Two people died on Saturday, and two others sustained injuries following an accident on the Accra-Kumasi highway at Asuboi on Saturday, July 18, 2026. The accident involved a Hyundai Truck and a KIA Rhino. The casualties were trapped in the wreckage. Preliminary investigations
International Relations student at Cumbria University, Rumzia Sule, has been crowned Miss Ghana 2026 after beating 12 other contestants to win the national title. Sule emerged winner at the grand finale of the 69th edition of the pageant, held under the theme, “Empowering
The Accra High Court has sentenced the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, to 20 years’ imprisonment over illegal mining activities on the Samreboi concession in the Western Region. Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay, who
The Ashanti Regional Police Command has arrested 54 suspected criminals, including 11 Malian nationals, and seized substantial quantities of substances suspected to be narcotics. The special co-ordinated operation exercise conducted in some parts of the region resulted in the arrest of the suspects: 49 men
The 43-year-old social media influencer, Camilla Alhassan, who claimed in a series of TikTok videos that President John Dramani Mahama had sacrificed 32 cows to secure political power, has been slapped with a one-year jail term. A Circuit Court in Accra slapped her
The government of Ghana has repatriated the mortal remains of Bashiru Isak, the Ghanaian national who died after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds during the wave of anti-immigrant protests that erupted in parts of South Africa on 30 June 2026. The Ministry revealed that
Organisations of Persons with Disabilities have called on the Cabinet to urgently approve the revised Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2026, describing it as an opportunity to align Ghana’s laws with international human rights obligations. The approval would also safeguard the dignity of over 2.1 million citizens living with disabilities in Ghana.
A cultural practitioner has called for the integration of indigenous symbols and traditional arts into the branding of Ghana’s 70th Independence Anniversary celebrations in 2027. The proposal seeks to promote national identity and unity through the use of Adinkra symbols and other Ghanaian cultural motifs during the
Ghana is set to host the African Union’s Extraordinary Summit on Health later this month, bringing together African leaders to advance continental efforts to end AIDS by 2030, reduce preventable maternal deaths, combat diseases affecting the continent and strengthen health systems. The development
Twelve persons have died, and 44 others have been injured following a fatal road traffic accident involving three vehicles at Konongo Anglican Basic School in the Ashanti Region, the Ghana National Fire Service has confirmed. The incident occurred in the early hours of