Day: October 22, 2025

Nabdam: The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) in the Nabdam District has held a civic engagement session to empower women’s groups with the knowledge and skills needed to fight corruption and promote the rule of law in their communities. According to Ghana News Agency, the event brought together 60 women, including dressmakers, hairdressers, traders, and representatives of faith-based and community-based organizations, as well as young women from the informal sector. The engagement formed part of a nationwide initiative under the project ‘Civic Engagements on the Rule of Law and the Fight Against Corruption,’ being implemented by the NCCE with

Sogakope: The South Tongu District Assembly has conducted a public hearing on its Draft Medium-Term Development Plan (MTDP) for 2026-2029 at the District Assembly Hall in Sogakope. The event is a statutory requirement under the Local Governance Act, 2016 (Act 936), Section 86, which mandates district assemblies to engage stakeholders in reviewing draft development plans before adoption by the General Assembly. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Mohammed Abu Shiraz, the District Planning Officer, stated that the hearing followed the completion of the draft plan, which outlines key developmental priorities for the next four years. He emphasized the importance of

Accra: A 65-year-old woman, Madam Abena Gladys, has reportedly been murdered by her nephew in the Breman-Benin community of the Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa District of the Central Region. She was reportedly beheaded by her nephew, Kojo Sam unprovoked. According to Ghana News Agency, the tragic event took place at around 1215 hours on Monday, October 20, 2025, when the suspect allegedly forced his way into the victim’s room, armed with a pestle and struck her several times. He then dragged her outside, stabbed her repeatedly, and ultimately beheaded her. Some residents and relatives revealed that the suspect had previously threatened to kill

Kumasi: Mr Christian Tetteh Yohuno, Inspector-General of Police, has deployed a special investigations team to support inquiries into the death of Cheith Toure, a Senegalese, in Kumasi. The team includes homicide investigators, forensic experts, and intelligence officers. According to Ghana News Agency, a statement signed by Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Grace Ansah-Akrofi, Director of Public Affairs, indicated that preliminary investigations revealed that on October 16, 2025, a man identified as Issah, who claimed to be the deceased’s brother, took him to Manhyia Hospital with multiple abdominal injuries. Issah reportedly informed the police that the victim had been involved in

Accra: An Accra Circuit Court has remanded 48 Ivorians into prison custody over illegal entry. All of them pleaded not guilty to entering the country illegally and staying without acquiring the requisite permits. The court, presided over by Madam Basilia Adjei-Tawiah, ordered that they be brought back on November 3, 2025. Three of their accomplices, Saran Kone, Belinga Grace Divine, and M’balla Kone, who collapsed in front of the court, could not be arraigned. According to Ghana News Agency, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Emmanuel Haligah, presenting the facts, said on October 7, 2025, the police had intelligence that some