At least 102 people have been killed in floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in the Gamo Zone of southern Ethiopia, the local authority has said.
The official death toll, initially put at just over 30, has st…
A United Nations watchdog has warned that "racist hate speech" used by President Donald Trump and other US politicians has fuelled human rights violations.
A report by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrim…
Four of six members of a US military refuelling aircraft's crew have been confirmed dead after it crashed in western Iraq, US Central Command (Centcom) says.
Rescue efforts continue after the loss of the KC-135, it sai…
The Chairman of the 2025 Constitution Review Committee (CRC), Professor Henry Kwasi Prempeh, has explained that the review of the 1992 Constitution is to address governance challenges and strengthen democratic institutions.
He noted t…
The government has clarified that it does not bear the cost of maintaining the private jet belonging to businessman Ibrahim Mahama, which is sometimes used by President John Dramani Mahama for official international travel.
The Minist…
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has disbursed approximately GH¢4.2 billion to Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs) for onward payment to cocoa farmers who have been owed since November last year.
The payments form part of efforts to cle…
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana has been named best in cash management after receiving the Excellence in Cash Management Award at the Innovation & Excellence Awards held during the 25th edition of the Connected Banking Summit West Africa…
The Director-General of the Ghana Scholarship Authority, Alex Kwaku Asafo-Agyei, has rejected claims circulating online that foreign nationals are benefiting from Ghana’s scholarship programme, insisting that the individuals referenced i…
The Administrator of the Ghana National Research Fund (GNRF), Prof. Abigail Opoku Mensah, has called for closer working relations between researchers and the media to improve the communication of scientific findings for national developm…
Ophthalmologists at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) are raising concerns over the increasing number of glaucoma cases among patients above 30 years who visit the facility with eye conditions.
According to a consultant opht…
The Managing Director and Chief Knowledge Officer of the World Bank Group, Paschal Donohoe, will visit Ghana and Liberia from March 15 to March 20, 2026, as part of efforts to strengthen engagement with West African economies.
The v…
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has entered into cooperation agreements with 25 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in a move designed to strengthen the country’s national statistical architecture and improve the use of gover…
Substitute Cho Gue-sung punished Nottingham Forest for their wasteful finishing with a late header to give Midtjylland the advantage in their Europa League last-16 tie.
Forest dominated large periods of the first leg in diffic…
"When do you hear of a young boy from England going to the best academy in the world?"
Ajay Tavares' former youth coach Vik Khanna asks an interesting question. The answer is... almost never.
Tavares is a unique talent in mor…
Manchester United have not enjoyed recent finals against Chelsea.
The Blues swept the domestic trophies last season, including the Women’s FA Cup, defeating United 3-0 at Wembley.
It was the second time in three seasons Chels…
Michael Owen has said he "can't believe people are questioning" whether Michael Carrick should become the permanent manager of Manchester United.
Former midfielder Carrick, who made 464 appearances for United, was appointed care…
Unai Emery became the quickest of the three men to have reached 100 victories as Aston Villa manager when his side defeated Lille in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie.
The Spaniard, who is aiming to win the compet…
As a man with 745 games managed, David Moyes knows his way better than most around the Premier League block, particularly when it comes to winning away games.
Since the 62-year-old returned to Merseyside for a second spell 14 m…
President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground will co-produce Proof on Broadway.
The revival of the David Auburn play, starring Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle, is set to play the Booth Theatre on Broadway this spring, with an A…
Google announced Wednesday that it is bringing Gemini integration for Chrome to new regions, including India, Canada, and New Zealand. The rollout will let users access Gemini in Chrome through a sidebar on desktop, enabling them to ask Go…
A French national working for the UN in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been killed, the French president has said, following reports of drone strikes on the eastern city of Goma.
Two other people were killed in t…
The President of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Dr Ko Nsiah-Poku, has charged medical practitioners to uphold the core principles of the profession, which is to save human lives.
He said the profession mandates health prac…
Australian designer Katie Perry has won her High Court appeal against pop megastar Katy Perry in a years-long trademark case.
In a decision on Wednesday, High Court judges found that Katie Perry had not hurt the US singer's reputation o…
In response to the growing demand for healthier, high-quality non-alcoholic beverage options, Premium Non-Alcoholics Limited (PNA) – operating in the UK and Ghana and recognised as the premier one-stop shop for all categories of premiu…
TikTok has partnered with Apple Music to allow subscribers of the streaming service to play full songs without leaving its social network, the company announced on Wednesday. Apple Music subscribers who discover a song they like on their T…
Three brothers have been arrested in Norway linked to an explosion outside the US embassy in the capital, Oslo, on Sunday.
The authorities believe the blast was caused by an improvised device that was placed at the bui…
The adoption of solar power is steadily increasing in Ghana’s finance and telecommunications sectors, a new study by the Brew-Hammond Energy Centre at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has revealed.
Althou…
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), media representatives, and community leaders converged in Kumasi for the Ashanti Regional launch of the Citizen Platform on Constitutional Reform, a nationwide initiative designed to amplify citizen vo…
Veteran Nollywood actress and evangelist Eucharia Anunobi has opened up about the painful experiences she endured during her marriage to her ex-husband, Charles Ekwu.
Speaking during an appearance on The Honest Bunch Podcast shared o…
The Minority in Parliament has criticised the government’s decision to rebrand the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC) as GoldBod, warning that the move is worsening the illegal mining crisis and accelerating environmental destruc…
The Deputy Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, Sampson Ahi, has called for urgent and coordinated action among public institutions to remove persistent bottlenecks in Ghana’s trading system that delay the movement of goods a…
The Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation (IMCC) has begun consultations with the Ministry of Roads and Highways to strengthen the integration and effectiveness of road sector responsibilities within Metropolitan…
Coventry City FC manager Frank Lampard says he has a lot of faith in Black Stars forward Brandon Thomas-Asante after the speedy forward ended his goalless run. (Scroll down to watch video)
The former West Bromwich Albion playe…
Amazon is expanding access to a program called Shop Direct that lets U.S. customers discover and buy products not sold in its own online store.
The retail giant on Wednesday said it will now support third-party product feeds, which merc…
Former Ghana national football team midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu says the inclusion of Andre Ayew in Ghana’s squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup will ultimately depend on the decision of the team’s head coach.
The conversat…
The Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has announced that the Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, will appear before the Parliament of Ghana to address concerns about the ongoing security service recruitmen…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has clarified the inclusion of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) in its newly launched Virtual Asset Regulatory Sandbox, following questions about why the state gold trading body appears alongs…
The Spanish Ambassador to Ghana, Angel Lossada, has advocated the inclusion of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in all aspects of decision-making to make them feel at home.
That, he indicated, would positively impact PWDs to make them…
The Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has indicated that former Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman-Manu will soon be taken to court over investigations into the procurement of Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccines and the COVI…
The Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) has advised importers and exporters to brace for higher freight charges and longer shipping times following disruptions to global maritime trade linked to the escalating tensions involving the United…
The Narcotics Control Commission (NCC) has opened applications for licences to operate in Ghana’s industrial and medicinal cannabis sector.
In a statement issued on March 11, 2026, the Commission said individuals and companies interes…
WordPress’s publishing software can now run entirely in the web browser, the organization behind the open source publishing software announced on Wednesday. Through a new service called my.WordPress.net, the WordPress software lets users s…
RuffTown Records CEO Ricky Nana Agyemang, commonly known as Bullet, has disclosed that he is still settling debts he accumulated while promoting the late Ghanaian musician Priscilla Opoku-Kwarteng.
According to him, despite the public…
A new nationwide survey by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Ghana and the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) suggests that many Ghanaians believe the fight against corruption under the Mahama administrati…
The Unilever Ghana PLC has joined forces with the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to launch a nationwide oral health intervention aimed at strengthening preventive oral healthcare, expanding access to screenings and significantly reducing the…
The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has disclosed that only 5,000 applicants will be recruited into Ghana’s security services despite more than 105,000 candidates qualifying for the next stage of the ongoing recruitm…
The Vice President, Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has called for stronger action to promote gender equity and create more opportunities for women in the workplace.
She made the call in a Facebook post after joining staff at the Presidenc…
President John Dramani Mahama has commissioned the Sahara LPG Vessel, marking a major step in strengthening Ghana’s energy infrastructure and supporting the transition to cleaner energy sources.
Describing the occasion as more than a …
“I AM starting a new chapter representing Türkiye.” With these words to her 40,000+ followers on Instagram, one of the most up-and-coming figures in African athletics made her switch of sporting allegiance official in September.
Favou…
THE government is considering extending the breakwater at the Jamestown Fishing Harbour to curb persistent siltation that continues to disrupt fishing activities at the facility.
The proposed measure, together with sustained dredging,…
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