The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has increased the intake for Cadet Officer Course 54 at the Police Academy to a record 700 officers, the highest number ever admitted in the institution’s history. Traditionally, the Police Academy admits between 300 and 400 cadets per course. Previous intakes saw Course 51 admit 308 […]

Policy analyst and President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has called for the immediate release of Kwame Baffoe, the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), following his remand into custody over allegations of publishing false news and engaging in offensive conduct. In a Facebook post reacting to the development, Mr. Cudjoe questioned […]

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has conducted a series of coordinated raids on suspected drug hideouts across parts of Greater Accra and the Oti Region, leading to the arrest of several individuals and the seizure of suspected illicit substances. The weekend operation targeted communities including Kissieman, Dome and Kwabenya in Accra, as well as Alavanyo […]

The High Court of Justice (Human Rights Division 2, Accra) has awarded a total of GHC180,000 in damages to former Metro TV journalist Bridget Otoo and two others after ruling that the Ghana Police Service violated their fundamental human rights during the #OccupyJulorbiHouse protest in September 2023. Delivering judgment in the case Bridget Otoo & […]

Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has officially unveiled a 35-member campaign team to support his bid to become the next National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party. The team brings together party executives, former government officials, communicators and grassroots organisers who will lead his campaign ahead of the party’s upcoming national executive elections. […]

The government has established a committee to regulate rental prices following increasing complaints from students about the high cost of private hostels near tertiary institutions across Ghana. The decision comes after the President of the National Union of Ghana Students, Ibrahim Rashid, petitioned the Rent Control Department on 2 May 2026 over what he described […]

The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has visited the family of the 16-year-old boy who was allegedly tied to a quad bike and dragged along a road at North Legon. The visit formed part of efforts by the ministry to assess the welfare needs of the boy and provide […]