The Upper East Regional Police Command has arrested four suspects, including a juvenile, in connection with the killing of a couple at Kusanaba in the Zebilla District of the Upper East Region.

The Electricity Company of Ghana has announced a series of planned maintenance exercises across Accra and Ashanti regions on Tuesday, June 23, even as engineers scramble to repair multiple network faults that have plunged several communities into darkness.

Ghanaian consumers will pay more for electricity and water from July 1, 2026, after the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission approved upward adjustments in utility tariffs for the third quarter of the year.

The operating licence of the private security firm, Kantanka Security Services Limited, has been suspended by the Ministry of the Interior with immediate effect.

The move comes 24 hours after personnel from the private security company were involved in a shooting incident that resulted in injury to Sarah Adwoa Safo, a former Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya and daughter of the late Apostle Kwadwo Safo, who owns Kantanka.

MTN Ghana, the official headline sponsor of the senior national football team, has extended a rousing congratulatory message to the Black Stars following their dramatic 1-0 victory over Panama, while rallying the nation to throw its weight behind the team as they brace for a monumental clash with England.

Black Stars midfielder Thomas Partey has declared himself ready for Ghana's crucial FIFA World Cup Group L encounter against England after missing the team's opening victory over Panama. 

Speaking ahead of the highly anticipated clash, Partey said he feels good physically and is eager to contribute as Ghana seeks to secure top spot in the group.

The National Service Authority (NSA) has released postings for 18,617 eligible nurses and midwives for the 2026/2027 national service year.

The family of the late Apostle Kwadwo Safo has asked the public to ignore the purported or assumption of the leadership of the Kristo Asafo Church by Israel Kwadwo Safo Akofena.

According to the family it does not recognise any such installation since it was inconsistent with the directives of the late Apostle Kwadwo Safo and the constitution of the church as amended in 2024.

A massive fuel farm fire at the Albert Bosomtwe-Sam Fishing Harbour in Sekondi has been extinguished without any injuries or fatalities.

It took a joint operation by the Ghana National Fire Service, Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority Fire Department, Ghana Navy Fire Service, and Ghana Air Force Fire Service.

Firefighters from the Sekondi Metro Fire Station were the first to arrive, reaching the scene just 10 minutes after receiving the distress call at 4:34 pm on Sunday, June 21. Upon arrival, the crew found a localised fuel storage facility used by fishermen fully engulfed in flames.

The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) says it has arrested three suspects after dismantling what it described as a fully operational cannabis production hub in the Volta Region.

NACOC in a statement said it was an overnight intelligence-led operation.

The Ministry of Education will, before the end of July 2026, convene a national conference to discuss the growing indiscipline in senior high schools (SHSs) and propose measures to address the problem.

Andy Burnham has confirmed he will stand to replace Sir Keir Starmer as Labour leader and prime minister.

Six persons have lost their lives while 34 others have been rescued following multiple road traffic accidents across the Volta Region on Sunday, June 21, the Ghana National Fire Service has said.

The first set of incidents occurred along the Todome stretch near Kpeve on the Peki–Kpeve Road.

A rescue crew from the Peki Fire Station responded to two simultaneous crashes after receiving a distress call at 12:53 pm. The team deployed resources to both locations.

Barely a week after a cargo truck sped from the Galenkui Hill in Ho into a shop at the Civic Centre, injuring two people who later died in hospital, a similar accident happened at the same place on Sunday, killing two people.

International partnerships are often judged by the agreements they produce. But we believe they should be judged more simply: by whether they make life better for ordinary people.

But we believe they should be judged more simply: by whether they make life better for ordinary people.

That is the test we have in mind following President John Dramani Mahama’s recent visit to the United Kingdom and the launch of the UK–Ghana Growth Partnership. Signing the partnership in London was an important step.

The real measure of success will be what is delivered in Ghana and in the UK in the months and years ahead.

Sir Keir Starmer has announced he will resign as British Prime Minister as he made a statement at Downing Street on Monday morning.

When former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo quietly resigned from Ghana’s Council of State, the public only learned of her departure months later—first through media reports and then through confirmation by presidential spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu.

That silence is not a minor administrative oversight. It raises a fundamental question of democratic accountability: why was an appointment to the Council publicly announced, while a resignation from this constitutional body—funded by taxpayers and entrusted with advising the President—treated as a private exchange between a member and Presidency? 

The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Universities Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has given the government a June 30, 2026, deadline to resolve a range of outstanding conditions of service and welfare matters affecting members across Ghana’s public universities.

A child-friendly think tank and children’s welfare advocate, Child Rights International, has called on the government to develop and enforce legislation that restricts access to social media platforms for children below the age of 17 years. 

Hours of rainfall at the weekend left parts of the Western and Central regions flooded, with Samreboi and Cape Coast turned into massive ponds populated by buildings andtrees.

The soccer mood has virtually taken over our country Ghana, and one can virtually wrap a Black Star jersey around the map of Ghana. We have decided to conceal all our party colours, hiding them in our pockets as part of a ceasefire accord.

The soccer mood extends to churches this week; and the pastor himself may decide to change from cassock to jersey, and even declare as a prayer theme the impending match between Ghana and England. ‘May God Himself be a shining lamp unto the feet of our boys.’

Ghana and Burkina Faso have commenced a week-long series of bilateral engagements aimed at advancing the reaffirmation and joint management of their common land boundary. 

Black Stars goalkeeper Lawrence Ati-Zigi has handed Ghana a major fitness boost after returning to training ahead of Monday's crucial World Cup Group L clash with England, with goalkeeping coach Daniel Gasper confirming the St. Gallen shot-stopper is progressing day by day.

Six private security men involved in the Sarah Adwoa Safo shooting incident in her brother’s house at Kwabenya in Accra have been arrested by the police.

The son of Pan-Africanist Marcus Garvey, Dr Julius Garvey, has called on African countries to move towards a federated system of government, saying the continent's division into 55 independent states is slowing the full implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).