Fresh details have emerged about last Wednesday’s fatal military helicopter crash at Adansi Brofoyedru, near Obuasi in the Ashanti Region, which claimed eight lives. According to the Mayor of Kumasi, Richard Ofori Agyeman Boadi, popularly known as “King Zuba,” the … Read more →
Zion Praise Chapel International is set for the 2025 edition of the International Prophetic Gathering (IPG), scheduled for 3rd to 10th August 2025 at the church’s auditorium in Effia, behind Blanko Oil. Over the years, IPG has become one of the most … Read more →
Ghana’s total public debt stock declined by GH¢139 billion in the first half of 2025. According to the latest data from the Bank of Ghana, the debt stock fell from GH¢752.1 billion at the beginning of the year to GH¢613.0 … Read more →
The Ghana cedi appreciated by 40.7% against the US dollar in the first seven months of 2025. According to the Bank of Ghana’s July 2025 Summary of Economic and Financial Data, the cedi trade at GH¢10.45 to one US dollar … Read more →
The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has handed over 17 gold bars, valued at $1.7 million, to the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) at a brief ceremony held at the Ministry of the Interior in Accra. The gold bars were confiscated by … Read more →
Parents in China are being offered 3,600 yuan (£375; $500) a year for each of their children under the age of three in the government’s first nationwide subsidy aimed at boosting birth rates. The country’s birth rate has been falling, … Read more →
Police in California arrested a registered sex offender after he allegedly sniffed a woman’s buttocks at a department store. Calese Carron Crowder, 38, was arrested last Tuesday after police say they received reports of a suspicious man lingering around the … Read more →
The University of Ghana (UG) has secured an approximated $23 million from 24 grant agreements signed through the University’s Research and Innovation Directorate, with an expected overheads of over $2 million, the Vice Chancelor has said. According to Professor Nana … Read more →
Former Director-General of the Internal Audit Agency, Dr. Eric Oduro Osae, says the Auditor-General must disclose consolidated recoveries from previous years’ financial irregularities. The governance expert warns that the public cannot continue to accept ballooning audit infractions without clear accountability. … Read more →
Dr Dominic Akurutinga Ayine, the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General, on Monday reiterated that he wants “to jail persons who have looted state resources.” “Finally, make no mistake about my intentions. I want to jail persons who have looted state … Read more →
A two-year-old boy in India has stunned his community after he bit a three-feet-long cobra to death. The boy fought back after the venomous snake coiled itself around his arm while he was playing outside. Govinda Kumar was in the yard … Read more →
The family of the late Charles Kwadwo Fosu, known popularly as Daddy Lumba, has announced that on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, a book of condolence will be opened in his memory. Fans, friends, and colleagues will have to visit his … Read more →
There’s a new supermodel in town. She’s striking, stylish… and not real. In August’s print edition of Vogue, a Guess advert features a flawless blonde model showing off a striped maxi dress and a floral playsuit from the brand’s summer … Read more →
At least 54 children and about 30 adults swam from Morocco to Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta in rough seas and fog, Spanish television reported on Saturday. Video footage on Spanish television channel RTVE showed the Civil Guard launches … Read more →
The Supreme Court has quashed the order directed at the National House of Chiefs in Kumasi to restore Nii Tackie Adama Latse II onto the national register of chiefs as the Ga Mantse. In a ruling yesterday, a five-member panel … Read more →
President John Dramani Mahama has urged Ghanaians to draw inspiration from the life and values of the late President John Evans Atta Mills as the country navigates a new phase of national development. He made the call on Thursday, July … Read more →
President John Mahama has nominated a new slate of Ambassadors and High Commissioners to represent Ghana across global posts. The announcement, communicated in an official statement signed by Secretary to the President, Dr. Callistus Mahama, follows consultations with the Council … Read more →
Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has unveiled a major national initiative aimed at closing critical road infrastructure gaps, with 166 constituencies targeted for urgent intervention. Delivering the 2025 Mid-Year Budget Review to Parliament on Thursday, July 24, said government … Read more →
Youth Development and Empowerment Minister has disclosed that the government inherited a staggering GH¢700 million in unpaid scholarship debt. George Opare Addo described the situation as a “bad, bad, bad mess” that threatens the future of Ghanaian students abroad and … Read more →
Lawyers for Harvard University and the Trump administration have sparred in a Boston courtroom as they fought over President Donald Trump’s decision to strip billions of dollars in government funding for Harvard’s education programmes. In a hearing on Monday, the … Read more →
The police have killed three suspected armed robbers in Tema. It followed a police patrol team’s response to a distress call, which reportedly led to a confrontation with the suspects, leading to an exchange of gunfire. The police in a … Read more →