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  "edition": "Ghana",
  "country": "GH",
  "self": "https://urgent.news/api/geo/GH.json",
  "generated": "2026-08-12T21:31:49.945Z",
  "count": 50,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original.",
  "stories": [
    {
      "id": 699572,
      "title": "Speaker recalls Parliament from recess to consider urgent business",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/speaker-recalls-parliament-from-recess-to-consider-urgent-business",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T21:02:38.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "GBC Ghana",
        "url": "https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/general/parliament-recalled/2026/"
      },
      "summary": "By Valentia Tetteh Parliament has been recalled from recess to consider urgent parliamentary business. A statement from the Office of the Speaker says Members of Parliament are expected to return to the House on Monday, August 24, 2026, at noon and sit through Friday, August 28, 2026. The recall was directed by the Speaker of […]",
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      "original_language": null,
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    },
    {
      "id": 699723,
      "title": "Tamale Girls SHS Headmistress appeals for more infrastructure support as school gets new ICT lab",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/tamale-girls-shs-headmistress-appeals-for-more-infrastructure-support",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T20:53:03.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "3News",
        "url": "https://3news.com/news/headmistress-of-tamale-girls-shs-appeals-for-more-infrastructure-support-as-school-gets-new-ict-lab"
      },
      "summary": "Mrs Aisha Asumah said students and staff currently contend with inadequate classroom and dormitory space, a shortage of furniture and beds, and deteriorating school buildings that require immediate rehabilitation.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
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    },
    {
      "id": 699573,
      "title": "Wontumi’s spokesperson rejects AG’s flight risk claim, demands fair bail hearing",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/wontumis-spokesperson-rejects-ags-flight-risk-claim-demands-fair-bail",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T20:35:38.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "GBC Ghana",
        "url": "https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/general/wontumis-spokesperson/2026/"
      },
      "summary": "By Felix Cofie Spokesperson for embattled New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Wontumi, Dr. Palgrave Boakye-Danquah, has rejected claims that his client poses a flight risk if granted bail. In a statement issued on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, Dr. Boakye-Danquah described as misleading a newspaper headline suggesting that […]",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 699495,
      "title": "Omotola’s daughter Meraiah gets engaged in romantic beachside proposal [Video]",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/omotolas-daughter-meraiah-gets-engaged-in-romantic-beachside-proposal",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T20:30:24.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Adom Online",
        "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/omotolas-daughter-meraiah-gets-engaged-in-romantic-beachside-proposal-video/"
      },
      "summary": "Wedding bells are ringing in the Jalade-Ekeinde home as Omotola’s daughter, Meraiah Ekeinde, announces her engagement. Meraiah shared the news on social media with a series of videos capturing moments from the engagement. Her partner proposed to her in a romantic beachside setting with an enormous diamong ring The videos offer glimpses of the special […]",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
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    },
    {
      "id": 698126,
      "title": "Poor Internet connectivity keeps disrupting teaching and learning at UEW",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/poor-internet-connectivity-keeps-disrupting-teaching-and-learning-at",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T20:10:27.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/poor-internet-connectivity-keeps-disrupting-teaching-and-learning-at-uew/"
      },
      "summary": "For students at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), attending an online class, downloading lecture materials or submitting an assignment has become a struggle that often depends on the strength of an internet connection. Unstable networks and slow internet speeds are disrupting academic activities for some students, making it difficult for them to participate fully in online classes,…",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
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    },
    {
      "id": 698127,
      "title": "Volta Regional House of Chiefs congratulates Ablakwa, pledges stronger ties with Foreign Affairs Ministry",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/volta-regional-house-of-chiefs-congratulates-ablakwa-pledges-stronger",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T20:04:59.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/volta-regional-house-of-chiefs-congratulates-ablakwa-pledges-stronger-ties-with-foreign-affairs-ministry/"
      },
      "summary": "The Volta Regional House of Chiefs has paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, to congratulate him on his appointment and birthday and strengthen ties between the traditional leadership of the region and the Ministry.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
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      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 698128,
      "title": "Baba Yara stadium will be ready for 2026/27 football season – NSA boss",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/baba-yara-stadium-will-be-ready-for-2026-27-football-season-nsa-boss",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T19:58:17.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/baba-yara-stadium-will-be-ready-for-2026-27-football-season-nsa-boss/"
      },
      "summary": "The NSA boss toured the stadium together with the board chairman of NSA, Dr Fred Awaah and NSA estate boss Mr. Ebo.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 699724,
      "title": "Freedom of speech: Criticism and insult are not the same - Napo advises",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/freedom-of-speech-criticism-and-insult-are-not-the-same-napo-advises",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T19:58:05.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "3News",
        "url": "https://3news.com/news/criticism-and-insult-are-not-the-same"
      },
      "summary": "In a statement on his Facebook post on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, NAPO, said democracy allows citizens to challenge leaders, political parties and ideas, but such criticism must not undermine the dignity of those being criticised.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
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    },
    {
      "id": 698129,
      "title": "Speak law, not emotions – Amaliba fires back at Mercer on Sedina Tamakloe’s release",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/speak-law-not-emotions-amaliba-fires-back-at-mercer-on-sedina",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T19:56:28.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/speak-law-not-emotions-amaliba-fires-back-at-mercer-on-sedina-tamakloes-release/"
      },
      "summary": "Former Director of Legal Affairs of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), Abraham Amaliba, has rejected claims by member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Andrews Agyapa Mercer, that the release of former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Chief Executive Officer, Sedina Christine Tamakloe-Attionu, vindicates the opposition party’s concerns about selective justice.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 698130,
      "title": "NSA releases 121,754 PIN codes for 2026/2027 National Service Year",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/nsa-releases-121-754-pin-codes-for-2026-2027-national-service-year",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T19:52:48.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/nsa-releases-121754-pin-codes-for-2026-2027-national-service-year/"
      },
      "summary": "The National Service Authority (NSA) has released PIN codes for 121,754 prospective national service personnel for the 2026/2027 National Service Year. The release marks the opening of the registration process for eligible graduates required to undertake national service under the National Service Authority Act, 2024 (Act 1119). Online registration began on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, and will…",
      "outlets": 2,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
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    },
    {
      "id": 699484,
      "title": "Attorney-General withdraws motion seeking to halt former MASLOC CEO’s acquittal",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/attorney-general-withdraws-motion-seeking-to-halt-former-masloc-ceos",
      "topic": "business",
      "section": "Business",
      "published": "2026-08-12T19:46:15.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Ghana Business News",
        "url": "https://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2026/08/12/attorney-general-withdraws-motion-seeking-to-halt-former-masloc-ceos-acquittal/"
      },
      "summary": "The Attorney-General has withdrawn a motion seeking to halt the release of Sedina Christine Tamakloe Attionu, former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC). The post Attorney-General withdraws motion seeking to halt former MASLOC CEO’s acquittal appeared first on Ghana Business News .",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 699727,
      "title": "Volta River system under threat as galamsey spreads up north",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/volta-river-system-under-threat-as-galamsey-spreads-up-north",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T19:33:53.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "3News",
        "url": "https://3news.com/news/volta-river-system-under-threat-as-galamsey-spreads-up-north"
      },
      "summary": "Scientists warn that if the trend continues unchecked, the impact on food production and human health could become severe.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 698132,
      "title": "Eyipe’s sanitation crisis raises concerns over public health and coastal pollution",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/eyipes-sanitation-crisis-raises-concerns-over-public-health-and",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T19:31:23.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/eyipes-sanitation-crisis-raises-concerns-over-public-health-and-coastal-pollution/"
      },
      "summary": "Residents of Eyipe, a community in Winneba in the Central Region, are raising concerns over persistent sanitation challenges, including improper waste disposal, open defecation and the poor management of wastewater. The situation has become particularly worrying because of the community’s proximity to the sea. Rubbish can be found in parts of the community, especially around the shoreline, while…",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 698134,
      "title": "The trouble with being online all the time",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/the-trouble-with-being-online-all-the-time",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T19:27:41.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/the-trouble-with-being-online-all-the-time/"
      },
      "summary": "The growing amount of time people spend on smartphones and social media is raising concerns about its impact on attention, relationships and everyday life, particularly among young people. For many, checking a phone has become part of almost every daily activity. People scroll through social media while eating, wait for messages while studying and turn to their phones whenever they have a few…",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 698135,
      "title": "Training the next generation of watchdog journalists",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/training-the-next-generation-of-watchdog-journalists",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T19:25:56.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/training-the-next-generation-of-watchdog-journalists/"
      },
      "summary": "As misinformation spreads rapidly across digital platforms and public trust in the media faces growing challenges, journalism students are being urged to develop the skills, courage and ethical standards needed to hold power to account. This was the focus of a workshop organised by the Investigative Journalism Club, University of Education, Winneba (UEW) Chapter, on June 16, 2026, under the theme…",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
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    },
    {
      "id": 698136,
      "title": "IGP promotes 4 police officers for role in dismantling Upper West armed robbery syndicate",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/igp-promotes-4-police-officers-for-role-in-dismantling-upper-west",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T19:21:30.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/igp-promotes-4-police-officers-for-role-in-dismantling-upper-west-armed-robbery-syndicate/"
      },
      "summary": "Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno has promoted four police personnel for their exceptional performance in an operation that led to the dismantling of an armed robbery syndicate in the Upper West Region.",
      "outlets": 2,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 698137,
      "title": "“Red,” tramadol, and silence: Ghana’s drug abuse crisis",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/red-tramadol-and-silence-ghanas-drug-abuse-crisis",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T19:21:17.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/red-tramadol-and-silence-ghanas-drug-abuse-crisis/"
      },
      "summary": "It starts with a pill. Then another. Then a job lost, a school dropout, and a family that doesn’t know where to turn. Across Ghana in 2026, drug abuse is no longer seen as just a \"street problem.\" Health workers, teachers, and employers say the abuse of prescription drugs and opioids has moved into classrooms, universities, markets, and work sites.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
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    {
      "id": 691035,
      "title": "Late Mankessim Queen Mother’s 40-day commemoration set for September 12",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/late-mankessim-queen-mothers-40-day-commemoration-set-for-september-12",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T19:07:55.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/late-mankessim-queen-mothers-40-day-commemoration-set-for-september-12/"
      },
      "summary": "The family of the late Nana Ama Amissah III, Paramount Queen Mother of the Mankessim Traditional Area and a member of the Governing Board of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), has announced that her 40-day commemoration will be held on September 12, 2026.",
      "outlets": 1,
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      "original_language": null,
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    },
    {
      "id": 691037,
      "title": "KUMACA launches 70th anniversary celebration with focus on shaping character and cultivating minds",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/kumaca-launches-70th-anniversary-celebration-with-focus-on-shaping",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T19:07:17.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/kumaca-launches-70th-anniversary-celebration-with-focus-on-shaping-character-and-cultivating-minds/"
      },
      "summary": "Kumasi Academy (KUMACA) has begun preparations to mark seven decades of academic excellence, discipline and service to Ghana, with the launch of its 70th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, 8 August 2026.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 692466,
      "title": "I was shocked – Kofi Tonto denies involvement in alleged US$19.4m Ghana Embassy fraud",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/i-was-shocked-kofi-tonto-denies-involvement-in-alleged-us-19-4m-ghana",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T19:02:49.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Adom Online",
        "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/i-was-shocked-kofi-tonto-denies-involvement-in-alleged-us19-4m-ghana-embassy-fraud/"
      },
      "summary": "New Patriotic Party (NPP) communicator and political aide to Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Kofi Tonto, has denied any involvement in an alleged US$19.4 million financial irregularity at Ghana’s Embassy in Washington, D.C., insisting that the US$800 he received was a legitimate staff benefit. Mr Tonto said the payment was a child benefit he was entitled to […]",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 692467,
      "title": "Four alleged fake National Security officials arrested at Sawla checkpoint",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/four-alleged-fake-national-security-officials-arrested-at-sawla",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T19:02:13.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Adom Online",
        "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/four-alleged-fake-national-security-officials-arrested-at-sawla-checkpoint/"
      },
      "summary": "Four men accused of posing as National Security personnel and allegedly extorting money from motorists and passengers have been arrested by the Sawla District Police Command. The suspects were reportedly operating a checkpoint along the Sawla-Wa highway, where they allegedly presented themselves as National Security officials. According to the Savannah Regional Police Command, the four […]",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 691038,
      "title": "Sedina Tamakloe release vindicates NPP’s selective justice concerns – Agyapa Mercer",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/sedina-tamakloe-release-vindicates-npps-selective-justice-concerns",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T19:01:57.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/sedina-tamakloe-release-vindicates-npps-selective-justice-concerns-agyapa-mercer/"
      },
      "summary": "Lawyer and member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Andrews Agyapa Mercer, has questioned the fairness of Ghana’s justice system following the release of former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Chief Executive Officer, Sedina Christine Tamakloe-Attionu.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 692468,
      "title": "Speaker Bagbin recalls Parliament from recess for five-day sitting",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/speaker-bagbin-recalls-parliament-from-recess-for-five-day-sitting",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T18:59:19.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Adom Online",
        "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/speaker-bagbin-recalls-parliament-from-recess-for-five-day-sitting/"
      },
      "summary": "Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has called Members of Parliament (MPs) back from recess for a five-day session to address what he describes as urgent parliamentary business. In a notice issued on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, the Speaker instructed MPs to return to Parliament from Monday, August 24, to Friday, August 28, 2026. The recall […]",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 692469,
      "title": "Former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu released from custody",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/former-masloc-ceo-sedina-tamakloe-attionu-released-from-custody",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T18:57:03.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Adom Online",
        "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/former-masloc-ceo-sedina-tamakloe-attionu-released-from-custody/"
      },
      "summary": "Former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Chief Executive Officer, Sedina Christine Tamakloe-Attionu, has been released from custody following the withdrawal of an application by the Attorney-General seeking to stay the execution of the Court of Appeal’s judgment. Her release comes almost two weeks after the Court of Appeal overturned her conviction, resulting in her […]",
      "outlets": 2,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 692471,
      "title": "2026 WAFCON: Black Queens demand unpaid bonuses and improved welfare support from government",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/2026-wafcon-black-queens-demand-unpaid-bonuses-and-improved-welfare",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T18:55:12.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Adom Online",
        "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/2026-wafcon-black-queens-demand-unpaid-bonuses-and-improved-welfare-support-from-government/"
      },
      "summary": "Ghana’s Black Queens have called on the government and relevant authorities to urgently resolve outstanding financial and welfare issues, including unpaid bonuses and concerns over the level of support provided to the team during their 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations campaign in Morocco. In a statement issued by the players, the Black Queens reaffirmed […]",
      "outlets": 2,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 691039,
      "title": "Abeiku Santana launches Tourism Destination Africa podcast to promote African tourism",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/abeiku-santana-launches-tourism-destination-africa-podcast-to-promote",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T18:52:26.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/abeiku-santana-launches-tourism-destination-africa-podcast-to-promote-african-tourism/"
      },
      "summary": "Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), Gilbert Abeiku Aggrey Santana, has launched a new podcast aimed at amplifying African voices and reshaping global perceptions of the continent’s tourism industry. The podcast, titled Tourism Destination Africa, is designed as an informative, educational and entertaining platform focusing on tourism, travel and hospitality in…",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 691040,
      "title": "Sedina case: There’s nothing to appeal – Amaliba on AG’s decision to withdraw stay application",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/sedina-case-theres-nothing-to-appeal-amaliba-on-ags-decision-to",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T18:42:03.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/sedina-case-theres-nothing-to-appeal-amaliba-on-ags-decision-to-withdraw-stay-application/"
      },
      "summary": "Former Director of Legal Affairs of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Abraham Amaliba, has suggested that the Attorney-General may have withdrawn the application seeking to keep former MASLOC Chief Executive Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu in custody after concluding that there was little basis to pursue the matter.",
      "outlets": 1,
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      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 691043,
      "title": "Sixteen inmates injured after lightning strikes US prison",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/sixteen-inmates-injured-after-lightning-strikes-us-prison",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T18:26:51.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/sixteen-inmates-injured-after-lightning-strikes-us-prison/"
      },
      "summary": "Lightning struck an Ohio prison during severe weather in the state on Tuesday, injuring 16 inmates, one of which had to be airlifted to hospital.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 691044,
      "title": "Bawumia, Dumelo, Afenyo-Markin, Bola Ray, others to headline Empower Vault Summit on October 14",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/bawumia-dumelo-afenyo-markin-bola-ray-others-to-headline-empower",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T18:17:21.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/bawumia-dumelo-afenyo-markin-bola-ray-others-to-headline-empower-vault-summit-on-october-14/"
      },
      "summary": "The annual Empower Vault Summit is set to take place on Friday, August 14, at the Great Hall of the University of Ghana. This is a high-impact leadership and mentorship platform aimed at equipping young people with the skills, values, and mindset needed to succeed. The summit is being organised by Stables and Horses in […]",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 692472,
      "title": "Adamus Resources to challenge licence revocation",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/adamus-resources-to-challenge-licence-revocation",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T18:17:11.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Adom Online",
        "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/adamus-resources-to-challenge-licence-revocation/"
      },
      "summary": "Adamus Resources Limited says it will challenge the revocation of its mining leases by the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, describing the decision as unlawful and inconsistent with Ghana’s mining laws. In a statement, Adamus Resources said it was disappointed with the decision and accused the Minister of failing to follow […]",
      "outlets": 2,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 691045,
      "title": "Sekyedumase Community Bank sues Asokore Mampong Assembly over demolition for 24-hour economy market",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/sekyedumase-community-bank-sues-asokore-mampong-assembly-over",
      "topic": "finance",
      "section": "Finance & Markets",
      "published": "2026-08-12T18:16:06.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/sekyedumase-community-bank-sues-asokore-mampong-assembly-over-demolition-for-24-hour-economy-market/"
      },
      "summary": "A legal dispute is brewing between the Sekyedumase Community Bank and the Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly in the Ashanti Region following an alleged unlawful demolition of the bank’s building for the construction of a 24-hour economy market.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 692554,
      "title": "CSA fines ORC, Purpleline Solutions GH¢360,000 for cybersecurity non-compliance",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/csa-fines-orc-purpleline-solutions-gh-360-000-for-cybersecurity-non",
      "topic": "tech",
      "section": "Tech",
      "published": "2026-08-12T18:16:05.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "GBC Ghana",
        "url": "https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/technology/csa-fines-orc-purpleline-solutions/2026/"
      },
      "summary": "By Seli Baisie The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has fined the Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC) and Purpleline Solutions Limited a combined GH¢360,000 for breaches of Ghana’s cybersecurity licensing requirements. The CSA said the ORC was sanctioned for engaging Purpleline Solutions, an unlicensed Cybersecurity Service Provider (CSP), despite being directed to work with […]",
      "outlets": 2,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 692473,
      "title": "NDC USA Youth Organiser declares intention to contest Deputy National Youth Organiser position",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/ndc-usa-youth-organiser-declares-intention-to-contest-deputy-national-692473",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T18:12:21.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Adom Online",
        "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/ndc-usa-youth-organiser-declares-intention-to-contest-deputy-national-youth-organiser-position/"
      },
      "summary": "Emmanuel Issah Abudu, a grassroots politician from the Upper East Region and two-term Youth Organiser of the NDC USA Chapter, has declared his intention to contest the position of Deputy National Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) when nominations open. Mr Abudu, who has been actively involved in the NDC Youth Wing both […]",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 691047,
      "title": "I’ve been the only one taking care of my kids for 14 years; no man has helped me – Tima Kumkum",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/ive-been-the-only-one-taking-care-of-my-kids-for-14-years-no-man-has",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T18:09:13.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/ive-been-the-only-one-taking-care-of-my-kids-for-14-years-no-man-has-helped-me-tima-kumkum/"
      },
      "summary": "Media personality Cynthia Tima Yeboah, widely known as Tima Kumkum, has revealed that she has been the sole caretaker of all her children for the past 14 years.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 692647,
      "title": "18 years 1 unfinished Assembly complex: Juaboso DCE pleads with Common Fund Administrator for completion",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/18-years-1-unfinished-assembly-complex-juaboso-dce-pleads-with-common",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T18:05:55.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "3News",
        "url": "https://3news.com/news/18-years"
      },
      "summary": "But years on, the facility remains incomplete, with the structure exposed to deterioration while the Assembly continues to grapple with inadequate office accommodation.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 685161,
      "title": "BoG Governor urges banks to redesign loans for agriculture-focused SMEs",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/bog-governor-urges-banks-to-redesign-loans-for-agriculture-focused",
      "topic": "business",
      "section": "Business",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:57:02.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Joy Business",
        "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/bog-governor-urges-banks-to-redesign-loans-for-agriculture-focused-smes/"
      },
      "summary": "The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama, has urged banks to develop more innovative and flexible credit products tailored to the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), particularly businesses operating along the agricultural value chain. He said despite the improvement in Ghana’s economic conditions and a strong rebound in […]",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 691049,
      "title": "Black Queens demand outstanding bonuses and better support from government",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/black-queens-demand-outstanding-bonuses-and-better-support-from",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:56:11.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/black-queens-demand-outstanding-bonuses-and-better-support-from-government/"
      },
      "summary": "Ghana’s senior women’s national team, the Black Queens, have demanded the payment of outstanding bonuses and per diems while accusing the government of neglect and inadequate professional support during their campaign at the ongoing Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. The Black Queens exited the competition at the quarterfinal stage after a 2-1 defeat […]",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 692474,
      "title": "I’ve been separated from my husband since April 1, 2025 – Tima Kumkum confirms",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/ive-been-separated-from-my-husband-since-april-1-2025-tima-kumkum",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:55:56.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Adom Online",
        "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/ive-been-separated-from-my-husband-since-april-1-2025-tima-kumkum-confirms/"
      },
      "summary": "Renowned media personality Cynthia Tima Yeboah famed Tima Kumkum has put swirling rumours to an end as she confirms her marriage ended after a year and nine months. She revealed exclusively in an interview on Joy Prime that she and her husband have been living separately since April 1, 2025, with their divorce currently before […]",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 691050,
      "title": "Some Ghanaians have a way of boxing you – Perez Musik",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/some-ghanaians-have-a-way-of-boxing-you-perez-musik",
      "topic": "culture",
      "section": "Culture",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:54:46.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/some-ghanaians-have-a-way-of-boxing-you-perez-musik/"
      },
      "summary": "Award-winning gospel musician Perez Musik has criticised the tendency to place Ghanaian artistes in fixed musical categories, saying musicians should be allowed to explore different sounds without being defined by a single genre.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 691051,
      "title": "ECG announces power outages in parts of Greater Accra and Volta Region",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/ecg-announces-power-outages-in-parts-of-greater-accra-and-volta-region",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:49:15.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/ecg-announces-power-outages-in-parts-of-greater-accra-and-volta-region/"
      },
      "summary": "The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced power outages affecting parts of the Greater Accra and Volta regions due to damaged electricity infrastructure and emergency maintenance works.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 691052,
      "title": "Incumbent Western North NPP Regional Chairman withdraws from seeking re-election",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/incumbent-western-north-npp-regional-chairman-withdraws-from-seeking",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:48:32.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/incumbent-western-north-npp-regional-chairman-withdraws-from-seeking-re-election/"
      },
      "summary": "The incumbent Western North Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Benjamin Armah, has withdrawn from the race to seek re-election ahead of the party’s regional executive elections.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 691053,
      "title": "Government targets local production of Zonda vehicle components under 24-hour economy",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/government-targets-local-production-of-zonda-vehicle-components-under",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:48:23.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/government-targets-local-production-of-zonda-vehicle-components-under-24-hour-economy/"
      },
      "summary": "Government is pushing for the local production of selected components used in vehicles assembled by Zonda as part of efforts to deepen Ghana’s manufacturing capacity and create more jobs under the 24-hour economy. Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang said identifying vehicle parts that could be manufactured locally would create opportunities for Ghanaian businesses and expand…",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 691054,
      "title": "Telecel, MoMAG train agents to improve professionalism, compliance and customer service",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/telecel-momag-train-agents-to-improve-professionalism-compliance-and-691054",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:42:11.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/telecel-momag-train-agents-to-improve-professionalism-compliance-and-customer-service/"
      },
      "summary": "Telecel Ghana has partnered with the Mobile Money Advocacy Group Ghana (MoMAG) to train mobile money agents as part of efforts to improve their capabilities, professionalism and compliance with regulations. The initiative, held under the theme “Amplifying the Impact; Building a Safe, Trusted and Profitable Agent Network,” seeks to strengthen the agent network, which remains […]",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 685162,
      "title": "Telecel, MoMAG train agents to improve professionalism, compliance and customer service",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/telecel-momag-train-agents-to-improve-professionalism-compliance-and",
      "topic": "business",
      "section": "Business",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:42:11.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Joy Business",
        "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/telecel-momag-train-agents-to-improve-professionalism-compliance-and-customer-service/"
      },
      "summary": "Telecel Ghana has partnered with the Mobile Money Advocacy Group Ghana (MoMAG) to train mobile money agents as part of efforts to improve their capabilities, professionalism and compliance with regulations. The initiative, held under the theme “Amplifying the Impact; Building a Safe, Trusted and Profitable Agent Network,” seeks to strengthen the agent network, which remains […]",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 692475,
      "title": "Lights, Camera, Parliament: Ghanaian entertainers who traded fame for politics",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/lights-camera-parliament-ghanaian-entertainers-who-traded-fame-for",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:32:35.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Adom Online",
        "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/lights-camera-parliament-ghanaian-entertainers-who-traded-fame-for-politics/"
      },
      "summary": "For decades, politics in Ghana was largely perceived as a preserve of career politicians, lawyers, academics, public servants and professionals who had spent years working within political parties. But that perception is gradually changing. From actors and musicians to television personalities and beauty queens, a growing number of people from Ghana’s entertainment and creative industries […]",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 683652,
      "title": "Speaker Bagbin recalls Parliament for five-day sitting from August 24",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/speaker-bagbin-recalls-parliament-for-five-day-sitting-from-august-24",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:32:15.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/speaker-bagbin-recalls-parliament-for-five-day-sitting-from-august-24/"
      },
      "summary": "Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has recalled Parliament from recess for a five-day sitting to consider urgent parliamentary business.",
      "outlets": 3,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 683653,
      "title": "‘How does Deputy AG know registrar hasn’t received Atta Akyea’s vacation absence letter?’ – Tuah-Yeboah asks",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/how-does-deputy-ag-know-registrar-hasnt-received-atta-akyeas-vacation",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:29:16.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/how-does-deputy-ag-know-registrar-hasnt-received-atta-akyeas-vacation-absence-letter-tuah-yeboah-asks/"
      },
      "summary": "Former Deputy Attorney General has questioned the basis of the Deputy Attorney General’s claim that Samuel Atta Akyea, lead counsel for former National Signals Bureau Director Kwabena Adu-Boahene and his wife, Angela Adjei Boateng had not formally written to the court to explain his inability to appear during the legal vacation.",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 685385,
      "title": "Police arrest two suspects over inciteful comments",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/police-arrest-two-suspects-over-inciteful-comments",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:27:09.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Ghanaian Times",
        "url": "https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/police-arrest-two-suspects-over-inciteful-comments/"
      },
      "summary": "The Ghana Police Service, in collaboration with the National Signals Bureau (NSB), has arrested suspect Masud Abdullah, aged 35, in connection with a video in which he made statements advocating violence against persons who speak ill of Prophet Mohammed. According to information available to the Police, the suspect, an Imam, allegedly made the statements while … The post Police arrest two…",
      "outlets": 1,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 685386,
      "title": "Poor budget execution could hurt economic growth – IFS warns govt",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/poor-budget-execution-could-hurt-economic-growth-ifs-warns-govt",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:24:13.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "Ghanaian Times",
        "url": "https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/poor-budget-execution-could-hurt-economic-growth-ifs-warns-govt/"
      },
      "summary": "The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has warned that poor execution of Ghana’s 2026 budget could hurt economic growth, particularly if government continues to restrict spending on capital projects and arrears payments. The warning was contained in the IFS Policy Brief No. 26, titled An Analysis of the Government of Ghana’s 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review, … The post Poor budget execution could hurt…",
      "outlets": 2,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    },
    {
      "id": 683654,
      "title": "Health Ministry clears salary arrears for 99% of 13,500 nurses, midwives",
      "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/health-ministry-clears-salary-arrears-for-99-of-13-500-nurses-midwives",
      "topic": "world",
      "section": "World",
      "published": "2026-08-12T17:23:55.000Z",
      "source": {
        "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/health-ministry-clears-salary-arrears-for-99-of-13500-nurses-midwives/"
      },
      "summary": "The Coalition of Unpaid Nurses and Midwives of Ghana has commended the Minister for Health, Hon. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, for his intervention in resolving the salary arrears of nurses and midwives recruited in 2024.",
      "outlets": 4,
      "illustration": null,
      "original_language": null,
      "ai_generated": true
    }
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