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Sempe Chief condemns GACL ‘hostile takeover’ of McDan Aviation

The Paramount Chief of the Sempe Traditional Area, Nii Adote Otintor II, has called on the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) to halt what...

Gov’t directs LBCs to suspend cocoa purchases – Annoh-Dompreh claims as Minority visits farmers

The Minority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has claimed that the government has directed Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs) to...

Israeli forces kill Palestinian couple and two of their children in occupied West Bank

A Palestinian husband and wife, and two of their young children, have been shot and killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank. The...

Medical negligence case: Central Aflao Hospital fined for late amendment to defence

The Ho High Court, presided over by Justice Rosemarie Afua Asante, has ordered the Central Aflao Hospital to pay GH¢5,000 in costs for seeking...

Suspects arrested in connection with deadly Fufulso Junction MoMo robbery

A joint police operation deployed by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has led to the arrest of two additional suspects in...

Over 4,000 firearms surrendered during gun amnesty – Interior Minister

The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak, has disclosed that more than 4,000 firearms have been voluntarily surrendered by civilians under the government’s...

Parliament passes Growth and Sustainability Levy

Parliament has passed the Growth and Sustainability Levy, 2026, to reduce taxes on mining companies’ gross production from three to one per cent. This is...

Accra to experience power outages over maintenance; check out affected areas

Parts of Accra are set to experience temporary power outages from Monday, March 16 to Thursday, March 19, 2026, as the Electricity Company of...

T-bills auction: Gov’t exceeds target by 7.4%; 91-day yield falls to 4.71%

The government recorded a marginal oversubscription of treasury bills compared to the previous weeks’ large oversubscriptions. According to data from the Bank of Ghana, the...

12 arrested in Tamale anti-drug operation, abandoned baby rescued

The Northern Regional Police Command in Tamale has arrested 12 people suspected of peddling and using illicit drugs in the city. Speaking on the operation,...

Kojo Yankah writes: Come home, Ken! This is where you belong!

GHANA HERITAGE MONTH: KENNETH NANA YAW OFORI-ATTA The confirmation of news reports indicating former Finance Minister (2017-2024) Ken Ofori-Atta is seeking permanent residence in the...

Papa Ajasco breaks down over legal traps and life in poverty

For millions across Africa, the name ‘Papa Ajasco’ evokes instant laughter and nostalgia. Yet, for the man behind the iconic, bald-headed character, Abiodun Ayoyinka, the...

Oscars 2026: Full list of winners

Hollywood's best and brightest have been honoured with the most coveted awards in the movie industry, the Oscars. One Battle After Another led the way...

Fuel tanker overturns At Wassa Kwabeng; GNFS prevents explosion

Personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) averted a potential fuel tanker explosion at Wassa Kwabeng in the Western Region after a tanker...

Newspaper headlines: Monday, March 16, 2026

Here are the front pages of some of Ghana’s newspapers today.   

Wuru residents demand release of abducted youth leader, justice for trader killed near Burkina Faso border

Residents of Wuru, a border community in the Sissala East District in the Upper West Region, are demanding the immediate release of youth leader...

Ofori-Atta ready to fight possible US extradition – Frank Davies

Frank Davies, lawyer for former finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta, has suggested that any attempt by the Government of Ghana to extradite his client from...

Police arrest 4 Bills Microfinance staff over alleged assault of woman

Police in Accra have arrested four men in connection with an alleged assault at Ashongman Estate involving officials of a microfinance company. The arrests were...

27th TGMA: It’s humbling to be nominated in AOTY category – Diana Hamilton

Gospel musician Diana Hamilton says she feels honoured and humbled after earning a nomination in the prestigious Artiste of the Year category at the...

Ghana to acquire new presidential aircraft by November

Plans are underway to strengthen Ghana’s presidential air transport capability with additional aircraft expected to be added to the presidential fleet later this year. Executive...

New Road Traffic Law requires drivers to arrange towing within 30 minutes – NRSA Boss

The Director-General of the National Road Safety Authority, Abraham Amaliba, has revealed that drivers whose vehicles break down in major city centres will be...

Annoh-Dompreh leads Minority MPs to Offinso Traditional Council ahead of Ashanti Cocoa Farmers Tour

Minority Members of Parliament, led by the Minority Chief Whip and MP for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, on Sunday paid a courtesy call on the...

Ghanaian peacekeeper injured in Lebanon missile attack recovering – UN

The United Nations has confirmed that a Ghanaian soldier who was critically injured during a missile attack on a UN peacekeeping base in Lebanon...

Gov’t must apologise for changing 24-Hour Economy formula from ‘1-3-3’ to ‘4-1-9’ – Okyere Baafi

The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Trade and Industry Committee, Michael Okyere Baafi, has called on the government to apologise to Ghanaians for changing the...

Power outages hit Eastern Region after Saturday rainstorm

Heavy rains that swept through parts of the Eastern Region on Saturday, March 14, 2026, caused widespread power outages, leaving homes, businesses, and critical...

GHS Director calls on stakeholders to solve doctor deficit in Ahafo Region

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) Director for Ahafo Region, Dr. Akosua Owusu-Sarpong, has appealed to stakeholders to help address the persistent deficit of medical...

Over 20 displaced as fire destroys wooden structures and church building at Konongo

More than 20 people have been displaced following a fire outbreak that destroyed several wooden structures and a church building at Konongo in the...

Akyemansa DCE cracks down on galamsey; seizes 300 machines, arrests 50 suspects

The fight against illegal mining in the Akyemansa District of the Eastern Region has intensified under the leadership of District Chief Executive (DCE) Linda...

27th TGMA: Check out full list of nominees

The countdown to Ghana’s biggest night in music officially begins as the full list of nominees for the 27th Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA)...

Lordina Foundation renovates, equips Anyima Health Centre

The Lordina Foundation has renovated and equipped the Anyima Health Centre in the Kintampo South District of the Bono East Region to improve maternal...

One person in critical condition after tricycle suffers brake failure at Hwidem-Agogo road

One person is in critical condition after a tricycle loaded with rice suffered brake failure and crashed into a Voxy car at Hwidem in...

Ghana, Russia hold political consultations to strengthen bilateral ties

Ghana and the Russian Federation convened a Technical Session of Political Consultations on March 12, 2026, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Accra,...

LilWin’s management sets record straight on DNA brouhaha

Ghanaian actor and comedian Kwadwo Nkansah, popularly known as LilWin, has been at the center of a social media storm following a viral video...

AMA to host ‘Eat Ghana, Wear Ghana Week’ with cooking contest, cultural display

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) is set to host a four-day “Eat Ghana, Wear Ghana Week” celebration from Monday, March 16 to Thursday, March...

Wooden structure reduced to ashes at Nyohini

A fire outbreak has destroyed a wooden structure and its contents at Nyohini near the Nyohini Roundabout in Tamale in the Northern Region. The incident...

Fire razes part of residential building at Lapaz Race Course

A domestic fire has destroyed the ground floor of a residential building at Lapaz Race Course, Awala in Accra. The incident occurred on March 11,...

Police officer found dead in suspected suicide at Akweteyman

The Tesano Divisional Police Command has commenced an intensive investigation into the "unnatural death" of a senior police officer, DSP Rockson Gyasi, whose body...

Two killed in head-on collision at Tuobodom

Two people have died following a head-on collision involving a private car and a minibus at Tuobodom along the Kintampo Highway in the Bono...

NADMO donates relief items to disaster victims in Garu

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) in the Garu District of the Upper East Region has presented relief items to persons affected by...

Police retrieve stolen items as suspect is arrested over burglary at Spintex

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a man in connection with a housebreaking and stealing incident at Spintex in Accra, leading to the retrieval...