Three people have reportedly died and at least 15 others, including a police officer have, sustained injuries following a violent clash involving a group of about 300 people at New Winneba in the Effutu North District of the Central Region.

The Accra High Court has given counsel for the accused persons in the trial involving former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Kwabena Adu-Boahene, one more day to conclude his cross-examination of the fourth prosecution witness.

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an application filed by Professor Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, the second accused in the US$2 million SkyTrain trial, who was seeking to stay proceedings at the Accra High Court pending the determination of an appeal.

The court, on Tuesday (Sept 1, 2026), held that Prof. Ameyaw-Akumfi, a former Board Chairman of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF), had failed to demonstrate exceptional circumstances to warrant the grant of the application.

The Upper East Regional Police Command has arrested six persons in connection with the alleged murder of a 26-year-old tricycle rider, Akolbila Blessing, at Dulugu-Zuarungu in the Bolgatanga East District of the Upper East Region.

The Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union (ICU-Ghana) has renewed its opposition to the proposed transfer of a substantial equity stake in the Volta Aluminium Company Limited (VALCO) to a private investor, maintaining that the strategic aluminium producer should remain under full state ownership and control.

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) has summoned the Volta Regional Police Commander following concerns over alleged harassment, intimidation, unnecessary delays and extortion of local traders by some police personnel along the Aflao–Accra main route.

A car dealership has within a week’s deadline to stop showcasing vehicles on the pavement near the East Legon ARS Roundabout or face sanctions from the La Nkwantanang Madina Municipal Assembly (LaNMMA).

The Central Regional leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has thrown its full weight behind the Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, in his demand for accountability over reported financial losses associated with the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) domestic gold purchase operations.

Former gang boss Duane "Keffe D" Davis has been found guilty of orchestrating the murder of Tupac Shakur - the first conviction in a cold case that has intrigued hip-hop fans for nearly 30 years.

The three teacher unions have reached an agreement with the government on outstanding issues concerning promotion placements of their members on the appropriate salary scales in the Ghana Education Service (GES).

A 24-Hour Economy? or E-Comedy?  Or E-Tragedy?

A new national policy launched over a year ago is so late in coming that the schedule officer could as well issue the notice: ‘we are still looking into it.’ 

The Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has called on the government to take practical steps to tighten all loopholes in the operations of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) to prevent potential future losses.

The government has recorded a significant 62.9 percent reduction in financial irregularities across the public sector, surpassing its target of 50 percent, the Deputy Minister for Finance Thomas Ampem Nyarko has announced.

“Life is tragic simply because the earth turns and the sun inexorably rises and sets, and one day, for each of us, the sun will go down for the last, last time.”   — James Baldwin,

“Letter from a Region in My Mind,” The New Yorker, November 17, 1962; later collected in The Fire Next Time. I knew John Hyde for as long as I have had a memory.

A policeman on the rank of Inspector, Hance Atubra, who saved a number of people during a recent fire outbreak at Aboso in the Western Region has been promoted to the rank of Chief Inspector.

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, who promoted Hance Atubra from the Tarkwa Division explained that it was for the role he played in saving lives during the fire outbreak at Aboso, 

The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu has held a crunch meeting with the leadership of Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) and other teacher unions and the Controller and Accountant General's Department to avert their strike action.

Argentina great Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from international football, saying it was a decision that "hurt" him but "the time has come".

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has announced that the recruitment portal for the 2026 Military Enlistment Exercise will be opened on Friday, September 4, 2026.

The exercise will allow eligible Ghanaians to apply to join the Armed Forces, subject to the requirements and selection process.

Six members and associates of an armed robbery syndicate suspected to be operating in the Ashanti Region have been arrested by the police.

President John Dramani Mahama has called for sustainable, predictable and African-owned financing of the continent's peace and security agenda to remedy the persistent conflict situation in Africa.

Total revenue of State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) increased by 28.1 per cent to GH¢176.4 billion while profit before interest and tax rose to GH¢25.5 billion, the latest State Ownership Report (SOR) has indicated. 

The Ministry of Education says it has taken note of requests from some parents, guardians, students, and heads of schools for additional time to enable them to complete the submission and uploading of students data onto the platforms of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS).

The Supreme Court has dismissed an application for an interlocutory injunction filed by the first accused in the Skytrain trial, Solomon Asamoah, seeking to restrain the Accra High Court from continuing with the trial.

The spillage of excess water from the Bagré Dam in Burkina Faso has begun, with the volume of water released more than doubling in a day.

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has seized quantities of an unregistered confectionery shaped like cigarettes from sellers in Accra’s Central Business District (CBD), with one person arrested in connection with the sale of the product.