Supreme Court nominee Justice Janapare Adzua Bartels-Kodwhile opposes raising the legal sex age from 16 to 18. She spoke Tuesday before Parliament's Appointments Committee about the marriage and consent age gap. The judge believes schools and learning work better than new laws for protecting children. Another nominee Sir Dennis Dominic Adjei wants lawmakers to close the age difference problem. He thinks the current system puts young people at risk.
Ghana allows teens to have sex at 16 but blocks marriage until 18 years old. Critics say this creates dangerous situations for girls especially. Justice Bartels-Kodwhile argues that changing numbers alone cannot fix social problems. She wants girls to stay in classrooms longer and build life...
Opposition lawmakers want President John Mahama's government to rescue Ghanaians stuck overseas. Parliament's Minority Caucus demands immediate action to bring citizens home from Israel and Iran. Explosions hit Tehran on Friday morning after Israel attacked Iranian nuclear sites. Iran fired back with missile strikes and promised harsh punishment for the attack. Many Ghanaians remain trapped despite earlier government promises to help them escape.
Samuel Abu Jinapor leads Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee for the opposition party. He posted on social media Tuesday about the government's slow response to the crisis. The lawmaker wants the Foreign Ministry to use all diplomatic channels for evacuations. Abu Jinapor calls for a...
Larry Dogbe from The Herald newspaper praised President John Dramani Mahama for ending a 19-year cleaning contract. The Youth Employment Agency had deals with Zoomlion Ghana Limited that lasted almost two decades. Investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni wrote to the president about problems with the arrangement. The president's office sent a letter on June 11 to stop the renewable contract. Dr. Callistus Mahama signed the termination letter as the president's Executive Secretary.
The government will check all money paid to Zoomlion after the contract expired. Officials plan to recover any unauthorized payments from the company. Dogbe spoke about the decision during a Channel One TV morning show on Tuesday. He wants skilled...
Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu face fraud charges worth US$7 million from the Presidential Goats Pass-On Scheme. Their High Court trial stopped again yesterday because one court assessor became sick. Justice Pisirayi Kwenda moved the hearing to June 30 after lawyers from both sides agreed to wait. The court had called witness Precious Issa before the delay happened. Court officials must decide if the original goats supply tender document can serve as evidence.
Defense lawyers fight hard against adding the document to the case. They say using the paper breaks fairness rules for trials. Prosecutors want the document because they believe it proves their fraud claims. This fight over evidence creates tension between the legal teams. The...
Police caught a 43-year-old man with drugs worth R1.3 million on Tuesday near Letsitele. Officers from different teams worked together to find the suspect. The Mopani Tracking Team joined forces with other security groups to make the arrest. Someone told police about a white VW Jetta carrying dagga from Swaziland to Zimbabwe. Officers started looking for the car right away.
Police found the vehicle on the R529 road close to Mafarana Village. They stopped the car and searched it carefully. Officers discovered ten blocks of compressed dagga weighing 217.2 kilograms inside. The driver faces charges for dealing drugs illegally. Police took all the dagga as evidence.
The suspect will appear at Ritavi Magistrate's Court on Thursday. He must...
Collins Washayanyika farms 170 hectares of land near Darwendale at just 24 years old. The agriculture graduate turned empty ground into a working farm with cattle, crops and wild animals. He sleeps outside every night to watch over his work. Most young people leave for city jobs but Collins chose farming instead. He calls his approach hands-on work rather than phone farming.
The young farmer raises cattle and grows special grass to feed them. He built a water system that covers 20 hectares for tobacco farming. The sandy soil works better for macadamia trees than grain crops. Collins planted over 200 macadamia trees and plans to add more. He also keeps 50 beehives to make honey for selling.
Collins stocks his pond with fish and tests...
A new program trains Ghana journalists to cover China stories better. The Africa-China Centre for Policy and Advisory started the Ghana-China Media Fellowship 2025 on June 14. Fifteen experienced reporters from Ghana media companies joined the first meeting at the center's North Legon office. The training runs for twelve weeks and covers lectures, language classes, and business meetings.
Paul Frimpong runs the center and leads the program. He calls the launch a bold move toward smarter media coverage. The program wants to build journalists who can study and share Africa-China stories with depth and clear writing. Sylvia Sinkari says the timing makes sense because China's power keeps growing. Reporters need proper tools to explain and...
A political aide wants Ghana's corruption watchdog to stop making excuses about a missing former finance minister. Nana Yaw Sarpong works for Alan Kyerematen's Movement for Change party. He says the Office of the Special Prosecutor should have acted faster. The office is investigating Ken Ofori-Atta for corruption charges. Police have issued an international arrest warrant for the former minister.
Ofori-Atta left Ghana for medical treatment in America. He had surgery for prostate cancer recently. The corruption office says it's working with lawyers to bring him back home. Sarpong blames the watchdog for letting Ofori-Atta leave the country. He says everyone knew investigations were coming about the National Cathedral project and...
President John Dramani Mahama says Ghana makes new rules and changes old systems. His team wants more open government and better money handling. They work to find new ways to collect taxes from people and businesses. These changes help cut waste and build stronger foundations for the country. All these reforms create lasting economic growth for Ghana.
Mahama spoke at a Tuesday meeting with European Union leaders about partnership deals. He praised EU support for helping Ghana manage public money better. The partnership also helps with tax collection improvements and stopping corruption. Credit rating company Fitch raised Ghana's score to B-minus stable just one day earlier. This better rating shows the world trusts Ghana's economy...
