The High Court in Accra has sentenced Richard Appiah, the footballer and draughtsman convicted of murdering two children in Abesim in the Bono Region, to life imprisonment.

The government has confirmed that the renaming of Accra International Airport to Kotoka International Airport was not backed by legislation, clearing the way for its reversion through executive action.

The government has reverted the name of the Kotoka International Airport to its original designation, Accra International Airport.

The Executive Director of the Ghana Library Authority (GhLA), Ziblim Alhassan Betintiche, has revealed that at least 40 Ghanaian languages are on the verge of extinction, warning that urgent and deliberate measures are required to preserve the country’s linguistic heritage.

An Associate Professor at the University of Education, Winneba, Prof. Enoch F. Sam, has urged Ghana to adopt a fully integrated transport system, warning that the country’s overwhelming dependence on road transport is limiting efficiency and exposing commuters and businesses to avoidable risks.

A third student of Swedru School of Business, Joseph Amoh, 20, has been arrested in connection with the mob assault on a student of Obrachire Senior High Technical School, bringing the number of suspects in custody to three, the Ghana Police Service has said.

Two students of Swedru School of Business have been arrested in connection with a mob attack on a student of Obrachire Senior High Technical School during the District Schools Athletics Games at Agona Swedru, the Director-General of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ghana Police Service, Commissioner of Police Lydia Yaako Donkor, has confirmed.

The National Teacher Licensure Examination has been integrated into the final examination of trainees, and will no longer be held as a separate examination, the National Teaching Council (NTC) has said.

The management of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has announced the interdiction of two medical doctors and two nurses following their alleged refusal to provide emergency care to a 29-year-old engineer who later died at the facility.

The Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, has convened talks with cement manufacturers and port authorities to address mounting congestion at the harbour that has left clinker shipments stranded and exposed producers to heavy financial losses.

Policymakers, transport operators and financial sector leaders are gathering today for the first edition of the 2026 Graphic Business/Stanbic Bank Breakfast Meeting to examine why reforming Ghana’s urban transport system has become an economic imperative.

President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Mr Aaron Kanor as Acting Commissioner of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority with immediate effect.

The government has officially reverted the name of Kotoka International Airport to its former designation, Accra International Airport, the Ministry of Transport has announced.

The Ghana Police Service has dismantled a suspected carjacking syndicate operating in Kumasi and parts of Tarkwa, arresting four suspects and recovering a number of stolen vehicles.

The Ghana Revenue Authority has initiated disciplinary proceedings against customs officers linked to the recent 18-truck smuggling case, the Deputy Minister for Finance, Mr Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has disclosed.

Communities in the eastern corridor of the Greater Accra Region are on the brink of a sanitation emergency after authorities confirmed that the only operational landfill serving the area could reach full capacity within a month if urgent measures are not taken.

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.