Samia Nkrumah has described Russia as a natural ally of Africa, citing its historical support for the continent’s liberation struggles and its record of never having colonised African nations. Speaking to Russia Today (RT) on the sidelines of the third Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, Nkrumah said the initiative was important not only for Ghana but […]
The Government of Ghana has condemned the tragic killing of a 15-year-old Ghanaian teenager, Javits Badu Nkansah Frimpong, who was fatally shot dead by unidentified assailants in the Bronx, New York. In a press statement released on Friday, October 30, 2026, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs revealed that Javits was shot at approximately 9:20 p.m. […]
The Ghana Police Service’s IGP Special Operations Team has arrested 192 suspects during a series of intelligence-led operations across parts of the country, recovering suspected narcotic drugs, firearms, ammunition, and other exhibits. The operations, conducted between October 2 and 29, targeted several communities, including New Town, Dansoman, Weija, Tudu, James Town, Shukura, Okaishie, Lapaz, Chantan, […]
President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday visited Kente Exhibition by the Russia-Ghana Parliamentary Forum as part of the official activities surrounding the Third Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow. The Exhibition, which is being organised by the Russia-Ghana Parliamentary Forum in collaboration with the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) and the Ghana’s Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and […]
An estimated 1.4 billion adults worldwide were living with hypertension in 2024, while 589 million adults were living with diabetes, highlighting the growing burden of two chronic conditions that can lead to life-threatening complications when they remain undiagnosed or inadequately managed. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that 600 million adults living with hypertension are […]
Mrs Yvonne Nana Afriyie, Managing Director of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), says the entry of Uganda Airlines into Ghana’s aviation market will expand passenger travel options and strengthen connectivity between West and East Africa. She said Ghana already received flights from East African countries, including Rwanda, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Kenya, and that the […]
More than 200 farmers at Akyem Asene near Oda whose property was destroyed to pave the way for the construction of the new Accra-Kumasi expressway, have appealed to the government to pay them adequate compensation. The property destroyed included cocoa and food crop farms, as well as oil palm plantations. Some of the affected farmers, […]
President John Dramani Mahama has received an Honorary Doctorate Degree from the Russia University of Transport in Moscow, in recognition of his leadership, public service, and statesmanship. President Mahama, who is in Moscow for the Russia-Africa Summit, has earlier received an Honorary Doctorate Degree from the Friendship University of Russia (RUDN) in Moscow, in recognition […]
One person has died, and 14 others have sustained serious injuries in a collision involving a Toyota Hiace and a Peugeot saloon car on the Akuse–Akosombo Highway in the Eastern Region. The crash occurred at Trey Court on Monday, October 26, prompting a response from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) after its Kpong Fire […]
A senior aide to former Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has alleged that some prison inmates attempted to poison the politician. Dr Palgrave Boakye-Danquah explained that Mr Wontumi had informed him of the alleged incident when he appeared in court on Tuesday, adding that […]
