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Pregnant woman and son fly home to Ghana after being detained for over a week at US Airport
A pregnant woman and her 4-year-old son, who spent more than a week confined to “a windowless room with a single bed and toilet” at Washington Dulles International Airport after arriving on tourist visas, are on a flight back to their home country of Ghana following a federal judge’s order Friday, according to the ACLU of Virginia.
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Buckingham Palace was handed Andrew's controversial envoy emails six years ago
Buckingham Palace was handed emails six years ago that would have shown that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was sharing confidential government information while a trade envoy, according to court documents.
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Identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual transgender or queer in Ghana can be punished by up to three years' imprisonment
The Parliament of Ghana has passed the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025 commonly referred to as anti-LGBTQ+ bill in spite of strong opposition by the Minority Caucus, who threatened to withdraw the bill prior to passage on Friday (May 29, 2026).
The object of the Private Members’ bill is to provide for human sexual rights and family values and related matters.
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ECG to complete major network upgrade in Kumasi by June 5
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that the ongoing upgrade of key sub-transmission lines in Greater Kumasi is expected to be completed by June 5, 2026, a project designed to enhance power transfer capacity and improve the reliability and stability of electricity supply across the area.
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Rebuilding GN Savings and Loans a national duty — Dr Nduom
Founder of Groupe Nduom, Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, has said rebuilding GN Savings and Loans Company Limited was a “national duty” to revive financial inclusion and support businesses across the country.
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VIDEO: The debate over the amendments in the anti-LGBTQ+ Bill and the opposition by the Minority before it was passed by Parliament on Friday
The Parliament of Ghana has passed the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025 commonly referred to as anti-LGBTQ+ bill in spite of strong opposition by the Minority Caucus, who threatened to withdraw the bill prior to passage on Friday (May 29, 2026).
The object of the Private Members’ bill is to provide for human sexual rights and family values and related matters.
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Parliament passes anti-LGBTQ+ Bill
The Parliament of Ghana has passed the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025 commonly referred to as anti-LGBTQ+ bill in spite of strong opposition by the Minority Caucus, who threatened to withdraw the bill prior to passage on Friday (May 29, 2026).
The object of the Private Members’ bill is to provide for human sexual rights and family values and related matters.
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We're not used to this Queiroz 'gruelling' training - Gideon Mensah
Black Stars defender, Gideon Mensah, has lifted the lid on the intense methods of new head coach Carlos Queiroz, revealing that players are being pushed through demanding twice-daily training sessions as Ghana ramps up preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The AJ Auxerre left-back says Queiroz has introduced a radically different approach from what the squad has previously experienced, combining high-intensity training with strict standards away from the pitch as the Portuguese tactician attempts to mould Ghana into a team capable of making a deep run at football's biggest tournament.
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GRA to increase tax revenue target to GH¢310 billion by 2028 — Commissioner
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is targeting to increase its tax revenue target to GH¢310 billion by 2028, the Commissioner-General Anthony Kwasi Sarpong has said.
“In 2025, we achieved GH¢182 billion in revenue. In 2026, we are targeting GH¢225 billion. Under your leadership, we expect that by 2028, we will increase that to over GH¢310 billion,” the Commissioner-General said.
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Independence Square to host farewell for the late Apostle Kwadwo Safo
The Kantanka family has announced revised funeral arrangements for the late Apostle Kwadwo Safo, including a national farewell ceremony at Independence Square, following consultations with the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, church leaders, family elders and relatives living abroad.
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6 players yet to report as Black Stars train in Cardiff ahead of June 2 Wales friendly (LIST)
Six key players named in Ghana's 28-man provisional squad for next month's international friendly against Wales and the 2026 FIFA World Cup have yet to report to camp as the team continues preparations at Dragon Park in Cardiff.
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VIDEO: Using denial of bail as form of punishment for accused persons not law - Haruna Iddrisu
The Minister of Education and Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu has said that using denial of bail as a form of punishment for accused persons was not the law.
"We must uphold the principle of fair trial for every accused person as a country," he said while speaking at a funeral of Mahama Shaibu, a lecturer at the University of Development Studies (UDS) in Tamale on Thursday (May 28, 2026).
Mahama Shaibu, a former broadcast journalist with the Multimedia Group Limited (MGL), who reported from the Northern Region for Accra based Joy FM for many years, and later went to lecture at UDS after further studies abroad was a member of the board of the National Communications Authority (NCA) and a personal friend of Mr Haruna Iddrisu.
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Floods hit again - Many residents displaced, houses, property submerged
Buildings of various sizes, vehicles and other property of residents in parts of the Weija-Gbawe and Ga South municipalities in the Greater Accra Region have been submerged in floodwaters.
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Land Rover stolen in Canada traced to Ghana by Police
A vehicle stolen from a Saskatoon business in Canada has been traced to Ghana, uncovering an international fraud ring that uses identity theft and forged documents to acquire luxury vehicles before shipping them to West Africa.
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76 more Ghanaians to be evacuated from Cambodia, 85 were evacuated between March and May – Ablakwa debunks 'fake' immigration order
The government of Ghana has evacuated 85 Ghanaian nationals from Cambodia between March and May 2026, with arrangements ongoing to bring home an additional 76 citizens who have expressed a desire to return voluntarily, Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has disclosed.
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Cambodia orders Africans to leave notice is 'fake' – Ghana's Foreign Ministry confirms
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has described as completely untrue a notice circulating widely on social and traditional media platforms that purported to order African nationals, including Ghanaians, to leave Cambodia by May 31, 2026, or face arrest, imprisonment and financial penalties for immigration violations.
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Integrity, accountability vital for strong democracy — Dr Assibey-Yeboah
The former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for New Juaben South, Dr Mark Assibey-Yeboah, has called for selfless leadership anchored on integrity, accountability and service to restore public confidence in democratic governance.
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Ghana will no longer seek IMF bailout — Finance Minister
Ghana will no longer seek financial bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has declared.
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NITA Bill 2025, Ghana’s digital paradox
Ghana’s proposed National Information Technology Authority Bill, 2025, may become one of the most consequential digital governance laws in the country’s history.
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Accra’s perennial flooding is the price for declaring war on nature
Every rainy season in Accra follows a painfully familiar script.
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Ghana at 2026 African Games 0 gold, 1 silver, 4 bronze medals? - Brig. Gen. Dan Frimpong (Rtd) writes
The 2026 African Athletics Competition, which took place at the University of Ghana Sports Stadium, Accra, from May 12 – 17, 2026, left Ghanaians wondering what is happening to sports and games in Ghana.
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The Mosquito has started biting - Enimil Ashon writes
I don’t know about others, but I am one of those Ghanaians who think the NDC’s ‘Thank You’ tours are getting one too many.
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EDITORIAL: Welcoming home our own: A test of national responsibility
The arrival of 300 Ghanaians evacuated from South Africa at Accra’s Kotoka International Airport on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, was more than a logistical operation.
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Agyemang Badu’s World Cup warning: Semenyo can inspire Black Stars but can’t carry team alone
Antoine Semenyo’s explosive rise to the summit of English football may have handed Ghana a genuine World Cup weapon, but former Black Stars midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang Badu has fired a timely warning against turning the national team into a one-man operation ahead of next month’s global showdown in the USA, Canada and Mexico.
At a time when concerns continue to grow over the fitness of playmaker Mohammed Kudus, public attention has increasingly shifted towards Semenyo as Ghana’s potential saviour after a breathtaking season that elevated him into Europe’s elite attacking class.
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Former Western Regional Minister Okyere Darko-Mensah testifies in Wontumi’s trial and tenders video evidence
A former Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, who chaired the Regional Security Council during his tenure, has testified in support of the defence of Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, in the ongoing illegal mining case involving Akonta Mining Limited.