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Newspaper headlines: Friday, February 6, 2026

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Majority remembers late Ayawaso East MP for humility and service

The National Democratic Congress Majority Caucus in Parliament has paid tribute to the late Naser Toure Mahama, a former Member of Parliament for Ayawaso...

Somanya court convicts five motorcycle taxi riders for traffic offences 

The Somanya Magistrate Court, presided over by Peter Ametsowu, has convicted 18-year-old Korboe Timothy Padi and four other commercial motorbike operators for multiple traffic offences.  They were found to...

Don’t dismiss repeated plea-bargain claims under ORAL – Senanu tells AG

Anti-corruption campaigner Edem Senanu has urged the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dominic Ayine, to take seriously recurring claims of plea bargaining under the...

Full judgment: Court reduces Agradaa’s 15-year jail term to 12 months

The Amasaman High Court has released the official document reducing the 15-year jail term for controversial evangelist and former traditional priestess Patricia Asiedua Asiamah,...

Leader of South Africa’s second largest party to step down

South Africa's Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen has said he will not seek re-election as the party's leader in April - a move...

Zimbabwe’s Mugabe latest former African leader to be mentioned in Epstein files

Zimbabwe's ex-President Robert Mugabe may have had financial ties with Jeffrey Epstein, according to the latest batch of files related to the convicted US...

Haruna Iddrisu’s office dismisses viral NDC flagbearer posters

The Office of the Minister for Education and Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu, has dismissed as false a set of campaign-style...

Kojo Antwi reveals how he landed in trouble for dating a Nima policeman’s daughter

Legendary highlife maestro Kojo Antwi, the man whose melodies have soundtracked Ghanaian romance for decades, has dropped a bombshell revelation about his past that...

3 arrested for possession of firearm without licence in Wa West District

Police officers on routine patrol in the Wa West District have arrested three men for allegedly possessing firearms and ammunition without lawful authority. The arrests...

Ghanaian peacekeepers deliver free medical care to residents in Lebanon

The Ghanaian Battalion 92 (GHANBATT 92), serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), has conducted a free medical outreach for residents...

AMA removes shop extension at Tudu

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) task force has removed a shop extension at Tudu following repeated warnings, as the city entered day four of...

Gov’t to re-enact law for seizing criminal assets

The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, has announced plans to re-enact the Criminal Proceeds Recovery Act to strengthen the legal framework...

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...

Merqury Quaye launches ‘Fugu Friday’ to promote Ghanaian heritage amid Ghana-Zambia smock controversy

Top Ghanaian DJ and Turn Up Army commander, Merqury Quaye, has launched a new cultural advocacy initiative dubbed “Fugu Friday,” aimed at promoting Ghana’s...

Ayawaso East: Hajia Amina Adams leads NDC primary in Global InfoAnalytics poll

A poll conducted by research firm Global InfoAnalytics has revealed that Hajia Amina Adam, the widow of late MP Mahama Toure Naser, is in...

It took me 18 years to finish my book – Kojo Antwi

After nearly two decades of meticulous preparation, Ghanaian highlife legend and Afro-pop pioneer Kojo Antwi, affectionately known as Mr. Music Man, has revealed that...

Businessman in court for allegedly threatening police officer with pistol

A 59-year-old businessman has been arraigned before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly threatening a police officer with a loaded pistol at the court...

16 ORAL dockets under review – Attorney-General

Dr Dominic Ayine, the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, says 16 dockets linked to the government’s Operation Recover All Loots (ORAL) initiative are under...

Paternity of Mohbad’s son: Court orders 3 DNA tests to be conducted abroad

The Ikorodu High Court in Lagos State has ordered that three separate DNA tests be conducted abroad to determine the paternity of Liam, the...

Ghanaian landlord in Nigeria arrested for removing tenant’s roof

Police in Rivers State, Nigeria, have arrested a Ghanaian national, Samuel Frimpong, for allegedly removing the roof of his tenant’s apartment following a tenancy...

We won’t treat you with kid’s gloves; make sure to get your numbers – Minority warns Majority

The Minority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has cautioned the Majority Caucus to take parliamentary business seriously after it failed to marshal enough members during...

Two passenger vessels acquired for Accra–Takoradi, Ghana–Nigeria routes – Transport Minister

The Minister for Transport, Joseph Bukari Nikpe, has announced that government has acquired two passenger vessels to operate coastal and inland water transport services...

‘Aboboyaa’ waste collectors protest additional toll by Asokwa Assembly

Tricycle operators engaged in waste collection across the Ashanti Region are protesting the introduction of an additional toll by the Asokwa Municipal Assembly. The protest...

Inflation falls, but prices remain high; is data wrong? – Bantama MP questions stats

The Member of Parliament for the Bantama Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has questioned the recent decline in Ghana’s inflation rate. He says...

Majority of Ghanaians support setting history right on Kotoka rename – Transport Minister

Minister for Transport, Joseph Bukari Nikpe, has said government harbours no personal issues with General Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka but believes Ghana’s history must be...

Ghana recorded highest transport fare reduction in its history last year – Transport Ministry

Minister for Transport, Joseph Bukari Nikpe, has announced plans to introduce a mobile application to regulate and standardise spare parts pricing, following what he...

Full text: Ghana signs MoU with Zambia for visa-free entry

President John Mahama has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Ghana and Zambia to allow visa-free travel for holders of...

Transport Minister unveils multi-sector plan to decongest roads

Minister of Transport Joseph Bukari Nikpe has expressed concern over persistent challenges in Ghana’s transport sector, emphasizing the need for stronger collaboration among key...

Trade Ministry to launch spare parts price app – Transport Minister

The Minister of Transport, Joseph Bukari Nikpe, has revealed that the Ministry of Trade is developing a mobile application to provide transparent pricing and...

36 UK infants ill after drinking contaminated baby formula

Thirty-six infants in the UK have had suspected food poisoning from contaminated baby formula. It comes after specific batches made by Nestle and Danone were...

Final year Kikam Technical student electrocuted; father suspects foul play

Grief and confusion have engulfed the family of 17-year-old Bernard Nyanzu, a final-year student of Kikam Technical Institute in the Western Region, following his...

Edem’s ‘Over Again’ resurfaces 12 years on, dominates charts 

Twelve years after it first swept across Ghana’s airwaves, Edem’s classic hit Over Again has staged an extraordinary comeback, re-emerging as one of the most dominant...

Man arrested for allegedly mixing alcoholic beverages with narcotics in Kumasi

A 53-year-old man has been arrested in the Ashanti Region for allegedly lacing alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages with narcotic substances. The suspect, identified as Adjei...

Ahafo will remain grateful for Tepa–Goaso road project – Collins Dauda to President Mahama

The Member of Parliament for Asutifi South in the Ahafo Region, Alhaji Collins Dauda, has expressed profound gratitude to President John Dramani Mahama for...

Amin Adam hands over 300-bed capacity dormitory block to Ambariyya Islamic Institute

The Member of Parliament for Karaga, Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, has announced the completion and handover of a 300-bed capacity dormitory block to the...

Krachi West MCE outlines 2026 plan for accelerated development

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Krachi West and Dean of MCEs, Prosper Kwaku Addo, has announced that 2026 will be a year of...

No region will be left out – GMTF Administrator brings 50-pilot programme relief to Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital

The Administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF), Adjoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku, has assured Ghanaians that no region will be left out of the...

Korle Klottey Assembly suspends burials at Osu Cemetery over illegal exhumations

The Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly (KoKMA) has suspended all burials at the Osu Cemetery with immediate effect following revelations of illegal exhumations, desecration of...

Former NEIP CEO breaks silence on alleged arrest

Former Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, has dismissed reports claiming he was arrested by the...