President Mahama receives Otumfuo’s Bawku mediation report, assures Govt response

President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday received the Bawku Conflict Mediation Report from Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and assured that government would announce its definitive position on the report within 24 hours. “And I can assure him that government will look at this

No $300 daily allowance: GAF explains real UN peacekeeping pay

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has dismissed claims that the United Nations pays Ghanaian peacekeeping troops $300 per day, describing the assertions as a deliberate attempt to incite personnel against the military high command. Speaking at a press conference in Accra today, the

Absent wife, defiant fans: Kumasi gives Daddy Lumba a farewell to remember

As thousands of mourners converged on the Heroes Park in Kumasi to bid farewell to legendary highlife musician Charles Kwadwo Fosu, popularly known as Daddy Lumba, the absence of his first wife, Madam Akosua Serwaa, stood out conspicuously.  Although some of her children,

UNESCO adds Highlife music to Intangible Cultural Heritage

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has officially inscribed Ghana’s indigenous Highlife music on the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, a development widely viewed as both a cultural milestone and a reminder of the need to safeguard the genre

Ghana targets 50,000 workers in Qatar by 2030 – Ablakwa hints

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced Ghana’s intention to increase its workforce in Qatar to 50,000 in the medium term, up from the current 13,000 Ghanaian workers. He made this projection while commenting on the newly ratified Labour Mobility Agreement

AfroFuture 2025 unleashes second wave lineup featuring global hitmaker Rema as headliner

Ghana is bracing for an electrifying cultural takeover as AfroFuture festival 2025 announces a powerful second wave of performers ahead of its return to the El Wak Stadium on December 28–29, 2025. The festival, produced by Culture Management Group (CMG) and powered by

Ghanaian workers in Qatar to enjoy better conditions of service under new Labour Mobility Agreement

Parliament has ratified a landmark Labour Mobility Agreement between Ghana and Qatar, a development which marks a major advancement in bilateral cooperation, particularly in trade, labour relations, and diplomatic engagement to ensure improved working conditions for Ghanaian workers in Doha. The agreement, announced

Slavery is a horror from the history books – António Guterres urges sustained efforts to eradicate contemporary slavery

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, has called for united global action to end contemporary forms of slavery, describing the horrors of the abolished transatlantic slave trade as both a Slavery is a horror from the history books and a relentless

Court orders Nana Agradaa, co-accused to file plea bargain terms ahead of December 16 hearing

The High Court in Accra has instructed lawyers in the case involving Patricia Asieduaa, widely known as Nana Agradaa, and her co-accused to formally submit the terms of their proposed plea bargain ahead of the next hearing. The Court directed that the agreement

GHS issues public health alert ahead of harmattan season

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has issued a public health alert as the country prepares for the dry harmattan season, despite recent rainfall in some areas. In a statement signed by Acting Director-General Dr. Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, the Service warned that the harsh