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ELS: MBN360 NEWS The Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union (ICU)-Ghana has intensified its opposition to the alleged sale of the Volta Aluminium Company (VALCO), staging a protest to demand that the government abandon any plans to transfer ownership of the state-owned aluminium producer. The demonstration comes amid growing concerns among sections of VALCO’s workforce, who […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa engagements with Ghanaians in South Africa The Government of Ghana will resume the next phase of evacuating Ghanaians from South Africa starting Sunday, July 26, 2026, following renewed xenophobic attacks against migrants in the country. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the decision […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS Residents of the Avenor enclave have called on the government to urgently demolish a partially collapsed building that claimed three lives on June 7, 2026, warning that the remaining structure continues to threaten lives and property. Nearly two months after the tragedy, the building remains standing with parts of the structure still posing a […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has arrested 10 suspects in an intelligence-led operation at Mataheko, Afienya, after uncovering what investigators describe as a cybercrime hideout linked to human trafficking. During a press briefing on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, CID Director-General, Commissioner of Police (COP) Lydia Yaako Donkor, […]

ELS: MBN360  Technology Switzerland’s Competition Commission (COMCO) has launched a preliminary investigation into Google’s removal of a feature that allows mobile ​phone users to opt out of using its ‌search engine as default, the authority said on Tuesday. The “Choice Screen” feature allows users to choose their default search engines during the initial ​set up […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS The Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs has paid tribute to the late Overlord of Dagbon, Yaa-Naa Mahama Abukari II, describing him as a peacebuilder whose leadership helped restore unity and stability within the Dagbon Kingdom. In a statement issued on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, and signed by the Minister, […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has urged lawmakers to take a leading role in promoting accountability and fighting corruption. Mr Bagbin said Parliament must go beyond passing laws and ensure proper oversight of  political financing and public institutions. Speaking at a regional conference on the financialization of politics in Africa on Tuesday, July […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS Aide to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has reportedly been escorted by officials of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to his residence at Larteh Akuapem as part of ongoing investigations The development comes after EOCO granted Mr Aboagye bail in the sum of […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS Lawyer for Ghanaian socialite Frederick Kumi, popularly known as Abu Trica, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has alleged that the government failed to notify him before his client was extradited to the United States to face fraud-related charges. In a post published on his X page on Thursday, Barker-Vormawor said he was neither formally informed of […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS Ghana has begun a nationwide clean-up exercise in areas affected by recent floods, with security personnel, local authorities and residents joining efforts to clear waste, remove debris and restore public spaces. In Accra, military personnel, police officers and other security agencies were deployed Friday morning to support the clean-up operation. Along several […]