Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has announced a ban on all funeral activities in the Ashanti Region from September 2 to September 18, 2025. The period has been reserved exclusively for the funeral rites of the late Asantehemaa, Nana Konadu Yiadom III, who passed away on August 7, 2025. The main rituals are scheduled to begin on…
Liverpool and Egypt star Mohamed Salah has made football history after being named the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) Men’s Player of the Year 2025, becoming the first player to win the coveted award three times. The 33-year-old forward capped off a remarkable 2024/25 season in which he led Liverpool to the Premier League title, finishing…
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has outlined seven major corruption cases its office is currently prosecuting involving state officials, private individuals, and corporate entities. In its half-year update as of July 2025, the OSP reported that there “were seven (7) convictions and one (1) acquittal in respect of cases pending before the criminal…
Prof. Michael Ayamga-Adongo, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), has urged the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) to focus its efforts on individuals deliberately abusing Ghana’s academic system, rather than public officials whose titles may have been conferred under different academic jurisdictions. Speaking on Channel One TV’s Breakfast Daily on Tuesday,…
Ghana winger Christopher Antwi-Adjei was subjected to racist abuse during Schalke 04’s DFB-Pokal first-round clash against Lokomotive Leipzig on Sunday. The incident occurred in the 13th minute when the 31-year-old moved to the touchline to take a throw-in. At least one home supporter is reported to have directed racist insults at him, prompting the referee…
The Ghana cedi recorded mixed performance against the US dollar last week, appreciating in the retail market but weakening on the interbank market. Data from the forex market showed that in the retail segment, the local currency gained 1.06 percent, trading between GH¢11.40 and GH¢11.90 to the dollar. This modest advance pushed its year-to-date gain to 31.85…
Ghana’s transport sector may soon see increased use of digital technologies as government officials open discussions with ride-hailing company Yango on potential partnerships. The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, emphasized that while technology integration will be encouraged, operational authority will remain firmly under the Ministry of Transport. “We will ensure…
The Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu, has described the death of eight prominent Ghanaians in the recent helicopter crash as a painful and unbelievable loss. Speaking at the Black Star Square during the final state funeral for the victims on Friday August 15, 2025, Mr. Gunu said it was “very difficult to believe” that the nation would…
Ghana’s economy is expanding, but much of its workforce is “running on a treadmill”, that is shifting between jobs without significant improvement in income or security. This is according to the World Bank’s latest Ghana Economic Update. Between 2012 and 2023, the country added 720,000 jobs in industry and services but shed 470,000 in agriculture….
Bechem United Football Club President, Kojo Owusu-Achau, has met Black Stars midfielder Caleb Marfo Yirenkyi in Europe as part of his ongoing continental tour. In a Facebook post, the club described the meeting as “a proud moment as two sons of Bechem connect on the global stage,” sharing a photograph of the pair. The encounter,…
