Category: News

Fumso: Mrs. Patience Baffoe-Bonnie, Director General of Prisons, has paid a working visit to the newly established Prison Officers Training School at Fumso in the Ashanti Region. The visit focused on assessing the facility’s readiness and improving the welfare of officers and trainees. According to Ghana News Agency, Mrs. Baffoe-Bonnie, accompanied by the Acting Commandant, Deputy Director of Prisons Justice Essumang, inspected key areas including dormitories, washrooms, the infirmary, kitchen, and officers’ accommodation. She identified areas requiring improvement to ensure a conducive environment for training. With 800 Prison Support Assistants currently undergoing training, the school is active with daily drills,

Kumasi: Professor Christian Agyare, Provost of the College of Health Sciences at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has emphasized the need for urgent multidisciplinary collaboration to fortify Ghana’s health system. He highlighted that cooperation across various professions, research fields, and institutions is vital to bridge the gap between health policy and tangible outcomes. According to Ghana News Agency, Prof. Agyare made these remarks at the 11th Biennial Scientific Conference of the College of Health Sciences held in Kumasi. He pointed to Ghana’s vaccination drive as a successful example of collaboration involving public health experts, logisticians, data

Accra: David Kwodow Prah Afful, the man seen in a viral video threatening to kill the President, Members of Parliament, and other government officials if he had a gun or a cutlass, has been handed a seven-month prison sentence. Appearing before an Accra Circuit Court, Afful pleaded guilty to charges of threat of death and offensive conduct conducive to the breach of peace. Afful pleaded with all government officials to forgive him for his conduct. According to Ghana News Agency, the Ghana Police Service arrested Afful, popularly known on social media as Kwame Nkrumah II, for issuing death threats and

Gaza city: Reports from Gaza City suggest many Palestinians simply cannot afford to flee south to the so-called ‘humanitarian zone’ as ordered by Israel. According to Ghana News Agency, citing Palestinians in the coastal city, a reporter for Israeli TV channel N12 said that the cost of a rental car to transport their belongings had skyrocketed to 5,000 shekels, the equivalent of almost $1,500. Other reports from Gaza City put the cost of a rented transport vehicle for the approximately 30-kilometre journey to the al-Mawasi humanitarian zone at between 3,000 and 6,000 shekels. The majority of the approximately 2 million

Accra: The Chamber of Cannabis Industry Ghana has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Vermont State University (VTSU) in the United States to strengthen research, training, and knowledge exchange in the country’s emerging cannabis sector. According to Ghana News Agency, the agreement marks a significant international collaboration since Ghana legalized cannabis for medicinal and industrial purposes. This partnership is expected to provide capacity-building opportunities for Ghanaian entrepreneurs, students, and professionals. The MOU was signed by Mr. Mark G. Darko, Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber of Cannabis Industry Ghana, and Dr. Philip Lamy, Professor of Sociology and Anthropology and

Titrinu: Mr Governs Kwame Agbodza, Minister of Roads and Highways, has urged Ghanaian road contractors to prove critics wrong by delivering quality and timely road projects across the country. He said the government was committed to investing in infrastructure but insisted that contractors must meet expectations by ensuring value for money and durable roads. According to Ghana News Agency, the Minister made the call at Titrinu near Ho, the Volta Regional capital, during a sod-cutting ceremony for the reconstruction of the Ho-Aflao highway under the BigPush project. Mr. Agbodza, who is also the Member of Parliament for Adaklu, stressed that

Accra: A man was shot dead on his farm at Keri in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, in the latest incident of violence in the area. The Assembly Member for the Keri-Odomi Electoral Area, Madam Juliana Awasan, confirmed the death of the victim, identified as Sammy Kentenso, to the Ghana News Agency (GNA). According to Ghana News Agency, the killing has heightened security concerns in the municipality, which has a long history of violent clashes among the Adele, Challa, and Akyode ethnic groups over land disputes and traditional festivities. In November 2023,