2025 World Athletics Championships: Azamati records slowest reaction time, finishes 6th in 100m Heat
By: Kwame Bediako Benjamin Azamati of Ghana kicked off his men’s 100m race at the World Athletics Championships with a time of 10.30 seconds, finishing sixth in Heat 5. The race featured a competitive field, and Azamati struggled to keep pace in the final metres despite a solid start. Azamati recorded a reaction time of […]
2025 World Athletics Championships: Rasheed Saminu secures second place in 100m Heat 7, earns automatic semi-final spot
By: Kwame Bediako Ghanaian sprinter, Abdul-Rasheed Saminu delivered a strong performance in the men’s 100m at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday, September 13, 2025, finishing second in Heat 7 with a time of 10.09 seconds. His confident run, coupled with a reaction time of 0.188 seconds, secured him an automatic spot in the semi-finals. […]
Hohoe United set for historic Ghana Premier League debut against Accra Hearts of Oak
By: Tilda Acorlor Hohoe United Football Club is set to make history on Friday night as they compete in Ghana’s top-flight league, the Ghana Premier League, for the first time on September 12, 2025. They will face one of Ghana’s most storied and successful clubs, Accra Hearts of Oak, at the Accra Sports Stadium. While […]
There is no police officer behind your phone or mobile money wallet; be your own police officer – Cybersecurity expert
By: Rebecca Ampah Cybersecurity Expert, David Gyedu, has expressed concern about the growing wave of cyber threats in Ghana, describing the situation as “very alarming.” Speaking on the ‘GTV Breakfast Show’, he explained that every mobile phone user, social media user, or mobile money subscriber is now a target. “When you pick up your mobile […]
MASLOC confirms retrieval of three government vehicles from Chairman Wontumi
By: Ashiadey Dotse The Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Abigail Elorm Mensah, has confirmed that three government vehicles were retrieved from the residence of the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi. Ms. Mensah speaking in an interview on […]
Binduri MP pushes for responsible mining as Ghana launches gold refinery drive
By: Adams Perpetual Member of Parliament for Binduri, Mr. Issifu Mahmoud, has hailed the Gold Board’s new regulatory framework and upcoming refinery project, describing it as “good news coming at the right time.” “Coming at the right time in the sense that we all know how illegal mining is costing us our water bodies and […]
South African court rules that men can take wife’s surname
South Africa‘s highest court has ruled that husbands can take the surname of their wives, overturning a law that barred them from doing so. In a victory for two couples who brought the case, the Constitutional Court ruled that the law amounted to gender-based discrimination. Henry van der Merwe was denied the right to take […]
Elon Musk briefly lost ‘world’s richest person’ title to Oracle’s Larry Ellison
Oracle’s shares soared over 40% on Wednesday before slipping slightly, boosting co-founder Larry Ellison’s fortune beyond the Tesla CEO’s wealth for a few hours. In a stunning few minutes after markets opened on Wednesday, stock in Larry Ellison’s Oracle Corp. rocketed more than a third, enough for him to temporarily wrest the title of the […]
Ghana records 40% surge in suicide-related deaths in 2024 – Mental Health Authority
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Mental Health Authority (MHA), Dr. Eugene Dordoye, says Ghana in 2024 recorded a 40% rise in suicide-related deaths. Delivering a speech at the commemoration of World Suicide Prevention Day 2025 in Accra, on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, under the theme “Changing the Narrative on Suicide after […]
President Mahama, Stonebwoy headline 2025/26 Ghana Premier League season opener
By: Kwame Bediako The 2025/26 Ghana Premier League season will officially commence on Friday, September 12, with a grand launch ceremony at the Accra Sports Stadium. President John Dramani Mahama is set to perform the ceremonial kick-off, symbolizing the start of yet another thrilling football season in Ghana. The event is scheduled to begin at […]
Gaming Commission warns students against using tuition fees and loans for gambling
By: Ruth Serwaa Asare The Gaming Commission of Ghana has launched the 2025 edition of Gaming Awareness Month under the theme “Safe Gaming in the Digital Age: Regulation, Innovation and Responsibility” at the Cedi Conference Centre, University of Ghana with the call to students to desist from using tuition fees and student loans for gambling. […]
NSA inaugurates nine-member committee to design new digital platform to tackle ghost names
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The Governing Board of the National Service Authority (NSA) has inaugurated a nine-member Transition and Implementation Steering Committee to design and deploy a new digital platform to tackle ghost names. The nine-member committee was constituted by the authority after an audit of the old existing platform was found unsatisfactory. The announcement of […]
Gbiniyiri Conflict: One month is woefully inadequate for peacebuilding – Emmanuel Kotin
By: Ashiadey Dotse The Executive Director of the Africa Center for Security and Counterterrorism, Emmanuel Kotin, says the one-month timeline given to the committee set up to mediate the Gbiniyiri conflict in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba district is not enough to achieve lasting peace. Mr. Kotin in an interview on GTV’s ‘Focus‘ show on Wednesday September 10, […]
Nkawie: Police confirm Mpatuam fatality
The Nkawie Divisional Command has confirmed that only one person died as a result of the violent clash between the military and residents of Mpatuam at the Asanko Gold Mines Operating area. The other casualty was however found dead in one of the mining pits of the Asanko mines, the body was removed from the […]
