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Mfantsipim Senior High School is mourning the death of a final-year student after police said investigations indicate he died by suicide. Authorities say enquiries remain ongoing to determine the circumstances that may have contributed to the tragedy. CAPE COAST, Ghana…
Ghana Police have arrested a 39-year-old man in connection with the death of University of Cape Coast student Innocentia Avinu. Investigators say the suspect was the last known person to have been with the student before her body was discovered…
Ambassador James Victor Gbeho, Ghana’s former Foreign Affairs Minister, former President of the ECOWAS Commission and veteran diplomat, has died at the age of 91. His career spanned more than five decades of service in Ghanaian diplomacy, regional integration and…
A woman injured when a cargo truck crashed into roadside structures at Ho Bankoe has died in hospital, raising the death toll from the incident and renewing attention on a stretch of road that has witnessed several serious accidents in…
Deputy Electoral Commission Chairperson Dr Bossman Asare will leave office on 31 July after submitting his resignation to President John Mahama. His departure, alongside the retirement of Deputy Chairperson Samuel Tettey, creates two senior vacancies at one of Ghana’s most…
University of Cape Coast student Innocentia Avinu has been found dead near Cape Coast. Police investigations continue as authorities await autopsy findings.
Police are investigating after a suspected taxi hijacker died from a gunshot wound following a crash involving a stolen taxi in Accra's La township.
The destruction of more than 140 firearms seized during anti-illegal mining operations has highlighted growing concerns about the link between environmental crime, organised criminal networks and public security in Ghana. ACCRA, Ghana — Ghana’s National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS)…
A KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flight from Accra to Amsterdam was forced to return to Kotoka International Airport less than an hour after takeoff on Thursday night, disrupting travel plans for hundreds of passengers. No injuries were reported, but questions…
Police in Ghana’s Central Region have arrested three suspected illegal miners during an operation targeting a site located along a major Ghana Water Limited pipeline, with officers seizing pumping equipment and other mining tools. CAPE COAST, Ghana — Police in…
Employees say prolonged salary delays, operational challenges and uncertainty over a subsidiary have deepened concerns about the future of the cocoa-buying company. KUMASI, Ghana — Workers of PBC Limited have renewed calls on President John Dramani Mahama to intervene in…
Police are investigating the reported disappearance of a newborn baby from Salaga Municipal Hospital in Ghana's Savannah Region, with two midwives assisting enquiries.
Authorities Increase Monitoring Measures Ghanaian health authorities have stepped up disease surveillance and emergency preparedness efforts following renewed concerns over Ebola outbreaks reported in parts of Central Africa, officials said on Thursday. The Ghana Health Service (GHS) said it has…
A teacher at Nyinahin Catholic Senior High School has been arrested after a viral video appeared to show the assault of an 18-year-old female student. Police and education authorities have launched investigations into the incident.
The return of former MASLOC Chief Executive Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu marks the conclusion of a years-long legal and extradition process between Ghana and the United States in one of Ghana’s most closely watched public-sector criminal cases. ACCRA, Ghana Former Microfinance and…
President John Dramani Mahama has directed ministers, chief executive officers of state institutions and other political appointees not to accept awards from private organisations without prior approval from the Presidency, citing concerns about transparency, credibility and public accountability. ACCRA, Ghana…
