GENERAL NEWS

  The Ghanaian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration issued a travel advisory on April 26 warning its nationals abroad against travel along major highways linking Mali and Niger due to security concerns.   The advisory focuses particularly on travel via the Gao and Ansongo regions of northern Mali, …

FC Samartex extended their lead at the top of the Ghana Premier League table following their win over Great Olympics on Saturday afternoon. Kwasi Fosu’s late strike at the Nsenkyire Sports Arena was enough for the Timber Gianst on matchday 28 of the top flight. The win sends them seven …

Mr. Joseph Addo, the driver for President Akufo-Addo, has been elected as the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) parliamentary candidate for La Dadekotopon. In contrast to Solomon Kotey Niikio, the current Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the aforementioned constituency obtained 555 votes, while Mr. Joseph secured 664 votes.     The …

Ghana’s education has been ranked 125 out of 183 countries in the latest Global Youth Development Index released by the Commonwealth Secretariat. According to the Secretariat, tracking progress is a process that enhances the status of young people, empowering them to build on their competencies and capabilities for life. It …

An exchange unfolded on the Joy FM Super Morning show on April 26, 2024, as Kwasi Kwarteng, spokesperson for the Ministry of Education, faced probing questions from journalists over plans to paint public schools. The Ministry of Education recently hinted at its intention to revamp public schools, with a proposal …

At the age of 96, renowned sports commentator Joachim Awuley Lartey, also referred to as “Over to You Joe Lartey,” passed away. The death of the legendary sports journalist was confirmed by the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) in a statement released on Saturday, April 27, 2024. “The Sports …

The Deputy Ranking Member on the Education Committee in Parliament, Dr. Clement Apaak, says there are pressing issues at the basic schools that the Minister of Education should be more concerned about than rebranding the schools. This comes on the back of the Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, announcing …

The Electoral Commission (EC) has provided clarification regarding the discovery of 10 Biometric Verification Devices (BVDs) at a recycling company in Madina, stating that the devices were obsolete and had been legally auctioned. In a statement, the EC revealed that the outdated BVDs were acquired prior to the 2012 elections …

A group calling itself the Concerned Women of Essikado-Ketan Constituency has called on the parliamentary candidate of the NDC for the area, Professor Grace Ayensu-Danquah, to render an unqualified apology to all women in Ghana over some comments she recently made. The group, in a statement made available to GhanaWeb, …

President Akufo-Addo has nominated Charles Gyamfi Boateng as the new Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Krachi East Municipal Assembly in the Oti Region. This nomination follows the vacancy left by the sudden death of the former MCE, Mr. Bernard Aborkugya Mensah, a month ago.     The nomination of Charles …