‘Apply early for World Cup visa’ – Canadian High Commissioner tells Ghanaians

The Canadian High Commissioner to Ghana, Myriam Montrat, has urged individuals planning to travel to Canada for the 2026 FIFA World Cup to submit their visa applications as early as possible. Canada will co-host the tournament next year alongside the United States and

Late reporting of cancer cases said to be cause of many deaths 

Dr Victor Dejor, Specialist Radiologist at the Soyus Diagnostic Centre in Kumasi, has attributed the high rate of breast and other cancer related deaths to late reporting to health facilities.   Ghana records 17,944 cancer related deaths annually with breast cancer alone accounting for

GHS warns of rising respiratory cases, urges stronger air quality enforcement

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is calling for stricter enforcement of the country’s air quality standards, warning that rising pollution is pushing respiratory illnesses to alarming levels across Ghana. Health facilities nationwide are reporting spikes in asthma attacks, acute respiratory infections, especially among

There’s nothing like genuine small-scale mining, almost all of them galamseyers – GIF claims

The National Treasurer of the Ghana Institute of Foresters (GIF), Vicent Kusi Kyei, says Ghana’s fight against illegal mining is collapsing due to poor leadership and lack of knowledge among those mandated to solve the problem. Speaking on Adom FM’s morning show, Dwaso Nsem, he

Akosua Arhin crowned Miss Malaika Ghana 2025

The National Theatre in Accra erupted in cheers on Saturday night as 20-year-old Akosua Arhin was crowned Miss Malaika Ghana 2025, bringing months of competition to a triumphant close. The University of Ghana student outshone nine other finalists to take home the coveted

Seven fire tenders battle huge fire outbreak at Weija Junction

A major industrial fire erupted earlier today (November 22) at the Charkieh Plastics Factory site at Weija Junction, prompting a massive deployment of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) apparatus from across the Greater Accra and Central Regions. The blaze is reported to

I will sign anti-LGBTQ Bill if passed by Parliament – John Mahama 

President John Dramani Mahama has stated that he will assent to the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill (anti-LGBTQ Bill) if passed by Parliament.  “If the Parliament of the people of Ghana endorse the bill and vote on it and pass it and it

Ghana Armed Forces recruitment body screening to resume in Greater Accra on Thursday at 8 sub-centres

The body screening as part of the recruitment process into the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) will resume in Greater Accra on Thursday, [November 20, 2025] after last week’s suspension following the stampede that killed six people at the El-Wak Stadium. This time around,

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

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