HEADLINES
TOP STORY
Banks in Ghana record GH¢2.5bn profit as of February 2026
Posted on with No CommentBanks operating in Ghana recorded a profit-after-tax of GH¢2.5 billion as of the end of February 2026. This is compared with GH¢2.0 billion in the same period a year earlier, a 24.1% increase in growth year-on-year. Similarly, profit-before-tax (PBT) recorded … Read more →
TRENDING
MORE NEWS
Ibrahim Mahama named in latest investigative piece ‘Paradise Papers’
Posted on | CommentMr Ibrahim Mahama, the Chief Executive Officer of Engineers & Planners Company Limited, has been named in the latest investigative piece, dubbed the Paradise papers and authored by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) on offshore business. The Paradise … Read more →
Use your writing to tell the true African story – Prez. Akufo-Addo to African Writers
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Akufo-Addo urged African writers to use their writings to tell the true African story and change the negative narrative that Africa is a failed continent. In his estimation, it is time for African writers to inject integrity and … Read more →
Liberia court suspends presidential vote
Posted on | CommentLiberia’s Supreme Court has halted the presidential run-off amid allegations of “irregularities and frauds”, with just a day’s notice. It says the poll cannot proceed until the electoral commission has “urgently and expeditiously” investigated the claims. The allegations were made … Read more →
Pope Francis requests Roman Catholic Priests be given right to get married
Posted on | CommentPope Francis has requested that Roman Catholic priests be given the right to get married. The request applies to priests in Brazil, and is on the agenda for an upcoming synod (church council) in the Amazon region. The controversial move … Read more →
GHC45,000 stolen from tollbooth – Policeman, one other arrested
Posted on | CommentAn amount of GHC45, 000 being proceeds from three days of road toll collection, has allegedly been stolen from the Tema Motorway tollbooth. Police in Tema have picked up a police officer and a supervisor on duty at the tollbooth … Read more →
Fake WhatsApp app downloaded more than 1 million times
Posted on | CommentA fake version of the WhatsApp messenger app was downloaded more than a million times from the Google Play Store before it was removed. The app, “Update WhatsApp Messenger”, appeared to have been developed by the firm behind the real … Read more →
19-year-old gets 15 years for robbery
Posted on | CommentThe Juaso Circuit Court has sentenced a 19-year-old boy to jail for 15 years after finding him guilty for robbery. Kofi Yeboah, the convict, wielding an offensive weapon, robbed one Felicia Owusu, a food vendor, at knife-point. The convict then … Read more →
PHOTOS: Kufuor, Otumfuo in UK for freemasons meeting
Posted on | 1 CommentFormer president John Agyekum Kufuor and Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II have attended a meeting by Grand Masters of the Freemasons in the United Kingdom. Kufuor was recently appointed by the United Grand Lodge of England Grand Master, Prince Edward, … Read more →
We’ll fix free SHS teething problems- Prez. Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured Ghanaians that the teething problems of the Free Senior High School programme would be adequately handled to bring out the benefits to all Ghanaians. Optimistic of the success of the programme, the President … Read more →
DISTURBING PHOTOS: Police whips woman for refusing to enter police cells
Posted on | CommentA police officer in charge of the Dompim Police Station in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality of the Western Region, Inspector Emmanuel Osei, is alleged to have whipped a female suspect for refusing to enter police cells. The woman, Sarah Darko, … Read more →
Ghana, Rwanda to co-operate in speeding up ICT reforms
Posted on | CommentGhana and Rwanda would soon constitute a joint team to facilitate the process of using Information Communication Technology (ICT) to speed up the ongoing public sector reforms in Ghana. The two countries would tap into each others’ experiences in terms … Read more →
Mathematical Physicist Prof. Allotey is dead
Posted on | CommentRenowned Ghanaian Mathematical Physicist, Prof. Francis Kofi Allotey has died. The former Head of the Mathematics Department of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology who’s globally known, passed on Thursday night. A family member who confirmed the sad … Read more →
NLC asks Colleges of Education tutors to cancel strike
Posted on | CommentThe National Labour Commission (NLC), has asked striking members of the College of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG), to reconsider their decision and return to the lecture halls. CETAG began a nationwide strike on Thursday over the non-payment of … Read more →
Photos: Viewer Discretion – Spouse Cuts Rival’s Kids With Blade
Posted on | CommentTwo children have had their backs allegedly slashed with a steel blade by a rival wife to their mother at Yaw-Golo, a farming community near Suhum in the Eastern region. The rival identified as Vida inflicted deep blade wounds at … Read more →
Gh¢296m spent on outbound tourism in 2015
Posted on | CommentA TOTAL of GH¢296 million was spent on outbound tourism in Ghana in 2015, the Domestic and Outbound Tourism Survey released by the Ghana Statistical Service has revealed. Out of this amount, almost 80 percent was spent outside Africa, 11 … Read more →
Ghana, Mexico seek deeper trade ties
Posted on | CommentWITH an accelerated growth of 9 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the second quarter of 2017, Ghana represents an attractive window of opportunity for Mexican companies seeking to broaden their horizons and consolidate their economic and comercial … Read more →
PHOTO: Birim South DCE disguises to assess free SHS
Posted on | CommentRichmond Amponsah Agyabeng, District Chief Executive (DCE) for Birim South, went undercover to verify rumours that came to his attention about poor quality of food served in some Senior High Schools (SHSs) under the free SHS policy. The DCE disguised … Read more →
Cocobod builds guest house for Mahama, $400m missing
Posted on | CommentManagement of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has accused ex-President John Mahama’s National Democratic Congress (NDC) government of siphoning a whopping $400 million from the $1.8 billion syndicated loan for the 2016/2017 crop season – during the transition period. The amount … Read more →
PHOTOS: Butterfly Effect empowers orphaned girls in Accra
Posted on | CommentButterfly Effect, a not for profit organisation headed by Auguster Obaa Yaa Boateng has empowered more than 60 orphaned girls in Accra at an event dubbed ‘Empowering the Orphaned girls.’ Inmates of three (3) orphanages who came together at the Chosen … Read more →
Energy Minister hints – Gov’t considering abrogation of AMERI power deal
Posted on | CommentThe Minister of Energy, Mr Boakye Agyarko, has hinted that the government is considering abrogating the $510 million AMERI power deal because it is not in the interest of the country. At the Mines and Energy Committee of Parliament in … Read more →
(Selorm) | 
(Nana Kwesi)