Richard Appiah has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the High Court in Accra on February 24, 2026, after being found guilty of murdering two boys in the 2021 Abesim killings in the Bono Region. Richard Appiah has been sentenced to life imprisonment after a seven-member jury at the Criminal Division of the High Court in Accra unanimously found him guilty of murdering two boys in Abesim in the Bono […]
The Communications Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), William Boateng, has responded to concerns from sections of the public who claim they are being overcharged and that their prepaid credit no longer lasts as long as before. Speaking in an interview on Adom FM’s morning show Dwaso Nsem, Mr. Boateng explained that ECG only implements tariffs approved by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC). “As we already know, when PURC […]
District Chief Executive of Atwima Mponua District, Hon Ibrahim Issahak has today commissioned a six unit classroom block for Kotokuom R/C Primary and JHS in the Atwima Mponua District. Speaking at the ceremony,the DCE noted that the facility is part of the Assembly's efforts to improve educational outcomes in the district which has been lagging in terms of infrastructural development in the district. The District Chief Executive reiterated his […]
Nana Kofi Agyemang Badu, Chief of Kotokuom in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region,has expressed strong support for the District Chief Executive (DCE), Hon Ibrahim Issahak regarding his commitment to facilitating development in the area. The chief noted that Hon Ibrahim Issahak had prioritised community needs over politics since assuming office. According to Nana Kofi Agyemang Badu,the NDC government has given the district unprecedented projects within two years […]
The Institute of Community Sustainability (ICS) has called for an immediate ban on the slaughter and consumption of cats and dogs in Ghana, warning that the practice poses serious public health and ethical concerns. In a press release dated February 23, 2026, and signed by its Executive Director, Eric Jerry Aidoo, the organisation declared its stance “against the high consumption of cats and dogs in Ghana,” urging authorities and the […]
A student of Obrachire Senior High Technical School has called for justice after he was violently attacked during a district inter-schools athletics competition at Agona Swedru in the Central Region. The victim, identified as Fiadzigbe, sustained a broken tooth and multiple facial injuries after he was allegedly pelted with stones and assaulted during the event. A video of the incident, which has since gone viral, shows the student under attack […]
President John Dramani Mahama has called for stronger collaboration between government and the private sector to accelerate economic growth and advance national development. Speaking at a strategic Presidential Dialogue with leaders of Ghana’s business community, the President urged companies to form bold partnerships aimed at positioning the country as a leading production and trade hub in West Africa. “We must work to make Ghana West Africa’s production hub,” he said, […]
A fire outbreak has destroyed the Zabzugu market in the Northern Region, destroying large quantities of yams and other goods. The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Monday, February 23, left traders devastated as their wares were consumed by the flames. Residents attempted to contain the fire but struggled due to the absence of a fire station in the Zabzugu District. With no immediate support from the Ghana […]
The Upper West Regional Command of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has intercepted two Rhino Kia trucks loaded with unapproved substances at Kaleo in the Nadowli District of the Upper West Region. In a Facebook post on Monday, February 23, NACOC disclosed that the consignments, which were bound for Burkina Faso, included 58 cartons of foreign cigarettes, 182 cartons of unapproved pharmaceutical products and 40 drums of sodium cyanide. The […]
