Accra, Ghana//-The Rent Control Department of Ghana has instructed all private hostel owners, facility managers, operators, and others involved in student housing to put a hold on any planned increases to hostel fees for the 2026/2027 academic year.
Category: Ghana
Ghanaian Russian Recruit Cries Out, I’m Now Surviving on One Kidney and a Metal-adjusted Liver
He never bargained to fight in the Russia–Ukraine war, but a pursuit of better economic opportunities sold to him by a travelling agent has left him with scars he may never recover from.
Ghana’s Triple Reboot: Making Independence Real
Ghana is the country that first gained independence south of the Sahara in 1957. Kwame Nkrumah not only freed his homeland from British colonial rule but also turned Accra into the centre of the pan-African struggle, where freedom fighters from other colonies were trained, continental conferences were held, and the foundations of the Non-Aligned Movement […]
Ghana: Supreme Court Grants 14 CSOs Seeking to Join Case Challenging Constitutionality of the OSP
Accra, Ghana//-The Supreme Court on May 19th granted the 14 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) application to join as amici curiae in the ongoing case challenging the constitutionality of aspects of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959).
Mahama Fully Backs the OSP – Gov’t Rejects Secret Plot Claims
Accra, Ghana//-Government spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu has denied claims that the Mahama administration is secretly working to weaken or scrap the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).
Nasser and Kwame Nkrumah .. From National Independence to the Dream of Continental Unity ” 2 “
The relationship between Cairo and Accra during the 1950s and 1960s was not merely a passing political coordination between two newly independent states,
NPP Chairman Pleads Not Guilty to Fraud Charges, GH₵30m Financial Loss to Ghana EXIM Bank
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has pleaded not guilty to four counts of defrauding by false pretence, forgery, money laundering, and intentionally causing financial loss of over GH¢30 million to Ghana Export-Import Bank (Exim Bank).
Ghana’s Second Independence Test: Who Really Holds Power?
Ghana was the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to gain independence from colonial rule in 1957. At that moment, the whole of continental Africa looked to Accra as a symbol of hope, an example of courage, and proof that African peoples could determine their own destiny. The country became a beacon for its neighbours, calling […]
Ghana: PAC Queries Labour Ministry Over Missing GH¢223,000 Vehicles
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has questioned the Ministry of Labour and Employment over the disappearance of two vehicles purchased more than a decade ago and the subsequent accumulation of interest on the outstanding claim.
NPP Chairman Dragged to Court Over Fraud and GH₵30m Financial Loss to Ghana EXIM Bank
Accra, Ghana//-The state has initiated major criminal proceedings against the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, over an alleged multi-million-cedi agricultural loan fraud.