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Ghana sends high-level delegation to Latvia over student Nana Agyei Ahyia’s death

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that a high-level Ghanaian delegation has travelled to Latvia to engage authorities regarding the death of Ghanaian...

Health Ministry sets up committee to probe alleged denial of emergency care in engineer’s death

The Ministry of Health has constituted a three-member high-level committee to investigate the alleged denial of emergency care that led to the death of...

Bagbin pushes for third political force in Ghana

The Alban Bagbin, Speaker of Parliament, has called for the development of a strong third political bloc in Ghana, arguing that broader competition would...

Gov’t hints at digital registry as over 2,000 churches remain unregistered

The Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ahmed Ibrahim, has revealed that while more than 2,200 churches were officially registered in the...

What deadly Burkina Faso ambush says about our unfinished agric promises

Last week, seven Ghanaian traders were gruesomely killed and several others wounded when insurgents ambushed a community in Burkina Faso where they had travelled...

Ken Ofori-Atta bond hearing set to take place today

The bond hearing for former Finance Minister Ken Ofori‑Atta in the United States is set to take place today, February 19, 2026, as a...

Teen girl who went missing on Val’s Day found dead near stream in Tinkong

A 16-year-old girl, identified as Deborah Dede Ama, who went missing on Valentine’s Day, has been found dead in a stream at Tinkong in...

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,...

Journalists urged to prioritise safety when reporting on children

Abubakari Adamu, Child Protection and Safeguarding Specialist at Plan International Ghana, has called on journalists to prioritise child safety above the race to break...

Danyaseman Catholic SHS receives major donation from Bekwai MP following disaster

The Ralph Poku-Adusei, Member of Parliament for Bekwai, has donated a substantial relief package to Danyaseman Catholic Senior High School, which recently suffered a...

Acquit Chairman Wontumi — Counsel urges court in no case submission

The lawyer of Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has urged the High...

Motor rider in critical condition after collision while reportedly being chased by Police at Atonsu

A motorcyclist, identified only as Matthew, is fighting for his life following a crash at Monaco Junction, Atonsu, in Kumasi on Tuesday, February 17,...

Mahama advocates for smart local content policies at Takoradi Summit

President John Dramani Mahama has emphasised the importance of implementing smart, enforceable, and future-oriented local content policies that not only attract investment but also...

Security Bill flawed; centralises excessive power in Presidency – Minority

The Minority in Parliament has criticised the proposed Security and Intelligence Agencies Bill, 2025, describing it as overly centralising power in the Presidency and...

Reset agenda not a mere political slogan – Nana Oye Bampoe-Addo

Nana Oye Bampoe-Addo, Deputy Chief of Staff, has described the ‘reset agenda’ as more than a political slogan, but a deliberate call to rebuild...

Surveillance provisions in Security Bill ‘deeply troubling’ – Minority

The Minority Caucus has described the surveillance and warrant provisions in the Security and Intelligence Agencies Bill, 2025 as “deeply troubling,” warning that they...

Security Bill risks politicisation and weak financial accountability – Minority

The Minority Caucus has warned that the proposed Security and Intelligence Agencies Bill, 2025 could pave the way for politicisation and weaken financial transparency...

Mobile money vendor in court for stealing

A mobile money vendor has appeared before the Dansoman Circuit Court, accused of stealing GH¢112,660 from her employer.  Juliana Addy, 29, pleaded not guilty to the charge...

New cocoa producer price takes effect Friday

The new producer price of cocoa for the remainder of the 2025/26 cocoa season will take effect from Friday, February 13, 2026. This follows an...

Lordina Mahama condemns Mamprobi Polyclinic baby theft, commends swift recovery

The Office of the First Lady has expressed relief that the newborn stolen from Mamprobi Polyclinic has been safely recovered and reunited with her...

Gold Board is good, but Ghana must prepare for the fall – Prof Peprah

An associate professor of Finance at Andrews University in the U.S. has endorsed the Gold Board initiative but warned that the country must prepare...

AMA Sanitation Court convicts 10 fishmongers for drying anchovies on road median

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) Sanitation Court has convicted 10 fishmongers for drying anchovies on a road median within the metropolis, imposing fines of...

Election Watch Ghana criticises Chief Justice’s decision on EC petition

Election Watch Ghana has expressed disappointment and concern over the Chief Justice’s decision not to establish a prima facie case in a petition filed...

Suspected carbon-monoxide leak kills at least 30 miners in Nigeria

At least 33 miners have died in a suspected carbon-monoxide leak at a lead and zinc mine in central Nigeria's Plateau state, witnesses have...

Trade Ministry condemns killing of Ghanaian tomato traders in Burkina Faso

The Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry has strongly condemned the killing of Ghanaian tomato traders in a terrorist attack at Titao in northern...

Mamprobi Polyclinic stolen baby identified by birthmark – Police give blow-by-blow account

The Ghana Police Service has provided a detailed chronological account of how a newborn baby stolen from Mamprobi Polyclinic in Accra was taken, traced...

Fake vice presidential staffer remanded over visa fraud

A Cape Coast Circuit Court has remanded into Police custody Patrick Nii Torto, a man accused of using the Office of the Vice President...

Two killed, 14 injured in accident on Ho–Aflao Highway

Two persons have been confirmed dead, while 14 others sustained injuries following a road accident on the Ho–Aflao Highway in the Volta Region. The crash...

2026 Hajj arrangements officially closed

The Pilgrims Affairs Office of Ghana (PAOG) has officially closed all operational activities related to the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage, marking the completion of key...

Ivory Coast considers following Ghana with cocoa price cut, sources say

 Ivory Coast is considering cutting the price it pays farmers for cocoa beans to align with Ghana's, two government sources told Reuters, as the world's...

Ga Mantse stable after early morning accident

The Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, is in stable condition following a road accident in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The incident...

MPs raise alarm over rising human trafficking in Ghana

Members of Parliament have called for urgent and stronger measures to combat human trafficking across Ghana, describing recent data on the menace as alarming...

Police arrest suspect over motorbike snatching at Sibakon Down

The Eastern Regional Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with a violent motorbike snatching incident at Sibakon Down near Comet Estate, following...

Minerals Commission revokes over 300 licences in push to reclaim Ghanaian control of mining sector

Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Commission, Isaac Tandoh, has announced a sweeping set of reforms aimed at restoring Ghanaian ownership and control of...

Manso Akwasiso Chief, residents demand justice for 20-year-old allegedly killed by soldiers

The Chief of Manso Akwasiso, Nana Kwakye Gyima Yeboah II, led residents of the Amansie South District to stage a protest against the alleged...

FDA shuts down 16 food establishments for operating without license

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has shut down 16 food service establishments across the Greater Accra Region for operating without valid Food Hygiene...

Ghanaians are angry over cocoa pricing – NPP General Secretary

The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong, has said many Ghanaians are dissatisfied with the government’s handling of cocoa...

When did NPP start caring so much about Ghanaians? – Kwakye Ofosu

The Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has criticised the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) over its response to President John Mahama’s recent...

GMTF Cardiothoracic Centre Project at KATH shows early progress after groundbreaking

Ghana’s health infrastructure expansion took another step forward on Wednesday, February 18, as the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF) provided updates on the construction...