OSP vs Martin Kpebu: OSP intimidation of Martin Kpebu is unacceptable and needless – Bernard Mornah
By: Ashiadey Dotse Former National Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah, has condemned the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) over what he describes as the unacceptable and needless intimidation of private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu, following his arrest and detention by the OSP. “This intimidation on Martin Kpebu is needless. It […]
Ghana cohort tops CALA 2025
By: Gloria Anderson Ghana’s cohort emerged as the top-performing team at the 2025 graduation ceremony of the Center for African Leaders in Agriculture (CALA), earning praise for championing a project on promoting local rice consumption an achievement stakeholders say reinforces the country’s growing leadership in food systems transformation. The event, held in Accra, brought together […]
President Mahama arrives in Qatar for Doha Forum 2025
President John Dramani Mahama is in Doha, Qatar, to participate in the Doha Forum 2025 at the invitation of the Emir of Qatar. Mr Mahama who arrived in Doha on Saturday morning will make two critical interventions during the Forum, an opening remark on “Education as Justice in Times of Crisis” and join a panel […]
Dakar: Art competition for West African artists at ECOFEST
By: Alex Adi The vibrant ECOFEST arts and culture festival in Dakar, Senegal, displayed West African artists’ exceptional talent in painting, photography, and sculpture. GBCNEWS captured the stunning moments, offering a glimpse into the region’s rich creative landscape. The festival became a platform for artists to express their unique perspectives, celebrating West Africa’s cultural diversity […]
West African College of Physicians holds 2025 annual public lecture on Healthcare financing
By: Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei The West African College of Physicians (Ghana Chapter) has held its 2025 Annual Public Lecture in Accra, convening leading health experts, policymakers, and practitioners to examine the future of healthcare financing in Ghana. This year’s lecture was held on the theme “Comprehensive Health Care Financing for Every Ghanaian: A Mirage […]
First Ladies rally in Accra to accelerate Africa’s fight against HIV as ICASA 2025 opens
By: Henrietta Avollah Afful At the Presidency in Accra on Thursday 4th December, 2025, a powerful call to action echoed through a high-level gathering of African First Ladies: move beyond advocacy and take decisive steps that will end AIDS in children and mothers by 2030. The message came from Ghana’s First Lady, Mrs. Lordina Mahama, […]
PLHIV-LED HIV Integration Summit opens with launch of GNP+ World AIDS Report ahead of ICASA 2025
By: Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei Global and national networks of people living with HIV have converged in Accra for the PLHIV-Led HIV Integration Summit, a major pre-conference event ahead of the 2025 International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA). Organised by the Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+), the summit brings […]
NETRIGHT-Ghana urges government to curb revenue leakages to support gender programmes
By; Rachel Kakraba The Network for Women’s Rights in Ghana, NETRIGHT- Ghana, has called for deliberate government action to curb revenue leakages and ease the burden of debt servicing, to free up funds for gender-responsive interventions. NETRIGHT-Ghana, which is made up of CSOs working on women’s rights issues, believes improving efficiency in revenue management would create […]
ICASA 2025 opens in Accra with call for Africa to lead its own health agenda
By: Henrietta Afful The 23rd Edition of the ICASA Conference opened in Accra on December 3 and will run through December 8, 2025. The six-day conference, held under the theme “Africa in Action: Catalysing Integrated Sustainable Responses to End AIDS, TB & Malaria,” is the largest continental gathering focused on HIV/AIDS, STIs, TB, Malaria, and […]
CJ inaugurates Justice Clubs in Western and Central regions; Officers charged to be advocates of justice
By: Frederica Mensah The Chief Justice (CJ), Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has inaugurated Justice Clubs in some selected Senior High schools in the Western and Central Regions. The move which forms part of the Chief Justice’s Mentoring programme that provides mentorship and impart knowledge on the law to students. It seeks to encourage young people to show […]
Meta starts kicking Australian children off Instagram and Facebook
Meta has started removing Australian children under 16 years old from its Instagram, Facebook and Threads platforms, a week before an official teen social media ban begins. The tech giant announced last month it had begun notifying users aged between 13 to 15 years old that their accounts would start being shut down from 4 […]
Special Prosecutor releases lawyer Martin Kpebu after hours in custody
By: Ashiadey Dotse The Office of the Special Prosecutor, OSP, has released private legal practitioner Mr Martin Kpebu after detaining him for several hours on Wednesday, December 3, 2025. Mr. Kpebu was arrested for allegedly obstructing an officer of the Special Prosecutor during a visit to the OSP premises to assist in an investigation. Reports […]
‘No excuse’ – California doctor sentenced to 30 months in ‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry overdose case
A California doctor who supplied ketamine to Friends star Matthew Perry has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison – becoming the first person to receive a sentence in the actor’s overdose death. Dr Salvador Plasencia was one of five charged in a multiyear federal investigation that examined how Perry acquired the dissociative anaesthetic […]
Fresh SIM registration scheduled for early 2026 – Sam George
The Minister of Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has announced that the government will commence a fresh nationwide SIM registration exercise by the first quarter of 2026, describing the previous process carried out under the former administration as invalid. Speaking in an interview on TV3 on Wednesday, December 3, the Minister said […]
