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Els: MBN360 News Member of Parliament (MP) for New Juaben South and Ranking Member on the Trade, Industry and Tourism Committee, Michael Okyere Baafi, says Burkina Faso is not safe for trade due to security concerns and its exit from the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme (ETLS). Speaking on The Big Bulletin on 16 February 2026, he explained […]

Els: MBN360 News Dr. Abubakari Sidick Ahmed, former Station Manager of Radio Univers, has died at the age of 63. He passed away on Monday, February 16, 2026, at the University of Ghana Medical Centre, where he had been receiving treatment. Alhaji, as he was popularly known, dedicated over three decades to Radio Univers, shaping […]

Els: MBN360 News The Government has appealed to the public to stop circulating graphic images of Ghanaians killed in a terrorist attack in Titao, Burkina Faso, describing the practice as insensitive and deeply distressing to affected families. Mr. Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, Minister for the Interior, made the appeal while providing an update on the attack involving Ghanaian […]

Els: MBN360 News Police in the Ashanti South Region have intercepted a major shipment of illegal drugs at the Tweapease Police barrier along the Obuasi-Dunkwa highway, arresting five people in the process. The operation, carried out on 13 February, 2026, saw officers seize 257 packs of tramadol and 58 packs of tapentadol, popularly called “Royal.” The drugs were being transported on […]

Els: MBN360 News Ghana’s government has initiated the process to extradite a Russian national, Vyacheslav Trahov, accused of secretly recording and sharing intimate videos of Ghanaian women without their consent. Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, stated that the suspect will face prosecution under Ghana’s Cybersecurity Act, which carries a penalty […]

Els: MBN360 News The Ghana Police Service has arrested seven suspected drug traffickers and seized 1,696 compressed parcels of substances believed to be cannabis in a series of intelligence-led operations across the Oti Region within days, authorities have confirmed. The coordinated crackdowns, carried out between 13 and 15 February, form part of an intensified campaign to dismantle […]

Els: MBN360 News Desmond Israel, Head of Public Law and Governance, says Ghana’s laws are explicit: the non-consensual sharing of intimate images is a criminal offence and offenders can face jail time. Israel described the alleged circulation of explicit videos involving Ghanaian women as “clearly criminal,” stressing that both constitutional privacy rights and statutory protections have […]

Els: MBN360 News Six people have died following a tragic fire incident involving a petrol tanker and multiple vehicles on the Accra-Nsawam Highway near Okanta in the early hours of Saturday, February 14, 2026. The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has confirmed that the fire outbreak, which occurred around 4:45 am, claimed six lives—three at […]

Els: MBN360 News The Office of the National Chief Imam has announced that the crescent moon for Ramadan 2026 will be observed on Wednesday, February 18. The date is the 29th day of Sha’ban on the Islamic calendar, in line with traditional moon sighting practice. If the crescent is successfully sighted that evening, Thursday, February […]

Els: MBN360 News Former Head of Public Affairs at the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Fiifi Boafo, has raised concerns about the government’s handling of cocoa sales, questioning why the crop wasn’t sold when the world market price exceeded $10,000. Mr. Boafo argues that the government’s failure to capitalize on the high prices has resulted in […]