The Ghana Education Service has ordered the immediate suspension of all zonal inter-school sporting activities among Senior High Schools and Senior High Technical Schools in the Central Region following reports of violence at recent competitions.

The Bongo District Assembly and the Upper East Region are in mourning following the death of Mr Joseph Abaa Akaseke, the District Chief Executive for Bongo.

The maiden edition of this year’s Graphic Business/Stanbic Bank Breakfast Meeting will take place tomorrow on the theme: “Why resetting Ghana’s urban transport system is an economic necessity”. 

The government has announced a ban on transit of commercial quantities of cooking oil through Ghana’s borders, directing that all such consignments must henceforth be routed exclusively through the country’s seaports.

The Ghana Police Service has opened investigations into a violent incident that disrupted the District Schools Athletics Games in Agona Swedru in the Central Region on February 19.

Parliament has approved an extension of the terms of the agreement between the government and some petroleum exploration companies to safeguard their continuity and sustain production in mature fields. 

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MTN Group, Ralph Mupita, has reaffirmed Ghana’s strategic importance within the multinational telecoms company’s portfolio, announcing plans to invest $1.1 billion in the country over the next three years to accelerate digital and financial inclusion.

A fire outbreak has destroyed the Children’s Ward of the Assemblies of God (AG) Hospital in Saboba, Northern Region, displacing young patients and disrupting services at the facility.

The Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has been discharged from the University of Ghana Medical Centre following a serious road accident earlier this week that triggered anxiety across the Ga State and beyond.

PLAN International Ghana has urged journalists to refrain from extracting stories from survivors of sexual violence while they are still in a state of trauma.

The Head of Programmes and Influencing at the organisation, Eric Ayaba, said such conduct was not only unprofessional but also deeply uncompassionate.

A SUSPECTED armed robber has been shot dead in a gun battle with police at Dormaa-Gonokrom, a border community in the Dormaa Municipality of the Bono Region.

According to the police, the incident occurred last Thursday during an intelligence-led operation targeting robbery gangs operating in the region.

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced a series of planned and emergency maintenance works across several regions this week, resulting in temporary power outages in multiple communities.

For years, poverty made small necessities such as noodles and sanitary pads powerful tools of manipulation in Jato Village in the Suhum Municipality of the Eastern Region, where commercial motorbike riders, popularly known as okada riders, exploited young girls, leading to a spike in teenage pregnancies.

Ghana Link Network Services Ltd has dismissed reports suggesting that six transit trucks had gone missing, insisting that all the vehicles have been traced, physically verified and handed over to customs for further action.

Ghana and Burkina Faso have agreed to deepen bilateral cooperation following high-level engagements between their leaders and foreign ministers, culminating in the signing of seven new agreements and the reactivation of a key joint commission that had been inactive for six years.

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has issued a warning against attacks on its personnel, describing recent incidents as “deeply concerning and unacceptable” and pledging enhanced measures to safeguard both staff and patients.

The Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has declared that the wearing of visible name tags by all health professionals on duty is non-negotiable, describing proper identification as a crucial step towards strengthening patient safety and accountability across the sector.

At the eastern edge of Ghana lies a small farming community with continental bragging rights.

The Charge d’Affaires of the US Embassy in Ghana, Rolf Olson, has cautioned Ghanaians travelling to the United States, particularly for the upcoming World Cup, against overstaying their visas, describing it as a serious offence with far-reaching consequences.

President John Dramani Mahama will deliver his second State of the Nation Address to Parliament on Friday, February 27, 2026, setting out his administration’s priorities and policy direction for the year ahead.

A 33-year-old trader who allegedly stole a four-day-old baby at the Mamprobi Polyclinic in Accra has been remanded by the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit Court in Accra.

The Ghana Scholarship Secretariat has published a comprehensive list of 278 beneficiaries awarded scholarships for the 2025 academic year.

President John Dramani Mahama has underscored the importance of compassion, discipline and generosity as Muslims in Ghana and across the world commence the holy month of Ramadan.

The Member of Parliament for Sunyani West, Millicent Amankwaah, has pushed back against critics who mocked her online after a verbal slip during a parliamentary address on the killing of Ghanaian tomato traders in Burkina Faso.

Ghana has formally initiated international arbitration proceedings to settle its long-running maritime boundary dispute with neighbouring Togo.