A new travel system for visitors to the UK comes into force from Wednesday for citizens of dozens of countries, including the US and Australia. The government says electronic travel authorisation (ETA) will improve the immigration system. However, it has created problems for dual nationals, who have been scrambling to obtain a UK passport to comply with the new rules. What is an ETA and who needs one? An ETA […]
Nigeria's government has rejected a media report alleging that it paid a "huge" ransom to Islamist militant group Boko Haram to secure the release of more than 200 pupils and staff abducted from a Catholic boarding school in November. Information Minister Mohammed Idris described the allegation, made by the AFP news agency quoting intelligence sources, as "completely false and baseless" and a "disservice to the professionalism and integrity" of the […]
The Institute of Economic Research and Public Policy (IERPP) has warned that recent developments in the cocoa sector could pose risks to Ghana’s economy and national security following the government’s decision to reduce the producer price of cocoa from GH₵3,625 to GH₵2,587. In a statement signed by Professor Isaac Boadi, Executive Director of IERPP, the institute said the price reduction has been rejected by cocoa farmers, who have criticised the […]
President John Mahama has expressed confidence that a new float glass factory under construction at Shama in the Western Region will become one of the largest in Africa and generate significant export revenue for Ghana. Speaking at the sod-cutting ceremony for the float glass manufacturing plant and the commissioning of a sanitary wares factory by KEDA (Ghana) Ceramics Company Limited, the President said the project would transform the country’s glass […]
The Ghana Police Service has warned the public about a fake electronic traffic violation notice circulating online. In a statement, the Service said it had noted “with deep concern a viral electronic notice of violation of traffic offence supposedly from the Ghana Police Service” which informs individuals that they have committed traffic offences and must make payments. According to the Police, the notice is not genuine. It said that the […]
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has interdicted five officers of its Customs Division with immediate effect pending the outcome of an internal investigation into alleged procedural breaches. In a statement, the Authority's management said the action follows preliminary findings from an enforcement operation conducted on February 18, 2026. The operation involved a consignment of transit cargo declared for onward movement to Niger. According to the GRA, the exercise uncovered discrepancies […]
An acute water shortage has hit sections of the Greater Kumasi Metropolis, leaving thousands of residents scrambling for water after days of dry taps. For three consecutive days, households across the city have had no running water, forcing families and businesses to depend on hand-dug wells and other underground sources to survive. “We are really struggling in accessing water. Getting water for cooking and even bathing your kids for school […]
Three students from Swedru School of Business have been arrested and are expected to be arraigned in connection with the violent assault of a student from Obrachire Senior High Technical School, local police confirmed, following a highly publicised viral video of the attack. According to an update from the Ghana Police Service and the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), the trio were handed over to law enforcement at the Swedru Divisional […]
The Ghana Police Service has arrested six students of Aggrey Memorial Senior High School for allegedly assaulting a final-year student of Adisadel College in Cape Coast in the Central Region. According to a press release issued by the Central Regional Command’s Public Affairs Unit on Tuesday, 24 February 2026, the incident occurred on Friday, 20 February 2026, at about 3:30 p.m., after the final day of an inter-colleges sports festival […]
