Police warn against unlawful use of firearms at cultural events

The Accra Regional Police Command has strongly cautioned the public against the reckless and unlawful use of firearms during public and cultural events. The warning follows the tragic death of Fatima, a second-year student of Bimbilla Senior High...

Ghana’s 24-Hour Economy Funding Faces Expert Scrutiny Over US$4 Billion Estimate

Finance expert Nelson Cudjoe has challenged the funding strategy for Ghana’s flagship 24-Hour Economy initiative, describing its projected $4 billion cost as inadequate. The Head of Finance at Merban Capital warned that without secure financing,...

Ghana HIV Treatment Gap Exceeds 50 Percent as Commission Issues Alert

The Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) revealed that 52.6% of people living with HIV lack access to life-saving antiretroviral therapy (ART), citing this as a critical threat to epidemic control efforts. Data released at a July 3, 2025 briefing shows...

19 Ghanaians Rescued from Human Traffickers in Ibadan

The Oyo State Police Command has rescued 19 Ghanaian nationals from a suspected human trafficking ring in Ibadan. Police spokesman Adewale Osifeso said in a statement on Sunday that the victims—14 men and 5 women—were lured into Nigeria with false...

Police rescues 19 Ghanaians from traffic!ckers in Oyo

The Police Command in Oyo State says it has rescued 19 Ghanaian victims of alleged trafficking through a targeted operation. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Adewale Osifeso, made this known in a statement in Ibadan on Sunday. He said that the...

Indian PM Hails Ghana’s Democracy

Narendra Modi India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has paid tribute to Ghana’s democratic credentials and called for a deepening of bilateral ties between India and Ghana. Addressing Parliament last Thursday, Prime Minister Modi praised Ghana’s...

THE EƲES OF GHANA – a short contemporary survey

The name Eʋe On the outset, note the spelling of the ethnic group, Eʋe and not Ewe. It is for lack of an appropriate letter in English that the spelling, ewe came to be used. Every language is written using its own alphabets, unless the language...

Watch the emotional scenes as Agradaa's church holds first service after her 15-year jail sentence

It was a deeply emotional atmosphere at the Heaven Way Church on Sunday, July 6, 2025, as members gathered for their first service without their founder and leader, repented priestess Evangelist Patricia Asiedua, popularly known as Nana Agradaa,...

Let’s Be “actively engaged in safeguarding creation”: Catholic Bishop in Ghana Urges Inclusive Debate on Climate Change

“We all need to understand the phenomenon of global warming and climate change and be actively involved or engaged in safeguarding creation,” he emphasized during his July 3 lecture, which he based on the late Pope Francis’ May 2015 Encyclical...

The church must lead attitudinal change towards environmental stewardship — Bishop Attakruh

By Emmanuel Gamson Takoradi, July 7, GNA — The Most Reverend John Baptist Attakruh, the Bishop of Sekondi-Takoradi Diocese of the Catholic church, has called on the church to lead the charge in promoting attitudinal change among the citizenry...

More than 122,000 children to benefit from phase two of Quality, Inclusive Childhood Education project  

By Albert Futukpor Nalerigu (NE/R), July 7, GNA – The phase two of the Quality and Inclusive Early Childhood Education Services for all Children (QAIECE 2) project has begun with the aim to improve the quality of public kindergarten (KG) education...

Ghana generated $4.8b from 1.2 million arriving tourists in 2024

Marilyn Maame Efua Houadjeto Ghana generated the highest revenue in tourism history in 2024, as the number of arriving tourists exceeded 1.2 million, earning the country a record $4.8 million. In the last week, the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA)...

Africans must liberate themselves from foreign religions – Afrikania Mission

The Head of the Afrikania Mission, Osofo Konfo Atsu Kove, has entreated Africans to break away from the influence of foreign religions. According to him, Africans must begin to embrace the traditional ways of worship, which were the practice of...

Education Minister to lay Scholarship Authority Bill before Parliament

By Iddi Yire Koforidua, July 6, GNA – The Government will next week place before Parliament the Scholarship Authority Bill, as part of efforts to deal with nepotism and cronyism in the award of scholarship. Mr Haruna Iddrisu, the Education...

Flooding In Ghanaian Cities: An Attitudinal Or A Technical Problem?

In recent decades, flooding has become an all-too-familiar event in many parts of Ghana, especially in urban centres such as Accra, Kumasi, and Takoradi. Heavy rainfall, once seen as a blessing for agricultural productivity, now triggers panic and...

Deportation looms for Ghanaian students in UK as scholarship support collapses

President of the Ghana PhD Cohort, Prince Bansah, has boldly spoken out on the escalating crisis confronting Ghanaian government-sponsored students in the United Kingdom, describing the situation as deeply distressing, worsening daily, and now...

CFF-Ghana calls for immediate national intervention in Nkwan...

The Community Focus Foundation Ghana (CFF-Ghana) has expressed deep concern over the escalating conflict in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region. The organisation is urging the government to take immediate action to prevent further...

President of Pure Earth to lead high-level delegation to Ghana

The President and CEO of Pure Earth, along with implementing partners and funding advisors, are scheduled to visit Ghana from 8th to 14th July 2025. Mr. Andrew McCartor, President and CEO of Pure Earth, will be joined by Ms. Nida Parks, Chief of...

U.S. Embassy in Accra celebrates 249th independence anniversary

The United States Embassy in Accra on Thursday held a ceremony to mark the 249th anniver­sary of U.S. Inde­pendence, highlighting the strong and enduring partnership between the United States and Ghana. The event which brought to­gether senior...

Beyond the Numbers: Why Ghana’s polling culture must embrace transparency