Tensions are reportedly mounting at Ada in the Greater Accra Region after the Ada Traditional Council embarked on a 2-day capacity building workshop at the luxurious Safari Valley Resort in the Okere District of the Eastern Region. The event, which began on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 and ended yesterday, Thursday, June 19, 2025 has sparked […] The post Ada

Former Vice President and 2024 Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has received a powerful early endorsement for his 2028 flagbearer bid, as over 60 NPP Members of Parliament called on him at his Accra office to publicly declare their unwavering support. Although the party only recently announced that it […] The post It’s Over: 60 MPs Declare For DMB appeared

The Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS) has issued a passionate and uncompromising call to the Government of Ghana to immediately repeal the Environmental Protection (Mining in Forest Reserves) Regulations, 2022 (LI 2462) and to permanently ban all forms of mining in the country’s forest reserves. In a strongly worded petition addressed to both […] The post GAAS to

A Chief Inspector with the Ghana Police Service, Michael Amaning, is among six individuals facing serious criminal charges for their alleged involvement in a robbery ring operating in the Greater Accra Region. The accused appeared before Her Honour Halimah El-Alawa Abdul-Baasit at the Circuit Court in Accra, where the court refused to grant bail to […] The post Chief Inspector in court

Supreme Court nominee Justice Hafisata Amaleboba has explained that judges who also hold traditional leadership titles do so only with the express permission of the Judicial Council in line with constitutional provisions meant to insulate chiefs from partisan politics. She made this known during her vetting before Parliament’s Appointments Committee on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. […] The post Chiefs

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Dr Kenneth Ashigbey, according to myjoyonline.com report, is livid over the government’s failure to honour its promise to revoke Legislative Instrument (LI) 2462, describing the delay as a betrayal of citizen trust and a threat to Ghana’s forest reserves. Speaking at a news conference in […] The post Editorial: Why Is The

Officials from Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have reached a draft agreement that could end decades of conflict. The breakthrough, mediated by the US and Qatar, provides for the “disengagement, disarmament and conditional integration” of armed groups fighting in eastern DR Congo. It also includes provisions for a joint security mechanism to prevent […] The post Rwanda

Researchers studying the remains of a prehistoric woman who lived around 10,500 years ago in what is now Belgium have produced a reconstruction of her face using ancient DNA. A team led by scientists from Ghent University found that the woman would have had blue eyes and slightly lighter skin than most other people from the […] The post Scientists reconstruct 10,500-year-old woman’s

A controversial South African opposition MP, central to a row over race relations in the country, has been denied entry to the UK. The Home Office said Julius Malema had been deemed “non-conducive to the public good” and that it was “undesirable” to grant him entry. In a letter released by Malema’s party, the Home […] The post South Africa’s firebrand

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have called for de-escalation in the conflict between Israel and Iran, following a call between the leaders. The presidents showed a united front in their response to the escalating crisis on Thursday, after their shared geopolitical rival, the United States, indicated it had not ruled out joining […] The post Putin,

Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey may be on his way out of North London at the expiration of his contract. The 32-year-old Ghanaian international and his representatives have been locked in negotiations with Arsenal for months, ostensibly to agree fresh terms over a new contract. However, Italian football reporter Fabrizio Romano has revealed that the negotiations […] The post Partey’s Arsenal

Benfica seek maximum points against Auckland City After battling back to draw their opening Club World Cup match, Benfica will seek nothing less than maximum points today, when they meet Group C minnows Auckland City in Orlando. The Portuguese giants stole a point from Boca Juniors on matchday one, while Auckland City suffered a record-breaking loss and looked well out of […] The post Today’s