Three people, including the driver of a Toyota Sienta, have died following a head-on collision involving an Accra–Bawku-bound VVIP bus and a commercial vehicle near Zebilla in the Upper East Region. The fatal accident occurred in the early hours of Saturday at Saka, a community in the Bawku West District, sparking renewed concerns over road…
The Government of Ghana has lodged a formal protest against Canada’s decision to deny a temporary residence visa to Black Stars midfielder Thomas Partey and says it is pursuing both diplomatic and legal steps to have the ruling reviewed ahead of Ghana’s opening World Cup match against Panama on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. In a…
Women in the northern parts of Ghana spend more than four times as many minutes per day on unpaid care work as men, representing an 80 per cent burden in providing care for children, the elderly and people with disabilities and illnesses. The women also provide other support to families, including cooking, cleaning, washing clothes…
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has defended the government’s decision to maintain the producer price of cocoa for the 2026/2027 crop season, describing the move as a demonstration of its commitment to protecting cocoa farmers despite declining prices on the international market. The government, through COCOBOD, announced that the producer price for cocoa will remain…
The Attorney-General has filed a preliminary legal objection at the High Court (Criminal Division) in Accra, seeking to block an application by defence counsel in the ongoing criminal proceedings involving Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, and others. The objection, filed under docket number CR/0004/2026,…
Andy Appiah-Kubi, lawyer for Ashanti Regional New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has withdrawn from representing his client in the ongoing Akonta Mining criminal case, citing concerns over the conduct of the proceedings and the court’s handling of the matter. Speaking on Eyewitness on Thursday, June 11, he disclosed…
The Silent Economic Crisis Hiding in Plain Sight While national discussions continue to focus on debt, taxation, energy, and infrastructure, a far less visible crisis is quietly draining billions of cedis from Ghana’s every year. According to a recent study by the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) at the University of Ghana,…
The United States has extradited former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, to Ghana following her conviction on more than 70 corruption-related charges involving the embezzlement of over six million dollars in public funds. The American Embassy in Accra announced the extradition on Tuesday, June 9, 2026….
The Akim Oda Divisional Police Command has arrested a suspect in connection with the attempted theft of cocoa beans from a stranded truck at Akim Asuboa in the Asene Manso Akroso District of the Eastern Region. The suspect, identified as Kwasi Brako, also known as Anas, was apprehended following a police operation after he was…
The government has announced transitional arrangements to guide Bachelor of Laws (LLB) graduates and backlog students into the new legal education regime established under the Legal Education Act, 2026 (Act 1170). The directives, issued by the Director of Legal Education and Director of the Ghana School of Law, Professor Raymond Atuguba, on behalf of the…
