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First Lady Lordina Mahama honoured as Merck Foundation Ambassador for humanitarian impact

The First Lady of Ghana, Lordina Dramani Mahama, has been recognised by the Merck Foundation as an Ambassador in acknowledgement of her long standing...

Ghana to bid farewell to Apostle Kwadwo Safo as funeral rites scheduled for July 30

The final funeral rites for Ghanaian inventor, religious leader and industrialist Kwadwo Safo Kantanka have been scheduled for July 30, 2026, with the nation...

Rent Control Department suspends planned hostel fee increases for 2026/2027 academic year

The Rent Control Department has directed private hostel owners and operators across the country to suspend all planned increases in accommodation fees for the...

Togo removes visa requirements for all African travellers in major push for regional integration

Togo has announced the removal of visa requirements for citizens of all African countries, allowing travellers to enter and stay in the country for...

Six poorest districts in Ghana are in North East Region – GSS report reveals regional inequality gap

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has identified six districts in the North East Region as the poorest in the country, highlighting persistent regional inequalities...

Supreme Court dismisses Gifty Oware’s bid to stop criminal trial

The Supreme Court has dismissed an application filed by former Deputy Executive Director of the National Service Authority, Gifty Oware-Mensah, seeking to halt ongoing...

United States suspends visa services in Uganda amid Ebola outbreak declared global health emergency

The United States has temporarily halted visa processing activities in Uganda following the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the country, as global health authorities intensify...

Elon Musk loses legal battle against OpenAI in high-profile case involving Sam Altman

Elon Musk has lost a closely watched legal battle against OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman, in a case that has drawn global attention over...

Ghana Ministry of Health to roll out volunteer programme for over 6,000 unemployed health graduates

The Ministry of Health has announced plans to introduce a nationwide volunteer programme targeting more than 6,000 unemployed health graduates, as government moves to...

IGP Yohuno increases police academy intake to 700 cadets as Ghana expands training capacity

Inspector General of Police Christian Tetteh Yohuno has approved a significant expansion in recruitment into the Ghana Police Service training programme, raising the intake...

Mahama says Ghana lost US$78m after US aid suspension hit healthcare programmes

President John Dramani Mahama has revealed that Ghana lost approximately $78 million in healthcare funding following the suspension of several United States aid programmes,...

NPP chairman Wontumi pleads not guilty in GH¢14.3 million EXIM Bank fraud case

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, has pleaded not guilty to four criminal charges linked to an alleged...

US visa applicants ordered to set social media to public – US Embassy

The United States Embassy has stated that individuals applying for non immigrant visas must set their social media profiles to public as part of...

Mahama heads to Geneva to push Africa’s health independence agenda at World Health Assembly

President John Dramani Mahama is expected to play a leading role in discussions on health sovereignty and healthcare resilience during the 79th World Health...

Ghana to evacuate nationals from South Africa on May 21 2026 amid safety concerns

The Government of Ghana has announced plans to evacuate the first batch of 300 Ghanaian nationals from South Africa on May 21, 2026, as...

Ebola surge spreads across Congo Uganda borders

The World Health Organization has declared the latest Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern as infections spread across parts of the...