Midday News

"With only about 8,000 practicing lawyers, there are currently not enough lawyers in Ghana" - Justice Ackaah-Boafo

The Ghana Police Service has arrested sixteen (16) suspects during an anti-illegal mining operation at Essuminya and Apraprama Forest Reserves in the Ashanti Region.

The Bank of Ghana has justified its decision not to confirm the appointments of a fraction of personnel recruited in December 2024. Sources close to the Bank told Joy Business that the action was based on a rigorous evaluation process undertaken by the Human Resource and Capacity Development Department.

JoyNews' investigation has uncovered a vast illegal mining operation hidden deep within the Anwiaso East Forest Reserve, near Diaso in the Bibiani area of the Western North Region.

"Gender parity does not mean just appointing women to satisfy the numbers, they must be qualified" - Justice Senyo Dzamefe

President Mahama criticizes centralized sanitation and waste management system as he announces reform stressing that new guidelines will soon be introduced for MMDAs to transparently select their sanitation service providers through a competitive process.

"Increasing the number of Supreme Court judges to twenty is appropriate"- Justice Philip Mensah.

The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, has revealed a sophisticated fraud scheme allegedly led by Gifty Oware-Mensah, involving the misuse of National Service Scheme (NSS) allowances to secure a loan.

The United States is considering restricting entry to citizens of an additional 36 countries in what would be a significant expansion of the travel ban announced by the Trump administration early this month.

Former Member of Parliament for Sekondi and legal practitioner, Andrew Agyapa-Mercer, has criticised the government’s response to the ongoing nurses’ strike. He branded the reaction as insensitive, callous,” and dismissive.