As part of efforts to protect the girl-child and promote their welfare, stakeholders from the Sakai community in the Sissala East Municipality in the Upper West Region have come out with measures aimed at curbing child marriage, elopemen…
Air pollution across major cities in Ghana continues to rise, with new findings showing harmful fine particles far above safe health limits.
Researchers warned that the trend posed a growing threat to public health, especially in de…
Renowned Surgeon and former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has called for Ghana to match global standards in surgical operations, citing inadequate facilities, equipment…
Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States has disclosed that United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement medically cleared former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta for detention before admitting him into custody.
Speaking on Joy New…
Manchester United fans have a song about Michael Carrick, which includes the words 'hard to believe it's not Scholes'.
The lyrics are apt. In the media-driven world of modern football, Carrick is one of the most understated individu…
It was one of those moments that Dominik Szoboszlai will never, ever want to watch again.
In the same half in which the 25-year-old scored a belter that arguably no keeper would have saved, the Liverpool midfielder made a mistake th…
Timothée Chalamet was among the main winners as Hollywood's finest gathered for this year's Golden Globe Awards.
Chalamet, 30, continued his pursuit of greatness, and an Oscar, by beating stars including Leonardo DiCaprio and George Clo…
Nigerian artists secured a string of victories at the 9th All Africa Music Awards (Afrima), which concluded in Lagos on Sunday night.
Global superstar Burna Boy claimed the prestigious Album of the Year award for his latest work No Sign…
With his charisma, tenacity and everyman appeal, music star Bobi Wine has shaken up Ugandan politics.
Since his career pivot a decade ago, the 43-year-old has become a major thorn in the side of President Yoweri Museveni, an 81-year-o…
The Bank of Ghana (BoG), in collaboration with the GoldBod and the Ministry of Finance, will convene a focused policy workshop with experts, market practitioners, and policymakers to examine how the programme can be further refined in li…
Sudan's military-led government has returned to the country's capital after nearly three years of operating from its wartime base in the eastern city of Port Sudan.
Sudan's Prime Minister Kamil Idris told reporters on Sunday that the …
The Minister of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has advocated a government-to-government framework for the protection and improved conditions of Ghanaian health practitioners who work and aspire to work in the United K…
GHANAIAN rapper and singer Givtti Shandon is calling for a paradigm shift in the nation’s live music scene, highlighting a persistent and troubling lack of female headliners on major stages.
Despite the rising influence of women in th…
Instagram says that although some users received suspicious-looking password reset requests, it has not been breached.
That seemingly contradicts a Friday Bluesky post from antivirus software company Malwarebytes, which shared a scree…
India and the US are continuing to actively engage on trade deal negotiations, Sergio Gor, the new US ambassador to India, has said during a trip to Delhi.
The next call to discuss the deal was scheduled for Tuesday, Gor said, but did…
The National Investment Bank PLC (NIB) has announced a landmark financial performance that underscores its renewed stability and growing strength as a government-owned financial institution.
The improved results reflect not state supp…
The Ministry of Education has convened a high-level stakeholder meeting to address the ongoing dispute over recent fee increases at the University of Ghana (UG), amid students' disapproval and regulatory intervention.
The meeting, h…
Officials from Indonesia and Malaysia have said they are temporarily blocking access to xAI’s chatbot Grok.
These are the most aggressive moves so far from government officials responding to a flood of sexualized, AI-gene…
First Atlantic Bank PLC (FAB) has achieved a major milestone in its expansion plans, securing regulatory approval to operate in Liberia.
This marks a significant step forward in the Bank’s mission to become a global bank with a stro…
Teacher deployment to underserved schools must be a top priority within the first quarter of this year, Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has advocated.
That, it said, was to prevent further learning disruptions and reduce the risk …
The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) has unveiled an ambitious four-year Strategic Plan aimed at resetting the foundations of sports development in the country and positioning Ghana as a serious force on the African continent and beyond.
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The Member of Parliament for Gushegu, Hassan Tampuli, has reaffirmed the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) commitment to its national character, cautioning against attempts to frame the party along ethnic or religious lines.
Speaking at a…
Fast-rising Ghanaian boxer Theophilus Kpakpo Allotey has moved a step closer to achieving his world championship dreams after climbing the global rankings of several of the top sanctioning bodies in the first few days of the new year.
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THE growing presence of Nigerian headline acts on major Ghanaian concert bills during the just-ended December in GH festivities has sparked debate within the creative industry, but veteran filmmaker and creative arts advocate Socrate Saf…
Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has urged Ghanaians to emulate the composure, discipline and dedication to service exemplified by the late Member of Parliament for Ayawaso East, Naser Toure Mahama, as a way of improv…
BUSINESS owners, chief executives and corporate managers say Ghana’s improving economic outlook is creating a better environment for planning, growth and investment as signs of macroeconomic stabilisation and easing inflation restore con…
The Director of the National Cardiothoracic Centre at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr Kow Entsua-Mensah, has advocated collaboration and resource sharing among existing cardiothoracic centres in Ghana to improve service delivery and p…
A leading member of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah, has appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to address the rising utility tariffs and youth unemployment.
“These pressures risk eroding public confidence if…
The Bank of Ghana (BOG) and the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) have issued a stringent new set of guidelines aimed at fortifying the agency banking network against money laundering, terrorism financing, and proliferation financing. …
In the run-up to the 2024 general election, the NDC and its flag bearer placed agriculture at the centre of their campaign and, indeed, prioritised it in government.
This has been seen in the launch of several interventions aimed a…
As Manchester United fans filed out of Old Trafford yesterday, their club dumped out of both domestic cups at the first hurdle for the first time since the 1981-82 season, many were left bemoaning the fact that one of the…
Dr. Bryan Acheampong has concluded a tour of the northern sector of the country, as part of his campaign in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential race with the election scheduled for January 31, 2026.
From Upper West through Uppe…
Husband and wife movie stars Meagan Good and Jonathan Majors have travelled to Guinea, where they have been granted citizenship after tracing their ancestry to the West African nation through DNA testing.
Majors, a star of Creed and A…
Two leading travel companies, Adbel Travels and US-based Gh Pac Diaspora, have launched an initiative aimed at easing travel arrangements for Ghanaian fans planning to support the Black Stars at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The initiati…
Google today announced a new open standard, called the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) for AI agent-based shopping, at the National Retail Federation (NRF) conference.
The standard, developed with companies like Shopify, Etsy, W…
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) and the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) have issued a stringent new Anti-Money Laundering, Combating the Financing of Terrorism and Combating the Proliferation Financing (AML/CFT/CPF) guidelines for Foreign Ex…
A civil society organisation, Arise Ghana, has stressed the need to strengthen institutions to deliver on their mandates.
It has also called for a broad national conversation on the country’s progress over the past year and its futur…
THE Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has reaffirmed government’s commitment to the proposed Gomoa Central Special Economic Zone, describing it as a project that fits squarely into Ghana’s 24-hour economy.
During a …
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has cut sod to commence six development projects spanning the education, health, roads and water sectors across the Ashiedu Keteke, Ablekuma South and Okaikoi South Sub-Metropolitan Districts, as par…
Otto Addo has met with winger Ernest Nuamah in Lyon as part of his player visitations ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, Canada, and the United States. The Olympique Lyon player is steadily recovering from an Anterior Cruc…
According to new research conducted by the top Fast Moving Consumer Good (FMCG) market and economic research agency and consultancy company in Ghana, SumsureIQ, Ghana’s Fast Moving Consumer Goods sector has seen significant improvements …
Sunrisers Leeds have retained England players Harry Brook and Brydon Carse for the 2026 edition of The Hundred, with Daniel Vettori named as the franchise's new men's head coach.
Multi-format internationals Brook and Carse have been…
Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has apologised to Vinicius Junior for his behaviour towards the Real Madrid winger during their Spanish Super Cup semi-final.
Simeone made comments to the 25-year-old Brazilian winger from the t…
Canada's decision to withdraw athletes from the North American Cup at Lake Placid on Sunday - a move which USA slider Katie Uhlaender claims cost her a spot at next month's Winter Olympics - is being investigated by the International B…
Arman Tsarukyan says he was overlooked for an interim lightweight title shot because the UFC "wants to make" Paddy Pimblett champion.
Liverpool's Pimblett will face American Justin Gaethje for the interim belt on 24 January, with nu…
Northern Ireland's Mark Allen won five frames in a row as he came from behind to defeat Wales' Mark Williams 6-2 in the first round of the Masters - despite suffering from illness before the tournament.
In a match between two former…
Wayne Rooney says it would be a "no-brainer" to rejoin Manchester United as a coach should Michael Carrick be appointed caretaker boss and he was offered the chance to be part of his staff.
A former United and England team-mate of R…
How should the PGA Tour react to Brooks Koepka's application to rejoin its lucrative and prestigious circuit of tournaments?
Within days of leaving the breakaway LIV Golf League, the five-time major champion signalled his intention …
Xabi Alonso has left his position as Real Madrid manager after just eight months in charge, with his former Liverpool team-mate Alvaro Arbeloa taking over.
The La Liga side said former Bayer Leverku…
Having signed off at Bournemouth in fairytale fashion, Antoine Semenyo started life at Manchester City in a similarly dreamy manner just four days later by stealing the show in a record-equalling win for the club.
The forward comple…
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