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The Ghana Police Service has successfully stopped a planned robbery in Accra following a special intelligence-led operation, resulting in the killing of two suspects, while the other three are still on the run. According to a statement posted on the Ghana Police Service’s official Facebook page on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, the operation was carried out by the Police Intelligence Directorate (PID) on Monday, July 15, 2025. The police acted on credible tip-off that five armed men were hiding at a hotel in Labadi and planning to rob a foreign national in the Cantonments area. “The Ghana Police Service has…

Jerry Ahmed Shaib, the Deputy Minority Whip in Parliament has issued an official statement to deny online news reports that he had threatened to resign as a Member of Parliament if former Vice President Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia gets elected as flag-bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the 2028 elections. Jerry Shaib, the Member of Parliament for the Weija-Gbawe Constituency said he had never made such comments in any manner or form to any individual or persons and it should be treated as false news. The said report went viral online after it was put out by a shady…

The Attorney-General (AG) has officially dropped the criminal case against former Finance Minister Dr. Kwabena Duffuor and seven others, who were standing trial over the collapse of uniBank. The decision was announced on Tuesday, July 22, 2025 by Deputy Attorney-General Dr. Justice Srem-Sai, through a press release posted on his Facebook wall. He stated that the AG had entered a nolle prosequi, a legal declaration indicating that the State no longer wishes to pursue the case. This move brings an end to a high-profile prosecution that had been ongoing since 2020. The press statement issued by the AG’s office, explained…

Right Hon Speaker, I respectfully write to express my objection and hereby decline to be included in the reconstituted list of Ghana’s delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament as adopted on the floor of the House today – an action that was taken in the absence of my good self and the Minority Leader. Respectfully, I wish to place on record that I was neither consulted nor did I give my consent to be considered as a replacement for the Minority Leader, Hon Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, on the ECOWAS Parliamentary delegation. At no point have I expressed any intention to replace…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) led Government has operationalized a well-planned political strategy aimed to frighten into submission, leaders of the New Patriotic Party (NPP); a diabolic agenda that would be successful unless the NPP unites both in spirit and in truth, rather than a unity of lips service, Minority Leader Osahen Alexander Afenyo-Markin has said.  “Since the NDC government assumed office in January, we’ve witnessed very disturbing developments: Intimidation of our party members, and a dangerous trend of persecution of our leaders and supporters. These attacks are not random— they are strategic attempts to weaken us. But they will…

Stephen Asamoah-Boateng alias Asabee, a former Minister and an elder of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has denied media reports that he had said former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo wants an opportunity to apologise to Ghanaians following the Party’s defeat in the 2024 general elections. Asabee, on Saturday July 19, signed and issued an official press statement to deny ever making such a claim to any media house or any individual or group of persons anywhere. Below is the statement in full: “I Never Said That” – Stephen Asamoah-Boateng (Asabeee) Denies Claims of SayingH.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is…

A 40-year-old businessman, Nurudeen Abdul Ganew, as well as his brothers have been dragged before the Accra Circuit Court for allegedly pretending to be Professor Joshua Alabi, a top member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), in order to defraud a Council of State member. Ganew faces charges of impersonation and defrauding by false pretences. He and his two brothers, Nurudeen Rashid and Nurudeen Gafaru, have also been charged with conspiracy to commit a crime. All three have pleaded not guilty. The court, presided over by Mrs. Sedinam Awo Kwadam, granted them bail of GH¢150,000 with three sureties, one of…

Ghana will officially launch a gold traceability system by 2026 to help regulate small-scale mining and stop illegal gold trading. This was announced by the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi during an interview on Asempa FM’s Ekosiisen programme on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. Once this initiative is in place, the system will ensure that only gold with a known source can be exported. Gold without clear traceability may be blocked from export, and penalties could follow. “When the gold is traceable, you can go to the LBM [London Bullion Market] refineries and get the…

The Mount Sinai Methodist School, located in Kpone, has crowned Etiapa as Miss Sinai 2025 in the maiden edition of the school’s pageant show. The event, which took place on Friday, July 4, 2025, at the school premises, drew a large crowd, including parents and supporters of the various contestants. Sixteen finalists showcased their talents and represented different regions across Ghana. Etiapa, who represented the Central Region, emerged as the winner, followed by Zuwera, who represented the Upper West Region as the first runner-up, and Naa Amarley, who represented the Greater Accra Region as the second runner-up. The contestants demonstrated…

The Minority Select Committee on Education expresses grave concern over the disturbing reports of Ghanaian government-sponsored students facing imminent eviction, deregistration and possible deportation across several countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom. At the heart of this crisis lies the government’s failure to honour financial commitments through the Ghana Scholarships Secretariat. Established in January 1960 as an extra-ministerial agency under the Office of the President, the Scholarships Secretariat was a strategic response to Ghana’s post-independence development agenda. It was designed to ensure that financially disadvantaged Ghanaians would not be denied access to tertiary and professional education, particularly…