Cocoa farmers across the country are threatening a nationwide demonstration next week over unpaid monies owed by the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) for cocoa beans supplied since November 2025. The farmers say months of delayed payments have plunged them into severe financial hardship,
The African Union Commission (AUC) is conducting baseline studies across its member states to map current emission levels and identify major sources of air pollution. It is focusing particularly on transport systems and rapidly growing urban areas, and guide practical measures to reduce pollution. Dr Samuel Ogallah, the Climate Change Coordinator at the AUC,
Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga has revealed that the government plans to rename Kotoka International Airport as Accra International Airport. The announcement signals a major change to one of the country’s most recognisable national landmarks. Mr Ayariga made this known while addressing journalists ahead
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has effected changes in the Police top hierarchy, with immediate effect. A letter titled “Postings – Senior Police Officers”, dated February 2, 2026, and sighed by the IGP, announced the new command changes. Under
A total of 295 persons lost their lives in road crashes in the Central Region in 2025. The figure represents an increase of 91 deaths over the 204 recorded in 2024, and accounts for about 10 per cent of the 2,949 national fatalities
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied allegations made by a woman claiming to be the sister of 18-year-old Nana Agyei Ahyia, a Ghanaian student who died while studying at Riga Technical University in Latvia. The woman alleged in a widely circulated video
South African singer Tyla has won her second Grammy beating four others, including three Nigerian artists, to take the Best African Music Performance award. The 24-year-old won for her song Push 2 Start, which was preferred over tracks by Ayra Starr, Burna Boy
President John Dramani Mahama on Friday reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to strengthening the operational readiness of the Ghana Armed Forces to confront emerging security threats, particularly violent extremism and transnational crime spilling from the Sahel region. He said the evolving security environment in West Africa, especially along Ghana’s
A total of 9,175 Ghanaians died from typhoid fever over the past five years, with 4,579 cases of typhoid-related intestinal perforations recorded nationwide. Data from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) indicate that between 2021 and 2025, the country recorded 720,582 typhoid cases, underscoring the persistent public
In a jaw-dropping display of grit, a 37-year-old Frank Nti, a physically challenged New Patriotic Party polling station secretary from Assin Nyankomasi in the Assin South Constituency, crawled on knees and palms through rugged terrain for about 30 meters, to cast his vote