2026

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has dismissed a motion by the Minority caucus seeking the establishment of a bipartisan Ad Hoc Committee to investigate recent major narcotics seizures linked to Ghana, ruling that the proposed…
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The Volta Region has been hit by severe flooding following hours of heavy rainfall, leaving homes submerged and thousands of residents displaced across parts of Hohoe. The flooding has disrupted communities along the River Dayi, with…
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Ghanaian musician Mr Drew has called for a more inclusive music industry, saying the sector has become too focused on a handful of artistes while many other talented musicians struggle for attention. The “Case” hitmaker believes Ghana’s…
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The Ministry of Health has defended the government’s decision to construct three new 160-bed regional referral hospitals in the Oti, Savannah and Western North regions, insisting the projects are necessary to improve access to higher-level…
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Guinea-Bissau’s exiled former president Umaro Sissoco Embalo, who was ousted in a November coup, told AFP on Monday he will return and run for president in an election due on December 6. The army seized power in the perennially unstable…
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The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has challenged the leadership of Ghana’s political parties to stop elevating members who gain prominence through abusive and inflammatory language, warning that such practices breed a culture of…
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There is a particular kind of cruelty reserved for women in public life, and Ghana has grown far too comfortable with it. The insults thrown at First Lady Lordina Mahama and former Second Lady Samira Bawumia are not new. What is new is…
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The family of incarcerated former Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has been hit by another painful blow following the death of his sister Regina Wiafe…
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The Acting Medical Director of Ankaful Psychiatric  Hospital, Dr Julius Xatse, has cautioned faith-based healers and traditional medicine practitioners against subjecting persons with  mental health conditions to inhumane treatment. He…
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A 26-year-old security man, Godwin Dauda, has been arrested by the Police authorities following an allegation that he raped an 11-year-old girl Christabel Albert to death, and dumped her corpse inside a church well. The incident, Arewa…
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