February 23, 2026 – Eastern FM 105.1

Central Region: Police launch investigation after viral video of school violence

February 23, 2026February 23, 2026 admin

The Ghana Police Service has opened investigations into a violent incident that disrupted the District Schools Athletics Games in Agona Swedru in the Central Region on February 19.

What was intended to showcase sporting talent and camaraderie among students reportedly degenerated into disorder following a confrontation between students from two participating schools.

Eyewitnesses said tensions escalated between students of Obrachire Senior High Technical School and Swedru School of Business, widely known as SWESBUS, culminating in a physical clash.

Govt bans land transit of cooking oil

February 23, 2026February 23, 2026 admin

The government has announced a ban on transit of commercial quantities of cooking oil through Ghana’s borders, directing that all such consignments must henceforth be routed exclusively through the country’s seaports.

The directive, issued by the Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, follows the recent interception of 18 articulated trucks declared for transit to Niger but suspected to be part of a broader transit diversion scheme.

Under the new measure, cooking oil consignments entering Ghana for onward transit to landlocked countries will no longer be permitted to move through land border collection points.
Instead, they must be processed exclusively through Ghana’s seaports, where stricter valuation systems, electronic tracking, scanning infrastructure and layered customs controls are operational.