DEFENDING champions, Ghana’s U15 girls’ team, the Black Damsels, are preparing to defend their crown at the prestigious CAF African Schools Football Championship finals. The next edition of the competition is scheduled to take place in Maputo, Mozambique on April 2-10. Organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), the championship has rapidly grown into … The post Black

PARIS Saint-Germain and Morocco defender, Achraf Hakimi, has been ordered to stand trial in a rape case, lawyers told the Associated Press yesterday. Hakimi’s lawyer, Fanny Colin, said she will appeal the judge’s decision that followed recommendations from the Nanterre public prosecutor’s office, which last August called for the player to stand trial. Colin said … The post Hakimi to stand trial for rape

VETERAN Morocco captain Romain Saiss announced on Tuesday his retirement from international football, bringing to a close what he called “the most beautiful chapter of my life”. Saiss’s decision comes after repeated injuries, including in the last Africa Cup of Nations, where he only played 18 minutes in the opening match against Comoros before he … The post Morocco captain Saiss

A seven-member committee established by the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs to assess the potential upgrading of districts and municipalities across Ghana has recommended the elevation of 33 districts and municipalities to higher administrative status. The committee, chaired by Mr. Johnson Asiedu Nketia, National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), proposed … The post Committee

GHANA Link Network Services Limited, an information technology company specialising in trade facilitation and customs management solutions, has received the ISO 27001:2022 certification for its newly established Tier IV Data Centre. The certificate was presented by Certi Trust following a comprehensive audit and risk management assessment of the company’s operations. The certification validates the quality … The post Ghana

Stakeholders in Ghana’s public and private sectors have been urged to position themselves in order to take advantage of emerging investment, partnership and social impact opportunities being offered by the diaspora women business leaders. The diaspora women leaders offer opportunities in tourism and hospitality, agriculture, emerging markets, real estate, customer service and a wide range … The post Stakeholders

SOUTH Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has thanked his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for helping to secure the return of 17 South Africans allegedly tricked into joining the Russia-Ukraine war. Last November, the South African government said it had received distress calls from the group of men who had joined mercenary forces in the conflict. The … The post 17 SA men return home from

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The Western Regional Police Command has intercepted two trucks loaded with 152 bales of dried leaves suspected to be narcotics. Three persons namely Moses Kwaku Tawiah 44, Kwame Kontor 44 and Kwabena Forson, 55 have been arrested. The incident occurred on Sunday 22nd February 2026 at about 1720hrs when duty men at the Assorkor barrier … The post Police

Richard Appiah, the footballer who killed two children and stored part of their bodies in a fridge at Abesim in the Bono Region in 2021 has been handed a lifetime sentence. This was after a five member panel of judges at the Accra High Court returned a verdict of guilty against the convict. Appiah, 32, … The post Breaking: Footballer who killed two children in Abesim

The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has officially launched the 2026 Meteorological Awareness Month with a presentation of the 2026 major rainy season forecast for southern Ghana. The event forms part of activities marking this year’s World Meteorological Day under the theme; “Observing Today, Protecting Tomorrow.” Mr. George said the … The post Sam

The Ranking Member of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, has expressed disappointment that key government ministers have not briefed Parliament on the reported killing of eight Ghanaian tomato traders in Burkina Faso. He noted that more than a week after news of the incident emerged, the Ministers for Foreign Affairs, Defence, … The post Ntim

Transport Minister, Joseph Nikpe Bukari has dismissed claims that changing the name of Kotoka International Airport back to the Accra International Airport would impose a heavy financial burden on the state. Addressing concerns about the potential cost of the renaming, he described suggestions of significant expenditure as inaccurate. He explained that key international aviation identifiers … The post Renaming

Ghana’s Special Envoy for Reparations is urging closer collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts and it’s agencies to drive the reparations agenda through tourism and heritage, with plans to raise $100 million to restore the nation’s forts and castles. The Deputy Minister, Yussif Issaka Jajah, welcomed the engagement and reaffirmed the … The post Ghana

Members of the Pan African Writers Association (PAWA) are attending the 2026 African Languages Conference in Accra, held as part of African Languages Week (February 21–28, 2026). The two-day hybrid conference, hosted at the ISSER Conference Hall at the University of Ghana, is organised by African Languages Inc, to promote language justice, cultural preservation, and … The post PAWA

The Deputy Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Yussif Issaka Jajah, has urged Ghanaians to embrace and promote their mother tongues as vital tools for cultural preservation, national identity and sustainable development. He delivered the keynote address on behalf of the Sector Minister, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, at the 2026 International Mother Language Day celebration … The post Deputy

The Management of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital has announced that two medical doctors and two nurses have been interdicted following their alleged failure to provide emergency medical care to a hit-and-run victim. In a statement, the Hospital noted that, in line with established administrative procedures, a committee has been constituted to conduct a thorough investigation … The post Korle-Bu

The Director-General of the Criminal Investigation Department, COP Lydia Yaako Donkor, has engaged the management of Swedru School of Business and Obrachire Senior High Technical School following the recent violent incident involving students from both institutions. The meeting was convened to address concerns arising from the incident, which has attracted public attention. COP Donkor emphasised … The post Police

Barely 24- hours after the directive issued by the Criminal Investigative Department (CID) Boss, COP Lydia Donkor, to Swedru School of Business (SWESBUS) authorities, the suspects are now in custody. According to the CID Boss, three suspects have been arrested in connection with the assault on a student of Obrachire Senior High Technical School, an … The post Three arrested

THE Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture has warned that fishermen who continue to use unapproved fishing nets to harvest juvenile fish will face prosecution. According to the Ministry, some fishing communities were flouting the law by using mesh sizes as small as 5mm to catch juvenile and young adult fish species, far below the mandated … The post Ministry to prosecute fishermen using illegal