The 2025 Basic Education Certifi­cate Examination (BECE) place­ment results would be officially released on September 17, the Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced. The Director-General of GES, Pro­fessor Ernest Kofi Davis, has assured the public that the school placement exercise would be conducted in a fair, transparent, and strictly merit-based manner, empha­sising that the process … The post GES

Former Ghana international, Yaw Preko, has called for support for Thomas Partey ahead of Black Stars' 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Despite facing a legal case over allegations of rape charges, the Villarreal midfielder has been included in Otto Addo's squad for the Matchday 7 and 8 games of the qualifiers against Chad and Mali scheduled for next month.After being named in the 24-man squad, Preko has called Ghanaians and the playing body to support the 32-year-old ahead

President John Dramani Mahama has held bilateral talks with Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, as they strengthen a partnership centred on technology, finance, agribusiness, and green growth. He described the meeting as “productive”. He congratulated Singapore on 60 years of independence, as Ghana looks ahead to its 70th in 2027. In a Facebook post after the […]

A private legal practitioner, Austin Kwabena Brako-Powers, has commended President John Dramani Mahama for shutting down suggestions that he may seek a third term in office. Mr Brako-Powers said the President’s categorical position departs from persistent calls by sections of the public and some figures within the National Democratic Congress (NDC) who had urged constitutional […]

 Qatar Charity, an interna­tional non-governmental organisation dedicated to carrying out humanitarian and development programmes to fight global poverty and provide a digni­fied life for those in need partnered the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC), to successfully complete its third annual congenital cardiac catheterisation project. The intensive, week-long mission provided life-saving, minimally inva­sive procedures to … The post Qatar

By Ebenezer NJOKU The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has introduced stricter settlement requirements for inward remittances, directing that funds must be credited to beneficiaries within one day and converted using a more transparent exchange rate. The measures, contained in the Updated Guidelines for Inward Remittance Services by Payment Service Providers, are designed to improve efficiency, […] The post BoG

The honey badger is one of the most interesting characters in the animal kingdom. I came across this creature on the animal world channel for the first time in a documentary and it has remained a fascinating character for me. It is a medium-sized mammal (a little bit longer than a grasscutter) with thick skin, […] The post The Honey Badger: A role model for winning

The Cameroon government has selected Sunon Asogli Power Ltd. and China Energy Engineering Corporation Ltd. to construct the Limbe combined-cycle gas-fired power plant and associated infrastructure in the country’s southwest region, according to an official announcement made on August 20, 2025. The decision concludes a decade-long search for suitable partners after prior negotiations with firms […] The post Cameroon

By Kizito CUDJOE The Minister of Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor, has said Africa’s push toward clean energy must not come at the expense of affordable power, jobs and industrial growth, urging a more “carefully calibrated” global transition that takes the continent’s basic needs into account. He argued that, unlike wealthier nations, many African […] The post Africa

Ghana International Bank (GHIB) has presented its inaugural ‘Trader of the Year’ award to Mr. Edmund Poku, Chief Executive Officer of Niche Cocoa Industry Ltd., recognizing exceptional achievement in African commodity trade banking and value-added processing at the closing ceremony of CNVERGE ’25. The award honors Mr. Poku’s leadership in transforming Niche Cocoa from a […] The post Niche

Exciting yet an enigmatic personality, Charles Kwadwo Fosu, affectionately called Daddy Lumba, certainly cannot be ignored, even for many years to come. Though dead, his songs echo through the Ghanaian space, establishing him as one of Ghana’s most loved and even controversial sons. This great lyricist made his personal life struggles, love themes and realities […] The post Lyrics and life of

Two men have been arraigned before the Accra Circuit Court for allegedly threatening to kill a pastor and using abusive language likely to provoke a breach of the peace. The accused, Frederick Ablorh Nmai, a 55-year-old carpenter and Adjetey Nmai, a 52-year-old fisherman, pleaded not guilty to all charges. Presided over by Her Honour Susana […] The post 2 men charged with issuing death threats

A renowned Minister of the Gospel says he is highly disappointed in the John Dramani Mahama-led NDC government’s approach to fighting illegal mining, widely referred to as galamsey in the country, because the results are not improving as expected. Apostle Kofi Nkansah-Sarkodie, also known as Saint Sark, at a press conference last Saturday, in Kumasi, […] The post Sarkodie

Economic ties between Singapore and Africa are rapidly strengthening, with bilateral trade rising by 50% over the past five years from US$9.2 billion in 2020 to US$13.7 billion in 2024. Singapore’s cumulative investments in Africa have also surpassed US$20 billion as of end-2023, reflecting rising interest by Singaporean companies in the continent’s growth sectors. In […] The post Singapore invests US$13.7bn