2 in critical condition, several injured after bee attack on funeral mourners at Agona Otwii-Krom

Two people are in critical condition and several others have sustained injuries after a swarm of bees launched a sudden attack on funeral mourners at Agona Otwii-Krom in the Agona East District of the Central Region. Residents and visitors had gathered at the

Kwahu Traditional Council sets record straight on alleged abduction of Queen Mother

The Kwahu Traditional Council has dismissed reports suggesting that the Paramount Queen Mother, Nana Adwoa Gyamfuah III, was abducted, calling the claims baseless and misleading. In a statement released on Monday, November 17, the Council clarified that the Queen Mother was not taken

7,842 Qualified nurses, midwives, nurse assistants inducted

The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana (NMC) has inducted 7,842 newly qualified nurses, midwives and nurse assistants from the southern part of the country.  The inductees are part of the over 32,000 nurses, midwives and nurse assistants who passed the council’s Licensing

Tanzania president promises probe into election protest deaths

Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has announced an official investigation the unrest that broke out during election week, following accusations that her government was responsible for violently crushing historic protests. She was declared the winner of last month’s presidential poll with 98% of

Central Tongu DCE, MP absorbs BECE Data Processing fees for candidates

The Ghana Education Service (GES) Directorate in the Central Tongu District has directed all Headteachers of Junior High School (JHS) in the area to desist from collecting any form of data processing fees from candidates sitting for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in 2026. 

Ghana’s Mental Health Fund dormant since creation, experts reveal 

Ghana’s Mental Health Fund, established under the Mental Health Act, 2012 (Act 846) to finance mental healthcare and improve services nationwide, has remained dormant since its creation, mental health stakeholders have revealed.  “We have a Mental Health Fund that has been set up, but there are no

Government commits GH¢20 Million to Creative Arts Fund in bid to power Ghana’s cultural economy

Government has quietly put money where talk often goes by creating a Creative Arts Fund and seeding it in the 2026 budget. The Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, told Parliament that the fund will receive GH¢20 million as startup capital to support

Africa’s growing influence at the Grammys

African music is no longer inching its way into global spaces, it’s moving with confidence and rewriting what mainstream pop looks like. The 2026 Grammy nominations make this clear, with artists from West, East and Southern Africa securing spots in some of the

See where new 198.7 kilometres Accra–Kumasi 6-lane Expressway project captured in 2026 Budget will pass

The planned new Accra–Kumasi Expressway, expected to be a completely new road built to expressway standards, and not a mere upgrade of the existing N6 route has been captured in the 2026 Budget Statement read in Parliament on Thursday [Nov 13, 2026]. The

Shifting from solid fuel to modern energy requires affordability and availability

Bringing up her five children alone, according to Esi Araba pushes her to cope and manage with the naked fire and the heat that emanates from the direct solid fuel, despite the attendant health hazards. Araba, within her 30s says she has engaged