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Airport child abduction case: Suspect remanded as victim reunited with family
The suspect in the alleged abduction of a nine-year-old girl in the Odumase-Krobo District has been remanded into police custody after appearing before court,...
Damang to get an airport – Ibrahim Mahama announces after mine takeover
Business mogul and Chief Executive Officer of Engineers and Planners, Ibrahim Mahama, has pledged significant infrastructure investments for communities around the Damang Mine following...
NACOC apologises to man over photo publication after airport sniffer dog operation
The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has apologised to Mr Ebenezer Twum Asante after mistakenly publishing his photograph in connection with a routine security operation...
Airport levy to fund projects, completion targeted within 24 months – James Agalga
The Board Chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), James Agalga, has said the government’s Airport Infrastructure Development Levy is designed to fund...
Gov’t to construct new concourse at Accra International Airport to ease congestion
The Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Ofosu Kwakye, has announced plans by the Ghana Airports Company Limited to expand and...
Gov’t to expand Accra International Airport with new car park, retail spaces, and airport...
The Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Ofosu Kwakye, has announced that the Ghana Airports Company Limited is moving forward with...
VVIP lounge at Accra Airport shut for one week as part of major upgrade
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the temporary closure of the VVIP Lounge at the Accra International Airport, effective April 3, 2026, to...
Airport tax revenue shrinks by GH₵400m, misses 2025 target by 20%
Ghana’s airport tax revenue has dropped by GH₵400 million, missing its 2025 target by about 20 per cent, as the nearly GH₵2 billion projection...
Transport Minister justifies new airport levy
Transport Minister defends new airport levy, cites infrastructure needs
The Minister for Transport, Joseph Bukari Nikpe, has justified the introduction of the Airport Infrastructure Development...
New Airport Levy set to increase travel costs – Okyere Baafi
The Ghana Airport Company has announced the introduction of a new infrastructure development charge, imposing a fee of $100 on international travelers and GHS...
Airfares rise as Airport Infrastructure Levy takes effect from today
Airline ticket prices for both domestic and international travel are set to increase from today, as carriers begin implementing the government’s Airport Infrastructure Development...
Accra International Airport misses out again in 2026 Skytrax top 10 African Airports
Accra International Airport has not been included in the 2026 Skytrax Top 10 Best Airports in Africa, continuing a trend in which Ghana’s primary...
Ablakwa rejects planned airport reception over UN slavery resolution win
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has directed his outfit to cancel plans for a surprise welcome at the airport following his...
Signage works at Accra International Airport fully completed
The installation and fixing of signage at the Accra International Airport has been fully completed following initial delays the previous day.
According to airport authorities,...
Mahama cuts sod for new Sunyani Airport project at Nsoatre
President John Dramani Mahama has officially cut sod for the construction of a new airport at Nsoatre, a move seen as a significant boost...
Iran hits key UAE oil port and Dubai airport
The United Arab Emirates' (UAE) biggest port and oil storage facility, Fujairah, and Dubai's international airport have come under further drone attacks as Iran...
Police arrest robbery suspect at Airport Residential Area
The police have arrested a suspect in connection with a robbery incident that occurred at the Airport Residential Area in Accra on February 23.
The suspect, identified as...
Flash floods in Nairobi kill 23, disrupt flights at major airport
Aid ‌workers pulled bodies from floodwaters across Nairobi on Saturday after flash floods that began overnight killed at least 23 people, swept away dozens...
Renaming of airport will not impose huge cost on state – Transport Minister
The Minister for Transport, Joseph Bukari Nikpe, has dismissed claims that the decision to rename the country’s main international airport will impose a significant...
Kotoka Int. Airport to introduce 3D scanners, end shoe removal for passengers
Passengers travelling through Terminal 2 at Kotoka International Airport will soon experience faster and more convenient security screening as Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL)...
Kotoka International Airport renamed Accra International Airport
The Government has officially reverted the name of Kotoka International Airport to Accra International Airport.
In a statement issued by the Ministry of Transport, the...
NACOC intensifies K9 surveillance at Kotoka Airport
The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has stepped up behavioural detection and surveillance operations at Kotoka International Airport, resulting in the seizure of controlled drugs,...
NACOC intercepts cocaine hidden in packaged gari at Kotoka Airport
Operatives of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) have arrested a senior manager of a manufacturing company for allegedly attempting to smuggle cocaine out of...
Airport rename debate while rivers die? – John Awuah blasts CSOs
President of the Ghana Association of Banks, John Awuah, has blasted Ghana’s civil society organisations (CSOs), accusing them of misplacing priorities and failing to...
No drumming or dancing at airports without approval – GACL warns
The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has cautioned the public against organising cultural performances at the country’s airports without official clearance.
According to the company,...
Volta Chiefs urged to resist renaming of Kotoka International Airport
Former Minister for Trade and Industry, Kobina Tahiru Hammond, has called on traditional leaders in the Volta Region to oppose the proposed renaming of...
If they change it, it will be restored — K.T Hammond on Airport renaming...
Former Minister for Trade and Industry, Kobina Tahiru Hammond, has warned that renaming Kotoka International Airport will tarnish the legacy of former President John...
Collapse NDC if you’re against coup d’état – K.T. Hammond on planned airport renaming...
A former Minister for Trade and Industry, Kobina Tahiru Hammond, has launched a scathing attack on the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), insisting that...
Arthur Kennedy urges Ghanaians to leave Kotoka International Airport name intact
Ghana has once again been gripped by debate over the potential renaming of Kotoka International Airport, named after General Emmanuel Kotoka, who was killed...
Paul Adom-Otchere reveals past proposal to rename Kotoka Airport after Kofi Annan
Former Board Chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), Paul Adom-Otchere, has revealed that during his tenure, the board considered renaming Kotoka International...
Ashanti chiefs blocked ‘Yaa Asantewaa’ name for Kotoka International Airport – Historian
Private legal practitioner and historian Yaw Anokye Frimpong has revealed that the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) was originally intended to be named after the...
Renaming Kotoka International Airport to Accra International Airport is a great honour to the...
The Deputy Director of Operations of the United Party (UP), Miss Afia Korankyewaa, has thrown her support behind the government’s decision to rename Kotoka...
King Tackie Tawiah deserves airport naming – Ga Mantse’s protocol chief
Chief of Protocol and Communication to the Ga Mantse, Ambassador Sylvester Parker-Allotey, has proposed that Ghana’s main international airport should be named after the...
State monuments are for patriots – CPP slams talk around renaming Kotoka Airport
The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has insisted that state monuments, streets, and public institutions should be named only after individuals who are truly deemed...
Nana Bediatuo Asante opposes renaming of Kotoka International Airport
Former Secretary to President Nana Akufo-Addo, Nana Bediatuo Asante, has spoken against calls to rename the Kotoka International Airport, insisting that the name represents...
Stonebwoy speaks on the debate over renaming of Kotoka Airport
Ghanaian musician Stonebwoy has shared his view on the ongoing debate over calls by the Majority in Parliament to rename Kotoka International Airport (KIA)...
CPP supports renaming of Kotoka International Airport, questions legacy of coup leaders
The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has welcomed the reported move to rename Kotoka International Airport, arguing that honouring key figures involved in past military...
Ghanaians need relief, not airport renaming – Kofi Kapito
Chief Executive Officer of the Consumer Protection Agency (CPA), Kofi Kapito, has criticised plans to rename Kotoka International Airport, saying attention should be focused...
APC leader supports renaming of Kotoka International Airport
Dr Hassan Ayariga, Founder and Leader of the All People’s Congress (APC), has voiced his support for the government’s proposal to rename Kotoka International...
It’s an indictment on NDC; there’s no need to remove Kotoka’s name – Minority...
Minority Leader and Effutu Member of Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has criticised the government’s proposal to rename Kotoka International Airport (KIA), describing it as an...