Less than five per cent of adult Ghanaians consume adequate amounts of fruits and vegetables, a study has revealed. The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends at least 400 grammes of fruits and vegetables per person daily, but the required amount also depends on one’s age and gender. Study A 2021 study of fruits and vegetables […]
MISS Ghana UK (MGUK) beauty pageant is back with a bang and on October 18, all roads lead to Dominion Centre, Wood Green, London for the finale. On the night, 10 young women of Ghanaian descent will step onto the stage to vie for the coveted Miss Ghana UK crown and a once in a […]
Lady Dentaa Amoateng, consultant to the Recording Academy’s CEO Harvey Mason Jr., has called for more Ghanaians to become members of the Grammy Recording Academy to strengthen the country’s chances at the prestigious awards. Speaking to Kwame Dadzie and Doreen Avio on Daybreak Hitz on Hitz FM on 23rd September 2025, Dentaa said Ghana’s prospects […]
More than 500 elderly residents of Yamoransa in the Central Region aged 60 have received support as part of activities to commemorate the International Day of Older Persons. The beneficiaries received food items including local rice, canned tomatoes, noodles and other essentials such as soap, clothing and perfume. They were also screened for blood pressure, […]
A Professor of Medicine and Nephrology at the University of Ghana Medical School, Prof. Vincent Boima, has called for a study into the local gin (akpeteshie) to determine its safety for the body. He said the local gin contained methanol, which he described as unhealthy for the body. “It is toxic. But we are consuming […]
Tens of thousands of vibrantly dressed Ethiopians descended on downtown Addis Ababa for an annual thanksgiving festival this weekend. Irreecha is celebrated by the Oromo, Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group, and takes place at the end of the country’s main rainy season. Each year, festival-goers gather around sacred rivers and lakes to thank their creators for […]
The National Security Council has issued a strong warning to individuals and groups attacking security personnel during lawful operations, directing all security agencies to apply the “necessary minimum force” to defend themselves when confronted with violence. In a statement signed by the Minister for the Interior and Minister responsible for National Security, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, the […]
Cristiano Ronaldo has become football’s first billionaire player, according to financial information and media firm Bloomberg. The Bloomberg Billionaires Index,, external which tracks the world’s richest people based on their net worth, has measured the 40-year-old Portugal and Al-Nassr striker’s wealth for the first time. The valuation takes into account career earnings, investments and endorsements and says Ronaldo’s […]
The price of gold has hit a record high of more than $4,000 (£2,985) an ounce as investors look for safe places to put their money over concerns about economic and political uncertainty around the world. Gold has seen its biggest rally since the 1970s, rising by around a third since April when US President […]
Mrs Hannah Awadzi, Online Editor at the Ghana News Agency, has been named the Most Outstanding Female Journalist in Ghana (2025) at the prestigious Ghana Women Awards, held in Accra at the weekend. The Ghana Women Awards is an annual event that honours women who have distinguished themselves in their careers and contributed meaningfully to […]
