Former Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) Managing Director and ex-Goldman Sachs banker Asante Kwaku Berko is scheduled to be sentenced on November 10, 2026, following his conviction by a federal jury in Brooklyn, New York, over a bribery scheme involving a power plant project in Ghana.
Transparency International Ghana Executive Director Mary Addah has called for a comprehensive investigation into all individuals linked to the corruption case involving former Goldman Sachs banker Asante Berko, saying Ghana must fully examine the local dimension of the case.
Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has rejected allegations linking his security personnel to gold trading and the alleged disappearance of GH¢200 million belonging to the state agency, describing the claims as “laughable” and part of a coordinated disinformation campaign against him and GoldBod.
Finance Minister and outgoing Acting Minister for Defence, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has commissioned a newly completed accommodation and office complex at Butler Barracks, reaffirming the government's commitment to improving the welfare, working conditions and operational readiness of personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces.
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A forensic audit by Ghana’s Auditor-General has uncovered a major consular services scandal at Ghana’s Embassy in Washington, D.C., involving nearly US$19.4 million in irregular charges imposed on visa and passport applicants between 2019 and 2025.
Ghanaian-American investment banker Asante Kwaku Berko has been convicted by a federal jury in Brooklyn, United States, on charges linked to a multimillion-dollar corruption scheme involving the development and financing of a power plant in Ghana.
President John Dramani Mahama has carried out the first ministerial reshuffle of his second term in office, making key changes to his Cabinet, including the appointment of a substantive Minister for Defence following nearly a year of interim leadership at the ministry.
President John Dramani Mahama has announced a ministerial reshuffle, nominating Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings as Minister-designate for the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology, while reassigning several ministers in a move aimed at strengthening his administration.
President John Dramani Mahama has announced a ministerial reshuffle, reassigning key members of his administration as part of efforts to strengthen government operations and improve service delivery.
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed two new executive orders aimed at restricting birthright citizenship, reviving one of his administration's most controversial immigration policies despite a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling declaring an earlier version unconstitutional.
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has proposed that Ghana's upcoming plastics legislation be named in honour of the late Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, as a lasting tribute to his commitment to environmental protection and the fight against plastic pollution.
Lawyers for the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, have filed an application before the High Court seeking bail pending the hearing and determination of his appeal against his conviction and 20-year prison sentence.
President John Dramani Mahama has unveiled a cenotaph in honour of the late Defence Minister, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, marking one year since he and seven others lost their lives in a Ghana Armed Forces helicopter crash while on official duty.
