2025/2026 National Service Year to begin November 3 – NSA Director General
By: Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei The 2025/2026 National Service Year is officially set to begin on Monday, November 3, 2025, following the nationwide reopening of the National Service Authority’s (NSA) new digital registration platform. Service personnel are expected to report to their respective postings on Saturday, November 1, 2025, two days before the official start […]
Details: Wontumi, two others granted GH¢10 million bail in second mining-related case
By: Barbara Kumah In a similar development, WONTUMI, and two others, have been granted bail in the sum of ten million Ghana cedis each with two sureties one of which must be justified with a landed property in another mining-related case in the Tano Nimire Forest Reserve in the Western Region of Ghana. Akonta Mining […]
2025/2026 National Service registration reopens today on new digital platform
By; Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei The National Service Authority (NSA) has announced that registration for the 2025/2026 service year will officially reopen today, Wednesday, 8th October 2025, following months of system suspension, audits, and major digital reforms. The announcement was made by the Director-General of the Authority, Ruth Dela Seddoh, at a press briefing in […]
Over 12,000 national service registrations declared void; all applicants to re-register
By: Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei The National Service Authority (NSA) has announced that all registrations completed in June 2025 under the old Central Service Management Platform (CSMP) have been declared null and void, requiring all affected applicants to re-register on a new digital platform. Addressing journalists at a press briefing in Accra, the Director-General of […]
Nine-Member Committee inaugurated for 29th GJA Media Awards
By: Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has officially announced the constitution of a nine-member Media Awards Committee to vet entries and select winners for the prestigious 29th GJA Media Awards, slated for November 2025 at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi. The committee is chaired by Mr. Gabriel Bosompem, a Former Commissioner […]
NSA rolls out digital skills, military training and smart reforms
By: Adams Perpetual The National Service Authority (NSA) has unveiled a bold new vision to redefine national service in Ghana— one anchored on digital transformation, discipline, and opportunity. Speaking at the Authority’s Head Office in Accra on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, Director-General, Ruth Dela Seddoh declared that the era of complications is over. “This is […]
Eastern Regional Minister gives MDCEs two weeks to profile all miners and financiers in Region
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH Municipal and District Chief Executives (MDCEs) in the Eastern region have been given a two-week ultimatum to profile all miners and their Financiers operating within their jurisdictions. The Eastern Regional Minister, Madam Rita Akosua Adjei Awatey, gave the two-weeks ultimatum during a crucial meeting held on Monday, October 6, 2025, in Koforidua, […]
Photos: President Mahama welcomes UDS trophy-winning football team to Jubilee House
President John Dramani Mahama today hosted the University for Development Studies (UDS) football team at Jubilee House, following their historic victory at the 2025 FISU World University Games. The visit celebrated UDS’s remarkable achievement on the global stage, marking a proud moment for Ghanaian sports and tertiary education. President Mahama praised the team for their […]
Chairman Wontumi to reappear in court on October 28, granted GHC15m bail
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The High Court in Accra has granted bail to the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, known in political circles as Chairman Wontumi, in the sum of Ghc15 million with three sureties, two of whom must be justified with landed property within the court’s jurisdiction. The […]
Ghana and Saudi Arabia strengthen bilateral relations
By: Jennifer Nerkie Kenney Ghana and Saudi Arabia are set to deepen their diplomatic and economic relations following what has been described as an “extremely positive and uplifting” meeting between Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, and the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Ghana, H.E. Sultan Abdulrahman Al-Dhakel. The meeting, held in […]
Army General named as Madagascar PM to quell Gen Z protests
SOURCE: BBC NEWS Madagascar’s embattled President Andry Rajoelina has appointed an army general as the new prime minister in a bid to end youth-led protests against his rule. He said the nation needed a premier “capable of restoring order and the people’s trust” before naming Gen Ruphin Fortunat Zafisambo to the post. Coming days after […]
One iPhone led police to gang suspected of sending up to 40,000 stolen UK phones to China
SOURCE: BBC NEWS Police say they have dismantled an international gang suspected of smuggling up to 40,000 stolen mobile phones from the UK to China in the past year. In what the Metropolitan Police says is the UK’s largest ever operation against phone thefts, 18 suspects have been arrested and more than 2,000 stolen devices […]
NSA warns prospective personnel against fake national service links
By: Adams Perpetual The National Service Authority (NSA) has cautioned the general public, particularly prospective national service personnel, to be wary of fraudulent links circulating on social media. These fake links claim to offer posting and pre-deployment information but are not connected to the Authority in any way. In a public disclaimer issued on October […]
Gold hits record high above $3,900/oz
SOURCE: Reuters Gold surged to an all-time high above $3,900 per ounce on Monday, buoyed by growing expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut this month, as well as economic and political uncertainty in the U.S., France and Japan. Spot gold was up 1.8% at $3,956.19 per ounce as of 02:41 pm ET (1841 GMT), […]
