Former Assin Central Constituency Member of Parliament(MP), Kennedy Agyapong, has filed an application in a U.S. court demanding a reduction in the $18m in damages levied against him in a civil action brought by investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas. In a cross-motion for summary judgment, Agyapong’s legal team argued that …

In the United States, investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas has won a substantial defamation lawsuit against Kennedy Agyapong, the former Ghanaian Member of Parliament for Assin Central, for $18 million. A jury in Essex County, New Jersey, delivered the verdict. Kennedy Agyapong and media star Frederick Asamoah were accused of …

The Blue Water River Guard training program, an innovative module under the Blue Water Initiative, was launched by the government through the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources. It will give 2,000 Ghanaian youth the skills and knowledge they need to effectively protect Ghana’s river bodies. 400 young Ghanaian men …

The Ghana Armed Forces’ (GAF) new Acting Service Chiefs have been appointed by President John Mahama. This is part of an effort to reorganize GAF’s leadership. Strengthening the country’s defense architecture and guaranteeing ongoing military excellence are the goals of the measures, which go into effect on March 24, 2025. …

The Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) needs an estimated $25 million to undertake a complete overhaul and restore full operations, according to Dr. Yussif Sulemana, Managing Director. His remarks coincide with issues facing Ghana’s petroleum industry, including growing gasoline costs, a significant reliance on imports, and the underutilization of domestic refining …

Former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has been warned by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) that if he does not show up for interrogation on Monday, June 2, 2025, he will be listed as a wanted individual once more. This is in reaction to a complaint that Mr. Ofori-Atta …

After more than two years of court proceedings concerning Oliver Barker-Vormawor’s purported plot to organize a coup d’état, the state has dropped the treason felony accusations against him. Initially, Barker-Vormawor was charged because of remarks he made following the E-levy’s passage. But now, Attorney General Dr. Dominic Ayine has made …

Daniel Owusu Koranteng, a former employee of Tiger Eye PI, has been detained by the Ghana Police Service as a suspect in the death of Ahmed Hussein-Suale, an investigative journalist. Before his untimely death in 2019, Koranteng, also known as Akwasi Amakye, is suspected of exchanging pictures of the deceased …

For their involvement in illicit mining activities in Kadadwen, Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality, fifty-six people have been taken into custody and turned over to the Western Regional Police Command. The Western Regional Security Council launched the crackdown as part of a deliberate campaign to stop illegal mining, or galamsey, which has …

New security chiefs have been appointed by President John Dramani Mahama to lead Ghana’s important institutions. DDGP 3 Patience Baffoe-Bonnie will be the Director-General of the Ghana Prisons Service, according to a statement released by the Presidency’s Communications Wing. Furthermore, DCI Samuel Basentale Amadu was named the Comptroller-General of the …