Author: Baina Media (Baina Media)

President John Dramani Mahama has approved a major reorganisation of the National Security Council Secretariat, with new appointments and reassignments taking immediate effect. The changes, announced by the Presidency Communications Directorate, are aimed at strengthening operations, intelligence, and human security functions within the Secretariat. Under the reorganisation: Major (Rtd.) General William Ayamdo, former Chief of...

 The Ministry of Education has taken note of widespread misinformation and misconception circulating in the public domain suggesting that the Minister for Education, Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, is seeking to impose the study of Arabic on Ghanaian students. In a statement signed by Hashmin Mohammed, Press Secretary to the Minister, the Ministry wished to state categorically...

 The North East Regional Police Command has arrested four suspects and intercepted 118 bags of cocoa beans, weighing 11,800 kilogrammes, at Bunkpurugu, suspected to have been destined for neighbouring Togo through the Bunkpurugu-Togo border. The suspects are Dickson Asante, 35, driver of the truck; Gideon Tab, 19, his mate; Mohammed Mumin, 22; and Ernestina Akugre,...

Administrative offices at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology remained open while other essential services like I.T. have been disrupted as the industrial action by the Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA) enters day two. Members of GAUA are embarking on a nationwide strike in protest of what they describe as unfair market...

The Attorney-General has filed processes opposing an application by convicted illegal mining kingpin Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, for bail pending appeal. The State argues that Mr Boasiako’s appeal has no reasonable chance of success and therefore does not provide sufficient grounds for his release from custody. It explained, among other things,...

The Ghana Health Service (GHS), in partnership with World Vision Ghana, has organised a capacity-building training programme for Community Health Officers and frontline nurses aimed at improving the early detection, referral and management of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) across the country. Speaking at the training held at the Bortianor Polyclinic in the Greater Accra Region,...

 The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), Lieutenant General William Agyapong, has inspected the Dambai military base project to ascertain progress on the facility, which is expected to serve as a strategic response to growing security challenges in parts of the Oti Region. The inspection, conducted on Friday, 7 August 2026, forms part of efforts...

 The Board and Management of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) have announced, with profound sorrow, the sudden passing of the Authority’s Deputy Chief Executive, Dr. Dramani Bukari. In a statement, the Board and Management described his death as a great loss to the Authority, the downstream petroleum industry, and all who had the privilege of...

 The Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has donated relief items valued at US$1 million to the Government of Ghana in support of communities affected by the devastating floods of June 29. The donation, made through UAE AID, comprised essential food and household supplies, including cooking oil, sardines, spaghetti, rice, beans, gari, sachet water,...