Ghana’s youth talent shines bright at inaugural African School Games with 14 medals
By: Kwame Bediako Ghana’s student-athletes demonstrated outstanding skill and resilience at the first-ever African School Games held in Algeria, bringing home a total of 14 medals, including 2 golds, 3 silvers and 9 bronzes. This multisport event, uniting young athletes from across Africa, highlighted Ghana’s growing prowess in grassroots sports, especially in racquet sports like […]
Journalism Is Not A Crime: End The Attacks Now
By Dominic Hlordzi On that partly cloudy but dark day, Carlos Calony and the cameraman of JoyNews of the Multimedia Group calmly carried their camera, mic and phones to carry the news on the ongoing “deconstruction” of the warehouse on a disputed land on the Spintex Road. Little did they know that they, rather than […]
FIFA confirms September dates for Ghana’s 2026 World Cup Qualifiers against Chad and Mali
By: Kwame Bediako FIFA has officially confirmed the fixture dates for the next round of the 2026 World Cup African qualifiers, with the Black Stars set to face Chad and Mali in September. These matches are pivotal for Coach Otto Addo’s squad as they strive to secure a spot at the global tournament. Ghana will […]
A Fervent Appeal for Peace and Tolerance in Bawku & Nalerigu
The Northern Development Forum (NDF) expresses deep sorrow and concern at the dreadful escalation of violence in Bawku and Nalerigu in the Upper East and North East Regions respectively. Confirmed reports have it that three students were fatally shot in two separate instances during the preceding weekend at Nalerigu Senior High School in the North East Region and Bawku […]
Dr. Gloria Chandi Champions Lifesaving Support for Mothers During World Breastfeeding Week
By Ruth Serwaah Asare As Ghana joins the global community to mark World Breastfeeding Week, celebrated from August 1 to 7, a strong call has been made to prioritize and invest in breastfeeding as a smart, sustainable, and life changing intervention for both mother and child. Public Health Nurse and Health Directorate official, Dr. Gloria […]
Galvanize, Mobilize, Consult’ — SECO HoC Commends IMCC on Engaging Development Partners on NDPS 2026-2030
Nasrullah Ibn Mutawakil In a key step toward the formulation of the National Decentralisation Policy and Strategy (NDPS 2026–2030), the Executive Secretary of the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation (IMCC), Dr. Gameli Kewuribe Hoedoafia, led a team of experts to engage Development Partners. The meeting held at the Embassy of Switzerland formed part of stakeholder […]
GBC AT 90: Why Public Service Broadcasting Must Be Funded By The Public
By Abdul-Hayi Moomen By all standards, a 90-year-old institution that still walks, talks, works, and serves, despite the persistent absence of its daily bread, is not just surviving; it is thriving with grace. The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), Ghana’s public broadcaster, turns 90 this year, and while critics may scoff at its perceived shortcomings, the […]
Raging Fire Involving Multiple Wooden And Metal Structures At Madina Redco Slum Brought Under Control Following GNFS Response
By Juliet Mettle-Edmonds A devastating fire swept through several makeshift wooden structures and metal containers near the Madina Redco Flats this afternoon. The Ghana National Fire Service received the emergency call at 12:36 hours, and the first fire appliance from Madina Fire Station arrived promptly at 12:40 hours. Four (4) additional fire engines from Legon, […]
Full text: Sam George’s response to MultiChoice Ghana over Subscription cost debate
I have read the release by DStv Ghana and taken full consideration that they vindicate my earlier position that they simply do not take the Ghanaian people serious enough. The same Group operating in Nigeria reversed price increases in Nigeria when the Nigerian authorities sued them. The Nigerian House of Representatives took the matter up […]
Mahama Calms Nigerians’ Fears: No Mass Deportations, ‘Storm in a Teacup’ Over Viral Video.
By Celestine Avi President John Dramani Mahama has moved to calm fears among Nigerian nationals residing in Ghana and their government, assuring a special envoy dispatched by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that there will be no mass deportations. During a courtesy call from Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, who is Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, President […]
President Mahama Convenes Historic Africa Health Sovereignty Summit in Accra to Champion Reforms in Global Health Governance
By Celestine Avi Ghana will host a high-level summit on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, bringing together African Heads of State, policymakers, and global health actors to push for a bold reimagining of global health governance. The Africa Health Sovereignty Summit, convened by President John Dramani Mahama, seeks to place African leadership at the heart of […]
Moroccan footballer Achraf Hakimi faces trial over alleged 2023 rape incident
By: Kwame Bediako French prosecutors on August 1, 2025, formally requested that Moroccan international and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) football star Achraf Hakimi face trial for an alleged rape incident that occurred in 2023. Hakimi, 26, who denied the allegations, was charged in March 2023 with raping a 24-year-old woman. According to reports, Hakimi allegedly paid […]
Transport Ministry Responds to RTI Request on GHC340,000 Daily Disinfection Contract
By Felix Cofie The Ministry of Transport has responded to claims made on social media by Sulemana Braimah, Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa, regarding a Right to Information (RTI) request submitted by The Fourth Estate. In a recent post, Mr. Braimah alleged that the Ministry was refusing to release a contract […]
Nifa Secondary School’s boys dormitory in ruins
By Sarah Ofori To provide a safe environment that awakens learners consciousness to Godliness, patriotism, morality, discipline, higher personal and academic goals and so on reads the mission statement of the Nifa Senior High School. Yet the environment in parts of the school is a stark contrast of what is expected. The Osuodumgya Otutu Ababio […]
