Two suspected robbers shot dead during foiled bank robbery in Accra
# Standfirst Police in Accra have shot dead two suspected robbers and arrested a third after foiling an attempted raid on a GCB Bank branch in Labone.
Yaw Darko·9d ago
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Parts of Greater Accra to face emergency power outage on Sunday
Thousands of electricity customers in parts of Greater Accra face an outage of up to 14 hours on Sunday as GRIDCo carries out emergency repairs to a damaged transmission tower at Ashaiman.
Kofi Boateng·9d ago
Mahama pledges more schools and healthcare closer to Ghanaians
President John Dramani Mahama has pledged to expand access to secondary education and basic healthcare, promising more schools in densely populated areas and home-based health services for communities.
Kofi Boateng·10d ago
Ghana businesses remain optimistic despite rising costs and import competition
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Yaw Darko·10d ago
How Ghana dodged South Africa’s $18m repatriation bill
Ghana has been spared a share of South Africa’s nearly $18m repatriation costs after it independently evacuated more than 1,600 citizens amid xenophobic attacks, choosing to fund their return home rather than rely on South African support.
Ama Owusu·11d ago
11 dead after tipper truck and bus collide on Accra-Kumasi highway
Gertrude Ankah·11d ago
Government urged to improve budget execution after GH¢35.6bn first-half shortfall
Ghana’s Institute for Fiscal Studies says government’s GH¢35.6bn first-half spending shortfall has undermined the credibility of the 2026 budget and constrained development spending.
Ama Owusu·11d ago
Martin Amidu questions Mahama over Asante Berko bribery investigation
Former Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu has asked President John Mahama to explain what happened to an OSP investigation into the alleged bribery scheme involving former Goldman Sachs banker Asante Berko and a Turkish power company
Ama Owusu·13d ago
High Court dismisses Cheddar's bid to halt $14.9m judgment enforcement
Ghanaian businessman Nana Kwame Bediako, known as Cheddar, has failed to stop the enforcement of a $14.9m judgment obtained against him by UK-based Cola Holdings, as he appeals an earlier ruling on the case.
Abena Asante·13d ago
Attorney-General opposes Wontumi's bail, calls him flight risk
Ghana's Attorney-General says NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, known as Wontumi, poses a significant flight risk and has urged the High Court to reject his bid for bail pending appeal against his 20-year prison sentence.
Kwame Mensah·13d ago
Plantain ‘decoy’ used to hide 11.8 tonnes of cocoa, police say
Ghanaian police have arrested four people after uncovering 118 bags of cocoa allegedly hidden beneath plantain in a truck bound for Togo.
Kwame Mensah·13d ago
Mustapha Abdul-Hamid trial will continue during legal vacation, judge tells lawyers
A High Court judge has refused to adjourn the trial of former NPA chief executive Mustapha Abdul-Hamid and five others, saying hearings will continue during Ghana’s legal vacation unless the Chief Justice withdraws the warrant allowing the court to sit.
Abena Asante·13d ago
Abdul-Hamid trial will continue during legal vacation, judge tells lawyers
A Ghana High Court judge says he will continue hearing the trial of former NPA boss Mustapha Abdul-Hamid during the legal vacation unless the Chief Justice revokes his warrant to sit.
Abena Asante·13d ago