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
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
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
Ghana’s iconic cultural fabric, Kente, has officially been stamped with global recognition as the nation’s first-ever Geographical Indication (GI) product. A Geographical Indication (GI) is essentially an intellectual property right that ties a product to its roots, guaranteeing that its quality and reputation
A former legislator has strongly condemned the growing illegal mining in the country with some families exploiting minors for the hazardous practice in some mining communities in the detriment of theireducation. Dr Freda Prempeh, the former Member of Parliament (MP) for Tano North
The Ghana Army Special Forces Basic Course 4-2025 has graduated 17 elite operators after an intense eight-month training program. The ceremony took place at the Right to Dream Academy in Old Akrade, Akuse, on Friday, September 19, 2025. In his address as the
Paris St-Germain’s Ousmane Dembele has won the Ballon d’Or, the award for the best player in the world, for the first time. The 28-year-old France forward scored 35 goals and made 14 assists in 53 matches for PSG last season as they won
Five persons died while 12 others sustained injuries when a truck collided with a mini bus at Waakrom junction near Yamoransa on the Cape Coast–Accra highway on Monday afternoon. The DAF Truck with registration number AW 9548-13 was loaded with 700 bags of
The Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has been enstooled as Owoabrempong Kru-Kow I by the chiefs and people of the Komenda Traditional Area. The enstoolment took place during the 2025 Komendaman Nyeyi Festival, held on Saturday, September 13, 2025. The new stool
President John Dramani Mahama has heralded the renewal of a strategic partnership between the Government of Ghana and the international charity Mercy Ships, emphasising its crucial role in bolstering the nation’s surgical care infrastructure. A statement issued by the Presidency said the President