Forget the usual handbag rotation for a minute! We have found four African fashion bags that are bringing serious personality, craftsmanship and attitude to the accessory game — and you probably didn’t know you needed them until now! A great bag can completely change an outfit, and these four are certainly not the type that […]
Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, Member of Parliament for Ellembelle, has unveiled the Osagyefo Roundabout at Sanzule, near Eikwe, in honour of Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first President. The unveiling formed part of activities marking the 117th anniversary of the birth of Dr Nkrumah. The monument recognises Dr Nkrumah as an iconic figure who spearheaded Ghana’s […]
Samia Nkrumah, daughter of Ghana’s first President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, has recounted a terrifying assassination attempt on her father in early January 1964, describing how she and her older brother saw him return home from the attack covered in blood. Speaking at the Padmore-Du Bois-Nkrumah Lecture, organised by the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, Samia said […]
Residents of Agbozume and surrounding communities in the Ketu South Municipality have endured severe water shortages for about four years, forcing many to travel to other towns to purchase water for domestic use. The situation, according to residents, has increased the cost of living as households are compelled to hire motor tricycles, popularly known as […]
A suspected armed robber has been killed by the Accra Regional Police Command in a gunfight with the Police near Agbogbloshie. The police also recovered an AK-47 rifle with 186 rounds of ammunition. The incident happened at Galoway on Thursday, September 10, after police received intelligence that four armed men on two motorbikes were heading […]
The Wa District Magistrate Court has remanded two suspects for their alleged involvement in trafficking cocaine. The suspects are to reappear before the court on October 9, 2026. The arrest followed an intelligence-led operation, which led to the seizure of 192 compressed wraps of the substance in Wa, Upper West Region. The suspects, identified as 26-year-old Abdulai Isaac, a driver’s mate, and […]
Ghana has unveiled a transformative strategy to fundamentally reshape its cocoa economy by doubling value-chain participation through local processing, manufacturing, and employment expansion. That move is to position the nation to capture substantially greater economic benefits from its position as the world’s second-largest cocoa producer as it deepens relations with Japan, who imports 70 per […]
Ghana is positioning cashew as a strategic crop for its agricultural transformation agenda, aiming to build a value-added industry that creates rural jobs and retains wealth in the country while enhancing livelihoods of value-chain players. The move transcends country, as Ghana seeks to collaborate with its neighbouring African cashew producing countries to overturn the processing […]
More than 800 farmers whose farms fall within the right of way of the Accra-Kumasi Expressway are expected to receive compensation as the government progresses with the preparatory works for the project. So far, 469 farmers have received compensation ranging from about GH¢1,500 to GH¢350,000, based on valuation data provided by the Ministry of Roads […]
Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has launched the Presidential Initiative on Maternal Health Emergency Response (PRIMER), a five-year plan to reduce preventable maternal and newborn deaths in Ghana. PRIMER seeks to strengthen emergency response, maternal and newborn care, referral systems, accountability and institutional coordination. Speaking at the national launch in Accra on the theme, […]
