A suspect has been picked up by the police in relation to the death of the University of Cape Coast student, Innocentia Atsufui Avinu.

Security has been beefed up on the premises of Bawku Senior High School (SHS) in the Upper East Region while investigations continue to identify and arrest culprits following yesterday’s dawn student rampage.

President John Dramani Mahama is expected in Abidjan for the Côte d’Ivoire–Ghana High-Level Summit on the Future of the Cocoa Economy.

The Finance Ministry was processing arrears due to political appointees who served at the Presidency between 2021 and 2024, the Minister of State in charge of Government Communications and Presidential Spokesperson, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has said.

President John Dramani Mahama supports the establishment of an independent body to determine the conditions of service of Article 71 office holders and other public sector workers, the Minister of State in charge of Government Communications and Presidential Spokesperson, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has said.

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced planned power outages for Tuesday, June 16, 2026, affecting communities in the Accra East, Ashanti and Volta Regions as part of maintenance exercises to improve service delivery.

The Minister of State in charge of Government Communications and Presidential Spokesperson, Felix Kwaky Ofosu has said processes were underway to find a replacement for Justice Sophia Akuffo, who resigned from her position as a Member of the Council of State in September 2025.

Patients at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra can now access MRI scans free of charge under a new diagnostic partnership between the hospital and HealthTech Ghana Limited.

It has been explained that former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo submitted her resignation letter as a member of the Council of State in September 2025.

Dr Bossman Asare, in charge of Corporate Services, has resigned as a Deputy Commissioner of the Electoral Commission, Graphic Online has gathered.

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has appointed former Abuakwa South Member of Parliament and lawyer, Samuel Atta Akyea, as his new lead defence counsel in the criminal case pending before the High Court in Accra.

The Accra High Court has struck out an application by lawyer Andy Kwame Appiah-Kubi, which sought leave to withdraw his legal services for the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, and Akonta Mining Limited in the ongoing trial over mining activities on a concession at Samreboi without the required authorisation and other offences under the Minerals and Mining Act and the Forest Protection laws. 

There are currently only two functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines in government health facilities in Ghana, according to an assessment by the Ghana Medical Trust Fund, commonly referred to as MahamaCares.

One of the two people who were injured in last Saturday's cargo truck accident at Ho Bankoe has died.

A cargo truck, which was reportedly speeding while descending the Galenkui Hill at Ho Bankoe in the Volta Region, veered into the left lane and then onto the pavement before crashing into a shop at the Ho Civic Centre.

The deceased has been identified as a 42-year-old woman. The second person, a 35-year-old man who sustained severe injuries, is still in the hospital receiving treatment.

They were both conveyed to the Ho Teaching Hospital for treatment immediately after the accident.

Oil prices have fallen and shares risen after the US and Iran said they had agreed a framework deal to end the war, which US President Donald Trump said would see the reopening of the key Strait of Hormuz shipping route.

Almost seven decades after Ghana won its independence from British colonial rule, the Black Stars will face England on the biggest stage in world football in a FIFA World Cup showdown rich in symbolism and significance -- a meeting of former colony and colonial power on football's grandest stage. 

The Black Stars will depart Rhode Island for Toronto on Monday, two days before they take on Panama in their opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, has urged Ghanaians, especially young people, to defend and stand by Parliament and other organs of democracy, stressing that it is only in Parliament that different political parties can exist under the country’s constitutional dispensation.

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has deployed a special investigative and intelligence officers from Accra to Cape Coast to reinforce ongoing police operations and support active inquiries into the death of a student of the University of Cape Coast, Innocentia Avinu.

Experts from the banking sector, law enforcement agencies, regulators and cybersecurity institutions will converge on Accra tomorrow to confront the growing threat of financial fraud at the second quarter Graphic Business/Stanbic Bank Breakfast Meeting.

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More than 310,000 students have benefitted from the No Fees Stress initiative, a flagship educational grant by the government, with over GH¢1.3 billion allocated to the Student Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) for disbursement for the purpose.

Manchester United winger Amad Diallo came off the bench to net a 90th-minute goal to get Ivory Coast's World Cup off to the perfect start with a 1-0 win over Ecuador in Group E.

The KGL Foundation has organised a free health screening exercise for residents of the Bolgatanga Municipality, underscoring the importance of regular health checks and knowing one's health status, irrespective of cost.