NEWS Articles

News Articles category contains news of events both locally, within the African regions, and globally. This category will cover all necessary events that will be of interest to our readers.

U/E: 66 Illegal Miners Arrested in Joint Military-Police Operation at Tilli Forest

A total of 66 illegal miners (galamseyers) have been arrested in a joint military and police operation at the Tilli Forest Reserve in the Upper East Region. The swoop, which took place on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, aimed to halt illegal mining activities that are destroying the forest ecosystem. The …

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UNICEF Report: One-Year-Olds Among Rape Victims in Sudan’s Civil War

A shocking report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that children as young as one year old have been subjected to rape and sexual assault during Sudan’s ongoing civil war. The report, released on March 4, 2025, provides harrowing details of mass sexual violence being used as …

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One Dead Several Injured in Bolgatanga as Driver Runs into Tree While Trying to Dodge Cattle 

A tragic accident along the Zuarungu road in Bolgatanga has left one person dead and several others critically injured after a private vehicle veered off the road and crashed into a tree while trying to avoid a collision with cattle. The vehicle, traveling from Bolgatanga to Garu, swerved to avoid …

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Man Allegedly Kills Girlfriend, Buries Body in Septic Tank in Sunyani

A 26-year-old man, Kwabena Adjei, has been arrested by the police for allegedly killing his 19-year-old Nigerian girlfriend, identified only as Testimony, and burying her body in a septic tank at Sunyani Magazine, near the Bono Regional Fire Command. According to reports, Adjei handed himself over to the police in …

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Trump Pauses US Military Aid to Ukraine Amid Tensions with Zelenskyy

US President Donald Trump has ordered a temporary halt to military aid to Ukraine following a contentious White House meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The move is seen as an effort to push Ukraine toward peace negotiations with Russia. A White House official explained that the administration is “pausing …

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Ghana Publishing Company Launches 24-Hour Service to Boost Productivity

The Ghana Publishing Company Ltd has launched a 24-hour service to enhance production and improve service delivery to the public. This move aligns with the government’s vision to boost productivity around the clock. The company, known for printing critical national documents such as Acts of Parliament, Constitutional Instruments, and Legislative …

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Fire Outbreak at NEDCo Warehouse in Tamale Destroys Key Electrical Equipment

A major fire broke out at the Central Warehouse of the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) in Tamale on Sunday afternoon, destroying critical electrical equipment, including over 20 transformers and an unspecified number of insulators. The fire, which ignited around 2 p.m., also damaged an electric pole with a transformer …

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BoG Warns Banks Against Photocopying Ghana Cards

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has issued a stern directive to all banks, prohibiting the photocopying of Ghana Cards for customer verification during banking transactions. Instead, banks are required to utilize biometric verification systems directly linked to the National Identification database to authenticate identities. This directive, in line with the …

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Four Students Arrested After Violent Clash at Christian Methodist Senior High School

A violent clash erupted at the Christian Methodist Senior High School in Aplaku, Greater Accra Region, leading to the arrest of four students by the Weija Divisional Police Command. The confrontation, which unfolded on Friday, February 28, 2025, involved students of the school and local youth, allegedly sparked by the …

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NPP to Deliver ‘True State of the Nation’ Address on March 4

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) will present a ‘True State of the Nation Address’ on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in response to President John Dramani Mahama’s recent State of the Nation Address (SONA) on February 27, 2025. The NPP claims that President Mahama’s address omitted critical national issues and misrepresented …

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