Category: News

Accra: The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) serves as a constitutional pillar in Ghana, with a mandate to enhance public understanding of constitutional democracy and governance. By fostering civic education, the NCCE aims to build stable political, economic, and social environments. One of its critical initiatives is the formation of Civic Education Clubs (CEC), designed to engage young people in discourse regarding the 1992 Constitution, helping them internalize its principles and objectives as the nation’s core legal framework. According to Ghana News Agency, the inception of Civic Education Clubs can be traced back to March 1996, during the National

Accra: The Ghana Police Service has foiled a robbery attempt in Accra through an intelligence-led operation by the Police Intelligence Directorate (PID). According to Ghana News Agency, the operation, conducted on Monday, July 15, 2025, followed credible intelligence that five armed men were lodging at a hotel in Labadi and planning to rob a foreign national at Cantonments. ‘While en route to their target location in a Toyota Yaris vehicle, the suspects, detecting police surveillance, opened fire on the police team shooting one of our officers in the process,’ a police statement copied to the Ghana News Agency said. The

Aboadze: Mr. Sampson Ahi, the Deputy Minister for Trade, Agribusiness, and Industry, has praised Twyford Ghana Ceramics Company Limited for its role in enhancing Ghana’s industrial development, job creation, and export growth. Mr. Ahi extended these commendations during his tour of Twyford’s advanced sanitary ware factory and the K6 production line at their ceramic facility in Aboadze, Shama municipality, Western Region. According to Ghana News Agency, the Deputy Minister was welcomed and guided through the facility by Mr. Arvin Xie Zhiguo, Deputy General Manager; Mr. Henry Zhou, assistant to the Managing Director; and Mr. David Wei, Commercial Manager of Twyford

Zwiesel: Three bodies have been discovered in a dilapidated house in the Bavarian town of Zwiesel, south-eastern Germany, following a confession from a suspect who turned himself in to police. According to Ghana News Agency, the 37-year-old Slovakian suspect approached police in Linz, Austria, on Monday afternoon, admitting to killing three people. He was subsequently taken into custody and is awaiting extradition to Germany, as confirmed by police officials. Based on the suspect’s confession, authorities located the bodies of a 22-year-old and a 56-year-old at his residence in Zwiesel, along with a third unidentified body. The case is currently being

Accra: The Ayawaso West Municipal Directorate of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has called on residents to make use of the Public Relations and Complaints Committee (PRCC) in addressing concerns related to the local assembly. The call was made during a community engagement session at Deeper Life Ministry, Roman Ridge, Triumphant Assemblies of God Church, Dzorwulu, on the role of the PRCC in promoting participatory democracy and public engagement. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Edem Afeeva, the Ayawaso West Municipal Director of NCCE, stressed the importance of active civic participation and urged residents to approach the PRCC

Berekum: Elder Simon Ampaabeng Kyeremeh, the Member of Parliament for Berekum East, has conducted a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the commencement of construction for a new office complex for the Berekum office of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA). According to Ghana News Agency, the project is being funded by the government and is anticipated to be completed in a few months. This development aims to address space constraints at the current NHIA office in Berekum, which has led to congestion and has forced residents to travel to Dormaa-Ahenkro or Sunyani to register with the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).

Accra: Civil society organisations (CSOs) and the media played a dominant role in Ghana’s anti-corruption landscape in 2024. They provided investigative oversight, public education, and citizen mobilisation, the State of Corruption Report 2024 published by the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) stated. According to Ghana News Agency, the report highlights the critical contributions of CSOs such as the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), the African Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), and the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), as well as key investigative journalism platforms like The Fourth Estate and Corruption Watch. These groups, GACC stated, served as the eyes and ears