The COCOBOD will conduct a human resource audit to assess staff productivity and optimize operations, says Jerome Sam, Head of Public Affairs

The Minister of Communications, Samuel Nartey George, says Ghana will prosecute a Russian national in absentia over leaked intimate footage

The Ghana Cocoa Board has announced a new cocoa producer price of GH¢41,392 per tonne for the 2025/26 season, effective February 13, 2026,

Thenewsbulletin24.com reviews stories making headlines on the front pages of Ghanaian newspapers for Thursday, 19th February 2026, featuring top political, business, sports, and entertainment news

Isaac Adongo accuses the Akufo-Addo–Bawumia administration of mismanaging COCOBOD as losses hit GH¢6bn, exposing deep financial and governance failures in Ghana’s cocoa sector.

The National Democratic Congress has declared that Umar Sanda Mohammed has forfeited his membership after contesting the Ayawaso East Constituency by-election as an independent. The notice, signed by Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, follows preparations by the Electoral Commission of Ghana for the March 3 poll

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has called for the emergence of a third strong political force in Ghana, saying broader competition would strengthen the country’s democracy

Agbodza tells Parliament that Ghana’s cocoa roads programme was badly handled, with GH¢23bn contracts and widespread abandonment after 2017

Ivory Coast is considering cutting cocoa farm gate prices to align with Ghana, as both nations battle a deepening sector crisis under the Ivory Coast–Ghana Cocoa Initiative

Tomato traders in Accra have warned of rising prices and shortages as insecurity along the Burkina Faso trade route disrupts imports

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has suspended new applications for selected gold buying licences as part of reforms to improve transparency, compliance, and traceability in the sector

The National Petroleum Authority raises fuel price floors for February 16–28, 2026, as petrol, diesel, and LPG prices increase and COMAC urges compliance

Donald Trump reverses the Obama-era endangerment finding that underpinned US climate regulations, drawing criticism from environmental groups and setting up major legal battles over greenhouse gas controls and public health protections

A deadly shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in northern British Columbia has left nine people dead, prompting national mourning and renewed focus on gun control

The US House has voted to overturn Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods, with bipartisan support, though the move is unlikely to become law

Kenya says it will engage Russia over reports that its citizens are being recruited to fight in the Ukraine war, calling the practice illegal and unacceptable, as authorities shut down recruitment agencies and repatriate affected nationals