Two young ladies, Beauty Buerkie Buertey, 21, and Maura Amissah, 23, are in Elmina Police custody for allegedly attempting to smuggle Indian hemp to inmates at the Ankaful Maximum Security Prison. A Police statement signed by Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Patrick Bentum of the Public Affairs Unit and made available to the Ghana News Agency said investigations had begun into the matter. ASP Bentum noted […]
Dr Freda Prempeh, the former Member of Parliament (MP) for Tano North Constituency has criticized her political saboteurs, asking them to allow her some rest after serving 12 years in Parliament. She encouraged the constituents to push for the progressive and sustainable development of the constituency, instead of allowing themselves to be swayed by her […]
The Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) is projecting a surge in national gold production from 5.1 million ounces in 2024 to approximately 6.3 million ounces in 2026. The development would cement gold’s role as the anchor of Ghana’s mining sector and a critical pillar of the economy, dominated by large-scale producers, the 2026 MIIF economic […]
Dr Alhassan Iddrisu, the Government Statistician, says 12.5 million Ghanaians, representing 38.1 per cent of the population, remain food insecure according to the Ghana Statistical Service Food Insecurity Report. The report considered food insecurity in Ghana between the period 2024 Q1 to 2025 Q3. Although approximately 900,000 people exited food insecurity between the second and […]
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced that Ghana will host a Fugu and Kente Trade Exhibition in Zambia in March 2026, following heightened interest in Ghanaian traditional attire during President John Dramani Mahama’s recent visit to Lusaka. According to the Minister, the exhibition was inspired by the buzz the Ghanaian cultural […]
Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has highlighted the extensive bilateral benefits that Ghana and Zambia stand to gain from the ten Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) signed during President Mahama’s three-day state visit to Zambia. The agreements, spanning multiple sectors, are set to deepen cooperation, strengthen historical ties, and drive tangible economic and […]
The legendary highlife and Afrobeat musician whose career spanned more than six decades, blending traditional Ghanaian rhythms with jazz, funk and global influences, bid his fans farewell in a rather unusual way. Mr Taylor died on 7 February 2026 at 90 years old, just one day after the soft launch of EboFest, a festival created […]
The Ghana Police Service has directed private security institutions to use approved uniforms in accordance with the law. They are to use the four uniforms: white long/short sleeve shirt over a pair of ash khaki trousers with white stripes on both sides, or a cream long/short sleeve shirt over brown khaki trousers with cream stripes on both sides. The others are a mauve […]
Across parts of Accra, nkate (groundnut) cake vendors continue to line busy streets, transport terminals and commercial centres selling the popular snack to commuters and passers-by. Unlike many street trades affected by low patronage, vendors say nkate cake continues to enjoy steady demand. However, they(vendors) insist the main challenge confronting the business is the very […]
Anti-corruption campaigner Vitus Azeem has called on the government to revise its plans for the proposed renaming of Kotoka International Airport, advocating instead that the facility bear the name of Ghana’s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah. Mr Azeem made the appeal amid an ongoing public discussion sparked by the government’s intention to rename the airport […]
