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Newspaper headlines: Thursday, March 19, 2026

Here are the front pages of some newspapers today:   

Obaapa Christy’s management breaks silence on accident reports

Management of gospel musician Obaapa Christy has dismissed reports circulating on some blogs and media platforms claiming she has been involved in an accident. In...

Four public institutions hit with GH¢220,000 in penalties for RTI violations

Right to Information Commission (RTIC) has imposed administrative penalties totalling GH¢220,000 on four public institutions found to have violated their statutory obligations under the...

Wassa-Damang youth dismiss claims against Damang Mine

The youth of Wassa-Damang in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality of the Western Region have dismissed claims that Gold Fields’ Damang Mine has done little...

Court rejects budget document in Adu-Boahene trial; proceedings adjourned

An Accra High Court, presided over by Justice Francis Apangabuno Achibonga, has rejected an attempt by the defence to tender a 2020 Bureau of...

Minority alleges ‘state capture’ in mining sector

The Minority in Parliament has issued a warning over what it describes as a "dangerous drift towards state capture" in Ghana's mining sector. The caucus...

NPP will govern Ghana in 2029; we’ll win if elections are held today – Afenyo-Markin

Minority Leader and Effutu MP, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has declared that the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) would secure victory and become the majority in...

Bees kill final-year student at Winneba A.M.E. Zion Girls SHS

A final-year student of Effutu A.M.E Zion Girls Senior High School, Emmanuella Quainoo, has died after a swarm of bees attacked her on campus...

World Bank pledges support for parliamentary capacity building and job creation in Ghana

The World Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Ghana’s development through capacity building for Parliament and initiatives aimed at job creation. Country Director for...

Korle Klottey Assembly orders removal of abandoned vehicles at Osu Cemetery and Nkrumah Water Park

The Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly has issued a public notice directing owners of abandoned vehicles and metal scraps to remove them from designated areas...

World Bank pledges $3bn investment in Ghana’s economy to boost growth

The World Bank Group has committed to investing over $3 billion in Ghana’s economy to enhance economic growth, with a focus on agriculture, energy,...

Consult Akufo-Addo on economy — Annoh-Dompreh tells Mahama amid cocoa crisis

Minority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has urged President John Dramani Mahama to seek guidance from former President Nana...

NPP urges members to register for cards

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Akan Constituency has intensified its call on members and sympathisers to register for the Party’s membership cards,...

Minority Leader warns of neglect in agriculture amid focus on gold for reserves

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has raised concerns about inadequate investment in Ghana’s agriculture sector. He warned that current government policies prioritising gold reserves over farming...

GAF issues appointment letters to first batch of 2025/2026 recruits

The Ghana Armed Forces has announced the release of appointment letters to the first batch of successful applicants in its 2025/2026 recruitment exercise. In a...

Price adjustment painful but necessary to sustain the cocoa sector – COCOBOD CEO

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board, Dr. Randy Abbey, has stated that the recent adjustment in cocoa producer prices for the...

Poor road condition on Kumasi-Bosomtwe stretch puts patients’ lives at risk

Health facilities along the Kumasi-Bosomtwe road are raising serious concerns over the deteriorating state of the stretch, warning that the situation is endangering lives...

Adu Boahene’s case: I’m not aware of theft or missing GH¢49m – Prosecution witness tells court

Fresh revelations emerged in court today during the cross-examination of the prosecution’s second witness and Head of Finance at the National Signals Bureau (NSB),...

Ghana Deposit Protection Amendment Bill 2025 passed

Parliament has passed the Ghana Deposit Protection Amendment Bill, 2025, a legislative move designed to strengthen the safety net for bank customers and bring...

Amandzeba opposes calls to incentivise highlife winners at TGMA

Veteran highlife musician and Chairman of the Telecel Ghana Music Awards Board, Amandzeba, has expressed his disagreement with calls to offer special incentives to...

CAF Appeal Board decision on Morocco vs. Senegal AFCON final dangerous – Kwesi Nyantakyi

We woke up on Wednesday morning to the publication of a decision of the CAF Appeal Board on the AFCON 2025 final case between...

GJA raises alarm over alleged police intimidation of journalists

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has expressed concern over what it describes as a growing pattern of intimidation of journalists by the Ghana Police...

NPP targets 2028 comeback, declares no NDC seat safe

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has reaffirmed its determination to reclaim political dominance in the 2028 general elections, asserting that no parliamentary seat currently...

Obra Show: Woman accuses husband of choosing another woman after failing to terminate pregnancy

A shocking mix of control, abandonment, and survival unfolded on the Obra Show on Nhyira FM, simulcast on Adom TV, when Suzana Akyaa accused...

Court sets date to rule on legal objection in Abu Trica’s extradition case

The Gbese District Court has fixed Wednesday, March 25, to deliver its ruling on a preliminary objection raised in the extradition case involving Frederick...

NDC officials threaten us over cocoa farmers’ engagement – Minority Chief Whip alleges

The Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri and Minority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has alleged that some high-ranking officials within the National Democratic Congress (NDC)...

Parliament approves GH₵8.77bn DACF as MPs raise concerns over arrears and metro funding

Parliament has approved the proposed 2026 formula for the distribution of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF), with a total allocation of GH₵8.77 billion...

Bosomtwe Girls to represent Ghana at U.S. robotics competition

Former Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has highlighted the qualification of Bosomtwe Girls Senior High School (SHS) for an international robotics competition in...

Minority demands removal of 1 Cedi fuel levy over rising prices

The Minority in Parliament is calling on the government to scrap the 1 Ghana cedi fuel levy, saying it is placing an unbearable burden...

PBC’s financial crisis leaves cocoa farmers in limbo – Minority whip alleges

The Minority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has raised concerns over the financial difficulties facing the Produce Buying Company (PBC), warning that cocoa farmers are...

Freddie Blay granted GH₵800,000 bail over alleged Kitase demolition dispute

The Koforidua High Court has granted bail to former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay, in the sum of GH₵800,000...

Why another SIM re-registration? — Expert demands answers from government

Governance and International Relations expert, Mathias Bonzo Ewewro-Boateng, has questioned the rationale behind plans for another SIM card re-registration exercise by the Ministry of...

Minority says PURC utility cuts too small, urges deeper reductions for consumers

The Minority in Parliament has called for further reductions in electricity and water tariffs, arguing that the recent adjustments by the Public Utilities Regulatory...

Mahama orders review of pension system to expand informal sector coverage

President John Mahama has directed the Ministry of Finance to undertake a comprehensive review of Ghana’s pension system, with a strong focus on expanding...

Ghana Shippers Authority acquisition of ICT materials: The facts as we have found

Over the last few days, an online portal, Ghana Today, published a post that the Ghana Shippers Authority (GSA) had procured some ICT equipment...

Fuel price crisis may trigger presidential intervention – NPA boss

The CEO of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Godwin Edudzi Tamaklo, has signalled that Ghana could see high-level intervention if fuel prices continue to...

No one wants a one-sided friendship – Ejisu MP compares cocoa farmers’ plight to broken promises [Audio]

The Member of Parliament for Ejisu, Kwabena Boateng, has criticised the government over the plight of cocoa farmers, arguing that they are being unfairly...

AMA installs new public waste bins in Accra to boost sanitation

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has begun installing new public waste bins across the Central Business District (CBD) of Accra, aiming to improve sanitation...

Abu Trica remanded again

Frederick Kumi, popularly known as Abu Trica, has been remanded into police custody again after appearing before the Gbese District Court over his alleged...

CEDA-NRGI report highlights transparency and governance risks in MIIF’s operations

A new study by the Centre for Extractives and Development Africa (CEDA), with support from the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI), has raised concerns...