A VIP Jeoun commercial bus caught fire at the company’s station in Abuakwa in the Atwima Nwabiagya Municipality of the Ashanti Region on Saturday, August 15, 2026. The coach, with registration number GT 6770-18, was parked at the station and preparing for a scheduled nighttime journey to Accra when the fire broke out. According to […]

Ghana and the Netherlands have formalized a bilateral partnership aimed at combating transnational organized crime and the growing trafficking of narcotics through West Africa. The Letter of Intent was signed in late July 2026 by Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa; Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak; and Dutch Minister for Justice […]

Two people have died and several others sustained injuries following a head-on collision involving a Scienta vehicle and a Metro Mass Transit bus at Assin Fosu in the Central Region. The accident occurred at about 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 16, 2026. The Scienta was reportedly travelling from Cape Coast when it collided with the […]

Claims that an Asantehene appointed a man as a paramount chief simply because he considered him handsome are not supported by credible historical records or established Asante customary practice. Such a claim is likely to be a sensationalized interpretation of an oral tradition, a misleading social-media caption or a clickbait headline that leaves out the […]