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AG rejects Wontumi’s plea bargain proposal in EXIM Bank case

Eugene OtooJuly 22, 2026 at 8:03 amJuly 22, 2026 at 8:03 am

by Eugene OtooJuly 22, 2026 at 8:03 amJuly 22, 2026 at 8:03 am040

The Deputy Attorney-General, Justice Srem Sai, has disclosed that the Office of the Attorney-General has rejected a plea-bargaining proposal submitted by lawyers representing Bernard Antwi...

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Ghana’s reserves drop by $1.2bn; import cover slips to five months

Eugene OtooJuly 22, 2026 at 7:59 amJuly 22, 2026 at 7:59 am

by Eugene OtooJuly 22, 2026 at 7:59 amJuly 22, 2026 at 7:59 am043

This decline reduced the country’s import cover from 5.7 months to 5 months, indicating a smaller buffer of foreign currency available to meet the country’s...

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Wontumi jailed 20 years for illegal mining

Eugene OtooJuly 20, 2026 at 12:42 pmJuly 20, 2026 at 12:42 pm

by Eugene OtooJuly 20, 2026 at 12:42 pmJuly 20, 2026 at 12:42 pm047

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...

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Parliamentary majority is no licence to pass every bill – Bawumia

Eugene OtooJuly 20, 2026 at 8:27 am

by Eugene OtooJuly 20, 2026 at 8:27 am049

The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has cautioned the government against using its majority in Parliament as a basis for...

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Accountability drive is based on evidence, not political vendetta – Mahama

Eugene OtooJuly 17, 2026 at 3:27 pmJuly 17, 2026 at 3:27 pm

by Eugene OtooJuly 17, 2026 at 3:27 pmJuly 17, 2026 at 3:27 pm068

President John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed that his administration’s accountability agenda is driven by evidence and due process, insisting that ongoing investigations are not intended...

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Police end rescue efforts for victims of fatal Odumase accident

Eugene OtooJuly 17, 2026 at 3:21 pmJuly 17, 2026 at 3:21 pm

by Eugene OtooJuly 17, 2026 at 3:21 pmJuly 17, 2026 at 3:21 pm047

Police have ended search efforts for a supposed victim of the Odumase road accident, which claimed 13 lives on the spot. After failed attempts to...

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Supreme Court nominations: NDC not a principled party – Afenyo-Markin

Eugene OtooJuly 17, 2026 at 3:03 pmJuly 17, 2026 at 3:03 pm

by Eugene OtooJuly 17, 2026 at 3:03 pmJuly 17, 2026 at 3:03 pm054

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has accused the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) of hypocrisy over President John Dramani Mahama’s recent nominations to the Supreme Court....

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Police probe suspected abduction of eight-month-old baby at Kpando Market

Eugene OtooJuly 17, 2026 at 2:40 pmJuly 17, 2026 at 2:40 pm

by Eugene OtooJuly 17, 2026 at 2:40 pmJuly 17, 2026 at 2:40 pm052

Police in the Volta Region have commenced investigations into the reported disappearance of an eight-month-old baby boy at the Kpando Market in a suspected abduction...

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Ghana spends $350 million annually on poultry imports – Agric Minister

Eugene OtooJuly 17, 2026 at 12:55 pmJuly 17, 2026 at 1:05 pm

by Eugene OtooJuly 17, 2026 at 12:55 pmJuly 17, 2026 at 1:05 pm065

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has disclosed that Ghana spends approximately $350 million every year to import poultry products, noting that the...

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2026 World Cup winners to receive championship rings

Eugene OtooJuly 17, 2026 at 12:37 pmJuly 17, 2026 at 12:37 pm

by Eugene OtooJuly 17, 2026 at 12:37 pmJuly 17, 2026 at 12:37 pm080

The winners of Sunday’s FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and Spain will receive championship rings for the first time in the tournament’s history, FIFA...