Ghana -Comoros: A Looming Stampede
By: Helga Gokah /Albert Kotey Following two violent consecutive breaches of stadium gates by soccer fans at the Accra Sports Stadium in the last two Black Stars matches, a looming stampede awaits the nation, if the Ghana Police Service does not enhance security measures to control the crowd on Sunday. There is a growing concern […]
Bank of Ghana urges financial institutions to prioritise excellence in customer service
By Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has called on all regulated financial institutions to recommit to delivering excellence in customer service as the world marks this year’s Global Customer Service Week under the theme “Mission Possible, Making the Impossible Possible.” In a statement issued in Accra on Friday, October 10, the […]
Las Vegas Aces win third WNBA title in four years
By: Kwame Bediako The Las Vegas Aces secured their third WNBA championship in just four years by defeating the Phoenix Mercury 97-86 in Game 4 of the inaugural WNBA best-of-seven finals series at Phoenix’s Mortgage Matchup Center on October 10, 2025. A’ja Wilson led the charge with a game-high 31 points and nine rebounds, earning […]
Ghana passes fifth review of IMF programme
Ghana has reached a significant milestone in its economic recovery efforts with the successful conclusion of a Staff-Level Agreement (SLA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) following the Fifth Review Mission under the US$3 billion Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme. Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson confirmed that the Government has achieved all six Quantitative […]
NPP completes balloting for January 2026 Presidential primaries
By: Jennifer Frimpong Wiredu The Presidential Elections Committee of the New patriotic, party, NPP, and the Electoral Commission, EC, have successfully conducted balloting for the Party’s Presidential Candidates ahead of the January 31, 2026 Presidential primaries. A statement by the Secretary to the Presidential Elections Committee, William Yamoah, said the exercise held at the Party […]
GETFUND to finance Free SHS — Education Minister
President John Dramani Mahama has requested a policy shift for the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFUND) to finance all expenditure related to the Free Senior High School (FSHS) programme, Mr Haruna Iddrisu, the Minister of Education has said. He said: “Arguably that will affect the traditional core mandate of the GETFUND. However, we need to […]
South African farm worker reveals women were fed to pigs to destroy evidence
A South African farm worker has described to a court how he was forced by his boss to feed the bodies of two black women to pigs in an attempt to hide evidence after they were shot. Adrian De Wet, 21, said he was told to throw the bodies inside a pig enclosure, explaining that […]
Strong 7.4 magnitude quake hits southern Philippines
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of Philippines, prompting tsunami warnings from Philippine and Indonesian authorities. Residents in coastal towns in central and southern Philippines were asked to evacuate as authorities warned of waves over a metre (3.3ft) above normal tide levels. At least one person was killed in the earthquake on […]
8,000 girls targeted for HPV vaccination in Mampong Municipality
By: Nicholas Osei-Wusu The Mampong Municipal Health Services directorate in the Ashanti region is highly optimistic of achieving its 8, 000 target of girls aged from nine years to 14 years during the five-day Vaccination campaign against Cervical Cancer. The exercise, which began yesterday, Wednesday October 8, 2025, across the Municipality, though focused on basic […]
Female chief rejects GH¢2m offer, seizes galamsey equipment
By: Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei A female chief in the Western Region has won public admiration after she turned down a GH¢2 million bribe from illegal miners and ordered the seizure of their heavy-duty equipment in a decisive move to protect her community’s environment. Nana Quasie Essiem IV, Chief of Whindo in the Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipality […]
Madagascar president asks for one year to resolve problems or he will resign
Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina has asked for one year to fix the country’s challenges, promising that if they persist, he will resign. He said this during a town-hall style meeting at his palace with various groups of government supporters. Many attendees had the opportunity to ask the president questions or simply share their views – […]
More than 1,000 women trained to harness market opportunities along Abidjan-Lagos Corridor
By Rachel Kakraba More than one thousand cross-border women traders, youth led businesses, and people living with disability have benefited from a capacity building and business development support programme to effectively engage in cross border trade. It has also developed core competencies of beneficiary traders in taking advantage of market access opportunities, particularly along the […]
Rainstorm destroys Adankwaman SHS buildings ahead of reopening
By: Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei A severe rainstorm has ripped through the Adankwaman Senior High School (SHS) in the Assin South District of the Central Region, causing extensive damage to key infrastructure just days before schools are due to reopen. The storm, accompanied by strong winds, lasted several hours on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, tearing […]
Parliament to resume sitting on October 21
By: Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has announced that Parliament will reconvene on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. for the Third Meeting of the First Session of the Ninth Parliament. This follows the earlier suspension of the meeting, which had been scheduled for October 14, 2025. […]
