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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has described government’s flagship Free SHS Senior High School (SHS) programme as poorly targeted. The Fund made this observation in its latest country report on Ghana, whose request for a $3 billion bailout it recently approved. According to the report, the Free SHS programme “which …

Multi-talented Broadcast journalist with Ahenkan FM, Adwenpa-Hene Kofi Mensah makes headlines on social media after reading a viewer’s comment on Facebook on Saturday’s afternoon Akan News . A multi- talented and renowned broadcast journalist, Mr Adwenepa-Hene Kofi Mensah of Ahenkan FM has made waves on social media after reading a …

The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has asked the British Museum to return gold items in its collection to Ghana. Otumfuo Osei Tutu II recently met the museum’s director Dr Hartwig Fischer for discussions. The museum’s collection includes works taken from the Asante palace in Kumasi during the war with …

David Nwamini, the would-be kidney donor in the organ trafficking case that sent Nigerian Senator Ike Ekweremadu, 60, to jail, has said he wants to remain and work in the UK, as “they could arrest me or kill me in Nigeria”. His impact statement was read in court, at the …

Multiple flights have been cancelled at Nigeria’s Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in the capital Abuja after a plane crash-landed, disabling the runway. The Max Air 737-400 flight experienced tyre bursts on Sunday as it landed in Abuja, from Yola, in north-eastern Adamawa state. The management of Max Air said that …

US embassy in Ghana has released the list of selected applicants for visas for 2024. The embassy explained that the selection does not guarantee a visa or an interview. However, applicants may find out about their status on its website. Each year, the Department of State conducts a random selection …

The former President of the Republic of Ghana, H.E  John Dramani Mahama has congratulated His Majesty, King Charles III and Queen Camilla. Mr Mahama described the coronation ceremony as ‘splendid’. King Charles and Queen Camilla have been crowned on a historic day of pageantry on Saturday, May 6.   The …

King Charles has been crowned at his Coronation, the first in the UK for 70 years. Shortly afterwards, his wife Camilla was crowned Queen. After the crown was placed on Charles’ head, cries of “God Save the King” were heard inside and outside Westminster Abbey. Gun salutes were made across …

The President of the republic of Ghana, H.E Nana Akufo-Addo and his wife, Rebecca Akufo-Addo have been spotted in the company of Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II at King Charles’ coronation in London.   Otumfuo Osei Tutu and his wife, Lady Julia, clad in bespoke Kente, attended the coronation of …

Ghana’s Black Meteors have been paired with Host Nation Morocco, Congo and Guinea in Group A for the 2023 U-23 AFCON slated for Morocco in June this year. The 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations will be the 4th edition of the quadrennial African football tournament organized by the Confederation …