The Government of Ghana, through its Ministry of Defence, has signed a major contract with Airbus Helicopters for the acquisition of two H175Ms, one ACH175, and one ACH160. The H175Ms are designated for multi-mission operations, including transport, search and rescue, emergency medical services, and disaster relief, while the ACH175 and ACH160 will primarily support transport […]
Personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces’ 14 Engineer Brigade are undertaking reconstruction works in Jamaica after extensive damage caused by Hurricane Melissa. Videos and photographs shared with the Ghana News Agency show the Ghanaian engineers engaged in roof reconstruction, carpentry and structural repairs on residential buildings affected by the storm. The images depict soldiers mounted […]
One humid afternoon in Accra, Akua struggled to lift her 15-year-old daughter from a wheelchair onto bed. Her aging mother, who usually helps, was too exhausted to move. As Akua wiped the sweat from her brow, she whispered: “I am doing my best to cope, but I cannot do this alone.” That moment captures the silent crisis facing […]
High maternal and infant mortalities could undermine the national efforts towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), if urgent measures are not sustained. Dr Fred Adomako-Boateng, Ashanti Regional Director of Health Services, who stated this, said maternal and infant deaths remained a major public health challenge in the Ashanti region. Speaking to the Ghana News Agency, in an interview in […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged countries to increase taxes on tobacco, alcohol and sugary drinks to protect public health. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, said such measures would strengthen domestic financing for essential services amid global aid cuts. He explained that sudden reductions in international development assistance had disrupted health systems in […]
The Northern Regional Command of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) says it recorded a total of 67,200 prank emergency calls in 2025. Mr Hudu Baba, the Northern Regional Public Relations Officer of the GNFS, said the prank calls included about 1,400 of those received within a single week, with other instances where it recorded […]
The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested two men and intercepted a total of 1,613 parcels of substances suspected to be narcotic drugs in a well-coordinated intelligence operation along the Akosombo–Tema road. A statement from the Regional Command signed by Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Dede Dzakpasu, the Head of Public Affairs, said the arrest and interception formed part […]
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Tuesday said it has initiated processes to expel Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng, a former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, from the party. This follows comments he made during a televised interview on Monday, in which he described the NPP as a “fake party” and declared that he no longer considered himself a member. Professor Boateng, a founding member of the NPP and a respected academic and cardiothoracic surgeon, has in recent […]
Award-winning Ghanaian singer Efya is calling for rapists to be castrated, saying harsh punishment is the only way to curb the rising cases of sexual abuse in the country. Speaking in an interview on BBC Pidgin, monitored by Graphic Showbiz, the Super Super hitmaker expressed deep frustration with how rape cases are handled in Ghana. […]
Seven people have been confirmed dead and 18 others injured following a head-on collision between a Sprinter bus and a Man Diesel truck at Komenda Asamasa on the Cape Coast–Takoradi Highway. The accident occurred on Monday, January 12, 2026, at about 7:25 pm. According to a statement posted on the Ghana National Fire Service Facebook […]
