GBC pledges support for PANAFEST, Emancipation 2025 Cultural Drive
Story by: Jennifer Frimpong Wiredu The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) has reaffirmed its unwavering support for the upcoming PANAFEST and Emancipation 2025 celebrations, describing the events as powerful platforms for promoting African identity, unity, and heritage. Speaking at the Creative Explosion Concert in Accra, an event organised by the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture […]
Simba SC sign Ghanaian forward Jonathan Sowah on two-year deal
By: Kwame Bediako Tanzanian football giants Simba SC have secured the signing of Ghanaian striker Jonathan Sowah on a two-year contract, as the club aims to strengthen its squad ahead of an exciting domestic and continental campaign. Sowah joins the Msimbazi Reds from fellow NBC Premier League side Singida Black Stars, where he impressed last […]
High rate of unemployment among Ghanaian youth alarming
By Mercy Nimo Stakeholders at a national forum in Accra have raised concerns about the alarming rates of unemployment among the youth in the country and are calling on the government to, as a matter of urgency, implement a sustainable response to curtail the menace. The stakeholders at the National Forum, organized by the Ghana […]
Nearly $10m in US-funded contraceptives to be burned rather than shipped to poor countries
U.S.-funded contraceptives worth nearly $10 million are being sent to France from Belgium to be incinerated, after Washington rejected offers from the United Nations and family planning organisations to buy or ship the supplies to poor nations, two sources told Reuters. The supplies have been stuck for months in a warehouse in Geel, a city in the […]
US bans trans athletes from Olympics ahead of LA 2028
By: Kwame Bediako The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has announced a new policy banning transgender women from participating in women’s events at the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The decision, updated on the USOPC’s website and confirmed in a letter to national sport governing bodies, mandates compliance with an executive order signed […]
Mustapha Hamid, 9 others in court in NPA case
Former Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority, Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has been granted bail in the sum of GH¢2 million in the ongoing GH¢280 million extortion and money laundering case brought by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). His bail conditions include two sureties, each earning not less than GH¢5,000 in monthly salary, with […]
Galamsey: 907 small-scale mining licences under review for revocation – Lands Minister
By Ashiadey Dotse The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, has revealed that 907 out of 1,278 small-scale mining licenses are currently under review for possible revocation as part of efforts to sanitize the mining sector and ensure transparency and sustainable operations. Speaking at the Government Accountability Series in Accra. Wednesday […]
I don’t like it when people say I do sad songs – Fameye
By Love Wilhelmina Abanonave Ghanaian highlife musician Peter Famiyeh Bozah, popularly known in the music industry as Fameye, has pushed back against the notion that his songs are often “sad,” clarifying that his music is actually geared towards uplifting people spiritually and emotionally. In an interview on GTV’s Breakfast Show, Fameye emphasised that while his […]
FDA expresses disappointment over lenient sentence for opioid dealer
By Joyce Kantam Kolamong The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has expressed disappointment over Monday’s court judgment in Tamale involving a pharmaceutical distributor who was arrested for possessing a large quantity of opioids last week. The 53-year-old dealer, Alhaji Abdulai Sayuti, was sentenced to a fine of 14,000 penalty units, equivalent to 168,000 Ghana cedis, […]
Sports Minister applauds Black Queens’ ‘courageous’ WAFCON semi-final effort despite penalty shootout defeat
By: Isaac Tetteh Ghana’s Minister for Sports and Recreation, Kofi Iddie Adams, has congratulated the Black Queens for their impressive and courageous performance in the semi-finals of the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) against host nation Morocco. Although Ghana was knocked out after a 4-2 loss in a penalty shootout following a goalless […]
A classroom of sticks and hope: The harsh reality facing Mensahkrom SDA JHS Pupils
By Austin Agyenim Boateng In the quiet, remote farming community of Mensahkrom, tucked within the Sunyani Municipality of the Bono Region, education is a daily act of resilience. What may, at first glance, resemble a makeshift shed is in fact the Junior High School block of the Mensahkrom Seventh-Day Adventist (SDA) Basic School — a […]
Police probe suspected targeted shooting at Asawase
By Nicholas Osei-Wusu The Ashanti Regional Police Command has commenced investigations into a shooting incident that occurred on the night of Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at Asawase F-Line in the Asokore Mampong Municipality of the Ashanti Region. A statement signed and issued by the Head of the Ashanti Central Regional Police, DSP Godwin Ahianyo, said […]
WAFCON 2024: Morocco advance after penalty win over Ghana, Black Queens miss out on final
By Kwame Bediako The Black Queens of Ghana suffered a heartbreaking defeat in the semi-finals of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2024 after losing 4-2 on penalties to tournament hosts Morocco. The match, held at the Stade Olympique in Rabat, saw Ghana initially take the lead through a goal by Stella Nyamekye in […]
Patricia Appiagyei declines nomination to ECOWAS Parliament delegation
By Valentia Tetteh The Deputy Minority Leader, Patricia Appiah-Agyei, has formally declined her inclusion in Ghana’s delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament. In a memorandum addressed to the Speaker of Parliament, dated Tuesday, July 22, 2025, Appiah-Agyei expressed concern over the process by which her name was added to the reconstituted delegation, stating that she was […]
