FOURTEEN students of the University of Ghana Faculty of Law have been awarded scholarships by the Lebanese Community in Ghana to support their legal education. The beneficiaries, who excelled academically in the 2025/2026 academic year, will receive financial assistance from the community until they are called to the Bar. This year’s award scheme has been … The post Lebanese

The President of the Confederation of African Football, Patrice Motsepe, has extended condolences to Berekum Chelsea following the tragic death of winger Dominic Frimpong in a reported armed robbery attack.The 20-year-old lost his life when the team bus was attacked while returning from a Ghana Premier League fixture, in an incident that has shocked the football community.In an official letter addressed to Ghana Football Association president Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku, Dr Motsepe

POPE Leo XIV has begun a landmark visit to Algeria in the first trip to the Muslim-majority country by a pontiff. The United States-born pope arrived in the capital Algiers yesterday, an AFP news agency journalist travelling aboard the papal plane said. He paid tribute to victims of Algeria’s war of independence from France (1954-1962) … The post Pope Leo commences historic visit to Africa appeared

THE Suhum Kraboa Coaltar District Court has granted GH¢50,000 bail with two sureties, one to be justified, to a 20-year-old commercial motorbike rider, Evans Adanu, for allegedly vandalising an Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) transformer. The transformer serves the Otoase community in the Suhum Kraboa Coaltar area of the Eastern Region. ECG received information that … The post Court

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has expressed his heartfelt condolences following the tragic death of Dominic Frimpong, who was fatally shot during a violent armed robbery attack on Berekum Chelseaâ??s team bus last Sunday.In an official statement released on Monday morning, Infantino said he was â??deeply saddenedâ? by the news of the 20-year-old forwardâ??s passing after the horrifying incident that occurred on Sunday evening.â??I am deeply saddened to hear of

Former Ghana Football Association (GFA) Vice President Fred Pappoe has urged Ghanaians to throw their full support behind newly appointed Black Stars head coach Carlos Queiroz as the team prepares for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.The experienced Portuguese tactician has been handed a short-term contract to lead Ghana into the global tournament this summer, replacing Otto Addo, who was relieved of his duties following back-to-back defeats to Austria and Germany during the March international

Electoral commission says Romuald Wadagni has won with over 94% of the vote with most ballots counted.

Public Relations Officer of Berekum Chelsea, Albert Kwabena Diawuo, has broken his silence following a deadly armed robbery attack on the clubâ??s team bus on Sunday night.The Ghana Premier League side was ambushed shortly after their Matchday 29 fixture against FC Samartex at DUNâ??s Park, in an incident that has sent shockwaves through the domestic football scene.The attack left six players and club officials with minor injuries, while forward Dominic Frimpong tragically

By Kingsley Webora TANKEH Petroleum imports into the country surged 36.7 percent to hit 8.71 billion litres in 2025 from the 6.2 billion litres in 2024, the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies (COMAC) has reported. The COMAC Full-Year 2025 Analysis of Petroleum Product Volumes, referencing data from the Bank of Ghana (BoG), stated that the […] The post Fuel imports surge 36.7% , as local

Some theologians say the pontiff’s understanding of Augustine’s teachings helped inform his response to President Trump’s negative comments about him.

By Wisdom JONNY-NUEKPE The Oil Palm Development Association of Ghana (OPDAG) has revealed that the country loses about US$400million annually to smuggling, describing the practice as a significant economic and security threat. According to OPDAG, smugglers exploit land borders to flood the domestic market with cheaper, untaxed vegetable oils. It alleged that the products mostly […] The post US$400m

By Juliet ETEFE Stakeholders in the digital financial ecosystem are calling for urgent, coordinated action to combat rising digital fraud as attacks become more sophisticated, interconnected and increasingly organised across platforms. Chief  Executive Officer MobileMoney Ltd., Shaibu Haruna, warned that fraud has evolved beyond isolated mobile money incidents into a broader digital crime environment – […] The post Experts

Ghanaian youngster David Odurio has been sidelined for three weeks at Barca Atletic after suffering an injury. The former Accra Lions left-back has suffered a muscular injury in the adductor of his left leg, and will miss the remaining two matches of the campaign.The Spanish giants confirmed the defender will be out for 14 to 21 days."Barça Atlètic player David Oduro has a muscular injury in the adductor of his left leg. The estimated recovery time will be between

Italian-Ghanaian forward Kelvin Yeboah continued his fine start to the 2026 MLS campaign with his fourth strike of the season as Minnesota United secured their first away win. The 25-year-old netted the winner as the Loons travelled to Los Angeles to beat San Diego 2-1.Yeboah poked home from close range to complete a thrilling first half, which produced all three goals in the match.San Diego had a great start to the game after Luca Bombino opened the scoring after 8 minutes,

Tema Shipyard and Drydock Limited (TSY), one of Africa’s largest and most strategically positioned drydock and ship repair facilities, is experiencing a decisive revival, with shipowners returning, revenues rising, and confidence firmly restored under the leadership of Chief Executive Officer Alhaji Osman Sulemana. Appointed with the full confidence of President John Dramani Mahama, Mr. Sulemana […] The post Tema

The crash was reportedly caused by wrongful overtaking by the bus, the Fire Service said.

Edmond Boateng, Honorary Consul of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to Ghana and Secretary General of the Honorary Consular Corps of Ghana, is set to deliver the keynote address at the upcoming Africa–Luxembourg Community (ALC) Summit, a high level platform focused on deepening economic, financial, and institutional collaboration between Africa and Luxembourg. The ALC Summit […] The post Edmond

AfDB says they should take advantage of recent improvements in current account balances to rebuild foreign exchange reserves, aiming to reduce vulnerability to external shocks and stabilise exchange rates.

The report charged the central banks in Africa to undertake monetary policy reforms to move to a fully-fledged interest-rate-based monetary policy to anchor inflation expectations

Dr Alhassan said that WAMI is at a crossroads, and crossroads are powerful moments.