Author: Constance Awunor
Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, John Dumelo, says the government is on course to achieve full-scale tomato production by the end of the year as part of efforts to reduce Ghana’s reliance on imports, particularly from Burkina Faso. Speaking in an interview on Joy FM’s Midday News on Tuesday, 17 February, Mr. Dumelo described Ghana’s dependence on imported tomatoes as unsustainable, stressing that the country has the fertile land and human resources to meet domestic demand. His comments follow the tragedy involving tomato traders in Burkina Faso. Seven people were killed, and others were injured in a terrorist attack. According…
The Government of Ghana has summoned the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Ghana, Sergei Berdnikov, following the alleged unlawful publication of sexually explicit images of Ghanaian women without their consent. The summons, which took place on Tuesday, 17 February 2026, was issued on the instruction of the Minister for Foreign Affairs. According to the Ministry, the action was intended to formally convey the Government of Ghana’s strong displeasure regarding the conduct of a supposed Russian national linked to the circulation of the intimate content online. Purpose of the Summons The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the alleged actions…
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a prominent civil rights activist, Baptist minister, and two-time Democratic presidential candidate, has died at the age of 84, his family announced Tuesday. In a statement, the Jackson family remembered him as a “servant leader” devoted not only to his loved ones but also to marginalized and oppressed communities around the world. “Our father was a servant leader not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” the family said. He passed away peacefully, surrounded by family members. No immediate cause of death has been provided. Jackson had…
State prosecutors handling the corruption case against former National Service Authority Director, Osei Assibey Antwi, have indicated that they intend to revise the charge sheet filed against him. Assibey Antwi is on trial over allegations that he approved the payment of GH¢500,861,744.02 in allowances to more than 60,000 nonexistent national service personnel. He is also accused of diverting GH¢106 million from the NSA’s Kumawu Farm Project for his personal benefit. He has pleaded not guilty to 14 charges, including causing financial loss to the state, stealing, and money laundering. At proceedings held on Tuesday, February 17, prosecutors informed the court…
The Accra Circuit Court has ordered a businessman in his 60s to pay a total of GHC200,000 to his former lover after finding that he breached a promise to marry her. The award comprises GHC50,000 in general damages and GHC150,000 in compensation, bringing the total financial judgment against him to GHC200,000. In addition, the court awarded GHC20,000 in costs in her favour. The case was presided over by Justice Sedinam Kwadam, a High Court judge with additional responsibility as a Circuit Court judge. Although the matter began as a suit by the businessman seeking an ejectment order against the woman,…
A group of teachers recruited in 2023 and posted to the Northern Region have petitioned the Ministry of Education, describing their situation as a “grave professional and financial injustice” after working for more than two years without pay. The affected teachers, about 250 in the Northern Region and nearly 400 nationwide, say persistent delays in staff ID generation by the Ghana Education Service (GES) have prevented them from being placed on the government payroll, despite assuming duty in 2023. Reading the petition on behalf of the group, the association’s president dismissed claims allegedly made by the Regional Education Director on…
A truck carrying Ghanaian tomato traders has reportedly been caught up in a terrorist attack in Burkina Faso, raising fresh concerns about the safety of traders who travel across borders for business. According to Ghana’s Ministry of the Interior and National Security, the attack happened in Titao on Saturday, February 14, 2026. The truck, which was transporting tomato merchants from Ghana, was said to have been caught in the violence.In a press release signed by the Interior Minister, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, the government described the news as “disturbing.” The Government of Ghana has received disturbing information from Burkina Faso of a…