Day: July 26, 2025

Accra: The Upper West Regional Police Command has initiated investigations following the killing of two individuals in the Yanyuoyiri community of the Wa East District. The incident occurred on Saturday, July 19, 2025, and has prompted a response from law enforcement authorities. According to Ghana News Agency, a statement signed by Mr. Darko Offei Lomotey, the Upper West Regional Police Commander, revealed that the victims, Marifa Osman, aged 47, and Sampa Abubakari, aged 35, were allegedly shot by armed individuals while on their way to inspect their farmland. The police have visited the scene and collected the bodies along with

Bawku west: As part of efforts to improve community policing and support the security services in maintaining peace and order, Neighbourhood Watchdog Committees have been inaugurated in three communities in the Bawku West District. Each committee, comprising 15 members, was inaugurated at Apaogo, Widnaba, and Tilli, all three border communities within the district, to assist the security services, particularly the Ghana Police Service, in maintaining law and order. According to Ghana News Agency, the inauguration followed intensive training and capacity-building sessions conducted for the members by the Ghana Police Service as part of the Preventing Violent Extremism and Supporting Peace

Accra: Mr. Jones Borteye Applerh, the Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Industrial Holding Corporation (GIHOC), has made a passionate plea for the urgent revitalization of the struggling facility, emphasizing that “GIHOC must rise again.” He addressed the media during a press conference and a tour of the company’s production facility in Accra, outlining the critical issues affecting the corporation. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Applerh highlighted the numerous challenges that GIHOC has faced in recent years, including crippling debt, outdated machinery, stalled production, and a shrinking market presence. The CEO pointed out that much of the equipment, some dating

Ballagonnor: Residents of Ballagonnor in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region have given a sigh of relief, following the installation of Power Up Units to address longstanding power challenges in the community. According to Ghana News Agency, with support from Betway Ghana, residents of Ballagonnor and its surrounding areas now have access to a reliable power supply, enabling them to live in a more comfortable and productive environment. The Power Up initiative formed part of Betway Cares’ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy to mark an impactful milestone in the brand’s ongoing efforts to positively impact local communities.

Accra: Stakeholders of the Peace Building Fund (PBF) project communities in the Upper West Region have reaffirmed their commitment to upholding agreed-upon actions towards promoting peace in their communities, districts, and region as a whole. They acknowledged that their actions and inactions as stakeholders in the communities had an influence on the security situation in those areas and the districts in general. According to Ghana News Agency, this reaffirmation occurred during a stakeholder review meeting on the PBF project, organized by the Upper West Regional Department of Gender, which focused on actions the stakeholders committed to ensuring peace prevailed in

Takoradi: Brother Writena Amponsah, Preacher of the Takoradi Central Church of Christ, has encouraged society to bring freed prisoners closer and influence them positively. That, he explained, would help them to fully integrate, kill loneliness and erode stigma so that they would not go back to acts and actions that got them incarcerated. According to Ghana News Agency, Brother Amponsah reminded society of this critical role when the Takoradi Central Church of Christ, on behalf of the Churches of Christ, donated homemade items and foodstuffs worth over one million Cedis to support the upkeep of female prisoners in particular and

Accra: The Office of the Head of Civil Service (OHCS) has honoured Ambassador Jane Gasu Aheto, the Acting Head of Mission at Ghana’s Embassy in Washington, for her outstanding performance and leadership in decades of service to the country. According to Ghana News Agency, Ambassador Jane Aheto secured the recognition in her capacity as the Director, Legal and Treaties Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, her previous role. She received the award at the 2024 Ghana Civil Service Awards Ceremony in Accra, marking the climax of a week of celebrations for the 2025 Civil Service Week.