Officials at the Tema Port have intercepted a large cache of high-strength Tramadol tablets and capsules concealed within a cargo. The seizure, carried out by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) in partnership with the Customs Division, involved two separate batches of KIMAKING-branded Tramadol—a powerful opioid often misused as a recreationalContinue Reading
Over 60 members of parliament from the minority side on Thursday visited the Nima office of former Vice President and 2024 Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to pledge their support to him on his bid to be presidential candidate. In a video that has already gone viralContinue Reading
Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has welcomed Fitch Ratings’ decision to upgrade Ghana’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) from ‘Restricted Default’ to ‘B-’ with a Stable Outlook, describing it as a clear sign of renewed confidence in the country’s economic direction. The international ratings agency attributed the upgradeContinue Reading
One person is feared dead, and several others have sustained varying degrees of injuries following a horrific collision between an STC van and a tricycle near the Fidelity Bank stretch in Ho around 9:30 PM on Monday evening. Eyewitnesses say the STC van, which was travelling at high speed fromContinue Reading
President John Mahama has assured nursing trainees that the Government has put mechanisms in place to ensure that the payment of their monthly allowances will be done automatically. He assured them that their allowances were being worked on by the Government and that by next month (July), they would startContinue Reading
The Wife of the embattled former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has given possible timelines by which her husband would be able to honour the invitation by the Special Prosecutor to appear before his outfit in person. According to Prof Mrs Angela Ofori-Atta, after a successful surgery on June 13, MrContinue Reading
New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwart Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko has described President John Mahama as the most prepared leader in Ghana’s political history. Speaking on Asaase Radio on Monday, the political figure analysed President Mahama’s unique career trajectory from local government to the presidency. “I think the current president is probablyContinue Reading
A taxi driver, who pretended to be a stream god and defiled a 15-year-old girl in a bush, has been sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment with hard labour by the Tarkwa Circuit Court in the Western Region. Raphael Agyiri, 22, pleaded not guilty to the charge of defilement. Prosecuting, ChiefContinue Reading
A 20-year-old ex-convict, Latif Abubakar, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment by the Asante Akropong Circuit Court in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District for stealing three guns. Latif, who previously served a one-year jail term for stealing in 2022 following a conviction by the Twedie District Court, pleaded guiltyContinue Reading
One person has been found dead, with over 500 others displaced at Kasoa in the Awutu Senya East Municipality of the Central Region, after a downpour. Over 300 houses have also been submerged, and several properties destroyed. The victim, believed to be in his early thirties, met his untimely deathContinue Reading