown a political bombshell on the floor of Parliament, alleging that President John Dramani Mahama knows individuals engaged in illegal mining and challenging the Attorney-General to obtain a formal statement from the President, if the government is genuinely committed to fighting galamsey. Speaking during the closing sitting of […] The post Osahen

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), c, has challenged Africans living abroad to abandon what he described as a culture of “remittance-only” support and instead become investors, entrepreneurs and partners in Africa’s economic transformation. According to him, the era where Africans in the diaspora merely send money home to support relatives […] The post Diaspora

The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has declared that Ghana’s democracy is “under siege,” accusing the Mahama-led administration of systematically undermining constitutional governance through political interference in the judiciary, selective justice and the alleged weaponisation of state institutions against political opponents. Addressing a press conference in Accra on Friday, the National Organiser of the party, […] The post Our

President John Dramani Mahama has officially commissioned the refurbished Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) at the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) at the weekend, marking a significant milestone in the government’s “Energy Sector Reset Agenda”. The ceremony, held at the Refinery’s premises, signalled a decisive shift from years of inactivity toward a future defined by energy security […] The post Mahama