At least 10 people were killed and several wounded when a Nigerian military fighter jet pursuing bandits in two villages mistakenly bombed civilians in the northwestern state of Sokoto on Wednesday, the state governor Ahmed Aliyu said. “The military jets were on their mission to eliminate criminal armed groups terrorizing …
Read More »Meet All Winners From Eventful 2024 CAF Awards Ceremony In Marrakech
Nigeria and Atalanta forward Ademola Look claimed the top prize at the 2024 CAF Awards which was held in Marrakech, Morocco, on Monday, December 16. Lookman was named the CAF Men’s Player of the Year after a sterling contribution for both club and country as Nigeria reached the final of …
Read More »National Cathedral: CHARJ Recommends Contract Cancellation And Possible Prosecution Of Board of Trustees
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has recommended a forensic audit and potential prosecution of the trustees of the National Cathedral project. This comes after an investigation into allegations of corruption and abuse of power regarding the controversial project. The findings were detailed in a report dated …
Read More »524 African Diasporas Granted Ghanaian Citizenship
About 524 African diasporans were on Tuesday granted Ghanaian Citizenship at an official ceremony held at the Accra International Conference Centre. As part of the ceremony, all 524 swore the oath of allegiance administered to them by a justice of the Court of Appeal. The admission and granting of citizenship …
Read More »Lebanon: 4 Ghanaian Soldiers Injured In Rocket Attack
Four Ghanaian soldiers on a peacekeeping mission in Lebanon were injured when a rocket, likely fired by non-state actors, struck their base, UNP 5-42, in the village of Ramyah on Tuesday. The UN peacekeeping agency in southern Lebanon reported that the incident was one of three attacks on its troops …
Read More »Supreme Court Sets Date To Deliver Judgment On Anti-LGBTQI Case
The Supreme Court has scheduled December 18, 2024, to deliver its judgment on the constitutional challenge against the Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill filed by Richard Dela Sky. The case, which has been pending since May 2024, faced criticism from proponents of the bill, who accused the Chief Justice of delaying its resolution. …
Read More »France’s President Honours Akufo-Addo With “Grand Officier De la Légion d’Honneur”
The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has today been conferred with the prestigious title of Grand Officier de la Légion d’Honneur by the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron. This distinguished honor, awarded during an official state visit to France, …
Read More »AFCON 2025Q: Bukari, Koningsdorffer, Forson Amankwah And 3 Others Handed Late Black Stars Call-ups
Black Stars Head Coach, Otto Addo, has handed late callups to forwards Osman Bukari, Ransford Yeboah Koningsdorffer, and four others, ahead of Ghana’s final AFCON qualifiers against Angola and Niger. This was necessitated by eight late withdrawals from members of the initial squad named last Thursday. The four other players …
Read More »AFCON 2025Q: Massive blow For Ghana As 8 Players Withdraw From Black Stars Squad For Angola, Niger Games – See The Full List
Ghana coach Otto Addo’s plans for the AFCON 2025 Qualifiers have been thrown in disarray after nearly half of the invited players withdrew from the squad. Antoine Semenyo, Inaki Williams, Jonas Adjetey, Tariq Lamptey, Jerome Opoku, Alexander Djiku, Ibrahim Osman, and Joseph Painstil have all withdrawn from this month’s qualifiers …
Read More »Francis-Xavier Sosu Makes Ghana Proud, Bags U.S. Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award
Madina’s Member of Parliament, Honorable Francis-Xavier Sosu, has once again made Ghana proud, receiving the esteemed U.S. Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award for Voluntary Service in recognition of his extraordinary advocacy and service to humanity. The award, backed by the White House and bestowed upon Sosu by the …
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