Channel One TV and Citi FM have officially launched the 2026 edition of the Literacy Challenge, unveiling a nationwide competition that will task young Ghanaians to examine the opportunities and risks of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education while reinforcing literacy, critical thinking and creativity among students. The organisers also announced an expanded national focus aimed at […] The post Channel

The National Vice Chairman (South-West) of the Labour Party, Abayomi Arabambi, has demanded a public retraction, apology and N50 billion in compensation from Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, over an alleged defamatory statement made during a podcast interview.   The demand was made in a letter issued by Neplus Ultra Attorneys and […] The post Peter

Pope Leo XIV has called on European leaders to rise to the “momentous challenge” of handling migration as he visited the Italian island of Lampedusa. The pontiff urged Europe to help new arrivals integrate better and improve conditions in their home countries, during a mass on the island, which receives tens of thousands of migrants […] The post Pope urges Europe

Severe weather has disrupted celebrations of the United States’ 250th anniversary of independence, including in Washington, DC, where a thunderstorm delayed a speech from President Donald Trump by almost two hours. Trump, addressing a crowd of thousands after Saturday’s delay, described the milestone as “one of the most joyous and glorious” in the nation’s history. […] The post Severe weather

A major oil terminal in Russia’s north-western city of St Petersburg was struck overnight by Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky has said. The Ukrainian president described it as key “infrastructure that generates revenue for Russia’s war”. Ukraine also said a major Russian naval base in the region was hit. St Petersburg Governor Aleksandr Beglov said the city […] The post Ukraine

Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was conspicuously absent from his father’s funeral, as senior regime figures joined thousands paying their respects to the late ayatollah on Sunday. Ali Khamenei’s other three sons – Masoud, Mostafa and Meysam – all attended the service on Sunday, alongside officials including President Masoud Pezeshkian and Revolutionary Guards chief Ahmad […] The post Iran

Small increases in physical activity as part of our daily lives can bring long-term benefits to our health. Some mornings, I really struggle to go out for a jog, but I force myself because I know it will be good for me. The protective effect that exercise can have not only the body, but our brain, memory and […] The post Five minutes of exercise a day could help millions

This is the final article in a series of fourteen on “No-Bed Syndrome” in Ghana. We began with a simple correction: “No-Bed Syndrome” is not about furniture. It is not about whether a mattress exists somewhere on a ward. It is about flow. It is about whether patients can move through the health system at […] The post Feature: No-Bed Syndrome Part (14): Emergency

Ticket prices for ?the United States’ highly anticipated round of 16 game against ?Belgium on ?Monday plunged by more than 30 percent before rebounding slightly early Saturday evening. The get-in price for the final 2026 World ?Cup match in Seattle hit nearly $4,000 on June 1, according to ticket-tracking service TicketData.com. After dipping to as low as […] The post Ticket

France needed a second-half Kylian Mbappe penalty to break down a stubborn Paraguay side, winning a niggly World Cup last-16 clash 1-0 to set up a quarterfinal showdown with Morocco. Paraguay’s efforts to get under the skin of France’s superstars worked for three-quarters of a game played in front of 68,324 fans in Philadelphia in […] The post Mbappe draws level with Messi as France beat

USA‘s bid to reach the quarter-finals of a World Cup for the first time since 2002 will take place on Monday with a clash against Belgium at Lumen Field in Seattle. 2026 World Cup co-hosts USA recorded a 2-0 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina in the last round of the competition, while Belgium recorded a 3-2 victory over Senegal. […] The post USA, Belgium clash as they bid to reach quarter-finals

Iberian adversaries go head-to-head in the standout fixture of the World Cup 2026 last 16, as Portugal and Spain scrap it out at the AT&T Stadium on Monday. Roberto Martinez‘s troops survived a mammoth scare to defeat Croatia 2-1 in their opening knockout game, while Luis de la Fuente‘s men enjoyed a simpler 3-0 stroll against Austria in the last […] The post Portugal, Spain

Outgoing Black Stars Head Coach Carlos Queiroz has expressed gratitude to the Ghana Football Association (GFA), his players, technical staff and Ghanaians, saying the country’s football future depends as much on developments off the pitch as performances on it. In a farewell message posted on his official Facebook page, Queiroz reflected on his time with […] The post Queiroz

The leader of the All People’s Congress (APC), Alhaji Hassan Ayariga, has called for a complete reset of the Senior National Team, the Black Stars, following a poor outing that saw the team crash out of the 2026 World Cup. Ayariga’s call comes on the heels of a painful 1–0 defeat the Stars suffered at […] The post Ayariga urges reset of Black Stars after poor show against

Former Chief Executive Officer of the National Buffer Stock Company, Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, has been arrested by law enforcement officers at the Accra International Airport. Mr. Aludiba, who is currently standing trial before the High Court on charges of stealing and causing financial loss to the Republic, was reportedly arrested while attempting to travel to […] The post Former National

The Sakumono District Police Command has recovered GH¢140,000.00 in cash and an AK-47 assault rifle following a robbery attack on a mobile money vendor at Lashibi on 3rd July 2026, the Ghana Police Service has said. In a statement issued by the Service, preliminary investigations established that the victim was attacked by two armed men […] The post Police Retrieve GH¢140,000,

The Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) programme has identified a filling station in Oyarifa sitting “directly on the water body”, describing the development as one of the human activities contributing to the recurrent flooding in parts of the Greater Accra Region. The disclosure was made by the National Coordinator of GARID, Dr. Kwadwo […] The post GARID

The Ghana Armed Forces has appealed to residents in flood-hit areas to cooperate fully with security personnel and engineering teams as a nationwide cleanup and demobilisation exercise gets underway, following floods that killed dozens of people in Accra on June 28, 2026. Briefing journalists at the Jubilee House, Brigadier General Okae-Yeboah, Director General of Joint […] The post Military Appeals for Public Coorperation As Nationwide

More than 10,000 structures have sprung up within the 25-metre statutory buffer zones of major watercourses across just 16 assemblies studied, a survey by the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) programme has found — a key driver, officials say, behind the flooding that has devastated seven regions of the country. Speaking at a […] The post Flood Conundrum: Over

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has released GH¢2.6 billion to Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs) to facilitate the payment of cocoa farmers across all cocoa-growing regions of the country. The Board announced yesterday that the latest disbursement is intended to ensure that farmers receive payments for cocoa supplied during the ongoing 2025/26 crop season, while also […] The post COCOBOD