Ghana’s vice president says municipal diplomacy can help African cities expand trade, support young innovators and develop practical solutions to growing urban challenges. Ghanaian Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has called for stronger city-to-city partnerships across Africa to promote sustainable economic development, innovation and international trade. Delivering the opening keynote address at the Sister […]

The COPEC executive secretary says unresolved questions surrounding public finances and major government contracts could undermine the New Patriotic Party’s credibility ahead of Ghana’s next general election. Executive Secretary of the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers, Duncan Amoah, has called on former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta to provide a comprehensive account of his stewardship under the […]

The Ministry of National Security, working with local law-enforcement agencies, has shut down an unauthorized facility suspected of operating as a commercial sex and narcotics distribution center in Tema Community 5. The intelligence-led operation was conducted late on Friday, July 24, 2026, following surveillance and complaints from residents about activities at the property. Security operatives […]

The National Flood Mitigation Task Force has begun a wide-ranging operation to dredge drains, remove accumulated silt and demolish unauthorized structures obstructing waterways across Accra. The phased exercise, which started on Friday, July 24, 2026, follows a directive from President John Dramani Mahama to address the capital’s persistent flooding and restore the free movement of […]

Dr. Ama Antwiwaa Adu-Appiah of the Paga Hospital in Ghana’s Upper East Region has donated a GH¢20,000 cash award she received from the Paga Youth Movement to help purchase essential medical equipment for the facility. The donation, announced on Saturday, July 25, 2026, is intended to address shortages at the hospital and improve the quality […]

An Accra Circuit Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of New Patriotic Party communicator Kweku Osei Korankye Asiedu, popularly known as KOKA, after he failed to appear before the court. Asiedu, who is also a marketer, is facing charges of threat of death and publication of false news over separate statements he […]