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CHAOS ERUPTED at the Techiman Krobo Nursing Training College on Monday, July 27, 2026, as police officers descended on protesting students with clubs and batons, leaving several injured and four people arrested.

The victims include two students and two journalists who are currently in police custody for their involvement in the demonstration.

Complaints

The protest was sparked by claims of unresolved concerns with school management and the alleged unfair treatment by the school’s principal, Dr. Hellen Dwamena.

The protesting students cited key grievances including poor feeding, deplorable sanitary conditions, and a total breakdown in communication between college management and the Students’ Representative Council (SRC).

They also cited the school’s most recent durbar, during which no student or staff member was allowed to speak except the principal. They further accused the principal of excluding the SRC from the school’s advisory board and refusing to pay board members their government-approved allowances.

Demonstration

According to sources, the police initially escorted the demonstration, but the situation reportedly escalated during efforts to disperse the crowd, leading to arrests and multiple gunshots.

Videos circulating on social media showed some students with placards running away while police officers are seen chasing them and firing gunshots to disperse the crowd.

The students also alleged that some of their colleagues were picked up by police officers on the advice of the principal. They vowed not to back down until authorities address the poor conditions which, according to them, have persisted for years.

Principal’s Response

Reports indicate that the principal, Dr. Hellen Dwamena, claims the students were acting illegally after they had locked her office and taken to the streets to demonstrate against her stewardship.

She indicated that the students have escalated the issue by calling for her dismissal, alleging that she’s autocratic and extorts money from them.

NUGS Condemns Brutality

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has condemned the alleged assault.

In a statement, NUGS President, Rashid Ibrahim, said the association had received, ‘disturbing reports’ that students were attacked while protesting poor welfare conditions at the school.

NUGS referenced Article 21 of the 1992 Constitution, which guarantees the right to peaceful assembly and demonstration.

‘Students do not lose this constitutional right because they are on campus. It is therefore deeply worrying that students exercising this legitimate right were reportedly met with violence instead of protection,’ Mr. Ibrahim stated.

The union thus called on the Inspector General of Police to ‘immediately order a thorough and independent investigation into the incident’ and ensure any officer found to have acted unlawfully is held accountable.

While acknowledging that the police have a duty to maintain law and order, NUGS stressed that it ‘must always be carried out professionally and with full respect for the rights and dignity of citizens.’

The union also urged the Ministry of Health and management of Techiman Krobo Nursing Training College to ensure that all students who sustained injuries receive immediate medical care.

‘More importantly, the welfare concerns that triggered the demonstration must be addressed without further delay. Students deserve a safe learning environment and a management that listens and responds to their legitimate concerns,’ NUGS said.

A 35-year-old taxi driver, Kwabena Awuah, popularly known as Asawado, has been brutally murdered by unidentified assailants at Kotwi-Nkoransa in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region.

The deceased was found dead in his taxi, bearing registration number AW 2458-20, after he reportedly left home late Sunday night to begin his night’s work.

The shocking incident, which occurred around midnight, has thrown residents of the community into fear and disbelief.

An eyewitness, Ibrahim Gyamfi, told DAILY GUIDE that the deceased was at home around 8:00 p.m., where he reportedly had a misunderstanding with his wife that escalated into a fight.

According to the eyewitness, at about 11:00 p.m., Kwabena Awuah informed neighbours that he was leaving for work. However, residents woke up the following morning to the tragic news that he had been found dead in his vehicle.

‘He was at home around 8:00 p.m. and had a misunderstanding with his wife, which led to a fight. Around 11:00 p.m., he told us he was going to work, but this morning we heard he had been killed,’ Ibrahim Gyamfi told DAILY GUIDE.

Personnel from the Brofoyedru District Police Command visited the scene and conveyed the body to the mortuary for preservation and autopsy.

Police have since commenced investigations into the murder and are pursuing the perpetrators.

The motive behind the killing remains unknown.

Ghana’s indigenous languages are disappearing faster than many realise, and the warning signs are growing harder to ignore.

The Executive Director of the Ghana Library Authority, Alhassan Betintiche Ziblim, has raised the alarm, noting that while only a handful of Ghanaian languages have died out completely, as many as 40 are now teetering on the edge of extinction.

Without deliberate effort to preserve them, he says, the list of lost languages will only grow longer.

Among those already gone is Boro, once spoken around Worawora and Tapa in the central-eastern part of the country. By the end of the 1800s, the language had been reduced to a single elderly speaker, and today all that remains of it are about a dozen words captured in old linguistic records.

Mpr?, also called Mpra, met a similar fate. It was once spoken in Butei, a village between Techiman and Tamale, and though the language itself died out sometime in the twentieth century, a few elderly residents were still able to recall bits and pieces of it as recently as the early 2000s.

Then, there is Dompo, once the language of a hunter-gatherer community in what is now the Bono East Region. Its speakers have since shifted almost entirely to Akan, and the language is now considered extinct.

But the bigger worry, according to the Ghana Library Authority, is what comes next. Languages such as Nawuri, Tuwuli (also known as Bowiri), Chala, and certain dialects of Anufo (Chakosi) are all endangered, and could vanish within a generation if young people stop learning and speaking them.

It is not just a Ghanaian problem, either; dozens of indigenous languages across the African continent have already been lost, a sobering reminder that this is not some distant, hypothetical threat but something happening in real time.

Interestingly, not everyone agrees on exactly how many languages have been lost. Ethnologue, one of the most widely used language databases in the world, tends to be far more conservative in its classifications and lists fewer extinct Ghanaian languages than local researchers do. The disagreement often comes down to how strictly ‘extinct’ is defined, particularly in cases where a language survives only in the memory of a few elderly semi-speakers.

The conversation around Ghana’s local languages inevitably turns to Hausa as well. Hausa’s historical roots lie in what is now northern Nigeria and southern Niger, and it is generally regarded as a major West African language rather than a Ghanaian one. Yet media personalities such as Alhaji A. R. Gomda and Alhaji Baba Sheriff have long argued that centuries of settlement and continuous use have earned Hausa a rightful place among Ghana’s own languages. It is, after all, spoken widely in Zongo communities across the country and remains one of the most common languages of inter-ethnic communication in the country.

Hausa’s spread through Ghana has deep historical roots, such as trade routes, migration, and the colonial-era recruitment of soldiers from northern Nigeria into what would become the Ghana Armed Forces all played a part. Its fingerprints are visible in everyday Ghanaian speech, too. The word ‘donkomi,’ for instance, is thought to derive from the Hausa ‘rangwame,’ meaning a reduction or concession, while ‘kafra’ traces back to the Hausa ‘gaafara,’ itself borrowed from the Arabic word for forgiveness. Even some place names carry this legacy. Kasoa, Adabraka, and Nima are all believed to reflect Hausa and Arabic linguistic influence, a quiet testament to the many cultural currents that have shaped Ghana’s language landscape over the generations.

None of this has to be Ghana’s story, though. Boro, Mpr?, and Dompo did not disappear overnight, they faded gradually, one skipped conversation at a time, one generation that chose not to pass the language on to the next.

That is exactly what stands between us and the same fate for Nawuri, Tuwuli, Chala, and the many other languages still hanging on today.

The good news is that every Ghanaian has a part to play in changing that story. Speak your language at home. Teach it to your children. Use it proudly in the market, on the street, in the church or mosque, wherever you find yourself not just as a duty, but as an act of preservation.

This is the whole idea behind SPEAK LOCAL GH, a campaign reminding Ghanaians that our languages are ours to lose or to keep.

We believe that when development becomes a practical guide that speaks in the people’s language, through their leaders and arts, it designs programmes that honour communities as authors of their own development, not merely its recipients.

Sankofa wo h)yi, yen kyi.

Speak indigenous. Preserve heritage, Protect the future.

Yen Kasa, Yen Ahohoahoa

Yen Kasa, Yen Aho)den

Our tagline says it simply: Speak it, Preserve it and Pass it on. Follow SPEAK LOCAL GH on all social media platforms, engage with our posts, and join the conversation because a language spoken today is a language saved for tomorrow.

A Communication for Social Change social media campaign, Group 2, M.A Development Communication students, University of Media, Arts and Communication – Institute of Journalism (UniMAC-IJ)

Nigerian media personality, Nedu Wazobia, has stirred reactions after claiming that Abuja is the ‘headquarters’ of the sugar mummy culture in Nigeria.

Nedu made the remark during a conversation with content creator Ludahydrate, where the pair discussed relationships involving older wealthy women and younger men.

According to the broadcaster, the sugar mummy scene is one of the biggest ‘industries’ in their country, with Abuja serving as its main hub.

‘The Sugar Mummy industry is one of the biggest industries in Nigeria. The headquarters, as far as I am concerned, is here in Abuja,’ he said.

Ludahydrate agreed with Nedu’s view, attributing the trend to the city’s political class. He argued that some wealthy women become financially independent after divorcing influential politicians and are no longer interested in remarrying.

According to him, some of these women receive valuable assets, including businesses and properties, as part of divorce settlements, making them financially secure.

‘She has kids but doesn’t have any man in her life. That kind of woman might not want to get married again. She will prefer to just have a Sugar Boy,’ Ludahydrate said.

The Ghana Football Association’s Club Licensing Department has reiterated that Premier League clubs have until Friday, July 31, 2026, to complete and submit their applications through the Club Licensing Online Platform (CLOP).

The department stressed that the deadline will not be extended, warning that clubs that fail to complete the process could face sanctions under the Club Licensing Regulations. Such penalties may include being denied participation in the 2026/27 Ghana Premier League season.

As of 11:00am on Monday, July 27, seven clubs had fully completed their applications. They are Accra Hearts of Oak, Asante Kotoko, Dreams FC, Medeama SC, FC Samartex 1996, All Blacks United FC and Basake Holy Stars FC.

Meanwhile, Debibi United, Karela FC, Bechem United, Port City FC and Vision FC were still working on their submissions.

Six clubs-Aduana FC, Berekum Chelsea, Bibiani Gold Stars, Heart of Lions, FC Ashantigold and Young Apostles FC-had not yet started the application process.

The Club Licensing Department has urged clubs with incomplete or pending applications to speed up their submissions and ensure that all required documents are uploaded before the deadline.

The GFA noted that meeting the club licensing requirements is compulsory for participation in the upcoming Premier League campaign and advised clubs to avoid last-minute submissions to ensure a smooth approval process.

‘Tatata’, the fresh single released by sensational Afrobeat artiste Sefa, has become the streets’ anthem just days after hitting various streaming platforms across the globe.

The song, which features award-winning rapper King Paluta, brings the highlife-Afrobeats genre to life, giving listeners good value for their money.

Produced by Afrolektra, ‘Tatata’ celebrates the creative chemistry between two of the country’s most exciting talents and is expected to generate buzz across streaming platforms and social media. Known for her captivating vocals and energetic stage presence, Sefa continues to showcase her versatility, while King Paluta delivers his signature lyrical style to create a track that appeals to fans of contemporary Ghanaian music.

Music enthusiasts are encouraged to stream, download, and share ‘Tatata’ as it makes its debut.

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has raised concerns over the rising rate of Hepatitis B and C among individuals in the country, stating that about three million and 500,000 people are infected with Hepatitis B and C respectively.

Speaking at the commemoration of the World Hepatitis Day 2026 in Accra yesterday, the Programme Manager of the National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme, Dr. John Gerald A. Adiiboka, disclosed that in 2024, Hepatitis B and C caused an estimate of over 3 million deaths worldwide, which was more than tuberculosis (TB) or malaria, stressing that about 15,442 deaths were accumulated for Hepatitis B in the country while 2004 deaths were accumulated for Hepatitis C.

He stressed that the rate of new infections for both Hepatitis B and C keeps increasing at about 21,000 every year.

‘When you look at the new infection for both Hepatitis B and C, it means that for a year, we have about 21,000 people who are being infected with both Hepatitis B and C,’ he explained.

Dr. Adiiboka emphasised that in Ghana, Savannah Region has the leading rate of Hepatitis B with about 22.7%, followed by Northern Region with 21.6%, followed by Upper West, and Upper East, with Greater Accra having the lowest infection rate in the country, adding that Upper East is leading with Hepatitis C, followed by Upper West down to Greater Accra.

He added that Ghana has exceeded the 90% of infant’s vaccine coverage from World Health Organisation (WHO) to about 95%, noting that the country is looking forward to implementing the Hepatitis B policy to help in the elimination process.

He further used the opportunity to thank the Government of Egypt for their support in the fight against the disease.

Also, the Chief Director for the Ministry of Health, Mr. Desmond Boateng, added that many Ghanaians do not know their Hepatitis status since ‘the disease is mostly silent for years,’ even as it progressively damages the liver, noting that chronic Hepatitis B and C are the major causes of liver cirrhosis and liver cancers.

He mentioned that the disease place liver cancer as the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in Ghana, and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among men, making it the leading cause of cancer mortality.

He stressed that Hepatitis B can be prevented through vaccination and effectively managed with treatment, while Hepatitis C can be cured with highly effective medicines, adding that early diagnosis and appropriate care can prevent disease progression, reduce transmission, and save lives.

He pointed out that Ghana has made important progress through the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Ghana Health Service to strengthen the National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme (NVHCP), developed strategy frameworks, expanded public education, and built partnerships to support prevention, diagnosis, and treatment to stop Hepatitis in the country, stressing that the Free Primary Healthcare programme ‘provides the platform for moving our health system from treating avoidable complications to preventing disease and detecting it early.’

He further used the opportunity to launch the National Viral Hepatitis Technical Working Group.

The Ministry of Health and Ghana Health Service also honoured popular Ghanaian Highlife artiste, Okyeame Kwame, as the Ambassador for Hepatitis in the country.

Evangelist Patricia Asiedua, popularly known as Agradaa, says her time in prison was far from easy, revealing that she was made to carry heavy building blocks as part of her daily duties.

Speaking in a video circulating on social media, the founder of Heaven Way Champion International Ministry dismissed claims that she received special treatment because of her celebrity status.

‘It wasn’t easy at all. We carried blocks from inside the prison to the outside, and when returning, we carried another block back inside. We did that over and over again. It is a serious matter,’ she said.

Agradaa said the physically demanding work took a toll on her health and left her ill during her incarceration.

She also addressed claims that she was never imprisoned, saying many people questioned her prison experience because she looked healthy after her release.

‘I came back and heard people saying Agradaa never went to prison. I just looked at them quietly and said it is God that is why I look like I was never in prison,’ she stated.

According to Agradaa, she endured pain, tears and hardship while serving her sentence but has chosen to leave the ordeal behind and thank God for seeing her through.

Seeking to impute ambiguity in the constitutionally stated presidential term limit is to be advancing the cause of a sinister agenda-setting group of hypocrites and bootlickers.

The General Secretary of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Kwetey, did not mince words when he described those on this mission as in the foregone – hypocrites and bootlickers.

What better alternative expression is there for such persons who could not care a hoot about the future of the country as they drive the President on this dangerous mission?

It is silly, even crazy, to be proceeding to the apex court for an interpretation of a subject which is clearly spelt out.

Time was it when closed door discussions were held on the possibility of manipulating the law to give a different meaning to the unambiguous presidential term limit as enshrined in the constitution should the incumbent President be blessed with another tenure.

The project has resurfaced with a complex subtlety to make it look like the beneficiary is indifferent or not in favour of it at all.

President John Mahama has told Ghanaians that he has read the constitution over and over again regarding the presidential term limit and acknowledges the fact that he has two terms only. Some citizens have however gone to court to seek interpretation of this subject, he said. That is their choice, he pointed out. This means that whatever the outcome, he will stand by it.

We are resisting the temptation to think that he has the blessing of those who have gone to court seeking an interpretation of the presidential term limit provision which is not ambiguous at all.

He could have dealt the subject a decisive blow by telling those behind the effort at upending the constitutional provision that they should come of it. Such ambiguous remarks do not help the cause of democracy as far as deference for the constitution is concerned.

They do not wish President Mahama well who are insisting on embarking on this unproductive and toxic project.

The current efforts by the third-term agenda setters and alteration of the chemistry of the judiciary, some have observed, all lead to the fulfilment of a grand scheme.

Neighbouring countries which altered their constitution to achieve third terms or even indefinite occupation of the helm applied similar tactics. No, not in Ghana.

President Mahama is hereby advised to steer clear of this poisonous chalice.

President Mahama has said it severally that he is serving his last term. He is not rendering Ghana a favour but simply respecting the country’s Magna Carta as he swore to do. Any attempt at varying this constitutional order will be inimical to the interest of the nation and Ghanaians will resist it.

Ghana Premier League champions Medeama SC have set their sights on reaching the group stage of the 2026/27 CAF Champions League as they prepare to represent Ghana in Africa’s premier club competition.

The Tarkwa-based side earned qualification after clinching the 2025/26 Ghana Premier League title and are determined to make a strong impact on the continental stage.

Medeama Communications Director, Benjamin Graham, says the club’s ambition is to compete with some of Africa’s biggest teams and establish itself as a major force in the competition.

Speaking on Akoma FM, Graham revealed that the Yellow and Mauve have set a clear target of progressing beyond the preliminary rounds and reaching the group stage.

‘Our ambition is to reach the group stage of the CAF Champions League and compete at the highest level against some of Africa’s biggest clubs,’ he said.

As part of preparations for the campaign, Medeama have earmarked $1.5 million to strengthen their squad and improve the club’s operations.

Graham explained that the investment demonstrates the club’s commitment to competing effectively against Africa’s elite and making a deep run in the tournament.

‘Our budget for the CAF Champions League campaign alone is $1.5 million, which reflects our level of commitment and our ambition to make a deep run in the competition,’ he added.

The 2026/27 CAF inter-club competitions are expected to begin in the first week of September, with Medeama carrying Ghana’s hopes in the Champions League following their domestic title success.