Two nursing mothers and six pregnant teenagers are among the 1,295 currently sitting for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the Sissala East Municipality. There were also six absentees, comprising three girls and three boys who had dropped out of school and two girls who also dropped out, with one girl reported to have…
Ghana forward Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah has highlighted the unity within the Black Queens squad as a major factor in their dominant 4-1 win over Tanzania in their final Group C match at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). The victory secured Ghana a place in the quarterfinals of the tournament, where they will face…
The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) is set to elect a new leadership on April 26, 2025, during an Elective Congress at the Accra International Conference Center. This year’s election marks a turning point, as the GOC prepares to welcome a new president for the first time in eight years. Incumbent Ben Nunoo Mensah, who has…
The Sissala East Municipal Assembly has elected Hon. Marifah Alhassan Huaru, affectionately known as Alla, as its new Presiding Member, following a successful vote on the Assembly floor Out of a total of 31 ballots cast, 29 Assembly Members voted YES, giving him a resounding endorsement. One voted NO, and one ballot was rejected. This…
Former Energy Minister, Boakye Kyeremateng Agyarko, has formally declared his intention to contest for the position of National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). In a statement issued on September 30, 2025, Mr Agyarko said his decision followed extensive consultations with his family, close associates, and party faithful who would be most affected by…
The Upper East Regional Minister, Donatus Atanga, has reaffirmed the government’s support to the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II-led mediation team in resolving the protracted chieftaincy conflict in Bawku. He made the statement while addressing congregants at the Eid-ul-Fitr celebration grounds in Bolgatanga, on Monday, March 31, 2025. The minister indicated that solving the conflict…
At least 179 people have been killed after a passenger plane skidded and crashed while trying to land at Muan International Airport in South Korea in one of the country’s worst aviation disasters. The accident occurred on Sunday at 9:03am local time (00:03 GMT) as the Jeju Air flight, carrying 175 passengers and six crew…
President John Dramani Mahama has announced a significant upgrade of the Ghana Military Academy’s Commissioning Course to Post-Graduate Diploma status. Speaking at the Ghana Military Academy Graduation, Regular Career Course 63, he announced the coming on stream of a National Defence University with a Presidential Charter, which will provide the institution with the mandate to…
By: Nana Kwame Bediako The latest FIFA rankings released in February 2024 have seen Ghana drop to 67th place. The four-time African Champions have been affected by this slip based on their performance in major tournaments. The fall in the world ranking also affected the Black Stars position on the CAF rankings, as they fell…
Team Ghana on Monday, March 4, 2024, was unlucky in their table tennis games, both in the men’s and women’s categories of the African Games, as all participants of Team Ghana were knocked out on the first day. Although the opening ceremony of the African Games will officially kick off on Friday, March 8, 2024,…
