The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has issued a firm reminder to the public and financial institutions that individuals implicated in the 2017-2019 financial sector clean-up, as well as former directors of failed banks and Specialised Deposit-taking Institutions (SDIs) since the enactment of the Banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions Act, 2016 (Act 930), are barred from holding key positions under the …

The Ghana Police Service has launched an investigation into the tragic death of 24-year-old Lois Abena Koranteng, who was discovered unconscious in a swimming pool at a hotel in Takoradi on 8th June 2024. According to reports, Ms Koranteng was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital but was pronounced dead upon arrival. The Police visited both the scene and the …

A Ugandan court has sentenced a 24-year-old man to six years in prison for insulting the president and the first family through his video posted on TikTok. Edward Awebwa was charged with hate speech and spreading “misleading and malicious” information against President Yoweri Museveni, First Lady Janet Museveni and son Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is the head of the military. The …