Former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has resigned from Ghana’s Council of State, ending her tenure on the country’s highest presidential advisory body. Akuffo, who led the judiciary from 2017 to 2020, is understood to have submitted her resignation last year. She has not attended any Council of State meetings since, including the most recent session…
The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has ordered a full investigation into the death of a 20-year-old University of Cape Coast (UCC) student, Innocentia Avinu, who was reported missing and later found dead on a beach in Cape Coast. The directive follows police confirmation that the Level 200 student’s body was discovered days after she…
Innocentia Avinu, a 25-year-old Level 200 student at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), has tragically been found dead after she went missing following a visit off-campus She left campus on Thursday, but according to her friends, she did not return to her hostel that day. When attempts to reach her by phone failed, her…
Old Tafo MP Vincent Ekow Assafuah has questioned whether admission procedures under Ghana’s new legal education framework could effectively reintroduce the entrance examination system that Parliament recently abolished. The concern follows the issuance of interim directives by the Director of Legal Education, Professor Raymond Atuguba, outlining transitional arrangements under the Legal Education Act, 2026 (Act…
Six people have been arrested after a joint security operation at the controversial China Mall construction site in Koforidua, where developers allegedly defied a stop-work order issued by the Eastern Regional Security Council (REGSEC). Personnel from the National Security, the Ghana Armed Forces and the Ghana Police Service carried out the operation at the construction…
Palm oil manufacturers and residents in fishing communities in the Twifo Atti-Morkwa District of the Central Region are calling on the government to urgently intervene to halt illegal mining (galamsey) activities polluting the Pra River. The residents say the once-clean river, which they believe had spiritual significance and provided vital support for their livelihoods, has…
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…
