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Kpandai MP accuses Rockson Dafeamekpor of plotting his removal from Parliament

The Member of Parliament for Kpandai has accused the MP for South Dayi, Rockson Nelson Etse Dafeamekpor, of leading an alleged effort to have...

Krachi State commends Mahama for construction of bridge over Oti River

The chiefs and people of Krachi State—comprising Krachi East, Krachi Nchumburu, Krachi West and surrounding areas—under the leadership of the Krachiwura, Nana Mprah Besemuna...

Chief Justice flags Chinese involvement in galamsey, calls for stronger institutional collaboration

The Chief Justice, Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has expressed concern over the increasing involvement of foreign nationals, particularly Chinese, in illegal mining activities across the country,...

IET-GH announces death of Executive Director Engr. Seth Ayim

The Institution of Engineering and Technology, Ghana (IET-GH) has announced the sudden death of its Executive Director, Engr. Seth Ayim, describing the loss as...

Man posing as soldier remanded for GH¢192,000 fraud in Accra

A Circuit Court in Accra has remanded a 43-year-old man who allegedly posed as a soldier and defrauded a businessman of GH¢192,000 under the...

Amasaman Court reduces Agradaa’s 15-year jail term to 12 months

The Amasaman High Court has reduced the prison sentence of controversial evangelist Nana Agradaa, ruling that her original punishment was excessive. In a decision delivered...

Wontumi Galamsey Trial: State to oppose no-case submission – Srem Sai

The Deputy Attorney-General, Justice Srem Sai, has outlined the prosecution’s next steps in the ongoing trial involving Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic...

Human excreta, car fumes on fish: AMA cracks down at Jamestown [Photos]

Fish dried on the median of a busy road at Jamestown, allegedly contaminated by human excreta, vehicular emissions, and disease-causing microorganisms, have been seized...

Mahama issues April deadline to SOE heads, warns of sanctions for audit failures

President John Dramani Mahama has issued a stern warning to chief executives of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), announcing that strict sanctions will be applied to...

Awutu Senya East NDC Executives condemn ‘rambo-style’ arrests of party members

Executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Awutu Senya East Constituency have raised concerns over what they describe as “Rambo-style” arrests of...

We took over a country in distress – Mahama tells Ghanaians in Zambia

President John Dramani Mahama has disclosed that when he assumed office on January 7, 2025, Ghana was in a dire state, grappling with a...

Minority calls for revisit of Akufo-Addo’s proposal to rename UG after J.B Danquah

Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh has called for a renewed debate on renaming the University of Ghana after the late statesman and scholar, Dr...

Ahafo MDCEs receive startup kits for 276 beneficiaries under National Apprenticeship Programme

Municipal and District Chief Executives (MDCEs) in the Ahafo Region have received startup kits for distribution to 276 beneficiaries under the government’s National Apprenticeship...

Catholic Church lauds Speaker Bagbin for ‘Christ-like Leadership’ 

The Wa Diocese of the Catholic Church has honoured Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, for his “enduring legacy as a...

Motor insurance tariffs set for marginal increase from February 16

Motor insurance tariffs are set to go up marginally from February 16, 2026, following approval by the National Insurance Commission (NIC). The NIC has authorised...

Help us save lives – GMTF Boss appeals to corporate Ghana to rescue Ridge Hospital

The Administrator of the Ghana Medical Trust Fund (GMTF), Adjoa Obuobia Darko-Opoku, has issued an urgent appeal to Corporate Ghana and individual citizens to...

Agradaa’s fate hangs as court makes decision today

The Amasaman High Court is set to rule today, February 5, 2026, on the appeal case of former fetish priestess turned evangelist, Patricia Asiedua...

Ghana Medical Trust Fund extends support to more patients at Korle-Bu under pilot programme

The Ghana Medical Trust Fund has made a second financial presentation to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital to support four additional patients under its ongoing...

Ghana Medical Trust Fund pays GH¢1.14m for life-saving heart surgeries for children at Korle Bu

The Ghana Medical Trust Fund has provided GH¢1,141,500 to support life-saving heart surgeries for eight children receiving treatment at the National Cardiothoracic Centre of...

Check out Agradaa’s look as she appears in court without cover [Video]

Evangelist Patricia Asiedua, popularly known as Agradaa, has made a rare court appearance without her usual face covering, drawing fresh public attention as she...

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...

Rex Omar reveals why he switched from gospel to secular music

Veteran highlife musician Rex Omar has revealed that his disappointment with how the church treated his talent in his early years led him to...

National Labour Commission orders university staff unions to suspend strike

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has directed four striking university senior staff unions to immediately suspend their indefinite industrial action to allow for further...

My body will deteriorate but I will never die – Rex Omar

Veteran highlife musician Rex Omar has shared an unconventional perspective on death, funerals and the afterlife, insisting that what people call death is merely...

Takoradi Circuit Court remands 13 suspected illegal miners into prison custody 

Thirteen suspected illegal miners, who were put before the Takoradi Circuit Court for allegedly mining in the Boi Tano Forest reserve in the Western North...

DVLA boss clarifies cost of DV registration plates

The Chief Executive Officer of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Julius Neequaye Kotey, has clarified that the official cost of obtaining a...

Newspaper headlines: Thursday, February 5, 2026

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

Togolese Armed Forces Intelligence pays visit to GAF

A six-member delegation from the Defence Intelligence Unit of the Togolese Armed Forces has paid a working visit to Ghana’s Department of Defence Intelligence...

Epstein storm could topple a world leader – but it’s not Trump

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was never mixed up with Jeffrey Epstein but is in grave peril of losing his job because of him. President...

24-hour economy will drive productivity and industrial growth – Veep

Vice President Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has said Ghana’s proposed 24-hour economy policy holds significant potential to boost productivity, expand trade and accelerate industrial...

GNFS inspects Kumasi Central Market amid rise in fire outbreaks

Fire safety officials have carried out a safety inspection and public education exercise at the Kumasi Central Market as part of efforts to reduce...

88.8% of shops at Oda Central Market allocated to original owners – Oda MCE

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Birim Central, Solomon Kusi Brako, has confirmed that 88.8% of shops at the newly constructed Akyem Oda Ultra-Modern...

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...

Ghana launches local gold refining at Gold Coast Refinery

Ghana has officially commenced local refining of gold from the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) sector, following the start of operations at the Gold...

Two KIA staff granted bail for theft of 160 litres of diesel

The Kotobabi District Court on Tuesday granted bail in the sum of GH¢10,000, with two sureties each, to two workers of the Kotoka International...

World’s longest wild snake discovered in Indonesia [Photos]

A giant female reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus) discovered in the Maros region of Sulawesi, Indonesia, in late 2025 is believed to be the longest wild...

Oppong Nkrumah questions January inflation data, says figures don’t reflect market realities

The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Economy and Development Committee, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has cast doubt on the credibility of Ghana’s January 2026 inflation figures,...

Parliament adopts report to expand legal education in Ghana

Parliament has adopted the report of the Constitution and Legal Affairs Committee on expanding legal education and promoting awareness and training for legal professionals...

NPP Presidential Primary: Election Committee Chair commends Police

Chairman of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Presidential Election Committee, Joseph Osei-Owusu, has commended the Ghana Police Service for ensuring a peaceful presidential primary...

‘Painful times in my marriage’ – Melinda French Gates reacts to ex-husband in Epstein files

Billionaire philanthropist Melinda French Gates has said her ex-husband, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, being named in new files relating to the late sex offender...