The annual congress, which is organized by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), is a forum which brings together more than 1000 newspaper publishers and chief editors from over 80 countrie President Jacob Zuma will on Wednesday, 07 June 2017, address the Opening Ceremony of the 69th World News Media Congress which […]

The Accra Central District Magistrate Court on Monday remanded 34 suspects allegedly involved in the lynching of Captain Maxwell Adams Mahama at Obuasi Denkyira in the Central Region Monday, May 29. Their pleas were not taken and are to reappear in court on 23rd June, 2017. Prosecuting Deputy Superintendent of Police George Amega prayed the […]

An Accra Circuit Court on Monday deferred the sentencing of two persons who appeared before it on charges of conspiracy to commit crime and stealing items belonging to one Linda Okyere. Alhassan Abubakar and Mathew Karl Amankwah were said to have conspired and stolen 583 bags of assorted rice, 86 boxes of assorted cooking oil, […]

Accra Hearts of Oak SC has appointed Mr. Kwaku Sakyi Quarshie as the Commercial Affairs Manager. In a statement signed by Kwame Opare Addo, Communication Manager of Hearts of Oak and copied to the GNA Sports, the decision was made by the Board at its meeting on Friday, 2nd June, 2017. Mr Quarshie has been […]

Star Times Ghana, broadcasters of the Ghana Premier League (GPL), has expressed their profound apology to football loving fans following their inability to telecast any game during the match day 17, of the GPL. According to a statement signed by Mr. Ernest Quaye Arday, the Director of StarTimes Ghana and copied to the GNA Sports, […]

The law enforcement agencies looking for the murderers of Captain Adam Mahama, have been cautioned not to arrest people not connected to the cruel act, since it would not serve the interest of natural justice. Prophet Alexus Hubamoulda Jehu-Appiah, the Leader of Peniel Prayer Camp at Gomoa Kokofu in the Central Region, told the Ghana […]

THE Federation of Muslim Councils of Ghana (FMC) the umbrella organization for Muslims has written to remind the President and the Government of New Patriotic Party (NPP) over their obligation to Muslims during the current Ramadan fast and the two Muslim festivals in Ghana. In a letter which begun with a salutation of peace unto […]

The Management of Accra Hearts of Oak has urged the supporters of the club to remain calm after a heavy defeat at the hands of West Africa Football Academy (WAFA), in Match day 17 fixture of the Ghana Premier League (GPL). According to a press statement signed by Mr. Kwame Opare Addo, the Communication Manager […]

Chiefs and their elders have for centuries played significant roles in the development of Ghanaian societies and they have also served as the embodiment of our traditions and histories. Significant changes witnessed in this country immediately after independence and in the latter part of the 20th century have led to the diminishing of the role […]

Nineteen (19) students, three of them pregnant, failed to write the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) at five centres in the Kumasi Metropolis. These are the Yaa Asantewaa Senior High School (SHS), Asanteman SHS, Kumasi Wesley Girls’ SHS, WESCO Demonstration Junior High School (JHS), Tanoso Anglican JHS and Angel Educational Complex. This came to light […]

Champions of the Continental Basketball League, Lagos City Stars, have stated that the defensive system they adopted gave them trophy especially going by their approach to their last two games. City Stars defeated Abidjan Raiders 73-59 Sunday night at the Teslim Balogun Stadium as Africa celebrated the birth of a great league. On a night of glitz […]

Mrs Freda Prempeh, the Member of Parliament for Tano North Constituency in Brong-Ahafo Region has appealed to invigilators supervising the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) to avoid attitudes that could scare the candidates. She said the candidates needed concentration to be able to write the examination with confidence. Mrs Prempeh told the GNA that the […]

Mr Dan Botwe Member of Parliament (MP) for Okere, has provided Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates, at the Nifa Secondary School Centre in the Okere Constituency, with a transportation arrangement to and from the examination centre each day.                           To that end he has arranged for buses at vantage points to provide free transportation to […]

The Government of the Republic of Ghana has rendered an apology for the death of Margaret Kuwornu, thirty-two years after she was killed. Margaret Kuwornu was shot dead by a stray bullet in a police raid on salt winners in the Songor Lagoon at Bonikope in Ada on Friday 17th May 1985, following calls from the […]

Former Member of Parliament for La Dadekotopon, Hon Nii Amassah Namoale has come under heavy criticism on social media for a family photo he posted on Facebook on Sunday. In the lovely family portrait, Namoale poses with his wife and three children. All appears to be warm and cozy until one casts a look at […]

More than 500 executives from academia and industry across Africa attended a conference to discuss the way forward for higher education on the continent on Monday. Participants at the 14th General Conference and Golden Jubilee celebrations of the Association of African Universities (AAU), which started in Accra, will also reflect on what steps to take […]

Zambian on Monday expressed concern over Africa’s loss of funds through illicit financial flows and called for increased efforts to track the money. Susan Sikaneta, Zambia’s Ambassador to Ethiopia, said it was unfortunate that Africa was losing a lot of money through financial flows that could have been used for development. The Zambian envoy said […]

Ethiopian Tesfahun Tsehaye was one of the 15 university students who have participated in the recently held 16th edition of Chinese Proficiency Competition, dubbed Chinese Bridge, in Addis Ababa, capital of the Ethiopia. Winning the contest held at country-level with second highest score, the electrical engineering student highlighted the strong China-Africa relations, particularly with the […]

Communities living in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid regions have benefited from a ground-breaking social safety net program to enhance their resilience to natural calamities, said a study released on Monday. The study released by the ministry of labor notes that “Hunger Safety Net Program” (HSNP) that focus on cash transfer to drought-stricken communities in Kenya’s […]

Malawi has expressed interest in energy cooperation with China to help tackle its energy crunch. Malawian ambassador to Zimbabwe Annie Kumwenda told Xinhua Saturday after touring the Kariba Hydro South Extension Project being undertaken by China’s Sinohydro that Malawi was keen to work with Sinohydro in power infrastructure development. She said Malawi was one of […]