The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has confiscated 98 unregistered herbal medicinal products during a market surveillance operation conducted between November 22 and 24, 2025, at Awoshie, and Boundary Road in Accra. The seized items include popular products such as Amenazel Herbal Tonic, Amenazel Herbal Bitters, and Poget Herbal Mixture,Continue Reading
The Special Operations Taskforce, formed by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) is in Tamale, to help the metropolis get rid of illicit drug peddlers and clamp down on criminal hideouts. A total of 19 suspects were arrested at the weekend during a swoop. The all male persons are madeContinue Reading
The government has announced a restructuring of the national School Feeding Programme as part of a broader effort to strengthen food security, improve accountability and enhance nutrition among students. The new policy, approved by Cabinet on November 7, 2025, grants the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) fullContinue Reading
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly has installed new signage bearing the Ga word “Oobake”, which means welcome, at the entrance of the Accra City Hall as part of efforts to promote cultural identity and improve the visitor experience. The installation took place in Accra on November 21, 2025. The Assembly saidContinue Reading
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) has condemned a disturbing viral video in which a group of men are seen forcing a child to smoke cigarette. In a statement issued on November 21, the Ministry described the act as abusive, unlawful, and a blatant violation of theContinue Reading
The Amasaman Circuit Court has sentenced a mason, Akwasi Obeng, to 48 months’ imprisonment in hard labour for stealing 17 cattle valued at GHC228,000.00. Obeng, 46, admitted the offence, explaining that he stole the animals – part of the 21 cattle entrusted to his care- because his employer failedContinue Reading
Sampson Azumah, the 21-year-old man who stabbed a firefighter during efforts to contain a fire that ravaged an eight-room, one-storey building at Adjiringanor near Ability Square in Greater Accra last Friday [Nov 14], has been remanded into police custody by the Achimota Circuit Court. Azumah, who has been charged withContinue Reading
The Vice-President, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has had an engagement with Portage Energy, a clean-energy company, to discuss a potential partnership on waste-to-energy and sustainable aviation fuel initiative for Ghana. The move is aimed at getting support in Ghana’s pursuit of transparent and mutually beneficial development solutions. The clean-energy company,Continue Reading
One member of the National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) taskforce is reported dead after an operational vehicle was involved in an accident at Obuasi in the Ashanti Region on Wednesday. According to the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, the accident involved a five-member team that was on itsContinue Reading
Parliament has approved a request for the review of the investment policy and management of the Ghana Petroleum Funds in line with section 30 (1a) of the Petroleum Revenue Management Act, 2011 (Act 815). The approval will allow the government to invest the $1.456 billion sitting in the petroleum fundContinue Reading
