The Head of Public Affairs at the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Jerome Kwaku Sam, has announced a payment of GH¢854 million to Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs). This follows an earlier payment for 50,000 metric tonnes of cocoa, disbursing GH¢237 million to stakeholders. the recent disbursement brings the total disbursements to GH¢1.091 billion. In a Facebook […]

More than 60,000 members of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) are set to embark on a nationwide strike beginning March 9, 2026. The Association says the industrial action is intended to press home its demand for the immediate implementation of its conditions of service which was concluded and approved in […]

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Forum for Accountability of Sefwi Cocoa Farmers, a group farmers in the Western North region has staged a protest over the reduction in the producer price of cocoa, which they say is negatively affecting their livelihoods. The farmers claim the price of cocoa has dropped from GH¢3,600 to GH¢2,587, despite the rising cost of farm […]

The Upper West Regional Command of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has arrested a 60-year-old man, Abass Seidu, for allegedly dealing in ammunition and illicit drugs at Kundugu in the Wa East District. According to a statement posted on NACOC’s Facebook page on Thursday, February 19, the suspect was apprehended on January 29, 2026, following […]

President John Dramani Mahama has signed into law the 24-Hour Authority bill passed by parliament. President John Mahama has asked the 24-Hour Authority to move from strategy to implementation as the business community has waited for a raft of incentives that awaits them in ensuring a smooth operation of the 24 hour economy. Speaking shortly […]

A tragic incident has struck the community of Sefwi Boako in the Sefwi Wiawso Municipality, leaving one person dead after being electrocuted and another in critical condition following an alleged act of negligence by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). The incident occurred after engineers from the Electricity Company of Ghana in Sefwi Wiawso reportedly […]

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Displaced shop owners in the Tarkwa Wood Village have appealed to President John Dramani Mahama over what they describe as the “selective demolition” of their shops. They say the action has cost them thousands of cedis, pushing their businesses to the brink of collapse. The demolition, carried out by unknown engineers allegedly acting on behalf […]

The Ministry of Health has set up a three-member investigation committee to probe the alleged denial of emergency care that reportedly led to the death of 29-year-old engineer, Charles Amissah. In a press release dated February 18, 2026, the Ministry said the decision follows allegations that Mr. Amissah was denied emergency medical attention on February […]

The Minority in Parliament has criticised the proposed Security and Intelligence Agencies Bill 2025, describing it as overly centralising power in the Presidency and lacking adequate safeguards. In a press statement issued on Wednesday, February 18, the Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, said that although the Minority supports reforms to Ghana’s national security architecture, the Bill […]

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The year 2025 will be remembered as one of the strongest periods for Ghanaian equities in recent history. The Ghana Stock Exchange Composite Index returned 79.4%, powered by broad-based gains across listed companies and renewed investor confidence in equities amid easing inflation and stabilizing interest rates. Yet within this exceptional market environment, performance […]

In recent times, the Volta Region has witnessed a growing pattern of headline-driven governance — bold announcements, strong public messaging, and symbolic deployments that raise as many questions as they answer. Leadership is not about optics; it is about alignment between real challenges and real solutions. This brings us to the commissioning of 31 Blue […]

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has urged the High Court to acquit and discharge him in the case in which he is accused of permitting two individuals to mine on his concession without ministerial approval. Presenting a submission of no case, his counsel, […]

There was a time when Accra was more than the capital city of a newly independent West African state. In the middle decades of the twentieth century, it became a political signal to the Black world, a magnet for restless minds, and a strategic meeting point where Africa’s future was debated with urgency. For a […]

Last week, eight Ghanaian traders were gruesomely killed, and several others were wounded when insurgents ambushed a community in Burkina Faso where they had travelled to buy tomatoes and other foodstuffs. Ghana and Burkina Faso share a border, and those fromthe Upper East know how closely knitted the border communities are. Citizens of both countries […]

A member of the communications team of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Roger TD Wills, has told the New Patriotic Party (NPP) that the mid-season producer price adjustment was not arbitrary or capricious. He said it was a policy response to real market and liquidity conditions recognised by the sector The aspiring Deputy National Communications […]

The Pilgrims Affairs Office of Ghana has officially closed 2026 Hajj arrangements, confirming completion of payments and documentation while outlining final medical screening dates.

Mark Zuckerberg, the boss of Instagram-owner Meta Platforms, appeared in a California court on Wednesday defending his leadership of the company in a landmark legal case over whether social media is addictive for children. It is Zuckerberg’s first appearance before a jury after years of backlash against Meta, which also owns WhatsApp and Facebook, which […]