Vanuatu Trade Commissioner honoured in historic visit to Mafi-Adidome, launches AI Africa Project
By: Gloria Anderson The Chiefs and people of Mafi-Adidome in the Volta Region have celebrated a historic occasion as His Excellency Ambassador Professor Hugh Keku Aryee, Vanuatu Trade Commissioner to Ghana, paid an official visit to the community. The colourful ceremony, marked by cultural displays and traditional rites, saw the chiefs honour Prof. Keku Aryee […]
Just In: Four killed in Jerusalem shooting attack, paramedics say
At least four people have been killed and five others wounded in a shooting attack in Jerusalem, paramedics say. The Magen David Adom ambulance service identified the dead as one man in his 50s and three men in their 30s. Five people with gunshot wounds were taken to local hospitals, and several others were injured […]
Australian woman jailed for life after serving toxic mushroom lunch
An Australian court on Monday sentenced Erin Patterson to life in prison with a non-parole period of 33 years for poisoning three of her estranged husband’s relatives with toxic death cap mushrooms. Patterson was convicted in July after an 11-week trial of murdering Don and Gail Patterson and Gail’s sister, Heather Wilkinson, with a lunch […]
Ghana achieves stable power supply, begins exporting surplus – Energy Minister
By: Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei Ghana’s energy supply has stabilised, with surplus power now being exported to neighbouring countries, according to the Minister of Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor. Speaking at a press briefing during the 7th Meeting of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Regional Committee for Africa in Accra on September 4, […]
Russia hits Ukraine with biggest air attack of war, sets Kyiv building ablaze
Russia unleashed its heaviest aerial assault on Ukraine since the start of the full-scale war, setting the main government building in central Kyiv on fire and killing at least two people, including an infant, Ukrainian officials confirmed on Sunday, September 7, 2025. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the overnight barrage of drones and missiles struck multiple […]
Ghana pushes for global reparations at Africa–CARICOM Summit
By: Ashiadey Dotse Vice President of Ghana, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has called for stronger global action on reparations for Africa and its diaspora, stressing that justice and dignity must guide the process. Speaking at the 2nd Africa–CARICOM Summit, Prof. Opoku-Agyemang delivered remarks on behalf of President John Dramani Mahama, who also serves as the […]
Police crack down on vehicle theft: Three convicted in Kumasi
By Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei The Atasemanso Circuit Court in Kumasi has sentenced three Nigerians to 10 years imprisonment for their involvement in multiple vehicle theft offences within the Kumasi metropolis in the Ashanti Region. The Ashanti Regional Police Command arrested the suspects Francis Friday, Linus Agwazie, and Russell Ekenze—during a patrol operation targeting parked […]
President Mahama to introduce school curriculum on discipline and responsible citizenship
By: Celestine Avi President John Dramani Mahama has proposed the introduction of a special curriculum in Ghana’s basic and secondary schools aimed at instilling discipline, courtesy, and responsible citizenship in children from an early age. He made the call at the relaunch of the National Sanitation Day held at the Institute of Local Government Studies […]
Jimirah forest reserve faces fresh attack from armed illegal miners – Ashanti Regional Minister
By: Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei The Jimirah Forest Reserve and the Offinso Shelterbelt in the Ashanti Region have reportedly been invaded once more by armed illegal miners, the Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, has confirmed. Dr. Amoakohene disclosed that a police team, alongside the regional task force on illegal mining, has been deployed to […]
Thousands pay their last respects to Giorgio Armani, private funeral on Monday
Thousands of people and then fashion designers, politicians, entrepreneurs and VIPs paid their last respects to Giorgio Armani in the funeral chamber set up in Milan. The Italian fashion designer’s funeral is scheduled to take place on Monday in a private ceremony in Rivalta, Piacenza More than 15 thousand people arrived from all over Italy […]
GES to probe 2025 BECE malpractice following exposé
By Ashiadey Dotse The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that it will investigate allegations of examination malpractice during the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), following a report aired by JoyNews TV. In a statement issued on Sunday, September 7, and signed by the Head of Public Relations, Daniel Fenyi, the GES said it […]
Ghana’s Black Stars fading flame, a decline after 1982 triumph
Written By: Kwame Bediako Ghana’s Black Stars, once the heartbeat of the nation’s football passion now stands at a crossroads defined by fading glory and growing complacency. After decades of thrilling achievements capped by their last major trophy in 1982, the team’s recent years have been marked more by disappointing exits and missed opportunities than […]
President Mahama decries refuse dumping from cars onto highways
By: Celestine Avi President John Dramani Mahama has expressed deep concern over the indiscriminate dumping of refuse from moving vehicles onto highways, describing the practice as one of the most dangerous threats to environmental cleanliness. Speaking at the relaunch of the National Sanitation Day at the Institute of Local Government Studies in Accra on Saturday, […]
Sudanese villagers dig with hands to reach landslide victims, group says
Villagers in a remote area of Sudan’s western Darfur region are trying to reach buried victims by hand after a devastating landslide on Sunday, aid group Save the Children says. “People are excavating by hand to reach the bodies of their relatives since there are no tools or machinery”, Francesco Lanino, the group’s deputy Sudan […]
