The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, is not happy with Members of Parliament for rushing to pass the controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill into law in his absence. The strict ‘father’ of the august House, Speaker Bagbin, sternly informed members during the sitting on Tuesday, 2 June, 2026 that “you may not find my smiles […] The post Bagbin Mad Over Hasty Passage Of Anti-Gay

The world’s largest shipping group said one of its vessels was struck by two projectiles while in Iraq’s Umm Qasr port yesterday. Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) said all crew members were safe and unharmed, adding that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had claimed responsibility. The group described the incident as an unprovoked attack on a … The post Vessel struck

Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has called on African countries to take greater control of their food systems by investing strategically in agriculture, reducing dependence on food imports and strengthening regional cooperation to build resilient economies. Speaking at the West Africa Rice Investment Roundtable in Accra on Tuesday, the Vice President said recent climate […] The post Africa

The National Association of Institutional Suppliers (NAIS) has announced plans to stage a picket at the Ministry of Education on June 11, 2026, over the government's failure to settle outstanding payments owed to its members under the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) programme.

Stanbic Investment Management Services (SIMS) has committed GH¢600,000 towards the construction of a community health post at Horsita in the Volta Region, in partnership with the Kekeli Foundation. The initiative is expected to improve access to healthcare for residents within the community and travelers along the Ho-Adidome road, which serves parts of the Volta, Oti […] The post SIMS

There is growing evidence that sustained public pressure over the recruitment of young people from Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Senegal and other West African countries into the Russia–Ukraine war is beginning to make a difference. What initially appeared to be isolated migration incidents has gradually exposed a much larger and deeply troubling network built on […] The post Trafficked

Stanbic Bank Ghana has called on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to move beyond survival-driven operations and adopt structured business practices to achieve long-term growth. This message was central to the 2026 SME Clinic held in Tamale, which was themed “From Survival to Scale: Building SMEs that Endure.” The two-day engagement brought together entrepreneurs, business […] The post Stanbic

dEX Ghana, the country’s largest and most established design community, has announced the return of the dEX Design Conference for its seventh edition. DDC26 will take place from November 12 to 14, 2026, at the National Theatre in Accra, marking the first time in the conference’s history that it will be held at one of […] The post dEX to Spotlight Sustainable

The National Teaching Council (NTC) has uncovered a troubling reality within Ghana’s education sector. More than 100,000 non-professional teachers are currently teaching in basic and private schools without the required professional qualifications and licences. In addition, a recent compliance exercise identified over 12,000 graduate teachers in second-cycle institutions who also lack professional teaching certificates. The […] The post Editorial:

The Ashanti Regional branch of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has registered 1,484,174 subscribers in excess of its target to commemorate the birth month of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, Mr. Muniru Muntaka Mohammed, the Ashanti Regional Manager of the Authority, disclosed this at a press briefing in Kumasi. He said the Authority […] The post Ashanti NHIA

The Asokwa District Court Two in Kumasi  has granted bail in the sum of GH¢50,000 to Hamisu Ibrahim, 55, a transport operator and member of the GPRTU, who is accused of abetment of crime and threatening to harm Mr. Sumaila Boakye, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the GPRTU of TUC. Presiding over the case, Her Honour, Vida […] The post Court grants alleged GPRTU chair

Ghana’s High Commission in South Africa has announced the second batch of Ghanaian nationals approved to return home under the ongoing voluntary evacuation programme, with the group scheduled to depart on Sunday, June 7, 2026.

The Minority in Parliament has urged Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, to focus on delivering tangible results by ensuring safe evacuation of Ghanaians affected by the ongoing xenophobic attacks rather than engaging in what it describes as excessive public relations activities.

IFAB has approved 10 new rules for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, covering VAR, time-wasting, red cards, and more. Here's everything you need to know.

Maison Yusif Fragrance celebrated another landmark achievement as its highly anticipated launch of The Beast in Columbus, Ohio concluded with overwhelming success, attracting fragrance enthusiasts from diverse cultural backgrounds and nationalities across the United States. The event marked the second successful Maison Yusif activation in Columbus and further solidified the Ghanaian luxury fragrance house’s growing […] The post Maison

…15th FAO Regional Management Team Meeting opens in Accra  Senior leaders of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) from across Africa gathered in Accra today for the opening of the 15th FAO Regional Management Team (RMT15) Meeting, with a strong focus on innovation, improving efficiency, accelerating delivery and scaling impact for […] The post Innovate.

A continent blessed with resources, talent and a shared destiny continues to make itself vulnerable to economic conquest through division, distrust and fragmented thinking. The uncomfortable question is no longer what others did to Africa. It is what Africa continues to do to itself. Chartered Director IoD UK | Chartered Engineer UK | Fellow Institute […] The post The

A Donald Trump-supporting influencer and PR executive has admitted to assaulting a woman by pulling her hair at a London Underground station. Melissa Rein Lively was reported by the woman over the incident at Bond Street station on the evening of 11 October. Rein Lively, 40, accepted a conditional caution, while an assault by beating […] The post Maga influencer admits Bond Street assault appeared

Wearing white is stressful. But Mariah Carey is taking matters into her own hands. On, rather, stringing it around her neck. With the help of a giant gold lariat, Carey lifted the skirt of her floor-grazing white Schiaparelli gown ($8,300) off the dirty floor on Sunday night. The singer was spotted leaving a dinner at Santa Monica’s […] The post Mariah Carey finds the world’s

The oil giant says the documents ignore the critical context of the complex operating environment at the time.