The Spanish Football Association expressed “surprise and concern” after releasing Lamine Yamal from the Spain squad following a groin procedure it says it did not know about. The 18-year-old Barcelona winger was selected for the World Cup qualifiers against Georgia and Turkey on 15 and 18 November respectively. The Spanish FA (RFEF) said it was […] The post Spain ‘surprise’

Former Hearts of Oak management member Aziz Haruna Futa has urged the club’s leadership to back head coach Didi Dramani with a long-term project spanning at least six years. The ex-Black Stars assistant coach took charge of the Phobians earlier this season, replacing Aboubakar Ouattara. Dramani has since guided Hearts to fifth on the Premier […] The post Didi Dramani needs six years

Former Black Stars coach Chris Hughton has praised Otto Addo, calling him an outstanding tactician. Addo came under heavy scrutiny after Ghana failed to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, marking the nation’s first absence from the tournament in over twenty years. Despite the setback, the 50-year-old guided the Black Stars to the […] The post Otto Addo is a good coach, says Chris Hughton

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has announced that the Black Stars will hold their first training session on Wednesday, November 12, to prepare for their upcoming matches against Japan and South Korea. The first of the two matches will be against Japan on Friday, November 14, in the 2025 Kirin Cup. Today, Coach Otto Addo […] The post Black Stars to begin training for Japan,

Sports and Recreation Minister Kofi Adams has revealed that a loan of 20 million cedis was secured to support the ongoing Ghana Premier League season. Before the start of the campaign, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) announced that each Premier League club would receive one million cedis to aid their preparations, as part of a […] The post Kofi Adams reveals GH¢20 million

The helicopter involved in the August 6 fatal crash that claimed the lives of eight top government officials met all basic safety requirements, according to Captain Paul Forjoe, an expert in aircraft investigations. Addressing a press conference in Accra on Tuesday, November 11, Captain Forjoe said the investigative team thoroughly assessed the aircraft’s airworthiness and […] The post Crash

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has ordered the temporary closure of the Ehi Police Station in the Ketu North Municipality of the Volta Region, following a violent mob attack on Monday, November 4, 2025. The station’s personnel have since been relocated to nearby Dzodze. The attack occurred after the police’s […] The post No

The nephew of the paramount chief (Omanhen) of the Eastern Nzema Traditional Area, in the Western Region, who allegedly parades himself as the Omanhene, has been served with a writ seeking to restrain him from holding himself as such. Egya Ackah Berenger Flaton, who goes by the stool name Awulae Blay, together with the Paramount […] The post Atuabo Chieftaincy Brouhaha: Omanhen Sues Claimant

Mr. Julius Debrah, the Chief of Staff, has underscored the urgent need for African nations to develop inclusive national Artificial Intelligence (AI) strategies that are grounded in ethics, equity, and local relevance. He said this was to ensure that Africa fully harnessed the transformative power of AI for sustainable growth. The Chief of Staff was […] The post Africa Needs

Telecel Group and Huawei Technologies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on a landmark network modernisation and digital infrastructure project, reinforcing their shared commitment to accelerating Ghana’s telecom innovation and connectivity. The MOU establishes a framework for cooperation on the Telecel Ghana Rollout Project, a multi-phase initiative valued at approximately US$70 million. […] The post Telecel,

The Chief Justice nominee, Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has suggested that Ghana’s presidential elections should be held in November instead of December. According to him, the experience from the 2013 and 2020 presidential election petitions has brought to bear the need to hold the polls early, to allow about 57 days to deal with suits that may […] The post Prez Elections Should Be Held In November

Drama unfolded yesterday in Parliament when members of the Appointments Committee began vetting Justice Baffoe-Bonnie, President Mahama’s nominee for the position of Chief Justice. What was expected to be a solemn and dignified constitutional exercise soon degenerated into heated exchanges between the Majority and Minority sides, testing the very decorum of Parliament. The sitting began […] The post CJ

Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Margins ID Group, Moses Kwesi Baiden Jnr, has called on Africa to seize a historic opportunity to transform its fortunes by embedding Artificial Intelligence into education, public policy, government regulations and private sector practice. Speaking at the Africa Education Trust Fund (AETF) AI Conference on the theme “AI for […] The post Africa

The Circuit Court 3 in Accra, presided over by Her Honour Susana Eduful, has granted bail to one Ebenezer Sarpong, accused of posing as a doctor and operating an unlicensed health facility at Swalaba in Accra. Ebenezer Sarpong, who pleaded not guilty to all three charges, was granted bail in the sum of GH¢50,000 with […] The post ‘Doctor’ Granted GH¢50,000 Bail for Practicing

Ghana is witnessing a worrying surge in kidnappings and human trafficking, threatening both national security and the country’s hard-earned reputation as a beacon of peace and stability in West Africa. If urgent and decisive action is not taken, the nation risks becoming a haven for transnational criminal networks. Since January, The Chronicle has reported multiple […] The post Editorial:

A recent IMF Technical Assistance Report on Ghana’s Governance Diagnostic Assessment (2024), sighted by The Chronicle,  has raised serious concerns about the country’s anti-corruption framework, warning that fragmentation, overlapping mandates, political interference and chronic underfunding are undermining the effectiveness of key anti-corruption bodies, especially the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). According to the report, Ghana’s institutional […] The post

A former Board Member of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF), Yaw Odame-Darkwa, has clarified that the much-discussed Sky Train project was never approved or even formally considered by the Fund’s Board during his tenure. According to Mr. Odame-Darkwa, the Sky Train concept was only introduced at one of the Board meetings, but no substantive […] The post Former GIIF Board

The High Court in Accra has granted bail to Bright Alan Debrah Fosu, the third convict in the 2021 coup plot case, in the sum of GH¢2.5 million with two sureties, one of whom must justify the bail with landed property. The decision was handed down by a three-member panel comprising Justices Eugene Nyadu Nyante, […] The post Convicted Coup Plotter granted 2.5m cedi bail Pending Appeal

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has announced that it has shut down several unlicensed water-producing facilities in parts of the Greater Accra Region, including Ashaiman, Teshie, Nungua, and the Ga West Municipal area. In a post shared on its official X (formerly Twitter) platform, the Authority said the action formed part of its ongoing […] The post FDA Warns Consumers

Lawyers for Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML) have issued a strong rebuttal to what they describe as “distortions of facts and politically motivated misrepresentations” by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), headed by Mr. Kissi Agyebeng. Addressing a news conference in Accra last week Friday, Counsel for SML, Cephas Boyuo, rejected the OSP’s claims […] The post SML