A 14-year-old Junior High School (JHS) pupil, Keziah Mirekua, has died after reportedly setting herself ablaze at a school park in Mpraeso Amanfrom in the Kwahu West Municipality of the Eastern Region. The circumstances surrounding her death remain unclear, with conflicting accounts from family members over allegations that pregnancy-related issues may have contributed to the…
AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine is set to host the maiden edition of the AGA Agri Fair 2026 on Friday, October 16, as part of efforts to promote local agriculture, agro-processing, entrepreneurship and market opportunities within the Obuasi enclave. The event, which will take place at the Obuasi Municipal Assembly Forecourt from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00…
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has been petitioned to investigate the alleged unauthorised removal, transfer and disappearance of 28 containers at various stages of clearance at the port. The petition dated September 29 and written by some importers was addressed to the Commissioner-General of the GRA. The importers identifies several Bills of Lading (BL) numbers…
Contractors have moved to site to commence construction of a 120-bed Specialised Trauma and Emergency Hospital at Bole in the Savannah Region, according to a Facebook post by Government Communications Minister, Felix Kwakye Ofosu. The 16,000-square-metre facility is expected to provide specialised emergency and trauma care to residents in Bole and surrounding communities. The project…
A return flight from Accra to Tamale was selling for about US$328 for travel from October 1 to 5. For the same dates, a return flight from Nairobi to Mombasa, a journey of almost the same distance and roughly the same flying time, was US$164. That does not mean Ghana has the most expensive domestic…
Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Johnson Asiama, has disclosed that significant gold shipments from Ghana have resumed, providing fresh support for the country’s foreign exchange reserve accumulation, According to him, the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) did not completely halt gold exports, although shipments had become less regular in recent months compared with the…
Euro Spa CEO Jessica Hartog and three others have been remanded by an Accra High Court over alleged links to a cocaine shipment worth more than €225 million that was intercepted in Dunkirk, France. Hartog was charged on September 16, 2026, and remanded until October 13, 2026, when she is expected to appear before the…
The construction sector emerged as the largest recipient of secured credit in Ghana in the second quarter of 2026, receiving nearly GH¢9.9 billion, according to the latest data from the Bank of Ghana’s Collateral Registry. Secured credit to the sector surged by 900.1% year-on-year, rising from GH¢989.2 million in Q2 2025 to GH¢9.9 billion in…
A US-based Ghanaian lecturer at Southern Illinois University (SIU), Kofi Akamani, has been shot dead in Illinois, United States. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) said deputies responded to reports of a shooting at about 5 p.m. on Saturday near Lake Road between Murphysboro and Carbondale, Illinois. The victim, identified as 48-year-old Kofi Akamani, was…
A Ghanaian man, Kwaku Adu-Gyamfi, has reportedly died after being hit by a train in the Netherlands, just a day after arriving in the country. The tragic incident has left his family traumatised as they are still struggling to come to term with his sudden demise. In a heartbreaking post shared on Facebook on September…
