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…
Residents and business owners along the Weija to McCarthy Junction stretch have expressed growing concern over what they describe as a worsening public health and environmental nuisance caused by hundreds of refuse-laden tricycles parked along the outer lane of the road. The tricycles, which transport waste to a nearby dumping site, have reportedly occupied a…
The Government of Ghana, through the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), has announced that the producer price of cocoa will remain unchanged for the 2026 Light Crop Season despite a decline in global cocoa prices. Purchases for the 2026 Light Crop Season are expected to begin officially on Thursday, June 18, 2026. A statement signed by…
The collapse of buildings in Ghana has become an alarming and recurring tragedy that continues to claim lives, destroy property, and expose deep weaknesses within the country’s construction and regulatory systems. Every collapsed structure leaves behind a trail of grief, yet the underlying causes remain largely unaddressed. From residential buildings and churches to commercial structures…
Ghana’s industrial sector recorded stronger growth in the first quarter of 2026, with the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) rising by 3.2% year-on-year, up from 1.9% in the final quarter of 2025, according to the first quarter IIP report from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS). The improvement reflects increased production activity across key industrial sectors,…
The Registrar of the Traditional Medicine Practice Council (TMPC), Dr. Yakubu Tobor Yusuf, has called on newly inducted medical herbalists to respond positively when the government calls upon them to serve, particularly in rural and underserved communities across the country. Speaking at the 7th Medical Herbalist Induction Ceremony organised by the TMPC, Dr. Yusuf acknowledged…
The Government of Ghana has commenced the repatriation of 327 Ghanaian nationals stranded in Côte d’Ivoire following a demolition exercise carried out by authorities in the Port Bouët Municipality of Abidjan. According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday, June 12, 2026, the affected Ghanaians were displaced after the…
A South Korean court has sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison after finding him guilty of illegally ordering military drone incursions into North Korea in a case that prosecutors said was part of a broader effort to justify the imposition of martial law. The Seoul Central District Court convicted Yoon…
