The Minority Caucus in Parliament has paid tribute to Dr Edward Omane Boamah, Minister of Defence and Alhaji Dr Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, as well as six other individuals who w…
Global tributes have poured in in the last 24 hours from regional leaders, diplomatic missions, and international organisations, expressing solidarity with Ghana over the loss of eight persons in a plane crash on Wednesday, August 6 in …
Cameroon's constitutional council has upheld the decision by the country's electoral body to exclude opposition leader Maurice Kamto from the 12 October presidential election.
While the firebrand political figure was sidelined, 92-yea…
The US has doubled a reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to $50m (£37.2m), accusing him of being "one of the largest narco-traffickers in the world".
US President Donald Trump is a long-…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial plans for a new military push in the Gaza Strip have raised warnings from the army leadership, opposition from hostage families and concerns that more Palestinians will be killed.…
President John Dramani Mahama has called on Ghanaians to rise above political divisions and unite in national mourning following the tragic military helicopter crash that claimed eight lives on Wednesday, August 6, in the Adansi Akrofu…
Paul Abdul Rahman Issah Dowuona, spokesperson for Ing. Kwabena Agyepong’s presidential campaign team, has described his candidate as the most qualified contender in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) upcoming presidential primaries.
Hi…
Former First Lady of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic helicopter crash that occurred on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, claiming the lives of several Ghanaians, including personnel…
The former Minister of Environment, Science, Technology (MEST), Dr Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, will be buried today according to Islamic tradition.
Political life
Dr Muhammed was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale Central in th…
Tanzanians are mourning veteran politician and former Speaker of Parliament Job Ndugai, who became the first to resign from the role after a public fallout with the president.
Ndugai, who has served as an MP for the past 25 years, die…
The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr Dominic A. Ayine, has expressed concern about the high attrition rate at his office due to inadequate salaries and overwhelming workloads.
He revealed that a Principal State Attorney, a…
The acting Deputy National Security Coordinator in charge of Human Security, Alhaji Mohammed Muniru Limuna, was one of the eight passengers who lost their lives in the helicopter crash in the Ashanti Region yesterday.
They were en rou…
The former Minister of Defence, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, assumed office on January 30, 2025. He brought a wealth of experience to bear on his work.
Background & Education
Dr Boamah received his secondary education at Pope John Sen…
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic loss of Defence Minister Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, Environment Minister Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, and six others in Wednesday’s military helicopter crash…
ASA Savings and Loans Limited, a financial institution, has handed over an 80-seater canteen to the Presbyterian Girls Junior High School at Akim Oda in the Birim Central Municipality of the Eastern Region.
The edifice, which was refu…
Private legal practitioner and law lecturer at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Albert Quashigah, has paid a heartfelt tribute to the late Defence Minister, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, and Environment Minister, Dr. Ibrahi…
A wave of shock and profound sorrow has swept through the Tamale Central Constituency following the tragic death of Dr Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for the area.
The heartbreaking n…
The United Nations in Ghana has expressed deep sorrow following the tragic crash of a military Z-9 helicopter, which claimed the lives of several high-profile government officials.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, August 6, the U…
Nigeria's customs agency says it has seized over 1,600 birds bound for Kuwait, in what it described as the country's "largest" wildlife-trafficking bust.
Ring-necked parrots and green- and yellow-fronted canaries were intercepted at L…
US President Donald Trump's sweeping new tariffs on more than 90 countries around the world have come into effect.
Just before the deadline for deals to be agreed to cut or avoid the import taxes Trump posted on his Truth Social platf…
The President of the Volta Regional House of Chiefs (VRHC), Togbe Tepre Hodo IV, has expressed grave concern over how paramount queens in the region are not given their right to preside over traditional council meetings in the absence of…
A Ugandan university student who mysteriously went missing two months ago after posting a TikTok video that harshly criticised President Yoweri Museveni's leadership has been jailed.
Elson Tumwine disappeared on 8 June - sparking accu…
More than 100 people are missing and at least one has died after devastating flash floods in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand.
Rescue operations are under way in Uttarkashi district after a massive wave of water surged down th…
The Kremlin has issued a vague statement following talks between US envoy Steve Witkoff and Russia's Vladimir Putin, days before Donald Trump's deadline to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine.
Foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said the two…
Richard Briandt, an IT professional and techpreneur, has been installed as Asafoatse Dzahene IV and inducted to the Osu Stool Council.
He is now known as Asafoatse Boni Nii Dzahene IV, representing the historic Briandt Family of…
The Parliamentary Candidate-elect for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the upcoming Akwatia Constituency by-election, Bernard Bediako Baidoo Esq., has officially launched his campaign ahead of the September 2 polls.
Mr. Ba…
The Constitution Review Committee (CRC) has said it remains committed to a transparent, inclusive and participatory constitutional review process that reflects citizens' aspirations and collective will.
It has, therefore, urged the pu…
A group of members of Parliament (MPs) of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) yesterday picked nomination forms for a former Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, to contest in the NPP presidential primary.
The del…
The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has expressed concern over the current state of politics in Ghana, particularly the rising incidence of political violence and the dominance of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic…
The US will require citizens from Malawi and Zambia to pay a $15,000 (£11,300) deposit for a tourist or business visa, according to the US state department.
The 12-month pilot programme aims to curb visa overstays "or where screening …
A silent prayer was held in Japan on Wednesday morning as it marked 80 years since the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima.
Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba attended the ceremony on Wednesday, along wit…
Ghana’s Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, speaking at the Africa Health Sovereignty Summit in Accra on Tuesday, criticised Africa’s reliance on external donors to fund national health systems.
He warned that no country can p…
The Chairman of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) National Council of Elders, Hackman Owusu-Agyemang, has warned that the party risks being reduced to the status of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) if it fails to support its members and…
The United States and Rwanda have agreed for the African country to accept up to 250 migrants deported from the U.S., the spokesperson for the Rwandan government and an official told Reuters, as President Donald Trump's administration take…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to propose fully reoccupying the Gaza Strip when he meets his security cabinet, Israeli media say.
"The die has been cast. We're going for the full conquest of the Gaza Strip – and defeatin…
A Civil Service Employee Assistance Programme (CSEAP) was last Thursday launched in Accra by the Minister of Labour, Jobs and Employment, Dr Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo.
Launched under the theme; “Empowering employees, supporting we…
The former Greater Accra Regional Minister, Mr. Titus Glover, has encouraged the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) to organize periodic press conferences to keep the government on its toes.
In an interview, he said it was importa…
The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Central Gonja, Mahama Fuseini, has ordered ABA MOLE LTD, the contractor working on a six-unit classroom block, to halt construction and restart the project due to substandard work.
The directiv…
A member of Parliament’s Roads and Transport Committee and MP for Bantama, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has cautioned the government against halting the ongoing Accra–Kumasi dual carriageway project in favour of a proposed six-lane expresswa…
Former Board Chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), Paul Adom-Otchere, has rejected claims that public support shown during his recent detention by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) was an attempt to shield him…
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has lauded Members of Parliament (MPs) for the spirit of consensus-building and bipartisanship that characterised the second meeting of the first session of the Ninth Parliament.
…
At least 68 migrants have died after a boat with about 157 people on board sank off the coast of Yemen in bad weather.
The vessel capsized off the southern province of Abyan on Sunday, Yemen's chief for the International Organization …
Brazil's Supreme Court has ordered that the former right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro be put under house arrest.
He is standing trial over allegations he plotted a coup, which he denies.
The judge in charge of investigating Bolson…
The Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, has reiterated his resolve to take regulatory action against MultiChoice Ghana, operators of DStv, over what he describes as unfair and exorbitan…
40-year-old lawyer, Bernard Bediako Baidoo has been selected as the candidate for the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the upcoming Akwatia constituency parliamentary by-election.
He defeated his closest contender Eras…
A group of some 600 retired Israeli security officials, including former heads of intelligence agencies, have written to US President Donald Trump to pressure Israel to immediately end the war in Gaza.
"It is our professional judgemen…
Texas Republicans have voted for the arrest of dozens of Democratic legislators who fled the state in an attempt to block a plan to re-draw electoral boundaries.
Republican Governor Greg Abbott ordered state troopers "to locate, arres…
Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has urged Members of Parliament (MPs) to use the period of recess to re-connect with their constituents, undertake field oversight and deepen parliamentary democracy.
He acknowledged the efforts, c…
The National Security Coordinator, COP Osman Abdul-Razak, has urged traditional leaders to prioritise dialogue in resolving chieftaincy and ethnic disputes to help safeguard national peace and security.
According to him, the count…
Ghana on Wednesday joined the People’s Republic of China to celebrate the 98th anniversary of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army.
Dr Edward Omane Boamah, the Minister of Defence, said the celebration was not just a testament to Ch…
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