Chelsea have appointed former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso as their manager on a four‑year contract, starting in July. The 44-year-old Spaniard was available after leaving Real Madrid by mutual consent in January, less than eight months into a three-year contract. He previously spent three years in charge of Bayer Leverkusen, leading the German club to […]
Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, is expected to call former Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr George Mireku Duker, as his second defence witness in an ongoing case before an Accra High Court. The former Member of Parliament for Tarkwa-Nsuaem is expected to testify and undergo cross-examination by the State in […]
The Manhyia Palace Museum has honoured five Ghanaian creative arts personalities and three foreign nationals for their outstanding contributions to the development of the creative arts sector at the local, national and international levels. The award ceremony, held at the Manhyia Palace Jubilee Auditorium in Kumasi, formed part of the second edition of the Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Art Awards, organised by the museum in collaboration with […]
Nine miners have been trapped following the collapse of a mining pit on Wednesday evening at Konongo in the Asante Akyem Central Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The miners were reportedly working underground when the pit caved in, blocking their exit route and leaving them trapped beneath the debris. Rescue teams and fellow miners have […]
The Ghana Photojournalists Network (GPNet) will hold a Photo Walk on Saturday, May 23, 2026, to promote visual storytelling, professional collaboration and the role of photojournalism in Ghana’s democratic discourse. The event will bring together photojournalists, multimedia journalists, photography students and visual content creators from across the Greater Accra Region to document urban life, culture and social dynamics. A release copied […]
Ghana Water Limited (GWL) has announced a temporary interruption in water supply to parts of Accra due to technical challenges at the Weija Water Treatment Plant. This was contained in a press release issued by Mr Stanley Martey, Communications Director of GWL, and copied to the Ghana News Agency. It said the situation would disrupt […]
Two Ghanaian brothers and a woman based in the United States have been indicted over their alleged involvement in an international romance fraud network accused of targeting elderly Americans through dating websites and social media platforms. According to a newly unsealed indictment in United States v. Jamal Abubakari, et al., the accused persons are Jamal Abubakari, […]
GhanaFest Europe 2026 is expected to serve as a major catalyst for deepening trade and investment relations between Ghana and the Netherlands, with a strong focus on delivering concrete business partnerships and economic outcomes. The event, scheduled for September 10 to 12, 2026, at the World Trade Centre in Amsterdam, will bring together businesses, investors, policymakers and industry […]
An Accra Circuit Court has remanded Bono Regional New Patriotic Party Chairman Kwame Baffoe into Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) custody over alleged offensive conduct and false publication. Baffoe has been charged with offensive conduct conducive to breach of the peace and publication of false news. He pleaded not guilty. When the case was called, his lawyers […]
Professor Augustina Naami, an Associate Professor of disability and social work at the University of Ghana has urged Ghanaians to support mothers of persons with disabilities to thrive due to the peculiar challenges associated with nurturing children with disabilities. “Mothers of children with disabilities and mothers with disabilities face challenges that limit them in many ways including parenting. Many women in these categories even […]
