Ghana’s audit of government arrears and payables has validated GH¢45.4 billion of liabilities while rejecting GH¢8.1 billion in claims due to irregularities including unsupported documentation, duplication and falsified records, the Finance Ministry told Parliament. The verification exercise, conducted by the Ghana Audit Service with support from EY and PwC, reviewed GH¢68.7 billion submitted to the […] The post Audit

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) yesterday launched a five-day boot camp for incubator managers aimed at strengthening their ability to support startups across Africa. The initiative seeks to enhance the operational and programmatic capacity of incubators so they can deliver high-quality, standardised incubation support in line with timbuktoo’s continental innovation architecture. Incubator managers are … The post UNDP

Ghanaian striker Naeem Mohammed has secured a new club after completing a move to South Korean side Chungnam Asan FC following the expiration of his contract with Swedish outfit Halmstads BK.The 29-year-old attacker was officially unveiled by the K League 2 club on Tuesday as they look to strengthen their attacking options ahead of the ongoing 2026 season.Mohammed left Halmstads at the end of the 2025 campaign after spending three seasons with the Swedish club.During his time with

The Ghana Police Service in the Bono East Region has arrested a 48-year-old tricycle rider after seizing 397 slabs of suspected cannabis in Techiman. According to the Bono East Regional Police Command, the suspect, identified as Robert Tannor, was arrested on March 8, 2026, at about 2:00 p.m. following a road accident involving an unregistered […]

M AJOR League Soccer (MLS) has handed lifetime bans to midfielder, Derrick Jones and winger, Yaw Yeboah, for violating its gambling policy, the league announced on Monday. Jones, 29, played 23 games for Columbus Crew in 2024 and 2025, while 28-year-old Yeboah was his teammate before joining Los Angeles FC in January 2025 after three … The post MLS bans Jones, Yeboah for life after gambling

By Jesse AGYEPONG At some point in the last eighteen months, something changed quietly in the offices of Ghana’s marketing departments. The National Service personnel who arrived, fresh from university, carrying no particular professional mystique, began doing things that some of their supervisors could not. They were building campaign briefs with AI. Generating creative concepts […] The post Yesterday’s

A 35-year-old woman from Orlando, Florida, has been charged with attempted murder following a shooting at the home of pop superstar Rihanna, prosecutors said. Ivanna Lisette Ortiz is accused of firing a semiautomatic rifle at the singer’s Los Angeles mansion at 13:15 local time (21:15 GMT) on Sunday. No one was injured in the shooting. […]

A former Sec ond Lady, Mrs Matilda Amis sah-Arthur, has called for urgent action to bridge literacy gaps among young girls in the country to advance gender equality. She stressed that improving lit eracy among girls was essential not only for women’s empowerment but also for national development. “Addressing the literacy gap is not a … The post Take action to bridge

The Denkyirahemaa, Nana Ama Ayensua Saara III and Baffour Awuah II, the chief of Nyinawusu in the Upper Denkyira East District, in the Central region of Ghana, are engaged in hostilities over the Akwaboso lands, measuring about 9,666 acres. The impasse, bordering on ownership of the said lands, has culminated into a purported destoolment of […] The post Denkyirahemaa, Nyinawusuhene Fight

Government spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu has disclosed that nearly ¢50 million belonging to Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has been frozen as part of ongoing investigations into suspected financial crimes. Speaking on PM Express on JoyNews on Tuesday, the Member of Parliament for Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese said the action was taken by the Economic and […]

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama, says the reduction in the cost structure of its Domestic Gold Purchase Programme is a move expected to significantly strengthen the central bank’s financial position from 2026 and beyond. He said the reforms formed part of ongoing measures to improve the efficiency and … The post Gold Purchase Reforms to Strengthen BoG Finances

The office of the Gborbu Wulomo-Shitse, the Spiritual Overlord of the GaDangme people, has summoned the family head of the late Ghanaian highlife legend Daddy Lumba over reports surrounding his alleged burial. In a letter dated March 10, 2026, the office directed Victor Kofi Owusu, also known as Abusua Panyin Tupac and family head of […]

Deputy Minister for Defence, Ernest Brogya Genfi, had indicated that there is no leadership vacuum at the Ministry of Defence. Speaking on Channel One Newsroom programme at the weekend, Ernest Brogya Genfi emphasised that, “There is no vacuum. There is a Minister responsible for the Defence Ministry and that Minister is Hon. Cassiel Ato Forson. As […] The post There is no vacuum at Defence

The Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has called for urgent national policies aimed at creating sustainable employment opportunities for the youth, particularly in agriculture and tree crop farming, as part of efforts to curb the growing menace of illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey. Contributing to a statement on the floor of Parliament, Afenyo-Markin warned that […] The post Create

The Chairman of Parliament’s Subsidiary Legislation Committee, Patrick Boamah, has warned that the proposed sliding?scale royalties regime under the Minerals and Mining Royalties (Regulations) 2025 could harm Ghana’s economy by discouraging investment, triggering job losses and weakening the country’s competitiveness in the global mining sector. Interacting with journalists on the regulations on Tuesday, March 10, […] The post Mining

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The former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF), Solomon Asamoah, has explained that the Fund invested $2 million in AI SkyTrain Consortium Holdings, a company incorporated in Mauritius, to facilitate the development of the proposed Accra Sky Train Project. Speaking through his counsel, Victoria Barth, before the Criminal Division of the […] The post Former

Veteran actor Paa George says he has never been able to build a house in Accra despite more than five decades in the city, revealing that the early years of acting in Ghana brought little financial reward. Veteran Ghanaian actor Paa George has disclosed that despite spending more than five decades living in Accra and […] The post ‘I do not have a house

By Joshua Worlasi AMLANU & Ebenezer Chike Adjei NJOKU The country’s steady decline in inflation faces its first external test for more than a year as surging global crude prices threaten to reverse one of the key forces that has helped ease consumer price pressures. International oil prices have risen sharply in recent days, now […] The post Can monetary policy hold as oil prices surge?

…as gov’t response to rising violence, disregard for authority    By Ernest Bako WUBONTO Vice President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has revealed plans to review disciplinary frameworks in schools nationwide in consultation with key stakeholders, as part of efforts to curb the rising incidence of vandalism and violence and strengthen discipline among students. The Veep, in […] The post Reintroduction