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COCOBOD Slashes Salaries, Tightens Spending Amid Revenue Strain

The Executive Management and Senior Staff of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) have announced salary reductions in response to ongoing liquidity challenges within the cocoa sector. In a press release dated Monday, February 16, 2026, COCOBOD stated that the pay cuts take immediate effect and will remain in place for …

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Stop Sharing Burnt Images of Burkina Faso Terror Attack Victims – Muntaka

The Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, has appealed to the public to refrain from sharing graphic images and videos of burnt bodies following a terrorist attack on a truck transporting Ghanaian tomato traders in northern Burkina Faso. Speaking on Eyewitness News on Citi FM on Monday, February 16, …

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Democracy Hub Files Suit to Halt Ayawaso East By-Election

Democracy Hub has filed a suit at the High Court seeking to halt the Ayawaso East by-election, citing alleged vote buying during the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primaries held on February 7, 2026. The NDC has been named as the first defendant, the Electoral Commission (EC) as the second, …

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GNAT Condemns Attack on WASS Teachers, Declares Zero Tolerance for Violence

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has strongly condemned what it describes as a brutal and unlawful attack on teachers of West Africa Senior High School (WASS), declaring zero tolerance for violence against educators. The incident occurred on Friday, February 13, 2026, during school hours. According to reports, some …

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Gov’t Confirms Terrorist Attack on Ghanaian Tomato Traders in Burkina Faso

The Government of Ghana has confirmed a terrorist attack on a truck transporting Ghanaian tomato traders in northern Burkina Faso. According to official information from authorities in Burkina Faso, the traders were travelling through the town of Titao on Saturday, February 14, 2026, when their vehicle came under attack. Details …

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CETAG Calls Off Strike, Directs Members to Resume Lectures February 16

The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has suspended its nationwide strike following the release of government funds to settle key outstanding allowances. The Association has directed all members across the Colleges of Education to resume academic duties and return to the lecture halls effective Monday, February 16, …

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AMA Sanitation Court Jails 7 for Open Defecation in Accra

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) Sanitation Court has remanded seven individuals into prison custody for engaging in open defecation in parts of Accra after they failed to pay a fine of 50 penalty units, equivalent to GH¢600. The convicts are Samuel Aryeequaye, Evans Derry, Kwesi Milla, Richard Quintin Coffie, Seidu …

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Ghana to Seek Extradition of Russian National Over Secret Filming Allegations

Ghana says it intends to request the extradition of a Russian national accused of secretly filming sexual encounters with women and distributing the footage online without their consent. African and Russian media have described the suspect as a self-styled “pick-up artist” and online blogger in his 30s who allegedly travelled …

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Gender Ministry Condemns Alleged S.exual Exploitation by Russian National

The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has condemned alleged acts of digital s.exual exploitation involving a foreign national accused of engaging in s.exual activities with Ghanaian women, recording the encounters, and circulating the footage without their consent. The development follows the circulation of a viral video showing a …

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Minority Rejects Chocolate Week Gifts Over Cocoa Price Cut

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Minority Caucus in Parliament has rejected chocolates distributed to mark National Chocolate Week in protest against the government’s reduction in the cocoa producer price. The gesture was led by the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, during a statement on the floor …

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