The Government, through the Ministry of Education, has announced plans to construct emergency girls’ dormitories for the Northern School of Business (NOBISCO) and a 12-unit classroom block for Labone Senior High School. The intervention comes in response to recent fire outbreaks at the two institutions, which displaced students in the Northern Region and Greater Accra […]

?On Friday, January 30, 2026, the Bono Regional Coordinating Council hosted the official signing of performance contracts involving Municipal and District Chief Executives (MDCEs), Municipal and District Coordinating Directors, and Human Resource Managers. Delivering his speech, Joseph Addae Akwaboa, the Bono Regional Minister, underscored the importance of collaboration between the national and regional levels, as […]

In an effort to show off strength and readiness, personnel of the Upper West Regional Police Command took to some principal streets in the Regional Capital, Wa, on Friday, January 30, 2026. They marched through the streets in a bid to assure residents of their preparedness for the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Presidential Primary scheduled […]

Long crowned by his legion of fans as the king of Afrobeat, the late Fela Kuti is finally being recognised by the global music industry. The Nigerian star will posthumously receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammys – almost three decades after his death at the age of 58. “Fela has been in the […]

Ghana has enough power generation capacity to meet demand, according to Energy Minister John Jinapor, who has reaffirmed that there is no load shedding in the country. In a Facebook post on Friday, January 30, the Minister said he has met with the leadership of key power sector agencies to review the current state of […]

President John Mahama has reiterated his commitment to the fight against illegal mining, widely known as Galamsey stressing that he will continue decisively and without fear or favour. Speaking at a Ghana Military Academy graduation ceremony on Friday, January 30, 2026, he says government has already taken steps to combat illegal mining including declaring some […]

Journalists have been urged to play a stronger role in tackling stigma, mobilizing resources and promoting inclusive narratives around Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). This call was made at the opening of the 4th REMAPSEN Media Forum on NTDs in Cotonou, Benin, where stakeholders emphasized that effective media engagement is critical to eliminating the diseases in […]

Traders at the Berekum Central Market of the Bono Region are crying over an act of fraud perpetrated on them by a group of fraudsters. The fraudsters have managed to make away with millions of Ghana cedis with no trace. The traders who are mainly women numbering over 200 at the Central Market and Senase […]

As the NPP heads into its January 31 presidential primary, opinion polls and prophecies collide. Will data-driven science decide the winner, or will spiritual projections upend expectations?

President John Mahama has expressed concerns about the threats of violent extremism and terrorism, particularly on Ghana’s Northern borders. The President also highlighted that the growing influence of non-state actors and asymmetric warfare has reshaped global security threats. “The security environment in our sub-region remains complicated and volatile. Violent extremism, terrorism and transnational crime continue […]

Spanish giants Real Madrid have been drawn against Benfica in the UEFA Champions League play-off stage. The draw held today at UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, paired teams that finished ninth and 24th after the league phase. Benfica edged Los Blancos in the last league phase game with goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin scoring a last-gasp header […]

An inconsistent Nations FC will be eager to rediscover their winning touch when they welcome Premier League leaders Medeama SC to the Dr. Kwame Kyei Sports Complex on Friday, January 30, 2026, in a fascinating matchday 21 showdown. Under pressure to steady a stuttering campaign, Frimpong Manso’s Nations FC sit 12th on the league table […]

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has dismissed claims that it is a waste of national resources, insisting that it has saved Ghana more than twenty times the total amount of money allocated to it since its formation. In its Half-Yearly Report for December 2025, the OSP said although the office is faced with […]

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has commended President Mahama for his intervention to request the suspension of a Bill to scrap the office. The Private Member’s Bill submitted by Mahama Ayariga, Member of Parliament for Bawku Central and Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, Member of Parliament for South Dayi sought to repeal the Office of Special […]

US President Donald Trump and his sons have filed a $10bn lawsuit against the IRS and Treasury Department, accusing federal authorities of failing to prevent leaks of their confidential tax returns.

France’s National Assembly has approved a bill abolishing the concept of marital duty to have sex, clarifying consent in marriage and preventing lack of sex from being grounds for fault-based divorce.

Celebrated investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has said that former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia stands tall among all the flagbearer aspirants of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to win power for the NPP either in 2028 or 2032. The NPP goes to the polls on Saturday, January 31, to elect a flagbearer as part […]

Former Vice Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has said that former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia remains the right leader for the NPP going into the 2028 general elections. The NPP goes to the polls on Saturday, January 31, to elect a flagbearer as part of their preparations for […]

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has issued statutory notices directing developers to explain why their unauthorised structures, including containers erected along Obonu Street in North Kaneshie, should not be altered or demolished. The notice captioned “Notice for Alteration of Building/Structure” and referenced under the Local Governance Act, 2016 (Act 936), Section 106, required the recipient […]

The Vice President of Ghana, Prof Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has called for increased regional cooperation to address security challenges in West Africa. Speaking at the High-Level Consultation Conference on Regional Cooperation and Security in Accra, she emphasized that issues like money laundering, terrorism financing, and arms proliferation require a collective response, as they transcend national […]