The High Court in Accra has sentenced Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, to 20 years in prison for each of the two counts on which he was convicted in the Akonta Mining illegal mining case.
Abla Dzifa Gomashie, Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, has reaffirmed government’s commitment to making the Volta Region a leading tourism destination through cultural promotion, eco-tourism development and private sector investment.
The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has advised prospective buyers of imported used vehicles to verify that all import duties have been duly paid before completing any purchase to avoid financial losses and possible seizure.
The Motor Transport and Traffic Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service has impounded more than 700 vehicles and removed illegally installed sirens, beacon and strobe lights, and other unauthorised lamps during an operation in the Western Region.
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced planned power outages in several communities across the Ashanti Region to allow for scheduled maintenance works on its distribution network.
The Ghana Police Service is preparing to arraign the jailed TikToker, Camila Alhassan, before the High Court on a separate charge of false communication.
Parliament has passed the National Defence University Bill, 2026, paving the way for the establishment of the National Defence University to consolidate and coordinate the tertiary education programmes of the Ghana Armed Forces.
Patience Mbaye, a 41-year-old ward assistant, has appeared before an Accra court over an alleged recruitment scam involving the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF).
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has said in 2025 it recovered GH¢617.5 million in stolen funds from the national coffers, including monies refunded by persons charged with misappropriation, fraud, money laundering, and cybercrime.
Media personality Kwame Afrifa Mensah, popularly known as Okatakyie Afrifa, and six others standing trial over their alleged role in disrupting the New Patriotic Party’s Constituency Executive Elections in the Afigya Sekyere East Constituency in the Ashanti Region have been granted bail by the Nsuta Circuit Court.
The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has arrested three persons in connection with the attempted importation of approximately five million tablets of tramadol with an estimated street value of about GH¢100 million.
The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has announced the temporary closure and relocation of the existing Terminal 3 Car Park at the Accra International Airport to pave the way for the construction of a seven-storey multi-purpose car park and airport hotel complex.
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