The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) and Commonwealth Games Association (CGA) Ghana have praised Team Ghana for their performance at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Ghana finished the Games with two medals, with Zinabu Issah winning silver in the women’s T57 shot put and boxer Amadu Mohammed claiming bronze in the men’s 55kg division. In … The post Team Ghana’s performance

The senior women national team, Black Queens, suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat to Cameroon in the second Group C match at the 2026 CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday. Ghana started brightly and enjoyed good spells of possession, but Cameroon took the lead in the first half from the penalty spot. The Black … The post WAFCON 2026: Black Queens fall to Cameroon appeared first on Ghanaian

Black Satellites Head Coach, Maxwell Konadu, says Ghana will use the lessons from the 2026 WAFU B U-20 Championship to build a stronger and more competitive squad for next year’s TotalEnergies CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, following Sunday’s goalless draw with Togo in Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire. The result saw Ghana bow out of the … The post Black

Kamilla Rakhimova beat Venus Williams 6-4, 6-1 in a rain-delayed match Sunday to kick off the National Bank Open women’s main draw. Granted a singles wild-card entry at the WTA 1000 event, the 46-year-old Williams has lost 12 straight matches dating to July 2025. “We play outside … you can’t control the weather,” Williams said. … The post Williams loses to Rakhimova in Toronto appeared first

Bodø/Glimt, last season’s feel-good story in the Champions League, must get past Olympiakos or NEC Nijmegen in the qualifying playoffs round drawn Monday to return to the elite stage. Bodø/Glimt faces Union Saint-Gilloise on Tuesday in the first leg of the third qualifying round, and the overall winner next week will then play the Greek … The post Bodø/Glimt to face Olympiakos

Arsenal will splash more cash before the summer transfer window closes, manager Mikel Arteta said, insisting the Premier League ?champions will not “sit still” while they prepare to defend ?their first English top-flight title in 22 years. Arsenal have been relatively quiet in the market compared to big-spending rivals Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City ?and Chelsea, … The post Arteta

The 2026 Commonwealth Games concluded in Glasgow on Sunday night with a vibrant closing ceremony. Following 11 days of intense sporting action, athletes partied together as the official baton was passed to Amdavad. The party was already in full swing before the ceremony had even officially begun, with the jubilant crowd chanting, “No Scotland, no … The post Glasgow hailed for saving

England midfielder, Jordan Henderson, has joined Chelsea on a two-year deal after his contract with Brentford was mutually terminated. Henderson, 36, captained Liverpool to the Premier League title in 2019-20 and also won the Champions League, FA Cup, League Cup twice, the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup in his time at … The post England midfielder Henderson joins Chelsea appeared first

The Association of Women in Sustainability Professionals (AWSP) has commended the government for restoring the Achimota Forest to its original status following the revocation of Executive Instrument (E.I.) 234. The Association described the decision as a bold step towards strengthening environmental protection and safeguarding the country’s ecological systems. In a statement issued in Accra and … The post AWSP

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Dr Kenneth Ashigbey, has reiterated calls for the government to review the current minerals royalty framework to strengthen Ghana’s mineral revenue regime. He explained that the proposed reforms would enable the country to capture a fair share of the additional value generated during periods of … The post Review minerals royalty framework

The story of the growth of Nigeria from independence in 1960 to its present day manifestation as Africa’s most populous nation, sometimes regarded as a symbol of unrealised potential for the entire continent, cannot be properly told without mention of the problematic years of 1966 to 1975 under the leadership of General Yakubu Gowon. This … The post The Gowon

Ghana’s position as Africa’s leading gold producer has brought significant economic benefits, but the persistent question remains, are Ghanaians receiving a fair share of the value generated from the country’s mineral resources? That question has once again come to the fore on Saturday at the Inter-Mines First Aid and Safety Competition held at Kenyasi No. … The post Ghana’s mineral

Mr. Alban Sumani Kingsford Bagbin has announced private sector led initiative that will see “Visit Ghana” on the “front of jersey” of Sunderland Football Club for the 2026/2027 football season. The “Visit Ghana” project is a special marketing drive that will have presence on the front of jersey of Sunderland Football Club during the English … The post Speaker of

Motorists traveling between Accra and Kumasi are facing major delays today following a serious road crash at Birimso Bridge on the N6 Highway. The accident, which involved a high-occupancy passenger bus, a loaded articulated truck, and a sedan, has completely blocked both lanes of the highway. As a result, all Accra-bound and Kumasi-bound traffic has … The post Traffic

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Edudzi Tameklo, has explained that fuel prices in Ghana increased even though global crude oil prices fell because the prices of refined petroleum products rose sharply during the recent conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran. According to him on Joy fm on August … The post Fuel

Former Accra Mayor and Ablekuma South MP, Dr Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije, has revealed that Accra’s waste management challenges became worse after waste transfer stations in the city were closed. Speaking in an interview at TV3 on Sunday August 2, 2026, he said that during his tenure as Mayor, all waste management companies operating in Accra … The post Accra’s

The governing body of athletics in Ghana, has endorsed the Tampico Accra Inter-City Marathon, fixed for Saturday, October 10, 2026. The Ghana Athletics in correspondence to the organisers, Medivents Consult said, it will provide the necessary support for the successful organization of the race. The letter said, the Ghana Athletics will for the first time … The post Ghana Athletics endorses

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has dismissed as false claims circulating on social media that a licensed gold dealer linked to its Chief Executive Officer, Sammy Gyamfi, absconded with GH¢200 million belonging to the institution. In a statement issued in Accra on Monday, GoldBod described the publication as false, malicious and intended to mislead the … The post GoldBod

The Ministry of Education has clarified that French, Arabic and Chinese will remain optional subjects under the proposed revised basic school curriculum, rejecting claims that the languages have been made compulsory. In a statement issued on August 2, 2026, the Ministry said recent public discussions had created misconceptions about the language policy for basic schools. … The post French,

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has directed Ghana’s Presidential Envoy for Reparations, Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, to provide evidence to support his use of the academic title “Dr.” or stop using it if he cannot prove that it was properly awarded. In a letter dated July 27, 2026, GTEC said it had observed that Mr. Spio-Garbrah … The post Prove use of ‘Dr.’ title or