An armed robbery attack on two mobile money vendors has left two people dead at Fiapre in the Sunyani West Municipality of the Bono Region. The two mobile money vendors, both young women, who sustained gunshot wounds, are currently on admission at the
The Tema Regional Police Command has arrested a taxi driver and seized four sacks of substances suspected to be Indian hemp during an anti-narcotics operation at Tsopoli in the Greater Accra Region. The arrest forms part of two separate narcotics-related operations conducted by
The Embassy of Ghana in Japan has urged Ghanaian nationals to remain vigilant and take the necessary safety precautions as Typhoon No. 13, Dolphin, approaches the Ogasawara Islands, located south of central Tokyo. The Embassy issued the advisory on Monday, 3 August 2026,
The Obuasi Municipal Assembly has ordered the indefinite closure of Obuasi Secondary Technical School following a violent incident in which the school’s headmaster was allegedly attacked by a mob of students. The decision was taken after tensions on the school’s campus escalated into
President John Dramani Mahama is expected to cut the sod by the end of August for the construction of a seven-storey multi-purpose car park and airport hotel complex at the Accra International Airport. The project forms part of the Ghana Airports Company Limited’s
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Accra has introduced a mandatory Good Conduct Certificate, also known as a Police Clearance Certificate, for all Ghanaian nationals applying for work visas. The new requirement
A Ga-Dangme cultural ambassador has called on the younger generation to preserve the cultural significance of traditional beads, describing them as enduring symbols of identity, spirituality and heritage among the Ga-Dangme people. The appeal comes as Ga-Dangme communities across the Greater Accra Region celebrate the
Seven people have been recorded as casualties following a serious road traffic collision involving a fuel tanker, an STC passenger bus and two other vehicles at Birimso Bridge on the N6 Highway on Monday, August 3. According to a post shared on Facebook
President John Dramani Mahama has directed the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) to take steps to absorb GH¢2 on every litre of diesel as part of measures to cushion consumers against recent fuel price increases. The intervention is intended to reduce the burden of
Former Minister for Foreign Affairs and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Hannah Tetteh, has warned that the humanitarian crisis confronting irregular migrants in Libya is far more severe than the anti-immigrant tensions currently unfolding in South Africa, urging