Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has announced the approval for a Ghanaian passport to be issued to American streamer IShowSpeed following the verification of his ancestral ties to Ghana, where he undertook the penultimate leg of his African streaming tour. In a
Ghana recorded 2,949 reported road crash fatalities in 2025, the highest in 35 years. This also brings the total number of people killed on the road to 63,599 since 1991. The 2025 deaths marked Ghana’s highest-ever reported road fatality cases in a single
The Ghana Embassy in Washington, D.C. has announced a 24-hour closure today due to the severe winter storm currently impacting large parts of the United States. The embassy said the decision was taken in view of the dangerous winter conditions and adverse weather,
The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested three foreign nationals in connection with alleged SIM box fraud activities at residential apartments at the Sakumono Ramsa Site. The suspects, identified as Timileyin Fakunle, aged 30, Begun Adedeji, 31, and Olamide Roheemot, 28, were arrested in separate apartments. A statement signed by Superintendent Juliana Obeng, Head of
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has dismissed as false a media publication claiming that 60 per cent of applicants who underwent military medical screening tested positive for HIV. A press release issued by the Department of Public Relations, GAF and signed by Naval Captain Veronica Adzo Arhin, the Acting Director,
Ghana on Monday sent 121 nurses and other allied healthcare professionals to Antigua, a Caribbean island nation, under the Ghana Labour Exchange Programme (GLEP). The GLEP, which was launched in 2025, is a Ghana Government initiative designed to facilitate legal, structured, and ethical international job placements for citizens, aiming to
Nineteen persons, including three military personnel, have been arrested in Tamale by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Special Operations Team as part of intensified security operations aimed at combating criminal activities. The offences targeted include robbery, kidnapping, drug peddling, sexual offences, attacks on
Midwives at the Babile Polyclinic in the Lawra Municipality have been compelled to conduct deliveries on the floor due to limited space and inadequate delivery beds at the facility, while a maternity ward project remains abandoned. The Babile Polyclinic, which serves as a major referral centre for several communities
Atakli Christopher, a farmer, aged 48 years, has appeared before a Sogakope Circuit Court charged for defilement and incest, after allegedly abusing his 13-year-old biological daughter. Atakli, a resident of Mafi Devime in the Central Tongu District faces two counts: defilement of a
Students of Motoka No.2 D/A Basic School in the Krachi Nchumuru District of the Oti Region are facing severe challenges in accessing quality education due to inadequate infrastructure. The school lacks proper classrooms and furniture, compelling pupils to hold lessons outdoors under trees