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ELS; MBN360 REGIONAL The Paramount Chief of the Tolon Traditional Area, Major (Rtd) Sulemana Abubakari, has died days after the death of the Overlord of Dagbon, Yaa Naa Abubakari Mahama II. The death of the Tolon Naa adds to the mourning in Dagbon following the passing of the Yaa Naa, whose death has brought the […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS The Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, says less than 20 kilometres of clearing work remains before the Accra-Kumasi Expressway project reaches Kumasi. He said the project has made significant progress, with only a short stretch left before the expressway links up with the Kumasi Orbiter, also known as the […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS A 58-year-old Wildlife Resource Guard, Richard Otwey, has been shot dead by a suspected poacher during a patrol operation at the Kakum Forest Reserve in the Assin South District of the Central Region. The deceased, who was attached to the Kakum Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission, was on patrol with two […]

ELS: MBN360 AFRICA/NEWS A committee tasked with developing a strategy document, priority pillars and work programme for President John Mahama’s 2027 African Union (AU) chairmanship has completed its work and submitted five reports to the President. Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, who chaired the committee, said the reports were formally presented to President Mahama […]

ELS; MBN360 NEWS The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has dismissed reports circulating on social media that it has failed to pay personnel their 2025 rent allowance. In a statement issued on Friday, August 21, 2026, the Service described the reports as “false and unfounded”, clarifying that the final tranche of the full 2025 rent […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS Zoomlion Ghana Limited has begun a self-funded disinfection and disinfestation exercise across markets and sanitary facilities in the Greater Accra Region following the June 29 floods. The exercise is aimed at reducing the risk of disease outbreaks by controlling mosquitoes, flies and other disease-causing microorganisms that may thrive in flood-affected areas. The […]

ELS: MBN360 NEWS The Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has accused Deputy Attorney General Justice Srem-Sai of misinforming the public over a recent court ruling concerning his application. Mr Oppong Nkrumah said it was disappointing for the Deputy Attorney General to claim on social media that his application was based on “deliberate […]

ELS: M,BN360 NEWS The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department has ordered the closure of any bank account opened by a public institution without its written approval, with the money sitting in those accounts to be swept into the Consolidated Fund. The directive is contained in Circular No. CC.T01/26, issued and signed by Controller and Accountant-General Kwasi […]

ELS; MBN360 AFRICA Zambia‘s President Hakainde Hichilema has been re-elected for a second five-year term after securing 60% share of the vote. The Electoral Commission of Zambia said Hichilema and his United Party for National Development (UPND) received 2,965,326 votes, representing 60.49% of the total valid votes cast across all 226 constituencies. His main challenger, […]

ELS: MBN360 WORLD Today Tuesday August 18, 2026, marks eight years since the passing of former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, a towering Ghanaian diplomat whose life and service left an enduring mark on the United Nations and the global pursuit of peace. Kofi Annan died on August 18, 2018, in Bern, Switzerland, at the age […]